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Tweak says, "No"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-06-28 13:42:00

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434 - Power Play Mingle

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readystopwatch
2017-08-09 02:28 pm UTC (link)

[For now that something is sleeping when it makes sense for who he's with and balancing it out with coffee. Not like he wasn't keeping odd hours at home already.

That answer gets a smile and he sneaks a kiss in between all the drinks.]

I'm touched by such a clearly genuine and unprompted compliment. [He'll reward it later, probably with something sexual. Such a surprise.] Are you hungry?

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	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ Mmn coffee kisses. Definitely better now that coffee actually tastes like something. ] Seeing as the last time I had an actual breakfast, Queen Victoria was still sitting pretty on the throne — famished. [ You know all those bodily functions you deal with, like actual hunger and bathroom stuff and being thirsty? Yeah. This'll be a day of re-discovery. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	[He finishes his coffee and sets the mug aside. Dishes can wait.] Come on then, the Rusty Spoon does breakfast and as I said I'd rather not disappoint you with my cooking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 02:46 pm UTC (link)
	[ Spike follows Ianto's lead, a little bit of coffee left in his mug. Couldn't bring himself to finish it and that's probably for the best, seeing as he's completely new at this caffeine thing. ] Hey, I'm following your lead here. It's on you to tell me what's good in the land of the living. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2017-08-09 02:52 pm UTC (link)

I'll see what I can do then. Come on. [If you think they're not holding hands the whole way there you are wrong. He glances around as they step outside, curious to see if anything else is happening today. Is that smoke by the clinic caused by a cyborg with an exploding laser eye? Sounds like someone else's problem for today. They've got a restaurant to go to.]

This would be a bit more dramatic if you haven't been able to go out in the sun for awhile now.

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	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	[ Of course they're holding hands. Spike's never been shy about public affection, though it may have taken some time to recalibrate to doing that with a man. ] Hate to break it to you, but I did that even before I came here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	I have to ask why. [Surely the reason must be a good one, not dramatic dumb nonsense.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Got my hands on a pretty lit'le thing called the Gem of Amara. Basically the Holy Grail for vampires — I didn't get to keep it long, but that was one glorious afternoon. [ Until he inevitably fucked it up because that's what he does best. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure you used that time for innocent activities like strolling through a park. [At least he doesn't run around covered by blankets and smoke or anything what a relief. Ianto pushes open the door the the Rusty Spoon -it's empty, no surprise this early - and finds them a table as bots come swooping over win menues.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2017-08-09 04:00 pm UTC (link)

Helped a lit'le old lady across the road, too. You know me, only good deeds. [ Yeah, it's probably for the best if they don't dig too deep into what he did back then, or indeed talk about the many times he's made a break for it in broad daylight with nothing but a blanket or his coat to keep him safe from the sun.

So many times. He's pretty sure Ianto's witnessed it once or twice, back in Squall prison, even if they weren't exactly friendly back then. ]

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	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Always the Boy Scout. [It's a good day to keep it light. And he may have observed some distant flames at Squall. Just a normal vampire day.] I assume you remember what a menu is, even robot waiters are a bit new? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	[ Oh, he quirks a brow at that - excuse you? ] You know I've been in this fishbowl for about as long as you have, right? [ Robot waiters are not new. ] And I know how restaurants work. Bet I've been to more than you've seen in your life. [ Whipper-snapper. He takes the menu, perusing it carefully. He never got to pick his last meal, you know. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	If you say so. Wouldn't want you to be overwhelmed. [Complete with that innocent, helpful, hiding a smirk face hat is his speciality.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	Watch it. [ He gives Ianto a glance over the menu before turning his attention back to it, scanning for things that sound good or familiar and eventually giving up with a, for once, entirely real sigh. ] Fine, I give up. What's good? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	[That sigh is adorable and he loves it. It's also funny being in a restaurant and getting food with him. It's such a normal couple thing to do but today it feels exotic and exciting.] Hard to go wrong with pancakes. Which I assume had not been invented last time you had breakfast. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	Oi, don't start. What else would I have eaten on Shrove Tuesday? [ Pancakes are eternal, apparently. ] Now, the American abominations... that I can't say that I've eaten. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	Am I about to get a Victorian history lesson from you? [Something he actually gets very few of if they're honest. And it's a day for new experiences so he orders pancakes for both of them from the patiently waiting bot before Spike has a chance to object.] Right. Abominations it is then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	We invented the cupcake, you know. [ Like he'd object on a day like today. Also, if there was ever a good day to lure genuine Victorian factoids out of him today is that day - he's feeling incredibly nostalgic for obvious reasons. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	I did not know that. [Since it seems like he can get away with asking questions he's going to. It's a habit he picked up with Jack who is always so secretive. He got used to asking any questions he could in the rare moments he was clearly open to it early on.] Is there anything you miss about that time? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-08-09 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	[ To be fair, it's not like Spike would've objected to question asking on a normal day. There's just a greater chance he'll give an honest response today. ] No. [ He snorts. ] Whatever Jack thinks, that time never sat well with me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	You know I've never actually asked him what he thinks about you in that respect. [Sometimes he does tsk about things besides you believe it or not.] I suppose I'm curious about how much you changed after you were turned. How much of it had to do with losing your soul and how much was just you waiting for an excuse to act a different way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2017-08-09 05:54 pm UTC (link)

[ It's been awhile, but Jack sure had a lot of fun claiming Spike was too stuck up and Victorian, too prudish just because he wasn't interested in shagging him. So much for that.

The question brings him pause but honestly, they're so past the point where he's cagey about who he was pre-siring. Why not put the cards on the table? ]

Got a feeling I was looking for a way out and losing my soul was the easiest way to do it. [ He idly plays with a sugar packet on the table, needing to keep busy. ] I was pretty well off, you know. Not wealthy, but... middle class. Had certain expectations on me.

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readystopwatch
2017-08-09 06:00 pm UTC (link)

I've always wondered how much of what we think about society back then is true and how much is just usnlooking down on it for how different things are today. [He's taking every word in, because this is about someone he loves and he wants to know everything he can, what he thinks and what shaped who he is as a person.] So all this, the attitude and everything was hiding under there somehweee and you would never have had an opportunity to let it out?

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chipswiththat
2017-08-09 06:38 pm UTC (link)

[ He's no historian but he's guessing there's something to what Ianto's saying. You only get a limited view of it, after all. Not a lot of illiterate dockers writing books, are there? ]

Don't know about that. [ He frowns a bit, thinking about things he's never really seen the point in thinking about. ] Pretty sure I would've blown up sooner or later, even if Dru hadn't come along. Dying was a mercy, to tell you the truth.

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	readystopwatch 2017-08-09 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	[He can believe it. Even though he knows a lot of the attitude is an act with Spike most of it is just who he is. He must have been miserable, stifling all that.] You really hated it that much? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)