over a drink

[oneholysock]

The OVER A DRINK Meme

1. Post with your character.

2. You're at a bar. What kind of bar? Any kind you want. From fantasy taverns where various species mingle to futuristic space bars where half the drinks will probably kill you, or even an overly kitsch themed place where everything is overpriced, it's all good as long as there are drinks and company.

3. Respond to other characters. Perhaps you want to buy them a drink. Or perhaps you're inclined to be bought a drink. Maybe you saw someone you knew, or maybe you just want someone to talk to. Could be there's nowhere else to sit, and could be you want to drag them out to dance.

4. Get drunk. Or don't! Be the guest, or the bartender, or the newcomer, or even the janitor. Mingle, make friends, or lurk in a corner.

5. They say alcohol lowers one's inhibitions. Might just be time to find out how much.

Comments

[shabby_magic]

I'll have you do something stupid and wild, I promise.

[bit_awkward]

Hey if I'm destined to damnation, might as well enjoy the ride.

[shabby_magic]

Sure, but everyone has limits.

[bit_awkward]

Course, which is why I won't be doing cocaine any time soon like I said.

[shabby_magic]

Sex? Should I be thinking of brothels to take you to?

[bit_awkward]

I am kind of a more one on one guy truthfully.

[shabby_magic]

You can be one on one with a whore. I'm not suggesting an orgy.

[bit_awkward]

You ever heard ‘Sammy’s Song’ by David Bromberg?
I think I am all set.

[shabby_magic]

[ He does another little bit of magic and Sammy's Song starts playing from the jukebox. ]

You are very vanilla, mate.

[bit_awkward]

[Everyone at the bar will be mad about that one. But Gabriel just laughs and sips at his drink, clearly not caring.]

Because I don't want to go to a brothel? I suppose I will take that hit. I'd rather pick up a stranger at the bar. But truthfully that won't happen either, so instead I'll just enjoy my vanilla drink and wander off to my vanilla flat and annoy my vanilla dog.

[shabby_magic]

Aw, I'd go home with you.

[ Friendly pat on his shoulder. ]

Don't feel that bad.

[bit_awkward]

[Pity shags, his favourite. At least that usually means there's no commitments afterwards. A glass raise to that.]

I don't actually feel that bad. Honestly. After this long it's just my normal. [A tired little drunken chuckle and a shake of said glass.] They have terms for it now I think; Asexual I guess? I don't really know admittedly and I certainly don't know all the other layers. Izzy tried to explain it once.

[shabby_magic]

[ Shrugs. ]

Well, if I had known that I wouldn't have offered the brothel. Sorry about that, mate.

[bit_awkward]

It's alright, I mean it's not like you knew. Mostly we've only talked about religion ideals and music admittedly.

[Facts, and a swig down of his drink. He probably shouldn't have another but whats one more. I mean it's that kinda night and they can't be having these sorts of conversations without the loosening affects of whatever fruity drink he's settled on tonight.]

And it's not like I don't like the idea or act of sex, like some of us don't. I mean I'm still human despite my gobbing alien looks. [There's just lots of factors that go into it for him.] I just don't feel the need to pay for the experience. [A pause.]

Anymore... I mean the last time I paid for something like that I had a breakdown and cried in her lap for about the full hour I paid for. [Ooof that just came out he just sort of shrugs his broad shoulders and tries to play it off real cool like.] She was rather nice about it, at least.

[shabby_magic]

I've met aliens. You don't look like an alien.

[ Oh, but the conversation is fun now. John holds his alcohol well. This guy does not. It's going to be fun having a loose tongue. ]

Sounds like you want intimacy more than sex. The... emotional connection, not the physical act. Like a nutter.

[bit_awkward]

Me too! Though that being said every alien I ever met looks different. But I've never met a tall grey like in the movies. Perhaps they're out there?

[Oh he most certainly does not hold it well but the good news is if they talk long enough he might find out that he's maybe not as vanilla as he seems. Suppression manifests in interesting ways. It's a whole thing, as is tradition.]

Well I am overly emotional, so that makes sense. But on the same note emotional connections make things more complicated.

[shabby_magic]

Yeah, they do. Hence why they're to be avoided.

[ Also, those people die, the ones that get close. Not going to mention that now. ]

So, emotional but not that interested in sex. Got it. Boring otherwise.

[bit_awkward]

The learning to have one without the other is a learning curve for me. Certainly.

[Probably for the best he's not currently being a rain cloud, which is nice.]

I am sort of more into the connection than the actual physical sex. At least that's what I have found out from the instances that do work. Someone touching you intimately doesn't always have to lead to orgasm. Which I guess is somewhat boring, considering that's the end goal and all.

[shabby_magic]

Best sex I ever had was a bit a magic and touching fingertips.

[ And the most deeply intimate. ]

An orgasm's a nice little bonus on top of the intimacy is what you're saying I think.

[bit_awkward]

[He almost lets a 'just the tips?' out but he's not quite drunk enough for that slip.] See untraditional can be nice too.

For most instances and for specific partners. I don't really need it, sometimes it's nice to not have it. To just build up that tension over time. [This is getting dangerous close to a kink conversation it would seem. His bad, apparently we're too loose now.]

[shabby_magic]

Oh, sure, edging that's fine. A good time when done right.

[ He has no shame. ]

But me, oh mate, I need it too much after awhile. No satisfaction at all? No, I'm too selfish. Gotta have it.

[bit_awkward]

Something like that.

[Hey theres something to admire there, honestly.]

Yeah? I mean that's fair most normal people like getting off. We're just talking personals, I guess? [Too personal, he really should shut up.]
And I didn't say that I made my partner 'suffer' as I do.

[shabby_magic]

No one would call me normal. [ And honestly, he sounds a touch offended by the very idea. ]

Very kind of you to be so giving.

[bit_awkward]

From what little I know? No probably not. Fine; normal and abnormal's alike.

Well I can do a lot with my mouth, aside from talk, and I have fingers for days so. It comes naturally.

[shabby_magic]

Thank you.

This is where I'd normally start flirting but I'll skip it. [ waves a hand. ] But good for you knowing where your strengths lie.