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Tweak says, "So what about that?"

Charlie Nelson (charlie_chester) wrote in rrinitiative,
@ 2012-09-23 22:38:00

Entry tags:

brady, brady and charlie, charlie, day five

Following Advice
Characters: Charlie and OPEN
Setting: Morning, under the trees in the courtyard

Charlie's head was swimming Of course, that had a whole lot to do with the fact that he'd drunk half a bottle of whiskey for breakfast in a very short amount of time. But he'd successfully found his room. He'd left some less-than-legible comments on the journals, and then he'd headed out. The day was a nice one and he'd settled himself down where he'd told Autumn he would: under the trees in the courtyard, one hand under his head, his eyes half closed as he waited to see if the world would stop spinning.

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie stayed leaning back against the tree, watching the guy carefully. That took a whole lot more concentration when you were wasted, that was for sure. He waited until Brady came near again before speaking. "So, what's this place like?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bradysomers
2012-09-24 08:04 pm UTC (link)

Brady was surprised when the guy spoke to him again, and he paused to look over at him. "Like something out of a fucking Twilight Zone episode. It makes no goddamn sense. Personally, I think it's just a fucking psych experiment. Throw a bunch of convicts into a co-ed closed community and see what happens. No contact with the outside world, no guards, none of all that shit. Yeah, I think they're just fucking with us. Rats in a goddamn maze." Paranoid? Probably.

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie snorted. "Yeah, I can believe that. Sounds like they're setting us up for shit. No contact? And they've already got you doing punishment duty even though there's nobody standing over you enforcing it? Why's that then - what are they gonna do to you if you don't do this one?" Anything, his mind supplied. But nobody would know if the system wasn't tested. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bradysomers
2012-09-24 08:19 pm UTC (link)

Brady shrugged. "No contact far as I've seen," he elaborated, but he could be wrong. He had to snort a laugh and shake his head at the questions. "No clue. And even though I think it's kind of bullshit, I did do what they're 'punishing' me for, and I'm not gonna bitch about facing the consequences of my actions. That and, well, the grass needs cut. It's keeping me busy and away from the bar."

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Away from the bar? But the bar is awesome, man<" Charlie said with a wide grin, not nearly sober enough to be dreading the hangover he was bound to have later on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bradysomers 2012-09-24 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Brady laughed, a low, humorless sound at that. "You're a fucking idiot," he said, though not quite seriously enough to be the insult the words implied. "Yeah, the bar's great, except when drinking makes you less in control of your reactions to people and there are women around who don't fucking get that some people are beyond saving." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	Something clicked in Charlie's fuzzy mind. "Oh - so you were drunk when you went for her?" he asked, just about retaining enough presence of mind to not use the word 'attacked', though it was a close run thing. "Yeah - stay sober. At least I'm a happy drunk. I just want to lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by. But apparently, I'd be in your way!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bradysomers
2012-09-24 08:36 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I was," Brady answered shortly, not caring about the wording at this point. No, he just wanted to finish the stupid mowing and then figure out what the hell he was going to fill the rest of his day with. Maybe he'd check out the mini farm or whatever they had going in the new block. He didn't know shit about farming, but it could keep him busy, right? "Yeah, trying there. But you do what I've done, see what I've seen, and you wouldn't be a happy fucking drunk either."

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	"That's a sweeping statement, since you've no idea what I've seen," Charlie pointed out, though he didn't go into it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bradysomers 2012-09-24 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	Brady shrugged. "You don't look like a soldier," he said simply. He wasn't going to apologize for assuming. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie shook his head. "Not a soldier," he confirmed. "You are, I take it?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bradysomers 2012-09-24 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I was. For a long time. Haven't been for a few years, though," Brady explained, turning the mower off and leaning against the handle to keep from wasting the gas if they were going to chitchat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	"And now you drink - or avoid drinking. And you're stuck here talking to me while I'm totally gone. Sorry, that's gotta suck," Charlie told him, shaking his head. "No wonder you think I'm a fucking idiot. Which I'm not, by the way." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bradysomers
2012-09-24 08:57 pm UTC (link)

Brady shrugged. "Just life now." He could roll with it. And he could hope that whoever else had fucked up didn't confess and they took the alcohol away. It was really fucking hard not to just go back into the cafeteria and get a drink. "Wasn't a blanket statement. Just meant you were an idiot about the bar being awesome in a community full of convicts. It's pretty fucking stupid to give a group of convicts a bar."

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie laughed at that. "Yeah - I can go with that one. Fucking stupid. Especially where it is. I mean, I can go with the bar being awesome right now because when I walked into this place, thing I needed most was a drink and hell, the world's a better place right now. But... Lots of people. Probably with violent histories? Bad idea, man. Bad. Idea." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bradysomers 2012-09-24 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly," Brady said simply. Hell, he could remember just how good that first drink had felt two days ago. "So hopefully the violent drunk will manage to stay strong and stay away from the booze," he said with dark humor. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie shrugged. "I can always get in your way - if you try and go for anyone else." He paused and frowned. "...I should probably ask just how violent you get when you're drunk before I offer that, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bradysomers
2012-09-24 09:07 pm UTC (link)

Brady laughed at that, a real honest-to-god laugh. "You could try. Can't guarantee you wouldn't get hurt. I don't get off on hurting people though. Honestly, it fucks with me when I do. And most of the time it's just when someone touches me when I'm unaware or sneaks up on me, drunk or not, that I snap. And most of the time, I can bring myself back before doing real damage."

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	charlie_chester 2012-09-24 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Noted. Won't take it personally then," Charlie said. He wondered if he'd get through this without Brady injuring him in some way. If they were talking about instinctive reactions, stepping into the path of violence towards women tended to be his. From what he could figure right now, that meant that sooner or later, they may well come to blows, even if unintentionally. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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