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[takesafterboth]

There's a small someone in the lobby, seated at the piano.  He frowns at the keys for a minute, then hops off the bench and peeks inside to try and find some music.  He is successful, of course, as most people are if they're looking for the right things here.  He manages to scramble back on the bench and starts to play a simple song, probably

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[hastwoheroes]

And another small someone wanders in, drawn by the hesitant sound of the piano. Upon seeing Jason, Molly walks up to the bench and stands opposite of him, looking at him for a second before chirping "Hi!"

[takesafterboth]

Jason looks up and gives her a grin. "Hi! Who're you?"

[hastwoheroes]

"I'm Molly." She points to the keyboard. "Do you play piano? I don't play any instruments."

[takesafterboth]

"I'm Jason." He grins and nods enthusiastically. "Yeah, I do! I can play lots of songs."

[hippocratic_lie]

The song makes Simon stick his head into the room too, distracting him from his never-ending search for River. He slips in and leans against the wall, smiling a little. "Is that your son?" he asks Lois.

[dontneedsavior]

Lois glances up from her proofs and smiles. "Yeah, he is. His name's Jason." She sets down her papers and gets up, heading over to offer Simon a hand. "I'm surprised you haven't met him yet, it seems like he's met most people here already."

[hippocratic_lie]

"I probably should have, but I don't meet many people, unfortunately." He takes her hand and shakes it firmly. "Xing huí. I'm Simon Tam."

[dontneedsavior]

"Keep to yourself, huh?" She returns the handshake just as firmly and smiles some. "I'm Lois Lane."

[ironassistant]

Pepper smiles at the sight of Jason on the piano. She listens for a moment, letting her tea warm her hands. He's very good, she thinks, for someone his age.

She happens to catch sight of Lois and wanders off, not wanting to disturb Jason. "Hello."

[dontneedsavior]

"Hi," Lois replies, looking up and giving Pepper a smile. "What's new?"

[ironassistant]

"Nothing too much," Pepper answers, sitting next to her. "Doing what work I can." Sure, that consists of bringing Tony his coffee, being his sounding board and attempt to find a balance for this thing they have, but still - it's the principle of the thing.

[dontneedsavior]

"Me too," Lois replies with a bit of a nod to her papers. "Thankfully, Clark's letting me help out with the newsletter."

[yuppie_mephisto]

Enter one Nick Naylor, on his way to get some ice cream for Joey. He pauses to peer on the little piano player, and, eventually, his eyes find Lois. He flashes her a bit of a grin and a wave.

[dontneedsavior]

Lois grins and waves back, then sets her papers aside and moves to get up. "Hi there," she says, heading over to Nick.

[notbirdnorplane]

What a cute family picture that is. Enter a... uh... family friend with a little smile. "Hey, you two. How's it going?"

[takesafterboth]

And here's Jason, who dashes over from the piano and attack-hugs Clark's legs. "Hi, Mr. Kent!"

[notbirdnorplane]

And Clark leans slightly with the attack-hug and laughs a little. "Hi back."

[takesafterboth]

"Wanna hear me play piano?" There's a beam.