Cuz I'm a hopeless wanderer

[outofthefreezer]

When: August 14th Mid-Afternoon
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Isaac Lahey > Open
Summary: So basically Isaac is still pretty new to the city, this is mostly an adventure in finding where places are and maybe shopping for those City essentials. He could even stop for coffee!



He finally woke up today comfortable with the fact that he was living in the City, and that meant he had things to do. First and foremost getting clothes, he'd grabbed an outfit out of his wardrobe that must've belonged to him the last time he was here and was now fully prepared to take his first true excursion into the city.

Mostly he just wanted to see what was out there because it was difficult living somewhere without knowing what you could do with yourself at the end of the day. Then there was also the fact that he needed to start socializing. He let Stiles and Derek know he was heading out for a few hours and armed with his Network Device and the money he had left in a drawer he just started walking.

Feel free to stop him in the streets, in a store or even go for coffee because it was about time he started interacting outside of his Pack like that girl Clary had told him to.

Comments

[cupio]

Clary can kick demon butt when she really wants to. She's good at it. What's she's not good at is partying all night and then dealing with the hangover. Having used a rune to get rid of her headache, she'd stumbled free of her apartment searching for coffee. And sugar. So much sugar.

So it's at the coffee store that she literally bumps into him, her shoulder connecting with his ... arm. She's short, sorry.

"Ah, oops." And then getting a look at him, "Isaac?"

[outofthefreezer]

He turns quickly when he feels the bump at his arm. Faint recognition covering his features. Funny that they'd meet in the coffee shop considering that was her original suggestion.

"Hey, Clary right? It's uh, nice to meet you outside of the Network."

[cupio]

"Nice even with my failing ability to walk?"

But she's grinning because she did mean to meet him and fate is a funny thing, "You were at Ginny's party yesterday, weren't you? I meant to say hi but I lost track of time."

[outofthefreezer]

"Yeah I was there." And it was terribly awkward because of Scott giving him reconnaissance missions or whatever they were. "It was fun?" He didn't exactly mean to word it as a question but hey.

[cupio]

He doesn't sound like he had fun so she pulls a face, "Did you get hit with the hangover too?"

[outofthefreezer]

"No I uh..." He suddenly realizes he's started a sentence he can't finish properly. "I can't drink, I always get sick so I don't try it." He was so glad that other people couldn't hear his heartbeat.

[cupio]

"Oh, sorry."

They shuffle forward in their line and she hums, "I'm not really used to alcohol. I only had a couple of glasses and it made me feel giddy."

[outofthefreezer]

"Yeah that's the kind of thing I want to avoid..." Because being giddy didn't exactly suit Isaac. He walks forward in the line. "I like coffee better."

[cupio]

"Coffee is a godsend, anyone who says otherwise is just wrong."

[studmuffin]

"Hey, wait up!"

Stiles literally has to fling himself from the cabin and jog after Isaac. He should really be using his time to ambush Derek with a surprise makeout session but with everything so topsy-turvy recently he figures maybe that isn't the best plan. Besides, he needs stuff from town.

"I'm walking with."

Isaac hasn't changed. He could kind of use some snarky banter to get him through the day.

[outofthefreezer]

Isaac does not slow down because what other ways did he have to torment Stiles than making him run? He does have a faint smile on his lips though when he starts talking.

"So I can't even be trusted to go shopping without getting myself into trouble?" Because between Scott monitoring where he lived, being dragged to parties and now this it was beginning to look like it.

[studmuffin]

What is it with you werewolves and the running?

"Hey, I'm not monitoring you. I just need to go into the City and you're going into the City so I figured we could both go into the City."

[outofthefreezer]

Not even running bro, you must have short legs. "That's cool... I mean I'll be here a while so you can abandon me whenever you want. I uh, have to get pretty much everything? Stuff like clothes..." Because Isaac was running low on all of the essential clothing things, such as scarves.

[studmuffin]

Oh, well if he needs scarves. Also wow, word choice Isaac. Stiles thinks about just how abandoned you actually are and actually feels guilty.

"There are some good stores. The coffee shops are awesome too. And oh, the candy place, definitely worth a try."

[outofthefreezer]

Yes, number one ability Isaac has, giving people horrible guilt problems. "Candy place? So I guess that's where you spend all of your money." And would totally explain why Stiles is like a ferret bouncing about the place all the time.

[studmuffin]

"Shut up."

But he's almost smiling so that's a plus, "It's cool. Some of the stuff isn't even from our world so it's like a surprise each time I go in."

[outofthefreezer]

He grins at the jibe. "Really? What kind of stuff?" He keeps walking. "Oh and we need to stop at the Youth Center, so I can pick up this allowance."

[stelecharm]

While out killing time, Jace spots the fresh face easily amongst the familiar crowds, and at first he doesn't make a move to go over and introduce himself, but then he decides to throw caution to the wind and drops down from the wall he's been perching on for the last half hour.

He lands about a metre in front of him with an impressive amount of grace and a confident air about him, not hesitating to take a step closer. "You're new." It's a statement, not a question, and he's definitely got the look of a fairly new arrival.

[outofthefreezer]

Isaac can't help but be shocked by the boy's arrival, especially considering he just landed in front of him. He rocks back onto his foot, eyes glowing slightly in a manner he hoped wasn't notice-able, it was just the first time he'd been startled in this fashion since arriving. He growls slightly, breathing heavily and unable to shake the feeling that he was under attack.

[stelecharm]

On hindsight, Jace realises that jumping out at people as a way of introducing himself probably isn't the best way to go about it, but what's done is done.

He passes looking smug for managing to startle him, though, and instead raises a questioning eyebrow at the growl, and if he didn't know better he might thing the boy's eyes changed colour, but decides it's probably nothing more than the way the sun hits them.

"I had that coming." It's not exactly an apology, but it's close enough, right? "Unless you're a demon I've failed to come across before now, which you're not, I think you're safe to calm down."

[outofthefreezer]

Isaac shakes himself out of it, thankful that for once he can. Usually when his fight or flight mechanism takes over fight is usually the go to reaction.

"You shouldn't jump in front of people still getting used to their surroundings, you know that, right?"

[stelecharm]

"I probably do on some level." He still doesn't sound that sorry about it, though, and he'll probably do it again. "It's not as if you had a sign pinned to you declaring that you shouldn't be startled."

And he definitely seems to have the penitential in him to take care of himself.

[outofthefreezer]

Isaac just glares because this guy is definitely rubbing him up the wrong way, he reminded him slightly of Jackson. "Thought it was just common sense not to land from, wherever you were, while people are walking."

[stelecharm]

There's a smirk playing around his lips, but he holds up his hands in surrender. "Fine, I apologise for not using the appropriate social niceties. Happy?" He sort of means it. "You looked lost, so I thought I'd offer company."

[outofthefreezer]

"Not so much lost as aimlessly walking to see what there is around..." Because he was that kind of person, people could tell him all sorts about the city but he wanted to see it first hand.