Kuala Lumpur [Thursday, February 27, 2014, morning]

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Good morning, Fandom! It's a bright, sunny, hot and humid day, with temperatures cranking up to 93 degrees (or 34C), though it feels almost ten degrees hotter (or four...). It's an excellent day to hang out in air conditioned malls--Kuala Lumpur is rightly famous for the quality of its shopping options--or to hang out by the hotel pool if you didn't discover it last night.

Vacation is halfway over, folks! Get in all the lounging and sun that you can!

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The Curve [2/27]

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It might be located way out in west KL, but The Curve (http://thecurve.com.my/) beats many of its competitors with its indoor/outdoor layout, range of al fresco dining and pedestrianized walkways. Add to the mix Kuala Lumpur’s only Ikea, as well as an adjoining Tesco, and you have one of the best malls in town.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

[nomoresportscars]

Well, Jackson was right in his element. No, he wasn't going to be visiting Ikea, thanks but no thanks, but he was going to spend a good long while walking around the mall, looking for some souvenirs for his parents.

Or, as his current window shopping outside an upscale clothing store suggested, for himself.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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"Well, look here, it's Mr. Skips Out on Dates," Cordelia said, folding her arms across her chest.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

[nomoresportscars]

Could Jackson pass himself off as a German tourist and escape this situation? Probably not, although the thought crossed his mind for about half a second.

It didn't show. He looked perfectly calm and collected and mild as he turned to face her. If maybe a little tense.

"Cordelia."

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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"Jackson," she nodded. "Got anything to say?"

Re: The Curve [2/27]

[nomoresportscars]

"About?"

He was just stalling, really.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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"Global warming," she said sarcastically. "Ditching me on Valentine's Day, that's what."

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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Jackson squared his shoulders. "I had an emergency."

That wasn't strictly speaking even a lie. Wolfing out at a dance was an emergency.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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"A glowy eye emergency on a day that just so happened to be a full moon? You could warn a girl," Cordelia said.

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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"Wh––"

Hey, way to go, that was still a little vague, and yet still managed to surprise Jackson. You know, like she hadn't talked about vampires right at the dance. And like he didn't know Sunnydale was kind of a Beacon Hills.

Sometimes he was an idiot about what he thought others could figure out.

"It's a medical condition."

Re: The Curve [2/27]

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Cordelia gave him her best 'are you kidding' face.

"Has that ever worked on anyone? Because it shouldn't."

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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Seriously, how had Jackson not cracked any teeth yet with the tenseness that appeared in his jaw in these situations?

He huffed out an annoyed breath, and glanced around before replying. "I don't like to go around broadcasting what I am, okay?"

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"I can't blame you." Unhelpful, Cordelia. "But those times of the month don't just sneak up on you, and it was Valentine's Day. That's the one time you let someone know if they're gonna get stood up five minutes in. And that dress was too expensive to just go home right away."

Like she'd never done worse to someone on Valentine's Day.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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Jackson scowled, though who or what it was actually directed towards was a little unclear.

"I thought I could handle it."

Always a great idea.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"Uh, don't you have to get all chained up normally?" Like she paid much attention with what they had to do with Oz.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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At least that helped him get back to a drier look. That was practically his normal expression.

"No." He wasn't Jack. "I don't even have to stay in the basement anymore."

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"...Good for you? I don't know how this all works," Cordelia admitted with a shrug.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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Sigh.

"Then don't make assumptions, Cordelia."

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"Hey, I assumed the werewolf thing right," she pointed out. "And the guy I know needs a cage. So there."

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"Does he turn into an actual wolf?"

Because Jack. And okay, maybe he was curious.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"Yeah. But he really looks more like some hairy bear-dog thing," Cordelia said.

What. He did.

Re: The Curve [2/27] - NFB plz!

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"Really."

Yeah, he wasn't going to even make that a question. He was also already unimpressed with the werewolves where she was from. Very unimpressed.

"I don't do that."

Royal Selangor [2/27]

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A huge tankard -- with what appears to be foam overflowing from its brim -- stands at the entrance to the head office of Royal Selangor (http://visitorcentre.royalselangor.com/), one of Malaysia’s most iconic companies. At the KL visitor’s center, you can learn how to make your own pewter dish at the School of Hard Knocks. If you just want to explore, there are free guided tours that take you through the company’s history (it was founded by young Chinese pewtersmith in 1885), the science behind making the alloy and a factory tour. Naturally, there's a gift shop for those who want to pick up a souvenir.

Petaling Street Market [2/27]

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It might be a little cheesy, with its Disney-esque Chinese arch and blue covered walkway, but Petaling Street Market, the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, buzzes with life. Here you'll find a variety of tourist trinkets, T-shirts, electronics and DVDs. As soon as you veer off the main strip, you enter a warren of backstreets where hungry locals go to fill up on bowls of asam laksa, Hainan chicken rice and mee goreng. Eating on plastic stools next to crates full of squawking chickens, it’s a good pit stop before heading back to to the maelstrom for more haggling over bargain goods.