A Christmas Carol - All In One Night!

[Swift]

December 1, 2012, late night. This thread is a chronological continuation from here.

The coffee shop across from Perry's office is a typical upscale style wannabe bistro open late. A shaggy, sandy haired man possibly not old enough to drink shows off his talent as an expert barista making highly caffeinated drinks for late night students and workaholics. The day's leftover pastries are on display at half off. A number of small tables dot the main floor with a scattering of patrons trying to finish that one last thing before calling it a night.

Please go ahead and narrate your entrances and start with whatever your plans are for the evening!

@%1; Shin Wei Malcolm Green

[Perry diCarto]

Perry had spent some time at the mall harvesting from the girl at the drink stand, the handsome lawyer doing what he did. He showed up at the coffee shop at the appointed time wearing his suit with his thin vest under it, not quite ready to call it a night and throw on sweats. It was the Hedge where they were going, and Perry did not much like being there. He'd at least feel like... himself.

The fact that a business suit made Perry feel in control might have been odd, but it was a comfort, a reminder of who he was.

He sipped at a cup of water and nibbled on a left over, half off lemon square while he waited for Shin Wei and Malcolm Green to show up so they could get going.

  4 sux harvesting

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-02-19 00:46:54		Perry diCarto rolls 11 to Manip+Per+Pledges+SL4 to harvest from bystander (10 Again)		2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 1, 3, 1, 4, 3, 10, 9, 5		4 successes

[Malcolm Green]

Green's presence filled the coffee shop. He was a big man. A working man, and a certain element of class fear and envy came with him, off the street. With his large hands, rugged, impassive, looks and simple tastes, he did not exactly gel as one of the crowd. In a smokey bar, maybe. Not in an upscale coffee house.

The impressive giant ordered a long black and purchased a pastry, then moved toward the Fairest. The mountain didn't speak much, just nodded a greeting as he closed the distance between himself and the lawyer.

[Perry diCarto]

Perry took a long, slow, savoring sort of bite of his square. "Shit, you think I'm gonna leave without finishing my square?" The Spring Shadowsoul smiled at the foo dog. There was no way he was going to make Shin miss out on a little desire like a danish. "Order up. We've got a few minutes."

"How you doing, Green?" Perry asked, leaning back slightly in his chair to look up... waaaaay up.

[Malcolm Green]

Green seemed to pause while he watched the stone dog positively demolish the danish with single-minded ferocity. He made a low whistle, which really wasn't a low whistle when it came from the mountain. Placing his food and drink on the table before him, he turned to Perry.

"Alright. Mind if I eat? I... uh... gotta eat. No rest for the wicked and all. Umm... Found some interesting stuff; might be related to the ... mini project, right? Sounds... umm... kinda on the level for it, like." Green cast the Shadowsoul a look that might have had some meaning if only the Earthbones could be more expressive.

Lifting his coffee in one mighty hand, he drank.

[Perry diCarto]

Perry gave Green a thumbs up too, slowly crunching on his square. When Malcolm mentioned information, the Shadowsoul suddenly looked interested. "Interesting. Discussion best had in private or is it okay here?"

[Malcolm Green]

"Err... might be confidential?" The mountain replied, seemingly struggling to find the words he needed. "Like, related to your umm... client-job-thing from today?" He hunched on his seat as if the words he spoke caused a spike or embarrassment.