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Quirinus Quirrell (double_q) wrote,
@ 2008-06-10 18:33:00

Current mood:	happy
Current music:	The Turtles- Happy Together

Shopping for a Turtle
Q sauntered down the high street, hands in his pockets, whistling the whistling bit from Dock of a Bay. He’d made a good start on the spa grounds, trimming all the hedges (with a little help from his wand) and mowing the lawns. He hadn’t been able to magic that done and it had taken him the better part of two days to finish. He still had the flower beds to weed and the crysanths to deadhead, but he could start on that this afternoon. Grounds keeping was a never-ending job and he’d probably have to give the lawns another cut next week. But for now, Q was satisfied and was going to reward himself by getting his turtle. His nose itched and he rubbed it gently. He’d gotten sunburnt and his nose was peeling magnificently. He hadn’t spent any time out of doors before (and certainly not for the last sixteen years!) and he’d quite forgotten about sun burn. There had been a battered hat in the tool shed that he’d scourgified and appropriated for his own. Merlin knew how long it had been there. It occupied a place of honour on the piano now so he wouldn’t forget to wear it when he was working. “Just sittin’ on the dock of a bay, wastin’ time,” he sang softly to himself and he neared the pet shop. Q grinned. He supposed this would be considered wasting time by some but, oddly enough, he was really looking forward to this. He shook his head at his feelings. Silly to get so worked up over a turtle, but he’d never had a pet and he was quite pleased at the thought. A bit nervous too, in case he wasn’t any good at taking care of turtles. Still, it wasn’t like he was getting a hippogriff or anything. A turtle should be fairly easy to take care of. Q stopped outside the pet shop and looked in the window. He saw an iguana, some sort of lizard and a large snake, a python of some sort he thought, quickly looking away. He couldn’t stand the idea of snakes anymore. He didn’t see any turtles though. “Probably not exotic enough to attract customers,” he told himself, wondering if they’d even have some. He didn’t have a phone in his cottage and he made a mental note to ask Ianto about how to get one hooked up. Taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door and went inside.

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numbersix
2008-06-10 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Caprica is walking along the high street when she notices a vaguely familiar face. It takes her a moment to place it out of context; she recognizes a man she's been seeing around the spa grounds while she's indoors working. They haven't had a chance to meet yet, but Ianto had mentioned to her that someone would be working on cleaning up the mess of plants.

The pet shop has her wary, but she'll keep her hands to herself, not risk accidentally hurting any of the animals. She feels more in control of her strength massaging human patients than handling smaller creatures. After Q's entered the store, she opens the door and walks in as well, looking around to see where he's headed.

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double_q
2008-06-11 06:44 am UTC (link)

Q takes a deep breath of the air of the shop. It's warmer in here, and humid. He glances around the shop, then heads for a shelf of terrariums along the back wall. He looks around when he hears the door open. He frowns when he sees the blond woman. She looks sort of familiar, then he realises he's seen her at the spa. She works there, giving massages he thinks. Q wonders why she's here. Maybe she's going to get a pet as well. He nods to her. "Hello. We haven't met, but we work at the same place I think? The spa. I'm Quirinus Quirrell." He half-extends a hand, not sure if she'll take it.

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	numbersix 2008-06-11 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Caprica walks over towards him once she spots him, smiling. She's already a couple of inches taller than him, but the heels she wears with her knee-length skirt add to it. Taking the offered hand, she shakes it. "Hello, Quirinus. I thought that's where I'd seen you. You're the groundskeeper now? I'm the masseuse." IMDB for height stats, woo! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2008-06-12 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"Please call me Q," he asks her. "That's right, trying to tame the wilderness one blade of grass at a time." He grins. "Do you like it? Being a masseuse I mean." He flushes a bit, remembering what he thought the spa was doing. Wowsers! She's an Amazon! So he kinda can't help, you know, staring! ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

numbersix
2008-06-12 12:17 pm UTC (link)

"Q, then. And I'm Caprica Six." She realized she'd forgotten to introduce herself, just assumed he knew her name. "That sounds like quite a challenge. And I do like it. It's something I'm skilled at, so it's satisfying to do something well." This didn't exactly seem like a high-tech city with plenty of programming work, so there went that option. She's a bit confused by why he's flushing.

Very understandable! ;D Blame her 5'10" on being played by a model-turned-actress.

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double_q
2008-06-14 06:20 am UTC (link)

"It nice to meet you Caprica," he says politely. "Are you...from around here?" He continues cautiously. She looks human, but he knows that's really no indication. "It is, sort of. At least the plants don't fight back."

"I can imagine you're good at massages. You have very strong hands. I, er, imagine you're quite in demand." Q swallows nervously. It sounds rather suggestive to him and he hopes she won't take it the wrong way.

And Ian Hart is only 5'8", so she quite towers over him in heels.
And apologies for the delay. RL woes. :(

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numbersix
2008-06-16 02:20 am UTC (link)

She shakes her head. "No, I'm not. I only just arrived here several months ago." 'Here' not just being Margate but Earth itself. "And you? Ahhh, yes, fighting plants would be a problem. I met a woman here who has a plant shop, and she apparently has experience with some plants that don't behave well."

The compliment is taken for what it is, not a suggestive remark, and she smiles to him. "Thank you. I'm sure some of the clients miss Phèdre's touch, but some have recommended others to visit, so that's good for the business."

No problem-- I've been having problems not receiving comment notifications and DNS servers not resolving properly, so delays on my end, too.
Tweak says, "Are you a top or a bottom?"

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double_q
2008-06-16 08:17 am UTC (link)

"Ah." He nods. "Where are you from originally? If you don't mind my asking," Q adds hastily. No sense in upsetting people. You get in trouble that way. "I'm from Liverpool," he shrugs, then hunches his shoulders. "I haven't been back there in a long time though." He frowns. "I heard. Dahlia Yaxley. She's welcome to them thanks." His tone is a bit curt.

"I play the piano, so I sort of notice things like that," Q explains apologetically. "Phèdre? She's the owner right? And she left you and Ianto in charge?" He hopes there are no ill-feelings he's stirring up.

*wails* Not again?! *stifles a sob*
Q is the epitome of bottom-ness. ;)

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numbersix
2008-06-18 01:21 pm UTC (link)

He may or may not believe it, but she offers it anyway. "I'm not from Earth. It seems few others here are also from off-world. I know of the Doctor and... I think he's the only other one that I know of. I'm sorry, I don't know what Liverpool is. Is that a country?" She isn't sure if the curtness is about Dahlia herself or the plants. "That would definitely make gardening unpleasant."

His tone confuses her some; she supposes people here don't normally take notice of hands. "Oh. Yes, Phèdre is the owner. She, ah, left unexpectedly and turned it over to us while she was gone." There's a twinge at being reminded of how Phèdre just left like that, no explanation or time to get used to the idea, but she tries to keep that off of her expression.

Gee, you think? ;D
It's looking like a problem with my e-mail and not IJ, because it's sending notices to g-mail. I better change Caprica's account to send over there in the meantime. Grummmble.

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double_q
2008-06-18 04:13 pm UTC (link)

Q just blinks when he hears this. "Why not? Are you from the same place as the Doctor?" He shakes his head. "Liverpool is a city about 250 kilometers west of here. It's a port city," he adds helpfully. He tries to explain. "Dahlia Yaxley and her...associates were not highly thought of in the wiz...where I come from." His hand goes to the back of his head unconsciously. "And that's on top of her weird plants."

"I just didn't want you to think I was staring at your hands," Q tells her, blushing. "Big responsibility," he comments. "Still, you and Ianto seem to have things well in hand." He grins at his choice of words, oblivious to any discomfort talking about it might cause. "Are you here to get a pet too?" he asks, waving his hand around the shop.

Just the teensiest bit. ;)
Ah. If only all IJ problems were that easily solved!

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numbersix
2008-06-19 04:01 pm UTC (link)

"No, we're not from the same place. And the ship I came in doesn't look like a-- 'police box.'" She has a rough idea of where this Liverpool might be, compared against a remembered map of this country, and she nods some. "I used to live in a port city. Caprica City, actually, named for the planet. That's where my name comes from." She's curious at that. "Because she's a witch...? Or is there something else about it?"

She smiles slightly to him, trying to reassure him. "Even if you were, it's all right. I don't mind being looked at. I do draw attention." The pun is faintly amusing. "I think we do. He handles the business things that I'm not as skilled at, and I handle the clients. No, no pets for me. I saw you coming here and recognized that I'd seen you before at the spa, so I thought we should finally meet each other."

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double_q
2008-06-19 08:15 pm UTC (link)

"I wouldn't imagine too many of them would. Bad drag coefficients or something like that. Is your ship here?" Q asks eagerly. "Could I see it?" He nods. "Is everyone on your planet named Caprica then?"

"No..." he says slowly. "It's not that. I'm a wizard," he tells her simply. "It has to do with who she chose as her compatriots. She had to leave England to avoid prosecution." He swallows hard, remembering.

"Yes," Q says, "you're very striking." His gaze is admiring. He hopes he isn't staring. Too much. "And I see to the yards. We're the Three Musketeers!" He frowns, realising she probably won't understand the reference.

"Oh." Q almost squeaks, surprised. "Well, that was very thoughtful of you Caprica. I'm here to get a pet. A turtle." He smiles shyly. "I've never had a pet before."

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numbersix
2008-06-20 02:45 am UTC (link)

She smiles some to that. "Definitely not very aerodynamic. Ah... Yes, it is. But, it's nothing personal, but I'd prefer to know you better before you might see it." She shakes her head to the question about her name. It's a familiar question here in Margate, so she's used to giving this particular answer to it. "No, I'm simply called after it, not some sort of naming tradition."

"Ah. Was it a political situation, then, or some sort of legal difficulty?"

She smiles to him, appreciating the compliment of his gaze and his words. "Thank you, Q. Ah, the three what?"

The near-squeak is a surprise for her, too. He does seem a bit easily flustered. "Neither have I, not exactly." The mind of the ship is somewhat like having a pet, an animal-like consciousness. "I hope you find one that's a good match for you. Is there something to look for in a turtle?"

	double_q 2008-06-12 06:29 am UTC (link)
	"Gives a whole new meaning to 'man's best friend'". Q blinks. "Or he could be going for a smoke." He looks around. "I see them," he says eagerly. "Sorry!" he gasps, giving a revolted shudder and the creature as wide a berth as possible. "Right. Turtles." He heads for the other side of the shop. "Who's Mulder?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alexkrycek 2008-06-13 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Long tongue and all," he quips, laughing, then falling silent- "sorry." He shuffles over closer towards the turtles, past the gaily colored fish. "Mulder's some guy I used to know. Was nicknamed Spooky in the Academy, stuck with him- he was all into supernatural phenomenon." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)