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( The post starts with a not-all-that-quiet laugh, like someone is trying to hold themselves back and really failing quite thoroughly. A moment later, the mirror reveals Jules and Gabrielle. The prior is leaning a bit gracelessly against the bar, chin propped up on her hand as she grins. She doesn’t seem to be paying attention to the mirror right

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What's all this? [she is pinged by talk of liquor.

But then...] Hey now. I'd make one hell of a cocktail.

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Oh, hello! ( She actually waves, still holding a pineapple spear from her last cocktail. ) Um. Oh. Would you Fang?

( Aha, ha. Hopefully nothing Gabrielle said was offensive, because Fang sounded rather... bold. Bold in the sense of being alarming, potentially. ) You have a very distinct name. Very memorable, actually.

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[brands]

That's the name, yeah. I think it suits me. [Leaning in. She's not offended, really. But that's not going to stop her from giving this one a bit of a shock.

It'll probably be hilarious.] And what about you? What do you call yourself?

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( She actually leans backwards despite the fact they are talking through the vine. Only because she is slightly unsure of this one, because her sense of personal space is sadly lacking, and one would hope because of all the alcohol, as well. ) I'm most certain it does! ( Ah, ha. No, that laugh wasn't a tiny bit nervous! Not at all! )

I'm Jules! Jules Grumley, actually, it's very nice to meet you. ( Oh, she would... offer her hand to shake, but hi, vine. )

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[brands]

Jules. A pleasure. [She's trying not to laugh. Pointedly.] I'll remember that.

[a pause. How to go about this trolling...] So, I'd wager you're awfully blitzed, but isn't this a bit rude? You're gonna hurt my feelings.

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Mm. Thank you! ( So enthusiastic! Yes, she should probably set down this glass of wine. Hmm.

Her eyebrows raise a bit, she's biting the inside of her cheek, just lightly. ) Rude? ( Oh... dear. ) No no, but it was just all in fun, you know? Lighthearted?

( A hopeful smile. Oh God, she's offended an Australian called Fang. Help her. )

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[She's using all of her power not to laugh.] Oh, come on. Don't you think it's a little rude? Going about categorizing people like that. I don't know, if I were really the way I'm being talked about, I might not take too kindly to that.

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Um! ( Ah. Yes, she's definitely glancing to the side, fingers pulling at the bracelets on the opposite wrist. ) Ah, well, yes, I suppose that is certainly not a positive, if you were to look at it under a particular light --( she rushes that together a bit, because no, no bad feelings, please. ) Hm.

I really am very sorry. No offense meant, and all that. ( Sob, wilting a bit and just going to sip some of her wine. Insults are easier to ignore and/or take as a positive than being told she's hurting peoples feelings, baawwww. )

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[Fang, you jerk!!] Hey now, missy, chin up. I'm just pulling your leg.

[a cheeky grin.] Do I look like the sort that's gonna run home crying at something like this?

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Oh! ( Oh, thank God. She'll just grab the little green umbrella from her previous drink, and wave it a little reprimandingly - it's a word because she's tipsy - at Fang. Joking, naturally, and any actual hint of it being reprimanding is ruined by her grin. ) That was terrible, Fang.

( Hmm, faux-serious considering, tapping her chin. . . ) Well, you never know. Once a friend of mine cried because we ran out of instant coffee. That was in the middle of our A-levels, mind, so she was rather stressed, you know? Not that it's especially relevant, of course, but people can get upset by really minor things, and as I don't know you it seemed a very real possibility at the time.

( She's just going to drink some more of her wine, now. )

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[She shrugs, lazily.] I was going to drag it out a bit longer, but it wouldn't feel right, ruining someone's drinking time.

Crying over coffee, huh. [It's not something they had much in Gran Pulse, but she recalls it being a regular sort of thing in Cocoon.] Sounds...[silly...] odd. I've usually got a bit more to worry about.

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I'm very grateful that you decided to be merciful. ( Although, to be fair, most days has some allocated drinking time. She really needs more things to entertain herself with around the Garden. )

Well, she never usually cries over anything, you know? That's what made it so very strange. ( Very strange, really. India didn't even cry at her grandmother's funeral, so far as Jules could recall, and she adored her. ) Exams really do just seem to make people quite spectacularly stressed, though. Did you ever find that?

( Ah, hmm. Hmm. She smiles a bit. ) Waking up in a garden run by a strange queen, for example?

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You should be. It doesn't happen often, you know. [She grins again though, and it takes the edge out of her words.]

I've seen those types. [Headtilting at the exam bit. That's another Cocoon sort of thing - not that they didn't have them in Gran Pulse, but Fang never cared much for school, certainly never worried about tests. Eventually it didn't matter much at all.] I've seen people get riled up over the smallest things. It usually means they've got something else going on, though.

More or less. But I had plenty on my plate at home too. This is almost a vacation, if you can believe that.

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Oh, well, in that case I will be sure to prepare a thank you card. ( Hmm, pondering, and sipping a little wine. ) A thank you Vine-scroll, I suppose? I don't imagine there's much of a postal service here.

Mm, I imagine that's true. Although if running out of coffee really were the most upsetting possibility in life, I imagine everything would be very simple and easy to manage. ( Ah, if only. Even so sheltered as this one, she's sadly aware that isn't the case.

That rather catches her interest, although she just tilts her head slightly. ) Then it must be rather refreshing, correct? In it's own way? I think there's something rather exciting about all this, I have to say.

( Tralalala rose-coloured glasses. )

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[brands]

I don't think we need a postal service, but I imagine a cat'll do in a pinch. If you can catch one.

[She kind of listens for a moment, amused, nodding her head.] Refreshing's not the word I'd use for it. Maybe "interesting." It's not all sunshine and rainbows here.

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I'd rather not, actually. Deal with the cats, I mean - rather nasty allergies, all that malarkey. Maybe a bird? Rather like a carrier pigeon, or something of the sort.

( Ah, a little nod, and she's resting her chin on her hands. ) Interesting works very well. Robots is certainly rather a turn from the norm, at any rate.