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[justcautious]

[Chris is JUST TRYING TO EAT LUNCH. Yes, at 3:30ish. Coppers have to eat when they can. And he was just going to sit down and eat his sandwich peacefully with a pint but all of these people keep coming and asking him questions and flirting.... Confusing. Random. So he decides to ask.]

S'there a curse on today or somethin'? Sommat t' stop folk from

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[heelsandlaw]

Something to keep---

voice

[heelsandlaw]

There's a curse, but I doubt it has much to do with eating in particular.

voice

[justcautious]

It's draggin' out this lunch break, whatever it is.

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[heelsandlaw]

Under the circumstances, I don't think there's much anyone can do about it.

[verysmallpig]

[Piglet's been standing unnoticed up to this point by the foot of Chris' chair holding a wetly sloshed bowl of soup with only half it's portion remaining. He manages a bit of a nervous smile as he glances back at the spatters of soup across the Pub's floor but turns back hoping that no one will notice.]

Um. C-Christopher Daniel?

[justcautious]

[Chris looks up from his sandwich and then around, and then finally down and sideways at Piglet. He looks a little bit sad.]

Aw, Piglet, you really don't 'ave t' keep bringin' me soup. I said I'm okay...

[verysmallpig]

[Piglet blinks his little piggy eyes up at Chris, not certain what to do with the huge bowl of splattered soup still clutched in his hands.]

... C-Christopher Robin always said that soup w-was the v-v-very Best Thing to help... to h-help...

[He lowers the bowl of soup as his shoulders sink. What was he going to do now to be Useful to the person who'd given him a place to live?]

I-I should take this back home then?

[justcautious]

[Noooooooo... Chris looks around to make sure that nobody is watching him (and at the moment, nobody is). And then he takes first the soup from Piglet and then carefully picks Piglet up to sit him on his leg.]

No, I---I am havin' lunch. I just...you don't 'ave t' keep makin' it for me after this one's what I meant.

[veritaphobia]

I'm not sure about that. The cafes look a bit more crowded than usual.

[justcautious]

Yeah, I reckon that's cos no-one can finish their lunch and leave.

[veritaphobia]

Well--it doesn't look like it's happening with me. Maybe the solution's to try lunch with someone who isn't cursed.

[SUBTLE.]

[justcautious]

[Pretty much EVERYTHING is subtle enough for Chris.]

Y' think so? It'd be nice t' finally finish me sandwich. Where are you, then? Y' couldn't bring your lunch 'ere, could you? Cos I've got 'alf a pint t' go through.

[mghtbconcussed]

[Lucy is just doing what Lucy does even on non-curse days. She sits down next to him with a sigh.]

Flirting makes me tired, Chris.

[justcautious]

Does it?

[Chris takes this as a chance to actually eat some more of his sandwich as he thinks.] S'pose it depends on 'ow long you've been doin' it for.

[mghtbconcussed]

All day.

[She sighs dramatically and pokes out her bottom lip. The pouty expression changes to a smile within a moment]

But if you buy me a drink I might get my second wind.

[justcautious]

[Chris smiles.] Alright. What'll you have, luv?

[tangledintower]

[Poor Rapunzel comes in, with an armful of various gifts she'd been given by her speed dates, and she looks so confused.]

Ack...oh, hello, Chris!

[justcautious]

[Chris' eyebrows shoot up.] Blimey. You've found a lot of admirers.

[tangledintower]

I don't understand what's up with people today!! Everybody is being nice...but it's weird too...

[justcautious]

Weird how? With blokes chattin' you up? You can't tell me that's new...?