Author Topic: A mean, mean, son of a gun. (Read 11212 times)

UnStellar · « **Reply #25 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:53:47 PM »

"Well shit, why didn't he say so? Would've eased a little of the awkwardness had I known he was legit." She says to herself, setting her bass down and entering a cheap little diner.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #26 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:00:43 PM »

The waitress looked at her with a slight hint of disdain before disguising it with the normal smile. "I'll be with ya in a sec, hon." She says. She getting what the man she is currently serving on her electronic data pad.

Alik walked past where he met the curious young girl. He was a little bit late to meet the friend of his so he hurried his pace.

UnStellar · « **Reply #27 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:02:07 PM »

The girl smiled briefly, returning to her apathetic look as she drummed her fingers on her bass.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #28 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:09:49 PM »

"Okay, hun. Heres the menu." The waitress says, giving her a holopad with the menu uploaded. "Choose what ya want to drink." She asks, waiting with her pen on the pad expectantly.

Akil finally got to his friend's place. He waited outside the large house as the servobot registered his DNA and appearance and let him in.

UnStellar · « **Reply #29 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:11:10 PM »

"Just some tea." She said, her voice cracking. Talking to Alik on the street had strained her voice. Even talking was difficult. She set her bass across from her in her stall and sat some, relieved to have some rest.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #30 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:44:34 PM »

"Alright, comin right up." The waitress said, going to get it and serve a few others in the meantime. She came back five minutes later with the tea. "You got what you want, yet?" She asked, popping her some bubblegum.

Alik walked into the veritable mansion. It was a dark, gloomy place filled with low, artificial light from ornate chandeliers. He walked up the perfectly kept black wooded stairs which creaked with every move. He knocked on the door at the top and heard a spooky sounding voice call "Come in!"

He entered the room, which was small and was lit by candles.

"We've been here for what, 2 years now and you've already made the house look like a haunted house...." Alik sighs exasperatedly.

UnStellar · « **Reply #31 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:15:15 PM »

The girl, whose name was Sierra, by the way, put her feet up on the table and nestled back, eyes shut. Upon being roused she recited, as if by memory...
"Yeah, get me a Reuben, extra sour krauet, thousand island on the side with a side of french fries. Please." She said quickly. A little embarrassed she settled back into her comfortable roost.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #32 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:23:14 PM »

"Alright but please take your feet off the table, hon." The waitress said, going to get the order and bringing it back in five minutes.

UnStellar · « **Reply #33 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:29:40 PM »

Sierra threw her hat on the table and nestled into the corner, curling into a ball and power napping for the five minutes. The clanking of plates on the table woke her up, and she stretched her arms getting up.
"Thanks D..." She jumped, accidentally letting the name slip. Shit. Now the waitress, Diane, would know who she was.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #34 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:36:45 PM »

"Is.. Is that you Seirra?" The waitress asked in a surprised, yet hushed whisper. "I havent seen you in ages... What happened to you?"She asked, stacking the plates.

UnStellar · « **Reply #35 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:40:10 PM »

D could smell a lie and Sierra knew it. That's why she was hoping to avoid this conversation all together.
"I thought the reuben with fries order would have been a give away..." Sierra took a swig of her hot tea. "And the bass... My Dad come in here much any more?"

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #36 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:41:53 PM »

"No, he stopped coming after you left. I think he preferred the liquor store across the street." She said sadly. "You look rough, kid."

UnStellar · « **Reply #37 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:57:50 PM »

Ouch. That was a little below the belt. Sierra took a tentative bite of the sandwich and found it to her satisfaction.
"Mmm. Yummy as always... I feel a little rough. But it's worth it D!"

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #38 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:00:46 AM »

"Worth it? How?" She asked, leaning on the table.

UnStellar · « **Reply #39 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:06:57 AM »

"I'm free now, from them, from my crummy life. I'm living off my music! Like I always dreamed as a kid." She said, devouring more of the sandwich.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #40 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:09:44 AM »

'Youre still a kid. And living off the music hasnt helped you much. You've lost weight." D pointed out to her, poking her in the stomach.

UnStellar · « **Reply #41 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:16:25 AM »

Sierra recoiled from the poke.
"Watch it D!" She now seemed focused on finishing her food quickly, finishing the first half of her sandwich and stuffing her mouth with fries. "I dn wn o go ba!" She said, her mouth full.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #42 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:20:04 AM »

"Slow down, child. If you die from Larry's food after being out on the streets so much its going to pretty messy in here." She says, her hands on her waist.

UnStellar · « **Reply #43 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:22:30 AM »

Sierra swallows a mouth full and downs some more tea.
"I'm not a child any more D."

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #44 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:26:34 AM »

"Right. And I'm not a waitress anymore." D rolls her eyes. "I have to go back to work,the managers givin me the evil eye. Finish the food slower, please. I wont be right here to remind you and do the Heimlich." She said, going to get another persons order.

Alik was sitting in a comfy chair in front of a desk clottered with Zalloween items. The time of year was a bit far away, but nonetheless the owner kept it around.

"So, what have you come for, Alik?" The owner asked, his chair back towards Alik.

UnStellar · « **Reply #45 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:39:20 AM »

D could be a bitch sometimes... But Sierra knew everything she said and did was for her own good. She knew D loved her like a daughter, and deep down knew she was right. But dammit she didn't want to face this right now! She was sick of the whole thing. She was tired of thinking... She just wanted to finish her food and sleep. God, She needed some sleep...

The coldest heart can be brought to life, when it's thrown into the fire of good byes.

She finished her fries and pushed the plate away, finishing her tea which helped her vocal chords and warmed her stomach. She slapped the twenty on the table and tried to get out of the diner without D catching her.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #46 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:40:28 AM »

D was too busy handling a rowdy customer who had too much to drink and was getting feely.

UnStellar · « **Reply #47 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:51:27 AM »

Sierra slipped out of the diner dragging her bass behind her... The sunshine was gone. She looked up just in time to get a rain drop on her face. Alik wasn't kidding... A storm was coming.

Rain on my hopes. Rain on my soul. Rain on everything that I know.

"Shit!" She screamed. Her bass was going to get soaked. She pulled off her hoodie and put it over the bass, and ran across the street. A car slammed it's brakes and stopped short, honking at her. She flipped it off and kept running.

It feels so ludicrous, the pursuit of this dream. We thought we'd be there long ago.

Where could she go dammit. Her apartment was a good twenty blocks away, and her landlord kicked her out a week ago... Sierra stopped dead in tracks, grimacing with her revelation. She remembered the address on the card. It was close, maybe three blocks away.

The second I try to pull away... I'm pulled back in line.

She sprinted towards it, her only remaining option.

Beware Ye Who Enter Here · « **Reply #48 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:58:48 AM »

"Right. Good seeing you again." Alik said after a long and fruitful conversation. He walked out the door, humming a tune. He had assured the home for the unfortunate another years worth of supplies. He walked out of the gloomy house into the gloomy air. He was sensing a pattern developing. He wondered what happened with that girl...
Hopefully she made it somewhere safe before the storm started. He started to run as the storm got worse. He was almost at the house five minutes later, though he was soaked.

UnStellar · « **Reply #49 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:09:05 AM »

His timing was miraculous, Sierra was running up to the building at the same time. Her clothes were soaked, including the hoodie that covered her bass. She was swearing under her breath, whimpering and crying. She looked up at him, and opened her mouth to speak, but her voice was shot.