Also another prompt: What Have I Ever Done To Anyone To Deserve These Two Worst Flirts On Disc by Johan Ludorum.
Ludo is a well-read young man who has experienced much of the world – at least, this is how he positions himself. He is the rudder to the ship that is composed of his friends. Currently, he is attempting to guide them all to a pub that is not Bistro 69 which Downey has crudely renamed The Sex Beast Pub.
The pub has nothing at all to do with sex or beasts or bistros, for that matter. It is a dive that requires you to go down an alley then into someone’s basement. Ludo has spent too many sticky nights plastered to the wooden stools listening to Downey and Willis shout at each other. Downey’s love of The Sex Beast Pub rests entirely on the two old men who run it. They hate everyone, everything, and complain loudly when forced to pour beer. Which is, presumably, the basis of their business model. For reasons that have not become apparent to Ludo, this has endeared them to Downey.
‘We could go to the Lion’s Head,’ Ludo suggests.
Downey is lying on Ludo’s bed sideways, his head hang off the edge. His arms are draped down so wrists rest against floor.
‘We could,’ Downey agrees.
‘Too many assassins with poor taste in Cloak and Dagger.’
This is true. Ludo shrugs. He thinks of another, ‘how about the Green Room?’
This is good. Ludo jumps on the opportunity, ‘yes, Will, let’s go to the Green Room. I’ve been craving their nachos.’
‘Um,’ Ludo pauses in thought. ‘I think so? Wait they were closed?’
‘During the summer, you were out of town. Health code violations apparently. Didn’t know Ankh-Morpork had health codes. Didn’t know you could violate them. Didn’t know we even had people enforcing them. Anyway, yeah, sure, let’s check it out. If they’re closed we can always go to-‘
‘I refuse to go to the Beast.’
