Outsiders Training, Spectators Welcome [Please wait for appropriate sub-threads]

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Slobo stood back with Superbike and surveyed his work. On a street in the city, he had rigged a PA system with speakers from Outsider's Plaza. Static would probably be unhappy with that, but it's worth it. On either end of the street a red line is drawn in spray-paint. Everything was set, now he made the call and waited.

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Re: Arrivals

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"Yeah, just don't say you weren't warned if I leave nails marks in your shoulders."

"Cause of hanging on I mean." Hastily she mimed hanging onto his shoulders, though why her usual sexual humor was not in full force was a wonder. Usually she would be making every suggestive comment in the book rather than shying away even from inadvertent ones.

Re: Arrivals

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Static snickered. Not at the comment, but her reaction to realizing what she'd said. "Wow, Rose, nice cover. But I think that even you'd have some trouble biting through this jacket." he patted his leather coat. It was worn in and durable, despite a few bullet holes and the occasional slash he'd had to sew up.

"...with your nails, I mean." He chuckled again. There wasn't really any sexual joke there, but it seemed appropriate anyway.

Re: Arrivals

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Yeah this was going great. Why was it talking to a nice guy was like a verbal minefield? "Yeah, it's a cool coat."

Cool coat. Even Rose rolled her eye at that, one hand irritably fussing over her hair for want of something to do.

"Can I just say something? Virg, you know me, you know what I am like. How I joke and the way I talk. For some fucked up reason I'm getting tongue tied and worried about every little comment I make because..." Oh this was gonna be as smooth as the coat thing.

"Because you are a nice guy, a good guy. And I don't want to drive you off by being me."

Re: Arrivals

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He paused for a minute to look at her. To really look at her. She was nervous as all hell, just like he was, like one wrong move could blow the whole thing up before they'd even started. And he sighed.

"Stop. Just...stop. Rose, I do know you. Not as well as I'd like, but yeah; I know the jokes, the drinking, the smoking, all of it. It's you. Part of who you are. Just like my wise-assery, bearing burdens that aren't mine and taking blame for things that weren't my responsibility are part of who I am. I know." He sighed again, smiled, and stepped closer to her.

"And I wouldn't have asked if I didn't like you already. You're not gonna drive me off by being who you've always been. Just be...you."

Of course, he wasn't really taking his own advice, and was probably cocking the whole thing up with his ability to randomly break into speeches, but hey, you work with what you've got.

Re: Arrivals

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Well yay for unique talents.

Rose relaxed and smiled, her hand stroking his cheek before that smile turned slightly sly. "Well then, you won't be too shocked if I get a bit handsy during dodge ball here."

Ok, stage 2:awkward discussions, over.

Re: Arrivals

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Static returned the smirk. "I'd be more shocked if you didn't. But, c'mon; Slo's gonna get started soon. We'd better get over there." Static put an arm around her shoulder and started to lead her over towards Slobo, who was preparing to explain the rules.