Episode 158 / Faust Files: part 53
SUMMER | THURSDAY, 19:56 - SALTY PAWS SALOON, BRINDLETON BAY
♫♪ Salty Paws ambient music ♫♪ ► Spangle Call Lilli Line - nm
Everyone took a few gulps of beer, save for Zach who downed his in one shot.
EVERLY: Whoa there, Zach! Slow down, we’re gonna be here for another 3 hours or so.
ZACH: But you already know it takes me two drinks to loosen up.
AUDREY: So it’s yours! I was wondering why there was a glass on the bar.
ARIA: He’s such a regular here that the barkeep makes one for him before he even sits down.
EVERLY: [low voice, to Aria] Why did you have to get him started on that show? Now that’s the only thing he’ll talk about tonight.
ZACH: Do you drink, Audrey?
AUDREY: Only sometimes. Like, when there’s an occasion. You drink every day?
ZACH: Mmm, I drink something strong to make myself fall asleep at night. Then coffee brings me to life in the mornings.
AUDREY: Oh... wow. Can’t sleep?
ZACH: Comes with the job, but I won’t complain. I love what I’m doing. It’s a dark world we live in, but I’m proud to have written my share of stories that shake up the status quo, one way or another.
EVERLY: [to Aria] This beat is such a bop! Why aren’t you dancing?
EVERLY: It’s really simple! Come, dance with me. Just start by grooving to the beat... Yes, that’s it! Keep going... Now -
An incoming call cut her off.
EVERLY: You keep dancing, Aria! Don’t stop ‘till I tell you to. - Yes, honey? Oh, okay. Yeah I know. Wait, what?
DALLAS: - and I just can’t stop appreciating the heck out of Aidan Turner. I mean, even though you’re straight, you’ve got eyes, right?! Sam Witwer just pales in comparison.
DEVIN: Oh, come on Dell! That’s all just skin deep!
EVERLY: You sure you okay there? I can come right over now, you know!
ARIA: (Everly, can I stop dancing already? Please tell me to stop.)
ZACH: A mystery writer, huh?
AUDREY: Yeah. But I think I like journalism too. I can see how it’s really connected to detective work and shrouded in mystery, in its own way.
ZACH: You got that right.
Whilst everyone was engrossed in their own business, no one noticed two familiar figures walking past them into a quieter corner of the bar.
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