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Apollo (apollolicious) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2021-02-05 10:19:00

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apollo, cin warmoth

WHO: Apollo and Cin
WHEN: The night after her came back to life, the night before he heals Marcie
WHERE: The most expensive parts of NYC (apart from the Hole, obviously)
WHAT: "Not a date"
WARNINGS: Apollo's shirt. Fucking hell.

Apollo was early for his date with Cin, partially because he so needed to see her again and partially because he was afraid Athena was going to burst back into his life and fuck things up further.

Tomorrow was dedicated to his boys, and then, he supposed, he had to go and deal with the little bitch Marcie, but tonight?

Tonight was all for Cin. To discover more about her, to open the door to his world and marvel at her as she stepped into it.

He drove through her neighbourhood, curiously, his Corvette parting the waters of the flooded streets, headlights revealing the overgrown, wild and trashed state of the place. The car disturbed the worlds fattest and most rabid looking racoon as he went past - its eyes glinted demonically and it hissed, like it could take on a 'Vette and a sun god, before it scurried back into the trash.

He hadn't taken it in much last night, too shook from his fight back to life, but now. Now, well, he was shook all over again. What a dump! What a place to be dumped. He shuddered, and turned up the heat in his car.

Cin's house, too, seemed worse than the night before. Maybe everything looked worse in sixty thousand dollar headlights. He pulled up into her driveway, wheels trailing water behind them, and stepped out of the car clad in Versace silk, the golden medallion covering his back like a sun made out of golden flowers.

He knocked on her door, stomach thrilled with anticipation, as he peeled a little flacking paint from the jamb.

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	apollolicious 2021-02-07 10:36 am UTC (link)
	Apollo laughed, reaching out and plucking one of the cookies from the box. A tasty blend of cheddar and apple with a white butter and black vegetable ash glaze. "Try it," he suggested, his demeanor relaxed and encouraging. "All their flavours are inspired by New York, see what you think." Inspired by New York, perhaps, but, he suspected, not her New York. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-09 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Cin took a bite of the pretentious New York cookie and only just managed not to make a face when she discovered it to be unexpectedly savory. It tasted like cheesy apple kinda, and it wasn't bad. It was weird though. "Is that the flavour of exhaust and hobos then? Better than expected." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollolicious 2021-02-09 06:26 am UTC (link)
	Pleased with that little glimmer of approval, Apollo beamed, and after scanning his eyes down the wine list he passed it over. "Do you want to decide what we're drinking?" he offered, hoping for more insights into her life. "Anything you like. What do you usually drink when you're out?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-09 10:21 am UTC (link)
	Cin looked at the wine list and her eyes widened at the prices before she could stop them. "I don't usually drink hundred dollar bottles of wine," Cin told him, because it was a good answer. She sighed with slight frustration and looked at him seriously. "I drink cheap shit, because in case you somehow missed it, places like this aren't coming outta my paycheck." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollolicious 2021-02-09 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	"So you'll drink hundred dollar bottles of wine tonight," Apollo smiled, brightness over her frustration. "Preferences - red, white? The champagne-" he refrained from rattling off its long, French, daunting name, and just pointed at where it sat on the wine list "-is particularly good." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-10 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"A bottle of that champagne then," Cin said, closing the menu and putting it back down on the table. "To start with." She'd seen the price on that bottle and was massively looking forward to seeing the crazy stuff rich people drank. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

apollolicious
2021-02-10 08:44 am UTC (link)

"I like the sound of that - let's make this night a party," Apollo beamed rays of sunlight with his smile, and summoned Percy back with a glance, chattily ordering the bottle, though without letting the conversation get into any depth - he was here for Cin, not Percy.

The bottle arrived just before the hors d’oeuvres arrived on a hexagonal board of white oak; a truffle mousse fashioned to look like a single chestnut each, five slices of five different apples that were to be dipped in a foie gras caramel and then almond apple crumble. There were two tiny slices of potato tart, and on a bed of stones sat two miniature game pies, venison, liver and blood sausage, harking back to the time game meat was a big deal in New York.

Apollo poured Cin a tall glass of champagne. She looked like she was going to need it.

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bloodandwords
2021-02-10 08:49 am UTC (link)

It was the dumb fucking pair of nuts on the table that almost sent Cin off. Just... some fucking nuts. On a ridiculous plate. Yes, there were other things that were clearly food but even those seemed ridiculous.

"All the money in the world," said Cin as she picked up her wine glass, "and you've ordered us a raw acorns." She took a large drink from the wine, and found it much less sweet than she was expecting. It tasted expensive though (even if that didn't necessarily mean it tasted the best.) "Boujie people are a fuckin' ride."

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apollolicious
2021-02-10 09:07 am UTC (link)

The waiter who'd bought them the plate (well - the board) went visibly blank, paid far too much to reveal his reactions to the customers, but he was definitely taking this tidbit back to the kitchens - already a few of the servers were trying to work out the dynamic here. Apollo ignored him completely, entertained by everything Cin said. "You're a vision of skepticism," he said, and picked up the chestnut to throw into his mouth. It crunched slightly on the outside, the inside as creamy as anything. "Mmm, squishy damn acorn," he said, leaning back in his chair.

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bloodandwords
2021-02-11 04:43 am UTC (link)

Cin made a face when he ate the nut, but it passed as soon as she realised it wasn't what it seemed. She reached out and took the other, biting down into it. Oh, squishy was correct, and sort of mushroomy. "Okay," she conceeded after swallowing, "that's not bad."

She reached out across the grab what looked like a slice of apple and bit into it before frowning. "Oh," she said, "that one's just apple."

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	apollolicious 2021-02-12 10:06 am UTC (link)
	Apollo watched her eat, fascinated with her reactions to every little thing. He nodded at the apples, smiled and said reassuringly: "Not everything's a trick." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-12 10:53 am UTC (link)
	"Not everything," Cin agreed, swiping another piece of apple in the sauce next to it. "But a lot of things are." Like Archie. She was pretty sure Archie was a trick, but wasn't sure how it worked yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollolicious 2021-02-12 11:39 am UTC (link)
	She was so clever, too. Apollo didn't disagree with her, but he did refill their glasses, though neither had made it to the bottom. "What do you do with your days, Cin?" he asked, sliding the bottle back into its bath of ice. "When you're not rescuing men from swamps?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-12 11:44 am UTC (link)
	Cin picked up the refilled glass and then watched him as she drank it, not removing it from her lips until it was half empty again. "I work," Cin told him as she put her glass back down. "Have you heard of jobs, or does daddy's trust fund pretty much cover everything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollolicious 2021-02-13 09:55 am UTC (link)
	Apollo had had so many different jobs in his time, and he wanted to tell her about all of them, but with this youthful face? She'd never believe it. "I've done a job or two in my time," he said instead, still amused by her, and the eye contact she hadn't dropped as she drank. "Are you enjoying the trust fund champagne, should I top you up again?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodandwords 2021-02-13 09:59 am UTC (link)
	"I am enjoying the trust fund champagne," she agreed, giving him a breezy smile that had an edge beneath it. She slid her glass across the table to him again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

apollolicious
2021-02-13 10:18 am UTC (link)

"Brilliant," Apollo returned her smile, noting the edge and letting it thrill him as he refilled her glass. So, she didn't want to talk about her work. Alright, he liked a girl with an air of mystery. "I hope you're enjoying the trust fund dinner, too. Are you ready for the cheesecake," he leaned forward conspiratorially and warned her in a whisper "this one is a trick," as the waiter returned with two slices of smoked sturgeon cheesecake topped with caviar.

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	bloodandwords 2021-02-13 11:03 am UTC (link)
	"What is it?" Cin leaned forward a little to try and work out the balls on top of the cheesecake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollolicious 2021-02-14 06:55 am UTC (link)
	"That's caviar," Apollo poked one of the little green balls with his fork. "And it's a fishy cheesecake, be warned," he said, in a deeply ominous and also very amused with himself voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bloodandwords
2021-02-22 10:57 am UTC (link)

Caviar, it turned out, looked gross. It was fish eggs, Cin knew that much, but even knowing it was expensive and boujie as shit still made her not really want to put fish eggs into her mouth.

But she also didn't want to look like a pussy, and so she cut off a slice of the fish cheesecake (what the fuck, what was wrong with these people) with a good addition of caviar on it and brought it to her mouth.

It was definitely fishy. It wasn't gross, but the texture of the caviar was a little off-putting.

After swallowing, Cin shrugged. "It's okay," she conceeded.

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