And On Your Left You'll See a Tourist Mingle

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Tourists and visitors
Broadcast: nah
Action: The Tourist!
When: April!!!

[ what do you mean the month is half over? this is a mingle people! ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ WITH AFFECTION, WINN ]

Okay! Well, bedroom tour is over.

You know, Hank wants to learn how to make lab softserve.

[beathach]

Try to, anyway.

And it's your fault, you brought it up in the first place. [you're in on this too, Kara]

[passingthrough]

Does lab softserve mean ice cream? Because I want it to mean ice cream. I want it a lot. I want it in chocolate too. [Heading back out.]

[winn]

Yeah -- what she said --

[ his attempts not to get too excited may result in hanging back to bounce a little behind everyone's back as he follows them out. please don't look behind. ]

Any ideas on the how?

[ it's a compromise from the 'want some help' he's itching to say but keeping back out of loyalty to kitty ]

[takingkarabusiness]

We haven't started the process, but I'll make sure we call you to be official taste testers.

What do you think, Hank?

[beathach]

I'm alright with more official taste testers if you are.

[ice cream is serious business]

As for the how - uh. That's still a work in process. I was going to see if the library may have had a recipe for it, first. [the most important research]

[passingthrough]

[Winn, that is incredibly sweet but ice cream is CLEARLY more important than possible evil geneticists.] Can you put protein gel in and get Rocky Road out? That's the important part. Like ice cream alchemy.

[winn]

[ see, they really need those super-bracket-reading powers. ]

We'll be super official.

[ he'll make badges and everything! nodding seriously. ]

If you manage to whip out rocky road out of what we're dealing with here you'll be king of the fleet.

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't get the whole nuts in ice cream thing. But marshmallows I can get behind.

[beathach]

Should I add marshmallows to the list of things we should try to make?

[because he figures nuts are at least something they can find somewhere]

[passingthrough]

[Is she really going to eat something Henry McCoy makes in a lab?

...She would if it's ice cream and marshmallows.]

You can't think of the individual parts. It's the combination that makes Rocky Road the superior ice cream choice. Definitely work on the marshmallows.

[winn]

How long is that list already?

[ by the time you leave, it'll be long enough to keep you occupied for a decade, most like. just so you know what you're getting yourself into here, hank ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Look, we have to stay occupied somehow.

[beathach]

Exactly. [he shoots Winn a quick grin] I mean, I have other projects, but it's nice to have something to do in between. Something very important.

[one day they'll make twinkies, one day]

[passingthrough]

Probably not as long as your list, Winn. [He'll be going to the masquerade naked at this rate. Maybe time to break this party up then?]

[winn]

[ he nods, he absolutely understands what you mean -- as kitty's comment proves. he smiles at her. ]

You have to conceive to achieve. [ oh god, what is he saying? did he just turn into an inspirational poster? he really needs to put 'sleep' somewhere on that list. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ what even was that, Winn? Kara's face is confused, but she shakes it off ]

Yes. Sorry. We've taken up a lot of your work time. But thanks for humoring me.

[ and scandalizing her ]

[beathach]

[winn you should know that sleep is only required when necessary, gosh]

Ah - yes, it was nice meeting you, Winn. Good luck with your projects.

[passingthrough]

I should probably head hack to the Windrose, [directing it to Winn] but I can walk you back to the office. There could be bandits. [There should be goodbye kisses and this crowd can't handle that.]

Kara. Hank. [Nodding because that feels least weird right now?]

[winn]

[ no idea, don't look at him, let's all pretend he didn't say that, ok? ok. ]

Anytime. [ humoring kara is what he does best! especially now that hacking definitely isn't it anymore. ]

Yeah, likewise. On -- both fronts.

[ turning back to kitty. ]

Space bandits are just out of my wheel house, you better come along. [ like he could handle regular bandits :'). ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ waves! and hangs back with Hank while the other two head off ]

[beathach]

[he gives a little wave as well, a brief grin at the bandits comment]

[passingthrough]

[She hasn't forgotten what he said and someday she will use it against him. She's just biding her time.]

Space bandits are the second worst kind of bandit you know. [She purposefully brushes her shoulder against his as they walk.]

[winn]

[ step away from the dark side, kitty, those aren't real cookies they're offering! ]

Oh yeah? Who's the worst?

[ he looks over at her, because why do people look where they're going, anyway? ]

[passingthrough]

Oh, I only look up the second worst of things. I mean, anyone can know the absolute worst, but the second worst? That's where the good info is. Second worst flavor of popsicle is blue.