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Tweak says, "Monkey See Monkey Do"

Lily Evans Potter (willow_wand) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2009-10-22 21:32:00

Entry tags:

!open, damien thorn

Who: Lily Potter and OPEN
What: Getting drunk and being mopey
When: Night
Where: Pick a bar, any bar
Warnings: Probably cursing

Lily was sitting at the far end of the bar in a place she'd happened upon in town, nursing a glass of beer that had just been sat in front of her. It was her second. She felt pretty foolish, drinking alone, but she didn't really know what else to do. Her entire world seemed to be going down the bloody tubes today and she was frustrated as hell.

Severus had pretty much been forced to profess his love for her and was now acting pretty cold. At least, Lily imagined that he was acting cold toward her. She supposed it could have just been embarrassment, but there was definitely at least a part of her that doubted that was all. So she found herself short a friend. It was almost Halloween, and she really didn't care to think about that. She still missed James terribly and she had no one to talk to about it. She couldn't go to Severus before, because he'd hated James so much. She certainly couldn't go to him now. It would just hurt him more, considering the situation. And she felt as if she couldn't go to Sirius or Remus either. They had both moved on since her and James' deaths. It was a memory to them, but it was still fresh for her. It was unclear to her whether she had burnt some kind of bridge with Sirius, having defended Severus to him. She liked to think that he wouldn't be that angry with her over that, but she didn't know. And she couldn't go to Harry for fear of disturbing her son even further than her own appearance here already had. All in all, Lily suddenly found herself feeling rather alone.

She took a deep swig of the beer in front of her and sighed heavily. This was pathetic. She shouldn't be doing it.

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sonofajackal
2009-10-23 03:16 am UTC (link)

Damien certainly wasn't busy, though he rarely was. He'd been pleased to hear about the extra money in his bank account. That meant he could put off trying to buy out or take over a corporation in the city. At least for now. So, wearing navy blue slacks and a dark shirt, he made his way to the nearest bar in town.. and walked up to the counter to take a seat. He ordered his drink, taking a few sips once it arrived, before noticing the young woman beside him. He glanced to her with concern and asked, perhaps making conversation, "Rough night?"

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willow_wand
2009-10-23 11:57 am UTC (link)

"Hm?" Lily replied without even thinking. She hadn't realized at first that the man was speaking to her. "Oh," she said after a second, coming out of her own thoughts and back to the real world. "Yeah, you could say that." She nodded and offered the man a somewhat forced smile, absently running a finger through the condensation on the outside of her glass. That was just perfect. Everyone in here could see how pathetic she felt. Usually she was better at hiding things like that.

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sonofajackal
2009-10-28 02:12 pm UTC (link)

"I guess we all have them sometimes," he said as he held his glass, "though some more than others." He could see that it was probably a serious thing. But he didn't press on it at the moment, lest he be considered a sort of busybody.

"Perhaps that is the best time for one of these." And at that, he held his glass and downed it in one gulp, then asked the bartender for another one. "I'm Damien."

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willow_wand
2009-10-31 04:39 pm UTC (link)

"That's true I suppose," Lily responded, though she wasn't really thinking in those terms right now. She was stuck in one of those places where this was one of the worst nights ever. Second worst night of her life, she supposed.

"I'll definitely agree with you there." Her lips quirked up ever so slightly as she raised her own glass and took a deep swig. "I'm Lily," she said as she held out a hand for him to shake. "Nice to meet you." It was nice to have someone to talk to, even if it was just small talk. Made her feel a little less pathetic.

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