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((Continued from here))

Richard honestly still doesn't know how or why Lois has agreed to go out for drinks with him but he isn't about to ask in case it fucks everything up, he rarely has anyone let alone anyone as gorgeous as her saying yes to such things so instead he just shows up at the Two Parrots a few mins after 8pm wearing what he hopes is casual but suitable attire for such a date.

I mean, if it is a date.
He's really not sure if it is or not, he hopes it is and he tells his heart to stop beating so hard when he sees Lois sitting at a little table near the back.

"Uh hey." He says once he is close enough that she looks up. "You been waiting long?"

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Lois meant what she said about wanting to keep things casual. She’s not thinking of this as a date. More just drinks with a guy whom she wants to get to know better. After getting a bit carried away with their sexting the other night, Lois thinks she ought to at least give Richard a chance. It was… surprisingly enjoyable.

She’s wearing what she wore to work that day, a white shirt with black pants and a black vest and her chunky loafers. When he approaches, she looks up at him from her bottle of beer.

“Hey. Not too long.” Lois smiles at him. “Nice jacket.”

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"Huhn?" Oh a compliment. He looks down at his beat up leather bomber jacket, "Uh thanks. I've had it for a long time."

He slides into the booth across from her, nodding at the beer.

"Good choice of beer, I went to their brewery last month."

[superjournalist]

She can tell. The jacket looks well-worn, but in a comfortable way. Like a favorite piece of clothing.

“Yeah?” she asks. “I’ve actually wanted to go, but haven’t had a chance to yet. Work’s been busy.”

Fortunately, she likes what she does, so being busy isn’t the worst thing in the world.

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"Isn't your work always busy?" He asks after flagging down a server and ordering himself a beer as well.

"Chasing down leads, uncovering horrible secrets and the like? What are you currently working on?"

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“It is,” she confirms. “I keep myself busy.” Lois could do less, but that’s not the type of person that she is. Her work is her life.

“I’m looking into the unsolved murder of a gas station owner from three years ago. The police think it was a robbery gone wrong, but I’ve uncovered some things that are making me think differently.”

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"What kind of things?"

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Lois inhales, contemplating. “I don’t want to say too much, because it will all be in my article, but there was evidence that has come up missing. Suspicious coincidences, things like that.”

Things that don’t add up.

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"Huhn, sounds like something out of an old pulp detective novel." He says with a little smile.

"You ever read any of those? Or were you too busy cracking skulls in mosh pits?"

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“I read a few,” she replies. “I read a lot of books, actually.”

Lois didn’t like the social aspects of school, but she was a good student, especially in English class.

“I was always very polite in mosh pits, thank you very much.”

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"A polite punk eh?" He teases before having another sip of his beer.

"What kind of books do you usually read?"

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“Polite until people I’m interviewing start dodging my questions,” she replies. Then she becomes like a bulldog.

“Fiction or non-fiction? I read a lot of non-fiction books by journalists who have invested various topics or incidents. On the fiction side, mostly mysteries. What about you?”

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It doesn't surprise him to hear that about her, she has that kind of vibe and he's thankful they are just hanging out and that he's not being interviewed by her because she'd sense something off right away. He's not a great liar by any means.

"I love a good mystery, or any kind of dumb pulp fiction thing. Especially if it's got some raunchy sex in it."

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Lois can’t help but roll her eyes at that. “They have whole books filled with just raunchy sex,” she replies. He’s pretty horny. Not that Lois isn’t horny. It’s part of why she came here tonight.

“Why do you think you’re an asshole?” she asks. He’s been pretty nice so far, raunchy sex mentions aside.

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"Well yeah but that's just porn without plot, if I want that I'll just put on an actual porno." He says with a little shrug. "If I'm reading I like there to be a little more story with my raunchy sex."

The sudden question causes him to blink in surprise and shrug again.

"Because I've been told I am one? I'm rude, blunt, have no class. The list of my shortcomings goes on and on."

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“Is there raunchy sex in those pulp fiction detective novels?” she asks. Clearly, she’s not reading the right ones.

Lois takes a sip of beer before continuing. “And I’ve been told that I’m a bitch, but I don’t think that I am, most of the time.” She can’t say never. “Do you think that you act like an asshole?”

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"Some of them, yeah."

Another pause as he thinks about her question.

"Yeah. I think I can be. My mouth kind of has a mind of its own and I sometimes say shit I shouldn't or without thinking. And that hurts people."

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“You’re not doing it on purpose though, are you?” Lois asks. “That’s what makes someone a real asshole.”

Speaking without thinking… he can work on that.

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"No, not on purpose." He doesn't like hurting people on purpose, he's just kind of an idiot with a smart mouth.

"I mean unless someone is a dick to me first, then yeah. I might say shit to hurt them."

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“Well, yeah,” Lois replies. “That’s different. Saying wrong things doesn’t make you an asshole. Maybe inconsiderate at times, or brash. I just think of assholes as being mean on purpose, which is why I was wondering why you were so quick to refer to yourself as one.”

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"Probably because I haven't had a lot of people disagree or question it."

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“Congratulations, I question everything.”

She really does. Lois finds it difficult to trust most people, and she will never just blindly accept something.

“What other shortcomings do you have?”

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"I've noticed." He says but it's with a smile, he actually finds her tendency to question everything kind of cute.

"Wow, uh okay. I can't hold down a job, I don't have any ambition, uhhh.... I've got a really hairy chest and ass?"

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Don’t tell her it’s cute if you value your life, Richard.

The first two faults are a lot more problematic than the last two. “If you’re not working, then what do you do all day?” Lois asks.

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"I play video games, watch movies, listen to records."

A pause and because it's him he has to add.

"Masturbate."