Office Hours - Thursday 8/19

[carpe_demon]

Drake was packing up his office, setting Delirium's psychedelic frogs aside for Karla and trying to decide what to do with his framed autographs from Merlin and Arthur. But the music was still cheery -- today's selection included Abbacadabra.

The door was open.

Comments

[carpe_demon]

"I should've known you were a closet headbanger," Drake said, vanishing the microphone. "You should sing at Caritas with me."

[glacial_queen]

"I heard a song of theirs once and I liked it. It had guitars so I asked Jono what it was, because he knows all the guitar songs."

All of them, yes.

"Sing at Caritas?"

[carpe_demon]

"Sunday night, Caritas," Drake said. "I want singing and celebrating. Call it a last request."

[glacial_queen]

"Will you drink with me?" Karla asked. "I have a bottle of fine Kaeleeran red I...liberated from Hobart's cellars."

[carpe_demon]

"Of course," Drake said. "As long as you promise you won't be driving a rickshaw home."

[glacial_queen]

The side of Karla's mouth kicked up in a wry grin. "One of the benefits of wearing a darker Jewel. I can't get drunk unless I really work at it."

[carpe_demon]

"I really shouldn't take that as a challenge," Drake said. "It would be wrong."

[glacial_queen]

"You did mention that you weren't a teacher any longer..." Karla pointed out.

[carpe_demon]

"True," Drake mused. "Not like anyone can fire me now."

[glacial_queen]

"You can always say you were teaching me the follies of hubris?" Karla added helpfully.

[carpe_demon]

"Got someone to hold your hair when you start praying to the porcelain god?" Drake asked.

[glacial_queen]

Karla'd never heard that expression before, but it was evocative enough that she understood it well enough--and had to laugh.

"If you get me so drunk that I actually need to throw up?" Karla asked. "I'm not sure what kind of forfeit I'd owe, but it would be a big one."

[carpe_demon]

"I'll even give you a free tip," Drake grinned. "Stay away from the Jägermeister. It's deadly. I've seen it knock grown demons on their asses."

[glacial_queen]

"It sounds rough," Karla said, wrinkling her nose. "Sunday at Caritas, then?"

[carpe_demon]

"See you there," Drake said cheerfully. "With a song in your heart."

[glacial_queen]

"That's all I really need, isn't it?" Karla asked with a smile as she reached for the frogs. It was a bit wistful, but a smile nonetheless. "And we'll see who shows who a thing or two about drinking."