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Tweak says, "I want this, fate wont stop me"

John Constantine thinks pronunciation matters (rhymeswithfine) wrote in valarlogs,
@ 2013-09-03 19:18:00

Entry tags:

!open, bella cullen, bucky barnes (winter soldier), derpy hooves, hal yorke, irene adler, john constantine, john watson, tenth doctor, toph bei fong

Who: John Constantine, John Watson, Tenth Doctor, Toph Bei Fong, Derpy Hooves + OPEN
What: Varies: open threads
When: First week of September
Where: Location specified in subject line
Rating: Low / TBD
Status: OPEN

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Constantine - the park

rhymeswithfine
2013-09-03 08:20 pm UTC (link)

Sometimes there was just nothing for it -- John Constantine did normal, everyday person things. It was awful and strange and just felt wrong. But look, sometimes his dog deserved attention and a chance to run around with other dogs. Who was John to deny Chas such simple pleasures?

So, there he was. Sitting on a park bench, wearing a trench coat that was too hot for the current weather (and not caring. It was a really cool coat), chain smoking and boredly watching his dog run around in crazy little circles. How any one dog found its' own tail so interesting, he might never know.

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John Constantine - Bucky Barnes

comradebarnes
2013-09-03 09:09 pm UTC (link)

Bucky had been doing some light running - about eight miles - but he'd twisted an ankle and was walking back toward his place now. He could walk on it, thankfully, but it still pissed him off. How many days would he have to take off of training now?

Seeing a man on a nearby bench, Bucky decided to have a break. "This will sound bizarre," he began, "coming from a guy in running clothes. But could I maybe bum a smoke?"

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	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-03 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds more like you've learned your lesson," John replied, fishing out a new smoke and his lighter for the other man. Because you could never deny a cigarette to anyone who started a conversation with 'this will sound bizarre'. Obviously. "Bollocks something up there? Or are you always a bit limpy?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-04 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"Bless." Bucky sighed. He took a deep drag on the smoke. "I twisted my ankle on a curb. Hoping it's just a twist, I'm training for a marathon. Yes, I know I shouldn't smoke; I don't care right now." There were times you just needed a Goddamn cigarette. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-04 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	It was alright, John could think of at least twenty times each day in which he needed a cigarette. Upon waking up was really just the start of it. "Bless," he repeated, half amused, and crossed his legs lazily at the ankle, peeking up to make sure Chas was still chasing his tail. "Think I'm the last one who'd lecture about your bad habits. When's the marathon?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-04 01:36 pm UTC (link)
	"First week of October. So it might not be terrible, but I do have a training schedule that I gotta stick to." Bucky inhaled again. "I'm surprised I'm sticking to it so well now. And I'm down to half a pack a day from two, so I deserve a break." He grinned a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-04 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	The very concept of running a marathon made John feel tired, and he only shook his head, exhaling a little circle of smoke. "More bloody power to you, mate. Can't say I get it, but goals are goals, right?" And when he finished with them, clearly there would be a very justified Cigarette of Victory. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-04 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Had an ex girlfriend who was a marathoner. Ditched the girl, kept the running. But also kept the smokes." Bucky exhaled away from the man. "She wouldn't stop nagging." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-04 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	John snorted out a laugh and shrugged, lazy, easy. "Sounds like you got the better deal out of it then. Everyone needs their hobbies, yeah?" A pause. "Constantine, by the way." Introductions: better late than never. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-04 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	"James Barnes, but everyone calls me Bucky. Middle name is Buchanan." He'd gotten used to adding that last little bit, just in case. "I can't complain, really. Good job, good apartment, good friends, good hobbies, and nobody driving me crazy about my cigarettes." He tipped an invisible hat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-06 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	Why anyone would willingly let their nickname be Bucky was beyond John, but he supposed he had no room to judge, since he hung around people who identified by only a letter. "Well there you have it, the bloody American dream, innit?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-06 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Yup." Bucky inhaled again, sighing in what could only be described as joy. "What about you? You come here looking for it, or was there another more down-to-earth reason?" Of course, this Constantine could tell him to fuck off, but hey, he was curious. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-09 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Realistically, John was a social creature, and he delighted in talking to just about anyone so long as they weren't assholes for no reason at all. He had no problem with the question. "Eh. Bored of all the same, y'know. Figured at least here there's more room to wander about before getting bored." Chas continued to chase his tail. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-09 03:01 am UTC (link)
	"Same shit, different day does get a little poisonous." Bucky agreed. "I hope you settle in well here, weather notwithstanding." The guy was English; he probably hated the fucking weather. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Constantine - Bucky Barnes rhymeswithfine 2013-09-09 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	It was a bit fucking hot around here. Not that it didn't get hot in England, but fuck. So he said so. "It does get a bit fucking hot around here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Constantine - Bucky Barnes comradebarnes 2013-09-10 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"It's rough." Bucky agreed. "I'm from San Francisco, where it tends to stay about ten-fifteen degrees cooler, and it does matter." (Reply to this) (Parent)

John Watson - Irvine hospital cafeteria

what_son
2013-09-03 08:21 pm UTC (link)

That he was going on vacation later in the week was pretty exciting. That he was going with his girlfriend (amazing. brilliant, still surprising at the best of times) was very exciting. It wasn't every day that you went across the pond with a lovely Pond, after all.

But until then, John had to force himself to buckle down; had to remind himself that he actually had to keep his head at work and not go on a mental vacation first. It was surprisingly difficult.

So coffee in the cafeteria it was. At the very least, he could be pleased that he had a blessedly long lunch today.

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John Watson - Irene Adler

notonyourlevel
2013-09-03 09:07 pm UTC (link)

Irene was making a rare visit to the big hospital. She didn't like it, frankly, but at least it would be quick. If she could find the doctor she was looking for. The man had diagnosed her poisoning victim with 'kidney failure' - which was a bit like a mechanic saying a car 'stopped working'. She needed more information.

She stuck her head into the cafeteria, having pinned on her almost-never-used UCI identification. She only saw one man in there, and she went up to him. "Excuse me. I'm sorry, I'm looking for Dr. Brinkman. You aren't him, I know, but have you any idea where I could find him? I'm a coroner; it's sort of important."

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Re: John Watson - Irene Adler

what_son
2013-09-03 10:54 pm UTC (link)

The proper joke was probably 'it can't be that important, they're dead already'. But sometimes you just didn't make jokes like that, particularly to strangers. Serious looking strangers.

John only rose his eyebrows, offered a vague sort of smile and curled his fingers more efficiently around his cup of coffee. "Uhm? I think I know him. He's more a third-floor if everyone else is lucky sort of guy?" Sometimes people needed to do more paperwork and less doctoring.

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	John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-04 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"Fun." Irene looked around. "If it's going to be like that, I'm going to yoink a cup of coffee. It looks better than ours." She sighed, going over to pour herself a cup of black. "My victim has a diagnosis of 'kidney failure' ... I'm gonna need a little more than that to tell if it was murder or not." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: John Watson - Irene Adler

what_son
2013-09-04 01:36 pm UTC (link)

Okay, apparently some people also needed more practice on paperwork. That silly Dr. Brinkman, ruining it for everyone. Shame on him.

"Kidney failure could be a lot of things," John said, as if that weren't obvious. "Do you have a reason to suspect it's murder?" And why was that something that interested him? Must have been all those dreams rubbing off. Some days he considered himself a bonafide detective.

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John Watson - Irene Adler

notonyourlevel
2013-09-04 01:59 pm UTC (link)

Irene considered her response carefully. "Murder, not necessarily, but it could have been an accident." She sat down. "Kidney failure doesn't affect the lungs. I found weird crystals in one lung, and I sent it for testing, but it could be anything from an indication of drug use, to something like calcium oxalate." Calcium oxalate was one of the primary ingredients in ethylene glycol, or antifreeze. "I thought if I could get a hold of Dr. Brinkman, he could tell me about any other symptoms that might suggest poisoning. Whether it was accidental or on purpose."

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Re: John Watson - Irene Adler

what_son
2013-09-04 07:16 pm UTC (link)

How many people really breathed in the makings of antifreeze on purpose though? Actually, no. John wasn't sure he wanted to know the real answer to that.

He just hmmed at that, because there was still a little part of him that wanted to work through the how and why of a discrete murder. It was very un-doctor-like of him, and he should probably stop that. He had general practicing to do. Colds to diagnose and tiny sighs to give to people who were worried about the silliest of things. Boring things.

"Well, I am sure he's here today, Doctor Adler." Why yes, he had noticed her ID card. That was a thing he did now.

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	Re: John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-04 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I appreciate it. Am I allowed up there? I am technically a member of staff, I just work out of the morgue instead of this building." Irene chuckled. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Watson - Irene Adler what_son 2013-09-04 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	That question got her another eyebrow raise. It was just his natural reaction to everything, honestly. "I don't see why you wouldn't be. But I can show you the way up, if you're -- er. Uncomfortable?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-04 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Only if you aren't busy, Doctor ..." She trailed off. "Sorry. Doctor ... Watson?" She didn't want to get in his face, so she squinted to read his ID card. "Don't want to take up your time if there's no need." She'd just finish her coffee. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Watson - Irene Adler what_son 2013-09-06 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Watson, right. John Watson." His smile was charming, easy. Personable. "It's no problem. I can only drink coffee in silence for so long before I feel the need to be exceptionally helpful." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	She wasn't sure if he was joking or being sarcastic, but if it wasn't obvious, she usually erred on the side of caution. "I'm not usually burdened with people wanting me to be helpful, so I'm doubly grateful when someone is to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Watson - Irene Adler what_son 2013-09-09 02:03 am UTC (link)
	It was a little of both -- mostly just good humor though. Watson wasn't really the sort to be mean for no reason. "It really is no problem," he smiled and stood, nodding with his head. "It's just this way." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-09 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you." Irene waited for him to finish getting rid of his stuff. "It sounds silly, I'm sure, but giving his family some closure would actually make me happy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: John Watson - Irene Adler what_son 2013-09-09 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, that's hardly silly at all. I don't know why you'd think it was, honestly. It's very kind of you." Stuff gotten rid of, he lead her out of the cafeteria and toward the elevators. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	John Watson - Irene Adler notonyourlevel 2013-09-10 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"'Closure' has become a bit of a joke, among coroners." Irene smiled a little bit. "I still take it seriously, but I'm becoming a minority." She followed him out the door and down the hall. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Tenth Doctor - ice cream shop

ghost_writer
2013-09-03 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Ice cream made everything better.

Everything.

Not that there was anything wrong. No. Everything was splendid. John's newest draft of his newest book was coming along nicely, he'd seen more of his best friend in the last week or two than he had the last two months prior. That was good. Everything was good.

But still, there was a little nagging voice in the back of his head that said it wouldn't last. Something was coming. Something he wouldn't like. And probably soon.

Clearly the only way to fight it was by preemptively buying pints of banana chocolate chip ice cream.

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oflambs
2013-09-04 06:00 am UTC (link)

The weather was pretty nice out so Bella thought it would be nice to take little Nessie out for a stroll. She liked to stimulate her baby so it wasn’t just around the neighborhood. She packed up the car and drove somewhere they didn’t go that often. To give them both a change of scenery.

It was an hour in when they were walking past the ice cream shop.

No, she shouldn’t.

… Yeah, that didn’t stop Bella from walking right in.

It wouldn’t hurt to get a little something to share. Nothing exciting in flavor but something sweet. She walked over to the counter when she saw the man with pints of banana chocolate chip ice cream. “Are you having a party?” she asked out of simple curiosity.

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ghost_writer
2013-09-04 01:47 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor -- John -- considered that question, as if there might actually be some kind of wrong answer involved. Finally, he rose his eyebrows, frowned dramatically in a way that still seemed like he was smiling and shrugged. "Nahhh. Welllll. Maybe? You never know, do you? Could be a party. One man? I could invite others?" For all that considering, he clearly hadn't decided on any one reply.

"It'd be a good party, in any case. Can't go wrong with bananas. Hello!" He wiggled his fingers at her, and then her small child in turn.

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oflambs
2013-09-04 07:40 pm UTC (link)

There wasn’t a right or wrong answer. It was Bella assuming that much ice cream meant a party. Not that it required a party. To each their own. Just because she wouldn’t buy that much to sit in her freezer for a little while didn’t mean others couldn’t. Although his answer was a bit hectic or maybe he already had ice cream earlier. He certainly seemed like he had a little too much sugar that day.

“It would be good at a party,” she agreed with a smile and looking down at Ness. “And you can’t really go wrong with bananas.” Unless someone put them on a salad. She could never figure out why people thought that would be good.

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ghost_writer
2013-09-04 07:51 pm UTC (link)

Too much sugar would have been a good excuse, but in reality this was just how he was: hyper, excitable, pleased. Except for when he wasn't, and then he was the terrible exact opposite of that. But he didn't like that - didn't like himself when he got like that. So he just tried not to be.

"I like a party," he said, as if that were the topic at hand. "Or just ice cream." Hey, he was easy.

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	oflambs 2013-09-07 07:11 am UTC (link)
	Who didn't like a party? Well, she shouldn't say that. Other than children's parties it wasn't really her scene. She didn't like to go all out just for herself. She was usually quiet and timid during a party. But she couldn't say that she didn't like them. "You don't need a reason to have ice cream," she smiled at the man. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ghost_writer 2013-09-09 02:29 am UTC (link)
	John was neither shy, quiet or timid ever, and it was probably very obvious. He only grinned. "And thank goodness for that, yeah?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oflambs 2013-09-23 02:37 am UTC (link)
	"Most definitely," she smiled. Or she wouldn't be getting ice cream either. It would be a sad world for the both of them. "I'm just going to stick to the vanilla," she said looking down at Nessie. "Easier to share." (Reply to this) (Parent)

Toph - coffee shop

houseofleaves
2013-09-03 08:22 pm UTC (link)

Toph was bored. Seriously ridiculously bored. Nothing seemed interesting lately and it was a shame, honestly.
Her apartment had becoming tiring. The beach was just that. Shopping wasn't exactly the most fun when it became more habit than hobby.

So coffee it was -- on one of those coffee shops that might have been considered a dive -- small, rickety, smelling entirely of coffee beans and vanilla and playing obnoxiously loud rock music. She liked it, as much as she liked anything else. Sipping something that was mostly pure sugar, she kicked the back of her scuffed, heavy boots against the wood of the booth behind her. Thunk, thunk, thunk.

Something exciting had better happen soon.

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Deryn [Derpy Hooves] - grocery store

what_went_wrong
2013-09-03 08:23 pm UTC (link)

It was one of the mysteries of the universe: why Deryn never, ever thought to grab a cart or a basket when she went grocery shopping. Oh, sure, she told herself she just needed that one thing she'd come for. But no, every time it ended up the same way: the tiny blonde standing in an aisle holding ten items, attempting to grab one more and then losing them all to the harsh mistress that was gravity.

Cans and bags dropped to the floor. Some things rolled away. She pouted.

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lord_harry
2013-09-04 05:59 am UTC (link)

It was time for that weekly shopping trip. It was only for the staple items like milk and bread. Things that he went through rather quickly. It was all about the in and out. Hal wasn’t that fond of shopping. He only did it so that he wouldn’t end up living on tuna fish and crackers. Why he bought those items was a mystery to him because he didn’t like them that much.

He had milk, bread, turkey lunch meat, and fruit punch in his cart. It was all he needed. He started making his way to the front of the store. He decided to cut through an aisle. Just as he turned into the aisle saw the blonde woman drop everything she was carrying. A small cringe upon his face.

He reached down and grabbed a can that rolled towards him. “You should really get a cart,” he said as he continued to help gather the items she dropped.

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what_went_wrong
2013-09-04 07:08 pm UTC (link)

Her pout lifted almost immediately, melting away into a sort of giggle. "I probably should!" Deryn was nothing if not cheery, especially for a girl who had just dropped all of her things in the middle of an aisle.

Of course, bending over to retrieve a few things only resulted in her dropping more. It was a like a bad stand up act except less intentional. "I'm very bad at this sometimes." She didn't seem particularly apologetic.

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lord_harry
2013-09-04 07:46 pm UTC (link)

Maybe it was just him but he wasn’t sure how anyone would go through a grocery store without one. Even if picking up one or two items. Plans could change as they walked through the store or remember a dinner party they planned weeks ago. There was no telling what someone could grab as they passed by the groceries.

He was still attempting to help her gather up her groceries. He watched as she dropped more of her items. Standing straight he looked at the few groceries he had in his cart. “I’m heading out. Just have to buy my groceries,” he started to speak. “You should use my cart.” He set the other can he had picked up into his cart. Away from his own groceries that he moved into the built in child’s seat.

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what_went_wrong
2013-09-04 07:55 pm UTC (link)

Seemingly delighted by that idea, Deryn smiled, wide and toothy and just radiating pleasure. It was the little things, always the little things. "Aw! That's really nice of you, thanks!" She dropped the rest of her things into the cart -- sugar, butter, sprinkles, an abundance of neon colored band aids.

And then she stuck her hand out for proper greeting, like she was just used to talking to strangers in grocery stores and bogarting their carts. "I'm Deryn."

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	lord_harry 2013-09-07 07:05 am UTC (link)
	It wasn't that big of a deal. There weren't that many of his own items in the cart and he was finished with his shopping. If it wasn't used by her then it would be used by someone else. And she was standing right next to him. "You're welcome," he said as he looked down at the cart now filled with her stuff. "I'm Hal," he said holding out his hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	what_went_wrong 2013-09-09 02:30 am UTC (link)
	She shook, wild and excited and with a little more bounce than was strictly necessary. "It's really nice to meet you. I'm done shopping now too, so I won't hold you up any." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lord_harry 2013-09-23 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Hal looked down the aisle. "Well I'll walk with you down to the cashier," he said with a smile. "It wouldn't be holding me up." It would be nice to have the company. (Reply to this) (Parent)