Infected Innocence
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- Posted: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:43:14 +0000
Indent He gave a snort and rolled his eyes, rinsing the mop in the bucket before splatting it back down onto the floor. " Pretty sure trouble's impossible to avoid by this point, " he replied dryly, giving a little smile and shrugging one shoulder. Hearing the guy worked in a bar somehow wasn't surprising, the way he dealt with the scene earlier. " I can imagine. " Jazz cracked a grin. " Must be a hell of a time after happy hour. " Part of him wanted to ask where the guy worked - he was always looking for a new place to hang out after hours - but the rest of him figured that would be awkward, maybe a little weird even, so he kept his mouth shut. The mop continued to slide along the floor wetly, cleaning up the rest of the spilled coffee before he dumped it back into the bucket on the trolley. Once more he looked back to ocean-eyes, who introduced himself as Killian. The barista nodded once. " Jasper. Nice to meet ya. " He paused, then chuckled and shrugged again. " No, I'm fine. I might smell like coffee for the rest of the day, but no harm done. "
Indent He wheeled the mop-trolley off to the side a little. Most strangers wouldn't give two shits about the barista, coffee spills or no. It was... Nice. He seemed like a genuinely nice person, which was sadly rare nowadays. A bark of laughter escaped the man, hazel-green eyes lighting up in amusement as he grinned. " To be honest? It's never happened to me before now, either. I just hope this doesn't become a thing wherever I work. " He paused, then looked over to the boy who'd spilled his drink in the first place, asking both himself and the gorgeous ravenette if they were alright. " Just breathe, kiddo. I'm fine. " Then he looked to the raven, who was slumped in his seat with a pretty blonde girl, and looking... Decidedly worse for wear. Was that blood? " Holy s**t, " he muttered, fumbling with his pocket to grab at his cell phone. Ambulance. They needed an ambulance. He'd just jammed in the nine and the first one when the girl from the coffee line announced that 'George' was going to be just fine, that it looked worse than it really was. Except Jasper was fairly sure the kid's credit card had said 'Gabriel.' His eyes narrowed, suspicion and confusion hazing over his irises - but before he could dwell on that for long, a group of complete losers came into the store.
Indent A low sigh escaped the man, his jaw tight as he watched the group insult the nurse-babysitter-whatever she was. " Look, guys. None of that in here. " His voice was firm, holding a sharp edge of anger. He'd dealt with enough insane s**t today without these morons making it worse. But a moment later one of them moved for the girl, and there was a sudden burst of smoke. For a moment he was worried that Talen kid had set something else on fire, but there was no scent of burning. In fact, it was more of a sweet smoke, and that baffled him. Jasper waved one hand around to try and disperse the cloud, coughing a little and cursing under his breath. When the smoke finally faded away, there was no sign of the girl. Just a pile of clothes on the floor. Two and two quickly clicked together in his mind. " Sweet baby Jesus, " he muttered under his breath, quickly scooping up the clothes before anybody else could catch sight of the woman's attire on the floor and heading to the back room. Was it possible? He'd never actually met another of the... The Zodiac, before. He'd done his research, hell, he'd prayed constantly for somebody like him when he was a child. Was it even possible? He'd long since resigned himself to being a freak. A very lone freak.
Indent Then there was a loud swear and an exclamation of 'that guy needs an ambulance' and Jasper wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh hysterically or swear. Yeah, he was out of a job after this. And Starbucks could never be used as a reference again. Ever. For a moment he just beat his head lightly against the wall behind him, eyes closed, trying desperately to collect himself before going back out there. He could hear one of his coworkers calling an ambulance for the second guy, and while she did that he went to stuff the woman's clothes into a bag and headed out, only to watch the raven-haired guy make a run for the bathrooms. Particularly, the girls bathroom. " The ******** is he doing, " Jasper grumbled, scowling and moving to the bathroom door, regardless of anybody else standing outside. " Hate to break it to ya, sweetheart, but you've got one too many Y chromosomes for this bathroom. Get your a** out. " ...What the hell was that other noise? It sounded like hooves, but unless he was going insane, there was no way that could be right. Shifting the bag of clothes under one arm he banged on the door again. " Or I'll drag you out. Your choice, kid. I've had enough bullshit for one day. "
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