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I like it! It tastes like grass. [what.] Thanks, Mr. Luca.
[livio sure seems to enjoy it! and now he trusts luca to further hone in on his taste, so...]
Sure!
[still happily sipping on this, in the meantime.]
Sure!
[still happily sipping on this, in the meantime.]
[He'll only force one more drink on Livio. He's a big man, but he doesn't seem to have any experience with alcohol. And Luca doubts he'd be able to carry the guy home himself.
Anyway, he tracks down a carafe of orange colored juice. It's poured into a glass just before Luca turns his back to grab a corked bottle.]
Cover your ears. [It's the only warning Livio gets before he removes the cap. A rather large pop follows, along with an excessive amount of fizz siphoning out.]
Anyway, he tracks down a carafe of orange colored juice. It's poured into a glass just before Luca turns his back to grab a corked bottle.]
Cover your ears. [It's the only warning Livio gets before he removes the cap. A rather large pop follows, along with an excessive amount of fizz siphoning out.]
[luca may be right. luca IS right. and what livio doesn't know is going to catch up to him in about 20 minutes.
he very much does not cover his ears, which... they both probably regret, considering he jumps and yelps at the pop. actually, livio himself just laughs after the fact.]
Shit -- aha, y'sure did warn me though!
he very much does not cover his ears, which... they both probably regret, considering he jumps and yelps at the pop. actually, livio himself just laughs after the fact.]
Shit -- aha, y'sure did warn me though!
Well, I wouldn't say that... but, shoot, it'd be kinda a dick move to get pissy if I ignored your advice to my own detriment, yeah?
[did luca say "for later?" he's already reaching to sippy that one. it's pretty.]
[did luca say "for later?" he's already reaching to sippy that one. it's pretty.]
[Hey now, isn't that what a bar is for? For moping?? He's paying for his drinks like anyone else would (there's a little growing pile of shells on the bar for his efforts, as a matter of fact), so as long as he isn't causing a scene, he can mope as much as he pleases, thanks.
He makes a face at Luca's gentle ribbing, yet is already- perhaps unwisely- reaching for a second shot glass.]
I drank it, did I not?
[He huffs, and if he were Draco, there would be smoke coming from his nostrils.]
I can drink them just fine, thank you. I would appreciate it if you allowed me this much.
[He's already slurring his words a bit. It'll probably be fine.]
He makes a face at Luca's gentle ribbing, yet is already- perhaps unwisely- reaching for a second shot glass.]
I drank it, did I not?
[He huffs, and if he were Draco, there would be smoke coming from his nostrils.]
I can drink them just fine, thank you. I would appreciate it if you allowed me this much.
[He's already slurring his words a bit. It'll probably be fine.]
[For most bars? Probably. And if it were just the spirit in charge tonight, there wouldn't be an issue. But while Luca isn't as romance-phobic as his sibling, he still isn't here to deal with the heartbreaks and various woes of others. He had his own problems, dammit.
But whatever. At least he's getting paid.]
Just keep the "coin" coming.
[And he probably should leave it at that. But if Sesa is gonna linger, bringing down the general atmosphere, Luca will probably let curiosity get the better of him.]
So. What's the big deal?
But whatever. At least he's getting paid.]
Just keep the "coin" coming.
[And he probably should leave it at that. But if Sesa is gonna linger, bringing down the general atmosphere, Luca will probably let curiosity get the better of him.]
So. What's the big deal?
[it's been long enough that kiera hasn't seen luca around town or been able to get into the bar. maybe they aren't yet familiar with quite how deep his guilt runs these days, but they do recall a time or two in childhood when he would have minor fits of self-isolation. they don't really know what might have triggered something similar, or even if that's what... this whole thing is. they've just got a feeling it can't be anything good.
so they are pounding on the locked tavern door, in the middle of the day, under the guise of a drunkard run dry. which... is also technically true, but still.]
Hey! Open up, you lazy excuse of a barkeep! You've got customers with good shells to spend!
so they are pounding on the locked tavern door, in the middle of the day, under the guise of a drunkard run dry. which... is also technically true, but still.]
Hey! Open up, you lazy excuse of a barkeep! You've got customers with good shells to spend!
[Well, it's a good thing Sesa's head is on the table. He misses the way Luca's face pulls into a grimace. He hopes the Sargonian is aware of what a stereotype he is in this moment. Drunken and lamenting his love life.
Luca wants nothing more than to scream.]
Let me guess. Starcrossed lovers that would absolutely never work. Opposite sides of some sort of conflict?
[Absolutely deadpan. He's heard a story like this in every town he's been to.]
Luca wants nothing more than to scream.]
Let me guess. Starcrossed lovers that would absolutely never work. Opposite sides of some sort of conflict?
[Absolutely deadpan. He's heard a story like this in every town he's been to.]
[Yeah uh huh sounds like something somebody WITHOUT a love life would say!!! >|
Nah Luca has a rock bf he's fine-]
Starcrossed? Hardly.
[He turns his head a little, so his cheek is resting on the bar instead of his forehead.]
I...despise him. He is everything I stand against. He wants me to act in ways I know that I would regret...
[...]
But yet- [Flopping dramatically to one side] -I cannot cast him from my mind. I cannot help but to fall for him every time he opens his mouth, like a...a....seductive temptress.
[What does this even mean]
Nah Luca has a rock bf he's fine-]
Starcrossed? Hardly.
[He turns his head a little, so his cheek is resting on the bar instead of his forehead.]
I...despise him. He is everything I stand against. He wants me to act in ways I know that I would regret...
[...]
But yet- [Flopping dramatically to one side] -I cannot cast him from my mind. I cannot help but to fall for him every time he opens his mouth, like a...a....seductive temptress.
[What does this even mean]
[Thick though the stone walls of the watchtower are, there are a few gaps for noise to slip through. Between that and Kiera's keen sense of hearing, she will undoubtedly hear footsteps approaching the door. The slide over the old peephole scratches open, then promptly slams shut.
The steps don't retreat, but the door doesn't open just yet. Either someone is put off by her yelling, or he just doesn't want to talk either. Or both.
Hm... ]
The steps don't retreat, but the door doesn't open just yet. Either someone is put off by her yelling, or he just doesn't want to talk either. Or both.
Hm... ]
[You mean the rock bf he shared a bed with once, causing said rock bf to run away because they didn't leave room for another guardian to fit between them?
Yeah, his love life is great. And he is definitely not at all bothered by the familiarity of the situation that Sesa describes.
His tone isn't exactly softer when he speaks again, but he does seem distinctly less dismissive.]
Some men are infuriatingly charming, even when you know better.
Yeah, his love life is great. And he is definitely not at all bothered by the familiarity of the situation that Sesa describes.
His tone isn't exactly softer when he speaks again, but he does seem distinctly less dismissive.]
Some men are infuriatingly charming, even when you know better.
Mm...
[Luca isn't a very big drinker. Nevertheless, he does find a very particular bottle of wine from the bar and pours it for himself. He doesn't drink it yet, just swirls the liquid in a clear glass.]
There was a man I met in my travels. Though he was not involved, his organization was involved in a tragedy that befell my family. Though we did not know it when we first met... [He shrugs.] Sometime later, the truth of both of our identities came out. Yet despite knowing what monstrosity he and his cohort were capable of, I continued to gravitate toward him. And he continued to encourage it.
[Finally, he takes a long pull from his glass. After he swallows, he lets out a long suffering sigh.]
Men, right?
[Luca isn't a very big drinker. Nevertheless, he does find a very particular bottle of wine from the bar and pours it for himself. He doesn't drink it yet, just swirls the liquid in a clear glass.]
There was a man I met in my travels. Though he was not involved, his organization was involved in a tragedy that befell my family. Though we did not know it when we first met... [He shrugs.] Sometime later, the truth of both of our identities came out. Yet despite knowing what monstrosity he and his cohort were capable of, I continued to gravitate toward him. And he continued to encourage it.
[Finally, he takes a long pull from his glass. After he swallows, he lets out a long suffering sigh.]
Men, right?
Men.
[Sesa huffs, in complete agreement on that front.
He will also sit up and down another one of those shots, against his better judgement. He is going to be the most hung over of his LIFE come tomorrow morning.]
That does sound much like what I am dealing with...I just.
[He runs a hand over his face, pressing his fingers into the bridge of his nose.]
I don't know what I'm doing. I just know I am incapable of stopping as I am.
[He gave him a RING, Luca.]
[Sesa huffs, in complete agreement on that front.
He will also sit up and down another one of those shots, against his better judgement. He is going to be the most hung over of his LIFE come tomorrow morning.]
That does sound much like what I am dealing with...I just.
[He runs a hand over his face, pressing his fingers into the bridge of his nose.]
I don't know what I'm doing. I just know I am incapable of stopping as I am.
[He gave him a RING, Luca.]
[Maybe they will pick up on the deep sigh that follows their statement. Walking away wouldn't get him anywhere, save for a one-way ticket to a migraine.
The door opens slowly. Luca squints out into the daylight, briefly revealing red and swollen eyes. He makes a face, then shrinks away before they can get too good of a look at him.]
Come in.
[He doesn't hesitate to close and lock the door behind them.]
The door opens slowly. Luca squints out into the daylight, briefly revealing red and swollen eyes. He makes a face, then shrinks away before they can get too good of a look at him.]
Come in.
[He doesn't hesitate to close and lock the door behind them.]
[luca doesn't have to worry about kiera looking him over immediately, because as soon as that door cracks, they're shoving their way inside.
and while he locks the door, they look around the tavern suspiciously, as if expecting to find an explanation right there in the room, or perhaps to discover that luca had let in the entire town except for his sister.
no, they couldn't assume something that ridiculous. the moment the lock clicks, and luca is technically safe from the outside, they glance sideways at him.]
What's going on with you, Luc?
and while he locks the door, they look around the tavern suspiciously, as if expecting to find an explanation right there in the room, or perhaps to discover that luca had let in the entire town except for his sister.
no, they couldn't assume something that ridiculous. the moment the lock clicks, and luca is technically safe from the outside, they glance sideways at him.]
What's going on with you, Luc?
[...]
I...don't know. I do not truly believe him to be a wholly cruel person, it is just that...the things he has done are cruel, and reprehensible. I should not be willing to accept much less forgive such things, especially when they go so starkly against my own worldview, but...
[Sesa groans, slumping forward on his barstool again.]
Perhaps there is just something wrong with me.
I...don't know. I do not truly believe him to be a wholly cruel person, it is just that...the things he has done are cruel, and reprehensible. I should not be willing to accept much less forgive such things, especially when they go so starkly against my own worldview, but...
[Sesa groans, slumping forward on his barstool again.]
Perhaps there is just something wrong with me.
[The thing about Luca is that, while he can be a good liar, it takes a hell of a lot of work. Not wearing his heart on his sleeve is a constant process for someone who defaulted to that state. Even eight years hadn't been enough to reduce the sheer amount of effort that went into it. And right now, he's exhausted. Sleep has been fleeting for the last few days, leaving him with precious little energy to keep up his front.
Rather than trying to put on a brave face and muster the strength, he simply turns away from her.]
I don't know what you are talking about.
[Is that quiver in his voice? Maybe.]
Rather than trying to put on a brave face and muster the strength, he simply turns away from her.]
I don't know what you are talking about.
[Is that quiver in his voice? Maybe.]
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