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citylogs2023-07-16 01:10 pm
willtheunwise) wrote in citylogs2023-07-16 01:10 pm
[ OPEN ] July Catch-all
WHO: Will Byers (willtheunwise) & OTA
WHAT: Catch-all for July,
WHERE: Various locations
WHEN: Through July
WARNINGS: Some talk of monsters, death and maybe kidnapping, typical Stranger Things/horror canon stuff
1. Sketching
After getting very involved in chalking Will has realised that in order to keep himself sane he needs art supplies. For now that’s a plain notepad and a HB pencil but it’s good enough and he can often be found sat in various city locations sketching whatever takes his fancy. That could be anything from buildings to trees and flowers or dependent on how interesting you look or what you’re up to is you.
If you approach him he will certainly startle like he wasn’t expecting to be noticed at all but it’s not too hard to convince him to stop for a chat or show you his artwork.
2. Mall
The last time Will was really at a mall was when the hivemind sent a huge meat monster version of his worst nightmares after him and his friends. His sister lost her powers, her father was seemingly killed and his friends possessed older brother died in front of him. Malls have bad memories attached. But still after snooping through what he could of the city before the second district opened up he still hasn’t located anywhere to get decent art supplies or records so he’s trying to be brave about it.
He can’t be found standing staring up at it quite blankly, disassociating a little, maybe breathing a little unevenly as he tries to convince himself that he can manage to go inside alone.
3. Convenience Store daytime
It sure is mighty convenient to be living so close to a convenience store and Will has been taking advantage by mostly feeding himself on snacks and soda because if he’s really honest he’s rarely had to fend for himself because Jonathan was always there in some capacity and when he wasn’t available Will was over at a friends house so his cooking skills are almost non-existent. He can often be found sitting on the counter and if you’re in there looking for anything specific he probably knows where it is.
4. Convenience Store night time
On occasion Will has been known to forget to feed himself, especially when he’s been busy scrolling through the network and sketching and generally behaving like a total shut in so it’s not unusual for him for him to be in the store late at night, since it seems to be open at all hours.
He’s only ever been in there alone though, so when he hears something else in there he creeps round the edge of the shelf he’s just been raiding thinking he’s being really sneaky and it’s definitely not going to freak him out. Of course when he does see someone he startles and the bags of chips in his arms go flying causing a crinkly racket as they hit the ground.
“Shit, sorry, shit…” Will looks at the mess then up at the other person, “I wasn’t expecting anyone else in here so late.”
5. Wildcard
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willtheunwise) & OTAWHAT: Catch-all for July,
WHERE: Various locations
WHEN: Through July
WARNINGS: Some talk of monsters, death and maybe kidnapping, typical Stranger Things/horror canon stuff
1. Sketching
After getting very involved in chalking Will has realised that in order to keep himself sane he needs art supplies. For now that’s a plain notepad and a HB pencil but it’s good enough and he can often be found sat in various city locations sketching whatever takes his fancy. That could be anything from buildings to trees and flowers or dependent on how interesting you look or what you’re up to is you.
If you approach him he will certainly startle like he wasn’t expecting to be noticed at all but it’s not too hard to convince him to stop for a chat or show you his artwork.
2. Mall
The last time Will was really at a mall was when the hivemind sent a huge meat monster version of his worst nightmares after him and his friends. His sister lost her powers, her father was seemingly killed and his friends possessed older brother died in front of him. Malls have bad memories attached. But still after snooping through what he could of the city before the second district opened up he still hasn’t located anywhere to get decent art supplies or records so he’s trying to be brave about it.
He can’t be found standing staring up at it quite blankly, disassociating a little, maybe breathing a little unevenly as he tries to convince himself that he can manage to go inside alone.
3. Convenience Store daytime
It sure is mighty convenient to be living so close to a convenience store and Will has been taking advantage by mostly feeding himself on snacks and soda because if he’s really honest he’s rarely had to fend for himself because Jonathan was always there in some capacity and when he wasn’t available Will was over at a friends house so his cooking skills are almost non-existent. He can often be found sitting on the counter and if you’re in there looking for anything specific he probably knows where it is.
4. Convenience Store night time
On occasion Will has been known to forget to feed himself, especially when he’s been busy scrolling through the network and sketching and generally behaving like a total shut in so it’s not unusual for him for him to be in the store late at night, since it seems to be open at all hours.
He’s only ever been in there alone though, so when he hears something else in there he creeps round the edge of the shelf he’s just been raiding thinking he’s being really sneaky and it’s definitely not going to freak him out. Of course when he does see someone he startles and the bags of chips in his arms go flying causing a crinkly racket as they hit the ground.
“Shit, sorry, shit…” Will looks at the mess then up at the other person, “I wasn’t expecting anyone else in here so late.”
5. Wildcard
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Rather than lingering on that, his mind instead can't help but grab onto the rest of what the boy is saying. Maybe there's something so familiar in that sentiment. Daniel may be middle-aged, but he remembers being a young boy who was fond of his mother. A mother who had to work long hours, and who didn't have time for much because of it.
He even remembers, for a brief moment, another boy in the same circumstances, feeling a pang of longing and sadness shoot through his heart.
Daniel tries to shake off the thought by focusing on Will, but the familiar circumstances certainly only make him warm up even more. There's something a little sad in the corners of Daniel's smile, but the smile itself seems very genuinely warm as he looks at Will.
"I could teach you, if you'd want." The man doesn't seem bothered by the idea at all. (Granted, tone indicates nothing here since his phone is reading it out, but the smile on his face says it all.) Maybe he'll feel a little better in a strange place like this if he can at least help some kids learn how to care for themselves. "Do you have any dish you like? We could grab some ingredients for it right now."
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“Yeah, I’d like that.” Will says smiling back and nodding a little, “I can’t think of anything though,” He doesn’t have a particularly refined palette or anything, mostly existing on the things his family is capable of cooking and occasionally things that his friends parents made when he was over, “I’m not fussy though, I only really hate stuff that’s like… slimy, like mushrooms.”
He hops down off the counter to poke around the shelves and see if anything is inspiring even though sometimes rows of ingredients just don’t make sense when they haven’t been put into the context of a recipe.
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Still - of course Daniel will respect that wish, even though it also puts a tiny smile on his face as he follows the boy to look at the ingredients in the store, trying to think about the best course of action here himself.
"How about we start with something simple?" He suggests, his phone reading it out for him. "That way it might be easier for you to make it by yourself later."
Which narrows it down to recipes that are both simple and nutricious, because no way Daniel is going to teach a kid how to make something unhealthy and then nothing else. He's too responsible for that.
"Maybe stew? Do you like stew?"