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latexspectre ([personal profile] latexspectre) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2011-12-02 06:43 pm
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The other day I got invited to a party but I stayed home instead

WHO: Laurie Juspeczyk & You!
WHERE: A drinking establishment with jazz music!
WHEN: December 2nd, throughout the night
WARNINGS: Language, possibly
SUMMARY: It's Laurie's birthday again and she's celebrating by drinking.
FORMAT: Your choice!

Normally, she'd stay at home if she wanted to drink. Or she'd go to someplace expensive and order something incredibly overpriced. But Laurie didn't have an expense account in the City, and since moving into Sally's now vacated apartment, she didn't feel much like celebrating her birthday with all of her mother's things. That was pathetic and sad, and Laurie was anything but. Even if she was choosing to celebrate by drinking alone. At least she'd do it in public.

She was seated at the bar, listening to a pianist pick out "Misty", waiting for the bartender to bring her another scotch mist. Her trusty trenchcoat was draped over the stool next to her, eyes fixed on nothing in particular as she soaked in the atmosphere and tried to enjoy this odd little birthday alone in the City.
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shotyoudeadbang: (floyd dark look)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-19 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
"It can take a lot less than 19 years to make a lifetime," he responds, darkly, in a slightly quieter tone.

"Sounds like you want out."
latexspectre: (comic → i'm a hero goddamn it)

[personal profile] latexspectre 2011-12-20 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Laurie frowned, crossing her arms. Floyd's assessment was fair, even if she wasn't too keen on verbalizing it herself. After a long moment, she exhaled, slowly nodding her head in agreement. Small steps, baby steps. Acknowledging it out loud was the first step to fixing the problem. "Maybe I do. We all want a change sometimes, don't we?"
shotyoudeadbang: (floyd red look up)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-20 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah."

He stubs out a cigarette in an ash tray, a look crossing his face that speaks of experience in that area.

"Really easy for the whole thing to just stop workin'. Gotta put it down, or things'll just get worse."
latexspectre: (comic → trench coats are amazing)

[personal profile] latexspectre 2011-12-23 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
She nods, she knows that look all too well. She's seen it in the mirror on more than one occasion. "Time goes by and things just aren't like they used to be. It's no one's fault, but that's how it is."
shotyoudeadbang: (floyd dark look)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-23 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
A slow shake of his head.

"Somebody wants the other one to be something they're not. Something they won't ever be. Makes no sense to have 'em keep pining for it, when they might find what they're lookin' for somewhere else."

His fingers wrap around his freshly refilled whiskey glass.

"Happens every day. Fact of life."
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[personal profile] latexspectre 2011-12-24 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It'd be easier if Jon saw life the way we do, the way people do. Instead, talking to him is like... talking to a robot or something. He just doesn't understand me anymore." Laurie tried to keep the bitterness from her voice, but it just kept seeping in. She hated being mopey and sounding pathetic, but she was too intoxicated to shut her mouth. Talking was nice. Making some sort of human connection made her feel normal again.

"Sorry. I guess I'm rambling again." She chuckled softly, tracing her fingers around the rim of her glass.
shotyoudeadbang: (floyd remorse)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-24 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Floyd just gives a soft shake of his head.

"Ramble all you want. It's half the point of drinkin'."

A shift in his seat, facing her a little more directly.

"Was it the nuke thing that made him a robot, or was he always like that and you're just noticin' now?"
latexspectre: (comic → cigarettes are charming)

[personal profile] latexspectre 2011-12-25 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wish I could say. I mean, I've only ever known him like this. But it's getting worse." She sighed, expression somber. "I hate faking human connections. I just want things to feel real again."
shotyoudeadbang: (floyd gruff smokelight)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-25 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
He just gives a dark little smirk with a shrugging tilt of his head, pulling out a pack of smokes.

"The grass might seem greener, so I hate to break it to ya, but human connections are a damn sight overrated," he cynically notes.

"Most of us are assholes."
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[personal profile] latexspectre 2011-12-28 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
That warrants another tipsy laugh from Laurie as she eyes his cigarettes longingly. So much for trying to quit, she'd been smoking like a chimney since arriving back in the City, and even more once Sally was ported out.

"You're probably right," she shook her head, fishing a lighter from her purse. "Can I bum one from you?"
shotyoudeadbang: (floyd softer)

[personal profile] shotyoudeadbang 2011-12-28 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Floyd finishes tapping down the pack, and pulls one out for himself before tilting the open end towards her.

"Sure, if you can spot me a light. I think I'm out of fluid," he replies, flicking his zippo a few times to no avail.
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