8.) [video.]

[ijustlivehere]

[Neil is standing near the fountain, watching the insanity of the crowded City unfold.]

So wait... what the hell is going on today?

...No one ever tells me anything.

[ooc: OPEN ACTION, DOUBLES WILL BE WELCOMED, SPOILERS FROM BEYOND MID-BOOK 4 (where this guy's from) ARE ALSO COOL TODAY. BASICALLY EVERYTHING IS OKAY. I'M EXCITED. =D
also: I will be trolling under my personal account, jeilovesyou. As myself. So... that's who that is. If you wondered. Hah.
also also: I KNOW I HAVE A MILLION AND ONE TAGS TO DO, I promise I'll get to it after I have my tea.
AAAAAAAAND ACTION!]

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[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[He's not her type. But he's not bad. More importantly, he's here. She's hungry.]

I'd love some.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Uh... okay. I work at a café, so I can show you where that is if you want, I guess.

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

Please do. I think it'd be cruddy to ask you about coffee then go some other place.

I'm Jennifer. Hi.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

'Kay. I'm Neil.

[He leads her, seeming detached, past the cathedral, dodging around rather a lot of passersby-- wow, the City is crowded today-- and when they round the music studio, he actually just points]

It's that place.

[And then he turns as if to leave.]

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[She follows. What kind of a guy is he exactly? There's this band thing going on or maybe he doesn't like haircuts. Tough call. He could be nice. Is he doing this because he thinks she's pretty or because she has boobs--decent boobs at that.]

Neil.

[Not so fast now. Jennifer takes a hold of his arm and gives it a squeeze.]

Aren't you going to have coffee with me?

[Jesus Christ, Jennifer. Are you honestly hungry again or is it because no one called you hot for five seconds.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Oh, she's touching him. That's... startling. Usually people of the female variety are very hands-off with him.]

Whoa.

[He stares at her hard, like he can't figure out if this is a joke or not.]

Am I going to...? Uh, like I said, I work here. So I'm kinda burned out on their coffee, to be honest. [A pause. His boss would be upset if he discouraged a potential customer.] N-not that it's bad or anything. It's really, really good. But, y'know, I'll pass.

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

Then will you wait for five seconds while I get the coffee and then come back?

[Dear God what is wrong. Isn't this how it is supposed to work? Is she getting ugly already? Another squeeze to his arm before she lets her palm slide to take a hold of his hand.]

C'mon Neil. I was ditched by my best friend who turned out to be a total mega crazy bitch. I'm lost. I want coffee and someone to sit with me while I drink it.

[And then maybe shit will make sense. This is all Needy's fault.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[He's still really not getting it. He can be pretty dense.

He points at his chest.]

But... me? You want me to... sit with you?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

Yes. You. I don't know any other Neils here. If you really don't want to then just say no.

[It's not rocket science or even regular science because regular science doesn't make any sense to her.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

But.

Why?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

Girls need reasons to do anything with boys?

[Yeah. She's gonna let go of your hand now. The good news is that he does dig this. The bad news is that it looks like he's not the brightest. Might be worth keeping him around in case she gets hungry.

He's so Needy's type. Maybe even Chip's cousin or something. Hmmm.]

How about I get my coffee and if you're back here, then we're on. If your gone? Thanks for being GPS.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Ohhhhh. Realisation dawns on his face. He's kind of getting this now. Which means he's kind of freaking out.]

S-sure! Cool, I mean, yeah, that's fine. Sure.

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[And she's gonna back away slowly.]

Okay.

[Wow. Really? She wants to believe that she can charm her way into everyone's pants and make them like her but it never occurred to her that there are more barriers than taste and morals to cross. Brains. Oooh.]

Five seconds.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[He nods, but he figures no one can actually order coffee in five seconds, so he decides to play a couple of rounds of Tetris while he waits. So she'll come back to find him hunched over his device, jamming the buttons determinedly.]

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[More like three and a half minutes. A double fudge extra whipped cream frapp monstrosity in hand she has to stand and marvel. This is what you're in for Jennifer.

Remember that movie with Sarah Michelle Geller, the one without the vampires where she plans and then gets with Ryan Phillipe or whoever. It'll be like that except somewhere Ryan Phillipe will show up.

Hopefully.]

Looks like you missed me.

[Slurp.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Uh, hang on just a sec. [This, too, is an exaggeration. Because it takes him about 45 seconds to finish up his game and look up.]

So uh, good coffee, yeah?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[Now it's starting to make sense. This is why this whole thing is new. His girlfriend has been a video game.]

Yep.

[Slurp, slurp. Usually guys find it more interesting when she's got something in or near her mouth. He is a guy even if he's nerdy. Or maybe she found a defective one.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[He's quiet for a moment, then shifts uncomfortably and rubs at the back of his neck.]

So like... 's there something specific you wanted to talk about, or...?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

How old are you? What do you like to do? Where do you go to school? How many bases have you run?

[Yes, Neil. She'd like to know the answer to every single one of these.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[This is kind of overwhelming. He tries to remember so he can answer them all in order.]

Uh... twenty-two as of two days ago, gaming and TV mostly, haven't taken any classes since I got teleported here or whatever, and... I'm not really into sports?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

What else are you into?

[Because nerds come in gay too. She could be barking up the wrong tree.]

Besides gaming and TV.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Books, I guess? Genre stuff. Sci fi and high fantasy, mostly.

[Yeah, no, he's really dense. He's gonna need everything spelled out for him.]

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

[Why is this soooo haaaaard? Heavy sigh. She uses the straw to stir the remaining contents of her drink around.]

How interested would you be in making out with me and maybe touching my tits depending how great the lip action is?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

...Holy shit.

[His brain is kind of shutting down.]

...Really?

[h0ttiefromhell.livejournal.com]

I'm not stuttering.

[Slurp.]

And no se hablo taco bell.

[Oh dear God. Maybe she is ugly.]