[OPEN] Tried on 13 different pairs of shoes

[businessorlibation]

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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Comments

[businessorlibation]

"I recognize why you're making that suggestion, but I'm a completely normal human surrounded by magic and science and people who outpower me even on my best day with a revolver in my hand. I need something. Daisy--the woman who possessed Crabb over October--is scared of them, and scared of me when I carry them and I need that edge. I need some sort of edge."

[be_seeing_you]

"I do sympathize. Still, I do not think you should take it as a positive if someone like her fears you with those shears in your hand. You should take it as a warning. Some things are not worth the price."

[businessorlibation]

"And some things are necessary. Peter, I trust you to be the first to notice if something's gone wrong and I need to be stopped. But I don't think the scissors are having that strong an effect on me. And if I do begin to use them regularly, everyone will know because of the blood on my hands."

[be_seeing_you]

"I don't like the idea of having to stop you. This sort of thing... it creeps up on you. I don't like it one bit."

[businessorlibation]

“I’m no more dangerous with them than the man-eating werecougar. Or any of the numerous magic-users on the ship.”

Though he likes Siffleur. More than he’ll admit to most people.

[be_seeing_you]

"I'm not talking about the danger you pose to others and you know it."