003: [Holo/Location: Merlotte's] This ain't a public request, bitches.

[survivor_first]

If you could smell through the Tablets, then damn you'd be smellin' some mighty fine burgers right about now.  Unknowingly, at first, to Lafayette, the Tablet turns on while he's frying food in the kitchen of Merlotte's.  Not that the bar's particularly full of people who have more than half a brain lodged in their heads.  But nonetheless,

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[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

Well, who can ignore good food?

Cordelia enters Merlotte's, very much intrigued. And, okay, a bit hungry. After all, one can only get tired of too much artificial food from the hatches, right? Plus, she's craving for something... made by human hands. Or however that goes.

She grins at the man who so kindly offered sex-on-legs service. "Uh, hi!" Cordelia says with a small wave. "You said something about good food?"

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

Ohh, lookie lookie here! Fresh face. "Baby doll, somethin' in that smile tells me you ain't one of them freaky deak-y folk infestin' this place." There's light behind those eyes, and that's definitely something Lafayette doesn't mind seeing.

And look: someone in this goddamn place listened to him, and actually stopped by. Someone with a heartbeat, and without a craving for flesh.

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

She lifts her wrist just enough to flash the bracelet that's branded on her skin. "Nope, definitely not one of those empty freaks," Cordelia answers, eyes on one of those empty freaks currently eating nearby.

"So! What's on the menu?"

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

He follows her stare, and wiggles his own branded wrist a little bit. "Don't even get me started on these low rent, ugly motherfuckin' collars. Almost makes me wish I was one of 'em." Not a complete falsehood, because look at them. Not a care in the world, there. No blackouts, and no memories, either. No vampires. Just happy little robots. Good for them, a small part of him thinks.

He grabs a menu from the pile on the counter and hands it to her. "You let one of them waitresses know what'chu orderin' and I'll fix it up right fo' you. Ain't nothin' fancy here."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

She is already scanning the menu when she hears Lafayette's words on wanting to be one of them. "Pft. Don't, okay? I mean, seriously. Look at them. I heard they've got nothing in their heads except... intelligent gas, or something, instead of brains." Cordelia flashes him a friendly grin. "Besides, you look too good to be one of them!"

With that, she takes her seat. Oh, god. The choices in the menu! She is so going to regret this later. Cordelia then bravely orders a cheeseburger with large - LARGE - fries, and a diet soda to the waitress who came to her. Already she is thinking of how to burn those uneaten calories, yikes!

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

Oh no, Queen C. Trying to charm the other Queen of Taxon? How...positively smart of you! Lafayette at first gives her a 'bitch, please' look coupled with a small smirk, that eventually amounts to a small friendly chuckle. He certainly was not dropping any of this girl's onions on the floor, that's for damn sure. "You got that right, honey child. I could tell by those shoes you gots good taste." Mm hmm.

It's Taxon, honey. No need to worry about calories anymore. We're living in a free-for-all alien society. Cheers.

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

Well, royalties like them should always band together - then they can look down on the little, pathetic folks and laugh about their little, pathetic lives. It's more fun that way!

"Oh, I don't have good taste. I've got great taste. Excellent taste, even!" Cordelia replies, flipping her hair as if to emphasize her point. She then chuckles right back - because really, how shallow does she sound right now?

"Are you new to Taxon?"

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

And there's definitely plenty and then some to laugh at here in Taxon. And there's always banding together against...other things.

"And who be this Queen of all good taste, huh?" He asks, good-naturedly. He's new, yes, and he doesn't think he recognizes this girl.

"Got my ass plopped here in the middle of some crazy shit," he says with a nod--now behind the kitchen window. Flipping a few burgers, he adds in a quite different tone, "lucky fo' me, they's a few people I know. 'Course, it's some Back to the Future shit, but I don't mind."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

"Cordelia Chase," she says with a slight wave. "You?"

She nods as she listens to his story, perking up at the mention of having people he knew to be here as well. "God, I know, right? When I like, appeared, there were people I know who were already here too. From high school, even. At first it was like awkward - but then there's just relief, you know?"

Cordelia raps her finger against the table. "I mean, if I was alone? I don't know what I would've done."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

"Well, Cordelia," he starts, because come on, it's a nice name. "I'm Lafayette Reynolds. I serve up all this deliciousness, and I don't need a pair of hussy booty-shorts to do it, neither."

Don't get that twisted, though. He could pull off the booty shorts.

"Girl, a piece like you? I'm sure you would'a gotten along just fine. Lots of white knights rollin' around this mo'fuckin city just lookin' to save the princess," he shrugs. Although, he could use a white knight himself, at this point. "Lots of snakes, too. Watch out for them fuckers."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

"Lafayette," she repeats, grinning now. Right back at ya, with the name! "I don't doubt you do.

"White knights, huh? Have you met one here?" Cordelia counters, watching him do his magic in the kitchen. "And snakes? Well..." She purses her lips. Honestly, it's not like everyone in this place knows about supernatural stuff! Eh, only one way to find out, with this one. "I've heard we do have several vamps around."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

"I seen a few of them buff, sticks of man meat," he says with a over-dramatic lick of the lips. "But I been preoccupied. 'Specially with them vamps.

Like...vamp proofing his house, for instance. "And you know them cats are gonna get bored and hungry real quick. Zombie food ain't gonna get they rocks off for long."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

"I know," she replies. "I just... won't be surprised if--" Cordelia stops herself. It's a horrible thought, but not impossible.

"Anyway. No vamps are gonna get their fangs on this neck," she promises. "They try, and they're gonna get dusted real quick."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

He raises his eyebrows at her. "Well, look at'chu," he says, half-condescendingly and half-impressed at her spirit. "But unless you all Hercules, they have you turned inside out before they even see the wood."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[glowingseer]

She sees that half-condescension and gives a raised eyebrow of her own. "I'm faster than I look, buddy."

[Location: Merlotte's]

[survivor_first]

"Mm hmm, I bet you are, baby," he replies lowly, sizing her up and somehow making it not creepy. "But you in over yo' pretty head. I don't know what kinda vampires you used to."

'Cause these ones? Yeah. No. They don't play nice, or easy.