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text | un: wolverine - a couple of hours into the second night at the Scratch
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2021-11-07 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
where are you?
[Although Noah is good about replying to Nick's texts most of the time, he's not usually in the habit of texting unprompted. But after seeing some of the comments on that nasty post from the Chevalier... he feels like maybe he should. He doesn't think Nick will want to talk about it, so he just sends several cute pictures of his many-eyed dreamling cat, including one where (miraculously) she and Nailgun are asleep on opposite corners of a bed. Hopefully it makes him feel a little better.]
( god bless you noah, cute animal pictures are exactly what he needs right now. it's only fair that noah gets a picture in return, this one of chester buried in the fur of a particularly large, fluffy dog — the most recent addition to the household. )
i should bring chester round some time, i bet he would vibe w ur eyeball cat
i should bring chester round some time, i bet he would vibe w ur eyeball cat
[Courtesy of the Dom/Sub finder, William's found himself coming for a visit to wherever Nick's decided to send him the address of with a bottle of wine and mixed intentions. He's still a bit on edge over the finder putting his business out there, but there's little he can do now to change it. Nick's shown an interest in the one shared fact that William is in fact not resistant to share, at least offline.
So after he's confirmed just precisely where he's headed, he picks up a bottle of wine likely older than Nick happens to be and shows up in a black pullover and slacks, eyes briefly up on the sky as he knocks to announce himself and watches the grey clouds skate by overhead. It might mean rain later, and - he quite likes rain.]
So after he's confirmed just precisely where he's headed, he picks up a bottle of wine likely older than Nick happens to be and shows up in a black pullover and slacks, eyes briefly up on the sky as he knocks to announce himself and watches the grey clouds skate by overhead. It might mean rain later, and - he quite likes rain.]
( nick entertains the notion of sending them to some fine dining place for quite a while, because it feels appropriate for a king, and a conversation about that, but in the end he just sends william his own address. it might shock a lot of people to learn that nick can actually cook reasonably well, he just opts not to almost all of the time.
this isn't complicated though, it's easy enough to whip up some pasta and a good sauce, and he's even running with enough time to get changed into a jeans and sweater combo that practically makes him look respectable. so, maybe nick is putting a little bit of work in here. just a little.
at any rate he's pleased enough when william shows, and he squints briefly at the bottle of wine even if it doesn't mean a thing to him. the house is still heavily warded, there's magic everywhere and a distinct presence at the entryways, but it drops not long after nick opens the door, gestures for him to come in. )
Hi, come in. I thought this would be like, better for talking, you know? No one interrupting.
this isn't complicated though, it's easy enough to whip up some pasta and a good sauce, and he's even running with enough time to get changed into a jeans and sweater combo that practically makes him look respectable. so, maybe nick is putting a little bit of work in here. just a little.
at any rate he's pleased enough when william shows, and he squints briefly at the bottle of wine even if it doesn't mean a thing to him. the house is still heavily warded, there's magic everywhere and a distinct presence at the entryways, but it drops not long after nick opens the door, gestures for him to come in. )
Hi, come in. I thought this would be like, better for talking, you know? No one interrupting.
He's back. Found my name first and called before he even found his way home. I'm grabbing a cab and picking him up now.
[ On Christmas morning, a small package will appear at the foot of whatever bed Nick slept in that night.
Inside is a pendant, a long one, set with an oval, onyx stone. Its frame is silver, and it looks clean and neat, unobtrusive and light enough to be worn inside a shirt, if someone wanted. It radiates with a strange kind of power which does not feel like Nate's.
But there's a note attached. ]
Normally, I make my own presents, but I made an exception. It's like the necklace I wear, charmed to protect you. Wear this, and you can take a blow that would otherwise kill you. You'll still be weak, but you'll have time to escape or drink one of these potions.
I want you to be safe all the time, and it's not in my power. This is the best I can do.
I love you.
N
[ Beneath the jewellery box, there's a set of six vials full of a bright golden liquid. ]
Inside is a pendant, a long one, set with an oval, onyx stone. Its frame is silver, and it looks clean and neat, unobtrusive and light enough to be worn inside a shirt, if someone wanted. It radiates with a strange kind of power which does not feel like Nate's.
But there's a note attached. ]
Normally, I make my own presents, but I made an exception. It's like the necklace I wear, charmed to protect you. Wear this, and you can take a blow that would otherwise kill you. You'll still be weak, but you'll have time to escape or drink one of these potions.
I want you to be safe all the time, and it's not in my power. This is the best I can do.
I love you.
N
[ Beneath the jewellery box, there's a set of six vials full of a bright golden liquid. ]
- All SCRATCH STAFF will be receiving the following during their last shift before the holidays:
- PTO through the New Year ( the Scratch will be closed until Jan. 2nd )
- A bomber jacket ( front | back ) with employee's name embroidered on the front ( over the "P" )
- One enamel lapel/collar pin of nine (9) different potential styles ( 1 | 2 - 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ) and 2 pairs of cuff links
- —NOTE: player can choose the style their character receives; ICly the distribution is random.
- Coupons for: three (3) free cocktail* / small plate combos; $50 in casino chips; one (1) voucher to submit a "theme" for future Scratch events / parties
- —NOTE: *cocktails can be substituted with an equivalent portion of Scratch-exclusive drugs; coupons are redeemable on or off-shift.
Also included is a printed greeting card, which reads:
- Nick Ó Broin,
🎄 SEASONS GREETINGS 🎄 & ❄️ HAPPY HOLIDAYS ❄️ FROM YOUR EMPLOYERS AT THE SCRATCH.
- ♠️
left u something by ur door. no worries if ur busy, just. get it whenever.
[It's a holiday Tate's not sure everyone celebrates - hell, he's not even sure he celebrates it in reality, but he does feel a small compulsion to give something to the people here he's come to be closer with. So in plain brown paper wrapping he's left something for Nick, in the form of a leather satchel, which holds inside a set of brass knuckles wrapped in paper too, the words 'if the magic shit doesn't cut it' in Tate's scrawl on top.]
[It's a holiday Tate's not sure everyone celebrates - hell, he's not even sure he celebrates it in reality, but he does feel a small compulsion to give something to the people here he's come to be closer with. So in plain brown paper wrapping he's left something for Nick, in the form of a leather satchel, which holds inside a set of brass knuckles wrapped in paper too, the words 'if the magic shit doesn't cut it' in Tate's scrawl on top.]
Nick.
It's just an envelope with his name on it. In the envelope is a plain silver card and inside the card is:
- A photo of Henry playing with the critters, fighting over an enamel pin shaped like half a heart. Nick might be able to see that in the photo it has the word "Best" engraved on the front.
- The matching pin, the other half of the heart, is pierced through the back of the card. It, of course, reads "Also Best". Underneath, he wrote a quick: Happy Holidays, -Henry
[ On the morning of the 27th, Michael comes early into Nick's room. He leaves it sitting there for Nick to find, an acoustic guitar on a stand, with a folded note slid behind the strings: ]
When I was a kid, my head was full of chaos all the time. Music was the only thing that made it quiet.
I had this made for you. I thought I could teach you, if you were into that.
Sorry it's late.
I remember everything.
[ It's unsigned. Michael doubts there'll be any confusion. ]
When I was a kid, my head was full of chaos all the time. Music was the only thing that made it quiet.
I had this made for you. I thought I could teach you, if you were into that.
Sorry it's late.
I remember everything.
[ It's unsigned. Michael doubts there'll be any confusion. ]
( there's nothing peaceful about the stillness that comes with nick's return to the house. it's fragile-won at best, nick walks on eggshells around the house, and retreats, as best as he can manage, into good behaviour. or at least, nick's best approximation of good behaviour, which is to say he's quiet. detached. untethered. but he isn't causing trouble, so it's a compromise.
nick doesn't use his room much. on a regular week, it might have been a day or two before he even found the gift, but it's a space he finds easy to retreat to right now, which is why he finds it before the morning is even over. he reads the letter — and reads it again, a few times more just to be safe. i remember everything.
it's pretty unambiguous.
quiet as everything else he's done the last day or so, nick pads up to michael's room. pretentious room. god, it's been one hell of a couple of weeks. note still in one hand, he hesitates for several long moments, before he knocks. )
nick doesn't use his room much. on a regular week, it might have been a day or two before he even found the gift, but it's a space he finds easy to retreat to right now, which is why he finds it before the morning is even over. he reads the letter — and reads it again, a few times more just to be safe. i remember everything.
it's pretty unambiguous.
quiet as everything else he's done the last day or so, nick pads up to michael's room. pretentious room. god, it's been one hell of a couple of weeks. note still in one hand, he hesitates for several long moments, before he knocks. )
if u had to cut off your hand or your foot, which would u pick?
i'm bored, b4 u ask. just answer
i'm bored, b4 u ask. just answer
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