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Blitz didn't get it. He looked over at the strange woman speaking to him and blinked, first one eye and then the other, but didn't get it. The way she stood and the way she had spoken indicated that that was absolutely supposed to be a joke--and it probably was funny, he realized, feeling a sudden rush of empathy. Just because he didn't get it didn't mean it wasn't funny. There had been way, way too many times that he tried to tell a joke that--fuck, not only did they not stick, but they flopped so damn hard they made his face-planting look like a delicate ballet. Not wanting her to feel any of that, he put on a grin and used a foot to push out the third chair.

His companion, on the other hand, had clearly understood the joke. The tall Goetia was laughing softly, his black eyes almost warm with amusement--a miracle for him.

"Hey now," Blitz objected, "someone gonna explain it to me? And you, Jester Tits, sit down and have some coffee with us. It's actually pretty good." Blitz had a beignet that he hadn't touched yet, so he tore it in half and set her piece on a napkin, scooting it over to be in front of the chair he'd offered her.

Vepar stood and touched his chest, bowing his head to her. "Please," he said, "do join us." Glancing over at Blitz, he quickly fingerspelled Justice for him, with a deliberate break between the T and the I.

Eyes widening in delight as he suddenly understood, Blitz let out an abrupt laugh, got up, and clapped the strange woman on the back a few times. "Just ice. Okay, okay, I get it. Spelling ain't exactly my strong suit, but I get it now. Nice to meet you. My name's Blitz--the oh is silent." He almost made a terribly lewd joke to follow that up with, but there was just something about her that made him think twice about it. Plopping back down into his chair, he dumped his water out, poured half his coffee into the water cup, and put that in front of her as well. "This fucker," he said, gesturing to the iridescent blue-green, sleekly built Goetia, "is Vepar, Duke of Loss or whatever. He's a creeper. And I guess--a friend?" He looked at Vepar. "Unless we're sticking with enemies."

"Why not do both?" Vepar gave him a quick smile, then looked back to their new companion, intensely curious about her.

@doublejango

"Blitzo ...did you know justice is a dish best served cold ...because," she snickers, "Because otherwise, it's just water."