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[_heather_v]

Well, I must say, Friday's small rehearsal was a lot less rambunctious than the previous ones. Which was certainly a relief; I don't always know my spells are going to go off as planned, and I am out of practice. But it seems to have worked, peace reigned in the auditorium, and I feel much more positive about our production being a success. Thank

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[stefan_d]

I wish I'd stayed back in the backroom. What if something went wrong? Shouldn't Astra and Taffy be out by now? I take another drink of my beer and glance over as someone sits down beside me.

"Hey, Heather. How's it going?" I really haven't seen her since me and Avasa got done working on the balcony for the play.

[_heather_v]

"Stefan!" I say. "How nice to run into you here. I had a free evening and thought I'd actually get out of the apartment for once."

The bartender stops in front of me and I order a rum and coke, then turn my attention back to Stefan. "Are you here...alone?" I glance around--not a sign of Taffy anywhere.

[stefan_d]

"For the moment," I say, thinking of Taffy and Astra in the back trying to save my trouble-prone ass once again. "Taf's here somewhere, talkin' to the owner's wife. They're good friends."

I take another gulp from my glass. I'm gonna need another one pretty soon.

[_heather_v]

I sigh. Oh well, guess the two really are joined at the hip or something. Still, unexpected company was nice, and he didn't seem to mind my stealing her seat for the moment.

"Oh good, two for one!" I say. "I haven't had time to drop in on her at school lately. The play's still running me ragged, for the most part." I smile and pick up my drink when the bartender sets it down. "How's the construction coming along?"

[stefan_d]

Huh. Trying to figure out whether or not she's being kinda flirty is distracting me from the long wait for Astra and Taffy to emerge from the back. I dunno if that's a good or a bad thing.

"Work gives me too much time to think," I tell her. "Not much mental effort involved."

[_heather_v]

I laugh. "I wouldn't mind that problem. Lately I have so many details to remember all the time, I don't have time to think about normal things like what to have for dinner."

I twist my glass, making damp rings on the napkin it's sitting on. "Want to switch for a week? I can swing a hammer pretty well."

[stefan_d]

"That'd mean I'd have to deal with all those teenage girls who giggle at me in the halls, right? No thanks." Honestly? They scare me. "I'll keep my hammer-swingin'."

I finish my beer and signal for another one. Somebody's gonna have to roll me home.

[_heather_v]

"Oh come on, you must love the attention," I say, only half joking. I'd seen the girls in the cast going gaga over him and half wanted to join them, but I have to keep my dignity. "But seriously, I doubt any of them would be brash enough to actually stalk you or anything."

[stefan_d]

I give her a look. "No, I'm fine. You're just a bossy wench. Does Jordan know about this?" Then I relent and smile; sometimes she takes things seriously.

I pick up the phone. "I dunno, I may get rid of it anyway. Not like anyone ever calls me on it."

[_heather_v]

I give Stefan a sideways glance. "Well, they might if you gave them the number," I point out, with a grin.

I turn to Taffy, wondering how on earth she's managed to attach herself to all the attractive men in town. "Hi, Taffy. Congrats on the successful dispossession. And you don't need to be all strange about it, I've had run-ins with ghosts before. In fact, I thought we had one in the auditorium a few weeks ago, but it hasn't made a reappearance."

[stefan_d]

I raise an eyebrow at Heather's comment, and then say to Taffy, "Probably. I plan to have several more before we go. And like I'm not gonna worry, c'mon. You should know me better by now." I smirk at her.

[stefan_d]

I'm still incredibly amused... I guess drinkin' that much beer at one time will do that for ya. I snicker. "Guess we better nix the orgy. Jordan wouldn't like it." I drink the last of what's in my bottle and decide that maybe that better be it. No telling what kinda innuendos I'll be throwin' around if I have another one.

[_heather_v]

"Hmm, do you know a good one, Taffy? The only one I know...well, it really doesn't speed up recovery time much." I smile and finish the last of my drink. "I dabbled a little in high school," I clarify. Toxin clearing spells were really very similar to what I'd performed on the auditorium, and in my experience they took time.

Then I give Stefan an unmistakeably flirty look. "Well, if her spell works, I don't have the jealous boyfriend issue."

[stefan_d]

"That was cool!" I say to Taf. Wow, I'm getting stupid drunk, and I know I'm gonna regret it in the morning.

I smirk at Heather, having no idea what's gonna come out of my mouth. More than likely somethin' that's gonna embarrass the hell out of me when I'm sober. "Uh-uh, none of that," I tell her, shaking a finger at her. "Women are evil. All of ya. It's in your genes or somethin'. I'm convinced."