[Maybe he could just spend the evening shooting her down and then getting her hopes back up. That might be entertaining and adorable all in one. But eh. Too much effort.]
Yeah. Whatever. But I can and will fire him if he sucks.
[Necking back the last of his glass and reaching to top it up again immediately.]
[ She acts fast, though, snagging the bottle before he can get to it. But never fear - it's just so she can flash a grin at him and pour his glass with a practiced sort of efficiency. ]
I'm a bartender, you know. You ought to let me.
[ And then: ]
You won't regret it, really you won't. He's brilliant.
That's just the law in a nutshell, isn't it. Silly and arbitrary. And ooh, people get worked up about it, too. So outraged when kids drink, like it's not just someone however-many-years-ago who decided to draw an arbitrary line.
You only don't like it 'cause you haven't had enough. Try some of this. It's high end. [Offering out his glass towards her because he's learnt nothing about giving alcohol to minors.]
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I can think of other things. I'm really scheming and devious.
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So - you'll do it?
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Yeah. Whatever. But I can and will fire him if he sucks.
[Necking back the last of his glass and reaching to top it up again immediately.]
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I'm a bartender, you know. You ought to let me.
[ And then: ]
You won't regret it, really you won't. He's brilliant.
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You can serve it but you can't drink it. Doesn't seem fair to me.
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That's just the law in a nutshell, isn't it. Silly and arbitrary. And ooh, people get worked up about it, too. So outraged when kids drink, like it's not just someone however-many-years-ago who decided to draw an arbitrary line.
Anyway, I'm not too sad. I don't like it.
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It's not the taste. I don't like being tipsy. It makes me feel unsafe.
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Being sober makes me feel unsafe.
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Is that a joke, or is it something you'd like to talk about?
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Joking.
[No he's not, but omg this kid, why should she care?! His business is his own private business.]
Can we just look at these papers now?
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Yeah, we can look at the papers.
[ She gathers them up, and comes around to sit next to Jeff. She spreads them out in front of him. ]
This is his resume. Look - he went to a good school. And he graduated high in his class.
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Ugh, whatever. Do you want me signing anything? If not, I'm done.
[The most petulant of manchildren.]
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