deercountry | Mostly Closed Catch-all for November

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Mostly Closed Catch-all for November

Who: Lance (

azurestar) and CR
What: Catch-all for November, after this
When: All of November
Where: Prufrock, Cellar Door, Crenshaw

Content Warnings: discussion of death, murder, trauma/ptsd, psychosis, past torture

( ooc: this is a catchall for Lance this November after his conflict with Reaper and then Maul, though I am trying to keep my new threads this month limited in number, if you have CR with Lance already you are welcome to come plot something with me here or on plurk at

spypigeon and we can start something here in this log or I may ask to wait till next month while I get his inbox more caught up and under control if I've already got too much going on, either way I'm happy to plot always! )

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Shiro's house.

[Carefully, very slowly and watching Lance like you would a wild animal, Bolin comes close enough to put the basket of treats down on the foot of Lance's bed.]

You've been out for a couple days I think. I heard what happened. I thought I would bring you some stuff to cheer you up while you rest. Coz who's got you covered? This guy.

[Bolin points his thumb to his chest. Nbd nbd.]

And I have amazing news and not that many friends? So you get to hear about that too. If you want. You can say no... too soon, too soon, heyyyy are you hungry? I've got crackers, jelly, dumplings, buns..cake.. man you would not believe how hard it is to get cake here.

[Okay, Shiro's house. That knowledge has him relaxing significantly more, and he dazedly looks over to the window to see that it's early morning. Huh, how long was he out for…? Oh, Bolin is answering that. He should try to focus on him, he is saying words…]

A couple days? [He rubs at his face again and then feels the drool all over one cheek and makes a face as he pulls his hand away to look at it. Then he sees the treats and his eyebrows go up. He just sort of gapes at the tray until Bolin finishes talking about cake.] Woah… thanks man.

[He is open to hearing Bolin's news, the guy seems super excited about it and after all he's been through, something good and not at all related to himself would be nice to pour some energy into. But he just needs a little bit of time to fully come back to himself and get reoriented. So a sluggish pause passes before he figures out what else to say.]

Alright, just let me… get a shower or something first. Cool?

Uh? Oh! Yeah.. yeah. Sorry. I will just. Wait here?

[Lance drags himself from the bed, stumbling as he gets out. He pats Bolin on the shoulder, trying to put him at ease in his still partially conscious state.]

Make yourself at home. Don't worry- [YAWN] -I shower quick.

Yeah, yeah, you do you.

[He's good, he'll just hang out for a little bit. Twiddle his thumbs. Be nosy but try not to look like he's nosing around in Lance's(?) stuff.

When Lance comes back Bolin is picking some weird blue fur out from under his fingernail. He sniffs it and recoils before flicking it onto the floor.]

[Lance doesn't take long, like he promised. Normally he would be doing a lot of skin care stuff but he's just not feeling it today. Also, he's starving. He's wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, which shows off many scars, but he doesn't seem to have it in him to care that much right now. He looks around the room for a moment with a sad but oddly comforted expression before he heads to where Keith used to keep his clothes.]

Alright, you've got my full attention, buddy. What's the amazing news?

[He fishes out a simple black t-shirt and pulls it on… pay no mind to the moment he takes to pull the collar up to his face for a moment and close his eyes.]

[Oh no a bittersweet personal moment missing a lost loved one? Nope, sure don't see that.

Wow Lance really appreciates his clothes. That's so nice. Bolin does too.. you know. If he had more than one set. He should.. probably do something about that.

The scars are interesting but he doesn't ask about them. He knows Lance is a warrior type and warrior types always have big, cool scars. Just look at Mako.]

Okay- okay, so. Do you know anything about musicals? Do you like them? Have you ever heard of that?

[There's probably pants somewhere in here, it looks like not everything that belonged to Keith made it, but some things did. The shirt and towel are good enough for now, he decides and he turns and blinks a bit owlishly, clearly not expecting Bolin's questions at all. But somehow it makes sense coming from Bolin given what he does know about the guy.]

Uh, yeah, I totally know a thing or two about musicals. I was in a few of them when I was a kid. Last one I did was West Side Story when I was fourteen. Why?

Wow!

[Can you visibly see his excitement meter rising? Because it is.]

Well I'd never heard of them before and I never had the money to go to the theater until I was an actor but Wu said we should do a show at The Raccoon Room. Because it's a performance space, right? And so I talked to his buddy Ryan and long story short- we're doing a musical! And I'm directing it!

[For the first time in what feels like a while considering everything that happened before he fell into his semi coma, Lance smiles a bit. It's hard for him to put words to what he's feeling just yet. It's a lot of things.]

Dude, that's awesome. Sounds like just what this town needs too. What musical is it?

[As he says that he goes to pick up Bolin's tray and then gestures for him to follow him out of the room and into the living area where there's a table for them to sit at.]

[What, no picnic on the bed? You don't like sleeping in crumbs? Live a little, Lance.

But he follows. Pants are for suckers.]

It's uhhhhhh oh! The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Do you know it?

[It's not his room and it makes him sad. And pants are for suckers when a towel does the job just fine.

He places the food on the table and pulls a chair out for Bolin before sitting down as well.]

Yeah, that's a super old cult classic where I'm from. It was a movie too.

Right, the movie. [As he smiles and sits and starts helping to unpack the spread]

That's what I've seen. And I've written it all out so we have a script. And I added a little bit. It's gonna be great, I just need to finish finding people to be in it.

I need people with charisma! And drive! And razzle dazzle!

[Why he didn't realize Bolin was here to ask him to help or be in it, he will probably just chalk up to everything he's been through. There was a time when Bolin wouldn't have even had to lead into asking, he'd have jumped all over it the moment he heard there was a chance to get on the stage. Right now, though… he's conflicted.]

Dude, another time I would totally tell you you came to the right place. Razzle dazzle is like my ultimate catch phrase. [He raises a hand and makes tiny sparkling stars float around his hand as he wiggles his fingers to show that it's now literally something he can provide.] But I dunno, man. A lot's happened…

[Even better is that Bolin is literally just saying what he needs. It's not a sneaky sideways into getting Lance to volunteer.]

Oh- oh, I wasn't implying.. but now that you mention it there is a part I need to cast and you would be perfect! [He slaps the table excitedly and stands, leaning over their food] Lance- quick- will you wear sequins? Can you dance?

[Lance blinks, compulsively leaning back a bit in the face of Bolin's enthusiasm. And apparent selective hearing.]

Uh, yeah?

[It's a talent. He really only hears what he wants to when he's like got a mission.]

Can you sing??

[He blinks rapidly as he starts to recover from the sudden questions.]

Of course I can. But dude, I dunno if I'm up for it… Besides, I look better in sequins when I'm a chick.

I.. don't understand what that means. And I don't want to push? But man you would be the best Columbia. I won't be able to see anyone else for the role.

It means I look better in sequins when I've transformed into a girl. [Lance crosses his arms suddenly feeling a little on guard. It's been a long time since he watched Rocky Horror so…] Uh, remind me which one Columbia is?

Oh! She's got bright red hair and a golden tuxedo and top hat! But we could make her into a boy.. or.. I. Did not know you can turn into a girl. Have you always been able to do that?

[He awkwardly mimes boobs]

Isn't that weird?

[The boob miming is a bit much eve for him, and one hand comes up to his head while the other reaches out to gently push Bolin's hands down.]

Man, here I thought you had a guy's part in mind for me. Not sure how I feel about being the only person you can see playing the curvy redhead. [His tone is kinda flat. Then he gets into explaining mode.]

And it's more like the magic in Deerington sometimes took the form of pills that were passed around at a party that can turn you into the opposite sex. I sort of saved a whole lot of them totally unintentionally. And it's actually kinda fun getting in touch with your feminine side and… hiding in someone else's skin. You should try it sometime.

[Bolin deflates a little bit, realizing his intentions aren't coming across how he means.]

I mean.. maybe. Sure. I've never really thought about it.

Listen, rewind. None of this is coming out right.

I think the beauty of this musical is that gender roles don't mean anything and with the exception of Rocky himself all the parts could be any gender. I see you for Columbia because of her fire and how she lights up every scene she's in. The dazzle, the love story, the showmanship. That's what made me think Lance. I'm sorry it came out that way.

[Lance's eyebrows go up as he'd definitely not been expecting that. And it visibly touches him. So much so that his cheeks glow a bit (his powers make his blushes glow it's a thing now).]

Oh. Well, I guess I never really thought of it that way. [He lets out a breath. He swallows a thick lump in his throat.] You… really think of me like that?

[This is digging up some emotions he didn't expect. It's strange, but in the wake of what he's recently been through, perhaps he's a little more raw underneath than previously thought. He's gotten much too good at burying everything and now it bubbles up out of the earth wit the oddest triggers.]

[Trauma is wild like that. Bolin softens even more and sits back down. His body language is open and relaxed, but his attention is solely focused on Lance.]

Of course I do. Lance, you're amazing. You're strong, and fast and funny. Man, the way we took down that monster in Deerington? And when we were on that awful river together? Every time you're in a room it's like you fill it and all the bad things don't matter as much. It's a bad pun but you have to give it to me. That's real star power.

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