The other day I got invited to a party but I stayed home instead

[latexspectre]

WHO: Laurie Juspeczyk & You!
WHERE: A drinking establishment with jazz music!
WHEN: December 2nd, throughout the night
WARNINGS: Language, possibly
SUMMARY: It's Laurie's birthday again and she's celebrating by drinking.
FORMAT: Your choice!

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[shotyoudeadbang]

She's not the only one drinking by herself tonight. There's some guy with a stache at the other end of the bar with some kind of whiskey.

[shotyoudeadbang]

A slow shake of his head.

"Somebody wants the other one to be something they're not. Something they won't ever be. Makes no sense to have 'em keep pining for it, when they might find what they're lookin' for somewhere else."

His fingers wrap around his freshly refilled whiskey glass.

"Happens every day. Fact of life."

[latexspectre]

"It'd be easier if Jon saw life the way we do, the way people do. Instead, talking to him is like... talking to a robot or something. He just doesn't understand me anymore." Laurie tried to keep the bitterness from her voice, but it just kept seeping in. She hated being mopey and sounding pathetic, but she was too intoxicated to shut her mouth. Talking was nice. Making some sort of human connection made her feel normal again.

"Sorry. I guess I'm rambling again." She chuckled softly, tracing her fingers around the rim of her glass.

[shotyoudeadbang]

Floyd just gives a soft shake of his head.

"Ramble all you want. It's half the point of drinkin'."

A shift in his seat, facing her a little more directly.

"Was it the nuke thing that made him a robot, or was he always like that and you're just noticin' now?"

[latexspectre]

"I wish I could say. I mean, I've only ever known him like this. But it's getting worse." She sighed, expression somber. "I hate faking human connections. I just want things to feel real again."

[shotyoudeadbang]

He just gives a dark little smirk with a shrugging tilt of his head, pulling out a pack of smokes.

"The grass might seem greener, so I hate to break it to ya, but human connections are a damn sight overrated," he cynically notes.

"Most of us are assholes."

[latexspectre]

That warrants another tipsy laugh from Laurie as she eyes his cigarettes longingly. So much for trying to quit, she'd been smoking like a chimney since arriving back in the City, and even more once Sally was ported out.

"You're probably right," she shook her head, fishing a lighter from her purse. "Can I bum one from you?"

[shotyoudeadbang]

Floyd finishes tapping down the pack, and pulls one out for himself before tilting the open end towards her.

"Sure, if you can spot me a light. I think I'm out of fluid," he replies, flicking his zippo a few times to no avail.