Light of May ::: an original roleplay

Who: Raphael and Cameron
Where: Some fancy coffee place
When: Mid-morning

It was by complete chance that out of all the coffee places in all of Scarlet Oak, Raphael had walked into the very one where a celebrity of sorts sat drinking his coffee. And what an interesting celebrity it was. Cameron Calvert, face and heart of the anti-supernatural movement. Pretty, so very pretty, to boot. And Raphael, after the strange week they had all had, was up for some real fun.

After getting his coffee, Raphael eyed the man, licking his lips. Only then did he approach, smile well in place. "Excuse me, Mr. Calvert?" He said, placing his coffee on the table. With this one, Raphael thought it might be best to stroke his ego before attempting to stroke anything else. If, indeed, that sphere of fun could be had. If not, there were always others. "I just wanted to say what a fan of yours I am. I think you are doing great work."

Who: Raphael & Jani
Where: Driving around town
When: Early evening

( she was really looking forward to him )

Who: Teddy and Raphael.
Where: Raphael’s auto shop.
When: Early afternoon.

Talk about drawing the short straw. If you made a list of all the things Teddy Beaufort did not want to do on any particular day this task would have come out right near the top every single time, no doubt about it. Even as he drove the vehicle with all its excess gear removed and the strange knocking noise creating a soundtrack to the journey he couldn’t stop thinking about how little he wanted to be doing this. It wasn’t a long trip to the shop but that was beside the point, it was the principle of the thing he objected to and all he could think of was the computers he had left running in his room and how much he would rather be there with them. Computers were so much easier to deal with.

Granted an engine was a kind of machine in and of itself, Teddy had managed to jump one in the past with a surprising amount of success but they weren’t circuits and wiring like a computer or a phone or some other electronic device, they were all about combustion and fuel. They didn’t speak to him the way technology did. Out here with only his cell phone in his pocket and his laptop in his bag he felt out of his element, stranded, cut off from his comfort zone.

Teddy hated it.

Pulling up in front of the shop he cut the engine which died with that same ticking knocking noise that had made them think it probably needed attention in the first place and huffed out a sigh, trying not to grumble to himself under his breath as he made his way towards the open doors to the place, not even needing to glance at his wristwatch to know what time it was. Instead he communicated silently with the phone tucked safely in his pocket, using its clock and his connection with it. A simple unconscious act that made the wearing of a watch moot but it was all about keeping up appearances.

“Hello?” he called when he got to one of the openings to the workshop area, wondering if maybe he shouldn’t go around to the office. Teddy leaned back and looked down the length of the building to try and see the door to one, thoroughly unaware to the fact that someone had appeared in answer of his call until he turned his gaze back into the workshop, at which point he immediately started physically. “Jeez--sorry.” Teddy cleared his throat. “Do you work here?” Probably a stupid question but sometimes stupid questions just had to be asked.

Who: Jani, Open
Where: Sunny's Diner
When: About 1pm

After getting to the hotel and checking in, thankful that they'd had a room available and that there was no early check-in fee, Jani went up and took a steaming shower to try to stave off the exhaustion that was setting in. It did help, but she knew that she would fall on her face soon if she didn't get something to eat. She was feeling quite a bit less stressed about the whole move, and she was thinking she would go find food, and then come back and start looking for a job in the area.

The girl at the front desk seemed eager to point her in the direction of good, local diner. She knew she would far prefer a locally owned diner over some big-chain fast food or restaurant. As she pulled up to the diner, she thought that it looked quaint, and she also noticed absently that it was close to her hopefully soon-to-be-residence.

When she walked into the diner, she looked around briefly before deciding to just take a seat at the counter, taking a menu from one of the passing servers with a smile and thanks. Because she hadn't eaten since the night before and knew she was very hungry, it was just a matter of managing to focus enough to figure out what she wanted to eat.

WHO | Emyli & OPEN, Cherry, and Raphael
WHERE | Streets of Scarlet Oak
WHEN | Night

( No matter how terrified she was of Eileen, she needed some fresh air. )