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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 2:32:14 GMT
Marco entered the back of the shop, arms weighed down by the newest delivery of flowers. "Vincent, come help me with all of this! Can't carry it on my own."
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Giovanni shook his head, shifting on his feet. "The idea of hurting people makes me uncomfortable."
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 2:44:18 GMT
"Hm? Oh yeah, sure!" Vincent took a couple of the boxes from Marco's stack and brought them to the worktable. "Of course, Finn just had to crush the lilies I was cutting so he could lay in the sunshine." Carefully, he picked up the ancient cat and set him in another patch of light near the table. "You should've come back earlier so I wouldn't have had the chance to scare away a costumer, er...a visitor, I think."
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 2:53:50 GMT
"Scare away?" Marco raised his eyebrows, amused. "Whatever could you mean?"
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Post by Rain on Aug 11, 2015 2:54:23 GMT
Thea nodded solemnly. Once upon a time she'd felt the same, but seeing your coffee-shop love killed at the hands of monsters tended to change your views on a couple things. "Just keep Venus safe, then." She stood, holding her highly-lethal chair leg, and stepped out the door.
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 3:07:59 GMT
"Well, a guy from the tattoo parlor from across the way came to return some lilies he'd been using as a reference, I guess. He stayed and talked for a bit. I'm pretty sure I scared him away. He was probably only being polite," Vincent said, sitting back down at his table to inspect the flowers and set aside the damaged ones.
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 3:31:02 GMT
"Tattoo parlor... oh, yeah, those guys. I don't really think you'd scare one away. You're not exactly intimidating, kid. And I've met them a couple of times-- Older guy looks like he could probably bash someone's face in, no sweat. Younger kid looks pretty tough, too. All those tattoos on the both of them, I guess. And the third one's kind of short, looks like they're pretty friendly. Don't think anyone could scare away people like that."
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Giovanni made a scared sort of noise in the back of his throat, but nodded, holding onto the cat tightly. "What should I do if... if something happens?"
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 3:34:45 GMT
"I meant with my awkwardness," he said, drumming his fingers on the table. "Ugh... It was so bad, Marco. I could hardly string a sentence together. I must've sounded like a maniac."
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Post by Rain on Aug 11, 2015 3:39:45 GMT
She glanced over her shoulder. "Uh, run. If one of them ends up in there with you two, just… aim for the eyes and the belly. Nothing should happen, though, I swear. It's just a brief look around the block."
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 3:40:39 GMT
Marco raised his eyebrows, smile becoming teasing. "Well, well. Sounds like someone was flustered. Not that you talk to many people in the first place."
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 3:42:19 GMT
"I-- okay. Just... Be careful. Hurry back." Never had Giovanni felt so small and frail. "Don't die."
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 3:48:30 GMT
"I know... And I wasn't flustered. I was just, um... I just didn't expect him to drop by, so I was a little surprised. That's all." Vincent gathered the flowers that hadn't been smushed by Finn into a pile and got up to grab a few red roses. As he was clipping the thorns off, he asked as casually as possible, "So, do you anything about him? He told me his name's Ricardo."
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 3:53:13 GMT
"I know a bit about him. He's from an immigrant family, Venezuela or Colombia or some country around there. Used to play soccer, and he was going to get some big scholarship until he got some injury. Now he's into body art. Oh, and he's single, by the way." Marco waggled his eyebrows, sorting between the new flowers. "This town does love it's gossip."
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Post by Rain on Aug 11, 2015 3:54:12 GMT
"Haven't died yet, and I don't plan on it." She nodded to the mess of tables. "You can use the scrap wood to defend yourself if you need to. Venus will find a way to tell you if she hears something coming. See you in a few minutes."
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 4:02:21 GMT
"Hey, shut up..." Vincent muttered, laying the roses on top of the carnations and lilies. "What else do you think I should put in with this bouquet?" he asked, changing the subject. "I was thinking baby's breath to go with the roses, but it seems a bit cliché."
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 12:23:01 GMT
"See you," Giovanni mumbled, sitting down on the floor by some scrap wood. Locating a sizable piece, he held it at his side, eyes darting nervously.
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"I wouldn't turn down a classic, but they say that dandelions instead of baby's breath in arrangements are all the rage nowadays. But what did you think of the guy, anyway?"
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 13:10:59 GMT
"I dunno. He seemed nice enough. He smiled a lot... He stayed for a few minutes, told me he was thinking of getting a flower tattoo, and suggested I go over to the parlor sometime to help him with designs." Vincent leaned back in the chair, looking up at Marco and shrugging.
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 13:21:14 GMT
"If he suggested that you two meet again, I'd hardly say that you scared him off."
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 13:49:29 GMT
"I guess you're right. The thing is, I don't know if I'll ever take up his offer, or rather if I'll ever be able to. You know I don't really do well with other people. And the thing is, he could've just suggested it to be polite." Vincent knew he probably shouldn't be worrying about this so much, and that it would only give Marco more reason to tease him. But for him, worrying was always pretty much inevitable.
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Post by Copper on Aug 11, 2015 14:02:19 GMT
"You don't have to take it if you're not comfortable," Marco sighed, shrugging. "I know you don't do well with others. You avoid customers like the plague. I mean, how long did it take you to actually try talking to me? But all I'm saying is that maybe you're underestimating yourself a little bit."
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Post by Silaluk on Aug 11, 2015 14:14:41 GMT
"Maybe you're right. We'll just see how things turn out. By the way, thanks for the advice...about the dandelions. I might try to get some black-eyed susans or something." Vincent glanced out the window at the tattoo parlor. If he really wants me to come over, I just hope he comes to me instead if the other way around.
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