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Romeo García-Davies ([info]rgarciadavies) wrote in [info]finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-06 13:09:00

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Entry tags:character: charlie weasley, character: ernie macmillan, character: justin finch-fletchley, character: romeo garcia-davies

Q-Topia
Who: Anyone who is queer, or questioning. (No allies, please!)
What: Q-Topia!!
Where: The Roost, Finnigan's
When: Sunday night, starting at 7pm
Rating: SFW as far as I know?

Romeo was excited for the first meeting of Q-Topia. The chairs were in place, the projector set up and the movie ready: But I'm A Cheerleader was a classic queer movie and it was funny enough to break some of the ice.

After setting the People Bingo cards on a nearby table, Romeo went over and checked on the food. The mini tacos were being kept nice and warm with a nice little charm, and the jalapeño poppers were ready next to a bowl of ranch dressing for dipping. There was nothing to do but wait for people to arrive.

OOC Note: Anyone is welcome to join the thread. Romeo has requested that allies respect this queer safe space, though obviously he has no way of enforcing this, so characters are on the honor system. Feel free to start your own threads under the headings in the comments!


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Arrivals
[info]rgarciadavies
2014-10-06 12:32 am UTC (link)
Meet and greet!

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Re: Arrivals
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 02:08 am UTC (link)
Ernie wasn't sure what to expect of the meeting, but at the very least it seemed like there was lots of food, which was always very important (he was a hungry Hufflepuff after all!). He was curious as to who would be coming, and hoping there would be some familiar faces at least. He was thankful he wasn't the only person there as there was at least one other person that he could see.

Thank Merlin.

He tucked away any apprehension, grinning at the closest person and waving hello.

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Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 02:27 am UTC (link)
Justin had hoped to have the evening off for this and was very glad he could make it. Now, he had a good three days off considering someone had owed him a favor. He noticed Ernie's hello and didn't even say anything and just wrapped his arms around him, nuzzling his neck. "Missed you." He just really needed the extra affection right now.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 02:34 am UTC (link)
The hug and the nuzzling worried Ernie immediately. He hugged him back, rubbing lightly on Justin's shoulderblade.

"Hey, it hasn't been that long since we last saw each other, and we talk all the time. Something's happened, hasn't it." He looked around the room. "Are you okay to be here? Do you want me to take you home and we can talk?"

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 02:43 am UTC (link)
Justin pulled back. "I know, it's just.. we can see each other every day at work and it's not really like we see each other, you know." He whispered, then looked around. "I'm fine here, I can't be home right now. It's too quiet." Justin had a real problem with the quiet, mostly because his cell had been way too quiet and he didn't like it.

"I'm tired, I haven't slept well lately." He said softly, deciding that hiding this from Ernie would only make it worse.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 02:48 am UTC (link)
Ernie nodded, getting more and more concerned by the moment. "All right. I wanted to check out what all this was about in full anyway. How about this - we try to stay and have fun, and then after you're coming home with me and we're having a good talk, all right? And you can stay over and you don't have to be alone." As he spoke, he petted Justin's hair back as his own mother had done to him time and time again.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 03:01 am UTC (link)
He nodded and hugged Ernie again. "Okay, but stop worrying so much." He pulled back and gave Ernie a smile. He knew his friend was concerned, it showed on his face and Justin could read him like an open book.

Justin tilted his head on the side. "I wouldn't mind staying over, unless you score tonight. Then I'd rather not be there." He chuckled and looked around.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 03:10 am UTC (link)
"Well, maybe if you didn't give me so many reasons to worry, I wouldn't have to worry then," he said affectionately. He smiled back and clapped Justin on the shoulder as he pulled away.

"I don't think there'll be any scoring tonight, just some curiosity and maybe learning a thing or two. Have you been to anything like this in the Muggle world. Are there things like this in the Muggle world?"

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 03:22 am UTC (link)
He chuckled thinking maybe he should just try hiding it better next time but he didn't tell his friend so he wouldn't take offense. "I'll try not to worry you, can't promise anything." He admitted with a sigh.

"I don't know if there is anything like this anywhere, really. I've been to a few gay clubs, but all it was really was loud music and lots of alcohol. Oh and neons, they tend to have a lot of.. everything in neon." He knew Ernie would never resist the neons. "Maybe we could make it a night out? With Wayne now that he's around?" he asked innocently enough.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 03:34 am UTC (link)
"Just ignore me, you know I worry too much anyway. I've worried about you ever since we were in first year, I can't stop now."

He nodded. "I've been to a couple of gay clubs in the Muggle world already - and yes, gorgeous neon, and other things," he added with a wink. "And speaking of Wayne, you told him I was gay, didn't you." He looked at Justin with a raised eyebrow - he didn't really mind, but he wanted to tease his friend.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 03:45 am UTC (link)
Justin grabbed Ernie's face with his hands and kissed his forehead. "You do know you matter to me too, right?" He cared about Ernie and wouldn't want anything bad to happen to his mate. He'd kick some arse if needed.

"Yep, I told him." He wasn't really ashamed of it, because Ernie was already very out, just like Justin himself. "Wayne was asking me a bunch of questions about who was married, had kids, who's gay and all. So after I outed myself, he still asked." He shrugged and looked away.

"So I told him you were, hoping he wouldn't say anything else about it. But then he outed himself and figured out about Seamus. I still have no idea what happened." He added with a sigh, taking one hand to rub his face.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 04:47 pm UTC (link)
"Of course I know," Ernie replied with a roll of his eyes. "I'm just so brilliant that I have to remind myself not to let the world revolve around me."

He sighed. Justin definitely had it bad if he kept circling back to Seamus like this. "Well, I'm glad Wayne's back around, I've missed him. And it's interesting that so many of us are out, but maybe it's a generational thing - maybe we've years and years of Hufflepuffs to make up for." He decidedly ignored the mention of Seamus, knowing they would talk it out later that night.

"Have you eaten yet? You should eat, food always helps me feel better."

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-06 04:58 pm UTC (link)
Justin chuckled. Of course Ernie would direct him towards food because he was right. Food always made him feel better too. As they walked over to the food table and sighed. "I'm still not sure how I feel about that." He replied honestly. "I mean, I'm glad he's alright and that he didn't actually disappear. But.."

He frowned and shook his head. Wayne could leave again.

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-07 02:54 am UTC (link)
"Well,I don't think Wayne's going anywhere soon. Lucy neither. It's nice to have them both back, however long that'll be for." He wondered if some of Justin's mixed feelings had to do with the crush he'd had on Wayne years ago. Well, that wasn't here nor there because Justin had Seamus, and that was more than enough for his friend.

"Why don't you go get started and I'll join you shortly. I've just got to make a quick trip to the loo, all right?" He made shooing motions with his hands. "Go, eat, you could use some meat on your bones."

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Re: Justin and Ernie
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-07 03:07 am UTC (link)
Justin chuckled and gave Ernie a quick kiss on the forehead before going towards the food. He had eaten during the day, yes, but he still needed to eat again. "See you later, okay?" he said with a grin.

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Around the Food Table
[info]rgarciadavies
2014-10-06 12:32 am UTC (link)
Mingle around the snacks.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 02:52 am UTC (link)
Ernie was still worried about Justin, but for now he was well. Ernie tried to get into the swing of things and headed for the food to settle his rumbling stomach, reaching out to taste one of the mini tacos. They were so good, he ended up eating nearly a dozen.

"You have got to try these," he said to the person next to him. "They're mouth-watering."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-06 11:36 pm UTC (link)
Charlie reached over and grabbed one, intrigued. "Okay, yes, that's really good," he said, having popped one in his mouth. Any and all extra food for a night spent on his feet was good news as far as he was concerned.

He wasn't going to be able to stay long, but Romeo hadn't been demeaning when he'd told him his sexuality, or lack thereof, so he'd decided to stop by.

"Actually this all looks really good," he said, looking at the other offerings.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-06 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Ernie grinned when his suggestion was taken. "Hey, a good spread is a sign of a good gathering. Why do you think we Hufflepuffs roomed near the kitchen?"

He'd recognized the ginger man from Wingbeat, but he couldn't remember if they'd ever been introduced - he met so many people through the hospital and sometimes plain felt like he knew everyone already from tales people told. "I'm not sure if we ever met properly. I'm Ernie MacMillan, a healer at St. Mungo's. You're Charlie Weasley - I love Wingbeat, by the way."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-06 11:50 pm UTC (link)
"Oh, it's not just Hufflepuffs that appreciate the food, although I've got to agree the fewer stairs had to be helpful," he said with a grin.

The other man looked faintly familiar, but so many people passed through the club that he really couldn't remember them all. "I don't think we have," he said, holding out his hand. "Nice to meet you, Ernie. Your face seems sort of familiar, but I don't think we've been introduced. I'm glad you like the club though. It's a bit of a change from dragon wrangling."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-07 02:59 am UTC (link)
"Oh, I never doubted other Houses could appreciate good food, only that we're the ones smart enough to house ourselves near it," he added with a wink.

He shook Charlie's hand and grinned widely. "Yeah, though I guess maybe dragon wrangling helped prepare you for some of the worse drunk blokes in the club, right? A little wrestling here, and a grapple there," he said, raising his fists and moving them in some sort of approximation of what he presumed to be 'dragon wrangling', which was really nothing of the sort but was likely pretty hilarious to watch. "And hey, drunk wizards don't spew fire at you. Definite bonus there."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-07 11:05 am UTC (link)
Charlie snorted, amused at Ernie's little pantomime. "Dragon care isn't all that hands-on to be honest. Well, not directly on the dragons anyway. But I do appreciate the lack of fire-breathing in the customers, I'll admit. Means I tend to keep my hair all of the time, which is always nice!" There had been a couple of incidents over the years where he'd lost assorted patches of head and body hair when he'd been burnt, or nearly burnt. He'd spent several months with his head basically shaved after a near miss one time until it got colder and growing it back only seemed sensible.

"Drunk wizards do throw up on me sometimes though, don't appreciate that as much." Charlie honestly tried to keep an eye on anyone getting too drunk and tried to sober them up a bit with bread he kept around for the purpose, but it didn't always work.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-08 12:15 am UTC (link)
Ernie's eyes widened. "You mean you've lost your hair before? Merlin's beard, that's nearly a crime - you've a gorgeous head of hair there, by the way."

He winced, thinking of drunk wizards and throwing up - something he'd witnessed and even helped with far too often. It didn't help that he knew people who definitely couldn't hold their liquor. "Yeah, I wouldn't either. I can promise you that I won't be one of them - I usually don't get too drunk when I'm out and about, just when I'm with friends. So what do you think of this thing so far?"

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-08 01:35 pm UTC (link)
Charlie had begun to nod immediately at Ernie's comment, but the smile faded slightly at the compliment. It had always been a risk, coming here, where most people probably fitted into the gay or bisexual bits of the bracket. "Yeah, came fucking close to a burnt scalp, but thankfully one of the guys put me out in time. And, er, thanks, family trait," he said, his smile tight as he studied the food very intently.

"Well, that's a start. If only everybody had your attitude," he said, slightly wistful. The vomit was definitely one of his least favourite aspects of his new job.

He glanced around at the room, very plain compared to some of the set-ups in the Roost, although the big screen was intriguing. "Not sure. I can't stay long, gotta go open up, but I guess it's a good thing. The night at the club's all well and good but it doesn't suit everybody," he said with a shrug. If he hadn't have been working he might not have liked Queer night himself. A bit too much throwing yourself at other people for his preferences.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-08 06:15 pm UTC (link)
Ernie noticed the tightness in Charlie and figured it must be a sensitive subject for him, perhaps there was some lingering trauma around the incident. He felt bad - he'd meant the compliment, especially since he'd often secretly wished he could pull off red hair (he'd tried a spell once, but it just didn't suit his complexion).

"It would be a lot easier, but I suspect sort of boring too," he offered with a shrug.

He looked around after Charlie, turning back when the man spoke again. "That's all right, at least you came for a little bit. And I've a few friends who aren't quite club people, not to mention that sometimes what's at the club isn't quite what we're looking for at a given time. But here, well, at least we get to spend time with people who get where we come from, you know? We all feel sort of different from everyone else, and here, we can feel different together."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-08 10:35 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, I've been sort of wondering about that, if there was a way to make the club even more accessible. A quieter area or some shit, dunno." He shrugged. It was only a stray thought but he'd been wondering if there was a way to work it successfully.

"I dunno, I'm still feeling a bit odd-man-out to be honest. I'm, er, asexual, which is fucking weird to say out loud because I only discovered the word a little while ago. Although I've just figured out the literally giving no fucks pun, which is absolutely fucking beautiful," he said, suddenly cheered up at his realisation. It was something he'd half said before but never quite realised the significance of until now and was very pleased with himself.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-09 02:22 am UTC (link)
Ernie made a humming sound as he thought - he'd always been a good person to bounce ideas off of. "Maybe it's the timing. I mean, the nighttime when the club is usually open isn't the time of day that other people would choose to get together. Maybe if you had something going on the weekend days or week evenings, that could attract a different crowd. It all depends on what you're going for, I suppose."

He'd heard the term and understood the conept - in theory at least, as he couldn't imagine not being attracted to the gorgeous blokes around him. But then, he couldn't imagine being attracted to girls. Perhaps it was sort of like that, but for everyone? "That's okay, I guess the important thing is that you have a word for it now, right?" The pun was pretty hilarious and Ernie had a good chuckle at it. "Though you can't be fucking beautiful because then you'd be giving a fuck," he said with a sly grin. "Maybe I can even help. Whenever a bloke tries to hit on you, you just send them my way and I'll console them."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-09 11:58 am UTC (link)
"Eh, I don't want to step on Seamus' toes. Maybe it's something to think of for the future. I've only been open a couple of months," he said with a shrug. "Thursdays were always floating around, I just needed a theme that'd work and not piss me off too much."

Charlie thought he'd spotted the flicker of disconnect he saw in people when he mentioned that he had no desire for sex. People generally didn't get it, and a lot of people could get pretty belligerent about it, but Ernie seemed to be pretty relaxed thankfully. "The lack of word never bothered me all that much, just so long as people accept no for an answer," he said and then laughed appreciatively at Ernie's extension of his joke. He half waved off his suggestion about sending men his way though. "I'm sure they could do worse. Just so long as they don't spend half an hour getting me to change my mind I'll be happy," he said, rolling his eyes. It had happened before, with both men and women and it was always uncomfortable and often became tedious.

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]erniedtmac
2014-10-10 12:31 am UTC (link)
Ernie chuckled. "That's all right too. If you ever need another theme, I've plenty of ideas like masque night, dress as your favourite Muggle, and there's a Muggle club I went to that had something they called Goth Night that was quite fun."

Ernie had known at least one girl in his life who couldn't take gay for an answer, and could definitely empathize with Charlie. He made a mental note to step in if he ever heard of anyone thinking of challenging the man's sexuality - nobody messed with the people Ernie liked. "Hey, I'm not completely selfless - you can send them my way for my sake, I can always use the dates," he replied with a sly grin. "But I'm glad you came, Charlie. Even though we're not the same, we're all sort of family now, a community. If you ever need a healer, you can come find me."

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Re: Around the Food Table
[info]hopalongcharlie
2014-10-10 01:55 pm UTC (link)
"A masque might be fun sometime, and I think I went to something goth themed when I was in Romania, lots of black clothes and pale skin, right?" he asked. It was a poor sort of approximation of vampires in his opinion, but what did the Muggles know.

He smiled, comforted by Ernie's acceptance. "I'll see what I can do," he said, amused. "And I think I'm glad I came too, even more so because this food is excellent," he said, grabbing another mini-taco and popping it in his mouth.

"Thanks for the healing offer too, although I'm hoping I don't need it," he said.

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Justin and Wayne
[info]friendlyjustin
2014-10-07 01:57 am UTC (link)
Justin had tried the jalapenos peppers and had liked them, even if it was way too hot for him. It was sad really because Justin liked most peppers as long as they were sweet but had decided to try those, see if he could stand the heat.

He most certainly wasn't, so after having taking care of the burning sensation in his mouth, he took a taco and eyed it carefully.

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People Bingo
[info]rgarciadavies
2014-10-06 12:33 am UTC (link)
A fun game to get to know people.

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During the Movie
[info]rgarciadavies
2014-10-06 12:33 am UTC (link)
But I'm a Cheerleader!

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Departures
[info]rgarciadavies
2014-10-06 12:33 am UTC (link)
Thanks for a great first meeting!

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