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Why the hell not. Johnny. inspnickangel April 21 2009, 12:14:47 UTC
Nicholas knows he should be at home right now, but he isn't. Coming off of a double shift, home is really the last place he wants to be.

He doesn't particularly want to get drunk, either, but here he is, a glass of red held lightly in his hand as he steps up to the window next to the young man dressed in all black.

"Fascinating," he says, loudly enough to be heard, but quietly enough to be to himself.

[OOC: I'm not sure if you're familiar with this character, but if you are, he's an alternate reality version of him, where he never left London. If you're not, disregard.

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Re: Why the hell not. Johnny. icontrolme April 21 2009, 17:19:43 UTC
"Yes," Johnny agrees, whether it was aimed at him or not. "Practically close enough to touch."

[ooc: I'm not, sadly, but thanks for the heads-up anyway!]

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Re: Why the hell not. Johnny. inspnickangel April 21 2009, 21:50:55 UTC
Nicholas looks over at the man, getting a good, proper look at him. He can practically hear Janine in the background somewhere, telling him to switch off.

A few moments later, he looks away and with his free hand, pressing his fingers to the window. "I don't think you could if you wanted to," he says slowly.

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Re: Why the hell not. Johnny. icontrolme April 21 2009, 22:04:37 UTC
"You don't think? No swimming with the stars in sweet oblivion? Look at it, the destruction..."

He laughs, seemingly apropos of nothing. "Looks like dying."

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inspnickangel April 21 2009, 22:08:06 UTC
Nicholas listens to the man as he takes a small drink of his wine.

"I think it's like Piccadilly. Everything's so big, that it looks like you can just walk there in a few steps. But really, it's quite far."

He can't help but laugh a little. He never did get bored with the tourists that seemed to think London was still going to be some tiny little Shakespeare village.

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icontrolme April 21 2009, 22:14:08 UTC
Johnny presses one hand against the window, grinning. "But a bullet would get there in a few seconds either way."

Best not to think too hard about whether or not that analogy even makes sense.

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inspnickangel April 21 2009, 22:17:42 UTC
Nicholas spends a few moments wondering if he should be worried. But with that accent... this guy's American. They're all like that, aren't they; all guns and fast food and violent telly.

"You're not supposed to have those here, I thought," he says instead.

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icontrolme April 21 2009, 22:19:20 UTC
Johnny blinks, taken out of the moment.

"What? Guns? Are you crazy? Of course I don't carry a gun!"

Only crazies do that, you know.

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inspnickangel April 21 2009, 22:21:41 UTC
"Good." Nicholas sounds almost approving as he says this. "I haven't held a firearm in over five years."

He'd never admit it to anybody, but he does miss it sometimes.

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icontrolme April 22 2009, 00:48:18 UTC
"Were you a police man or something?"

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inspnickangel April 22 2009, 00:51:43 UTC
"Am," Nicholas corrects. "I'm an inspector now, so I don't get much time on the beat any more."

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icontrolme April 22 2009, 01:02:32 UTC
...Well, Johnny is totally invading Nicholas' personal space now.

He's waving his hand in front of his face, in fact.

"You can see me? Really?"

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inspnickangel April 22 2009, 01:05:25 UTC
Nicholas stumbles backwards slightly, pushing Johnny off in that gentle, yet quite firm way he became quite practised at during his days as a PC.

"Yes," he says simply. "You're right here. I can see you."

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icontrolme April 22 2009, 01:11:10 UTC
Johnny cackles. "Really really? Wait, wait! Okay--"

He makes the infamous 'bear about to strike' pose and grins. (his teeth, they're quite pointy.)

"What about now? Huh?!?"

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inspnickangel April 22 2009, 01:13:49 UTC
Nicholas sighs lightly. "Yes, I can," he says tiredly.

He watches Johnny for a few moments more before turning back to the window.

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icontrolme April 22 2009, 01:17:28 UTC
Nicholas gets about one actual minute of silence.

Then there is a very loud noise. It's the sound of Johnny smashing a chair against the wall.

...Poor chair.

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