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001 - August Happenings! [OPEN]

who: Kate Fuller & OPEN
what: August Post
when: 1st - 15th
where: Library/Coffee Shop/Bar/Around
warnings: N/A

Library/Coffee Shop[Open]

Kate had taken Cisco's advice and started taking part time classes while in quarantine. She doesn't have a specific plan for the future but she's having fun and doing something with her time besides working. She's decided to take calculus, a mechanics course with a Lab component and anthropology. Being overly studious meant that she wanted to get ahead before her classes even started. She could be found at the library or at a coffee house taking up a table with notes, textbooks and random post-its.

She's wearing plaid with a tank-top underneath and a plan pair of jeans. She's mindful of those around her while also remaining focused on her task. Besides textbooks she has what looks like a safe lock at her table that she's occasionally fiddling with. In a strange way picking and resetting the tumblers in the lock helped her relax and focus.

There are things that she didn't want to forget and bit by bit she felt them slipping away; maybe she just didn't want a normal life anymore.

The Quarantine[Open]

Kate didn't know what kind of bar the Quarantine was going to be but it didn't really matter. Her goal was to visit Drew while he was working. She had managed to get a job as a waitress with a boss who was willing to train her as a bartender but she still wanted to do some research on her own.

She wasn't dressed to be at a bar, wearing a cardigan and a pair of jeans, but she was open to talking to those around her. There was a light orange drink in front of her that sat mostly untouched. She wanted to try it and learn what was inside of it but she could only taste the sugar on her tongue.

Kate's thoughts twisted and wandered, wondering if bartenders had to know about wine or beer or if it was just mixed drinks. She played with a small plastic sword that had been in her drink with a cherry before she ate it. She wasn't looking to get drunk but Kate really wasn't an expert drinker.

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[ooc: Come at me. Kate can be found walking home late at night or around the shared housing or getting a feel for the city so feel free to run into her; literally or figuratively. You can also hit me up for plans.]

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Kate laughed softly at Jason's antics. It was cute and it was nice to see him so relaxed. This Jason was completely different when compared to the man she had first met in the lewd bar. There was no way that she'd be able to mistake him for Seth now and it wasn't just because she knew him better.

"I am happy you think so. I'll be right back." She wandered over to the counter, allowing Jason time to check out the area around the rink. When she came back she was holding two pairs of roller blades, one pair significantly bigger than the other.

"Here." She handed them out to him before gesturing towards the bench area. "We can change here and put our shoes in a locker." They had keys on some of the lockers, indicating that those were open for use. Kate lead the way towards the benches and began to slip off her shoes for the rollerblades.

She was really happy that Jason was having a good time. "I should war you. I'm probably going to fall a lot." She wasn't the greatest at rollerblading.

Edited 2017-08-14 14:37 (UTC)

When he wasn't in his slumps, Jason could be one of the funniest people, unfortunately his moods tended to stay dark more often than not these days. He offered her a playful grin. Knowing the deal he had sat while she left and was unzipping his boots to slip them off. It was clear these aren't the boots he usually wears just because they seemed more simple. He didn't need his magic blades with him.

He reached out for the smaller pair first before playfully winking and taking the larger pair. Making quick work of lacing them up before easing his pants leg back over the top like he had his shoes. Sitting his boots aside he waited for her. "I can take your shoes for you, and don't worry, I used to do this back on the block." They were stolen most likely but before Willis was arrested he had been as normal as a kid from the Alley could be. "I'll catch you."

Kate laughed before slipping on her roller-blades. She was a little surprised at how charming Jason was and it made her want to get to know him more. From the man who brooded in a corner to the man who wanted to put on a woman's size 7.

She pushed herself to her feet, taking a moment to find her balance. "Won't we both fall over if you try and catch me?" Her smile and tone suggested that she was either teasing or waiting for him to prove her wrong.

"Here" Kate held out her hand to Jason. "This way we can get used to it." And if they go down they'll go down together.

"There you go underestimating me." He teased, but in truth he hated when people did that, but she didn't know him so he let it slide. He took her hand when she held it out so they could ditch their shoes with ease. He was pretty natural on the skates, he had learned a lot of random shit both on the streets and in his bat training, skating was nothing.

But it was fun.

"I wouldn't do that." She teased in return. She didn't think that she had the strength to pull Jason to the ground though she did hang on his a fair bit, holding herself close to his side as she attempted to gain her balance.

"Whoa!"

Maybe Kate should have picked something she was better at. After a while suggested they paused and took a break. "Are you good at everything?" She asked with a smile.

"You better not, you'll see I get really competitive when people do that." He offered with a wink. He figured he could catch her if she did fall, even if it meant taking the fall himself, it was fine if it happened. It would be something to laugh about later.

Jason laughed at that, once the shoes were ditched, helping lead them both towards the ring. "Oh hell no, I'm terrible at a lot of things, Kitty-kat." He teased. "I'm just bad at things normal people are good at. This here is just natural skill."

"Then what are you bad at?" She honestly didn't think that he was bad at anything and she wondered how he might reply to her question.

Kate's hand stayed in Jason's as they began to skate around the rink. She had to keep focusing to keep her balance or she would have fallen on her face the moment their wheels rolled across the slick surface. Bit by bit, she got better but it took some time for her to be able to stand without worrying about falling.

"People... I suck at dealing with people, and my family, I cant speak Russian as well as I would like... and last time I tried protiguise I accidently called a woman a little horse. Theres other things to." he shrugged some. "it's stubborness that makes me good at these things not skill."

He held her hands to keep her balanced, not as stable now that the floor was sick but he didn't look ready to fall.

Kate smiled up at him. "It just takes practice Jason. You have to talk to your family, to people, and Russian." She laughed a little at that. "I know Spanish but that's it." She wasn't fluent but she was learning by necessity.

"So you know that." She teased a little bit. "So when you want to get better at those things. You know you can." Kate had faith in him.

"Thanks for holding me up." Kate laughed a little breathlessly as the wheels to her skate guided her forward. "Are you having fun?" She hoped so. It looked so much easier to him. Maybe she should find something harder next time… not that Kate expected there to be a next time but they could hang out and find things to do.

Jason's smile kind of faded off as they talked, he looked more grim like the man she met in the bar. "Easier said than done. I burned that bridge and danced in the flames, Kitty." He spoke honestly. "My family hates me with good reason." Trying to kill them all kind of made for bad bonds."I can work with the Russian though, everything else is hit or miss." He nodded when she mentioned spanish. "I learned Spanish with English, it helps on the streets."

He had no faith in himself, he was mostly bravado. He would never admit that though. "No problem, I gotta use these arms for something right?" the smile eased back before he nodded. "Yeah, I am. Its kind of nice to just relax and have fun."

"You guys are family." She held up a hand to hush him so she could keep talking but in the process she slips and grabs onto Jason's arm, managing to use him to keep herself upright on the skates. "I just mean, that you guys are fated in a way. No matter what happens you'll be brought back together. It's up to you with what you want to do with it."

Kate looked up at him with a kind smile. "I won't push you or anything like that. This is a date. It's supposed to be fun right." She laughed while trying to stand up straight on her skates but only managed to fall back against Jason again. It was a good thing that he had more balance than her. "I learned some Spanish but that was because I've spent the last half year in Mexico." Not including a brief point in time where she managed to go home to Texas.

Crossing the board wasn't that hard with a passport and a cute smile.

He wanted to argue it but she hushed him and well, he didn't want to fall into that sadness that so often ate him up from inside. He keeps them balanced when she grabs his arm. It was a good thing he was as well balanced and strong as he was. All things par to course for a young vigilante. "Point." was all he said to it, hating the bloom of hope that sprouted from her words.

"Yeah, and we are arent we" He wanted to be sure after all. Jason shifted to catch he, shifting one of his feet to break himself to catch her and help balance her again. "Immersion is the best way to learn. One of my dads old buddies taught me a bit of spanish to keep mom from getting ripped off. But the rest I learned after she died. Curiously what took you to mexico?"

Jay didn't have a legit passport, all of his papers are fake.

Kate smiled up at him as she steadied herself. "We are." She confirmed with a short laugh. She was bloody determined to be able to Rollerblade and talk by the end of their date. Her hand gently glided down his arm and took his hand for balance as they circled the ovular rink.

"My dad." It had been a lie but she wasn't sure how much of it interested Jason. "He had wanted to get away and took my brother and me out of school. That was months ago." It was almost a year ago now that a birthday had come and gone. "He quit his job too. There was a lot going on and I didn't learn about it until the trip." This wasn't exactly a date conversation. "And it wasn't much of a vacation. Have you ever been out of the country?"

He knew English so well that she just assumed that he was from somewhere in the United States.

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