Apriltober 20, Salsa (OCs: Roo, Rina, and Dr. Karen)
a/n: Three OCs drink and discuss the problems of not remembering Earth.
Swears, alcohol.
All the good things belong to Monolith Soft, but not these three dopes.
That evening the Repenta was crowded enough that the threesome wasn't anywhere close to being the most rambunctious. They were model customers, actually, tucked away in their booth, dipping complementary chips into the complementary salsa, working their way determinedly through the beer menu.
"This one," said Rina, not quite sloppily, "I like this one." She shoved a few bottles to the side to put the beer in question in a place of honor. She leaned her sharp-featured face on one hand and nodded at the others.
Roo had stopped bouncing his knee after the fourth sample. The search for the best Mexican-style pilsner was going well. He wasn't relaxed enough to stretch his long legs, but he was almost at rest. "It's fine. Kinda heavy."
"Yes. I noticed you prefer the heavier types," Dr. Karen said to Rina. Her blue eyes were round and innocent, but that somehow made the leer on her face worse.
Rina didn't take offense. "Hell, I have no idea what type I have. In beer or weapons or jobs." Dr. Karen looked impatient. "Or in people," Rina admitted.
Roo's knee started to jitter like a jackrabbit. He checked for the exit. Rina pushed the chip basket towards him. "Ease up, dude. New subject." She picked at the label of her favored beer. "I'm drawing a blank."
The table fell quiet. Roo vibrated, Dr. Karen winked at a passing server, Rina sucked on a chip. "Well, any ideas?" Rina asked the group.
"I'm trying not to monopolize the conversation," Dr. Karen said. "I've been told I may do that. On occasion." She patted her ashy blond hair and looked encouragingly at Roo.
"Another round?" he suggested.
"Very good," she crowed, as if he were a prize-winning student.
a/n: I'm running out of time the next few days, so this will be short, continuing, and indulgent. Roo is my OG Cross. Dr. Karen is a Prospector and friend of the Christophs (see Apriltober 2020/23-25). Rina is new, a Reclaimer without a past.
Next up: More of the three, talking about amnesia.