gurl can i get yo digits

[ino]

[ino's pretty much just making her way out of the clinic and heading down the stairs to leave the castle. oh! but she'll stop to pop into the kitchen for a small snack before she heads back into town. an apple, maybe? or hmm, maybe a pear ... she'll just be pondering the many choices this basket of fruit has to offer]

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[ino]

[she nods]

Last time you were here, the two of you used to run a bar together,

[gottaknockhard]

[That's a really nice way to call him a bartender.]

You knew me back then?

[ino]

[she shrugs] A little. This was a long time ago. [kinda before she was included in the "adult" crowd ...]

[gottaknockhard]

[He'll take that to mean he made some kind of impression for it to last this long.]

Yeah. I don't remember that either.

[ino]

Of course you don't. You left and came back.

[gottaknockhard]

[Right... He should make a joke about this to keep them from getting into his problems.]

I was hoping I'd still get free drinks when I heard about it, but I think you might be the last person who knows that I used to work there.

[ino]

[lol ... that gets a little grin]

Probably. But Reno remembers everything, so if you want the free drinks, you should ask him.

[gottaknockhard]

Is he working there again?

[ino]

[she shrugs] Maybe. Travis is back too, so he'll probably try to revive the place.

[gottaknockhard]

Well, if that happens, I'll treat you to a drink.

[The free kind, even! He's both charming and cheap.]

[ino]

[she laughs]

Really! Well, that's nice of you.

[gottaknockhard]

[That laugh brings another smile, disarmingly genuine.]

I'm a nice guy.

[ino]

[too bad she's not into nice guys, spike ....... :') but she's surprised at the smile]

You really are in a good mood, huh?

[gottaknockhard]

[He feels like he could turn that around.]

I thought I'd try it out for a change.

[ino]

"Try it out"? [now she's grinning] So nothing good happened?

[gottaknockhard]

Maybe one thing.

[ino]

Like what?

[gottaknockhard]

[Spike just grins and keeps walking. Go ahead and guess what that's about, Ino.]

[ino]

...!

[she's pausing, confused, for a moment, before jogging to catch up]

Hey! You can't just say that and then not tell me!

[gottaknockhard]

[Saying that he got to spend time with her sounds way too cheesy to come from him. Besides, he'd rather tease her about it.]

There's some things about this place that I don't mind.

[ino]

[it's okay, because she has a guess, based on that little vague tidbit]

Ha~! So it must be a girlfriend or something, huh? She showed up, right?

[gottaknockhard]

No, not exactly.

[She's close though, and his smile broadens.]

[ino]

Oh, come on! [POUTY FACE. how can you resist this face, spike.]

[gottaknockhard]

[He chuckles, because she's pretty adorable right now.]

It's been a while since I had some decent company.

[ino]

[she's looking at him suspiciously ...]

So ... a friend who's a girl, then? But maybe you like her?