Goblin
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 15:40:18 GMT -5
Sebastian raised an eyebrow and, after a moment, grinned back--once he was sure Ben wasn't just fucking with him. "I'd say it takes all the fun out of it if you actually know the person's life story, but that's a pretty damn epic life story."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 15:42:10 GMT -5
Ben lifted a shoulder in a shrug. "What can I say. I come here a lot." He took a healthy swig of his beer when it arrived, but kept his eyes on Sebastian.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 16:27:18 GMT -5
"Do your parents know?" Sebastian asked. He sometimes wondered if any of the parents in town knew about this place. Practically all the customers seemed to be underage.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 16:30:38 GMT -5
He shrugged again, one corner of his mouth turning down, so he distracted himself with a bite or two of food as it arrived. "My parents work a lot. They're not home much."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 16:31:56 GMT -5
"Lucky," he said, though probably not for the reasons Ben would assume. He took a large bite of shepherd's pie and looked thoughtful. "Yep, you're right. This is pretty amazing."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 16:34:53 GMT -5
He smirked at him. "Told you so." He ate and drank in silence a while, before pushing his plate away and ordering a second pint. "You're not like the rest of them, ya know."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 16:41:37 GMT -5
"Uh...how, exactly?" he asked, sipping his beer and trying to sound casual. The observation made him nervous, though. He knew exactly what Ben meant by "the rest of them", and he tried hard to be as much like them as possible. That was kind of his entire social strategy.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 16:44:56 GMT -5
He watched him, tilting his head a little, considering. "I mean, don't get me wrong. You put on a damn good show. And they're too stupid to know any better." He paused, taking a drink. "But it's still a show."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 17:01:45 GMT -5
"Okay, now you sound like a guidance counselor," Sebastian informed him, concentrating on the shepherd's pie. He'd been sent to their office a few times, to talk about unexcused absences or bruises he didn't manage to hide. They were easy to lie to, but he hated being psychoanalyzed.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 17:03:41 GMT -5
He could practically see Sebastian's wheels turning as he watched him. After a moment of silence, he took another drink. "Well. We're all pretending about something, I guess." And Ben was nothing if not a great pretender.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 17:08:33 GMT -5
"I guess," he said with a shrug, thinking, You have no idea. Sebastian knew the deep, dark secrets of most of the kids in their school, and there were things going on in some of their lives that no one would believe. "So who do you usually come here with? Or do you just sit around drinking alone every night? 'Cause that might be guidance counselor-worthy."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 17:10:08 GMT -5
Ben snorted. "I don't come here every night." He shrugged. "But, yeah. It's usually alone." He glanced over at him. "I'm not really the make friends type."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 17:14:15 GMT -5
"There's a type for that? Isn't it, like, a fundamental human need?" Which was kind of rich coming from him; he didn't have a single friend he actually cared about, and his sister didn't seem to have any at all.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 23, 2011 17:16:02 GMT -5
He lifted a shoulder, then looked at him, meeting his eyes. "Maybe. Guess I'm just not good at it. Doesn't seem you are, either."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 23, 2011 17:25:20 GMT -5
"Are you kidding? I'm fantastic at it," he said, genuinely insulted. And it was damn hard work, too. He took a gulp of beer and thought about ordering another soon, now that he was finished eating.
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