bakerstreet | texting generally speaking.

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texting generally speaking.

TEXTING MEME
You’ve got your TFLN, you’ve got your sexting, now here’s the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. (Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.)

instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, include preferences, a start, absolutely nothing or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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What should I wear?

(( He's never been to a club before. Does he need to dress up? Or dress differently? Help! ))

Well, what you wear kinda depends on where we end up going... Hey, why don't we stop by a few clothing shops while we're out?

[ he smiles and nods at dal, trying to encourage him to agree ]

Oh, um...

(( Dal looks down. It's not meant as a self-conscious gesture, though it probably comes off like one. ))

I didn't bring a lot of money for that...

I have enough, don't worry.

[ sure, dal may have said that jun doesn't have to do anything to earn his friendship, but that doesn't mean jun isn't going to still treat him to things. spending money on his friends is a little too ingrained in him at this point.

jun pulls one of his hands from dal's grasp and gently pats the seat in front of him to get to cab driver's attention ] Excuse me, you could actually let us out here? Thank you.

[ english with the cab driver, then he switches back to korean as he turns toward dal once more ] We're pretty close. I figured we could talk the rest of the way.

(( Dal's eyes widen by degrees. Someone wanting to buy something for him is so out of his realm of experience... But clothes are actually useful to have and he's only got about five outfits to cycle through. So he doesn't protest. He's a little too awed for that, anyway.

When the taxi stops, he doesn't let go of Jun's hand. Which means he crawls across the backseat to exit out of Jun's side of the car. Dal actually feels a little nervous since he's outside of his usual habitat. The sun's out, people are wandering up and down the sidewalk, the shops are open. It's all very different from what he's used to.

Don't mind him squeezing Jun's hand just a little tighter. ))

[ aside from the laundry list of other reasons why he likes to treat his friends to nice thing, jun figures that it's the least he can do, given that it's for an activity that he'd like to check out.

jun doesn't even try to pull his hand free of dal's when the taxi driver pulls over to let them out. instead, he digs his wallet out of his pocket one-handed and pulls some cash out for the driver. he slides out of the car and closes the door once dal is out behind him.

this is much nicer, being outside instead of sitting in the back of that cab. or instead of sitting in a denny's in the middle of the night, though he can't deny that there's something really great about that particular denny's at that particular time of night.

he turns his attention to dal with a bit of a frown when he notices the grip on his hand get just a little tighter ] Everything alright?

I get lost easily.

(( Not untrue. Even in Seoul, he constantly ended up in places where he had no idea how to get back from. Luckily, he had friends and chaperones there. Now? He's lived in New York for eight years and seen maybe a grand total of a dozen blocks of the city. He doesn't venture too far from home and definitely not out of his comfort zone like this. ))

This is all a little overwhelming.

Well, if you get lost today, don't worry okay? I'll be right there, lost with you. I think we'll be fine, though. [ he's not overly familiar with this area, but he's been here a few times! between that and google maps, he has full confidence in them.

jun squeezes dal's hand a bit tighter in return, and steps a little bit closer to him ]

I won't let go of your hand unless you want me to, alright?

[ maybe he can help to make the experience a little less overwhelming ]

Do you promise?

(( There's so much hope in those wide eyes. Jun's so sweet and warm... Dal hasn't had a real friend in so many years. He's not really sure how to handle it now. ))

Of course. I promise.

[ jun hasn't had a real friend in years either. he's still a little wary of thinking he has a real friend now, even. he's cautiously optimistic though. maybe dal really is what he's been looking for. someone who wants to be his friend. someone who actually wants to get to know him ]

(( Oh, don't worry. Dal's fighting his doubts, too. After all, even if they're friendly now, what's going to happen when Jun finds out what Dal does for money? It'll happen eventually. Dal's not a liar and it's bound to be asked at some point in the future.

He gives his head a little shake to dispel those thoughts. Here and now, he reminds himself. No worrying about what hasn't happened yet. No one can tell what the future will be, so don't worry. ))

Where are we going first?

[ jun's worries mirror dal's own to some extent. what might dal think if he found out where jun's money comes from? maybe they aren't quite on the same level, but it's a worry of jun's all the same.

the difference is, though, that jun is a bit of a liar ]

Are you hungry? Wanna go and grab something quick to eat first?

(( Are you kidding? He's always hungry. It's Dal's default state of being. His stomach answers before he gets a chance to open his mouth. ))

Does it have to be quick?

[ jun can't help but laugh at the sound dal's stomach makes immediately following his questions. well that certainly answers that, doesn't it ]

It doesn't have to be quick! Is there something specific you'd like and do you wanna walk around and look for a place?

(( They were close enough to Chinatown from the looks of things. The perk of living above a Chinese restaurant is that he's become very familiar with the scents of that cuisine. ))

I really like yellow curry. Do you think we can find someplace that makes it?

[ automatically, jun starts to reach for his cell phone to look up a place nearby that offers yellow curry. he even gets as far as pulling the phone from his pocket and unlocking it, though he quickly tucks it back away again. where's the fun in just looking up a place? ]

I'm sure there's someplace around here that makes it! If we can't find on ourselves, we can always ask around.

(( Dal's smile is warm, warmer still when Jun puts his phone back in his pocket. It would be easier to simply search for a place that way, but the fact that he didn't tells Dal that Jun wants to spend more time with him. ))

Is there anything specific you want to eat?

[ it sort of feels like it defeats some of the purpose of their outing if jun just google maps everywhere they want to go. they miss out on places they wouldn't know existed because they didn't know to look it up or were singularly focused on their destination.

and jun staring down at a map on his phone is not exactly him spending time with dal ]

Mm no. I think I'm feeling pretty flexible. So let's go find some yellow curry then maybe we'll have a look around at some clothing shops. Or anything else that catches our eye. How's that sound?

(( He smiles slowly, then nods in eager agreement. It'll be less intimidating exploring together. As long as he keeps ahold of Jun's hand, he'll be just fine. ))

Sounds fun!

Great!

[ jun gently squeezes dal's hand before he starts forward, leading the way to... well he's not exactly sure but hopefully some place where they can find some yellow curry for dal ]

So what made you want yellow curry anyway? I don't think I've ever actually had that before, myself.

(( A subtle smile curls his lips as he falls in step beside Jun. He'll let his friend choose their direction, happy just to be spending time with him, regardless of what they end up doing. ))

Oh, uh, there's a Chinese restaurant close to where I live. I like getting takeaway there when I can. They have great yellow curry.

(( Not that Dal's had a great deal of other Chinese restaurants to compare it to. ))

Oh yeah? You'll have to bring some for me sometime.

[ dal has never offered up an address or anything of the sort, so jun figures it's best to avoid even the suggestion of going to the chinese restaurant together sometime. just getting dal to pick up some and bring it to him seems like the safer option ]

Maybe you can pick some up for us some day and we can find a nice, quiet park to sit in and have it.

(( Dal genuinely appreciates the way Jun phrases that. He doesn’t like people knowing where he lives. That’s his refuge, his one place of sanctuary. It isn’t much, but it’s the place where he doesn’t have to be on all the time.

He specifically omitted the fact that he lives above said Chinese restaurant.

Keeping a firm hold on Jun’s hand, Dal lets his gaze wander to the shops and restaurants they pass as they walk. There’s no hiding the wonder on his face, even through the shy smile he offers to Jun when his eyes return to him. ))

I’d like that.

[ honestly, jun just assumes that he still doesn't know dal well enough to get his address. they're still building their friendship and perhaps they aren't yet at a stage in that where they're telling each other where they live. maybe they'll never get there and that's okay. not everyone is like jun. not everyone dislikes their own company and being alone with their own thoughts enough to invite a relative stranger into their home. sure, he hasn't invited dal over yet, but it has nothing to do with how well they do or don't know each other and everything to do with the fact that the opportunity simply hasn't presented itself ]

Great! You pick the day and the park and I'll be there.

I don’t know any parks.

(( Oh, he knew of Central Park, but that was about it. There weren’t any in his neighborhood and he never ventured outside of it. He was about to suggest Jun pick the park instead, when the delicious scent of Chinese food wafted out a door they passed. Dal stopped immediately, tugging Jun’s hand in the process. ))

Let’s look at the menu here.

(( He’ll need Jun’s help with that. ))

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