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Clint Barton is going back to bed. (today_sucks) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-12-09 20:11:00

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beverly marsh, clint barton (616)

Who: Clint Barton and Beverly Marsh
What: Shopping, meeting
Where: Through the doors
When: Dec 9th

It was always a gamble, going through the doors — sure, most of the time it was at least possible to see a little bit of what they’d be walking into, but not always. Sometimes things got really weird when they’d looked normal to begin with. And sometimes they looked weird from the start, but Clint was sort of a glutton for action and went through anyway and either regretted it or had some fun.

In this instance though, he’d made sure to open and close about a hundred door opportunities (some that looked fun, some that did not) in order to get something relatively normal. Beverly was new, and had never been through before and it didn’t really matter if Clint had a bow with him or not: a bad time was a bad time. He didn’t want anyone to have to deal with that on the first go.

So here they were, standing in some kind of big-ass mall in — well. Clint looked around curiously, spotting out stores that looked familiar but only in a nostalgic kind of way. The late 90’s, maybe? “What do you think?” He asked his new pal — not that they really knew each other, but Beverly seemed nice enough, and he’d always had a soft spot for red-heads so he figured they’d probably get there. “Good enough, or should we try for someplace else?” If this place had a Suncoast DVD store, they could go for absolutely broke, filling up the library with watchable options.

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today_sucks
2019-12-19 01:34 am UTC (link)

"Maybe hours, yeah," Clint agreed. "We could warn them. Make it easier." It wasn't a Karen move, was it? They weren't going to complain. Clint wouldn't even make a scene about half the movies in this time era not having subtitled options, even though they definitely should have and he kinda needed them. "But I bet everyone back home would dig it. Makes it worth it, right? Wasn't it your fellas trying to start up a movie theater?"

He looked over the Christmas movies on display before snatching up Nightmare before Christmas, a 1993 classic. "This is my favorite. What's not to like? Thrilling plot. Music. The guy has a ghost dog. Is that the one with Tim Allen? God. Home Improvement used to make me so mad." Didn't matter if he liked it or not, they were definitely getting all the Holiday movies. They had to have a marathon.

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mollyringwald
2019-12-19 01:18 pm UTC (link)

"Was it? That sounds like something they would do," Beverly chuckled fondly. Movie theaters were great no matter what age you were - who didn't like escapism in a dark room for a few hours, and with terrible-for-you snacks to boot? "Well, I guess we can help their project along, then. Since we're actually in a Suncoast now."

So, every movie it was. She started with the holiday movies, because she agreed with Clint - they needed to get every single one. Hence why she started piling them into her arms, didn't matter what it was. The 'classics' were in there, Miracle on 34th Street and White Christmas, but some newer films too - Home Alone, Jingle All the Way. "I love that one also," she chimed about Nightmare Before Christmas. "It serves as double duty, both for Christmas and Halloween. Good taste. Oh, look!"

She started laughing when she pointed out the cover of the film 'Jack Frost,' with Michael Keaton. "I remember this one - how horrible."

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today_sucks
2019-12-25 10:17 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, one of them at least. The little angry one?" Everyone came into the coffee shop eventually, but Clint wouldn't say he always remembered names all that well until he personally talked to people. He did pay attention though -- at least to things that seemed reasonably important. And movies obviously were -- Clint was always waiting for an excuse to see Blade Runner on a bigger screen again.

"Oh my god," he said, behind a stack of dvds in his arms -- he was literally going A to Z up and then down again and it was taking more trips than he was ready to admit. Good thing this wasn't on his credit card. "I remember that one. That's -- that worst. That one was the worst. Like, was it not meant to be a horror movie? It felt a little like a horror movie."

In fact, he was pretty sure there were horror movies based on exactly that same plot and with the exact same title. No Michael Keaton though. Which was probably for the best.

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