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Tweak says, "We're all stories in the end."

erniedtmac (erniedtmac) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-17 22:55:00

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character: ernie macmillan, character: gemma farley, character: neville longbottom, character: pandora montgomery, character: pansy parkinson, character: vikesh moon, character: wayne hopkins

Who: OPEN
What: Finnigan's Dance Club - a quick Salsa lesson and then everyone par-tay!
Where: Finnigan's - The Roost
When: Friday, October 17 - 9pm - 2am
Status: OPEN / Ongoing

Even though several members of the greater wizarding community were off enjoying their dates from the Fawley Foundation fundraiser, that didn't mean that everyone else couldn't have a fun night out. It was Ernie's once-a-month dance lesson, and he'd chosen a simple Salsa for the night. Those who were interested were welcome to join in the short, half-hour group lesson to learn a few steps - and later, Ernie was more than happy to give a few one-on-one lessons to any man or woman interested - but for those who weren't the music was pumping in the room specially designed by Dominic to be fun and flamboyant - something like Ernie himself. Neither the music nor the pouring of drinks would end until last call.

[A/N - Feel free to start your own threads below, and/or start one for a private salsa lesson with Ernie]

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Re: Pandora and Wayne

waynecymraeg
2014-10-25 09:28 pm UTC (link)

"Well, no, we didn't have potions or charms, but there's...muggle methods that we, ah...we didn't use. We were -- " He wasn't sure how to put it. "We'd both had a half-tab of Ecstasy, so we were a bit off our heads at the time."

And Wayne did, he did love his kid - but he wasn't sure he could handle...well, babies were easy, and toddlers were fine as long as you could both chase them and put up with the tantrums. Kids who will ask the tough questions and get in fights and rebel...not his forte.

Plus, Rhys was due to start Hogwarts in like 3 years.

"I've tried to stay away from the hard stuff ever since then, but... the reason I can afford the glorious cathedral you find yourself in is because I sort of work for the guy who used to sell me weed. So now I don't smoke it so much as I just divvy it up in baggies and make deliveries."

He tried not to think about how much calmer his nausea would be if he smoked right now. But the idea was to stay clean, right?

"What about you?"

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Re: Pandora and Wayne

pandacharms
2014-10-26 03:50 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, I've heard of some of them," she said, though she'd take a potion any day, to be honest. She actually prefered the charms, but there were times she stripped herself of charms, and if she didn't remember to reapply it, it could mean trouble. "Ah yes, impairment can do it," she said wryly, not criticizing but commenting on it.

"Hard stuff is bad," she said. She turned a little so her good ear was to him, face resting on her arm. "Sometimes you have to do what you have to do for money," she said with a one shouldered shrug. "But you don't want to get in trouble, either." At least not in the muggle world. She didn't think anyone in the wizarding world would really give a shit.

"Pain potions, sometimes sleep potions," she said. "The war fucked me up, and I need them sometimes, but then there's need, and then there's need. I avoid them if I can." And yet. The words remained unspoken. "There's a few other things. Things that help a person forget for a while. I don't use any of them much, but every now and then..." she sighed.

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	Re: Pandora and Wayne waynecymraeg 2014-10-26 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Wayne nodded, pretty sure he could complete her thought. "...it gets hard to find reasons not to." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Pandora and Wayne

pandacharms
2014-10-26 04:27 am UTC (link)

She poked his leg idly with a toe, nodding slowly and carefully in agreement. "It does," she agreed. "Especially back then. I didn't give a fuck half the time if I lived or died, other than me family'd be in trouble if I died, maybe."

There were occasions, even now, when she had trouble with that. Not like she'd had in Mungos, which resulted in the barely seen tracery of scars around her Mark. And honestly she'd acted quite suicidally at times during the war. Some could even claim she had since then; she wasn't sure.

"But I think you could find reasons." She looked at him. "What might work for that? I mean, kicking your arse is an option. But it might be better to find a nicer option." Her lips turned up in a faint, teasing smile.

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