Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *wandering the
beach,unruly red mass of hair fluttering in the seaside breeze, shes got her
sneakers in one hand, cutoff shorts on, teal bikini top on top and a loose mens
dress shirt over top of that. aqua blue eyes keep looking back and up towards
the boardwalk and the wonderwheel ferriswheel*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: The man is sitting on
the back of a bench, feet on the curb as he smokes a cigarette, watching traffic
go by. He's without his tradmark trench coat, his staff resting on the surface
of the bench next to his feet. Otherwise, he is in a simple outfit...a black
tank top with "Don't Hunt What You Can't Kill" printed across the back and "HBK"
on the front, a pair of jeans, and his steel-toed boots. His hair is pulled back
into a tight ponytail. The man's expression is quiet and thoughful...pensive,
really, as he takes a drag.
Madeline Dane: ((Unless Alex would be
prefered. :P )) With Nate out of town, lyrics are a bit of a dead end. So, time
to get out and see the town a little. Maybe the break will do her good. She's
gotten a thing of cotton candy and is nibbling on it as she sees the sites.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Okay, watching the
bay. Not traffic. *L*))
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (tis up to you
dear*chuckles*)
Madeline Dane:
d10: p/a: 5,5,5,10,8,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((No, the beach works
better. *S*))
Kaeleigh O'Reilly:
d10: per/alert: 8,2,1,2,6,6,
Madeline Dane: She blinks as she sees the
staff leaned up against a bench down the way and heads in that direction.
Dressed a bit more conservatively than usual, shirt rather loose and plain
without the smartass comments she usually likes.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *well...theres a few more
people out than shed thought....but she cant quite recognize any of them...pesky
hair constantly fluttering towards her face, pushing it back behind her ears*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Per+Alert: 9,5,7,9,9,3,
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (*blinks* hawkeye over
there*chuckles*)
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (on second thought after
correction*G*) *ok...maybe two of them looked familiar...and one seemed to be
converging on the other..soooo...turn of direction to head that way in general*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks up, blinking
as he sees Madeline heading his way, and Kaeleigh a little further away. A
little smile hits his face, and he nods to each of them...smile to Madeline
warm, but Kae gets a far warmer one.
Madeline Dane: Madelin arrives and
leans over the back of the bench a little. Aerin: "Hey. Quiet night?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *the warm grin gets a wave
his direction, and an answering grin crossing her features as she heads towards
them*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "So far," he says with
a nod to Madeline. "Until a new crisis hits, another attack hurts someone I care
about or someone else generally pisses me off. How are you?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (shuuuush
youll jinx him!!!*G**hugs*)
Madeline Dane: "Bored out of my skull, but
considering what's all happening... that's probably a good thing." She holds out
the cotton candy. "Want some?" Offering first to Aerin, and then to Kae as she
arrives.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *looking to the cotton
candy offered, then shaking her head with a warm smile to maddy as she reaches
them* oooh....no, but thanks, really*looking over to aerin with a quiet grin*
hey you...*standing by the bench, thumbs hooked in the front pockets of the
cutoffs*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "No thanks," he says
to the offer, looking to Kaeleigh. He pops his nect to either side. "Hey, you.
How are you?" As she comes up, his eyes shift left, then right, scanning the
area. As if maybe a touch nervous.
Madeline Dane: "Suit yourselves. Me, I
need sugar." As she stuffs a peice into her mouth.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Making me more
energetic and hyper...not good right now, Madeline. Thank you, though."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: alright I guess*shrugging
lightly, alot more attentive to things about her now that shes not on the wide
open beach*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Just all right?" His
head tilts to the right, concerned. "What's up?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: long couple weeks I
guess....missing certain things...*giving another quiet smile as she looks to
him*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He takes a deep breath
and nods. "Yeah. I know." He gives her a small, rueful smile. "Sorry." He looks
over to Madeline for a moment.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: I can um....leave you guys
be..if youre busy talking*looking between them for a moment*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "No, we're good."
Especially since she seems to have left to go to the bathroom ((or something)).
He looks back to Kae and offers a weak smile. "Sorry I've been...distant. Been
worried about you."
Madeline Dane: ((Kicks PC))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((WB!))
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: ditto....as per
usual...*giving another something of a grin* s'very good to see you in one piece
yknow?*nipping her lip, the bare toe gently nudging the edges of his steeltoe
boot*
Madeline Dane: She comes back from the
bathroom, sans sticky cotton candy on her chin and fingers.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I can say the same,"
he says with a nod, and reacxhes out to brush the backs of his fingers over her
arm. "Don't worry about me, though," he murmurs. "I'm fine. Just...those around
me that are probably at risk."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: cant help it*murmured in
return, touching his fingers briefly with hers and letting go when she sees
maddy return, smiling to her* all better now?
Madeline Dane: "Yeah, feeling a bit
cleaner." She notes the withdrawl as she approaches and smiles. "Hey, I can
split if you guys want to watch the waves together or something."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I know you can't." He
looks over at Madeline, tilting his head a little, and shrugs lightly before
looking back to Kaeleigh. As if it's up to her.
Madeline Dane: Madeline smiles and and
winks at them before continueing on her way.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *she chews her lip and
looks about to say something after aerin passes teh buck to her when maddy walks
away, blinking a bit and sighing* Im sorry....didnt mean for that to
happen....*giving him an apologetic look*
Keith Newcomb: ((Ok then for Keith and
Maddy to come in?))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "It's...okay, Kae. Not
your fault." He sighs a little bit, patting the bot of the bench back hie's
sitting on. "Join me?" ((Of course!))
Keith Newcomb: ~Maddy's phone rings as
she's walking away from the adorable couple.~
Keith Newcomb: (~switch color~)
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *looking to him for a
moment, she finally nods and moves to sit next to him* course....*smiling a
little more now*
Madeline Dane: Newest clip playing on Mady's phone:
'Iron Man', she pulls it out, checks the number, and answers. "Hey.."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His smile warms some,
and he looks over at her. "So how's work been?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: busy.....real
busy......had to work over 24 hours last one......s'why I had today off.....hows
the house been?*leaning against him a few times*
Madeline Dane: "You and me both. Coney.
Beach. Wanderin' around."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Busy." He runs a hand
over his hair, taking a drag off his cigarette. "Got a lot of people staying
there as of late because of..." A slight shrug. "Safety in numbers."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: can understand that....s'why
I figure to stick with jogging with alex when I go out at night.....token
phallic symbol....
Madeline Dane: ((Token? Ahh... Alex has
been reduced to a Token.)) "Cool, not far from there as it is." And she starts
heading back the way she came with a grin, giving a wave to the pair as she
heads back for more cotton candy.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (*giggles* hey, she called
keith a token phallic symbol too if that helps*G*)
Madeline Dane: She grins and slips the
phone back.
Keith Newcomb: He enters the park some
several minutes later. Like he said, he *was* in the vicinity. He wanders about
looking for the cotton candy booth.
Keith Newcomb: ~He's wearing black leather
jeans that skim over his lower body and emphasize his narrow waist, and a black
t-shirt with a wolf-fur rug complete with head that says Dead wolves don't
wear fur.~
Madeline Dane: She already grabbing
herself another batch of the stuff.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He smiles a bit and
nods. "Yeah, he was actually a good boy and mentioned it. I'm glad he's been
with you then...it makes me feel a bit better."
Keith Newcomb: It takes him some time of
wandering before he finds it, and therefore Maddy, coming up behind her to take
a handful of bun and squeeze. "What's up?"
Madeline Dane: MAdeline jumps a bit,
but turns around with a grin. "Oh, just out for a walk. Getting some distance
from the crazies running around town."
Keith Newcomb: "Too bad, you just ran into
the biggest fuckin' crazy in this city." Taking a nip of her neck, then stealing
a bite of her cotton candy before turning to the vendor and getting his own.
Blue.
Madeline Dane: She gives him a good swat
on the backside and leans in a bit. "Well, if you're gonna be that way and just
hunt me down when I wander off, might as well enjoy the company."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: yeah...hes been a real
nice....keeping me company sometimes....helped patch up my shoulder the one
night when I irritated it too much ....
Keith Newcomb: He puts a 'friendly' arm
around her shoulders, his long tongue snaking out to draw a bit of sugary blue
fluff into his mouth. "So what's up?"
Madeline Dane: "Oh, just the usual crap.
And with Nate taking a vacation, it's a bitch translating my music right."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little bit,
looking out over the water, at the horizon. "Cool. He's...a good guy." He smiles
a little bit and takes a drag off the cigarette. "He pisses me off sometimes to
no end, but he's a good guy."
Keith Newcomb: "Is that what's up? Couldn't
get a hold of the bastard. Will cost me a small fuckin' fortune to take Greek at
the university." He looks around.
Keith Newcomb:
d10: per alert: 2,4,1,1,5,
Keith Newcomb: Well,it's actually kind of
difficult to look around when you have your cotton candy directly in front of
your face. He doesn't seem to care, taking another bite instead.
Madeline Dane: "He'll be back. Hell, I've
still got plenty of material. Greeks were randy bastards, plenty of material."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: yeah....*taking a deep
breath and sighing it out as she nods too* so....you um....busy tonight and just
....yknow...taking a brief break..or no real plans?
Keith Newcomb: "Hm?" He didn't even hear what
she said. Really, the man is *so* un-alert right now, it's pathetic.
Madeline Dane: She prods Keith in the
side. "Hey you, wake up. Babe hanging on you is not the time to take a walking
nap."
Keith Newcomb: He smirks at Maddy. "Yeah,
yeah, you'll do."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I don't have any
specific plans, no..." He shakes his head a bit and looks to her. "Why, did you
have something in mind?"
Madeline Dane: She mock scowls at him. "Ya
think?"
Keith Newcomb: He laughs, his voice ringing
out amongst the other revelers in this non-stop Coney Island party. "C'mon,
let's wander. Anything interesting going on?"
Madeline Dane: "Nah. Not more than the
usual."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: not specific plans either
just.....figured Id see if I could maybe have a few hours of your time while I
had the chance*lips twitching softly before she looks up to him, her shoulder
staying leaned against him now* if you wanted to
Madeline Dane: She raises an eyebrow at
that. "Oh, wonderful. When you introduce him to the others, remind me to wear a
Vest."
Madeline Dane: And is totally oblivious to
there being a problem.
Keith Newcomb: "A vest? What kinda vest you
gonna wear?" Then grins lasciviously. "Or *just* a vest and no shirt or bra? Oh
yeah!"
Madeline Dane: "Not sure, takes different
kinds for guns than knives. Though, if we're going that far with the clothes,
don't think it'll stop at just no shirt and bra."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah, sometimes." He
nods a little, and looks to Kaeleigh, quiet for a moment.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Per+Emp: 3,9,2,7,4,3,6,
Keith Newcomb: "You can go as far as you want, Maddy. I believe in a woman's right to free choice as to how naked she wants to be." He nods sagely.
Madeline Dane: "You and about every
other guy on the planet, even if they don't admit it out loud."
Keith Newcomb: "Except the fags," he reminds
her. "They'd rather a woman stay clothed."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
*she looks maybe a little lonely, wistful, but shes mostly trying to hide it*
Madeline Dane: "Alright. Maybe they would.
And I suppose there are some women out there everyone would love to stay
clothed."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((We've established
they're in visual range...any chance of a Per+Alert on that one? *G*))
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: so........any
ideas?*chewing her lip, looking back up at him*
Keith Newcomb: ((Of course. *LOL*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Per+Alert: 9,10,4,7,2,8,
Keith Newcomb: "Maybe, but I kinda like the
whales, y'know? They're so grateful to get a little, they're a sure thing."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His back stiffens, and
his gaze shoots straight over to Keith. His lip curls and a low growl comes
forth.
Keith Newcomb:
d10: per alert: 6,9,2,7,6,
Madeline Dane: "What, you have to worry
about a sure..." she blinks at the growl and the look... pausing a moment, only
staying moving because of Keith's arm around her. "...thing."
Keith Newcomb: "What the fuck?" He frowns.
"You hear that? A dog growling or..." He turns around. Doesn't see a dog, but
hey! There's Aerin and Kae! He smirks and blows a kiss to one or both of them.
Madeline Dane: "You know them?" Blinkblink.
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "Oh yeah." Not keeping
his voice down. "Aerin's one of my best buds and Kae is slammin'-hot."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *the look on his face gets
a bit of a blink from her, the growl a slight shiver so she bites the inside of
her lip*
Madeline Dane: "Well, girls aren't my
thing, but I can see your point on that." No, not commenting on the 'best buds'
part. The look being sent their way speaks volumes for itself.
Keith Newcomb: "Let's go say hi," he
suggests, moving that way. His t-shirt should *really* chirk up Aerin.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He half-rises off the
bench, staring hatred at Keith. Best buds? Really? The blown kiss brings another
low growl. "Son of a bitch..."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: aerin...*yeah...probably
stupid, but she does it anyways, hand touching to his arm when he starts to
rise*
Madeline Dane: "Ohhkay." No. No she
doesn't think that's a good idea, but she goes along with it.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: And he hasn't even
seen the shirt yet. He's too focused on Keith's throat. Perhaps wondering what
it tastes like. The touch to his arm is barely registered. "Kae," he
half-mutters, half-warns. "Please. Not now."
Keith Newcomb: "Aerin!" He grins. "Fancy
coming upon you and Kaeleigh here! You know Maddy?" Kisses her cheek.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: yeah....ok..*blinking
some more as she takes her hand away*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks from Keith to
Madeline, then back. Oh, NOW he notices the shirt. Twitch. Twitch. "Yes. I do."
Said through gritted teeth. "Fancy. That."
Keith Newcomb: "Really?" He frowns, rather
surprised at that. "Weird. Maddy's in my band. So what's up guys? Secret
rendezvous?"
Madeline Dane: "Yeah, though I didn't know
you guys knew eachother..."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Well. You know. It's
not a trip to the local Neo-Nazi hangout, but I try to make do with the
space I have." Fingers on his right hand flex a couple of times.
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: "Yeah, shit's really
flying, ain't it? Poor rainbow dudes and dudettes. Dunno what all the fuss is
about, who cares where and how someone likes their salami? I figured I'd try to
find out what fuckers did it, do a little undermining of their operations, but,"
he shrugs, "I don't really fit with them so..."
Madeline Dane: She blinks, looking between
the two. Neo Nazi? Keith? With the crowd he hangs around?
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: Keith, please....*shaking
her head at him slowly, but keeping quiet once she hears aerin, carefully moving
to stand*
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (heh, was meant to be more
with keiths comment before the last*G*)
Keith Newcomb: "What?" He snorts. "Do I
fuckin' look like a Nazi? Shit, I'm not one of 'em, never been one
of 'em, never will be one of 'em, and I never said I agreed with anything
they did!"
Madeline Dane: Madeline slowly starts
to pull away from Keith. Too much testosterone, even by her standards.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He snorts. "You know
what, Keith? You're not even worth it. You're a fucking sideshow act. A neutered
kitten, stripped of it's claws for the safety of everyone around you...and thank
fucking Christ you were. All you can do now is act like you're horribly
offensive."
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: "I didn't come here
to fight," he snorts. "Shit, I just came over to say hi, you could at least
pretend to be friendly." Tilts the blue fluff at him. "Cotton candy?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *taking a deep breath and
letting it out slowly she keeps quiet, looking between keith and aerin*
Keith Newcomb: He nods to Kae. "What's up,
Kae?"
Madeline Dane: She remembers she has more
cotton candy too now that Keith mentions it, and takes a nibble on it, just to
keep her mouth occupied for a moment.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You know
what...you're walking around talking about fag this and that, leaving me
messages designed to piss me off. Wearing T-Shirts with offensive catch phrases
because you think it's fucking funny." He gestures to the pro-dead wolf T-Shirt.
"You do it to make people uncomfortable, but it's people like you--who think
it's funny to joke around about shit like that--that encourage the psychopaths
out there. And I don't know whether you do it just to encourage the chaos so you
can sit back and make more jokes, or because you don't know any better. And I'm
not sure which is worse."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *she looks to keith and
shakes her head silently, chewing the inside of her lip still*
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: "Wow. That was
pretty eloquent." He shrugs one shoulder. "I live for chaos, man. I worship
Eris. And for the record, you DO realize there's a difference between a gay guy
and a fag, right? Gay guys are fine, cool. Fags are mincing fairies. I don't
have much to do with 'em." He quirks a brow. "My messages piss you off?
Seriously?" He laughs. "Excellent! I didn't know that. Very cool. But I gotta
tell you, Aerin, and you might not know this, you are really easy to piss
off."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((I think it's, ah,
Initiative time))
Madeline Dane:
d10: four plus: 9,
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: (shes just moooving away)
Madeline Dane: ((Course, she's just going
to be getting the hell out of the way.))
Keith Newcomb:
d10: five plus: 8,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Initiative + six: 4,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He does even hesitate.
He steps forward, arm rising up to aim for Keith's jaw. ((Non-called shot, just
for descriptive purposes.))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((doesn't))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Dex+Brawl (WP): 4,9,2,1,4,2,
Keith Newcomb: He's simply going to step out
of the way (dodge) by using the cotton candy to give Aerin a sticky, fluffy
target rather than his jaw.
Keith Newcomb:
d10: dex dodge: 6,5,9,8,10,
Keith Newcomb: And speak. "Aerin, knock it
off. You're gonna get the cops called, man."
Madeline Dane: And Madeline just scrambles
out of the way and over toward Kae.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Fortune does not
favor the attackers tonight. Or maybe it's just the Vampire staff. *G*))
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *kae just moves away
with a surprised yelp, dropping the sneakers*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: The cotton candy
knocked out of the way and his hand sticky, he pivots and grabs his staff,
pulling it up as he does a full turn around. He ends up with one end pointed at
Keith as he finishes the turn, into a fairly formalized stance. He's glaring at
the other man, jaw gritted. Waiting to see the man's reaction.
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: He sighs. "I don't want
to fight you, man. I don't hate you, Aerin. I don't even particularly dislike
you. I don't know what's got your panties in a twist, but I'm on a date and you
are too, so let's just cool it in front of the ladies, right?" He does not move
in a fighting stance but is wary for attack.
Madeline Dane: She gets up next to Kae,
ready to keep going if need be, but not breaking in to a flat run yet.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He keeps the stance
there, watching the man with a curl to his lip. "Don't use your shock-talk
around me, Keith. If you want to degrade the gay community, do it in the privacy
of your own fucking home. But leave the homophobid shit there. I won't tolerate
it around me. And I don't care whether you are a homophobe or not...the words
are the same, no matter who says them. Girls have been raped over this, and not
just here and now recently. People have died by the hundreds and thousands.
Hundreds OF thousands of gays in the Holocaust. And don't pretend that the fact
that they were the object of dereisive jokes and scorn had nothing to do with
that." Only then does he finally take a step back, the staff lowering. "Are we
clear?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *she just moves far enough
away to be out of range of anything, eyes locked on aerin and keith*
Keith Newcomb: "That's why you're all
pissed?" He blinks. "Aerin, how the fuck could I be a homophobe? I'm
sexually flexible, even got a boyfriend, for the time being. Far as I'm
concerned, anybody can fuck anybody they want, don't bug me a bit. So fine, I'll
shut about the gay shit and you stop trying to hit me, and we're all cool again.
Hey, you find me a place yet?" He frowns. "Gabe is too vanilla and Jamie won't
let me smoke and I'm going fuckin' insane in that apartment."
Keith Newcomb: ((shut *up*, that is))
Madeline Dane: ((Keith? Shut up? That'll
be the day...))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "The things you say
can inspire others to do things that you wouldn't." He raises the staff and
sighs. "Yeah. I've got you a place." Practically not believing he's even saying
it.
Keith Newcomb: He grins. "Seriously? Cool!
Alright, Aerin!" Clapping him on the back, unless Aerin moves away. "Yeah,
alright, you got my word, no more shit talk about the stuff that pisses you off.
You and me, we got history together, ya know what I mean?"
Madeline Dane: Oh? that's interesting.
Boyfreid, huh? And history? She glances at Kae to see what her reaction is.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *she doesnt seem to have a
reaction to keith saying he has a boyfriend, as if she either doesnt care or
doesnt hear.....the history bit doesnt get reaction either*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He stares at Keith for
a moment, almost bewildered, and shakes his head. "Thanks. I think." He looks at
Kae and suddenly winces a little, his gaze very apologetic.
Keith Newcomb: He grins at Maddy, stepping
over to her, and slipping his arm around her waist. "Can I steal another bite of
your cotton candy? Even though you abandoned my side in my hour of need?" he
teases.
Madeline Dane: She offers her candy to
Keith. "Hey, when people talk about fighting over women, it's not supposed to be
literally over a woman."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *once it looks like things
are calming down sufficiently she closes her eyes and lets out some held in
breath, just standing there like that for a few moments before looking to aerin
again as she bends to get her sneakers*
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "I might of needed a
shield, that was cruel." He chuckles, taking a bite, then kissing her neck with
sticky lips.
Madeline Dane: "I'm sure you're ego would
have served as an airbag against collision from his fists."
Madeline Dane: She doesn't seem to mind
the sticky spot, instead just pushing her hair aside so that it doesn't get in
it.
Keith Newcomb: "Eh, he didn't hit that good.
Didn't feel right to hit him back since he missed."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs a little,
taking great care not to look Keith and Madeline's way. Mental note: Talk with
Madeline later. He takes a couple steps toward Kaeleigh, reaching out to smooth
a hand over her back. "You okay?"
Madeline Dane: "Hey, far be it from me
to tell a couple of guys how to beat the crap out of eachother. Just glad I'm
not spending the rest of the night explaining the 'accident' that sent someone
to the ER."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *blinking a bit she nods
slowly, mmhmming softly as he smooths his hand over her back* you?
Keith Newcomb: He grins at Maddy. "Kae's a
surgeon. We're in good hands."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Been better," he says
with a sigh. "Certainly been worse, though. Sorry."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
*when he moves his hand over her back he might feel the bandage over her upper
left shoulder (just on the back) through the mens shirt shes wearing over the
bikini top*
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: "Hey, man." Looking
over at them. "What say I buy you guys something to drink or a snack? Or hop to
a bar and Irish Carbombs all the way around?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He stops, and his brow
furrows at something. "What happened?" Brushing lightly over her left shoulder,
as if to indicate the intent of his question.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: cant help it sometimes
I guess.....yeah?*tentatively moving her hand and arm around him*
Madeline Dane: "As long as you spike mine.
Don't want to be the only one going home without a buzz."
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "Last time I gave you a
drink, I got my ass chewed by Nathaniel. Not in any fun way either."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: wha?*feeling him touch
over the bandage again she blinks, then ahhs softly, lowering her shirt as if
indicating he can look if he wants, wearing teh teal bikini top underneath
anyways* just...healing up the remains of what I irritated when I went jogging
the one night.....mentioned it earlier
Madeline Dane: "He's out of town now." She
says with an 'innocent' smile.
Keith Newcomb: "And last time you drank,
didn't you get violently and copiously ill?"
Madeline Dane: "No, last time I drank I
was fine. Just don't spike it with that first drink you gave me."
Madeline Dane: "Or maybe I should just not
mix it with five or six others."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Ahh." He nods a
little bit, and leans into her some. His arm rests lightly around her. "I
can...take a closer look at it later, if you want."
Keith Newcomb: "What did I give you? Was it a
Kamikaze? Can't remember. It was at Karaoke, that's all I remember. Hey, Aerin!
You Karaoke?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *closing her eyes when he
leans against her, she leans back a bit as well and nods, sighing softly and
murmuring* ok...
Madeline Dane: "Something starting with an
'A' I think."
Keith Newcomb: "Oh! Absinthe." He laughs. "Fuckin'
A, I love that shit! Hard to find it, even in this city. I was stoked they had
it."
Madeline Dane: "Until moving here, I never
imagined there would be 'dive' karaoke places."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Okay." He nods a
little bit, and looks up to Keith. "Absinthe? Like, REAL Absinthe?"
Keith Newcomb: "It wasn't *that* bad. You've
got some good pipes on you. And lungs." He leers at her chest. "Really good
lungs."
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: He nods. "Serious, man.
Do you know how *hard* it is to find it? It is the drink."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: ab..wha?...I thought that
was illegal in the united states?....with wormwood?
Madeline Dane: "Nah, just good ears. I
know where the notes are. Got to to make the instruments all work together WITH
the pipes. Of course, coming up for air is overrated."
Keith Newcomb: Kae: Grins. "Gotta know who to
ask, and how."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "It is illegal," he
says with a nod. "Damn."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: I dooooont wanna know I
dont wanna know*shaking her head, then looking at them both* you know its a
collective poison right?
Keith Newcomb: Kae: "It's ambrosia." He sighs
rapturously.
Madeline Dane: "Collective? I mean, I know
all alchohol is poison... but..."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: the more you drink , over
time, the more poisoned you get
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "It's not the
alcohol that's the stronger poison...it's the wormwood, if I recall."
Madeline Dane: "Oh... like that shit the
guy used to poison his neighbors in the coke bottles..."
Keith Newcomb: "Besides, it's no more a
poison than any other alcohol. Tests were inconclusive." He shrugs. "I got into
it when I was in Switzerland but you can't get the original shit any more. Some
places in Europe still sell it. It's black market now though."
lurker: (open scene and non wolfy player safe?)
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: it is the wormwood, the
thujone.....inconclusive or no....Id...still not chance it....*shaking her head*
anyhow
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Yes, if you identify
yourself.))
Madeline Dane: ((Dunno if 'safe' is the
right word))
lurker: (Siofra i haven't picked a character yet)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((It's safe-ish, sure.
*S*))
Keith Newcomb: Kae: "I can stomach anything,"
he brags. "I've had lutefisk, haggis, rancid seal oil, meat crawling with
maggots, monkey brains." He smirks. "You name it, I've eaten it."
Keith Newcomb: ((*nod*))
lurker -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((i think i'm gunna
bring out Tai cause is Moira sees Aerin she might drift the other way))
Keith Newcomb: "You ever tried fried
tarantula legs? Mmm, crunchy. Like breadsticks."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: Im sure you could*nodding
to him, making an ech face even through an almost smile at a couple things he
says*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Tarantula legs." He blinks. "You make me ill sometimes, Keith."
Madeline Dane: "I, on the other hand,
buy my food from the store. Maybe fish some, but mostly in streams up in the
mountains that don't have a lot of crap dumped in."
Taillte (w/corchen): She walks along othe edge of
the beach letting corchen curl around her neck for warmth. she hummmed softly as
she listened to her iPod.
Keith Newcomb: Aerin: "It's a delicacy in
Mexico." He grins. "I could probably win a gross-out competition."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Of that, I have
little doubt."
Madeline Dane: "I think the tarantula legs
I could handle. Some of those other things... ehh..."
Keith Newcomb: He gives Aerin an unusually
warm smile. It could even be called nice. Probably a scary thought. "Come on.
What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: yeeah you probably
could.....should go on that tv show, fear factor?*shaking her head with a soft
chuckle, she leans it gently against aerins shoulder*
Taillte (w/corchen):
d10: precept+aler: 2,4,2,8,3,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His eyes go up and to
the left, then switch right, thinking. "Umm..." He shrugs. "I don't know. Squid,
I think, is the wierdest."
Taillte (w/corchen): ((where is the group)
Madeline Dane: ((Beach, not far from a
cotton candy vendor))
Keith Newcomb: "I wouldn't be a good
candidate." He shrugs. "No phobias."
Keith Newcomb: He blinks, disappointed.
"Squid? That's it? Wow. Aerin. Man, you need to get out more."
Taillte (w/corchen): well a group of people is
fairly noticable. she absently ran her fingers along the coils of corchen.
observing thr group as she had nothing better to do for the moment.
Madeline Dane: Keith: "You'd just bring
home all the money. Isn't that the point?"
Kaeleigh O'Reilly:
d10: per/alert: 3,8,4,3,2,10,
Taillte (w/corchen): looks like she was spoted there
went her watching fun she steps back slightly looking at the cotten candy
vendor. she adjust corchen as the snake starts to coil into her hair.
Keith Newcomb: He looks back at Maddy.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: huh?*glancing up finally,
she looks as well and lifts her head*.....looks like a snake
Madeline Dane: Madeline licks her finger,
wipes some of the sticky candy off Keith's chin with it, and licks her finger
again.
Keith Newcomb: He has no objections to the
spit-wash.
Madeline Dane: "Do leash laws apply to
snakes?"
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "Nope. Don't think so."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "A...snake?" He frowns
a little more. His back tenses some. People didn't just walk around with snakes
hanging off of them.
Taillte (w/corchen): (( adding that to the quotes
:) cause its cute))
Keith Newcomb: "Or rabbits either. I
sometimes take my bunny out for a walk."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: you
want to get going somewhere?
Madeline Dane: "Well, as long as the bunny
doesn't wind up snake food."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *her one hand rubs gently
along aerins back as she murmurs softly*
Keith Newcomb: "No, she's safely at home."
Taillte (w/corchen): She glances out of the corner
of her eye to see if they were looking away again.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little
bit to Kaeleigh, murmuring back.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> Kaeleigh O'Reilly:
"Better safe then sorry."
Keith Newcomb: He's looking at Maddy, not
Taillte.
Taillte (w/corchen): she pulls her ipod out of her
pocket forwarding to another song pursing her lips as she looks out to the
water.
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *she looks from taillte
to aerin then* where to?*said softly*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Wherever," he says
with a shrug. "My bike isn't far from here...we can figure it out from there."
Madeline Dane: "Keith: "Anyway, we mostly
have Persephone hammered out. Most of Hercules and the Centaurs. Starting on
Pandora. What do you think?"
Taillte (w/corchen): Seeing as they were focused
else where she moves off slightly. towards the water a more relaxed pace. she
looks down to her snake. "people watching is easier in mass. they are more
obvlious i think" she mummers softly to herself it seems.
Keith Newcomb: "Yeah, Pandora works. You
know, I'm kinda thinking a sexual innuendo that blends with the myth of
Pandora's Box. Sort of work sexuality in with it. We need more sexy songs."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: alright*nodding, she
leans to kiss his cheek and give her arms a good squeeze around him before
letting go*
Keith Newcomb: He sighs. "You guys taking
off? Have fun. Do everything I would do."
Madeline Dane: Madeline smirks. "Why do
you think it's such slow going? Stopping to think about what's going on...
hmmm... it can get distracting."
Madeline Dane: Kae & Aerin: "What he
said."
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "Yeah, true enough.
Speaking of which, we should go have some fun ourselves."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He smiles and hugs her
back, briefly but snugly, before moving to guide her off. He looks back to Ketih
and Madeline. "I'll see you guys later. Madeline...give me a call. We should
hang out more."
Keith Newcomb: Maddy: "He's probably going
to warn you that I'm a rotten guy." Smirks at Aerin. "She already knows I'm a
bad boy. Goodnight."
Kaeleigh O'Reilly: *smiling to keith and
maddy she waves before heading off with aerin* see ya
Taillte (w/corchen): She drifts closer towards the
water. sighing softly as she listens to the music.
Madeline Dane: Aerin: "No problem, I'll
see you around."
Keith Newcomb: Nods to Kae.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He chuckles a bit at
Keith. "Oh, ye of little faith." A little shrug, before he heads off with Kae.
Madeline Dane: Keith: "Not bad enough
to take advantage of me the last two times I got drunk around you."
Keith Newcomb: Grins at Aerin. Maddy: "Yeah,
I keep being a gentleman. I'll stop that."