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Mircea Nicolau (caulfieldish) wrote in genome_project,
@ 2013-01-10 21:20:00

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aaron lavigne, january 2013, rielle mckenzie

Who: Rielle and Aaron
What: An actual ride on the subway. Burglary free
When: Tonight (But you know, in the fuuuutuuuurreeee)
Where: The closest stop to Shear Madness

Cynthia had let Aaron go a little early in order to run "an errand". That was how he'd explained his sudden need to leave and get Rielle on a subway once and for all. The truthful answer would have raised too many questions, and once the other hairdressers got into it, he'd never hear the end of it. Never mind that he wasn't actually interested in Rielle. Seriously, the girl had to ask if wearing heels on the subway was a good idea. If you were a seasoned pro, sure. If you worked on Wall Street, or were going to see a play, yeah, good idea. But even then you probably weren't going to run around in those crazy monster heels fashionista types always had on. It was ridiculous really. It was almost as if they were asking to be pushed over and have their purse snatched. Duh. Common sense, ladies.

He was waiting just outside the shop. Out of view of any windows, so that his "errand" wouldn't become fodder for salon gossip after all, but where Rielle would see him when she got out of her "cab". As if. The girl had a driver and she was probably going to use it. Whatever, she'd agreed to try the subway again, which was actually pretty impressive. The fact that she'd even consented to go again was pretty brave, considering. He leaned against the cold brick wall and zipped up his jacket, wishing she'd hurry up. Brave or not, he'd rather be inside.

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justlikeflying
2013-01-13 10:15 pm UTC (link)

She stared at the doors, willing them to open so she'd have something to do other than stand there embarrassed. God, this was so awkward now. She had to go and mess it up. Or rather, he had to go and make some comment about leaving each other alone. Why was everything always so black and white with him? She didn't get it. She probably never would.

"Sometimes. I do a lot of sewing, actually. But I don't really want to do costumes." She shrugged. "I draw out my patterns beforehand, though. So I figure it can't be much different than painting." Really, she just wanted to do something with the play. She loved plays. She just didn't want to act in this one. And especially not now.

The doors opened. Quickly, Rielle stepped over the threshold and onto the station's cement ground. For one brief second, she felt relief. She was no longer trapped on that car of awkwardness. But then she heard Aaron step off behind her and her relief went away. She turned and smiled. "Is this the first play you've acted in?"

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caulfieldish
2013-01-13 11:47 pm UTC (link)

Maybe he should have just stayed on the car and rode around until he reached the end of the line or something. Gotten off on the next stop and let her figure out her way back herself.

But no, that would have been mean and he wasn't feeling spiteful, just uncomfortable. So he hopped off the car right behind her as promised so they could take the next train back to the salon.

"Oh. Well." He didn't expect that she knew how to sew. Presley and Elliot, yes. But they seemed the type. It didn't seem like a necessary skill for a girl with designer jeans, but here they were. "No it's probably similar." He knew it wasn't. He took art classes. But having artistic skill in one arena usually lead to artistic skill in another, so while they were dissimilar activities, she might excel in both of them.

"It is, actually." He replied simply. He didn't want to seem defensive about it, or nervous. No need to egg her on if things were awkward now.

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justlikeflying
2013-01-14 12:36 am UTC (link)

Everyone had hobbies. And one of Rielle's hobbies just happened to be sewing. It wasn't really that outrageous for a girl who loved fashion as much as Rielle did. She didn't go around showing off the stuff she made, or even wearing it. But she still sewed.

"We'll see, I guess." She shrugged, and glanced around the station. There were more people in this one. She crossed her arms over her chest defensively.

"What part did you get?"

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caulfieldish
2013-01-14 12:48 am UTC (link)

What Rielle didn't know was that a bigger crowd was probably safer. It left more room for pickpockets, yeah, but people didn't usually mug people in the middle of a big crowd. Too many witnesses. Really she had nothing to worry about. And they'd all clear out pretty quickly anyway as more trains came through.

"I'm sure it'll be fun." He wasn't sure, actually, but it seemed like a nice sentiment. Whatever.

"Uh... Neville Landless... And the actor playing him? I think that's how this works." It was a confusing show. Basically a play within a play. Everyone was actually playing two characters: the character from the Dickens story and the actor portraying them.

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justlikeflying
2013-01-14 12:54 am UTC (link)

"Cool." She wasn't exactly sure how the play worked. She'd never read Drood. Charles Dickens wasn't one of her favorite writers. She tended to find his stuff very dry, even if everyone else found it genius and hilarious. But she wasn't going to say that, because she could just see Aaron's face if she did. "Who else is going to be in it? Do you know?"

The only one of her friends who was participating was Sarah. And Ri was positive that she was just taking pictures and doing sets.

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caulfieldish
2013-01-14 01:09 am UTC (link)

There wasn't even a whole novel to read. That was why the play had a choose your own ending. No one actually knew how Dickens wanted the story to end because he'd kicked the bucket about half way through writing the story. It was unfortunate, really, though it made for an interesting way to end a musical.

"Uh... Annie and Jack, I think. And Eden." A few other people he didn't know very well, though he was sure she did.

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justlikeflying
2013-01-14 01:37 am UTC (link)

Ah. She nodded. None of those people were Rielle's biggest fans. She wasn't exactly sure why. She didn't have any issue with Corporate Lobotomy, and actually enjoyed their music for the most part. And Annie? Well, she was just a sophomore. It was a surprise Rielle even knew her. But pretty much anyone associated with the band was well known at the school, so maybe it wasn't such a surprise after all.

"Is Wes going to be in it?" She figured he would have mentioned that right off the bat, considering they were best friends and all. But she needed something to fill the silence, and she was positive once this conversation dropped, they wouldn't have anywhere to pick back up.

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caulfieldish
2013-01-14 01:47 am UTC (link)

Annie might have been a sophomore, but by some weird twist of fate, Aaron was nearly as close with her as he was with Wes. It was nice having a girl for a friend who wasn't his sister. Besides, she was always giving his shit back to him, and he needed that.

"Pft." Aaron snorted. Then he let the image of Wes being in a play settle and started laughing, "No. No he's not."

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justlikeflying
2013-01-14 01:55 am UTC (link)

Again, she nodded. She was doing a lot of that tonight. "I see," she replied, and then that was it. She had no idea what to say now. She didn't think it was fair for her to just keep asking questions and him to just keep answering them. It was starting to become a very one-sided conversation. Rielle would rather stand there in silence than continue to try to pry something out of him. It likely had something to do with the awkwardness but.

She uncrossed her arms and shoved her hands in her pocket, standing on her toes to see if she could see any trains approaching. She couldn't. With a huff, she blew her bangs out of her face and frowned. This was turning into the longest night ever. And it was such a shame, too. Because she had started to have some semblance of fun before it was ruined.

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	caulfieldish 2013-01-14 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah." Apparently there was not much else to say. Aaron shoved his hands into his pants pockets and watched his shoes. Thankfully, he was expecting the return train any minute now. Or sooner than that. The train miraculously squealed into the station. "Uh, this is us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

justlikeflying
2013-01-14 03:39 am UTC (link)

Thank God. The faster they got back to Shear Madness, the better.

"Okay," she replied, waiting for the doors to open. Once they did, she stepped on just as fast as she'd gotten off the other one. She was practically a seasoned pro at riding the subway now. It was a miracle how a little uncomfortable silence really brought her nerves down.

She moved towards a pair of empty seats and sat down, crossing one leg over the other and leaning back.

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