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the_calm_before (the_calm_before) wrote in paxletalelogs,
@ 2010-10-02 15:48:00

Entry tags:

raijin, raven

Who: Ren and Shae
What: an unusual meeting
Where: a bar away from the crazy building
When: Oct. 2, around 8 PM
Warnings: Alcohol makes fools of us all.
Notes: Beware the hero-worship and awkward moments!

Ren needed to get some air. The weirdness at the building was getting a little too much for him to handle. It had initially been shocking, and then he started having a good time running down the floors, checking out what was different on each of them. He had been a little disappointed with his floor, but the weapons had been cool. It was nothing compared to the forest on Chris's floor though.

He left the apartment building around seven. Maybe if he cleared his head then...then what? Would it make the illusions go away? Were they even illusions? Chris had seen them. Mirza had seen intestines in a jar and holed himself up in his rooms. He had checked the forum, and it seemed like others were seeing the same exact things too. What the hell was going on? He hadn't been able to find any cameras or anything to prove it was some really elaborate prank worthy of some big budget TV show or anything, and he was running out of ideas.

He wandered by a bar that was playing music he could hear from the outside, and looked inside. It looked like every other bar he had ever been to or seen.Good, something normal. He shrugged a bit, figuring that alcohol couldn't make him see anything more strange than what had happened back at his apartment building. He opened the door and walked in. The music was louder and the air was heavy with smoke. Wasn't there a law or something that said you couldn't smoke in bars now? Maybe the ventilation was broken.

Looking around without actually paying attention to anything, he walked up to the bar and asked the bartender what their specialty was and ordered it. He slid into the bar stool and waited for his drink, and blinked a few times with a confused expression on his face when the male bartender winked at him.

huh?

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the_calm_before
2010-10-07 12:06 am UTC (link)

Ren's mouth twitched slightly and he sighed as he watched the other man leave him to figure out his next shot. He didn't need anyone to tell him that that last one was pure luck. He wasn't even sure how he could develop skills enough to actually play this game well. He walked around to where the white ball was now located and tried to find a clear shot for him to take. He squatted down to become eye-level with the table to see if he could make a clear line with something so that it ended in one of the pockets.

"I think this is hopeless." He muttered as he put his hand on the end of the table to help raise himself back up so that he was standing. He scratched his head, shrugged and picked up his pool cue and took another shot. The ball bounced off the other side of the table and ricocheted into a couple of other balls, a striped and a solid, but did little damage.

He looked up at the other man as he came back with the bottles of beer. "Thanks, Ezra," Ren took the offered bottle and stared at it as he introduced himself. He held the bottle up to his mouth and downed some of the beer, getting rid of the taste of fruit and vodka.

"Does it matter? It's not like I wandered onto private property or anything. It's just a bar. Your turn." He motioned with his bottle and used the cue like a cane to lean on. It was a weird bar though. He had a bartender wink at him, and then someone stole his drink. But he was in California, and this place seemed to move to it's own beat. Maybe it wasn't that weird here.

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in_the_wings
2010-10-07 07:53 am UTC (link)

Finally, the target was in his sight.

Shae's eyes had been trained on the man at the bar, so he was only paying half attention as Ren spoke. He watched as the bartender did just as he'd requested: waited until he'd left the bar counter, then delivered a Heineken to the blonde in question, who glanced around questioningly for his mysterious benefactor.

He was really deviating from protocol tonight, and the worst part was that he didn't particularly care. The only equipment he was packing was a pair of cuffs and the revolver that had taken up regular residence on his left side shoulder holster; his badge and ID were shoved a little haphazardly into his back pocket, hardly on display.

Oh, right, and he was drinking a fucking beer and doing his damnedest to get himself laid- only the object of his attentions was so ridiculously dense that Shae wasn't sure the kid would even KNOW if he were gay. Goddamn, but he was hot...what a shame.

Either way, though, this whole situation reeked of unprofessionalism. And now the fugitive was in a crowded public establishment, with at least a dozen dangerous and potentially lethal outcomes. And...well, he still didn't care all that much.

Shae retrieved his cue a little robotically and moved in for a shot, twisting the stick in his hand and putting an impressive spin on the cue ball that sank three successive solids as it ricocheted off the side. "You ain' got da sense you were born wit'," he said, addressing Ren with a direct stare and a quirk of his eyebrow.

"'Dis is a gay bar, baby." He watched from the corner of his eye as the blonde man approached him, beer in hand and obvious interest on his face. "'Jes' be glad I foun' you first."

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the_calm_before
2010-10-08 06:53 am UTC (link)

Ren stood there a half a second, maybe it was really five minutes, and stared at the other man, Ezra. His eyes widened, stormy gray-blue registering shock, disbelief, and realization. He took a glance around the room with new eyes and with actual perception of where he was. All in the establishment were primary men. How had he not noticed before?

"Oh hell..."

Ren dropped his pool cue and nearly dropped his beer bottle. He held onto it only because of quick reflexes that obviously subconsciously put the beer in more favor than the bar's property. His face was flushed with embarrassment and he found he couldn't look the other man in the eye now. All he could think about was not letting Chris find out about this. He'd never live it down.

He took a deep breath and painted on a smile, looking up with his eyes closed. He would play laughing it off. Who knew, maybe if he did it well enough, he might even believe it himself.

"Wow, I feel pretty stupid. I guess stress keeps me from even noticing simple things now." Who was he kidding? Not smooth in the least bit. He might never come back out of his room again. "Maybe I need new glasses."

He bent down and picked the pool cue back up and looked over at the blond man approaching them, or more accurately he was approaching Ezra. They weren't going to start flirting right in front of him, would they? Or even worse, would they eventually kiss? Why was he imagining them sucking face while shirtless!?

Ren felt like bashing his head into the wall.

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in_the_wings
2010-10-10 07:58 am UTC (link)

He really, really had to resist the urge to laugh out loud. This kid was so clueless, it was almost- strike that, it was FUCKING hilarious, and maybe even endearing, in a way. He was practically an open book, and Shae found the whole notion refreshing; he might just have to keep this Ren character around, if only for chuckles...and eye candy. Definitely as eye candy.

"Not sho' dey make lenses dat t'ick," he returned with a smirk, leaning over the edge of the table to line up his next shot and jutting his hip out at just the right angle to give his approaching target a nice rear view. "Don' worry 'bout me, 'dough. I'm jes' here on business."

The man behind him was so close, Shae could almost feel the hairs on the back of his neck standing at attention. He sank another solid before looking over his shoulder at the blonde hovering there, drink in hand; then a devilish smile spread across his lips as he added, "I' been waitin' fo' you all night, Podna."

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the_calm_before
2010-10-11 03:00 am UTC (link)

Ren took off his glasses for a second and looked at them with one eye closed. He set his beer down and cleaned the lenses. They always seemed to collect smudges when he wasn't looking. It also provided a good distraction from Ezra and his own thoughts. How longs was he going to be made fun of exactly? Although he deserved it for not paying attention to where he was going.

"Go ahead. Laugh at me. Get it out of your system." He put his glasses back on and picked up his beer again. He took a drink and then looked at the bottle. He liked beer. It wasn't sweet like that other drink. Nope, it had barley and hops!

"Business? What kind?" He set the bottle down and looked over at man on the other side of the pool table. What kind of business would he be doing at a gay bar? Oh wait, Ren didn't really want an answer to that, he thought.

"Podna?" He was speaking to himself and mimicking the other man's accent as Ezra had obviously moved on to his next target for the night. "Steals my drink and calls me cap."

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in_the_wings
2010-11-16 07:18 am UTC (link)

Shae brushed aside his companion's commentary, focusing his full attention on the very receptive target that had sidled up next to him. And was now leaning against the edge of the pool table beside him. And was now settling a very friendly hand on his shoulder.

What a goddamn shame.

"Hope you lahk 'dat beer," he said, lips curving into a perfectly seductive, masculine smile. Might be da last one you get fo' while. The other man had already made an equally flirtatious comeback, and Shae responded in kind, attentive enough on a superficial level to keep the man talking while still mentally adjusting his strategy. No visible weapons, that was a plus. Build was a little bulkier than his own, but he could probably subdue him with relatively effort.

It paid to be cautious, though. If you had the time.

Shae shifted his position against the table, leaning closer to his target and providing easy access to his backside. "Grab 'dat fo' me, Podna. T'ink 'dere's somet'in' inside you might wanna see." The smile on his face never wavered as the blonde man, surprised at the invitation, obediently retrieved the wallet in question, hand lingering appreciatively inside the pocket that contoured tightly against Shae's ass.

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the_calm_before
2010-11-16 07:54 am UTC (link)

Ren couldn't believe what he was seeing. He just stared, unable to take his slightly inebriated eyes off of the scene playing out before him. Was Shae actually offering his ass to the stranger? He really hoped that he was just talking about the wallet inside his back pocket. But then why would he let a stranger take his wallet out of his pants? It was starting to make Ren's head hurt to think about it.

Right, then he would just stop looking. Any minute now. He'd just turn his head away. Fuck! He had lost the ability to move his head, damn alcohol and your effects on nothing being able to control simple body mechanics. If he kept making excuses in his head, perhaps he could fool himself into believing them.

He clutched the pool cue and leaned on it like it was a cane, and pretty mused used it as one. It would keep him from swaying back and forth as he continued to drink from his beer bottle. He was a little more aware of his surroundings now that he knew he was in a gay bar. His eyes darted from one peripheral sight to the other, noticing some people watching him, and he wondered had they been watching him the whole time or had they just started noticing him. He really didn't want to think too long on that.

"Hey, podna," He mimicked Shae's accent, "Are we playing a game here or what?" Was he feeling a little jealous? Another dangerous thought best not to dwell on. He should have been more concerned about how easy it was to put away thoughts he wasn't ready to deal with and to not think.

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in_the_wings
2010-12-15 01:05 am UTC (link)

Damnit, was that kid still talking? Shae's expression remained coyly interested even as he stretched an arm out behind him and snapped his fingers sharply, pointing at Ren as if in reprimand. He was trying to enjoy the fondling before dragging his molester back to jail, thankyouverymuch.

While the blonde man was busy flipping open the wallet to investigate, Shae smoothly withdrew the handcuffs from the compartment on the back of his belt, hidden from view beneath his jacket, and casually snapped one side around the wrist of his unsuspecting target. "Good ta know ya, Elliott Pahmer. Ezra Dufraisne, bon' enfohcement. You' undah arrest."

The man's eyes widened in shock at the new development, and he flung the wallet aside to land on the surface of the billiard table, where it fell open to reveal Shae's ID card and badge. With a harshly muttered curse he lashed out at his captor, and Shae was barely quick enough to avoid a fist to the nose; he ducked out of range of Elliott's flailing arm and used the man's momentum against him, taking full advantage of his momentary imbalance to shove him onto the table and jerk his cuffed hand behind his back.

After nearly a month on the lam, however, Elliott wasn't about to go down without a fight. In a desperate attempt to free himself, he grabbed at Shae's discarded pool cue and stabbed it backward, blunt end first. Shae wasn't entirely prepared for the move, and as he blocked the attack with the outside of his wrist, Elliott caught him in the ribs with a vicious jab from his captured elbow.

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the_calm_before
2010-12-15 10:53 pm UTC (link)

Ren raised an eyebrow at the snapping fingers at him as if to get him to shut up. He pouted little bit and glanced away. Apparently there game was being put on hold so that he could get groped by the other man. It bothered him, oh yes it did. Why did it bother him, he couldn't say. Ren had liked the little bit of attention he had gotten from Ezra. He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed a bit. He felt hot. Probably too much alcohol.

He started to walk around the pool table, his lower lip sticking out in a visible pout and kept his attention focused else where. The butt of his pool cue dragged behind him as he slide the bottom of his beer bottle around the table along the wooden surface.

When he finally looked back at the other two men because he assumed that they might be done man handling each other, everything seemed to happen so quickly. Ezra announced that he was a bond enforcement officer or whatever and the man was looking at the badge. Then suddenly they were fighting.

Ren blinked a few times, looked around, and then back at the scene in front of him. What the hell!? Weren't they getting all touchy-feely just a second ago? How did this happen? Shae doubled over a little from the blow to his ribs and Ren picked up his beer bottle, finished it quickly and rushed over and hit the man on the head with it.

It wasn't like the movies at all. There was no satisfying shatter from the glass bottle. Just a thud of glass against bone as the man sagged onto the pool table, knocked out. Ren looked at the bottle in his hand as if it was some sort of hideous growth. He had never been a bar brawl before. When had he lost complete control of his actions? Damn alcohol. It wasn't like he even got hurt, but that didn't stop the wave of nausea the swept over him.

Ren looked up at Shae with eyes full of admiration, "Y-you're a bounty hunter?"

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in_the_wings
2011-02-18 09:07 am UTC (link)

Shae had recovered just in time to catch the tail-end of the scuffle, and his eyes widened as the blonde skip collapsed face-first onto the billiard table. Part of him was impressed at his young companion's initiative, but the other part, well...

"Da fuck you t'inking, comin' at 'im wit' a goddamn bottle? Dat' a lawsuit jes' waitin' ta happun!" he barked, completely ignoring the younger man's question. He muttered a few choice words under his breath and pressed a hand over his aching ribs, gingerly testing the area; after a brief examination, he determined that nothing was broken and moved to the unconscious man. By this point they'd gained the attention of every other patron in the bar, including the bartender who looked to have a phone in his hand with a finger on speed dial.

Time for a little damage control.

Shae sighed and cuffed both of Parmer's limp wrists together, gesturing at Ren to keep an eye on the man as he snagged his wallet from the table. "Watch him. When I git back, you' gon' help me put dat deadweight in mah car. You broke it, you' gon' fix it." With that said, he spun on his heel and hurried over to the bartender, offering up his badge and ID as he tried to explain the situation and reassure the man that police involvement was unnecessary. Fuck all if he'd give up the bounty on a month's worth of work.

After several minutes of intense discussion, Shae returned to his very confused and vaguely distraught-looking new partner in crime prevention. Alright, so...maybe he'd been a little rough on the kid. "Hey Ren, loop yo ahm t'rough his an' grab 'im undah da ahmpits," he ordered, though his tone was far less harsh than it had been.

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the_calm_before
2011-02-20 08:37 am UTC (link)

Ren just watched Ezra, barely able to piece together what the other man was telling him. Ren had a boyish grin as he nodded. He had a vague idea that Ezra might be upset with him. But what did that matter? He had met and helped a bounty hunter with his catch. A real life Boba Fett! Nothing could overshadow this moment. Not even walking into a gay bar by mistake.

And then he looked down at the unconscious body in front of him and he winced. Suddenly he remembered what he had done. He had joined a bar fight for chrissakes! And he effectively ended it too. He dropped the bottle as if it were hot and watched it roll along the floor under the billiards table.

He glanced back up as Ezra returned toward him. His vision seemed to swim a bit and at first he could barely understand the other man. He knew Ezra was some sort of southern dialect, not that he could pinpoint it. "Huh, what?" It took him a minute though to fully grasp what he had said, and consequently to start doing it.

He wrapped his arm around the unconscious man's back, holding him under the armpit like Ezra told him to, and shut his eyes tight as he used all his strength to lift the man up. He had to squat slightly and lift with his legs because he had superior strength there as opposed to his upper body. His jeans felt tight as he lifted the man off the green carpeted table.

He looked up at Ezra and smiled genuinely. His inspiration was set in a drunken sort of overdrive as stories revolving around a character like this guy seemed to run through his head like a flooding delta. "Happy to be of service, but I really hope your car isn't parked a mile away."

"Y-you're Boba Fett!" He continued to grin stupidly.

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