othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (She never notices)
Justin Pendleton ([personal profile] othersdie) wrote in [community profile] tampered2012-03-03 09:33 pm
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Who: Everyone!
What: Drinking!
When: March 3rd
Where: The Blue Light
Rating: Let's say R (I'll edit if... things happen)

Note(s): Party time!  Tag all over the place, threadjack, make new friends, forget new drinking buddies--have fun!


There are a number of bars in the City.  The Blue Light is one of the busier ones and, on the weekends, it's at its busiest. 

This Saturday is no exception.  Drinking, dancing, flirting--if it's legal, it's happening (and if it's questionably legal, it's probably happening more discretely; this is one of the nicer bars the City has to offer, after all).  Whether you're a social drinker on a night out with your friends, a hardcore partier who habitually clears your Sunday schedule, or just there to drink the last of the desert away, you'll be in good company.
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deadly_legacy: (Fond - head tilt)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Did you see this girl come in with Tommy? She did. It happened. Upon spotting Justin though, she makes her way over to him with a smile.

"Hi, Justin. I didn't think I'd see you here."
othersdie: shadows withering the flowers (!Multipurpose)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Justin sees Euphie walk in with Tommy. He'll pretend he didn't, though. Acknowledging that that happened would be acknowledging the very real possibility (certainty, even) that he doesn't have a chance with Euphie. He didn't come to the bar to embrace the disappointments of reality, thank you.

He smiles back (it might look more like a grimace or a tic, but it's a smile, really). "Euphie. Hi. I didn't expect to see you here, either. Do you...? Can I buy you something?"
deadly_legacy: (Amused - Giggle)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
She will accept this expression as a good thing. She giggles softly. "Like a lamp?"
othersdie: happy in present good, pale from evil past (Almost a smile)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
"More like a drink." But she did make him smile properly. "Although if you want a lamp..."
deadly_legacy: (Fond - You are liked)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
"That's sweet." It really is. "I think Tommy was going to get me one though. A drink. Not a lamp."
othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (Calm: Melancholy)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." He suddenly finds his drink very interesting and, feigning cluelessness, asks, "Who's Tommy?"
deadly_legacy: (Gentle - Warm)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Tommy Shepherd." She looks around to see if she can point him out. "He has white hair. He's actually Billy's twin if you know him. Except for the hair color. And they have different powers."
othersdie: the low-hanging sun speckled with mystic horrors (Uneasy)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know either of them. Are you--is he your..." Justin gestures vaguely, apparently hoping Euphie will find some meaning in their meaninglessness. "Are you together?"
deadly_legacy: (Thoughtful - A little indecisive)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"We came together." But she doesn't think that's really what he means. "I'm not sure... We haven't really talked about it."
othersdie: we feel, in all of this, a certain lack (Concerned)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
What does that even mean? Justin frowns at his drink and replies with the tried-and-tested, "Oh." It never fails him in situations where he has no idea what to say.
deadly_legacy: (Thoughtful - Hair floating)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
It means she doesn't know either. "He's nice and very fast." This would be an example of Euphie not knowing what to say.
othersdie: truly, I have wept too much (Lost)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Fast." No, he doesn't know what to make of that either. It seems that it's time to change the topic. "Euphie... when you were cursed, recently. Everything you said was true?"
deadly_legacy: (Blush - Curious or shy)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah... Yes. Much of it took place during other curses." She wonders if he checked out all the conversations. After all there wasn't that much said in her initial post or directly to Justin.
othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (Blank: No comment)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
He nods and polishes off his drink--some kind of blue liquid that he can't remember the same of. "Okay. I was just... surprised. By your--" Justin pauses to find an appropriate word, which takes a good deal longer than it might usually, "--experience."
deadly_legacy: (Embarrassed - Blushing)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
She blushes at that. "Why?"
othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (Calm: Melancholy)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know. You just seem... innocent." It does occur to him that this might all be coming off as an insult, so he adds, "Not that--not that you aren't, to a degree, but you've..."

Justin makes another wholly meaningless gesture in lieu of finding words. "Euphie. I like you."
deadly_legacy: (At a loss)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
She frowns, ready to argue something when he continues, tripping over his words and she can't quite find the heart to do it. But it's the last words that leave her looking to be at a complete loss.

"I like you too." She says it easily, unsure of the weight of what he said. Did he mean...more?
othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (Upset: Met you first)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Justin, acting against any better judgment that alcohol might not have chased away, shakes his head and proceeds to say things he's going to regret. "What I mean is... I-I mean, I love you, I think."
deadly_legacy: (Frozen - What did you say?)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The bar suddenly feels too loud. Too crowded. Too exposed. Her heart beats faster. This all feels...familiar. How long ago was it when Hanna accidentally admitted he loved her over the network even as she'd been starting to warm to Tommy? How long since she broke his heart?

It's not identical. Things have changed. And yet she doesn't know how she's feeling besides confused and afraid at this moment.

It's strange when it's really all she's ever wanted to love and be loved.

She needs to say something, but nothing comes.
othersdie: as fragile as a butterfly in May (Anxious: Anywhere but up)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
After a few tense moments pass without a word from Euphie, Justin laughs and looks down at the table. It's anything but a happy laugh. "No, I'm sorry. That was--I should know better than to... than to do that. Say that. You're too nice to say what you want to say. I understand. It's fine."
deadly_legacy: (Worried - Sad about this)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Justin..." She manages the word, but still seems trapped by fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. He needs more than that though.

"I'm not too nice." She feels anything but nice right now. She feels slow and useless. "I don't know what to say. It isn't what you think."
Edited 2012-03-04 19:24 (UTC)
othersdie: are you exiled in those bottomless nights? (Calm: Melancholy)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"You don't need to say anything else," he insists. "That was inappropriate. I'm sorry. Even if it's not--even if I misunderstood, I shouldn't have..."

Euphie will now learn that Justin is both chatty and weepy while drunk. He particularly dislikes the weepy part and gets up to go... anywhere that's not here. "Sorry. I'll talk to you later."
deadly_legacy: (Vulnerable - Say it isn't so)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-04 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
She wants to reach out and grab his arm. To stop him. To speak to him clearly and make them both feel better.

But nothing seems to work as she stands still, watching him helplessly and feeling as though he might not be the only one to weep. "I... We... I want to talk soon."

othersdie: truly, I have wept too much (Lost)

[personal profile] othersdie 2012-03-04 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
He nods, fairly certain that any attempts at speaking will result in crying, and that is neither a very dignified way to exit a conversation nor something he wants to do in a bar where people know him.

And with that, he goes to be... elsewhere. Justin does feel bad for dropping that bombshell on Euphie and then leaving, but what else can he do?
deadly_legacy: (Big world - small girl)

[personal profile] deadly_legacy 2012-03-05 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
She watches until he disappears and then watches some more. She isn't sure what to do now.
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