Coffee Talk: Hal and Oliver

## Characters

* Hal Jordan (1 Coffee - 2 Sugar)
* Oliver Queen (1 Coffee - 1 Cream, 2 Sugar)

## Order

* Date: 1/5
* Table: 7
* Guests: 2
* Server: Betty

## Coffee Talk

* **Hal Jordan:** So, Ollie... [fingers rap on tabletop] Any, uh, new adventures?
* **Oliver Queen:** Adventures?
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah... Uh, is... what do you call it? "Team Arrow"? Anything new with that?
* **Oliver Queen:** Ah, ah, ah, Hal... Remember the rules?
* **Hal Jordan:** Rules?
* **Oliver Queen:** It was in the- Did you not read the text message I sent you?
* **Hal Jordan:** I read "Hey, Hal, you want to get coffee?" - Was there more?
* **Oliver Queen:** There was an attachment?
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah, I didn't read that.
* **Oliver Queen:** [sigh] ... Okay, well, the rules are simple. No mask talk.
* **Hal Jordan:** Oh... What are we going to talk about then?
* **Oliver Queen:** Well, I'll start us off then. [clatter, slurp, gulp, sigh] I've actually gotten into wine collecting.
* **Hal Jordan:** Wine collecting? [pause, sigh] Yeah, okay, I guess I can see that. That's something you rich folk do, ain't it?
* **Oliver Queen:** ... [sigh] It's not about being rich, Hal. [pause] I mean, it helps... but the important thing is it's a way I can relax and learn something new. Y'know, it let's me... grow as a person. It's a great hobby.
* **Hal Jordan:** If you say so... [clatter, slurp, gulp]
* **Oliver Queen:** [sigh] Fine, Hal. What are *your* hobbies?
* **Hal Jordan:** Well, I like to fly-
* **Oliver Queen:** That's your job, dumbass. What do you do for fun-
* **Hal Jordan:** Flying is fun!
* **Oliver Queen:** Yeah, well, you don't see me claiming "archery" as my hobby, do you?
* **Hal Jordan:** I thought we weren't doing "mask talk".
* **Oliver Queen:** I was a professional archer, Hal.
* **Hal Jordan:** I am a test pilot!
* **Oliver Queen:** That's my point! What you do for your job or for a job isn't a hobby! What do you do in your free time?
* **Hal Jordan:** ... uh, well, okay... Let me think...
* **Oliver Queen:** What's something you enjoy doing? What's something that helps you... blow off steam?
* **Hal Jordan:** Oh, easy! Sex.
* **Oliver Queen:** ... [groan] Sex isn't a hobby...
* **Hal Jordan:** What? Why not?
* **Oliver Queen:** Because it's not!
* **Hal Jordan:** Well... [sigh] What are the criteria again?
* **Oliver Queen:** Something fun, something that relieves stress-
* **Hal Jordan:** Sounds like sex to me...
* **Oliver Queen:** I hate you.
* **Hal Jordan:** [chuckle] You're just jealous of my sex life.
* **Oliver Queen:** No, I'm really not.
* **Hal Jordan:** Why not?
* **Oliver Queen:** I'm not getting into this...
* **Hal Jordan:** Why?
* **Oliver Queen:** Because it's only going to make you feel awful.
* **Hal Jordan:** Huh? Why?
* **Oliver Queen:** I'm a billionaire and I live in a city full of the world's hottest celebrities. Trust me, Hal, you don't want to compare love lives with me.
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah, but you're married now.
* **Oliver Queen:** No, I'm not.
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah, but... Okay, you're not technically married to Dinah anymore, but you're back together. So, I'm sure it probably feels just like being married all over again, which means... stale sex.
* **Oliver Queen:** [scoff] Oh, Hal... Anything but...
* **Hal Jordan:** Really?
* **Oliver Queen:** We're not talking about my sex life, Hal. We're talking about hobbies.
* **Hal Jordan:** Fine... [pause, gasp] Oh, I know! I've gotten into boxing lately.
* **Oliver Queen:** Oh, have you?
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah, it's been a good way to stay in shape. John got me started with it. Actually, we got a little boxing club with me, John, Guy, and Jessica. It's kinda fun.
* **Oliver Queen:** Ah, that's awesome! That sounds like a great way to develop some camaraderie. What's up with Simon and Kyle?
* **Hal Jordan:** Oh, I don't know. They just passed on the invite.
* **Oliver Queen:** Is it just... closed to you... uh... space cases, or can anyone join?
* **Hal Jordan:** You want an invite?
* **Oliver Queen:** No. [chuckle] Ever since Dinah and I started sparring together, I can't really spar with anyone else. [pause, chuckle] It feels really weird...
* **Hal Jordan:** ... [blink, blnk] Are you saying you get turned on when you're sparring?
* **Oliver Queen:** Hey, don't judge me Mr. "Sex-is-my-hobby."
* **Hal Jordan:** Fair enough... [chuckle] Oh, so, I saw a news report on Lex Luthor last night-
* **Oliver Queen:** You watch the news?
* **Hal Jordan:** It was on in the background while Carol and I were-
* **Oliver Queen:** Okay, okay, I get it... You have sex a lot, Hal.
* **Hal Jordan:** Yeah, well... [pause] Wait, did you vote for Lex?
* **Oliver Queen:** Me? Noooo... [chuckles] You know me, a true-blue Liberal.
* **Hal Jordan:** Oh, so you voted for Clanton?
* **Oliver Queen:** Yes, as a matter of fact I did.
* **Hal Jordan:** [scoff] Even after all that came out about her private servers and-
* **Oliver Queen:** Oh, please don't get into that, Hal. [sigh] I'm guessing you voted for Luthor?
* **Hal Jordan:** No way. I voted for-
* **Oliver Queen:** Oh, Hal... No... Seriously?
* **Hal Jordan:** What?! You might be "true-blue," but I'm just a red-blooded American. I got simple needs and I like a guy who can say it how it is, y'know? Plus, you know, he's a billionaire so I'm sure he knows a thing or two about fiscal responsibility.
* **Oliver Queen:** [scoff] Being a billionaire doesn't make you fiscally responsible, Hal. Have you met me and Bruce? We spend way too much on silly gadgets and clothing. [pause] I have a boxing glove arrow for Christ's sake!

## Trivia and Notes

* Oliver previously had coffee with Bruce in Coffee Talk: Debut Episode.
* Hal is going to have cofee with Karen Starr in Coffee Talk: Hal and Karen.