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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
Hit me with anything or shoot me a PM or find me here on Plurk
Happy to match format also so if you have a preference for brackets I’ll match that!
Re: 4
What kind of training?
[ he isn’t exactly athletic by any stretch and his lungs have kind of sucked since he got stuck in hell for a week but he might as well find out what she’s offering and maybe at least give it a shot, if only to give himself something to do ]
Re: 4
[ She shrugs a shoulder. ]
No guns for you here.
It'd be physical, by hand or with a bludgeon. Despite their no weapons policy, those are easy to get your hands on.
[ Bats and knives were just a small bit of available items. ]
Re: 4
I’m don’t think I really want to use weapons… [ mostly because he’s pretty sure if anyone came at him with one he’d just have an anxiety attack even if they were trying to teach him how to use one ]
I guess learning some kind of self-defence would be useful though.
no subject
[ She's not going to push him. She's not even going to bring it up again, since he is already pushing back. She doesn't get it - but then she was raised and bled as a weapon from when she was far younger than him. To fight was to survive, even if it's not now. ]
[ But she doesn't care enough to push - tells herself she doesn't - so she takes another sip of her drink and adds: ]
Good luck out there.