http://suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2011-03-13 08:49 am

Spring Parents' Weekend Brunch | Sunday Morning to Afternoon | The Park

Another successful weekend of avoiding angry and confused parental figures and listening to radio with a broad smile on his face and a tub of popcorn at his side meant Barney was happy to oversee the gathering of guests, students, teachers, and townies happening in the park.

Ah, but the morning was bright and sunny, regardless of what any weather reports might claim. With el presidente and the rest of the student council taking care of friends and family, it was up to Barney to make brunch happen. Amazing what an iPhone could do these days, like make tents, chairs, and tables of blue and gold appear all around the park along with tables of hot and cold cuisine perfect for what anyone might expect of brunch. Apparently there was an app for that.

And now for the sitting, chatting, and eating. Today was the day when everyone would say goodbye and flee the island, leaving the land peaceful once more. Barney thought it was a lot like what happened after invasions, just with less blood and goop on the streets.

[OCD UP. Have at, bbs!]
chosehumanity: (mitchell: cute with cigarette)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, Kate," Mitchell said. Once he'd spotted her, he'd pulled away from his little smoking-on-the-edges thing to head towards them. "And... you'd be Kate's new flame."

He looked... old. Ish. But Mitchell was going to try for 'nice with a dash of cool' for the moment.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Zach There's-totally-a-last-name-here," Zach said, letting go of Kate's hand so he could immediately offer his to Mitchell for a shake, with a smile. "And you are...?"

"Mitchell," Kate filled in. He wasn't getting quite as wary look as Puck had yesterday – yet.
chosehumanity: (mitchell: cooler'n you)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mitchell," he agreed. "Used to be a teacher here, now I'm Kate's employer down at the movie theater."

Seriously, how old was this guy? "How are you finding the island?"

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seems nice enough," Zach said diplomatically, as he went to reach for Kate's hand again. She had hers clasped together behind her back now, though, so that didn't happen. "Can't quite say the same for all of the people but--"

Kate shot him a quick look, and a single word. "Don't." And Zach relented. "It's quaint," he said.
chosehumanity: (george-mitchell: grinning)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Mitchell's eyes darted towards Kate, and for a brief moment the seriously how old is this guy? was very visible on his face.

But that didn't last long, and he glanced back at Zach. "Quaint is a very good word for it," he said, with a laugh. The man hadn't given him any reason to be an ass just yet, and he was trying to be the one friend on good behaviour here.

Who knew how long that would last. "'Bizarre' is another good word for it. And occasionally 'hostile to outsiders', but don't worry, we've stopped stringing you lot up at the causeway." He discarded his cigarette. "So you're from Kansas as well...?"

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Kate mostly missed that look, because her own eyes were darting around the crowd, looking for something, someone. Oh well, Mitchell could probably imagine the eyeroll just as well.

Zach nodded. "Yes. Born and raised, and my business in based in Kansas City as well." He glanced at, gave her a brief smile she didn't really notice. "It's a good place to stay."
chosehumanity: (mitchell: smoking yeah?)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Business?" Seriously, how old-- well, you got the gist. "What kind of work do you do, Zach?"

So sue him, he was going the protective older brother route. And don't think he missed your distraction, Kate.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Frozen yoghurt," Kate said idly, pretending to take part in the conversation. Look, with Zach occupied she could put a little more of her focus on other things.

"I own the Yogohut chain of restaurants," Zach clarified. "It's the largest of its kind in the KC metro area."
chosehumanity: (george-mitchell: can i help you?)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Frozen yoghurt," Mitchell said, nodding like that actually meant anything of worth to him. "Weathering the crisis all right?"

And now he was just making small talk. He'd save the Talk for when Kate was back on her own.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"We haven't had any real trouble, no," Zach said with a brief shake of his head. "The fast food industry's been --"

That was when Kate turned more towards them again, and interrupted Zach like she hadn't even been listening. She touched his arm, then glanced at Mitchell. "Um, would you two excuse me for a moment?"
chosehumanity: (george-mitchell: leaning on sill)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course."

All the easier to threaten talk to Zach, right? Except Kate was getting a hint of puzzled frown.

So much talking. If he didn't get distracted by any emergencies, first.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Kate gave the double puzzled frown – because Zach had one of those on his face, too – a ghost of a smile, and vanished quickly into the crowd.

Zach turned towards Mitchell once she was gone. "I... don't know what that was about," he offered.
chosehumanity: (mitchell: black/white)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, she gets that a lot," Mitchell said, turning back to Zach as well. "Probably some drama. You know what teenagers are like."

Mr. Srstofuckhowoldareyou.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Zach was a little taken aback by that, and frowned. "Well," he said, adjusting his tie, "I don't necessarily think Kate is a... typical teenager."

And generally he didn't like paying much attention to the fact that she was, if at all possible. He was dating her, not her age.
chosehumanity: (mitchell: darkly determined)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he knew that rationale. And not just because Mitchell had dated a string of twenty-somethings. Hush.

"She is fairly jaded for her age," he agreed, peering idly over his shoulder. "So how about we'll just say we had the 'don't hurt my sort-of little sister or I'll end you' conversation and just skip out on actually having it?"

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Zach raised his eyebrows. "I, uh, wasn't aware that kind of a conversation was necessary. I would never do anything to hurt her." You know, apart from having panic-dumped her once. And stuff.

Anyway, he frowned again. "I'm sorry, I thought you were her former teacher and... current employer."

And not one of those protective brother types. That was probably Late's fault; after Lynda's misconceptions, she'd been a little more particular about what she said about her friends.
chosehumanity: (mitchell: innocent)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, that kind of a conversation is always necessary, my friend," Mitchell said, cheerfully. Part of him was starting to wonder whether he should file Zach under 'spineless weasel' or 'twitchy yuppie'. "And Kate and I got to be friends. That's why I hired her. Give her a chance to get some work experience, you know."

He wasn't speaking that idly just to make Zach nervous. Really. (He just had a lot of experience in being intimidating in all kinds of ways, including 'on best behaviour')

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Zach straightened up some, so as not to seem like he was being intimidated by a random Irish hispster. Even though he kind of was.

"Well, she's already been working since she was fifteen." Which probably would've been a better argument if that was longer than a whopping two and a half years ago. "But I'm sure she appreciates it. Even if I don't know how much longer she'll be working for you."
chosehumanity: (george-mitchell: not gay)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably... about until she graduates and leaves the island," Mitchell said. "But that's just a guess."

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mm." See, they'd made plans. Or, maybe it was better to say Zach had made plans, to which Kate had sort of distractedly maybe half agreed to while trying to deal with yesterday's upset. But still, plans. "Well, she might start spending a lot more time in Kansas soon. But we'll see."
chosehumanity: (mitchell: looking for smokes)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"We'll see," Mitchell said. Very, very lightly. "I mean, it is up to Kate."

It was kind of hard not to see a potential Owen in every spineless controlling jackass after what had happened to Annie.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course," Zach said agreeably. "She does what she wants."

Even if Kate acted a little differently around him (not that he knew that) it wasn't impossible to see she was fairly strongwilled.

"I wouldn't force her into anything."
chosehumanity: (mitchell: cooler'n you)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course not," Mitchell said, giving him a weird look (even if he knew damn well that he'd been implying at least a little). "Wouldn't expect anything else from a boyfriend of Kate. Especially a responsible businessman such as yourself."

Oh, not just Owen. The other guy, too.

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[identity profile] stupidhairzach.livejournal.com 2011-03-13 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Zach was still fairly certain something was being implied here, but it didn't matter. He was sure enough he wasn't a bad guy, and Kate liked him, and that was enough. "Of course," he said, and was about to continue, too, when something caught his eye. "Oh, she's coming back."

And right enough, she was weaving her way through the crowd towards them again. To tell the truth, he was a little relieved to see that.
chosehumanity: (george-mitchell: can i help you?)

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[personal profile] chosehumanity 2011-03-13 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, Kate," Mitchell called, "What was that all about?"

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