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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 19:39:32 GMT -5
It was a typical night at the Allure. The dance floor was pulsing, the music was blaring, and Fred was skillfully dishing out drinks like nobody's business. The height of the night's patronage had passed for the most part and things were just starting to wind down. It gave the Brit a chance to scan the premises and observe his surroundings. Recently his attention kept going back to his redheaded co-worker.
It wasn't as if Jamie acting outlandish was anything unusual... in fact, it was him doing just the opposite that had caught Fred's attention. Normally the Irishman would throw himself at anything with legs, but the Tora hadn't observed him picking up girls (or otherwise) for quite a bit now. That, without a doubt, was the strangest thing the Tora had ever witnessed the fellow barkeep doing.
"You seem unusually calm tonight," Fred observed, casting a calm, sideways glance at the Ookami.
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 19:52:49 GMT -5
Jamie slid a brightly-colored drink over to a curvaceous brunette. The night was winding down ever so slowly, but that wouldn't stop people from getting smashed. He knew that from experience. The redhead glanced out onto the dance floor and watched some of the dancers, but his eyes merely observed and didn't single-out any of them for later... There was probably a reason for that... A reason with red hair, blue eyes, and a sarcastic attitude...
He snapped himself back to attention as Fred spoke. A grin slid into place onto his face. "Just thinkin', it's not th' end a' th' world though." He held up his right hand and placed his left one over his heart. "Promise ya, Freddie."
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 20:10:31 GMT -5
Fred arched a brow. He had seen his co-worker serve other ladies just like the previous brunette without so much as flirting with them recently. That was just too strange to be ignored.
"Really? I didn't think that people focused on that on as regular a basis as you seem to be. Unless there's another reason you've been repeatedly ignoring the various bits of eye candy that have coming wandering through here the last few weeks..." Not exactly subtle, but the Tora knew he wouldn't get anywhere with Jamie unless he was a bit blunt at the get go.
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 20:20:27 GMT -5
Jamie pretended to look offended. "Well pardon me fer havin' standards." Lies. Oh such blatant lies. He knew Fred had seen him go off with almost ANYONE on nights where it was either slow, or he was really drunk. But if Fred was going to learn about Kaji, Jamie was going to make him WORK for it. He considered it payback for how tight-lipped Freddie had been about him and Hi...
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 20:31:32 GMT -5
"Since when do you have standards?" The Tora actually had to repress a laugh. He shook his head slightly, leaning over to gather a few of the abandoned glasses. Even when socializing the Brit was a workaholic. "As much as I would love to believe you've suddenly become a moral asset to society Jamie, I find the suddenness of it all highly unlikely."
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 20:59:24 GMT -5
Jamie snorted. "I have standards since... like..." He thought. "A few weeks ago." He decided. That was when he had met Kaji, and that was about the time his unending quest for his nightly lay had come to a screeching halt. So... that was the time he had acquired his... rather rigorous and highly exclusive set of standards...
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 21:06:19 GMT -5
"As I said, I find the suddenness unconvincing." The Tora hummed thoughtfully as he shook some hair from his face. "Unless, of course, there was something that forced you to spontaneously reasses your not-so-moral habits." There was another pause. The Brit's eyes to the side as he finished cleaning off the bar. "Hm... or someone, perhaps."
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 21:15:19 GMT -5
Jamie sprawled himself over the bartop to purposefully make Fred's cleaning more difficult. "Ach, yer just like me MUM." He said. "What's it to you if I found someone I really like..." And he HAD... It had been QUITE a while since something like this had happened, and Fred had a right to be suspicious because of it... Despite Jamie's idea of making Fred wrestle the information out of him little by little, by now the Irishman was dying to tell someone...
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 21:29:24 GMT -5
"Trust me, you're not the first one that's implied that," he replied to the prior statement. Seishiro had whined about it more than enough times. But someone had to be the responsible one; and neither the sparkly Tora or Jamie were likely to take on that particular role.
"And frankly, there are a few reasons why I would be interested. First of all because this is a shockingly rare occurrence. Secondly, because I'd be really interested to know who it is that has managed to capture the attention of a serial flirt. And thirdly..." He paused, giving an uncharacteristically noticeable smile. "Thirdly because, despite your being a constant nuisance I do consider you a friend and I care about what happens to you." He had turned a blind eye to all the flings, attesting it to the Irishman's carefree nature; but if he was starting to get serious... Well, Fred did care, despite how annoying the Ookami could be at times.
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 21:44:38 GMT -5
Jamie chuckled. "Aww... ya like me, ya REALLY like me." He laughed a little more. "Well..." He thought a bit as he moved from sprawling over the bar to just leaning forward onto it. "Hmm... 'E's a college student, studyin' art... 'E's damn good at it too, gotta say. 'Is name's Kaji. Kaji Himura." He sighed. "An' he is the most foul-tempered person I've ever 'ad the pleasure of tryin' ta woo..." And despite the jibes and jabs he really did consider chasing after Kaji to be a pleasure...
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 21:55:27 GMT -5
In all honesty, Fred had never seen Jamie quite like this. Grant it, he had never really been aware of any serious relationships the Ookami had been part of, but this was something else.
"Good Lord, you're completely smitten with this guy, aren't you?" Fred had to chuckle at that. He didn't know what kind of powers this Kaji possessed to entrance a player like Jamie... but it was entertaining to say the least.
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 22:03:30 GMT -5
"Yup." The Irishman smiled a little. "Completely." He replied. "And I THINK he likes me back. At least I hope so. Doesn't seem opposed ta holdin' my hand, though he doesn't like hugs..." Well, at least not in public, he had yet to find out how Jamie would react to any sort of hugging in private... It would probably be different then.
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 22:36:10 GMT -5
"Sounds like he's a bit of a challenge for ya," Fred mused. He supposed that only added to the appeal for a thrill-seeker like Jamie. The Ookami certainly seemed to be putting a good deal of effort into wooing the other man... Or at least that was the impression Fred was getting.
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Post by Jamie Phoenix on Aug 21, 2012 22:49:39 GMT -5
Jamie nodded. "Hell yea..." He agreed, a grin on his face. "But I like the challenge, and it'll just make it all the sweeter in the long run..." Not 'in the end' because he hoped there wouldn't BE an end...
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Post by Fredrick Edeson on Aug 21, 2012 22:57:17 GMT -5
"I guess this means you're pretty serious then." Surprising for the Irishman, but it certainly wasn't a bad thing. Slightly under his breath Fred added, "Honestly, why is it all the players are in commited relationships now?" Again, not a bad thing, but it was odd. First Seishiro and Kyou, now Jamie and this Kaji fellow... Times were certainly changing. The Brit snapped himself from these thoughts and turned to his co-worker.
"Well I suppose in that case I AM going to have to meet this guy at some point," he observed. "Standard policy and all."
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