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ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍ ʜᴇʀᴏɴᴅᴀʟᴇ. ([personal profile] feigns) wrote2011-06-06 12:03 pm
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[There’s a teenager!

He’s wet, in something of a ‘I’m going to ignore how much of a drowned rat I appear’ way. One might assume that he fell into the fountain at some point, but equally, the all-encompassing wetness may have something to do with the fact that he was just in England, aka the land of copious amounts of tea-and-rain. His expression, for the record, reflects his irritation at being displaced without warning, frustration from trying to get whatever this might be to work (he's not entirely convinced it is), and curiosity. You know, at the whole ‘suddenly displaced, this isn’t London’ thing. It’s hard not to wonder about something like that.

When he finally speaks, he sounds Remarkably British, although his accent is rather indistinct for the most part – southern, one might assume, well-brought up, although there’s a slight hint of Welsh. No, he doesn’t do anything untoward with sheep. London doesn't have sheep.]


Normally, one only has to ask for my company to be granted with it. [This? This would be the unmistakable tone of `GRUMPINESS`.] I do try to make myself available for all, but it can’t be helped if someone misses out here and there. Kidnapping tends not to be the answer, though. If I said I was impressed, I’d sadly be lying, but if it makes you feel any better, you can pretend I’m of that opinion regardless. Likewise, I think you’ll find you’ve managed to overshoot ‘mysterious’.

[There’s a pause, and for a moment, there’s a flash of wry amusement in his expression, as if this entire scenario is utterly ridiculous to the point of absurdity.]I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?'” I hope you won’t mind if I happen to refuse any bottles labelled ‘drink me’, or any foods labelled ‘eat me’. I’m quite content with who I am and don’t envision any existential crises a la dear Alice.

I won't decline any explanations, though, even if they happen to come from hatters and caterpillars and assorted small mammals with a fondness for tea and an inability to correctly tell the time.

[There’s another pause, and after he glances away from the device and up at the sky, he shoves the device into a pocket – without, for the record, bothering to turn it off, so have fun with the sound of footsteps and the wonderful blackness of pockets until the device times out.]

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Under eighteen. If you're eighteen they cut the cord, shove you out in the cold and tell you to have fun.

Well not exactly but sort of.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I get to indulge in being bone idle for a little while longer.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Bully for you then. [She smiles at him.] Oh! Welcome Center over there. They'll give you things like food, clothes, that kind of thing.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Will's expression shifts into brief, wide-eyed surprise before settling into a vaguely self-satisfied smirk as he turns in the direction of the Welcome Centre.] Perhaps I'll lie about my age and claim to be perpetually seventeen, if this is what it gets me.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I sort of think the City knows you're lying somehow. Also the Welcome Center gives everyone stuff.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd rather hoped I'd prove to be special. [He fiddles with his cup for a few moments.] Alas, I'll have to console myself with a coffee with an absurd name.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry but if it helps your the only one I've brought absurdly good coffee with an absurd name to.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
I prefer tea. [Not that he was hugely fussed; the mocha was warm, which was a definite plus in the grand scheme of 'being damp'.]

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
God you're a younger, hotter, very under aged, Giles.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[He leans forward, blinking at her. When he speaks, his tone is mild.] Is that what I am? Has anyone ever told you that you have a habit of picking out the most useless comparisons? Why, I don't even know if I ought to be offended or not.
Edited 2011-06-15 17:51 (UTC)

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually yes. And you should be complimented. I like Giles. [her smile is beaming, clearly this doesn't bother her that her comparisons are rotten.]

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I feel wholly flattered. [He moves to stand up, turning on the spot and surveying the area again.] How long have you been here?

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmmmm [She presses her lips together, buzzing the mmm through them before she takes a sip of her mocha.] Almost a year. There are people who have been here longer than me though.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I spoke to someone who claimed to have been here for two years.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly. And I think I've heard people claim to be here as long as four years.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He glances at her sharply, a frown briefly marring his features.] Four years. How delightful.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Sort of my reaction. [Assuming he's being sarcastic. Which she is.]

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well no that was a severe under--something.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks at her for a moment.] Understatement.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. One of those. [She gestures in another direction] The library is over there and the DVD rental place is down there.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
DVD rental place? [His tone is questioning, and he shoots her a quizzical look.]

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Before Aya moved in with them or heck even pre-Angel, she might have displayed disbelief, even shock. However, she is now used to technologically inept males.] You know the place with the movies? Moving pictures with voices that talk and tell a story.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
['Movies' still meant nothing to him, although his incomprehension clears at her elaboration.]

I've never seen anything like that.

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[identity profile] whattingawhat.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not as unusual as you might be thinking right now. Check it out sometime. They're entertaining.