Llewellyn Watts (
pocketpretzels) wrote2022-09-26 12:59 am
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MHA #15, Monday Evening
The weekend had been successful, Watts couldn't help but think. He'd finally gotten to meet Layla, who Steven spoke so highly of and Marc was typically close-lipped about. George had met Steven (albeit not Marc, which was unfortunate, but there had been a desire not to complicate things considering George was only here for the weekend) and Layla as well, and had even ended up with an idea for a new novel out of the experience. And there had been other interesting people he'd met as well, including Annie's friend Kimiko, who despite her inability to speak managed to communicate quite well in a way that Watts frankly found refreshing because it was just so... honest. Less successful had been the pumpkin-carving he'd attempted yet again, so the less said about that the better.
But now it was date night, which Watts also hoped would be successful. Everything was laid out on the table: apples and honey, butternut squash soup, seven vegetable couscous, brussels sprouts with pomegranate molasses, honeyed carrots and roasted chickpeas and vegan challah.
Had he prepared any of this himself? Absolutely not. He'd not even sliced the apples; those he'd picked up from the store pre-sliced, and everything else had been picked off a list of suggested menu items when he'd stopped by Luke's to place the order. And then there was of course whatever Steven was bringing for dessert. Was it likely way too much food for two people? Yeah. But hey, who didn't like leftovers, right?
For after dinner, Watts had his speaker queued up with a waltz-appropriate playlist that he'd compiled for dancing lessons. Now, of course, all he needed was the boyfriend.
[ooc: for the dance partner!]
But now it was date night, which Watts also hoped would be successful. Everything was laid out on the table: apples and honey, butternut squash soup, seven vegetable couscous, brussels sprouts with pomegranate molasses, honeyed carrots and roasted chickpeas and vegan challah.
Had he prepared any of this himself? Absolutely not. He'd not even sliced the apples; those he'd picked up from the store pre-sliced, and everything else had been picked off a list of suggested menu items when he'd stopped by Luke's to place the order. And then there was of course whatever Steven was bringing for dessert. Was it likely way too much food for two people? Yeah. But hey, who didn't like leftovers, right?
For after dinner, Watts had his speaker queued up with a waltz-appropriate playlist that he'd compiled for dancing lessons. Now, of course, all he needed was the boyfriend.
[ooc: for the dance partner!]

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Yes, Steven wasn't going to linger on that. Putting that absolutely to the side. No further thought being given to it.
Instead it was a time to focus on good things. Happier things. Like how well the weekend had gone. And get together with food and good company was always welcome, and fit nicely with desires for the rest of the year.
Steven knew in advance he was going to wear a suit for this, so he went with dark blue for the coat and trousers, light blue for the shirt, and a dark blue tie with thin green diagonal stripes on it.
For dessert, because if you had too much food you were already well on your way to doing it right, Steven had cupcakes inspired by a drink from Peru and a cheesecake he hoped Llewellyn might appreciate the choice of given the events on Saturday.
All that was left was to go to Llewellyn's flat. Which required some juggling of the bakery boxes but Steven was able to manage it long enough to get across the corridor and knock on Llewellyn's door.
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“Hello, you,” he greeted as he opened the door. The only reason Steven wasn’t getting immediately jumped was out of respect for the bakery boxes he was currently carrying.
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“And Ms. El-Faouly?”
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"I will as well," Steven said about the book. "That'll be wonderful for her. I know it means a lot, her being a hero. There's no other ones in Egypt where we're from, far as we know. Not that every country's got one but the ones we do have sort of congregate. Lot of them in New York, for some reason."
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"Does New York see a lot of the sort of trouble that would need many superheroes?" Watts wondered.
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Then again, who knew why a tiny island off the coast of Maryland got attacked as often as it did? Not that it had been so since either Steven & Marc or Watts had arrived, but with nothing to do at the station most days, he'd read a lot of reports regarding past incidents.
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