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undergrounds2017-01-03 07:15 pm
ghoulaid) wrote in undergrounds2017-01-03 07:15 pm
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1. PEST CONTROL (random street encounters/OPEN)
The day is nicer than Ghoul expected. A little cloudy, but not as bitterly cold or ice-hazardous as he assumed London would be. Still, he's bundled up in at least a couple layers of clothes because, frankly, fuck anything below 60 degrees. He looks a little comical, plodding along the sidewalk in his ridiculous puffy coat, a scarf devouring half his face, and a small dog prancing around his heels.
Wait, what the fuck.
Ghoul's partway down the block before he realizes he has company. It's a tiny, ugly thing in a fucking sweater that yaps whenever he stops to look at it, and it won't go away. No matter what shooing and direction-changing techniques he uses against it, it's still right there, lunging after him with its yipping and bouncing gradually increasing in intensity. He normally doesn't have this not-listening issue with dogs, being a werewolf and all. He's like the king of dogs, okay, but this little bastard has balls of steel beneath that lavender argyle. And that just won't do.
He backtracks, confronting anyone who may be even be remotely responsible for the animal- people sitting outside cafes, lingering in a group somewhere, on a bench, waiting for a crosswalk signal. Everyone in the area will, eventually, have him storm up and ask, "Is this yours?" while pointing at the pastel abomination below.
2. THIS IS MINE NOW (coffee shop/OPEN)
Ghoul had specifically waited for evening to roll around before hitting up this little coffee place, hoping to avoid a rush. Fail on that count. From what he can gather, 5PM is a great time to huddle around in shops and wait for traffic to fuck off.
He sees the logic in it now, but that doesn't mean he appreciates it. Not when he's stuck in a small crowd of too-close bodies clumped around the pickup area and waiting for his order to be called. There are a few names shouted in rapid succession soon enough, including the fake one he'd given the cashier. In his haste to get out of there, he grabs a cup from the almost entirely identical line of them, then makes off with it without a second glance.
It's not his order after all, but whatever. He'll figure that out at some point.
[ or pm/pp/throw your own starter at me! ]
The day is nicer than Ghoul expected. A little cloudy, but not as bitterly cold or ice-hazardous as he assumed London would be. Still, he's bundled up in at least a couple layers of clothes because, frankly, fuck anything below 60 degrees. He looks a little comical, plodding along the sidewalk in his ridiculous puffy coat, a scarf devouring half his face, and a small dog prancing around his heels.
Wait, what the fuck.
Ghoul's partway down the block before he realizes he has company. It's a tiny, ugly thing in a fucking sweater that yaps whenever he stops to look at it, and it won't go away. No matter what shooing and direction-changing techniques he uses against it, it's still right there, lunging after him with its yipping and bouncing gradually increasing in intensity. He normally doesn't have this not-listening issue with dogs, being a werewolf and all. He's like the king of dogs, okay, but this little bastard has balls of steel beneath that lavender argyle. And that just won't do.
He backtracks, confronting anyone who may be even be remotely responsible for the animal- people sitting outside cafes, lingering in a group somewhere, on a bench, waiting for a crosswalk signal. Everyone in the area will, eventually, have him storm up and ask, "Is this yours?" while pointing at the pastel abomination below.
2. THIS IS MINE NOW (coffee shop/OPEN)
Ghoul had specifically waited for evening to roll around before hitting up this little coffee place, hoping to avoid a rush. Fail on that count. From what he can gather, 5PM is a great time to huddle around in shops and wait for traffic to fuck off.
He sees the logic in it now, but that doesn't mean he appreciates it. Not when he's stuck in a small crowd of too-close bodies clumped around the pickup area and waiting for his order to be called. There are a few names shouted in rapid succession soon enough, including the fake one he'd given the cashier. In his haste to get out of there, he grabs a cup from the almost entirely identical line of them, then makes off with it without a second glance.
It's not his order after all, but whatever. He'll figure that out at some point.
[ or pm/pp/throw your own starter at me! ]
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The dog's noticed Party's presence too. As soon as the first syllable of a reply comes out of Ghoul's mouth, it throws its head back and lets loose a dramatic, squeaky howl. Ghoul simply snaps his jaw shut again, staring at Party with the blank, dead-eyed gaze of someone who has no more fucks left to give. He waits until the thing finishes voicing its opinions on werewolves, or whatever the hell it's doing, before he tries again.
"I dunno, I was mindin' my own business. It came after me." He's totally making it sound like this is all the dog's fault. Because it is.
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There's some serious disdain on his face, mostly for the dog, but how Ghoul wants to interpret that is up to him. Party's hardly worried about his little feelings.
"Surprised that's the only friend you've attracted 'round here."
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Well, that's fine. At this point, Ghoul figures Party's presence is like an unsolicited dick pic. Annoying but harmless, and best dealt with either by ignoring it, boredly dismissing it, or making fun of it.
So many choices.
He shrugs after a few seconds of silence. "It's got good taste. You got somethin' of value to bring to the table here, or am I gonna have to talk my new friend in to fightin' you?" As if making good on that threat, he brings his leg around and uses it to gently nudge the dog closer to Party.
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Party looks completely affronted by the threat. "I ain't gonna fight something that can't fight back. One good kick and he's done-for. "
Sure, he's aware that he's being difficult, but it's not like Ghoul seems to want him to be easy.
"Kinda like fightin' you." He grins.
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Ghoul arches a brow. He leaves the pup to play with Party's shoes, or whatever it's doing now, and turns his attention back up at Party's arrogant face. Party doesn't look like the type who's even been in a fight. Then again, neither does Ghoul, apparently. Maybe he's actually pretty devastating when it comes down to blows, and while Ghoul's confident in his abilities, he knows he can be beaten by the right people in the right circumstances. He's only human, after all.
Well. Not really, but close enough.
So he gives a nonchalant answer. "Yeah, maybe." And then ruins it by taking the bait anyhow. "But I don't think you're one of the guys that can stomp me out. You kinda got that dainty look about you, you know?"
He really wants to see if he can flip that grin.
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Of course, then he remembers that he can't just start fist fights in public outside of bars. That's the sort of thing that will actually get his ass arrested. Instead of making a move, his foot slides a few inches on the sidewalk as he growls and then the little dog yips and bites his shoelace.
"God damn it." He tugs his foot away, but the dog just comes with it. "Are you serious?"
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Attacking shoelaces is cute and all, but what really makes the scene is the dog refusing to let go and being pulled along the sidewalk. Something about it is utterly hilarious, and before he can stop himself, Ghoul is laughing loudly. "Fuckin' yes! That's my guy." Definitely his new best friend. The dog has earned it. And what do friends do?
Egg each other on, of course. "Get him!"
That's the best he can do for now. He kind of can't stop giggling like a lunatic over this shit.
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"You're not helping anything!" And these are his favorite shoes, too. They're all perfectly broken in and soft and warm. "Get it off!"
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He can't even choke out a command for them both to hold still. All he can do is kneel and make a clumsy grab for the dog. Physically picking the damn thing up and tugging it doesn't make it let go. He actually has to reach around to the front of the dog and pry its teeth loose with his fingers.
Sure, now he's got smelly spit on his hand, but he's evidently too busy grinning up at Party to notice. "There. Saved you from the vicious animal. You're welcome." He cradles the dog to his chest as he says it. It yips threateningly at Party, and Ghoul snorts in amusement all over again.
But he's trying to hold it together. He will keep a straight face. He will.
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"Whatever I bet it really is yours and you're just trying to use it to pick up girls or something."
He crosses his arms in what is clearly a sign of extreme maturity on his part. Like who does this guy think he is, anyway? Doesn't he know who the big pack is around here?
"Where'd you come from? What're you doin' here?"
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His comment is first answered with a pretty severe look from Ghoul, as if it's the dumbest idea he's heard all day. "If this is my dog that I'm secretly using to pick up girls, then why the fuck do I mostly hate it and why am I pissin' away time talking to you?" He moves to stand again, but he's not sure what to do with the dog. It may go after Party's legs if he lets it loose, so instead he decides to temporarily hold on to it.
Although he's strongly considering setting it down anyway, if only to prevent Party from prying. Jesus, this is going to turn in to an interrogation. "The fuckin' States." Obviously. The second question is a little tougher to address, so he goes with another incredibly obvious, unhelpful answer. "Visiting. So I guess you gotta suck it up and get used to me."
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"Visitin' anyone I know?" He hopes it's obvious that he means anyone in their little community and not his close personal friends, but who knows how smart this guy really is, right? Maybe he's just got some boring human relations here or maybe he's sight-seeing, but Party has to figure he'd want to check in with East End at the very least. It just seems courteous.
Party's at least sober enough to play nice until he figures out who the dude is. He might be related to someone who's been in East End longer than him and the last thing he needs is to get kicked out over some dick. And fine, the dick got the dog off of his shoelace, but he also basically put it there.
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That is way above his pay grade.
Instead, he evaluates Party carefully, idly petting that dumb dog just to make sure it stays quiet. "Depends on who you know." A brow arches, and he keeps an eye on Party for the next part, gauging his reaction. "Just some friends of a friend, that kinda deal. They stay on the east side of things, so. Y'know." There's that. Whatever it means to Party, if anything.
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"Sounds like your friends are my friends."
He eyes the dog with a look of pure distrust, probably similar to the look he'd given Ghoul the first time they'd met. "Gotta keep that thing offa me 'til you find who it belongs to."
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Doesn't mean Ghoul necessarily has to stop terrorizing Party. "He's just pullin' your pigtails." He holds the dog by the middle, under either of its front legs, before raising it up and out towards Party. "Look at him, he likes you. Give him some pets." It is wagging its tail.
But it's also growling, so who knows how trustworthy it actually is.
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This is totally a sense of humor test. Can Ghoul take a dog joke? Party will judge him accordingly.
Also he's not touching that stupid dog. It's all growly and when Party growls like that, he's sure as shit gonna bite a motherfucker.
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The neatness of his hair isn't as much of a concern as he's making it out to be. He doesn't give a shit what it looks like, honestly. The dog joke isn't a problem either; he can handle those fairly well most of the time, especially when delivered by another wolf or a shifter.
The issue is him not liking others touching him, but saying that would probably only make Party do it more.
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He's hardly a master of reading social subtleties, but he figures protests like Ghoul's current ones are the kind you ignore. Really, though, Party ignores everything he doesn't care to listen to until well after the other person's drawn blood or knocked him out, so he might just not be the greatest person to try to reason with.
"Might even make it prettier."
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He responds with a growl that's barely more intimidating than the dog's. At least this time he sees Party's advance coming. He manages to duck under his reaching arms, scurrying away from him. And for good measure, he throws a blind kick backwards after turning away and beginning to trot down the sidewalk. Sometimes he's not above picking flee over fight. "I got shit to do, leave me alone."
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"What, you gotta cuddle your cousin there?" He scurries after Ghoul like he doesn't really care about catching him nearly as much as he wants to trap him. "Gotta get real pretty for a hot date?"
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God, why couldn't he have been born a porcupine shifter?
He doesn't stop walking at the brisk pace he'd started out with, but considering his legs are shorter than Party's, it's likely not sending as strong of a message as he'd prefer. He'll have to rely on cutting sharp looks at him instead. "Yeah, a real hot date. Except I'm goin' out with your sister."
The main thing running through his head at the moment is please have a fucking sister. Otherwise, that'll have been a flop.
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He leans in closer to stage whisper. "The surprise is a dick."
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Ghoul comes to a dead stop all of a sudden, staring intensely down at the ground like it maybe holds all the answers to the universe.
It's okay. Slight miscalculation there, but it's all right. He can roll with that. He lifts his head again and gives a composed shrug. "That's fine too." And there he goes, right back to strutting his way along the sidewalk. Flawless save.
Sort of.
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"Where you off to in such a hurry, Cinderella? Ain't even gonna leave me a slipper?" Logically, they're going to see more of each other, anyway, if Ghoul is going to be hanging around his pack, but Party can't help a bit of harmless antagonizing.
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Ghoul barely makes it any further down the road before he's stopping again. He holds a hand out to stop Party as well, turning towards him and looking him over carefully. "You want me to give you somethin'? Okay. Close your eyes."
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