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Johnny Summer ([personal profile] businessorlibation) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2023-01-11 11:48 am

[OPEN] Tried on 13 different pairs of shoes

Who: Johnny Summer and You
When: January
Where: Hurikane, Tommy Bahama
Summary: December's aftermath settles in hard. Johnny folds himself up, tucks himself away, finds distractions.
Warnings: Alcohol, maladaptive coping strategies, mental health

1. I am dented by the skies [Hurikane]
Sometimes, you just want to slot into old familiar routine, step back into what was work and just. Wear the customer service face, letting people tell you what they want of you and delivering that to the best of your ability. Johnny's behind the bar, mixing cocktails and hoping no one notices how mask-like his smile feels to him right now. Come on over, he'll just...make a drink happen for you. It's the best he can do for anyone in this moment.


2. They keep me up at night [Tommy Bahama]
And sometimes a man's feet get restless, when the end of day comes and lying down in bed feels impossible. There's no snow-covered wilderness to wander here, and that suits Johnny Summer fine. He's an indoor cat, after all, has been ever since...

...so he's at Tommy Bahama alone, taking advantage of its endlessness to go for a nice long walk to try to get the fog out of his mind. Maybe. Or maybe he'll run into a werecougar and have a fight, always possible. He does have his scissors.


3. It’s just a lack of air supply [Wildcard]
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2023-01-17 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
There it is.

Watson sighs, a soft sound. "A very rational, sensible way of putting it, but these sorts of matters are rarely either rational or sensible. Love, what are we going to do?"
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2023-01-17 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Your confidence is reassuring, at the least. Gives me some hope."

He does not intend to be part of both the first marriage and the first divorce on the ship. That's too dark a joke to say aloud, though. "Still, while we are working it out, there is a certain degree of pain alongside any healing we wish to do."