you're losing control of it and it's really distasteful

[justsookie]

It's half an hour into Sookie's shift, and Rochelle hasn't stopped talking about her new boyfriend for longer than it takes to draw a breath. With business being relatively slow as usual patrons celebrate St. Patrick's Day elsewhere, Sookie is forced to listen where she stands behind the counter, burying her face into the crook of her elbow and trying to focus on anything other than the fact that she's frustrated.

For entirely frivolous reasons, but still very frustrated.

Threading her fingers through her hair, Sookie groans and swings around the back of the bar, trying not to earn the attention of too many customers as she looks for Robin. As many liberties as Robin tends to permit her while on the job, Sookie doesn't want to do anything to fall out of favor with him, both for the sake of maintaining her income and for making sure that Lafayette still has a comfortable place to work and perform culinary magic.

"Robin?" she asks, peeking her head into his office, where he seems to be lounging, taking a break from the many computers and laptops littered all over his desk. "Robin, do you mind if I have a couple of shots on the job? Or if I buy a pair of earplugs? Rochelle will not stop talkin' about the way her new boyfriend went drilling all night, and I haven't gotten laid in long enough that she is actually getting on my nerves."

Her cheeks color slightly in embarrassment, but really. There's only so much that she can take. "I promise, you and Lafayette are the only ones I don't know any shame around," she adds as an afterthought.

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[goodfella]

"Shame isn't always a bad thing," Robin says from where he sits, a grin curling across too-bright teeth as he stares at Sookie over the top of the monitor of his laptop, pleased to have an excuse to distract himself from the monotony of ordering inventory.

"If a person has just the right amount of it, sex will always be a little dirty. And then things will never get boring. But if you want to get away from Rochelle for a half an hour, we're slow enough that I think I can use you in here. You've got a couple of food safety online tests to go over, and I could always actually do your employee assessment. Do you think you can remember the temperature the coolers under the bar need to be kept at after a few shots?"