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[grasslick]

[ today the café is very crowded

because everyone on this list is inside of it. everyone. you should talk to them. you should just do something like, be specific in your tag as to who you're talking to or something. because that would be swell. awful swell. comments. you can stack them leave as many as you'd like. srsly. ]

Comments

[theylookedaway]

[Red doesn't like crowded places, but the location wasn't up to him. He had followed someone here.

Go on. Take a wild guess.]

[thebossway]

You're welcome to sit at the table instead of by it like a dog.

[theylookedaway]

[Normally Red wouldn't even consider the offer, leery of getting that close to anyone-let alone Giovanni. He'd prefer to stand and watch from a distance, alone.

But...he's tired. He's been stalking following the man for weeks, eating and sleeping less and less as time passes, and it's starting to wear on him. Red doesn't look in the mirror anymore, but he knows the bags under his eyes are starting to get frightening.

Slowly, he approaches to sit at the table, scowling fiercely as though that will make it less of a defeat.]

[thebossway]

The food here is free. [Sssiping our espresso.]

[theylookedaway]

[Red almost nods but then catches himself, frowning harder and looking away determinedly. He half-makes to stand, but then catches sight of the long line and sits back down, eyes downcast. He has to fight the urge to rest his head on the table.]

[thebossway]

[Pushing the menu your way.]

[theylookedaway]

[Red takes the menu without thinking, scanning the page without actually reading any of the words. It all tastes the same at this point, but his eyes catch on the dessert menu by instinct. Maybe he'll get up in a minute. Maybe...]

[thebossway]

[espresso tastes good, we focus on espresso]

[theylookedaway]

[There. That red velvet cake on the menu looks good; he's never tried it before. Now he's going to get up and ord-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

[thebossway]

...[red how do you even-]

[theylookedaway]

[Sorry, can't hear you, sleeping for the first time in two days.
He has Gio-dar though, so if you try to leave, he'll get up.]

[thebossway]

[then i will just stare at you for now. can we read your dreams like we read everything else you do.]

[theylookedaway]

[Survey says YES, you can - although it's probably not too difficult to figure out, given how badly he's twitching. He'll be up again within the hour.]

[thebossway]

[sigh, your twitching will be our entertainment then. can we have an eclair plzktnx.]

[theylookedaway]

[After an hour or so, Red jerks up again, looking more tired than he had before he fell asleep. He's disoriented and confused - where...? - before remembering the café.

He bites his lip, angry. Have to stop falling asleep. Stupid, stupid. He's right there.]

[thebossway]

Finally.