353 - She’s Into Me

2024

        Jesse                Mez            Karanthir

Sunday in Mez and Jesse’s room …





















JESSE:

… Man, I can’t wait to take a shower.


MEZ:
Yeah, no offense but - you smell like a horse.
















MEZ: 

… Karanthir - what are you doing here?


KARANTHIR:

Waiting for you.


MEZ: 

So ya just walk right in? 
















KARANTHIR: 

No, your lovely sister insisted I make myself at home …


MEZ: 

Grace! I’m gonna kill her. She can’t invite you into my room.


JESSE: 

Our room.


MEZ: 

Whatever.





















KARANTHIR: 

Oh come now Mez - do you honestly think I’d come in at your little
sister’s invitation. I mean really! It was Daprima who asked me in.
















MEZ: 

Why the hell would she do that?


KARANTHIR: 

This is about work, and I felt it imperative that I bring
you up to date as soon as possible.





















JESSE: 

Work? You work? Like a job? I didn’t think you did stuff like that.
















KARANTHIR: 

I happen to be his supervisor.


JESSE: 

What? When did that happen?


MEZ: 

Long story. 
















MEZ: 

… You could’ve just texted me.


KARANTHIR: 

Ah, but that’s exactly what I was doing. Shall I finish
my text or tell you here and now?


MEZ: 

Just tell me. What do you want?
















KARANTHIR: 

It’s not what I want, it’s what you want. I have rearranged the
schedule to give you Saturday off, as requested.


MEZ: 

Oh.
















KARANTHIR:
Oh? Is that all you have to say? I believe a thank you is in order.


MEZ: 

Thank you.


KARANTHIR: 

You are welcome. Now in the future, I’ll expect you to be  
more courteous when I go out of my way for you. 





















KARANTHIR: 

… Oh and welcome home Jesse.
And honestly, Mez is correct - you do smell of horse. Tah.
















JESSE: 

He’s really your boss? That must suck.


MEZ:
It’s not too bad. He shadowed me for two days to see what I did.
He even helped me sweep up one night. 


JESSE:
Karanthir - with a broom! I’d have paid to see that.





















MEZ:
Right! He’s learned what everyone does and made some changes that
really work. The customers love him. He’s actually doing a good job. 

And if you tell him I said that I will kill you. 
















JESSE:
Understood.


MEZ:
Hey - you never finished telling me how it went with Tahariel.


JESSE: 

She’s into me now.


MEZ: 

Just like that? Before you left, she couldn’t stand to be
in the same room with you.


JESSE: 

What can I say? She changed her mind.
We’re going out tomorrow night.

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