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Jacob Kane [ Cain ] Roman Fletcher ([personal profile] aeturnus) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-07-15 03:47 pm

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who: Cain (Jacob Kane) [[personal profile] aeturnus] / You!
what: Catch-all for the rest of the month
where: Floor Six, out in the city, Gramarye
when: July 15th-31st
warnings: n/a, will edit as necessary. pls tell me what he'd see on your character, though!

Floor Six.
[ Cain's not one much to outright bug people in their home turf. Unfortunately for the people that live on the sixth floor of communal housing, it's also his home turf and so he's definitely made himself comfortable in the meanwhile. For quite some time now, he's had a table set up in the corner of the central room with various bits and bobs and inventions — more recently, they've begun to take more concentrated shapes such as a briefcase or something circular of the same size. There's a notebook laying on the disc and, for those who know technical jargon, it appears to be working out methodology for allowing the objects to go down and up in size without harming the structural integrity. It notes his own laptop as the first example which is probably why this isn't all typed down in the first place.

There's a small bear that accompanies Cain around the floor half the time, has been around since mid-June when he recovered from the Chalice's power, strange but perhaps not too strange for where they all are right now. It speaks in simple utterances but appears to enjoy all the floormates, especially if they feel like giving it food. Where is it the other half of the time??? Good question.

Aside from that, most days he cooks for himself and others if asked. His cooking skills are fantastic, definitely above bar even when he's just making something quick, and he never really minds sharing. Once a week, however, he seems to plan something more specific and even starts setting up the making of a cheesecake; when he puts that one in the freezer to set, he puts a note on saying it's off-limits. Weird!

Other than that he's probably got a lot of books around his bed and always seems to be doing... something even if it's quiet. Finding him truly at rest and unbusy is near to impossible. At least he still sleeps sometime, at the very reasonable hours of 4-9AM. ]


Out & About.
[ There's a lot of time spent out in the city. When he isn't working on his job, projects, magic lessons, physical training, or language lessons for friends, he's wandering. It's about 40/60 since not everything is done all at once or on the same days and he knows how to structure himself. There's still too much to see in the city and more often than not he wanders just to cement the buildings and businesses in his mind, keeping an eye out for anything new or places that may have shut down or changed due to people being relocated or going home.

There's some of that, but not as much as he'd hope or expect.

Still, he forges on and keeps an eye out. Things happen all the time and he'd rather not miss it. Or at least he'd rather be there in person because inevitably everything ends up on the internet. Sometimes he'll even have purpose, such as shopping for groceries or checking out various tech shops as if he can discern their secrets just from window-shopping. ]


Gramarye.
[ Cain's here once or twice a week for multiple reasons. Much as his world is about as magical as a brick (ghosts and Reapers aside), he's found an aptitude for it within himself and takes lessons from Victor von Doom and Lucretia. So, of course, he stops by and peruses their books where he can.

Most notably he's been helping Lucretia with her project to collate information on various worlds' magical influences and how casting works there, so sorry not sorry if you get stopped to answer a few questions or maybe they just need some clarification on a statement you already made? Or maybe he's just hogging the copier because Lucretia takes Many, Many Notes and he needs versions of them for himself too.

He's probably hogging the copier the most, tbh. ]


For Loki (616).
[ Although Cain's notably been avoiding showing up to Tony's lab directly, after sending that game-like testing application to Tony (okay, maybe it really is just a game pretending to be something useful), he stops by to see if it's helped on the progress of the actual things. Unannounced because it's more of a work location than a home location and he figures if Tony's general attitude and work ethic are to base anything off of, he's probably there, right? Right.

So he shows up, laptop-phone-ridiculous-thing in his pocket and a few things he's been working on in his bag. That it doesn't seem occupied at first glance is surprising, but he'll go ahead and enter anyway. Not like a security system is really going to do much more than alert people he's here. That's the whole point. ]


Hey... Tony?

Wildcard!
[ Think of a scenario I didn't? Hit me up here. If you aren't sure whether it's cool or not, find me at [plurk.com profile] biomagnet, biomagnet#1925 @ disco, or PM me! ]
smokedout: And I know what he came here for ♪ (15 ♪ The devil is at my door)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-18 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't mind. [He hesitates, having answered a little too quickly for his own taste.] Just not around other people. Got a reputation to hold up, and shit like that.

[There's another pause, as he considers the new alias... and after some thought he tips his head.]

You... mind if I keep calling you Jake?

[It just feels more... homey.]
smokedout: How'd I ever get so lost? ♪ (11 ♪ How'd I ever get so off my rocks?)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-18 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dodger grins at that, and nods readily. Maybe one of these days he'll get around to admitting that 'Jake' sounds a whole lot like 'James'... like Cain isn't replacing his absent father enough already.]

How long did that thing take to make, anyway?
smokedout: I let him enter to make some more ♪ (16 ♪ The kind of fun that I adore)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-18 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Set? What does that, uh... mean?

[He's doing his best, okay... the only cooking he ever saw before Cain's was his adoptive mother heating up frozen dinners in the microwave. Hell, his own cooking attempts have been shit like sticking chicken strips into a toaster and praying.]
smokedout: They found a prince living behind bars ♪ (10 ♪ They look a little look at my heart)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-18 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's said this before and he'll say it a thousand times - he does not know how to get information without shedding some blood in the process. Literally. No idea.]

Huh.

[He tips his head as he looks at it... it looks pretty firm as is, but he has no idea what it looked like before it baked.]

Think you could show me how to make it next time?
smokedout: And I know what he came here for ♪ (15 ♪ The devil is at my door)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-18 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Dodger puts ceramic bowls on stovetops. At least he learns.]

What's your definition of 'complicated', exactly?
smokedout: I let him enter to make some more ♪ (16 ♪ The kind of fun that I adore)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-19 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Long as you don't underestimate me - I'm a quick learner.

[And there's a smirk as he gets an idea.]

Hey - if you wanna learn something from me, that might be... some way for me to pay you back for everything you do for me.
smokedout: And I know what he came here for ♪ (15 ♪ The devil is at my door)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-20 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah... I've helped other people use their own powers better, but like fuck am I going anywhere near your magic...

[He scratches his head with a hint of nerves.]

I play guitar, I know how to fight, I know some pretty fucked up interrogation methods... I know a good amount about guns, too. But you don't seem like the type that gets into fights much. And... uh... I can dance, too. Swing, and- lindy hop. But I'm- rusty.

[He's blushing pretty hard at the admission of dancing.]
smokedout: They come to find, all insane ♪ (9 ♪ They look a little look at my brain)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-20 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Is that what the non-swearing term of 'can't ____ for shit' is? Dodger has literally never heard it. It actually distracts him enough that there's a delay before he thanks him for the cheesecake.]

Gang I grew up in what all about bringing back the 50's, the people that raised me were all about the swing. It's... kinda embarrassing, all things considered. [He shrugs.] But, yeah... if you wanted to learn, it never hurts. Not much place for it in clubs and shit, though.
smokedout: I let him enter to make some more ♪ (16 ♪ The kind of fun that I adore)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-20 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Shit, that's right... you were actually around in the 50's, huh.

[He raises a brow.]

What'd you think of it, anyway? Greasers, and... pin-up girls and shit.

[His only real knowledge of the 50's comes from Benny's idealized version... so.]
smokedout: And I know what he came here for ♪ (15 ♪ The devil is at my door)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-20 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Everything seems to go fast these days, yeah... but I figure it's just because of the drugs.

[There is... a very bitter laugh here. God, he's a mistake of nature.]
smokedout: But not me ♪ (6 ♪ Everybody out there on the job)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-22 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well... not getting chided for the drugs is kind of nice. And Dodger gives him a lazy, playful smirk.]

You wanna get high with me some time, old man?
smokedout: Out in the street making a mess ♪ (2 ♪ Oh yeah I'm a hooligan)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-22 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
What counts as traditional in a place like this? I get my hands on dope when I need it, and I've found a couple types of crazy new shit when I want it...

[His eyes light up.]

If you wanna get crazy fucked up, I can probably cook up some Saturn's Blood. But that's a 24 hour commitment.
smokedout: But not me, oh no ♪ (12 ♪ Everybody out there on the job)

[personal profile] smokedout 2017-07-22 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a mischievous grin on his face, almost impish as he explains it.]

It's some dark alley shit from my world. Puts you in this... sorta crazy trance - time slows down, you get crazy fucking hallucinations, lights get all intense. Takes 24 hours for it to get outta your system enough to function again, and the hangover'll fuck you up - but trust me, it's worth it.

[He... didn't spend a day off of it for three years, so it must be good for something.]

Sex is pretty fantastic on it, too.

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