texting generally speaking.

[madscenes]

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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[bagelbites]

(( 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?

[cashmachine]

[ 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?

[bagelbites]

(( 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?

[cashmachine]

[ 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.

[bagelbites]

(( 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?

[cashmachine]

[ 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?

[bagelbites]

(( 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!

[cashmachine]

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.

[bagelbites]

(( 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. ))

[cashmachine]

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.

[bagelbites]

(( 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.

[cashmachine]

[ 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.

[bagelbites]

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. ))

[cashmachine]

Oh. Well that's fine. We can always look through some on my phone while we eat. Or just go to Central Park, but I figured we could go somewhere a little less busy.

[ and a little bit closer to dal's neighbourhood so he wouldn't have to go too far outside of his comfort zone.

he's a little taken by surprise when dal stops abruptly and he inhales deeply. oh that does smell good doesn't it? he glances up at the sign over the door. in case it's good, he'd like to know what it's called to be able to come back. or rather, to be able to bring dal back here ]

Sure, let's go have a look. And if, uh- [ need any help with the menu, let him know. but dal knows that already and jun doesn't exactly want to point out in a public setting that he has some trouble with reading so...

he gives dal's hand a gentle squeeze before he guides him over to the menu that's posted in the window ]

[bagelbites]

Mhm~

(( Dal nods in response both to the suggestion of looking for a park and the unspoken offer to help him with the menu. He recognizes a few names from the menu at his ‘regular’ place. Mostly the spicy dishes since those are the ones Dal likes best.

Standing before the glass, Dal leans forward, squinting to (try to) read the small print. They’ll be here for quite a while if Dal’s left to it. Rather than trying to read the whole thing, he scans it for the keyword he’ll recognize: curry.

He spots a whole section under the word and bounces eagerly on his feet. ))

They have it! Let’s go inside!