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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 [
Westminster
[Elizabeth, messenger bag over her shoulder, coffee and book in hand, comes around the corner and stops like she's been startled. Usually no one's sitting on this particular bench because it isn't too close to the playground and it's fairly isolated, but she likes it that way. Quiet reading spot.]
[But obviously she's not about to kick him out, it's a public park. So she just smiles awkwardly--] Sorry. [--and starts continuing down the path. Slower, she's looking for another bench she might head for.]
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You could still sit here. There's room, and I'll probably be going soon anyway if you can't find another.
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Oh-- well, thank you. [She smiles and settles on the bench at a polite distance, taking care to split it evenly.] It is a little weird, isn't it? How people work hard at maintaining their personal bubble and the personal bubbles of everyone else? At first I thought people didn't want to sit next to me on the subway because they could sense I was American, but then I just realized nobody wants to sit next to each other if they can help it.
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[Given at any quieter time of day there are even people who'll take standing over sitting next to a stranger.]
Usually if I offer bench seats I just get weird looks, but I feel kind of bad taking up the whole thing by myself.
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[Elizabeth grins as she sets her bag next to her.] As long as we're sharing, can I interest you in half a chocolate chip croissant? These things are as big as my head, I never finish them.
['Thank you' is all well and good, but a gesture can be better in her opinion. Plus what's she going to do with half a giant croissant when she's hungry hours later?]