EPISODE TEN
"What will be your pleasure my dears?" asked the waiter as he served the dangerous dating duo
"Coffee. Leave the pot" a bored Dangermouse replied.
"I'll just have a Mars Crispy cake and some soup for starters" Jeopardy requested.
As the waiter headed off to take their orders, Jeopardy looked through her diary.
"Making note of any dates?" Dangermouse asked in a thinly disguised voice.
"Just the ones that interest me" said Jeopardy.
Dangermouse stretched his arms out as another yawn overtook him, he then leaned over and gave Jeopardy a telling look
"Do I interest you?" he said.
"Very" said Jeopardy, tickling his nose with her fingers, "And don't worry, I'm sleeping on the inside too, this place was so lively earlier"
"Yeah, blame the music" Dangermouse said, spotting the two Magpie singers transfixing the audience, "I swear one of them is singing like the last remnants of her private little world came unglued"
"Think it's always this sort of way?" asked Jeopardy.
"The world collapsing around our ears? Depends on how well the date goes" Dangermouse joked.
"We're here to work" Jeopardy replied.
"Yes, but it's my pleasure to do business with you" Dangermouse replied.
Jeopardy couldn't help but notice how his ponytail was starting to look very bruised. The result of being tied back too tight to avoid her recognizing him.
"You might want to untangle your ears, they look like they're developing blisters" she said
Dangermouse recoiled, "Um, no, no I like it the way it is. I'm good with pain, slight or large. I wouldn't be here otherwise if I wasn't made of sterner stuff"
"Alright, just...if push comes to shove, I don't want it proving to be a distraction or anything"
"If I undid my ears, you'd be able to read me like a book. I like to keep some secrets" Dangermouse added.
"So when are your friends coming?" she asked.
Dangermouse looked at his watch, glimpsing Penfold and Squawk approaching their location on a video screen
The coffee soon came for DM
"I'm afraid there's only one main special on the menu today my guests, largely in part due to unaccommodating kitchen problems" revealed the Waiter, "I'm sure you can understand"
"No, no, we're fine" Dangermouse replied, and started sipping from the pot
"So...what do you dream about?" Jeopardy asked
DM put down the coffee jar.
Now he was interested.