#drkroots [ 001 ]

[butscrewmefirst]

❝ -- i'm not convinced. try harder. ❞

@drkroots gets a starter for deacon!

[woodcries]

normally, her response would be much rougher, but maybe that shock had knocked her brains loose. furrowing her brow slightly, she glanced down at her hand as if it took a few moments to recall what had happened. ' uh... work stuff. there was an arcade machine that was acting up and it got me when i was trying to fix it. '

better her than a kid, but that kind of thing rarely happened. ' it's weird. they've usually got... stuff. fail safes. i mean, the handle's plastic or rubber or something. i don't know. '

               Offer of booze wasn't an act of kindness for the wolf, no. She just liked to revel in other peoples' misery and she'd squeeze every ounce of it out of Julie if she could when the chance presented itself to her like a wounded prey offering her its neck in hopes of a mercy kill. "How you end up with that nasty burn?" Faux wince followed. "Some sort of accident or ego get better of you while trying to look cool?"

[sialiia]

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     “𝓘 don’t really... know the social protocol for this. Do you think we’re allowed to just leave?”

[arkcade]

        ‘ why is everyone so obsessed with finding a meaning to life? whatever happened to getting through the fucking day? ‘

@drkroots​ / one-liner starter call.

[woodcries]

' well, thank you for coming to me with this, sweetheart. ' his awkward demeanor didn't phase her-- after all, they were pretty common in this line of business. but it was rare that any were paying so much attention to the other patrons. ' why don't we go downstairs and i'll take a look? i usually know who's who around here. '

               "Sorry. Uhm. I'm —" He didn't mean to intrude, but he witnessed some suspicious looking interactions between a particular dancer and super specific patron of the bar and the security dude didn't wanna listen to me because he thought I was being pervy." A pause. "Which I'm not." Seriousness mixed with awkwardness. "I could be makin' a deal out of nothing, but something about how a dancer and a dude were talking and treating other really rubbed me the wrong way. I can't help but think they might be up to something."

[sialiia]

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    “𝓘n my opinion, the dark windy autumn days are the best. No harsh sunlight to bother my eyes...Ah, sorry. Just thinking out loud.”

[wantdead]

" well, i'm flattered," he spoke, voice low and gravelly. " what’s goin' on here? it’s a storm waiting to hit. " he nodded at cigarette in her hand, " you might want to finish that smoke while you still can." he glanced around, scanning their surroundings as if there was more to say but left it hanging in the air between them.

@wantdead said: ❝ was this not what you expected? ❞ for crystal !

          conversational sentence starters

               "I learned a real long time to never be surprised by what you do or have to say, Deano." With cigarette between fingers in one hand and neck of beer bottle in other, wolf could't help but give the other a once over. "But, keeping me kept up with the rest of the class." Inhale of cigarette. "You wanna tell me just what's going on here?"

[woodcries]

there was a certain sense of panic that overtook any of those other emotions momentarily as soon as the woman realized she wasn't alone. there had been a lot of frustrating moments that had marred her traveling, but it seemed like they had all come to a head after months of stewing silently in her head. all over something as stupid as her dog running off when she'd pulled over to take a break.

' i... um. well, first things first, my dog's missing. he took off into the woods as soon as i opened the door and he never does this. ' that was a good place to start. everything else would take much longer to explain and she wasn't sure she completely understood it herself.

          open starter ( mutuals only ! )

               "I felt you call out to me." No, she didn't. What she felt was the sadness and rage welling within the other and she couldn't help but be drawn to it. Getting down to their level, she brought herself down to knees to cup others' face into hands. "I can help you. Tell me what you need to be done."

[paleowl]

He gave a light snort, "Yes. Trust me, I know, you'd be surprised the causes I've seen passing my halls."

          open starter ( mutuals only ! )

               A hearty laugh while wrench in hand was tossed and caught again to be simply observed. “If you think about it... anything can be a weapon a’ choice if you’re clever enough.”

[screenviolense]

          her lips already shifted to say no, before she paused and moved to feel her jean pockets, holding out a half-smoked blunt that had been saved for later and almost forgotten. better than nothing, she supposed, holding it up to show. ‘ she’s not pretty or anything, but she can get the job done. ‘

“I know the majority of the faces but if you’re wanting names, I’m pretty much useless.” With his travelling to Hawkins being somewhat annual, one would assume he’d bothered to make some friends, but he often just spent his time in the small town decompressing from his normal life. “Weed?” Brow shot up. “You got any on you now?”

[woodcries]

' ... yeah. that'd be great. ' a soft sigh left jules's lips as she turned her hand over. the burn had stop smoking now, but it still left a nasty mark in the time that she'd left work. in all her time working with arcade cabinets, she'd never gotten burned from dealing with one. her car not working had just been the cherry on top of an already rough evening. ' i'm uh... gonna get an ice pack. '

          open starter ( mutuals only ! )

               Unable to stop herself from laughing at the other, she looked up to them after lighting up her cigarette and placing pack and lighter on table in which she was seated. "Hey, I got a bottle of Jack Daniels inside the truck, if you need it bad enough." An inhale then exhale. "Really looks like your needs are greater than mine."

[butscrewmefirst]

she'll laugh at such a response, the sound gentle and smooth. ❝ i'm sorry to hear that... though to be honest, this place isn't many peoples' first choice. most people like the new and improved places over the older ones, but this place has character and a lot of stories hidden in its walls. i think the cortez deserves more credit than it gets, though perhaps not when it comes to the alcohol. ❞ with a grin, she'll look the man over carefully, the countess attempting to get a better read on him. ❝ you didn't quite answer my question, though. what brings you here? ❞

Truth be told, he wasn't entirely sure. He was looking for something and someone and had somewhat magically ended up here. In all honesty he was still trying to figure out how he was so drawn to the place. Maybe the one he was looking for, his father, was somewhere to be seen, or there'd be a clue which would assist him. "Sure as shit wasn't the choice of alcohol." An attempt at humour, but he clearly wasn't laughing. "This kinda place isn't really my scene."

[butscrewmefirst]

the countess' face lights up immediately, emerald eyes shinning brightly. ❝ that's amazing... such a beautiful gift. ❞ she's rendered near speechless for a few beats, observing those around them that begin to fidget and look around as they question why the room is suddenly cold. ❝ what brings you to the cortez, then? ❞

He looked to the other, then to the cocktail on the bar. Within seconds, that, and any other liquids in the room were completely frozen solid and any other patrons were suffering from the frigid cold. "See?"

[sialiia]

drkroots​:

               The elder of the two women smiled before knocking shot back without a beat. “A few people might notice and creature whole stories and situations in their heads, yes, but there’s not really anything anyone can do to stop you.”

      𝓢ydney took a glance around from where they were in the room before her gaze fell back upon the woman. “I was just asking since I’m not entirely sure to begin with. Little... socially awkward in some situations, ya know?”