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ɴᴜx ([personal profile] whatalovelyday) wrote in [community profile] undergrounds2015-06-08 08:22 pm

RESTING, WANDERING, BUT ALWAYS LOOKING

CLOSED TO HILLINGDON HOUSE

[Lying outside by the waters, he rests his hands over his bare chest – fingers lightly scratching at the tattoo of an engine that he has etched into his skin. He had gone out earlier in search of answers, of whispers, of where the other War Boys are, but came up with nothing. Nux isn't sure how he fits in with the other hunters; they were not raised on the same beliefs as he was, but they were still human. They still wanted to make a world safe for humans and that is more than enough for nonbelievers.

It isn't that he's lounging. Though, he does like to give the impression that is what he is doing. It is honestly that he has quite winded. Nux does what he can to build his strength up enough to move about, but sometimes, it does get the better of him. At least, the war paint that he still coats his skin in covers up how pale that he is actually getting.]


All I need to do is find the others, or find the one who did it. That's all.

[An easy task, he tells himself. He will be given great treasures in the afterlife once he has completed either goal. He takes a breath in and slowly turns his head to look toward the house. Nothing like his kind. It'll be all right. He'll protect them. Keep 'em safe any hunter would.

Already, he thinks that he can hear the war drums.]


OPEN: WANDERING THE STREETS

[His pants make an almost jiggling noise as he walks. It'd probably be better if it was bells, but it is mostly due to spare chains and bullets that he keeps in his pockets. Nux has become aware in the two years that he has lived out in the world that people do not like how he looks. His saved head and painted white skin tends to make them back away from him. But that's the point, isn't it? Humans are safe and hunters hunt. They're supposed to be frightening like guard dogs.

Or so he thinks.

At the moment, it isn't as serious as that. He's looking for his brothers as always, but he can't do that on an empty stomach. Nux isn't sure how long he has been wandering the alleys, and streets, but night has already fallen. He runs his hands along the glass of where there is some baked goods. But the lights are off given the indication that it's closed.]


Maybe should pop over to some store? How long do they stay open, anyway? [He is asking no one but is already starting to try to walk to find the fabled open shop in the middle of the night.]
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: urk)

is nux wearing a shirt?

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-06-10 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
It sure didn't sound like a cough that was 'fine', but Nux was right about not being able to stay stopped forever.

"Alright, just this way."

The diner, as promised, was open and fairly well-attended for the time of night. A giant neon sign with a couple of letters unlit was bolted to the side of the building.
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Wandering

[personal profile] emotioneater 2015-06-10 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Nux gets a stare from Cooper when he passes by. Is this what the kids are doing to themselves these days? Not that he knows what passes for fashion. He stopped giving a fuck about what he looked like at some point in 1973. And what the heck is that jangling sound he keeps hearing? Cooper doesn't quite catch the words that he says, but he gcan guess from the way he's looking at the food in the window/]

Y'know, they say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.
chosetofight: (Tell me)

[personal profile] chosetofight 2015-06-10 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Shift the bait?

[Curious, certainly. He could be insane. That's always possible. She's met more than her share, but they don't bother her. Because she understands. No one's ever been sure of what, precisely, is wrong with her.]

What do you mean?

[She's leading the way as she talks, her eyes shifting back and forth, keeping an eye on everything.]
eyeforaneye: (Default)

oh good a Hillingdon bro

[personal profile] eyeforaneye 2015-06-10 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's come outside for a breath of fresh air -- dealing with an influx of supply requests from other clan members makes him even more antisocial than usual -- and spots Nux almost immediately. Sasuke's seen him around, sure, but actually networking with people of his own volition is a work in progress. ]

The 'others'?
chosetofight: (Skeptical)

[personal profile] chosetofight 2015-06-11 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that is interesting.

Wanda looks over at him as she leads him down a turn. She's quick to memorise the places where she can get cheap food at all hours. This 24-hour grocery shop? High on that list.]


What kind of a fight, hm?

What are you expecting?

[Because. Well.

Maybe it's just anticipation talking. Some kind of hope. But... It doesn't sound like he means muggers.]
chosetofight: (Not so sure)

[personal profile] chosetofight 2015-06-11 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Worst case scenario, he'll think she's crazy. But that's okay. Sometimes, on the streets, 'crazy' is what keeps other people from hurting you. But the mention of the moon and 'not them.' That gives her a bit more of an idea that he knows what she knows.

Which means she might have found someone who can tell her a little more of what's up. Who knows London and what to expect.

At the mention of family, she shakes her head. She doesn't have any. That much is obvious, really, and she knows it. But what really matters is how he responds to what's next.]


All I had was my brother. A vampire killed him.
chosetofight: (Uncertain)

[personal profile] chosetofight 2015-06-11 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
US. [But his enthusiasm is appreciated. And it tells her everything she needs to know. Enough, certainly, to give him a nod.] But it's already been taken care of.

We were hunters. I still am.
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: yeah well)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-06-11 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Thank goodness Nux was familiar with the maxim No shirt, no shoes, no service. Or whatever the British equivalent was. As they swung into the diner, the waitress looked up. "Heiji, haven't seen you in a while! This a friend of yours?"

He responded without a pause to think. "Yeah, just thought we'd stop for a bite to eat! Okay if we sit in the back?"

"Sure, just pick a seat; I'll bring your menus over."

For the moment, the outside of the diner was police siren-free. Probably they'd dismissed the damage as the doing of some drunk kid. Heiji sat down in one of the booths, speaking in a lowered voice -- but not so low that it would attract attention. "So you do this kinda thing all the time, huh?"
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: I was sweatin' bullets)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-06-11 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I mean. You did kinda just drag me into an impromptu attempted carjacking." Moreover, Heiji had discouraged Nux from proceeding further along in that vein instead of just bailing, which really probably was what he should have done. So he figured it was a good a term as any.

"London is a pretty great place to find some food." He paused to thank the waitress as she showed up with a pair of menus. "The coffee's pretty good here, even if it ain't hand-pour. Some places you go in and it's like it's been sittin' at the bottom of some pitcher for six hours."

And then: "...I'm kinda surprised people let you follow 'em."
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[personal profile] crystalmethod 2015-06-11 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Trevor turns around with a sigh that's far too irritated to have actually been caused by his employee. He shoots a glare his way as he pockets the phone.]

Nux. Don't be a smartass. Nobody likes those.

-- And I don't want it there!

[Cue T yanking the fence away from Nux and continuing on their mysterious walk, which was actually just in the direction of his trailer.]

Jesus fucking Christ, do I have to do everything myself? Your generation doesn't understand the meaning of labor, I swear.
detectiveofthewest: (Heiji: hehe)

[personal profile] detectiveofthewest 2015-06-11 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd rather not accumulate a record out here. 'Specially not with law enforcement." He glanced over at Nux, who was rubbing a bit of his paint off.

"So what's up with the face paint? You don't look like you're off to a party." The face paint was probably one of the reasons people didn't like him tailing them. Granted, it would be uncomfortable under most circumstances, provided you didn't make sure you went unnoticed.
eyeforaneye: ({and it's the nature of my circuitry})

[personal profile] eyeforaneye 2015-06-11 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ It actually inspires him to hunch down closer, making a point to stay out of arm's reach. Just in case. ] Immortality, huh. There isn't any immortality in this life save for wraiths who forget how to take the last steps in their journeys. You sober?
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[personal profile] crystalmethod 2015-06-11 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Trevor says a whole lot of things about people that aren't true. Verging in to "hypocrite" territory when he does those things he calls people out for, too. But hey, that's how mommy treated him, and he did learn from the best.

Trevor decides to make a big deal of obnoxiously dragging the fence on the cement, making an unpleasant screeching noise.]


A rest. From what, lounging around and being borderline psychotic? Look, I know drugs are a helluva drug, but I don't actually think you're high right now.

[He then shoves the fence back at Nux.]

You need a proper workout, not a fucking rest, stringbean.
chosetofight: (Smile)

[personal profile] chosetofight 2015-06-12 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Wanda can't help but laugh a little at the call. He's definitely crazy, she's decided, but that isn't bad. After all, she knows she is, too. When he shakes her shoulders, she raises one hand to close over one of his wrists in a show of solidarity.]

Hunters.

[It's a simple form of agreement.]

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