[OPEN LOG]

[nukeoleptic]

Who: Jade + literally anyone
What: Jade bribing people into her restaurant with free things.
When: Day 355.
Where: The Highwind, in Heimdall's district.
Rating: PG-13 for language at most!

EDITED TO ADD: Also, totally feel free to threadjack and use this as a mingle log IF YOU WOULD LIKE ♥

[ It had worked once before, back in the heat of late summer in Asgard, so Jade was trying it again. She had dragged the sign out to the front of the store, right in the middle of the sidewalk, and written in huge letters:

free hot chocolate! :D
just come inside ♥

The temperature hadn't broken the sixty degree mark today - it was getting chilly fast. Both Orihime and Annabeth were gone, and the store was oddly quiet. Jade will be found keeping herself busy throughout the day with odd little chores when it's completely empty of customers - sweeping, dusting, and occasionally dozing in a booth near the door when the boredom becomes too much to bear. ]

Comments

[nukeoleptic]

Oh, right. I meant to personalize your message some.

[ Jade hops up to sit on the counter, sticking her tongue out at him. ]

Still can't believe you told me to shut up. Mean.

[teenyoda]

I said it with love?

[He comes in enough that he's leaning on the wall instead of the frame, hands in his pockets as he looks over at her.]

[nukeoleptic]

Hey, careful about how far you get inside the restaurant. I'm gonna start carrying a gun with me... and you know how dangerous I must be around those things!! [ The biggest frown. ]

[teenyoda]

You could. And then I'd wind up dead again and you'd fire me for that and it wouldn't even be my fault.

[nukeoleptic]

[ Her expression softens a little then and she shrugs, sort of awkwardly looking away. ]

Do you want hot chocolate or not?

[teenyoda]

Are there marshmallows?

[Because someone liked marshmallows.]

[nukeoleptic]

Ummm. In like six colors.

[teenyoda]

Bah. The colors don't mean squat unless they're minty. Don't make them minty. That's too Christmasy and I'm not ready for that yet.

[nukeoleptic]

They're not flavored, Stiles. Umm-- unless you count marshmallow as a flavor. They are all just marshmallow-flavored, okay? Come here and let me hand you some.

[ What he said has her perking, though. ]

Is that Christmas-y? They don't exactly celebrate Christmas here, but - holy shit, I am going to put a tree up in here! [ She whirls halfway through pouring a mug of hot chocolate to look at him. ] You're going to have to help trim it, I'm not tall enough. Oh my god! This is going to be awesome.

[teenyoda]

Well, hot cocoa is almost Christmasy since it's a winter thing. And adding mint to it makes it doubly Christmasy. You could only get more Christmasy if you served it in a Christmas mug with a candy cane sticking out of it.

[Watching her perk up, he wondered what terrible box he'd opened.]

Are you really going to do Christmas here?

[Because for some reason, that didn't sound so bad.]

[nukeoleptic]

What? Yes, of course.

[ The anger has apparently evaporated. Excitedly, she's throwing together a drink for him. ]

Did you know it snows here? Actual snow, around Christmas. I got to give gifts last year! In person. It was so great.

[teenyoda]

[Note to self: Talk about Christmas to get off the hook. Oh yeah.]

That would actually be kind of neat. Maybe we can do some kind of secret Santa thing? Or have Christmas dinner here?

[If he couldn't have it at home with his dad, he could have it here with his friends. It wasn't perfect, but it was what he could have.]

[nukeoleptic]

We could have it here for everyone!

[ Oh man, she's delighted beyond words, and she goes to gently shove the mug into Stiles's chest. ]

My birthday was December first. You should get me two presents.

[teenyoda]

[He takes the mug, trying not to grin at her.]

Is that what I should do? You want two crappy presents from me instead of one?

[nukeoleptic]

Yes!

[ Oh, she is delighted here. ]

One shitty Christmas present, one shitty birthday present!

[teenyoda]

So if I get you two used toothbrushes, you're not going to flip out on me?

[He was so not getting her two used toothbrushes.]

[nukeoleptic]

-- hey! That's not a shitty gift, that's a mean gift. There's a difference. Mr. Stilinski.

[teenyoda]

A left sock and an empty pad of paper?

[nukeoleptic]

If you get me those things because you think I'd really like them? Then okay! I'll be happy with that.

[teenyoda]

Oh my god, Jade, I'm not getting you a sock. Jesus. I'm just saying you shouldn't expect too much. I'm not exactly rolling in the green here and there aren't any malls around.

[nukeoleptic]

[ She cracks up a little bit, shrugging once. ] I know you wouldn't. Buuuut how about you get me a card and we'll call it even? I kind of like those better than presents.

[teenyoda]

I have to get you a card and a present. Double gifts, remember?

[nukeoleptic]

[ She rolls her eyes, moving to peck his cheek. ]

Drink your hot chocolate, and don't be late to work tomorrow. Orihime's gone, we can't slack.

[teenyoda]

Wait, what do you mean 'gone'? Like, vacation gone or gone back home gone?

[nukeoleptic]

Um... back home. She's not on the contact list anymore.