Yet another thing that was going on in the background while all the stuff with Elizabeth and the 'T-Twins' went down. Richard and Megan have been aquaitences for a while, and she is trying to introduce him to new stuff.

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Megan's lithe form restlessly flitted back and forth across the bar, picking up abandoned glasses and wiping off liquids. It was the end of her shift, and only a few people remained in the bar at this time of day. A good majority of the people who liked to hang around here were probably in their classes. She could go home for a few hours before she went to class herself, just as soon as she cleaned up! This lack of company also meant that she had her earbuds in.

'I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry!

What could I do?

My baby's love had gone, and left my baby blue!

Nobody knew!'

She hummed a bit to herself, not really caring to pay attention to anything around her, until a tap on her shoulder startled her. She jumped with a squeal and ripped her earbuds out.

"Aaah! What? The bar is closed right now and--" Megan quickly turned, cutting herself off. It wasn't just some random stranger asking for another drink. It was Richard. He stood tall and looked really... flustered. Yeah, that was a good word for it.

"I called your name four times woman! Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I was just playing music, that's all."

Bordon frowned, in confusion she guessed, even though she silently explained by displaying the ends of her earbuds to him. Weird.

"What was is that you wanted, man?"

"Oh, yes!...Ah, I'm terribly sorry Miss Liu. I know you are otherwise preoccupied, but there is no other employees present and--" He cut himself off, realizing that he started on a tangent. Her expectant gaze simply made him feel so nervous, with no bloody explanations he could think of as to why!

Bordon placed his guard back up, expertly forcing his body to go rigid. He silently placed his finding, a foreign looking white rectangle with strange buttons and a black cord attached to it. Then he started again, this time aiming to get to the point so that he could leave her at peace.

"I believe a customer left this here. I found it at a table in the back corner."

Megan's eyes widened as recognition crossed over her face. She quickly snatched it off of the counter and held it up to her face in what was either adoration or disbelief.

"Oh my god! I've been looking for this thing forever! Thanks, dude!"

Bordon acknowledged her gratitude with a curt nod, although his face was lit up just a bit.

"'Tis my pleasure, ma'am. If I may though, what exactly..." He insecurely trailed off. "What-what on Earth is it?"

"Wait, you don't know what this is?"

The soldier shook his head. Miss Liu's mouth gaped into an 'O' and confusion unwittingly filled up inside of Bordon. Was the device important? Was it something that absolutely everyone possessed, such as Doctor Smith's intelligent phone? This realization made the admittance of his ignorance rather embarrassing, although he knew that it was not his fault. He held still as Miss Liu traveled around the counter to his side, still holding the white box.

"Man, you must live under a rock! It's called an IPod. I guess I'll just have to show you what it does." The girl's lithe body was a stark contrast to his broad frame as they stood facing each other. Miss Liu absentmindedly backed into a seat and looked down at the black cord she was patiently unraveling. Richard's cobalt eyes scanned up and down her while she was not watching him.

Everything about her was odd and unusual to him, the torn tight trousers and black leather jacket with embroidered flowers she wore, the dark dramatic makeup she put on over her golden face. And these are but a few examples that he manged to pick up on the surface. She seemed to have no care for propriety or conventional beauty. She was so... free. He found himself wishing that he could break away just like her, and her nonconformity has become an endearment for him more than anything else. Finally, her warm eyes lifted to meet his and she gave him one rounded end of the cord.

"Put it in your ear."

Richard did not. He scrutinized the object trying to determine if it would hurt his ear canal. But the woman next to him stuffed it in and she seemed fine! So with a small huff he reluctantly obeyed. Immediately he was met with a loud din that made him jump. Then he listened closer, at the beat, the melody.

"-- Dance magic dance!

Dance Magic Dance!

Put that baby spell on me!

Jump magic Jump!

Jump magic Jump!...'

Bordon almost couldn't believe it! He was somewhat familiar of the technology of the day, but he never imagined the manmade miracle that was portable music! A change came over Bordon, his body relaxed and awe spread all over the rounded features of his face. Clearly the shift in his behavior was noticed by Miss Liu, she grinned up at him obviously endeared.

"It's pretty great, right? David Bowie is a genius!"

Bordon laughed, perhaps more loudly than what was necessary, but half of his hearing was obstructed after all!

"I've never heard him before, but that he is!" He half declared, half shouted.

"You haven't? Yeah, you need to watch Labrynth, then."

"Labrynth?"

"Mmm-hmm! It's a movie that I have, and watched about a hundred times. Probably since it's a musical, I kind of collect those. If you want, I can show it to to you!"

"That would be more than adequate." Bordon grasped the thin black ribbon and pulled it out of his ear. "When?"

"Right now if you want!"

The man blinked, but an amused grin threatened to overtake him. "Right now?"

"Yeah!" Bordon shrugged.

"Why not? Lead the way ma'am."

At this, the pair exited the tavern and strolled down the pathway.

"By the way Richard, you don't have to keep calling me ma'am or Miss Liu. Those are both what people call my mother. We're friends, you can call me Megan. Or even Liu Chen, if you want."

"Liu Chen?" The foreign name rolled off of Bordon's tongue awkwardly, and the girl next to her nodded with a giggle.

"My real name. Megan is really more of a nickname, but I like it."

"I will call you whatever you like. But after we see this tale, could you show me how to use this IPod contraption and where I might get one?"

"Of course! Also you can have the one you found. I sort of... replaced it after I thought it was lost forever."

After he thanked her, there was a moment of awkward silence as they continued to walk., but she broke it.

"Hey Richard?" His face turned, in rapt attention.

"Hmm?"

"You remind me of the babe." His brow furrowed at this random comment.

"What babe?"

"Oh, The babe with the power." Megan nonchalantly responded, carelessly kicking a tiny pebble with her foot.

"What power?"

"The power of voodoo!" Now this alarmed Richard, his shoulders tensed and his eyes widened at her.

"Voodoo?"

"You do!"

"Do what?"

"Remind me of the babe!" At this, Megan struggled to hold in her laughter, especially when she watched Richard throw up his arms and scoff when he realized he was tricked. But although he appeared irate, he was laughing too.

"My, that was clever! I think I will have to trick Wilkins in this same manner."

Bordon really did not remember ever enjoying himself as much as he did when he was with Megan. It felt wrong to him, somehow. He may never see his home or his family again, it would seem dishonorable to enjoy himself too much here! It would seem like he has forgotten about them. Yet, at the same time he had no desire to make himself miserable anymore. And so, he followed Megan to her home, which was surprisingly in the building directly next door to the homes of Doctor Smith and Doctor Bradford! What was the phrase that irritating song used? It's a Small World After All!