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undergrounds2015-11-30 09:09 pm
wolfmarked) wrote in undergrounds2015-11-30 09:09 pm
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Wings (December catch-all)
Mama told me not to waste my life
Department store, Havering, December 5th
"I fuckin' hate winter."
Skip isn't directing the comment at anyone in particular, no, but she isn't keeping the thought to herself, either. Every so often, she pulls out a hanger, examines the piece of clothing... then puts it back. She sighs, flicking through a few more.
"Is it impossible to find something cute this season?"
At an end cap, she finds stockings. Thigh high, decently thick. And in a few different colours.
"See, this is what I'm talkin' about," she says, cheerfully.
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
Jolly Roger, all December
"C'mon, c'mon, break it up."
Her voice was easy enough as she stepped around the bar, waving off the two who were about to start going at it. There was always something, but, well, around the holidays it wasn't hard to wave off people by reminding them about their families. After all, she wanted to get through this with as little drama as possible. Everyone had a little more to deal with around this time of year, so she could try to lessen it.
And, then, she looked up when someone came in.
An easy smile, a push of her hair -- just a single strand that had come loose -- and a remark. "C'mon in. Grab a seat, an' I'll get you a drink."
Then they can walk on by
Southwark, mid December
Every day of classes before exams, Skip can be found at a coffee shop down the street from the University of Art. More than once, she has a portfolio and pictures spread out on an inside table, choosing them carefully, as well as the order to put them in.
Every afternoon after exams, Skip goes to a little diner she knows for a cup of soup. Just a little something to keep out the chill. Her book bag goes down every time with a thump, and she always sits at the counter, usually without asking if the seat is taken or not.
And I can't hear a sound
for Nancy, December 14th
Meeting with Nancy wasn't an unusual thing. After all, a regular at a bar -- both front and back room -- and a waitress who now got to moonlight as a bartender would know each other. And two girls like them? Well. Skip liked having someone to hang out with. They both got it.
Today, she smiled as she came into the restaurant. Her treat, she'd promised Nancy. It was a decent place. Nothing too upscale but somewhere nice and cozy for them to talk.
"First things first." She produces a small little box, done up in green wrapping paper with a red bow. "Happy Christmas."
But it was Skip. Just doing something nice... wasn't her style, even if she didn't mean for it to be like that.
"Now. Mind if I ask a little favour? I'm looking for a Christmas gift for someone."
Walk, walk on over there
North Pole, December 19th
She isn't going home for Christmas. Skip decided that long ago, and her father made it official this morning. It's safer for her to have her 'flat' at her aunt's place than to be in the house with her father and brothers for Christmas.
So she gets to spend Christmas basically alone. At least she has Christmas Eve plans, even if she hasn't made the person they're with aware.
But that's a week away. Which is why she's at the North Pole tonight.
She has high red stockings on with white heels. Unremarkably, her skirt is short but full, red and trimmed with white fur. Her shirt has long sleeves, but it's also red and trimmed at the cuffs and collar with white fur. It's entirely sheer, and her shirt underneath is white and a corset top, complete with red lace sleeves just off her shoulders.
When she drinks, she doesn't sit, instead just leaning against the bar. When she dances, she's always looking for a partner. Anyone who looks like they might be playing wallflower is fair game to be pulled into the fray.
Your words don't mean a thing
Birkbeck Tavern, December 26th
"Oh, God damn it! You gotta be blind! What the fuck kinda call was that?"
Boxing Day means one thing-- sports.
Specifically rugby, for Skip. She's got a Munster match on one of the pub TVs. For some reason, no one wanted to argue with her when she started demanding it, getting in her one opponent's face even though he was twice her size. Since then, she's gotten quite a few people pulled into it. Though they've got plenty of other games to be interested in.
"That's what I'm talkin' about! Oh, c'mon! Don' just let him--"
Then, on a shot of one of the players, she grins to herself and takes a drink of the pint in front of her.
"Fuck. Still way too hot."
Department store, Havering, December 5th
"I fuckin' hate winter."
Skip isn't directing the comment at anyone in particular, no, but she isn't keeping the thought to herself, either. Every so often, she pulls out a hanger, examines the piece of clothing... then puts it back. She sighs, flicking through a few more.
"Is it impossible to find something cute this season?"
At an end cap, she finds stockings. Thigh high, decently thick. And in a few different colours.
"See, this is what I'm talkin' about," she says, cheerfully.
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
Jolly Roger, all December
"C'mon, c'mon, break it up."
Her voice was easy enough as she stepped around the bar, waving off the two who were about to start going at it. There was always something, but, well, around the holidays it wasn't hard to wave off people by reminding them about their families. After all, she wanted to get through this with as little drama as possible. Everyone had a little more to deal with around this time of year, so she could try to lessen it.
And, then, she looked up when someone came in.
An easy smile, a push of her hair -- just a single strand that had come loose -- and a remark. "C'mon in. Grab a seat, an' I'll get you a drink."
Then they can walk on by
Southwark, mid December
Every day of classes before exams, Skip can be found at a coffee shop down the street from the University of Art. More than once, she has a portfolio and pictures spread out on an inside table, choosing them carefully, as well as the order to put them in.
Every afternoon after exams, Skip goes to a little diner she knows for a cup of soup. Just a little something to keep out the chill. Her book bag goes down every time with a thump, and she always sits at the counter, usually without asking if the seat is taken or not.
And I can't hear a sound
for Nancy, December 14th
Meeting with Nancy wasn't an unusual thing. After all, a regular at a bar -- both front and back room -- and a waitress who now got to moonlight as a bartender would know each other. And two girls like them? Well. Skip liked having someone to hang out with. They both got it.
Today, she smiled as she came into the restaurant. Her treat, she'd promised Nancy. It was a decent place. Nothing too upscale but somewhere nice and cozy for them to talk.
"First things first." She produces a small little box, done up in green wrapping paper with a red bow. "Happy Christmas."
But it was Skip. Just doing something nice... wasn't her style, even if she didn't mean for it to be like that.
"Now. Mind if I ask a little favour? I'm looking for a Christmas gift for someone."
Walk, walk on over there
North Pole, December 19th
She isn't going home for Christmas. Skip decided that long ago, and her father made it official this morning. It's safer for her to have her 'flat' at her aunt's place than to be in the house with her father and brothers for Christmas.
So she gets to spend Christmas basically alone. At least she has Christmas Eve plans, even if she hasn't made the person they're with aware.
But that's a week away. Which is why she's at the North Pole tonight.
She has high red stockings on with white heels. Unremarkably, her skirt is short but full, red and trimmed with white fur. Her shirt has long sleeves, but it's also red and trimmed at the cuffs and collar with white fur. It's entirely sheer, and her shirt underneath is white and a corset top, complete with red lace sleeves just off her shoulders.
When she drinks, she doesn't sit, instead just leaning against the bar. When she dances, she's always looking for a partner. Anyone who looks like they might be playing wallflower is fair game to be pulled into the fray.
Your words don't mean a thing
Birkbeck Tavern, December 26th
"Oh, God damn it! You gotta be blind! What the fuck kinda call was that?"
Boxing Day means one thing-- sports.
Specifically rugby, for Skip. She's got a Munster match on one of the pub TVs. For some reason, no one wanted to argue with her when she started demanding it, getting in her one opponent's face even though he was twice her size. Since then, she's gotten quite a few people pulled into it. Though they've got plenty of other games to be interested in.
"That's what I'm talkin' about! Oh, c'mon! Don' just let him--"
Then, on a shot of one of the players, she grins to herself and takes a drink of the pint in front of her.
"Fuck. Still way too hot."
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Congratulations. You broke him.
James isn't sure how to respond at first. Mostly because it's completely ridiculous that something like this exists. His filter must have been shocked out of him, because the first thing he says is:
"They named a drink after you?"
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"Oh my God. You poor thing." Because, well, come on. It's a staple. "Y'know I'm gonna have t' make, like, every classic uni drink for you now, right?"
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"Not in one night I hope."
James says it as an aside before he downs the shot and looks at the glass with no small degree of surprise.
"Oh, that's good!"
He's surprised, what a shock.
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And the name is just wonderful to say and watch the reactions. Not that she acts like she's looking for that. Just keeps right on going.
"Kahula and Bailey's, topped with whipped cream. Pretty easy going down. But the big rule: can't use your hands."
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It's not as hard as he would have hoped.
"That sounds like a mess waiting to happen."
It's impossible not to use innuendo after that.
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"Only if you don't have practice."
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"I don't suppose you could give me a demonstration?"
It's the stupidest thing he's ever said. But it seems like the kind of thing Skip would like...
If not he's going to be getting more jewelry.
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"You lookin' for a private showin'? Or feel like havin' more of an audience?"
...Is she still talking about the shot? Hard to say with her.
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"...I suppose that depends on you."
He's trying to keep it going, but he knows his moment of silence might ruin it. Goddamnit. One of these days he'll keep up with her.
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Pretty quiet night, so. Why not.
Without a word, she grabs a shot glass and begins prepping the drink. Two, actually.
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Maybe to Skip there isn't a difference.
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She then sets her lips around the shot glass and straightens her shoulders quickly, tilting her head back at the same speed. A second later, she catches the falling shot glass and swallows the liquor.
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"No hands? Seriously?"
He's impressed. If he tried it, it'd go down his shirt instantly.
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"No pictures," he warns as he clasps his hands behind his back and leans forward to hold the glass in his mouth and tip it back. It was a lot harder to swallow it down when he had his mouth open than he thought and he ended up choking on it.
Luckily for him he managed to catch the glass as he bent forward in a coughing fit.
"That's a lot harder than it looks."
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"Not too bad for your first time," she admits, giving a wide grin.
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"I'll keep that in mind as I try not," cough. "dying!"