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Sam Merlotte (turnsonadime) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-16 09:52:00

Current mood:

hopeful

Entry tags:

:mingle, aidan reilly, bonnie bennett, buffy summers, calliope-caliborn, damon salvatore, dawn summers, dirk strider, duo maxwell, elena gilbert, hei, helen magnus, helix wamtani, kitty pryde (evolution), lacus clyne, laura kinney, miranda lotto, nikola tesla, penelope garcia, rose, roxy lalonde, sam merlotte, sougo okita, spike, stefan salvatore, yuuki kuran, zatanna zatara, zelgadis greywars, zero kiryuu

Day 219 [video-->Action] Merlotte's Mingle - Open to All!
[What better way to kick off a mingle than to broadcast the invitation to the entire dome?]

Hey ya'll. I know it's kinda outta place t'say Welcome to Marina cause no one really wants t'be here, but it ain't all bad. In any case, I've got a bar an grill here in Sector 4 called Merlotte's, figure th' new arrivals may want to come on down and have a drink or two after a trip like that.

Anyone's welcome of course, we're open from mornin' to night. Come on in an' have a bite to eat or somethin' to ease your troubles.

((ooc: This is an open mingle. Feel free to thread everywhere with anyone. As always, before threadjacking make sure it's okay by the player but otherwise have fun! Sam is available to chat with either by Video or in person and his thread is right Here. There is a full menu of down-home diner/grill sort of foods, so hamburgers, french fries, salads, soups, breakfast items or whatever other comfort food you can think of and a few other things from other worlds. There is a full bar, wine, liquor, beer and even blood or synthetic blood. He also has a pool table and there's plenty of room in booths or tables to play cards or whatever else.))

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	chipswiththat 2013-06-04 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	[ Good job on getting a vampire friend, Penelope! Man, is he glad your paths crossed. ] You really are a lady of fine taste! How far back into the past was the 70s for you, anyway? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-05 01:30 am UTC (link)
	40-ish years, and hell if that's not hard to say considering when I was born. [She takes a slug of her beer, not enough to impede her rambling.] If you do get those records, we should rock out sometime. I bet you play a mean air guitar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-05 11:20 am UTC (link)
	Sure, why not? Could be a laugh. [ Speaking of, he should actually drink that whiskey of his. ] Forty-some years, huh... that puts you where? 2000? 2010? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-08 12:18 am UTC (link)
	2012, the year the world ends. Or so the Internet would have us believe. [She has a few theories of her own that are a little out there, but that one is just too far gone.] You? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	1999, one of the many, many years when the world actually did almost end. [ And you're about to be in for a treat... ] Been through a few near-Apocalypses by now. They never get boring. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-06-08 02:56 pm UTC (link)

Oh yeah? [She somewhere between fascinated and appalled by that particular bit of information. Real, happening-to-her-and-people-she-loves apocalypses would suck yes, but this is like... reading a comic book level of distant, she cares but she doesn't have to live through it, so.]

What did you do with what you thought would be your last few minutes? I've always thought I'd probably just be somewhere in a fetal position, but I hear sex is a popular alternative.

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	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, there's been so many... during th' last one I grabbed my girl and drove like a bat out of hell. Literally, as it happens... luckily th' Slayer did her slaying thing and all was well in Sunnydale yet again. [ Until he came back. That was the grand plan, at least. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-08 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	How knight in shining armor of you. And hey, glad to hear the world didn't go all fire and brimstone. Not that this fishbowl is the best place to be or anything, but it beats dead. [She lifts her glass in an almost-toast and takes a drink. Here's to... not dead!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	The world got a lucky break. [ Not really joining her in the almost-toast, but it did seem like a good time to drink. ] Besides, it's not so bad being dead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-08 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Well, there's a big difference between you dead and dead dead, like doornail dead, the kinda dead I'd be. Although I'm sure I'd be about the worst vampire ever, so probably best that when I'm gone it's all she wrote. [She pauses.] Not that I'm in a rush or anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	What makes you say that? It's not like we have an entrance exam. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-08 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	[She laughs a little, because well. If you knew her it'd be obvious.] Because I'm probably the biggest softie in the entire world. Bleeding heart, you might say, is the fitting term, because I'd be hard pressed to actually make anyone else bleed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	You get used to it. [ There's a beat of hesitation and then he leans in a little closer, voice low. ] I'm going to let you in on a lit'le secret... don't go chattin' about this though, alright? It's not exactly something I want just anyone to know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-08 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	[God, secrets, the bane of her existence. But she's curious, darn it.] I tend to suck at outright lying, but so long as no one asks me "what's Spike's dirty little secret?" I solemnly swear not to say a word. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-08 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's not a huge secret and he's not giving her every detail of it. A few people know already and he kind of likes her, okay? What's the harm? ] Good enough, I suppose. [ A smirk for emphasis and here we go. ] I wasn't always a big bad... before Dru came along and saved me, I'd never even been in a fight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-10 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Really? Scandalous. I guess this is you telling me to embrace my inner badass, assuming there's one under all the layers of mushy gooshy Penelope. [But this does have her even more intrigued; the folly of giving Garcia an inch.] So what was it like the first time your fight-less self had to bite someone? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-10 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	Believe me, even if you don't believe there is one the demon will take care of it. [ Did he mention that? ] I think indescribable is the word we're after here. Never felt as alive while I was livin' as I did after I died. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-06-11 05:23 pm UTC (link)

The... demon? I'm beginning to get that there is so much more to this than I ever thought. [And ultimately she may regret asking, but it's like a mission at this point.]

I'm happy for you, too. About the feeling alive thing. Which is a weird thing to say considering I am employed by people who prevent killings. Maybe I'll toss this meeting under the 'living dangerously' portion of my existence. [She's sure if she hadn't spent so many hundreds of hours reading and watching awesome vampire fiction this would be a lot more concerning. Maybe it's true what they say about the media desensitizing you. Or, there's the fact that sitting here talking to an actual undead vampire is the most surreal thing ever.]

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	chipswiththat 2013-06-11 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? You part of th' Scooby Gang of your world or what is it you do? [ Could've guessed she was a goodie-goodie, but at least she's a tolerable one. Okay, so maybe she's even a likable one. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-06-11 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh, she laughs.] Less psychedelic vans and talking pooches, and more along the lines of imposing black SUVs. I actually work for the Feds, catching serial killers. ...Which is really ironic, considering. They recruited me because I hacked their secure database. [She's still proud of that little story. So, not always a goodie-goodie.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-06-12 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	The Feds? [ Raising a brow. Didn't really see that coming, but he doesn't seem too startled by it. ] You're certainly more fun than the other lit'le tech witch I know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-06-12 05:39 pm UTC (link)

I try, babe. [She prides herself on being an individual, even though she's also part of the hacker community.]

One of the conditions upon which I joined the Feebs was no dress code and no whining about my funky office decor. Can you imagine me in a black suit? Ugh. [She shudders a little. Conformity, ew.] Tried that once and it was just... no. Give me pink hair streaks or give me death.

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	chipswiththat 2013-06-12 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	[ He can respect that. Sure, he counts himself as part of the demon community but that doesn't mean he needs to give up his individuality, no matter how controversial it can be. ] That's the only way to do it, if you ask me... if you can't go about it your own way, what's the point? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-06-12 08:38 pm UTC (link)

You said it, darling. And it's a matter of principle when it comes to the Feds, for me. If they want my talent, they've gotta accept the whole package. And I guess, when it comes to anyone. Love me or ignore me, but what you see is what you get. Of course I prefer the former if at all possible.

[She lifts her glass only to discover it's empty. Ah, well.] Another? My treat.

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	chipswiththat 2013-06-12 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	[ Who in a million years could've predicted that they would be this good a fit? ] Sure, why not. I'm not going anywhere. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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