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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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It was a little while before Wufei woke with a soft groan, hand sliding out of Heero's hair to rub over his face... and groan again when he realized he'd just smeared ointment on himself. "Shit," he mumbled, dropping his hand back into Heero's hair, and nudging him gently. "Let me up."

Heero grunted softly and didn't move an inch.

Hair still damp, Duo had very, very loosely braided it to let it hang over the back of his chair to dry some more. He had his elbows on the table and his chin in his hands and eyes on his laptop. Until he heard a sound from the living room. His gaze flickered that way. Hearing Wufei he turned his attention back to his laptop. He was sure they'd be able to sort themselves out.

Duo did reach out and turn the movie off that he'd been watching on low and went back to looking up camping gear.

"If you think I'm above dumping you on your ass..." Wufei let his threat linger.

Apparently it was enough, and Heero growled out something that sounded like an insult as he sat up, taking the entire blanket with him, pulling it around himself.

Wufei dragged himself out of the sofa, and snorted when Heero took the whole thing for himself. So, he padded into the kitchen to wash his hands. "How much sleep did you get?" he asked, feigning a casual tone.

Duo reached for his coffee and took a sip after offering up a gentle smile to Wufei. "Enough, I think." He hedged, not wanting to lie but not thinking the truth was anything important. "Had a shower, feel like a brand new man." He chuckled and reached out with his free hand, sipping coffee with one he tapped away lazily at his laptop with his other.

"Everything okay?" Duo asked then, giving a pointed look at what Wufei was doing at the sink and raised a brow. Not every day a guy wakes up from a nap needing to wash his hands.

Wufei hummed, coming over to rub Duo's shoulders. Maybe it was just to be nice, maybe he was gauging tension. "Everything's fine," he assured. "I must've put my hand in Heero's hair while we were sleeping. Got ointment all over it," he explained blandly, gaze wandering over the computer screen as his hands continued to work at the muscles in Duo's shoulders.

His shoulders were tense and even tensed a little more at the sudden touch, but he relaxed a moment later with a breath of a laugh and a shake of his head. "Gotta be careful of that stuff. Gets everywhere."

Duo put down his mug, it was mostly empty anyway. He'd make another pot when he knew the noise wouldn't bother anyone. In the meantime he just folded his arm on the table top and continued on his search. He didn't bother hiding the page. It was just camping equipment after all. He'd decided to look at just what kind of things were out there and the price ranges he was looking at. Maybe it was silly, but he was curious. Earlier he'd been looking at cats as well.

"Certainly does," he agreed softly, smiling a little as he did. "Looks like you plan to rough it a little less than we're used to when we take that camping trip, huh?" But it made perfect sense. No point in suffering if you didn't need to, and camping was supposed to be fun.

"Yeah..." He muttered distractedly, arm lifting to drop his cheek into his hand now, he shrugged his other shoulder. "It was somethin to think about."

Roughing it was all well and good, but Duo didn't want to be miserable when he went camping.

Wufei glanced at the living room and dropped his voice a little softer. "Heero's being... affectionate, isn't he? I'm not imagining it, right?"

Duo couldn't help himself, he snorted a soft laugh. "You're askin me that?" He asked and leaned himself back in his seat, his hand dropping to his lap and tipped his head to look up at Wufei.

"He's concussed and feelin delicate. It's not your imagination." But whether it would last after Heero was feeling better was anyone's guess.

Wufei shrugged when Duo looked up at him, smiling as he leaned down to kiss Duo's nose. "Well, I'm not exactly recovered myself," he admitted. "I wished he felt comfortable enough to be like this all the time. He's... kind of sweet. When he's not trying to pin me."

A warm flush dusted Duo's cheeks when he was kissed, his lips twitched into a slight smile before he looked back down to his laptop again.

"You're not so you should be sittin down and resting, Wufei." There was a hint of scolding in Duo's voice then. "Maybe he'll surprise you?"

He huffed out a laugh. "Walked right into that one, didn't I?" he teased, but slid his hands off of Duo's shoulders and settled into a chair at the table. "I hope he does. We all deserve to be able to have the lives we want when this is all over, and I think you're right... who other than us could love people like us?"

"Uh-huh." He flashed a smile, not ashamed to take advantage of the opening that he had been given. When Wufei sat down beside him, Duo went ahead and closed down his laptop and leaned back again so he could better talk to him.

"So I was right?" Duo chuckled. "But yeah, we do deserve that. We all deserve a happy life."

"Every once in a while," he teased with a smile, and nodded in agreement, his gaze once again drifting to Heero. "I know this is... unconventional," but hell, what part of their lives wasn't? "But we should consider that big bed idea. The three of us, together, in whatever ways we're each comfortable with." His face was absolutely crimson. "The idea that he might be alone one day doesn't sit well with me."

Duo blinked. Confused for a moment. "The three of us...?" Maybe he shouldn't have been surprised but he was. He hadn't expected that. He'd expected to have to share. They hadn't said they were official, after all. There was no commitment. They'd kissed a few times and cuddled in bed but nothing serious.

How did he feel about it? He wasn't sure, he hadn't actually had a chance to consider it.

"I guess that's true. But how does he feel about that...?"

Wufei hummed softly. "No idea, I didn't want to broach the subject until I'd spoken to you about it," he admitted. "But we did decide that shoving the mattresses together is a good idea, at least."

"Probably shoulda asked him before you asked me." Duo replied gently. "Talking behind his back..." Nevermind the fact he was saying they should have talked behind his, Duo had a thicker skin, he could handle it.

"We can do the beds at least. I'll go up and do that soon." And give him a chance to sort his hair out while he was at it.

"You're the one I've made promises to," Wufei replied simply, letting his gaze linger on Duo's face for a little while. "Besides, I'm not saying anything unkind." Painful truths, maybe, but nothing cruel.

Duo but down on his tongue, held himself back from saying he wouldn't hold Wufei to those promises. Because that's not what he wanted himself to be. He didn't want to just be a series of promises and obligations.

He laughed to himself, eyes closing as a hand rose to rub at his forehead and then the left side of his temple. Too little sleep and too much coffee was messing with his head.

"No, you're not. I'm being dumb. I'm sorry, Wu. You're right." He gave him a crooked smile.

His smile was perhaps a little more amused than was strictly appropriate, watching Duo working himself up and calming himself down. He smiled back, putting his chin in his upturned palm as he did. "If you hadn't just downed a cup of coffee I'd be trying to put you back to bed. I'm sorry we've worried you so much."

"Yeah, well, you didn't see the two before that. I think I'm immune." Or he'd somehow transcended the caffeine high and managed to shift it around to making him even more tired than before.

"I'm fine, really. You guys are no problem." Duo didn't want Wufei to apologise. He didn't want either of them to be sorry. It made him feel like a failure if they did. He'd only wanted to help them. If he couldn't even do that then what was the point?

He snorted softly, reaching out to settle his free hand on Duo's forearm, touching him just to touch him. "We're a pair of injured, unruly, stubborn, and ill-tempered young men, but sure. No problem," he teased lightly, an almost silly little smile settling on his lips. "I love you," he murmured, like it was a secret.

"I dunno. You've both been kinda sweet and unbearably cute the last few days..." Duo smiled when he saw that smile and couldn't help himself. He reached out, grabbed the front of Wufei's shirt and pulled him across to him.

Before he connected, he whispered those same words." Love you." and then he kissed him. Slowly, deeply and full of tenderness.

He leaned in when he was pulled, a blush warming his cheeks as he heard those words returned, and kissed him right back. It wasn't until they parted that he hummed softly. "Cute and sweet, huh? I'll remember that," he said it like a playful threat, cracking a little grin. "Use it against you when you least expect it."

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