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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 8:51:40 GMT -5
Malika did not mind. She was not unused to being the only one of any particular race in any particular place, and so hardly noticed. And she did not mind a tiny place. She did not like to be noticed, having not quite lost her paranoia, despite the success she'd had with overcoming her pursuers.
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 10:14:53 GMT -5
Erin barely glanced at the menu- which was written in both Thai and French- before ordering a red curry of the server who came out after they'd been seated. His eyes wandered back to Malika, curious as to what she'd want.
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 10:22:22 GMT -5
She ordered a bit more gracefully something in French but did not draw attention to herself doing so; she made it as nonthreatening and kind as possible, and then, after the server had left, smiled at Erin and leaned forward on the table, tilting her head as though preparing to listen.
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 10:44:34 GMT -5
Unfortunately for her, Erin wasn't exactly the best conversationalist. When he caught her looking at him expectantly, he blinked, trying to think of something to talk about.
"So you'd never been to the circus before today?"
(( Heh, she's good. Or you're good at portraying her.))
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 10:51:32 GMT -5
((I am glad you are saying that, although suspicious, because I can't get into a pattern with her.))
Malika shook her head. She knew exactly how her hair would fall. "No. My - ah - my parents were strict. Muslim, you know how it is. By the time I could go to the circus I think I'd lost the inclination." She laughed. It was tinkly and throaty at the same time. "I should go back tomorrow; I don't think I saw much of it. I came on a whim."
She hadn't; she'd done it on purpose. But she had come late. "Well, you work there. What do you suggest?"
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 11:01:10 GMT -5
Erin shrugged. "Depends on what you like. Some people get sick at the freak shows. The acrobats are always good. Mm, and try the lion or elephant show, just don't get picked as a volunteer."
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 11:03:50 GMT -5
She laughed, startled, and her voice was hushed when she asked, "...why not?"
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 11:10:50 GMT -5
His mouth twisted in a wry little smile. "Just trust me on this. Unless you like smelling like cage fodder."
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 11:16:18 GMT -5
Malika's eyebrows lifted considerably.
"So I should see this happen to someone else, shouldn't I?"
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 11:23:54 GMT -5
"Maybe someone you don't like."
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 11:34:09 GMT -5
"Do I look like the vengeful type?" She was starting to laugh.
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 11:36:16 GMT -5
He shrugged, eyebrows raising and hands offered palm-up, as if to say, who knows?
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 11:46:23 GMT -5
She laughed again, eyes shutting. When she shook her head, almost wonderingly, and opened them again, she asked, "So do you get a discount by being in it, or... when do you get time to see the shows?"
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Post by Erin Harper on Oct 2, 2009 11:49:26 GMT -5
"On my days off I can wander around if I want to. It's free for employees- the shows, at least. Fair food you have to pay for unless you know the vendor and they like you."
This was going well. Erin was almost ashamed of himself for thinking earlier that she might be one of those weirdos he occasionally ran into- or rather, who sought him out.
"Hey, sorry if I was rude earlier. I'm not usually at my best right after changing back, and also the kind of people who come up to me afterward, when it happens, are generally kind of... strange."
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Post by Malika on Oct 2, 2009 11:57:50 GMT -5
"Oh, hey, well - "
Malika looked momentarily chagrined.
" - don't worry about it. I wouldn't be here if you'd been too rude."
She looked almost as though she were about to say something else when their food was brought out. Malika looked at the server; he looked back at her, and accidentally wasn't looking when something got knocked over. Malika reached out to grab it, quickly; most wasn't spilled. The man was apologizing profusely, and when he rushed to get a towel to clean up what had spilled, Malika lifted her arm apologetically. "Sorry," she said, as some sauce was now on the sleeve of his jacket. "I can - always wash it and bring it back later, if you'd like."
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