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undergrounds2016-03-09 09:18 pm
catphishing) wrote in undergrounds2016-03-09 09:18 pm
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[OPEN] March Post
Guilty Pleasures
March (alternate Fridays), open to all.
[There are closer bars for him to be visiting after work. His colleagues have even invited him to one. Instead he's here. Alone. Not for the strippers (though from the way he keeps looking at them from the corner of his eye it's fairly clear he's not uninterested), but because its location and reputation. He wants to make friends. Connections.
Which he would probably have a lot more success with if he could get up the nerve to talk to someone. He sighs, loosening his tie even further and summoning the bartender to order himself another Maker's Manhattan.]
Westminster
Throughout March, open to all.
[Since Oliver works in Westminster it's not unusual for him to be out on his lunch break in either a small cafe or a bench, weather depending. He likes to get out when he can, take some time away from his desk. Maybe he'll even get some time away from a screen, though he'll frequently have his phone out too, either texting or checking the Facebook app.
Sometimes he'll grab a coffee when he finishes, taking advantage of how many establishments have free wifi. He's not always quite done with the work day, just eager to be somewhere he's not quite so unenthusiastic about being. He doesn't actually have to be there to fix all the help desk problems. Some are quite easy to fix through remote access. Especially with a decent coffee and a fancy pastry to make the tasks less mind numbing.
Not that he's always working. At times the coffee's just a nice way for him to unwind before he has to face up to the crowds of the tube in rush hour so he can get back home. It's easier to catch up on news articles on a laptop screen in a comfortable coffee shop than it is on his phone crammed up against ten other people. Sometimes all he does is take the time to browse period dramas on Amazon, picking one out to rent for him to enjoy when he gets back home.]
Wildcard
Throughout March, open to all.
[Choose your own adventure! PM me or ping me at my plurk [![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
technobabbled] if you want to plot something.]
March (alternate Fridays), open to all.
[There are closer bars for him to be visiting after work. His colleagues have even invited him to one. Instead he's here. Alone. Not for the strippers (though from the way he keeps looking at them from the corner of his eye it's fairly clear he's not uninterested), but because its location and reputation. He wants to make friends. Connections.
Which he would probably have a lot more success with if he could get up the nerve to talk to someone. He sighs, loosening his tie even further and summoning the bartender to order himself another Maker's Manhattan.]
Westminster
Throughout March, open to all.
[Since Oliver works in Westminster it's not unusual for him to be out on his lunch break in either a small cafe or a bench, weather depending. He likes to get out when he can, take some time away from his desk. Maybe he'll even get some time away from a screen, though he'll frequently have his phone out too, either texting or checking the Facebook app.
Sometimes he'll grab a coffee when he finishes, taking advantage of how many establishments have free wifi. He's not always quite done with the work day, just eager to be somewhere he's not quite so unenthusiastic about being. He doesn't actually have to be there to fix all the help desk problems. Some are quite easy to fix through remote access. Especially with a decent coffee and a fancy pastry to make the tasks less mind numbing.
Not that he's always working. At times the coffee's just a nice way for him to unwind before he has to face up to the crowds of the tube in rush hour so he can get back home. It's easier to catch up on news articles on a laptop screen in a comfortable coffee shop than it is on his phone crammed up against ten other people. Sometimes all he does is take the time to browse period dramas on Amazon, picking one out to rent for him to enjoy when he gets back home.]
Wildcard
Throughout March, open to all.
[Choose your own adventure! PM me or ping me at my plurk [
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[He shrugs, taking a sip of coffee.]
That's okay. I know how it feels to not know where to start here. Might as well save someone the trouble of working out everything for themselves. Even if it is just coffee.
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[The observation is sort of surprising, but...it probably shouldn't be.]
That obvious? [Her expression turns a bit rueful.] It must be a popular place for starting over. Maybe someone should start making a guide for it.
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[He smiles apologetically.]
In fairness it was mostly a guess. Usually people only ask when they're tourists or new.
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[Sitting in a room staring at a computer all day? Anything but that. Literally. Please.]
Wow. Good guess. [She suppresses a slight cringe.] At least now the important question is out of the way.
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[Not that he didn't just strongly imply he felt that way himself...]
Right. Nothing's more important than the best place to buy your coffee.
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[No, Effy, that doesn't help.]
Some people really do feel that way, though. [She shrugs, watching someone go through the door of the overpriced place down the street.] Bit scary, really.