[EP/GP] Check-In: I Assure You We Are Open

[st_abby]

The damp, cool, chilly morning clouded with fog seemed to fit the mood about the Madonna Inn. Nobody had been quite right since the undead invasion. Definitely not Vax'ildan. But for him, it was less about their sense of day-to-day calm and safety shattered, less about undead specifically. It was a lot more to do with losing Scanlan and Pike, and the new memorials installed in the Temple.

He wondered about it, not for the first time, even as he readied for the fresh arrivals that might be coming today - or not, because they didn't always. What decided who came and went? Was there any sense in how many and when or why? Not so far as he could tell, but he'd never been the brains.

Gathering up the great heap of cloth and rope in his arms, the lean figure summoned the wings of his armor, the black of his silhouette merging with the other dark and shifting shapes skulking about in the first light of dawn. With a crouch and a lunge from the roof, he spread his wings wide and circled through the air right up to the face of the main building, unfurling the massive banner he'd sewn of spare bedsheets and painted with dark dye to tie it up taut:

WELCOME NEWCOMERS
YES, THIS MEANS YOU
NO REALLY WE'RE SURE

Life kept going on around you, no matter how confused or scared or fucked-up you were. And the best thing, the kindest thing, the sanest thing he could think to do in all this was to start up the coffee machine, stack some decorated pumpkin-shaped cookies on a platter in the lobby, and prop open the doors for whoever would join them in being confused and scared and fucked-up today.

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Re: Bo/Loki

[st_ratagem]

“Depending on the tone of that conversation, that might count as starting something.” Somehow, even from the little he’d seen of Sam, he doubted the man would appreciate hearing ‘save it for your girlfriend’ from said girlfriend’s fuck buddy.

Re: Bo/Loki

[st_unaligned]

"Okay, I see your point." Despite herself, Bo's lips pressed into a little, amused smile. "Alright, alright. I'll try to stay out of it. Just know that if Sam doesn't give the go ahead, then I won't do it." And she'd probably get worse fast. "Then I'll have to end up trying to ask your brother and that'll be mortifying for all of us."

Maybe mostly her.

Re: Bo/Loki

[st_ratagem]

“Unfortunately for your purposes, my brother is monogamous and currently involved.” And even if he hadn’t been, Loki thought Thor wasn’t likely to approve of an arrangement like this, nor would he be able to remain unattached if he agreed.

Thor fell in love, it was an option for him. Loki knew better.

Re: Bo/Loki

[st_unaligned]

"Right. So, my point stands - try to play nice." She offered him a mischievous sort of smile as she hopped down from the counter. "I promise to make it worth your while."

Re: Bo/Loki

[st_ratagem]

“Oh, well, in that case.” It still wasn’t a promise, but when paired with a good smile most people would hear agreement anyway.

Re: Bo/Loki

[st_unaligned]

Unfortunately for Loki, she dealt with the Morrigan and Vex too much, not to mention Kenzi when she was up to something. Still, she sent him a small smile. "Uh huh."

Bo offered Loki a wink. "See you around, trouble-maker." Then she walked away, hips naturally swaying.