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{ The Walk Into A Bar Meme }

The Walk Into A Bar Meme!

The bar's a comfortable place, where everyone knows you just have to walk up, give the bartender a smile, and order up a drink. Everyone goes to a bar sometime, whether to pick up a companion for the night, to pick up a friend, or pick up a drink. You never know the story behind the guy sitting next to you, or the bartender. But that's what bars are for, aren't they? To learn about the guy on the stool next to you, drinking his gin and tonic.

So what do you do in a Walk Into A Bar meme?

1. Comment here with your character and their canon in the subject line.
2. Hit RNG for a number between 1-15.
3. Tag someone else using that number as your character's reason for coming to the bar.
4. Profit!

So, what's your poison?

1. Sex on the Beach - You're here at the bar for one reason and one reason only, to find some company for the night. It might help, to buy them a drink first. But then they might throw that back in your face...

2. Tonic and Gin - Life's been one disaster after another lately, and the only thing that makes it easier is the sweet numbing taste of alcohol...

3. Midori Sour - Your friends dragged you out here and they've suddenly abandoned you for some rock star in the VIP lounge. Are you bitter? Maybe. Or maybe you'll just use the opportunity to flirt with the cute bartender...

4. Shirley Temple - You got a call five minutes ago asking you to come to the bar to pick up your too-intoxicated friend/brother/sister. But now that you're here, theydon't seem to be anywhere to be found...

5. Poolside Pleasure - There's nothing like being on vacation in a tropical paradise, is there? And what better way to soak in that tropical vibe than to swim up to the Tiki Bar for a relaxing fruity drink with a paper umbrella?

6. Moonshine - Maybe you're underaged. Or maybe the bar isn't exactly what you'd call legal. Whatever the reason, you're not supposed to be here, but you are, and while you're here, might as well get something to wet your whistle, right? Just be careful not to get caught...

7. Hair of the Dog - Last night was... do you even remember last night? Probably not, given the wicked hangover pounding in your head right now. Well, nothing cure a hangover like having a drink in the morning to take the edge off, right?

8. Champagne - Something great has happened! Did you get a promotion? Kill your nemesis? Whatever it is, you feel great and it's time everyone celebrated with you. A round of champagne on the house!

9. Shaken, not Stirred - To everyone else, this is a regular bar, but not to you. You know you're here to meet a clandestine contact, an enemy informer or a secret spy. Better play it cool and keep your eyes open...

10. Sunken Pirate Ship - You've been out on the high seas for months, and finally made it into port with your pockets full of gold. What're you going to do first? Drink that gold away or buy some company for the evening? You can do both at the bar...

11. Punch in the Rain - You're the bouncer of this bar and you think the guy sitting next to you has probably had too much to drink. Maybe it's time to cut them off. Hopefully they'll go easy, huh?

12. Bartender - Everyone who walks through the door has a story to tell, and you're the guy they love to tell those stories to. Are you the type to listen, or the type to slip a little something extra into their drink in hopes that they shut up about their sob story?

13. Absinthe - Whatever it is you just drank didn't seem to agree with you. And at the corner of your eye you keep seeing this bright green faerie... Is everything happening around you reality, or have you slipped into some kind of hallucination?

14. 357 Magnum - Did you just insult my mother? Whether or not they did, you sure think so, and you know what's the best way to settle things in a bar? With a bar brawl, of course!

15. Happy Hour - Anything goes! Got another scenario you want to play out, this is the place for it!

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Wufei returned the smile with a little nod. "Roaring. I don't suppose you have more of that congee?" It would fill him up, and give him the energy he needed to finish recovering.

"Course I do." Duo grinned and, after a sip of his coffee, he turned to pull out a tub of the leftover congee and a pan to warm it up. It probably wasn't the best idea to use a pan but he used what he could. The microwave would just dry it out he feared.

"So you're feeling better, huh? You're looking better. More alert." there was a light back in his eyes that had been missing the last couple days. It was reassuring to see.

Wufei hummed in appreciation. "If you add a little water or broth, it won't get too thick," he said, getting to his feet again to come snoop, and get himself a nice, big glass of water.

"I'm feeling a great deal better. Still a little itchy, but I don't feel as if everything is a dream anymore. I wasn't quite sure that panda was real until I found it in the bed," he chuckled softly.

"Don't have broth... So water will have to do." Happy for the advice Duo added some to the congee to loosen if up. It had thickened up over night, the water he hoped would help. Though now he wished he had broth. Something with a bit more flavour. He wondered if he could learn to make his own...

"There's more lotion if you need it." He smiled over at his friend, the smile crinkling the corners of his eyes. "You'd have to thank Quat for that lil guy. I'll have him back to you as good as new in now time."

Wufei nodded, leaning against the counter as he watched Duo working. "It's alright, I probably shouldn't have anything too rich for a few days, anyway," he assured, returning the smile with a smaller one himself.

"I do remember all of that, at least," he chuckled. "Fortunately fevers don't wipe out my memories the way liquor apparently does. I'll have to find some way to thank him properly for it next time I see him. It's such a silly thing, but it was a surprisingly great comfort." And he was definitely blushing, with no fever to blame it on this time. "I don't think I've ever had someone look after me like this while I've been sick before."

Duo was focused on the pan for the main part, but glanced up in time to catch Wufei blush. He chuckled softly and looked back to the congee.

"Just be glad it wasn't Heero you got stuck with." He joked lightly. "I'm glad you remember though. But hey, everyone deserves to be looked after when they're sick. I just wanted to make it easier on you is all. No big deal."

"I don't know, I stole half your bed last night," Wufei huffed out a little chuckle. "I'd say I imposed rather heavily, but I'm grateful for your kindness just the same. And that you weren't taking pictures," he flashed a little grin. "I'm very glad you've been here to piece me back together. It's been a hell of a week."

"Ah hah, yeah you did. But it wasn't a bother, Wu." Once he'd gotten over the shock and the awkwardness of it, he'd actually liked it. He'd slept better beside Wufei than he'd slept in so many years without heavy medication.

While he spoke he reached for a couple bowls and set them down on the counter next to the stove. "Any time. I'm on hand to piece you together any time." He smiled and began spooning the congee into the bowls before handing one to Wufei.

"Remind me to wait to get injured until you're around," he teased lightly, accepting the bowl with a happy hum, leaning in to give it a sniff. "I know congee is supposed to be easy to make, but you really did make it taste like home," he murmured, carrying the bowl to the table and settling down into his seat. And immediately realizing he forgot to grab a spoon to eat with.

He laughed at that. If only injuries were so understanding. It made him feel a little warm inside, though. It was teasing but the fact Wufei felt comfortable enough around him to not only tease, but to be hurt, was a big deal. Duo didn't joke back about it. Instead he picked up his own bowl of congee and moved over to sit on the other side of the table. But not before placing a spoon besides Wufei's bowl.

"I just used a recipe off... well, kinda more than one site. I looked at a bunch to check if their were regional differences on making it and just picked the parts that I knew I could do with the things we have here." But he was really glad that he'd made something edible. And something that had made Wufei happy. "... You talked about it that night. Didn't think I'd be the one making it for you though."

"Thanks," he said sheepishly as he picked up the spoon and gave it a stir, nodding in agreement. "That's the best tactic. It's the kind of dish that every family has a personal variation on, but the basic recipe is the same. My family usually added a little seaweed broth, some scallions, and a little sesame oil, but this is what it's meant to taste like before you start mixing things into it, and the best way to make it for someone who's unwell," as he currently was.

"It means a great deal to me that you took the time to do it," even though he knew it wasn't a particularly difficult thing to make, he knew it would've been easier for Duo to give him something western, like chicken soup.

And of course he remembered those ingredients. If he and Wufei ever got paired up for a mission or stuck in a safe house again he try and get what he needed to make congee that way. Though with the way their luck went it would be well into the end of the war before they got the chance for that. But at least he could take the time to perfect the perfect congee. If every family had their own style, maybe he could find his? Use Wufei as a guinea pig?

"You weren't well, Wufei. I get needing comfort food when you're not well. And it was bland enough I'd hoped you'd eat it. You've not been eating well. Or you've been forcing it down." He smiled and spooned a little of the congee to take a bite. "I'm just glad you liked it and I didn't insult you and your ancestors with an abomination or something!"

Wufei would happily eat any attempts at congee that Duo was willing to put in front of him. It was... a kindness that he didn't quite know what to do with, but was grateful for just the same.

He laughed warmly at Duo's explanation, taking a bite before humming in agreement. "Well, I've felt pretty terrible, between the hangover and the pox. I'm just glad I've been able to get something down reliably enough," he didn't want to wake up with an IV or something equally ridiculous. "I think the only way you can ruin congee is by making it so thick it turns into a rice cake instead... and even that's still edible," if you were desperate and had plenty of hot tea.

"Even if I had to sit on you and shove it down you, you'd have eaten." Duo grinned playfully. "Just glad it didn't come to that!"

He'd read about rice cakes and had watched a few videos on how to make those too, but they'd looked a little more intensive than he was ready for. Congee was easy enough. Though he was an ambitious little shit and would try and make the simple dish more complicated. He'd at least have fun with it. And if it made Wufei happy? That was just a bonus.

He laughed a little, nodding in agreement. "Me, too. I probably would've gotten all weepy and pathetic on you," and he was willing to say it because he knew Duo wouldn't be mean about it. Some friendly teasing, sure, but nothing below the belt. Duo was safe.

"It really is lucky you ended up being the one to come after me. I'm going to have to find a way to adequately repay you."

Joking aside, if Wufei had done that Duo would probably have lost his collective shit. He didn't deal with tears well at all. He'd have panicked. He'd have begged and pleaded for Wufei not to hate him. But he most definitely wouldn't have teased him, the guilt would have been too great!

"Glad it didn't come to that! But Wu, buddy, you don't have to repay me. I didn't help you put expecting anythin from you. Its what friends are for, right?" if that's all he could be, then he'd be the best friend Wufei could ever have asked for.

"Me, too," he replied warmly. "I'm not a very pleasant person when I'm unwell, but I'm even worse when I'm injured," so, you know. Fair warning.

He shrugged when repayment was rebuffed, taking another bite of his congee. "You say that as if it does not make you more deserving, but you are wrong," he waggled his spoon at Duo. "Just wait, I'll give you something lovely when you least expect it." If he worked up the courage, it might just be a kiss.

"Ain't we all?" Duo didn't think he was any better. He could be pretty damn insufferable when he wasn't well. But he hoped things couldn't come down to that.

Duo's cheeks warmed at those words and he looked down into his congee, soon shoving a spoonful into his mouth so he didn't say something stupid. The congee could only do so much though. "You gettin better is repayment enough." There. That wasn't so bad, right?

Wufei hummed in agreement. "Except for Heero, apparently. Aren't you the one that said he set his own leg and then walked it off?"

He was stonily refusing to acknowledge the heat that burned in his cheeks when Duo said that, but he was definitely smiling stupidly at his food. Almost like his fever was back. He took a page out of Duo's book and ate more congee before something dumb fell out of his mouth.

New topic! Heero being a weird robot!

"He did! He just cracked it into place. Grossest thing I've ever seen." Nevermind the fact he'd pretty much done it himself. Well his shoulder. But a dislocated shoulder getting slammed back into place mid-battle wasn't the same as just setting your own damn leg when there were medics on hand to do it for you.

"Same day he fucked over my Deathscythe... And he is gonna get it for that one of these days." Revenge was a dish best served cold. And Duo could be pure ice.

Wufei shuddered when Duo described it. "That man scares me," he mumbled around his spoon, giving his head a little shake. "One of these days," he said as he pulled the spoon free, "I'm going to fight him. Just to see who's stronger. And it'll give you a nice little opening for your revenge, probably."

Duo frowned unhappily. "Or nurse you back to health." He sighed. "You're strong, Wufei. But Heero's a damn robot who doesn't feel pain or human emotions. When it comes to talent and skill, you're at the top. But when it comes to strength... the guy who can set his own bones after launching himself off a building and down a cliff without a parachute is the guy you watch out for." Duo was pretty damn sure Heero had planned on killing himself that day if he hadn't screamed at him. Though he did doubt very much that him yelling had any bearing on whatever Heero Yuy did.

"I suspect he is merely in denial about having emotions. Though you may be right about the pain..." he'd certainly seen plenty of evidence that Heero could power through agony in a way that didn't make any sense to Wufei, but he'd also seen moments when Heero was... softer. He tapped his spoon on his lips a few times. "Did you know he likes teddy bears?"

Duo blinked. He felt a little dizzy all of a sudden. Had he just slipped through a crack in space and time and landed in Bizarro World? Or was Wufei joking? He narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"... Pull the other one, Wufei. It's got bells on it." Nope, he couldn't believe that Heero liked teddy bears.

Except there was a panda in the washing machine that a week ago he would have claimed would never ever have been hugged by Wufei Chang... So really what the hell was he supposed to think? And why would Wufei know something like that...?

Wufei blinked. "Pull the other what?"

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