Lunch. With have_no_mercy.

[olliequeen]

Oliver had arrived at Pastabilities five minutes early, and was waiting for Tess in the lobby area. It had been awhile since he'd been out to lunch, and even longer since he'd been to this particular restaurant, even though it was one of his favorites in Metropolis.

Sitting in one of the wooden chairs, he found himself thinking about the upcoming trip to Star City. Even though it was only going to be for a couple of days, he was looking forward to it immensely.

It wasn't that he didn't like Metropolis.

He simply missed home. Usually he stayed so busy he didn't have time to think about missing his home city, and things had been crazier than usual lately, and somehow the nostalgia had crept up on him.

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver does his best not to react at the mention of Zod. "Pity for him," he says with a casual shrug, watching her for a moment.

"Board meeting next week and one with a group of investors, right?"

[have_no_mercy]

She looks at him, momentarily confused. "We have an investors meeting?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He blinks, startled that she doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. "Thursday afternoon," he says with a slight nod, his eyebrows furrowing. "Unless I'm mixing up the dates." Which he supposes is possible, even though he's fairly certain he remembers it being on his calender for next week.

[have_no_mercy]

"Hang on." Tess fumbles with her coat on the seat beside her and pulls out her PDA, checking her own calendar.

"Huh. I... completely forgot about it."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver offers her a small smile. "Well, you've been under the weather."

[have_no_mercy]

"I never forget meetings." In fact, Tess revels in being the first one there half the time. "See, this is why I don't get sick. I can't afford to."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Mercy." His voice is quiet. "I've got everything ready anyway. And you've still got a week. You would have remembered."

[have_no_mercy]

Tess just stares at him.

"You've got everything ready. Well, that's great. I might as well not go at all, then. You have it covered." Half a breadstick might be unceremoniously tossed on the table beside her cutlery. "Why don't I just forget my whole month while I'm at it, really keep you on your toes."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He blinks a couple of times, staring right back at her.

Talk about a mood swing, he thinks, frowning. "Okay, so to be clear, would you rather me just let you do all the work in the future?" It isn't sarcasm so much as it is genuine confusion.

[have_no_mercy]

"Don't patronize me." Glare. "Of course if you really need your duties spelled out for you, perhaps it's best if you did."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver purses his lips, gazing at her intently. "What's wrong, Mercy?"