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Caliban 'Cal' Leandros (aupheling) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2011-03-14 21:44:00

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cal leandros, harmony johnson

Who: Cal and Harmy
Where: Hyde park and Parts Beyond
When: now-ish, after Cal's coffee-and-Shrinkydink party with Garcia
What: workin' some shit out

He'd been a little surprised that he'd actually had a good time doing a freaking arts and crafts project. But by the end of it the memory of the nightmares had started to creep back in again. And it didn't help that he'd been feeling more Auphe even before he'd been brought to this place, then that stint a couple weeks back had just made everything worse.

As much as he had complained about his brother's methods, sometimes a good run was the best way to get his head on straight again, which was why he was jogging through Hyde Park on his way home, even though it was a bit of a detour.

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watchherride
2011-03-15 04:58 am UTC (link)

Harmony had gone to visit for nostalgia's sake. She'd spent more than a few nights on the benches in Hyde Park, and she still enjoyed visiting. At night, it was easy enough to hop the curb on her bike and ride it on the sidewalk right to her favorite bench. She made sure her girl wasn't going to fall over before laying down and lighting a cigarette, blowing lazy rings toward the sky.

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aupheling
2011-03-15 05:05 am UTC (link)

He'd already been around three times and was working on a fourth, kind of hoping that if he was exhausted he wouldn't dream, but knowing in the back of his mind that it was a pointless hope.

He was a little surprised to see her there, since A, there hadn't been anyone there before and B, it was after visiting hours and he was used to being the only rulebreaker around. He slowed his pace as he passed, just in case.

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	watchherride 2011-03-15 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Harmony gave him a friendly half-wave as he jogged by, waving him on. "Just tobacco, friend, keep on movin'." One of her legs was dangling off of the bench, her boot clanging softly on the sidewalk. (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-15 05:15 am UTC (link)
	There was something that was almost a laugh, tossing her a mock salute. Of course, the fact that she was still there when he got back around gave him pause, "You know the park's officially closed, yeah?" (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-15 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"Well, yeah." She still had her eyes closed, but she opened one when the guy came over to her. He was what she figured passed for cute these days in men, not that she'd really ever know. "What's the fun of sneaking into a park that's open?" (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-15 05:24 am UTC (link)
	There was a snort that was almost a laugh and was definitely amused at that response, nodding once and giving a slight shrug, "Good point. And I've got a lot of room to talk, been here for ..." He checked his watch, "About an hour and a half." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-15 05:27 am UTC (link)
	"It's empty. You actually get to feel a park for what it should be - peaceful." She shrugged a shoulder and sat up, offering him her pack of smokes. Her jacket was dotted with badges that marked her as a member in good standing of a motorcycle club, and if she hadn't been wearing that, so would her tattoos. (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-15 05:32 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head at the offer, "No, thanks. And that's a good point, hadn't really thought of it that way." A shrug, "Just easier to run around in circles here without anybody getting suspicious." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-15 05:40 am UTC (link)
	She pocketed the smokes and shrugged. "I think you're less suspicious than me, kiddo. But what the hell do I know." Letting her cigarette dangle from her lips, she stuck out her hand. "I'm Harmony, call me Harmy." (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-15 05:41 am UTC (link)
	"Caliban." He said, accepting the handshake, "Call me Cal." A shrug, "And running in circles in a park, even a closed one, less suspicious than tearing off down a city street, y'know?" (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-15 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Something tells me you're not just sugar high." She chuckled to herself, smiling. "You could always go pick a fight with someone?" (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-16 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"Wish it was just sugar high." He said, "And I'd actually thought about that, but..." He scratched the back of his neck, sighing and shaking his head a moment later, "Don't really trust myself not to maim somebody right now. (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-18 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"Bloodlust? Yeah, I get that. I've been that way for a while." Sometimes she was happy with her straight life, and sometimes, just sometimes, she missed getting into fights a few times a week. She'd only felt normal if she had bloodied and bruised knuckles for so long, she almost had nostalgia for them. (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-18 04:27 am UTC (link)
	There was a faint twitch at that particular word, but he nodded all the same, "Yeah. that." A shrug, "All well and good when taking down a Revenant or a Bodach, not so good for people." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-18 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	"A who and the what now?" She blinked, cocking her head to the side. She thought they might be gangs or MCs to begin with, but the way he said it reminded her of Teague talking about his friend who hunted weird stuff. "Oh, right, oogies." (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-19 01:22 am UTC (link)
	He nodded, "Yeah, things that go bump in the night." A shrug, "Me and my brother used to hunt them." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-19 01:26 am UTC (link)
	"Want to go find one of those, then? I'll help." She smiled and stretched a bit, standing up and grinning at him. "It sounds fun, really." (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-19 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think there are any here." He shrugged, hands in his pockets, "I haven't smelled any, and there's a whole lot of other things around that would probably pick them off." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-19 01:38 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I'm out of options for you kiddo, sorry." She shrugged and stretched her arms over her head. "Unless you want to go for a ride or something?" (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-19 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Normally he'd object to the nickname, but at the moment he didn't really care, "Eh, I'll live. Probably just run myself ragged and try again tomorrow." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-19 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"You sure?" She cocked her head, looking at him. "You don't look so great, you know." (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-19 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that's because I'm not." A shrug, dragging a hand through his hair, "But I'm going to pretend I am just for a little longer." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-19 02:01 am UTC (link)
	"If you want to talk about it, I'm all ears." She sat back down and stretched back out, fumbling for another cigarette and lighting up. (Reply to this)

	aupheling 2011-03-19 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Nah, nothing you should worry about. Not going to make some random stranger deal with my shit." (Reply to this)

	watchherride 2011-03-19 02:08 am UTC (link)
	"Well, fine, be all dashing and emo if you want, whatever." She closed her eyes, breathing in the night air and smiling. (Reply to this)