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RP: Day Off in Diagon Alley

Feb 19, 2009 09:49

Date: Thursday, September 19, 1999
Characters: Wayne Hopkins, Angelina Johnson, Anyone Else
Location: Snell's Food Shop
Status: Public
Summary: Wayne goes shopping
Completion: Complete

( Being productive )

anthony goldstein, wayne hopkins, place: snell's food shop, angelina johnson, september 1999

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rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:09:30 UTC

Angelina dropped a bag of pasta into her basket, which was already half full. She kept thinking that if anyone needed food--Lee and George, Molly and Arthur, or maybe even Ginny, she could make them something and send it. Angelina figured that Bill had Fleur for comfort, and Charlie had always been rather independent. Ron had Harry and Hermione. And Percy, well Percy was still at home, and Molly was a damn fine caretaker.

Angelina didn't know how else to try to offer her comfort. Baking and cooking relaxed her, and maybe it would lessen the loads of the others if they didn't have to think about cooking.

She'd gone to work, but she felt like she was still in a daze--helpless and disoriented. She was so lost in her own thoughts that she nearly ran into a man.

"Oh!" she said. "I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention--oh, Wayne," she said. "Hey."

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 18:20:03 UTC

He turned slightly when he heard someone apologizing. He realized that someone had nearly hit him with their basket. When he realized it was Angelina, he smiled. "It's alright. I wasn't paying attention anyway."

"How are you?" he asked, shifting so he could face her. "I heard about the fire. They doing okay?"

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:26:36 UTC

"I'm--I'm okay," she answered with a shrug. "How about you? Are you working tonight?" she asked.

Wayne asked about Lee and George--at least that's who Angelina thought he was asking about--and she answered him with another shrug. "Don't really know. I mean, they're safe, so that's a blessing. As for emotionally, I'm sure they're not as okay as they'd wish. I saw Verity yesterday, and she was upset but still holding herself together well. She's smart and capable."

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 18:34:33 UTC

That had been a stupid question. Of course she wasn't alright. But, really, what was someone supposed to say about this sort of thing? He'd never really been good at this, even on a good day.

"Nah, I'm off tonight. Figured I'd get some shopping done." He shrugged. "Doing okay. Working hard. The usual."

"Yeah, it's good they weren't home." He shifted. "I sent Verity an owl earlier. Didn't really know what to say, but she's a friend, so I had to send something to check on her."

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rar_anthony February 19 2009, 21:46:03 UTC

Diagon still smelled like smoke, particularly closest to the source. Anthony passed the remains of the joke shop and hurried into Snell's Market. He'd worked through lunch and left Obscurus a little early; his mum had owled and asked him to bring some herring with him when he came. He thought he'd just nip in, hope they had some, then Floo home.

He spotted Wayne near the butcher counter and gave him a little smile. "Off work today?"

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 22:20:56 UTC

After Angelina went off to finish her shopping, Wayne walked back to the butcher counter. He wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to make for dinner tonight, so he figured he'd choose a meat before he worried about the veg.

He was looking at the salmon when he heard someone speak. Glancing up, he saw Anthony. "Yeah, I am. Sundays and Thursdays usually. Trying to figure out what to make for dinner tonight, but I must be hungry because everything looks really good. You off today? Is kinda early for you, yeah?"

rar_anthony February 19 2009, 22:57:40 UTC

"The salmon looks good," Anthony said, noticing Wayne seemed to be considering it.

"Yeah, I took off a bit early. I'm headed home for the weekend. Well, long weekend. My mum asked me to pick up a bit of kippered herring because she couldn't find any decent. Glad to see they have some here." There wasn't much, but it looked all right. There was enough for what his mum usually made, anyway.

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 23:00:55 UTC

"Does, doesn't it? Might be tempted by it," he mused as he looked at the salmon again. "Don't really work with fish much, but the salmon dish I tried ended up on the menu, so I'd like to try more things."

He glanced at Anthony. "Long weekend at home? Everything okay, yeah? Not any emergencies or anything like that, I hope."

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