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Tweak says, "Burger, fries, and a Coke."

Sam Merlotte (turnsonadime) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2012-12-08 16:51:00

Current mood:	accomplished
Entry tags:	:mingle, aidan reilly, buffy summers, cordelia chase, elena gilbert, faith lehane, hei, helix wamtani, jessica hamby, lacus clyne, rogue, rose, sam merlotte, sookie stackhouse, spike

Day 196 | Evening [Action|Video|Open]
Greetin's Marina.

I jus' wanted t' announce that th' Rusty Spoon will be undergoin' a name change t' Merlotte's an' will be officially open as of right now. As in all our construction is finally done.

I was looking' t'celebrate tonight an' I figure after all of th' therapy some of y'all could really use a drink er'two. This one especially goes out to everyone who helped me put everythin' together and t'make this possible. Thanks for all your hard work!

I'd really appreciate y'all comin' in and at least seein' th' menu or takin' a load off. I have a pool table an' y'kin play cards or jus' plain socialize and cure what ails ya. We made some finger foods and bits o'stuff t' sample from th' menu too.

So stop on by an' I promise ya won't have t'spill yer guts unless it's t'the porcelain goddess.

[Okay so he's not the best to be talking publicly to people but hey. It's only slightly awkward right? It's a little funny right?]

((ooc: Go ahead and treat this like any mingle. Sit at the bar, play pool, drink, nibble food to eat or dance (just this once, one of his rules is no dancing)! There is a table set up with tid-bits of burgers, or hot dogs or chili or whatever sort of southern/comfort/american diner foods you could think of. Help yourself! Threadjacking and such is encouraged. Have fun!

notes to his staff, feel free to assume you are there to help, helped earlier to set up, or will help after to clean up, or just there to have fun. He is a-okay with a minimal staff for the even so that all of you can celebrate. But if others are just super willing to help out he will not say no.))

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	redclayheroics 2012-12-12 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Aye aye, sir! [ Salute! Okay, he'll calm down now. ] 's a pretty good crowd. I guess people really did want th' bots gone, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-13 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Guess so. Can't say I blame'em. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-13 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	Guess not... we used t' have bots in th' restaurants back home, but they weren't nothin' like the ones we got here. More like helpers, really. Vendin' machines on legs. Or wheels, I guess! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-14 02:31 am UTC (link)
	You had robots in restaurants back home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-14 11:16 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah. They were everywhere, especially in th' city. Robots, autohacks, androids... you could always tell though, they weren't nothin' like some of th' androids I've met here. [ One, Aidan. One android. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-14 12:12 pm UTC (link)
	Your world definitely sounds more advanced than mine. [He's from the future!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-14 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	You think so..? [ Hmn. ] Yeah, I guess... I mean, we got space travel an' all that so I suppose it's advanced or whatever. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-15 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	[Kind of just...staring at Aidan somewhat flatly. 'advanced or whatever'. Wow kid.] Yeah. We don't have Space Travel. I mean, we've sent people to our moon and into space but it's not something just anyone can do. It's for research only. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-15 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	[ He nods some. Technology isn't something he's interested in, but it gets him from A to B. ] It ain't uncommon to travel cross th' galaxy where I'm from, but not everyone can do it either. 's pretty expensive. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-16 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	[Just shaking his head and laughing a little at all this.] Sorry Aidan, this all sounds pretty crazy, like somethin' out of a movie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-16 02:09 pm UTC (link)
	Heh, maybe... ain't much crazier than... [ Thinking. What has he encountered here that made him have that very reaction..? ] I don't know, vampires. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

turnsonadime
2012-12-16 02:25 pm UTC (link)

Yeah. Guess, you're right. Up to a few years ago no one knew that anythin' supernatural existed in our world. Vamp'rs, werewolves, Maenads. Hell some of those things most of the world don't know about it. The vamp'rs made a choice to make themselves known to the world an' wanted t'live amongst us, mainstream is what they call it.

S'not really workin' so well but they're tryin' t'get their rights as a people. Most'a their own are ruinin' their chances though.

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	redclayheroics 2012-12-16 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ Whoa whoa whoa, hold the phone. ] Wait. You actually got vampires in your world? I was just usin' that as an example! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

turnsonadime
2012-12-16 02:30 pm UTC (link)

Oh yeah, lots of'em. They got kings an' queens of different areas and appoint sheriffs t'keep everyone in line. A whole damn society of vamps jus' under our nose th' whole time. It was pretty freaky t'find out how well they'd been hidin' from the rest of us.

[Okay, well, the rest of the world. He'd known well about vamps and other things existing considering he was one of those other things.]

I know a few. Some of them are here.

I'm findin' th'ones from my world seem t'be a whole 'nother breed compared t'others.

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	redclayheroics 2012-12-16 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Whoa... [ No seriously. Whoa. ] Oh, did you know Yuuki? She's th' only one I've met here who actually was one... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-18 01:24 am UTC (link)
	[He thinks for a while on that name, picking his brain a part before shaking his head looking a little troubled he didn't recognize it.] Sorry, can't say I do. Y'might've met others, or at least seen'em on the network. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-18 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I probably have huh... man, it's hard t' tell. You never really know what a person's like before you become friends, do you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-19 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	[He clears his throat.] No I guess not. Though sp'pose it depends on th' person. Some people are very much jus' who they are on th' outside, they ain't afraid of who they are or they're proud t'be themselves without hidin' a thing. Like you Aidan, y'seem t'be genuine. A simple, ol'fashioned, nice guy. Unless I'm mistaken? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-19 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ He smiles sheepishly, shifting his weight and lifting a hand to scratch at the back of his neck. Sam's not wrong but that's not entirely all there is to it either. ] I'm in prison for a reason, y'know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-20 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Well, so am I an' yet yer willin' t'work with me without knowin' what I've done to land myself here. I kin only assume that what you done was justified. Y'don't seem like the type t'do anythin' without just cause. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-20 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	I never said you were a nice guy though. [ Wait. Hold on. That came out wrong. ] I-I mean, of course I think you're a nice guy an' whatever's on your record is probably justified an' all that! I didn't meant t' offend you or nothin'! I just... I know what I did an' I deserve to be here. 's all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

turnsonadime
2012-12-21 03:55 pm UTC (link)

[And Aidan would be wrong in assuming what he'd done to people was justified. Sure, he had good reason to be upset with them, but to go to the lengths he did because of it? or revenge? No. Not in the slightest. That didn't make him any less of a good person. Sure, he could understand where Aidan was coming from too, the guilt of what he'd done ate at him, but he couldn't let it consume him. He knew he was a good man and wanted to be a good man. He fought hard to keep himself in check so he didn't hurt people. That was the key.]

Alright, what did you do?

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	redclayheroics 2012-12-21 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	[ He's taken aback for a moment, surprised that Sam even asked. Most people tried to convince him that he'd done the right thing without even knowing what that thing was, which made it all the more frustrating. ] I killed a man. Well, I would've if I didn't miss my shot... still wanna go back an' finish th' job. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turnsonadime 2012-12-22 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Wait. So... you didn't kill a man? [Biiiig difference there kiddo.] An' why d'ya want 'im dead? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2012-12-22 01:28 am UTC (link)
	I tried to, I just... missed. Three times. [ Y e p. He takes it about as hard as he would've if he'd succeeded. ] I had my reasons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)