shenandoah | ryansgulch inbox.

I hope you found a place to stay. It's kind of hard when you first get here, trust me, I know.

Do you want to go out for lunch sometime?

I can't truthfully say that the transition has been an easy one, unfortunately. But I do thank you for your concern. I'm never one to turn down such an offer. Name your preferred time and place and I'll be there.

It hasn't been for any of us. But you're not alone, if it helps.

There's a relatively new restaurant called the Drowning Tiger, but I've heard the food is a little less than edible. Have you been to the diner?

I have, on a few different occasions. If it pleases you, I certainly wouldn't mind going there again.

I wouldn't want to bore you with the same old same old. Why don't we try the Tiger? It can't be that bad.

Sounds fine to me. Of course if the food really is "less than edible" then don't think I won't hold it against you (:

[The smiley face is intended as an indicator of his joking tone; the idea that it could possibly be construed as passive-aggressive is far beyond him.]

Well, if it's really that bad, I'll find a way to cook for you. Even with the lack of materials, I could still probably make a pretty good stew. And a great po'boy.

Now that is some dangerous talk. You do realize I'm not going to settle for you word on that, don't you?

Well I wouldn't be much of a Louisiana native if I couldn't slap together a decent catfish po'boy with all the fixings, would I?

That was dangerous; this is just plain cruel. Are you going to keep tempting me or are we going to do lunch?

Well we can't go out for lunch at 11 PM at night, can we?

Edited 2013-08-28 04:01 (UTC)

I'd say that depends on how flexible your definition of the term "lunch" is.

I'm not one for fixed concepts. And I think the restaurant is 24/7 anyway.

That's a comfort to hear. If you're up for it, I'll meet you there within the hour.

They aren't the same, the Wills. Not where it matters.

Imagine if someone called you crazy.

Experience speaks: it's frustrating.

It was not, is not, and never has been my intention to call him crazy, nor did I use any language to explicitly imply as such. Whatever he's inferring from my questions is simply incorrect.

[He pauses in his reply, realizing for the first time that his actual intent might not be so clear without some context.]

My own experience speaks to the fact that shapeshifters are wily beasts, and must be rooted out if detected.

You don't find that a bit hypocritical?

[Whoa, there.]

How do you mean?

Accurately.

He isn't that, either.

I fail to see how I can be faulted for attempting to ascertain that for myself. Still, I'll take your word for it.

[But he's not going to let the rest of it go.]

How can you be sure it's so accurate?

Not faulted.

It is only a familiar feeling. Wouldn't you rather want to know?

Some of us are skilled at survival by blending in. Some of us are skilled in survival by knowing.

Edited 2013-09-11 18:57 (UTC)

[This could be bad. But he's going to tread lightly for now.]

I take it you're the type who "knows".

Whether desired or not. Usually not.

And what sort of things do you "know"?

Memories. Personal truths. Desires. Secrets. Lies. Without context or explanation. Pieces of puzzles set alight and left to ashes.

What people think of me before. What they think of me after I tell them this.

Doesn't sound like a terribly pleasant skill to have.

[And what it could mean for him is concerning.]

It isn't. [ She could tell him more. Tell him why. But she doubts he'd want to know right now. ]

But I am, like you, interested in survival. And I am, like you, good at keeping secrets.

Edited 2013-09-11 20:03 (UTC)

In that case, it would be sincerely appreciated if this secret could be one you'll continue to keep.

[Not that he'd going to assume it will come at no cost to him.]

[ But she doesn't want anything. Except his friendship which has to be earned anyway. ]

I know. Have been will continue.

Thank you, Miss River.

[Trust, like friendship, has to be earned as well, and Cyrus isn't so sure that he's ready to give it just yet. But for now, he has little choice.]

ryansgulch inbox.

text; assuming they're BUDDIES

text; or something idk ps this isn't him asking him on a date he wants to tell him SOMETHING

text; suuuuuuure he isn't

text; he isn't shut up

text; h e h

text;

text;

text;

text; wow self let's remember to close our tags from now on

text; yes for shame valya for shame also this flirting is getting ridiculous

text; just try and stop me

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;

text;