"What, at pool?" There's a little snort on the other end of the line. "Well, it's been a while since I last handled that sort of stick, so you'll probably kick my ass, but once upon a time I was alright."
Paul scrutinizes the young woman over the tablet. She's got to be like half his age, which he's already learning doesn't mean jackshit here in Taxon. (His default question for everyone new he meets is probably going to subconsciously be are you a vampire auuugh.)
"I could always switch it up and move to darts," Max says, raising an eyebrow at her addresser. For the record, she's twenty-two (to the best of her knowledge), but that honestly doesn't mean anything when it comes to someone who was a trained soldier from birth to the age of nine.
"Hi, Max." Paul lights up a cigarette and takes a drag.
"I'd be just as rusty at darts," he says with a crooked grin. "Bar sports-- haven't really played them since college. Unless we're counting drinking as a bar sport. Anyway, give me a few and I'll get there, give you a game's worth of play anyway if you want."
"I've played this or that game at the Bronze, but...well, I don't know if challenge will be the right word for what I'll give you." Buffy holds the tablet up so it can properly see her face.
"More accurately? Yeah, I'll probably give you a laugh. But if you're still interested, I'll show up if you give me directions."
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Max laugh, but it's not meant to be mean or scoffing. She smiles at Buffy, nodding to her image onscreen.
"Absolutely. If you want, I can give you some pointers." She pauses a second, trying to remember how, exactly, she found the place. "It's in Central - you remember the building you arrived in when you first got here? It's to the right, four buildings down."
"Pointers'll be great. Because otherwise I'm pretty sure me and a pool cue will not get along." Well, not unless said pool cue is being used to bash in demons' heads or stake vampires with. In which case, Buffy is particularly good with a cue.
[ visual ]aregulargirlJanuary 14 2011, 20:49:36 UTC
"Well, who knows? I could show you and you could be a natural at it," she says, tucking a lock of hair back. She glances around for any landmarks (aside from the pool tables) she's standing beside, so Buffy will know where she is when she gets here.
"I'm in the back, by the pool tables. The one next to the neon flamingo."
"They can be," Max says, and Hercules gets himself a raised eyebrow, too. She's never had a problem with this, specifically, but there've been times where she's forgotten to control her strength and it's nearly gotten her exposed.
"Sorry, I'm less adept at those," she says, thumbing a lock of hair off her forehead. "I'm sure you could find someone in the city who'd take up up on a good toss, though."
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Paul scrutinizes the young woman over the tablet. She's got to be like half his age, which he's already learning doesn't mean jackshit here in Taxon. (His default question for everyone new he meets is probably going to subconsciously be are you a vampire auuugh.)
"Name's Paul Smecker. You?"
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"Max Guevara."
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"I'd be just as rusty at darts," he says with a crooked grin. "Bar sports-- haven't really played them since college. Unless we're counting drinking as a bar sport. Anyway, give me a few and I'll get there, give you a game's worth of play anyway if you want."
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"More accurately? Yeah, I'll probably give you a laugh. But if you're still interested, I'll show up if you give me directions."
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"Absolutely. If you want, I can give you some pointers." She pauses a second, trying to remember how, exactly, she found the place. "It's in Central - you remember the building you arrived in when you first got here? It's to the right, four buildings down."
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"I'll be there soon -- hopefully."
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"I'm in the back, by the pool tables. The one next to the neon flamingo."
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"The last time I played, I broke the cue. And the cue ball. They are quite flimsy!"
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Not that Herc wore pants very often.
"Not that I intend to brag," Herc says, smirking. "But sadly my strength is better suited to things such as the javelin or caber toss!"
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[ max, you are no better than he is. ]
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[ this is dangerous territory and you know it, max. and yes, details would be nice. ]
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