Comments | thevelvetblues: 11/03/1934

justgrinandbear in thevelvetblues

11/03/1934

Dec 02, 2011 23:24

WHO: Riff+Charlie
WHERE: Entertainment District, in town
WHEN: Afternoon
WHY: Buddy times between roommates. And oh look, thunderclouds...

( Sometimes, it was nice to get away from everything... )

riff, 1934, charlie

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noonesfavor January 13 2012, 06:51:44 UTC

Nearby, someone else was having a perfect time being on his own. Strolling around town had become a favorite pasttime of Charlie's, but autumn was in full swing now and the leaves that had gathered in the gutters and along the streets were bright and perfect-looking, which only added to the appeal. Occaisionally, he went out of his way to step on a crunchy looking one, hands in his pockets and whistling all the while. He thought of those who'd stayed behind closed doors to study that afternoon and pitied them with a grin on his face ( ... )

justgrinandbear January 13 2012, 10:06:43 UTC

The moment Riff heard that voice, his expression automatically changed: traces of irritation disappeared behind his familiar mask. He smiled at his roommate and chuckled, while internally wanting to scowl (at more than just Charlie's appearance, the clouds still couldn't seem to make up their mind and Riff couldn't help but flick to the occasional glance to check its status in case it suddenly made up its mind): of all the people he knew that he could bump into, it would be the terrier. There went getting away from things.

"Hello, Charlie. 'Fool' isn't that uncommon a term. Fools in a card deck, the Fools of Shakespeare, a general fool," such as yourself, "it goes on. In this case," he made a thoughtful sound, "Fool from the Tarot? The Fool's unlimited potential trait matches the sub-title 'Anything is possible' nicely, if I had to make a guess." If he wanted to give the piece or artist that much credit of thought. He still thought it was a pretentious mess. To be polite, he added, "Your thoughts?"

noonesfavor January 14 2012, 06:00:20 UTC

And there was that snap-in-place smile. If asked, Charlie would admit that he sometimes just prodded at Riff to see the smile slide on there. Especially since, for someone who smiled so much, those unreadable expressions looked quite at home on his face, and that wasn't any good ( ... )

justgrinandbear January 14 2012, 06:40:45 UTC

"No, not really," Riff replied, scratching the back of his head, appearing a bit sheepish. "Knowledge is useful, no matter what field. I don't believe in superstitions but little facts like that are handy with interpreting symbolism and references, occasionally." Riff should know: he had to dig out information on the main Arcana to understand an obscure play he'd bought on a whim. Riff didn't even believe in God, let alone bits of paper telling you about yourself and your supposed fate, but other people believed and worked with it so if you wanted to understand what they did or how they thought, every little bit helped.

At the mention of the weather, Riff took a longer glance at the sky. "It does, doesn't it?" While the sky had been indecisive before, it looked like it was starting to lean towards rain and people were already starting to look for shelter or pack up. Riff didn't need to look at the smile on Charlie's face to know which option he'd take and while Riff had been willing to stretch his luck earlier, he wasn't one to take ( ... )

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