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Tweak says, "The Gin? You're drinking Gin?"

soundsfamiliar (soundsfamiliar) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-08-05 21:27:00

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character: katie bell, character: oliver wood

RP: Hanging out
Who: Katie
What: Relaxing
Where: The pub
When: Wednesday evning
Rating: SFW

Katie had been home for a week and was getting accustomed once more. It was wonderful. You can go home again if you don't expect it to be the same. While she never would trade the years in Australia, she knew where she belonged.

Right now, she belonged at the pub. She wasn't drinking, just more-or-less hoping to see old friends. She had run into quite a few over the course of the past week and was wondering who would stop in to the pub tonight. Perhaps she should have sent a message or two out. Oh well. She'd let fate handle things.

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olliewood_
2015-08-07 12:10 am UTC (link)

"That's not difficult, Puddlemere is the only answer." Oliver winked. "Well, fair enough but if you ever find yourself without a ticket just owl me." He paused for a moment, a fox like grin spreading across his lips. "But you'll have to cheer for my team. That's the only condition." He'd wanted to say 'for me' but the idea of not being a team player didn't set well with him.

Oliver looked over Katie once more. "You know, I really am glad I ran into you. I wasn't going to come out but, well, you know." Despite his insisting the years had changed Oliver; he was no longer the burly slightly awkward teen with closely cropped hair and a broad Scottish accent. He'd grown out his hair into a short ponytail and the Scottish gave way to a softer London speech.

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soundsfamiliar
2015-08-07 12:23 am UTC (link)

"I can understand. There are days when I just want to hide away. I'm glad you came here. I hope we can get together again some time." Katie hoped that didn't sound wrong. She didn't want to give him a wrong impression.

"I like your hair, it looks good on you." Her own had been shorter in school, but not by much. Now it was to the middle of her back. Her accent had a bit of Australian here and there, but it wouldn't be long before it was all Britain English.

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olliewood_
2015-08-07 08:02 am UTC (link)

"I get lost in hiding out, even though I'm not really hiding. I'm just keeping myself busy." That wasn't out of the usual for him, Oliver had always been an on-the-go type of guy, but lately, following the rollercoaster of a relationship with Melinda, his anxiety toward feeling as though he wouldn't be able to perform properly this season, and the mental scars left over from the war he simply busied himself in more work than normal.

"Yeah?" His features brightened, and he toyed with the dark blond tendrils. "You should have seen it earlier this year; it was quite long. I decided to chop it off after a Chaser yanked on it while trying to score a goal. You still look the same, scrappy Katie Bell, except you talk a bit funny." He'd always teased Katie, never maliciously of course, from the way she gripped her broom to the crinkle in her nose to the weird, girly things she would do at Hogwarts.

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soundsfamiliar
2015-08-07 11:42 am UTC (link)

"Sometimes I hide just to hide. I guess it's a way of restarting my system," Katie said. While she by no means had an introverted personality, every now and then she spent long stretches of times - upwards to three or four days - by herself to just get her mind back in order.

"I'm not scrappy... just..." she couldn't think of a way to describe herself. That was nearly an accurate term. Katie wasn't sure if looking the same was a good thing or not. She was content with how she looked, so she supposed that was all that mattered. "Give me a month or so and I'll be back to talking as funny as you."

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olliewood_
2015-08-08 04:46 am UTC (link)

"Hah, you're still as easy to rile up as you were at school." Oliver snickered, blue eyes alight with amusement. "I'm kidding; you look great. No worries." He looked down to his watch and sighed. "I need to get going. I've turned into a bit of an old man these past couple of years."

People often wished to Oliver how they could be famous; they seemed to think their lives would be fancy-free and without any rules. Ironically, the further up the fame ladder he traveled the more constricted and regulated his life had become. "See you again some time?"

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	soundsfamiliar 2015-08-08 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	Katie nodded and stood; she hated having to part ways, but understood completely. "We'll definitely have to do this again. It was fun catching up." She made a move towards him to hug him but stopped herself. "Be safe during practice." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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