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[Jeff likes to think that there's no chance he would have fallen in with that crowd if he'd stuck around Ormond, but part of him is unsure. Sure, he'd never really bothered trying to seek external validation, but - maybe he's giving himself too much credit. Maybe he's not giving his teenage misery enough.
No point in dwelling now.]
Been a lot of other places, too. On the road for a while. Back to school. And now we're both trapped here, so I guess the point's moot.
[Jeff likes to think that there's no chance he would have fallen in with that crowd if he'd stuck around Ormond, but part of him is unsure. Sure, he'd never really bothered trying to seek external validation, but - maybe he's giving himself too much credit. Maybe he's not giving his teenage misery enough.
No point in dwelling now.]
Been a lot of other places, too. On the road for a while. Back to school. And now we're both trapped here, so I guess the point's moot.
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[Jeff isn't an elitist about his taste in music, but he is extremely and quietly passionate about it. Mostly it just means that this is making him suffer.]
Didn't realize you were a fan.
[Jeff isn't an elitist about his taste in music, but he is extremely and quietly passionate about it. Mostly it just means that this is making him suffer.]
Didn't realize you were a fan.
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[Jeff appreciates that about her. He's a steadfast believer in the idea that the littlest bits of hope in the fact of the bleakness around them are what keep most of them going. A tiny ember can burn down a whole forest if it's given the right encouragement.
He is entirely too awkward to ever vocalize this appreciation, of course. But it's there.]
Sounds like you need a roommate with a cat.
[Jeff appreciates that about her. He's a steadfast believer in the idea that the littlest bits of hope in the fact of the bleakness around them are what keep most of them going. A tiny ember can burn down a whole forest if it's given the right encouragement.
He is entirely too awkward to ever vocalize this appreciation, of course. But it's there.]
Sounds like you need a roommate with a cat.
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Yeah. Could be why I've found two cans of it now. Thoughts of a serial killer summoning it in. Maybe a twelve pack will show up if I manifest hard enough.
Yeah. Could be why I've found two cans of it now. Thoughts of a serial killer summoning it in. Maybe a twelve pack will show up if I manifest hard enough.
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No wonder you're listening to Puddle of Mudd. Yeah, I'll hook you up, you can see what you think.
Always been kind of grossed out by marshmallows, but you're not wrong. I'd kill for one right now.
No wonder you're listening to Puddle of Mudd. Yeah, I'll hook you up, you can see what you think.
Always been kind of grossed out by marshmallows, but you're not wrong. I'd kill for one right now.
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You've been hiding a majestic beard under your mask that whole time? I had a feeling.
[Goddamn he's awkward when the killers talk to him.]
You've been hiding a majestic beard under your mask that whole time? I had a feeling.
[Goddamn he's awkward when the killers talk to him.]
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[Privately he's just baffled by Ash referring to him as a cool guy. Is it the tattoos?? Are they what trick people into thinking he's cool??]
Punching him in the face didn't seem to be super effective.
[Privately he's just baffled by Ash referring to him as a cool guy. Is it the tattoos?? Are they what trick people into thinking he's cool??]
Punching him in the face didn't seem to be super effective.
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[He wouldn't call it cool. A grim reminder of the loudest wakeup call he'd ever heard, maybe, but at least he'd never been prone to vanity before. It is what it is.]
Technically, I guess. Moved away in high school. Came back for a funeral and got snatched up.
[He's always privately wondered if that was the Legion's fault - if he'd just fallen into the hole left behind after they'd gotten the attention of the powers that be.]
[He wouldn't call it cool. A grim reminder of the loudest wakeup call he'd ever heard, maybe, but at least he'd never been prone to vanity before. It is what it is.]
Technically, I guess. Moved away in high school. Came back for a funeral and got snatched up.
[He's always privately wondered if that was the Legion's fault - if he'd just fallen into the hole left behind after they'd gotten the attention of the powers that be.]
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i am sorry (not sorry) that she can be the absolute worst~!
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athirdchance
2022-08-13 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm not. But there are lyrics that could really do a number on a person depending on their mood. I could end up with free drinks, hot sex, or some good money just showing off some parlor tricks.
Please don't. One of the kids'll probably find it and start using it and I'm not hauling some arsehole who reeks of whatever that shit is out of a trial.
[ ...yeah he will, but he won't be happy about it!! ]
[ ...yeah he will, but he won't be happy about it!! ]
[ huh. she doesn't remember jeff moving away at all, she feels like she would've fixated on that. you know, like she will now. somebody's definitely getting hard tunneled next time she sees him in a match. ]
That's rough. Guess the Entity never was nice about taking people though.
That's rough. Guess the Entity never was nice about taking people though.
That would be cute but I prefer keeping the apartment to myself. Less distractions more focus and maybe less accidents not by me, hah.
Sounds like excuses I know. They would hate my sleeping schedule too. Probably.
[ and now her second text: ]
You travel plenty too, right? A roadie?
Sounds like excuses I know. They would hate my sleeping schedule too. Probably.
[ and now her second text: ]
You travel plenty too, right? A roadie?
[ The more Jeff talks about how much of the world he got to see, the more Susie really wants to slit his throat. She’s just getting angrier and angrier. Bitterness is a strong influence around here. ]
How did you end up here anyway, Mr. Big City? Tripped and fell down a hole somewhere?
How did you end up here anyway, Mr. Big City? Tripped and fell down a hole somewhere?
[Annoying her is the point, even if part of him has to acknowledge that he'll eventually have to pay for it. It's frustrating, knowing the trajectory of their lives had so aggressively split. That she had chosen this, when she hadn't had to.]
Yeah, Susie. That's exactly what happened. Fell into the Grand Canyon, wound up right here.
Yeah, Susie. That's exactly what happened. Fell into the Grand Canyon, wound up right here.
Parlor tricks?
['Free drinks' and 'hot sex' have never really been overly common aspects of his own life. He'll try to latch on to parlor tricks.]
['Free drinks' and 'hot sex' have never really been overly common aspects of his own life. He'll try to latch on to parlor tricks.]
Excuses are valid. I've never liked having roommates either.
Used to be. Was fun, but I couldn't keep up with it. [Or: he'd endured crippling back pain and nearly lost sight in an eye.] Just an artist anymore.
Used to be. Was fun, but I couldn't keep up with it. [Or: he'd endured crippling back pain and nearly lost sight in an eye.] Just an artist anymore.
No, uh. They're gelatin, right?
Have you googled gelatin?
Have you googled gelatin?
Bullshit. You'd do it just to complain about it.
[Jeff might be an anxious and slightly awkward fuck, but what's the point in enduring trials with these people if he can't call the occasional bluff?]
[Jeff might be an anxious and slightly awkward fuck, but what's the point in enduring trials with these people if he can't call the occasional bluff?]
[What a new and unusual experience that would be.]
You don't seem to mind the being taken part.
You don't seem to mind the being taken part.
[ She’d think it rich of him to say she “hadn’t had to”. As far as she’s concerned, she never had a chance at anything. It was either this or be a victim forever. Yeah, she gets it— in a way she’s still a victim forever, but at least she gets to take her aggression out every now and then. ]
Not surprised. You always were kinda dense.
Can’t wait to see you again, Jeff. I think I’ll use your blood to paint my next art piece.
Not surprised. You always were kinda dense.
Can’t wait to see you again, Jeff. I think I’ll use your blood to paint my next art piece.
"Meeting a Memory Beneath a Cold Moon. Blood on canvas, an observation of the ephemeral nature of life and the futility of anger."
I wasn't dense. I was young.
I wasn't dense. I was young.
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[ She couldn’t roll her eyes back any further into her head at this. ]
”Young” is just a nice way of saying stupid, you know.
”Young” is just a nice way of saying stupid, you know.
[Look. He's never been good with people. Especially not murderous teenagers he knew once upon a time.]
Yeah. And I was probably stupid, too.
Why do you think I was dense?
Yeah. And I was probably stupid, too.
Why do you think I was dense?
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