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mgnfcntsteiner in milliways_bar

first entrance

Jul 23, 2009 23:30

Into the bar steps a man--tall, blond, with what could quite well be the world's largest messenger bag slung over one shoulder ( Read more... )

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captainryan July 24 2009, 04:22:07 UTC

Ryan looks up from his sketchpad. This is no great loss as there is nothing on it anyway.

"It rarely does."

Or so he's been told.

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 04:23:59 UTC

"They must have some great facade up, huh? Is it wallpapering?"

Even if Grimmer suspects something is up, he's unlikely to give that away.

captainryan July 24 2009, 04:31:55 UTC

Tell that to the guy who can scent your emotions.

"It's the end of the universe," Ryan corrects, tone a bit flat.

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 04:34:18 UTC

If that's the case, this conversation should get interesting fast, because Grimmer doesn't have any.

...emotions, that is. But he's a very good actor, and most definitely human. A conundrum for the werewolf in the room?

"That's a little dramatic, isn't it?" he asks cheerfully.

captainryan July 24 2009, 04:46:58 UTC

Oooh, he doesn't like the blank ones. Knowing when you've started pissing the other person off (on the off chance they're a god or sommat) is a very useful thing to know.

Ryan's head tilts slightly as he points to the window.

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 04:52:50 UTC

...Oooooh.

"Interesting," he murmurs. "I don't suppose that's a very fancy projection?"

He doubts it, since up until the past few years he's been very good about keeping up with up-and-coming technology.

captainryan July 24 2009, 05:04:33 UTC

The werewolf gives him a rather flat and unimpressed look.

"End of the universe," he says again.

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 05:11:01 UTC

"Right, right!" And suddenly, he's cheery again. "The end of the universe in the Dresden Station. Who'd have thought, eh?"

captainryan July 24 2009, 05:20:59 UTC

"Milliways Bar," Ryan corrects. Again.

He's helpful, we know.

"Only your Door leads to Dresden Station."

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 05:26:33 UTC

"Oh? How do you know?"

That might be a smidgen of real curiosity, for those keeping track of scents at home.

captainryan July 24 2009, 05:32:26 UTC

Well. It's something.

"Because everyone here is from different times and places."

He does the eyebrow arch thing again.

"You didn't think yours was the ending of the universe, did you?"

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 05:33:51 UTC

"In this day and age? Who knows?"

He's being relatively serious.

"So," and here's his journalist side coming out, "what time and place are you from?"

captainryan July 24 2009, 05:43:08 UTC

Interesting that he asks for that before a name.

"An Earth, 2001. The United Kingdom, if that means anything," he answers plainly. It's harmless, easy to obtain information so he has no issues giving it up.

"Yourself, Mr..?"

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 05:52:29 UTC

No one ever said he was a good journalist. Least of all Grimmer himself.

"A future, southernly neighbor, then! Grimmer's the name, my friend."

This is also harmless information, for various reasons.

captainryan July 24 2009, 06:00:52 UTC

The UK isn't south of a heck of a lot. That narrows it down considerably.

However it's still all rather vague. How curious.

Ryan arches an eyebrow at the man.

"Welcome to Milliways, then, Grimmer," he says without sounding like he terribly means it. "No violence, nudity, or grudges in the bar, first drink is free."

And that's probably about it for information he'll volunteer unless he decides to amuse himself.

mgnfcntsteiner July 24 2009, 06:12:40 UTC

"But there isn't a bartender," he points out mildly. "So I guess the drink will have to wait. What a shame!"

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