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Oz "friendship barnacle" Vessalius ([personal profile] harepiece) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-02-01 03:17 am

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Who: Oz & Friends: The Musical
When: Post-event
Where: Out and about in the city
What: Various nerd bonding moments
Warning: None!

elsa;
[After all the chaos of Fortune-Telling Week From Hell settles down, it's time to make good on that promise for tea! Elsa seems like a neat person to know, after all, and even if their topic at the time had been a little heavy, that's just all the more reason to get to know her a little better. That sort of burden is hard to carry alone.

So after giving the directions and setting a time, Oz can be found sitting outside of the cafe in question. He's got something folded on his lap and seems to be alternating between people-watching and checking his phone, buzzing with the quiet excitement of meeting someone new.]


mabel;
[GUESS WHERE MABEL AND OZ ARE. That's right, on the best friend date ever. Ever. It's only just started and Oz is already having a great time, pressing his face against the CyBuddy displays and being stupidly excited in general over all these weirdass animals. Ciel has his big fat owl, so maybe said owl needs a companion...!

He stops in front of one display in particular though, where a very small dog with very large ears sits at attention, ready and waiting for the next customer to come test its functions. Instead of doing that, Oz just points with GREAT VIGOR and calls over to wherever Mabel happens to be moseying about, clearly excited.]


Mabel! Come look at this one! Look at its ears—!!

[This dog must be stopped.]

taka;
[It's nerd time in the library, time for all library nerds to go perusing at their collective leisure...! SO OF COURSE OZ IS HERE, looking around the shelves for anything that's been added since the last time he'd visited. Nothing really catches his eye yet; even with all of the books here, he's already read his way through most of the fiction section that had struck immediate interest and has yet to find anything actually useful in the non-fiction section, outside of how-to manuals for technological devices. He's almost at the end of the row by the time he spots it-

The familiar spines all lined up in a neat row. Finally. FINALLY.]


They have it—!!

[Oops, were you trying to read in a peaceful corner or actually get some work done?? IT IS PEACEFUL NO MORE, since Oz doesn't know how to use volume control when he's excited.]

yoon;
[Now that Oz has taken up trying to cook some things on his own, it also means that he has to learn to shop for groceries on his own... And normally, he isn't too bad at that! He actually has a fairly good idea of what makes a balanced meal and knows what he likes, so it doesn't take long to finish up and he doesn't spend time lingering in the aisles.

Today is unfortunately not one of those days. Living in the House of Eternal Sweet-tooth means that candy is never in short supply, but with all of the crazy goings-on lately, it's been a little hard to remember to restock the candy jar. Today, the grocery store happens to be having a buy 1 get 1 free sale, too, which means that all of the soup stocks and vegetables and fruits in Oz's cart are buried under a literal mountain of candy.

A mountain that goes sLIDING RIGHT OVER IN AN AVALANCHE when Oz takes a turn too quickly, burying the feet of anyone who happens to be nearby. SO, YOU, YOON. You are the chosen one.]


Oh— sorry about that! I guess I put a little too much in here. [An Understatement™. Oz will immediately move to start picking various bags of M&Ms and jolly ranchers up, though, because he's not a rudeass who makes other people clean up for him.]

ciel;
[IT'S 10AM, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR OZES ARE?

In the kitchen, tiredly stirring around his oatmeal in an absent-minded way. Horror of horrors, there aren't even any sprinkles in it today.

Even though he tried his best to get some sleep the night before, he couldn't manage it. He's been wound with anxious energy for hours now, and it's exhausting, but there's no reprieve in sight just yet and even if there was, he probably wouldn't take it. He's got a lot of things to think about, some clothing to throw away, and apologies to make - later, after the general insanity dies down. But that leaves him in a limbo of sorts for the time being, and it's why he's staring somewhat absently out the window whenever Ciel moseys out of his sleep coma for the day.

His attention still snaps over regardless, and Ciel gets the same cheery:]


Morning!

sheba;
["I'll be meeting you for tea once all of this is straightened out." WELL THINGS ARE STRAIGHTENED OUT NOW!! And Oz, who needs to check up on everyone that he's watching out for anyway, will take any reason to make the standard "so did you survive" conversation pass a little more smoothly. Good lord, he's going to become one of the cafe's most valued customers in less than a week at this rate...

But that's why he's standing out in the apartment hall at around noon a few days after things settle back down again, knocking on Sheba's door.]


Sheba? It's Oz! Are you here?

[Maybe he should have tried calling first?! What a moron.]
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[personal profile] yooknowit 2015-02-01 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... WHY. WHO BUYS THIS MUCH CANDY? Oz does, apparently. The very thought sends a chill down Yoon's spine. The heart-attack burgers from McCERES and TGICERES alike were already disturbing for him. This is not helping at all. What's with people of the future, really! ]

Hey, I know this isn't any of my business. But I hope you're buying this much for a good reason.

[ Such as, maybe, opening his own candy shop. The amount is sufficient enough for a candy stall! ]
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ergh.

[ For once, the sound that Ciel responds with isn't a "friendship is disgusting"-ergh, but a "I am still sleepy despite slipping into a small coma"-ergh. Still. At this point, he's at least more used to having someone around when he wakes up, which had taken a while, so he raises his hand lightly in greeting before it moves to cover his mouth as he yawns. ]

Good morning... [ Ciel has to wake up first, which is why he wanders over to the kitchen to start making tea, which he's at least learned to do, since it's Important. ]

What time is it?
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
The same as usual.

[ Which is generally early, since Ciel is (a grandpa) a kid and has trouble staying up late... Ciel doesn't say as much, since he never does, but he hadn't slept very well the previous night either, but it wasn't for any particular reason. It was the usual for him.

He sets the kettle on the stove, then starts to dig around for his favorite Earl Grey tea, but finding the celebratory tea mug first, he grabs that. ]


What about you? You were out when I retired last night.
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He is indeed still too asleep to notice, so he just levels Oz a flat, unimpressed stare across the kitchen's bar. There's a part of him that's genuinely irritated and annoyed by that comment beyond his usual levels, but he's also not going to reveal why. It's something that he wanted Oz to be ignorant of, which is why Oz's care in coming home was unnecessary, ultimately. Ciel's room was so soundproofed that it wasn't needed.

Ciel grumbles in irritation, but continues to pull out his tea once he's given that unimpressed look. ]


Which one this time, then?
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ At the mention of Lily, Ciel just scoffs as he looks away, wholly unimpressed. It already puts Levi exactly where he should be, at least, which is the corner of poor opinions. ]

Oh, wonderful. Is he as completely childish and moronic as she is?

[ truly, it's amazing ciel isn't surrounded by friends with his charming personality ]
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds irritating, then.

[ Because Ciel is imagining something along the lines of helping him cross the street rather than Oz's usual luck... He sighs, setting his tea down before he leans against the counter. He'll just wait here for the water to finish boiling. ]

I don't understand how you can put up with people like that at all. I definitely wouldn't have stayed.
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[personal profile] uncoincidental 2015-02-01 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[The door opens and JENNA APPEARS WITH A FLAMETHROWER. No, I'm kidding, it's just Sheba, who wasn't really expecting him because he's a nerd who didn't call first, so she actually looks a little surprised to see him. That surprise melts into a smile soon enough.]

What were you going to do if I said "no"?

[But then she steps aside and gestures for him to come in. She has the sneaking suspicion that this might be about having tea (since they'd somewhat tentatively made plans for it), but even if it is, she's going to have to clean up a little first so Jenna isn't left with a mess on her hands when she comes back. The living room is pretty standard as far as living rooms go, but there are a few cuttings of sheer fabrics in various shades of purple and red spread out over the coffee table.]

Sorry, it's a little messy... I was working on something.
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He immediately nods in agreement, since of course his way is better (or so Ciel thinks), so he crosses his arms lightly. He's starting to wake up the more he just stands here waiting for his tea, so he shifts the topic. He feels like he's shifting it a lot, but little does he know he's actually pretty close... ]

Did anyone else you know show up this time?
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[personal profile] uncoincidental 2015-02-01 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oz please... Sheba chuckles and shuts the door behind him, then heads back over to the coffee table and gathers up the cloth.]

Kind of. I need to replace some things in my room. [Namely, the drapes over her bed that Jenna set on fire... whoops.] I can't decide which colors I like best, but I'll figure it out sooner or later.

[She tilts her head to one side and studies him curiously.] So, is this about the tea, or did you have another reason for coming over?
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyone I should know about?

[ He says it casually, because considering the weirdass world Oz comes from, it's a fair question... Ciel sighs before Oz can even answer, though, because for once, there's someone he has to explain. ]

Well, first, someone I know showed up. His name is Grell Sutcliffe. I don't know him well, mind you, but he's a Grim Reaper and completely insane, so don't even talk to him. He's an annoyance besides that.

[ There's a casual chill to Ciel's words that's not anything out of the ordinary, and yet, it's much deeper than that. Grell would be a nonentity like the rest of the Reapers were, if not for the fact that he had killed Ciel's aunt, but... Unsurprisingly, that isn't a subject he wants to breach. ]
Edited (he needs to be more exasperated ) 2015-02-01 23:02 (UTC)
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[personal profile] uncoincidental 2015-02-01 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Now is fine! Ah - hold on...

[She holds up one finger and darts down the hall to the door to her room, which she opens just long enough to toss the fabric inside. A mess is acceptable as long as Jenna doesn't have to see it, apparently...

When she returns, she grins.]


Let's go!
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[personal profile] cheats 2015-02-01 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ciel listens to Oz's descriptions, but the further he goes, the more Ciel's expression falls. It starts at the idea of a man named Break being in cupboards, and really just continues full speed ahead until Oz ends with what Ciel can tell is a very underwhelming "unpredictable." He opens his mouth to respond, but the kettle starts to whistle, so he pauses that thought to pour the hot water into his tea. He'll let it steep while they talk, though, since he grabs the mug and walks over to take a seat at their table with Oz.

...Still. His actual commentary is brief, since he sits down with a sigh. ]


"A little unpredictable."

[ Ciel repeats that first, since he's thinking to himself that while that's technically true of Grell too, that's also not even the half of it. ]

Now I have to ask. What did helping this Levi person out entail, Oz?
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[personal profile] uncoincidental 2015-02-02 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[It occurs to Sheba as she's heading for the door that maybe she should leave a note for Jenna or something, but then it also occurs to her that Jenna can always send her a message on the CereVice if she gets back first and wants to know where she is, so out she goes. She's a somewhat inconsiderate roommate, sorry Jenna.

As they head down the hall, she gives Oz's question some thought.]


I'm not too hungry, but if you want to go somewhere with sandwiches, I'm hungry enough to eat.

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