First Entrance

Aug 17, 2010 20:03

OOM: the only thing you can do when you're in a terrible situation is close your eyes and get on with it.

The man in the doorway drops his cell phone.

It snaps, breaking badly, before he stares blankly. Two minutes ago this ways most definately not a fucking bar.Mark is suddenly very aware of just how shitty he looks-sweat stained shirt, burns ( Read more... )

mark hoffman, teller, saffron, sameth

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:06:59 UTC
Teller's not had the duty of welcoming a new person before, but what the hell? He's willing to try anything once.

Mark may find a man in a grey suit leaning over the back of the nearest booth, watching him curiously.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 03:14:04 UTC
He does a double take. That's not Jeff..

That for that matter is not a cop. For a moment he mistakes him for Eric, but he's too thin. Not as brawny-for that matter, not as tied up.

"Hello?"

He stops short as his foot hits the cell phone, "Fuckingshit-"

He turned around in a circle, "Hey-buddy? can you uh...can you help me out here?"

To say he's confused is an understatement.

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:20:21 UTC
Teller's attention shifts down to the busted phone.

He's never seen anything like it. He picks it up carefully (he doesn't want to break it even more, after all) and turns it over in his hands several times, examining the tiny little intricacies.

It's clear what it is, but it's practically light years beyond anything available in Teller's time.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 03:23:06 UTC
Mark frowns, "...Hey man-"

Well, those were cheap. Scratching the back of his neck, Mark eyeballs the phone, "You can go ahead and keep that if you want.."

He knew where Corbett was. He could go back and find her. Turning around (This must be a dream) he straightens and heads back before...

"...Hey pal-pal-"

He waves at the man with the phone, "Help me out here."

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:28:04 UTC
Teller has no intention of keeping the man's phone. After all, it's possible that it may be able to be repaired, for all he knows.

He hands it back to him, and turns round, pointing at the Bar.

That's what new people tend to want, right?

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 03:30:31 UTC
Why is this guy not talking?

A more pressing need takes over, "...Pal, would you happen to know where the can is?"

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:33:49 UTC
Of course he does. Teller points the way, and pulls an apple out of... somewhere, biting into it.

Yum.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 03:40:28 UTC
Mark's pressing need is diverted by the apple, "....cool trick."

He loves Magic. Angie was really into it and they'd do brother and sister outings. A guy pulled a rose from her ear. (And promptly lit his suit on fire, but that was beside the point)

"...Magic?"

All right. So he can find it shortly..

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:43:18 UTC
Oh, Teller loves tricks that end with something being lit on fire. Or bleeding.

Or both.

Teller reaches into the air and plucks a business card from nowhere, and hands it to Mark.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 03:46:43 UTC
He takes the card, "....Really?"

He looks up at him. He looks down. He looks back up, and back down. Frowning, he slips the card into his pocket, "Cool."

Pause, "I'll be right back."

He slid out of the seat and ran off, returning a few moments later drying his hands on a paper towel, "...that's better."

He'd been sitting in that stupid chair for hours.

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 03:51:58 UTC
When Mark returns, Teller has moved to sitting on top of the table.

If Mark liked the first apple trick, he'll really like this one. Teller's peeling an orange, slowly revealing a bright red apple underneath.

And apparently, this is completely normal behaviour for an orange, as far as he's concerned.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 04:01:19 UTC
He frowns at that.

"....Look, okay there's a time for magic and then there's-" wait a second. This is a dream.

Mark stops short. This is a dream. This was a relatively good one too since he wasn't in any sort of danger, angelina wasn't looking at him, or yelling at him..

The hint of a smile appears, "...Can you uh...Do anything with flowers?"

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 04:02:37 UTC
Sigh.

Teller pulls a bouquet of silk flowers out of nowhere, but he doesn't seem like he has much fun in doing it.

Is that what you were expecting?

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 04:09:54 UTC
"Aw no, c'mon man. Do-here, pull a rose out from somewhere. Or can you make a dove appear? That'd be fucking awesome."

Best. Dream. Ever.

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doesntsaymuch August 18 2010, 04:11:21 UTC
Teller doesn't like doves. Every magician has a dozen of the damn things.

So he coughs, and a tarantula falls onto the table in front of him with a thwunk!

He pretends not to notice.

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frmthebeginning August 18 2010, 04:14:25 UTC
"Fuck yeah!"

It's a pity that Mark doesn't have happier icons.

"Oh man, Angie'd love-"

He stops.

".......Well she would have liked it." He moves back, hands in his pockets, "I don't suppose you know where I can get something to drink."

It's not a question. Suddenly he looks very tired.

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