Drinking Problems

Romi · Sep 23, 2015

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As much as he disliked Ulrich, he didn't actually think he was the 'asking for virgin sacrifices' type. No, he seemed for the most part uninterested in humanity, even if he had been less than clear about why he was there at all. Even so, as unlikely as it was, he still found the idea hilarious, and burst out laughing at the very suggestion. He couldn't have said why it was funny. It just was.

"I like to keep my wild on the human side. Like, let's go for a chick who happens to have scales on her shoulders, or three boobs. You can't just drop a guy off the deep end with this shit." You couldn't go straight to the spiciest pepper in the world. No no, you had to work your way up until you stopped being comfortable with it.

"Only just found out about all this... aliens and monsters shit like a week ago." Not quite true, but he'd only found out it was more than just the one sea monster a few days ago, and wasn't that close enough?

"Again?" He paused, squinting at the guy. "How old are you? You look too old to be going back to school." He was thinking that the guy was maybe thirty, which was 'too old for school' as far as Nicolas was concerned. "Names Nicolas, by the way." Might as well get that out of the way before he was too drunk to remember his own name, and he punctuated that thought with another big gulp.

Tag to @"Poptart"

Poppy · Oct 6, 2015

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Jack snickered, more or less 'okaaaay'-ing Nicolas' answer. Personally, being old and magical, he'd seen his fair amount of weird shit so shit was pretty much commonplace to him. "Real talk, though. I'd rather bang a babe that could make zombies than one with three boobs." He took a long swig of his whiskey. "I mean, where would they keep the third boob? In the middle? That just sounds ridiculous, if you ask me." He raised a finger. "Wait, but like... only if it's a given that necro babe doesn't drag zombies in the bedroom. That would be a whole different kind of weird."

Wow. He wasn't drunk yet, but he sure was getting there. He poured himself some more as he nodded at his current drinking buddy's words. "Uh-huh. I dunno. I mean... you gotta admit, you've always known about this shit. It's just freaking society telling you to hush-hush about it. Wouldn't everything be really boring if everyone was normal? In all honesty."

He nodded, seeing the wisdom in what he said. It might also just be garbage but, you know. He liked to think the years have made him wise.

"Wow, rude. I've been to College like some... ten, fifteen years ago, but only came out with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts. I'm hoping to get my Master's." Jack took a sip of his whiskey and shrugged. "I'm... I stopped counting. Eight hundred, give or take." That sounded about right. Jack wasn't a handshakes sort of person, so he only gave Nicolas a polite nod. "Nice to meet you, Nick. Call me Jack."

Romi · Oct 7, 2015

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Nicolas couldn't help but side-eye the guy, suddenly doubtful. "You sure you're not a local?" Magic society full of people who knew fuck-all about the real world was like the oldest trope in the world, and what kind of guy had never seen Total Recall? Three breasts worked just fine in that movie.

Nicolas had gone too long without a drink, and was sliding firmly into sloshed. His accent was starting to become heavier, although it was muddled and impossible to say just what kind of accent it was. At times it sounded French, and at others it sounded almost Hungarian.

"Nope, I mean, up until recently I thought humans were pretty much alone." He paused, face going a bit too dark at the moment. "Lost an arm to a sea monster and figured out the world wasn't being entirely straight with me, but... even then, didn't think there was a whole island with fucking everything running around on it." He hadn't even lost his arm to a sea monster, but it sure as hell felt like he had.

Fuckin' Ulrich.

"Like I said, you might as well be a local. A.." He paused, brow furrowing as he tried to come up with a word that sounded less mean then 'freak'. "Non-human." Only slightly less rude, but at least he'd made an attempt.

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Poppy · Nov 8, 2015

The accent was... interesting. Jack was European himself, spent a good chunk of his almost a millennium living around Europe, and that meant he could recognize the accents. Well, at least he could tell if he was sober. Was that French or drunk German?

"I dunno about you, Nick, but you're starting to sound like one of those guys in Fantasy movies. Magiiic isn't reaaaal." Jack shook his fist into the ceiling mockingly. "Boom. Your dick gets bitten off by an enchanted barracuda."

Jack was pleasantly tipsy encroaching on drunk. If he was smart, he would stop there, but good decisions are for bad parties. He was having a good time. Why not have more of a good time? Jack downed his, fuck it, whatever glass. It felt like weeks since his last one. Funny how time worked. He poured himself another one and, look, it was more empty than full now.

"Besides, what have you got against non-human, man? You'd think X-men would've taught you better."

Romi · Nov 9, 2015

As a matter of fact, Nicolas had a lot of really good reasons to not be very fond of non-humans. Or really, he had one really good one. He reached up, shifting his coat off to reveal that there wasn't really anything below his left shoulder, giving the remaining stump an enthusiastic wiggle to demonstrate.

"Hello, arm, remember? Pretty damn good reason not to be super keen on things that aren't human, considering my first interaction was one eatin' my arm." He hadn't ate it, but it was close enough, and he wasn't going to be picky on the details while sloshed. "You try losing an arm and see if you don't get a bit anti-mutant." Nevermind his job, and his career, and his whole damn life. Maybe he shouldn't have been shooting his mouth about not liking things that weren't human in a bar on an island full of them, but alcohol was not the sort of thing that helped you make important decisions like that.

"Feels like a pretty small consolation that my dick didn't get bitten off. Had fucking nightmares for months." More like years. He still didn't like the ocean.

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Poppy · Dec 30, 2015

Jack... squinted really hard at this. He might be drunk, he didn't know, but this sounded like nonsense to him. He rubbed his head. "Ok... I mean, I get what you're getting at, man. Like, once upon a time, I was a human and this wizard turned me into this. But... like... You're kind of..." Jack cringed and turned his head to the people in the bar. "This island might be the worst place for you to be? I dunno, just saying."

Yikes, this was awkward. Jack felt for the guy, but he hardly knew him. Would rubbing his back in consolation be appropriate? No? He reached out, thought against it, and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"I don't know why you'd stay in a place where you're suspicious of everybody," he finally said, trailing off thoughtfully. "It doesn't seem healthy. But, well, what do I know?"

What did he know. He was drinking to forget, wasn't he?

Romi · Dec 31, 2015

The island probably was going to be the worst place for him. He wasn't entirely comfortable with things that aren't human, and as best he could tell the island was literally full of him. "Well, most people look human here, so it's not so bad. I mean, I don't have any deep seated freakouts over vampires or whatever, but like... freaky sea monsters." Which he supposed was a small consolation prize. He let out a little sigh, slumping forward to rest his forehead against the cool wood of the bar.

"Don't really have a lot of options. Need the money. I'll just have to stick to the people who look mostly normal, even if they shoot fireballs out of their mouth." From what he'd seen, the majority of the islanders looked almost entirely human. Probably a lot of them were just humans plus, as opposed to totally different species. "Sorry, just makin' shit awkward. Needed to... to just get stuff out." Maybe he shouldn't finish the bottle, because if he did, he might not be able to wobble home. The more he thought about it, the more concerned he was going to be that he'd end up drowning in the ocean on his way home, and with a final little huff, he stood, wobbling in place.

"Should go now, I guess. Nice talking to you." He only just stopped himself from adding another 'I guess'.

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