work days (open)

Once in a while Tyler liked to go into an old timey diner. He liked eating in restaurants sometimes. It wasn't like he couldn't cook. In fact, he enjoyed it sometimes. But today was one of the days he didn't feel like it. He opened the door and smiled as the bell sounded. It wasn't overly busy which was nice. Tyler sat down at one of the tables and suppressed a small yawn, looking around. A waitress tying up her laces, and a few customers.

"Nice and peaceful. And most importantly, no Leclaires."

Tyler saw the waitress come over and smiled at her.

"Catfish? Here I thought everyone was true about their online personas." He couldn't help the catfishing joke! He smiled disarmingly.

"Yeah I'm gonna have to turn down the catfish, yummy as it may sound." His voice was full of sarcasm and he followed it with a laugh and a brief sticking out of his tongue. Tyler grinned.

"That being said, I really have no idea what to order. What would you suggest?"

He listened to her suggestion. They had pot roast, broccoli and scalloped potatoes...hmm that sounded pretty good. He nodded.

"That does sound good. Although I would like a little bit of cheese on the broccoli. It's good without of course, but I eat out to treat myself once in a while.   Tonight I don't have to cook.  Not that that's really a problem of course.  As for the drinks, there would be no bloody way I'd drink diet. That stuff rots your brain." He mock shuddered.

"I need all the brain cells I have! Besides, it tastes like crap." He laughed, rubbing the back of his neck.

"A glass of lemonade if you have it would be fantastic...or else just water's fine."  He thought about joking about a god-given head of hair, but it'd only be funny to himself so he opted not to make that joke.

"Thanks for the good recommendation.  I'm Tyler by the way."  What?  He made a habit of being friendly.  They were all in the same town after all.

Jade. Like the beautiful green stone. Or was it a gem? Tyler didn't know it wasn't like he was a geologist or whatever. When she asked what he did, he pondered how to answer that for a second. It wasn't like he could burst out with 'I kill mythical monsters for a living and protect Corinth City. Although that would be wonderful to say at first, she'd probably think he was totally and certifiably insane.

"I'm a private investigator. Kinda security. That and I'm a university student up at Olympus Falls."

He laughed.

"I ALWAYS find time to eat. It would be highly unfortunate if I couldn't find time to eat good food." Tyler smiled. When she asked about the job, he nodded.

"I do like it. Not as many jobs as I'd like, but then that leaves time for university as well. What about you? You like your job?" The roller skates were a nice touch he had to admit.

"Can't be easy keeping your balance. I practice martial arts and I still have trouble on roller skates. Far too many bruises to the tail-bone come my way when I try." He grinned.

"Doesn't stop me from keeping on trying of course."

Aww she was getting all pumped about her job. Tyler smiled listening to what she was saying. Seeing someone so energetic about something made him feel happier too.

"Hey people look into places or at people and think they're unremarkable all the time. But that doesn't mean they are. People can be wrong a lot of the time." He shrugged.

"If something matters to you, that's truly the difference between it being remarkable or not. In my opinion anyway, things aren't remarkable unless they make someone happy. Or elicit some kind of emotion from someone at least." He rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled at himself.

"It's good you can be happy about the day to day. So am I with my own job even though it isn't much either."

He arched an eyebrow at her response.

"I can't tell if you're being honest, or if you're being sarcastic and really think I'm a douche who uses big words." He grinned.

"It's an interesting conversation. That and I'm a sucker for conversations with pretty smart girls." Tyler shrugged, smiling a bit goofily.