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[ OPEN ] July Catch-all!
WHO: Midnight (![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
unreserving) & You (you)
WHAT: Midnight, please calm down, it's only been a week, you can't be this much of a disaster already.
WHERE: Lots of places! Mostly in outdoor or public spaces he hasn't been to yet. If you would like a closed or specific prompt, please PM me or take a peek at my OOC intro so I can get you set up!
WHEN: Pre and post Sylvain's shitpost. Probably mostly pre-event!
WARNINGS: Most definitely alcohol use! Some references to death and terminal illness. Will update as necessary, please see Midnight's content warnings for possible canon-typical content.
a. day (a local gym)
b. day (shopping center)
c. evening (town hall)
d. night (the park)
e. morning (everywhere!)
f. day (city hall, again, late July)
g. evening (shopping district)
h. wildcard
unreserving) & You (you)WHAT: Midnight, please calm down, it's only been a week, you can't be this much of a disaster already.
WHERE: Lots of places! Mostly in outdoor or public spaces he hasn't been to yet. If you would like a closed or specific prompt, please PM me or take a peek at my OOC intro so I can get you set up!
WHEN: Pre and post Sylvain's shitpost. Probably mostly pre-event!
WARNINGS: Most definitely alcohol use! Some references to death and terminal illness. Will update as necessary, please see Midnight's content warnings for possible canon-typical content.
a. day (a local gym)
[ Generic workout routine. He does arms and legs on alternating days for about two to three hours there starting at about 7 am, then an hour (or however long he has at the end of the day until, uh, midnight) before showering and going home. He may also steal a practice room and swing around a stick he's found in lieu of his sword... He should probably think about getting a practice sword made, huh.
He's friendly, cleans up after himself, and will spot for anyone, but also feel free to accost him walking in or out of the facilities! But also, if your character needs... well, less of a personal coach and more of a cheerleader, he's there for you. Why'd you ask him for this? I don't know, but he's so there for you at this lateral press, bench, tiny silicone dumbbells, whatever. He is rooting for you! ]
Two more in the set and you're done. Don't think about it, just do it!
b. day (shopping center)
[ Midnight just needs to go clothes shopping. That's it. He'll carry bags for people, he'll help out with menial tasks. Look at this guy, do gooding.
Okay, specifically: ]
Do you think anyone would mind if I procured that?
[ He points at a neon sign, a bright Edison light, a small discoball, a chandelier. Something very bright, flashy, and... probably not intended for sale. ]
I mean, I don't suppose there's a manager, and I wouldn't like to interfere with their marketing, but I quite like it.
[ ... He rolls up his sleeves, drags over a chair, and begins climbing. He's decided he doesn't need an opinion anymore, or just straight up didn't wait for an answer. Look, sometimes a guy just desires a lava lamp. ]
c. evening (town hall)
[ Once the dust settles and everyone is perfectly happy with the distinct lack of helpful information in the help center, Midnight will still arrive there in the evenings, haul out a bunch of books into an empty side room, and flip through them, a plastic bag of assorted drinks at his side. (Mostly alcohol and water.)
Weird nightclub looking vampire here, books open on his lap, spinning a pen between his fingers. Occasionally, if someone walks by his room and doesn't look too busy, he'll get up, go to the door, and gesture to them, an open book in his hand. ]
Hello, love. Do me a favor and write anything you like here.
[ He clicks the pen in his hand and offers it. Man's doing some experimenting! ]
d. night (the park)
[ Remember the stick he has at the gym? He needed to find it at some point. During the evenings, but honestly any time he isn't doing something else throughout the first three or four days, he'll be poking around the park, searching for fallen branches long and straight enough to do the trick. It'll take a while, and he definitely looks like he's lost something! (Or feel free to assume that you've already joined the hunt. Find a bird's nest with no birds! An odd little gravestone! Get stuck up a tree! Help!!!)
If that is overly gung-ho Boy Scout behavior, feel free to catch him a little later in the night, either from 9-10 pm or 1-2 am, sitting at a bench, workout bag sitting at his side, his running shoes neatly tied by their laces and looped around the strap.
He stares out into the darkness. That's... sort of it. It still seems like he's looking for something, but not to the point where he's about to get up and look for it. If one would like to sneak up on him using the cover of darkness, his eyes will slide over and lock on a little more quickly than what should be natural. He sees you.
He grins. (Even if he isn't surprised, he grins.) ]
Hello, darling. Having a pleasant walk?
e. morning (everywhere!)
[ Remember when we said Midnight starts his workout routine at 7 am? He actually starts at 6 am with a jog. He'll be everywhere, just exploring, and he'll use most of the subway systems to make his way back to his gym of choice. He is... not shy at all about his body, so he'll probably pull off his shirt once the sun comes up so he can cool down a bit.
He is truly minding his own business here, but he'll pause his run for anything, even if it's just a short conversation. Or just feel free to wonder why there's a shirtless, sweaty vampire on public transportation at like 7 am. Where does he need to be? Where does anyone need to be??? ]
f. day (city hall, again, late July)
[ Midnight has a seat he's pulled up to the information kiosk, but he doesn't use it all that often. He only sits to add to a growing list in a book he keeps on his person. If one would peek over his shoulder, the list is composed of questions, some pertinent, some less so. Please feel free to make one up, but the first on the list is definitely "Are you single?", which should tell you how seriously he's taking this endeavor. ]
g. evening (shopping district)
[ Not much to this prompt either, he's just poking around. Poking around at the restaurants and bars in the area, his planner occasionally out as he takes notes on... something or other. He tries to choose establishments that see less traffic, so it's very likely that wherever he finds someone, they're the only two in the building. ]
Sorry to interrupt your meal. Mind if I ask you a few questions?
h. wildcard
Feel free to make your own starter, or PM for one! Will match prose and bracket text, please start however you like.
no subject
[ And he has no idea of her past status. And if Roland hasn't said anything (and he better not), no one here should know. ]
So no, I can't say I get why you like me. Except question your taste or assume you're into everyone, which would honestly make more sense to me at this point.
no subject
[ Midnight looks her in the eye. Happy, huh. ]
Do you really mean that? That it would make you happy to tell me about the time you killed your own neighbors.
[ This is the most neutral he's been. Does it make him happy to hear about murder? No. But he does want to make her happy. A bit of unhappiness on his part along the way won't kill him. ]
no subject
[ It's said a bit sharply. But she just doesn't like people thinking she's better than she is. She's aware of everything she's done. Every body she's left behind. Every mistake she's made. Him sincerely thinking she's wonderful doesn't sit well with her when he has No Idea. ]
no subject
Short of killing me, you're not going to succeed. Even then, I rather think you'd do it to make a point and not because you actually hated me, so I don't think that'd work.
[ ... Midnight laughs. ]
What then? Do you try and find those I hold dear to make your point? Do you tear this world down around us all? Send everyone back? What will it take, Miss Gebura? I can make you hate me, because I think that might make you feel better, but that would involve doing things I don't want to do, and I'm rather stubborn about only doing what I want. It's the worst part about being acquainted with me. The HR department tells me that all the time.
I am sorry she is like this
But something flashes in her eyes and now she does walk closer to the bench-- if just to plant her foot solidly on the back of the bench right beside him. It's a very delinquent-esque pose. Half a bench kabedon. Amazing. ]
Pine after someone else. Save your sweet talk for someone else. Leave me out of your fantasies, because there's no way in hell I'm ever going to be seeking you out. [ Especially when he's busy? Please.
That being said, she draws her foot back with one more glare, then turns on her heel to stalk off like a highly affronted woman who is definitely going to deck someone who gets in her way. ]
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Have a pleasant evening, Miss Gebura.
[ He smiles when she turns and walks away, because he still does think the world of her. He doesn't know much about her, it's true. In his experience, knowing things never actually changed much for him. Nothing important, anyway.
He sighs when she vanishes into the darkness, leans his head back and closes his eyes. He hopes there's a next time. He likes her too much to wish otherwise. It's hard to do things he doesn't want to do. It's really too bad... ]