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Detective Rosa Diaz ([personal profile] died8yearsago) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2018-02-15 09:09 am

The Perk; Thursday Morning [02/15].

Sure, Rosa was in a relationship right now, but did she seem like the kind of person to do Valentine's Day? In fact, she resolutely refused to do anything romantic yesterday out of principle alone. If she was going to bone down with her SO, it was going to be on her own terms, not because Hallmark told her to.

So she did what she did every February 14th, whether she was attached or not, and that was make out with a bottle (or two) of cheap ass whiskey and watch a marathon of Nancy Meyers movies. What? You had your traditions, she had hers.

That was the reason for the extra large black coffee before she headed into the station. The reason for lingering around and smirking at the barista dealing with increasingly more difficult customers was just good old schadenfreude.

[[the fog is definitely bringing in the crazies. open!]]
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[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2018-02-15 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The only thing that had made Seivarden notice Valentine's Day was the amount of flower orders at work. She had spent yesterday as she usually did, which was watching Radchaai entertainments with Issa the cat.

Now she was stopping by the Perk to have tea before heading to the animal shelter to buy more cat food. The staff glared at her. She ignored them and ordered, making sure they followed her instructions.

"Are you sure the water is the right temperature?" she asked, and got an intensified glare in response.

"It's the same temperature as always."

"It would be better if..." She made a gesture with her hand. "Never mind."
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[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2018-02-15 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Seivarden turned around, raising an eyebrow as she noticed the stranger.

"Is something funny?"
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[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2018-02-15 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's tea," Seivarden said dryly, as the barista placed her mug on the counter with a thud.
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[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2018-02-15 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Water with leaves in it? Seivarden offered her most condescending smile.

"Is this where you proudly announce that whatever swamp water is being served on your uncivilized part of the universe should be good enough for everyone?"

She took a sip of her tea.
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[personal profile] 1000yearstoolate 2018-02-15 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"If anyone can make it, doesn't that mean you can expect it to be made properly?"

Seivarden was never going to forget the 'water with leaves in it'. It was such a perfect example of what lack of civilization meant. She didn't know whether to be amused or horrified.