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Tweak says, "The worms crawl out"

matt donovan (stuck) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-06-10 08:33:00

Entry tags:

buffy summers, caroline forbes, damon salvatore, dawn summers, elena gilbert, korra, malcolm reynolds, matt donovan, peter parker (tas), rebekah mikealson, rogue, sam winchester, spike, stefan salvatore

day 223 | i » video → open.
When I said I wanted to get out of Mystic Falls for a while, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. Ruins of some ancient prison in Italy or China, maybe, but not underwater and in some alien dimension, or however the hell that's supposed to work. [ if he's getting the gist of this right. he's going by video game logic here. ]

And what happened to a trial by a jury of your peers? Is that not a thing on Planet X? Too human a concept for you? Is throwing eighteen-year-olds in prison for skipping a couple of classes back in high school [ and eradicating an entire vampire bloodline via staking finn mikaelson, but shhhh ] just something you do for fun around here?

[ just when things had calmed down and the world was returning to normal (or as normal as the world was capable of getting after everything that happened back home), this happens. it's just his luck, too. nothing ever stayed good for matt donovan. his life sucked, and it looks like graduating from high school meant it was only going to get suckier from here on out. ]

So much for the world tour.

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stuck
2013-06-12 12:30 am UTC (link)

Hey, when a thrift store's your only real option... [ he shrugs, not wanting any sympathy for his financial status. at least the decade dances had been easy to dress cheap for. old clothes and discarded halloween costumes were always readily available. it was the clothes and styles that were more in that were hardest to find. ]

No. Not the only reason. I could come up with a few more. [ no matt. don't flirt with rebekah. ]

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	action; easily 2013-06-12 12:52 am UTC (link)
	I forget. [Like any person with privelege she forgets not everyone has the luxury she's had in her life. The ability to just take whatever she wants, do whatever she wants.] Oh? Such as? [Yes. Rebekah is good with this flirting business okay.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Flirting with me isn't going help with that people think we're dating thing. [ okay matt, a) nobody's around to overhear or witness this and b) like her picking out your clothes for you isn't already doing just that. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; easily 2013-06-12 01:13 am UTC (link)
	[A look of hurt flashes over her expression for a moment before she turns back to the racks like finding him the right pair of pants is the most fascinating work she's ever done.] No one's around to hear us, you know. And besides, is that really such a terrible thing for people to think? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 01:55 am UTC (link)
	[ it's official. today is matt donovan sucks at girls day. ] Rebekah, we've already talked about this... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: action; easily 2013-06-12 02:06 am UTC (link)
	I know. It wouldn't work out. [She gets it, she does.] But you don't have to make it sound quite that awful of a concept. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2013-06-12 02:45 am UTC (link)

[ a deep sigh, because this really isn't his day. he moves closer, puts a hand on her arm. ]

You're an incredibly beautiful girl, Rebekah. And you can actually be really nice and funny once you get past the Original Vampire bullshit you keep feeding everyone. You're loyal and trustworthy when you try, when you make it count. There's even a big heart somewhere in there. It's a little out of practice, but it's there. April wouldn't be alive if it wasn't.

So no, it wouldn't be awful. But, it wouldn't be fair to either of us. [ and his friends would flip tables. ]

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	action; easily 2013-06-12 04:02 am UTC (link)
	[She wants to protest that it's her choice whether something's fair to her or not. But she doesn't. She instead hands him a shirt, changing the subject again. It's easier than acknowledging all those nice things he said about her, but still not reasons enough to try for anything.] This'll look good on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2013-06-12 04:24 am UTC (link)

[ his hand falls away. stop making this hard rebekah. ]

Black? [ still, he's reaching up to unzip the jumpsuit -- it's only then that he notices the wound on his chest ~~that the finale totally forgot about (continuity? what continuity?)~~ from where kol threw that bottle at him. ] At least this doesn't look like a vampire bite. [ thank god the one on his neck had faded. ]

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	action; easily 2013-06-12 04:42 am UTC (link)
	It'll look sophisticated. [Because that's a concern of his. There's something almost akin to a pang of guilt as she notices the wound from when Kol threw the bottle at him. The second time Kol had hurt him because of her -- No wonder this isn't something she wants to pursue. ] And the shirt will cover it up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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stuck
2013-06-12 04:47 am UTC (link)

[ ...yeah, he would be lying if he said "your brothers will eat me" wasn't high on his list of reasons why getting romantically involved with rebekah is a bad idea. ]

Thank god for small miracles. [ not seeing a dressing room this close to the front of the store, matt just shrugs out of the upper half of the jumpsuit and pulls the shirt on, buttoning it up. ] Though, now I need pants, otherwise I just look like I'm really early to a Halloween party.

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easily
2013-06-12 05:08 am UTC (link)

[As it should be. She'd say Elijah would be better about it -- but considering his thing about honor -- well he probably wouldn't approve of the whole what happens on the trip stays on the trip set up. He's torn out hearts for less.

At least they'll be far away in New Orleans now. And not in prison.]

You do look kind of funny like that. [She laughs lightly, turning to one of the other racks to find him a pair of pants now.]

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	action; stuck 2013-06-12 05:35 am UTC (link)
	[ again, he could've phrased that better... ] Ha ha. [ he follows her, checking out the back walls for a dressing room, because he's not stripping from the waist down in the middle of a store. ] Please tell me this place has somewhere I can change. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: action; easily 2013-06-12 05:48 am UTC (link)
	And deny me the free show? [Yeah, getting her to completely stop flirting is probably a lost cause, Matt. Still, she'll concede, point to the back of the store.] I believe there's one out there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 05:55 am UTC (link)
	If you wanted me to strip, all you had to do was ask. [ telling the girl to stop flirting with you and then flirting right on back with her is sending mixed signals, matthew. shame on you. he leaves her side to hunt for boxers, because there's no way he's going commando in jeans. that shit chafes. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: action; easily 2013-06-12 05:58 am UTC (link)
	Is that right? Well in that case... [She trails off, a playful smirk on her lips. She'd offer to help with that part but she has a feeling picking out his underwear is where he draws the line.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 06:16 am UTC (link)
	[ she'd be right about that, though it doesn't take him long to return with a package of boxer briefs. ] No boxers or briefs jokes, alright? And no tormenting Caroline with this, either. [ because letting his ex know that she knows he wears boxer briefs, the best of both worlds, is not going to help with the not sleeping together thing. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; easily 2013-06-12 06:49 am UTC (link)
	You just don't want me to have any fun, do you. [She pouts playfully at that. But fine. She'll be good. Ish. It's a work in progress.] Fine. I won't say anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2013-06-12 07:15 am UTC (link)

I'm sure you can find other ways of tormenting Caroline that doesn't have anything to do with what kind of underwear I'm wearing.

[ taking the jeans, matt disappears into the dressing room, only emerging once he's changed. he left the jumpsuit on the floor, not really caring what becomes of it, and takes a pair of black flip flops off a nearby display and slips them on. ]

Dashing enough for you?

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	Re: action; easily 2013-06-12 07:30 am UTC (link)
	Well, the appalling footwear ruins it a little. [Seriously, Matt? Flip flops? She's judging.] But otherwise? Yes. Very dashing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	[ ...what's wrong with flip flops? (other than everything.) ] Fine. [ he kicks them off. ] Find me better shoes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; easily 2013-06-12 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	[She smirks a little at that before going over to where the shoes were.] If you insist. [She looks around for a while before finding a pair. She grabs a bag of socks for him as well, handing them both over to him.] These will look much nicer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-12 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	[ he plops down on the floor for the length of time it takes him to pull on the socks and shoes, standing when he's finished. ] Okay, now do I look dashing enough for you, Miss Mikaelson? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; easily 2013-06-12 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	[She gives him a look over before nodding in agreement, a smile on her lips.] Why yes, Mister Donovan, you look just dashing enough for my approval. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; stuck 2013-06-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
	Now I can say I officially have the approval of an Original. [ you can stop flirting back any time, donovan. he glances around him, looking for a clock. he finally spots one hanging up on one of the nearby walls. ] Well, I've got about... thirty minutes or so before I have meet Elena at some place called Merlotte's. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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