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Coyote ([personal profile] meanswell) wrote in [community profile] stepsideways2012-09-23 09:52 am

he always means well

He sits at the end of the bar, nursing a whiskey and looking like he's been here forever even though it's been, dunno, 10 years since he last wandered through, give or take. The bartender, who's always happy to talk and flirt, is giving him a wide berth, probably still remembering the time she spent as a mockingbird. It wasn't his fault that she had wanted to sing like a bird.

He sighs and stares into his glass, the loneliest sight you've ever seen. There's not much he wouldn't give for some company right now.




[ooc: Make arrangements for what the deal will be and how it will go wrong here!]
element_wizard: (I dunno)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-09-25 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Normally, Alec would be all up for chatting with some random stranger who showed up in a bar. But he's still more than a bit spooked from the Grove. So he just gives the other man a brief look when he sits at the bar and orders his own drink.
element_wizard: (Maybe)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-09-27 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I guess so," Alec says glancing over him. He manages a bit of a smile.
element_wizard: (Day dreaming)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-09-30 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"I could use a lot of things right now. A drink is a good start."

He takes the hand and shakes it, firm enough.
element_wizard: (I'm looking at you sideways)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-10-02 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"How are you at tree trimming?"
element_wizard: (red scarf)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-10-03 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
"No. There's an evil forest outside." He drinks from the drink.
element_wizard: (well possibly)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-10-05 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Stealing your souls and having them join the other tormented ones caught with in its branches evil."
element_wizard: (b&w thinky)

[personal profile] element_wizard 2012-10-09 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Ha! Good luck getting an ax near them. Damn things will likely have your heart in their branches before you get close enough to use an ax." He takes a gulp. "It's just wistful thinking."
onlyforever: every thrill has gone (Love me)

[personal profile] onlyforever 2012-09-30 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Bars aren't typically Jareth's thing, but he's bored and the only interesting people in the entire dimension seem to congregate where alcohol presents itself. Lowlifes, mortals... all boring, but moderately less boring than remaining alone in the little castle he had made up for himself on the outskirts of Burby.

The goblin king took an instant interest in the shaggy fellow at the end of the bar. There's something about him--something more than human.

That's worth a hello, at least.

Jareth saunters over to the stranger, sequined cape following him like a shadow. "Well. Are you a sorry sight."
onlyforever: your eyes can be so cruel (I have been generous)

[personal profile] onlyforever 2012-10-02 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
The thinly-veiled insult--and Jareth knows very well that it was meant as an insult--is met with the patronizing smile that the Goblin King generally reserves for those who are, at the moment, being particularly stupid. The gauntlet has been thrown down.

"Not everyone cares to stand out." Jareth takes a seat and immediately appropriates the neighboring barstool for his booted feet. "In fact, I've found that most are quite happy to walk about in slovenly disarray."
onlyforever: I move the stars for no one (What's said is said)

[personal profile] onlyforever 2012-10-04 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will admit that the so-called charm of vagrants is lost on me," he replies as he idly conjures three crystals out of nowhere. Jareth doesn't drink; he needs something with which to occupy himself.
onlyforever: down in the underground (Shut up!)

[personal profile] onlyforever 2012-10-05 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's irritating. The crystals turn into three yellow snakes; all three look to the stranger with red eyes. "I'd much rather hear your name. Surely you have one that goes well with your... hobo charm."
onlyforever: don't tell me truth hurts (I will be your slave)

[personal profile] onlyforever 2012-10-09 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"You won't like anything I might call you."

One of the snakes curls around Coyote's poking finger. They're not, to Jareth's eternal dismay, terribly frightening snakes. He needs a goblin to make a proper python, and his own magic, while powerful, tends to be considerably less lethal than Jareth might like.