tongueamok: (➣ this just got very heavy indeed)
Carlisle Longinmouth ([personal profile] tongueamok) wrote2015-04-03 08:13 pm
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XOqNI

Hello, this is Carlisle.

I mean, it's not Carlisle as in I'm actually answering you right now, so if you're trying to reply to me at the second, you should probably save your breath because I'm not really here. This is some kind of a recording of my voice, but this is my communicator. I'm going to assume these devices are as common here as they are in other places — not my world, but others, ones more technologically advanced than where I come from— so if you'd like to leave me a message, then you may do so here, or er...

Right. Here is fine. So just leave yo—

[beep]
aroundthecoroner: (but always keep them)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-21 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, now he feels like he's refusing an invitation, one that Carlisle probably doesn't make lightly. And, well, maybe they could both use the company?]

Well... Yeah, I guess it would be nice to not smell like burning city for a while. If you're sure?
aroundthecoroner: (I always knew I had the answer)

audio --> action!

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-21 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Technically Michael should be doing clinic work, but he took a break to go sleep for a while. Which... also didn't happen. Whatever. This is adjacent to clinic work, right?]

Alright, I'll be there soon.

[Soon-ish, since he has to divert around the still-burning areas. But at least 401 should be the ground floor, easy to find. And the second spire is the only one by the river, so, also easy to find. After a while, Michael shows up to knock on Carlisle's door, holding a bag of things he would prefer not get torched.]
aroundthecoroner: (but my peace)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-23 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
[This is definitely different than the Carlisle he met during the furniture rain. Michael doesn't know him quite well enough yet to know if this is completely abnormal, but the guy definitely seems out of sorts. Also yes, he does indeed notice the cold- good thing he's almost always wearing a jacket, himself.

Michael follows Carlisle over to the couch and dutifully takes a seat.]


Yeah, no problem.

[Aaaaand now he's not sure what to talk about. Stupid social shortcomings.]

Feeling any... better? [He knows he isn't. Shit. That was dumb.]
aroundthecoroner: (hanging onto complications)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-24 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Michael takes the snapping considerably well, but then he decides it was his fault anyway.]

No, sorry, that was a stupid question.

[And then Carlisle blurts out what he's thinking, and suddenly, everything makes sense. The temperature, for one, but mostly why Carlisle is so anxious.

God, what does he do here? Michael's awkward at the best of times, but this is even worse. His friend back home is the more level-headed between them, he's not entirely sure how to handle situations like this. What would he want someone else to do for him?]


I'm sure he knows what he's doing, right? Though I get why you'd be worried. [He pauses, thinking.] Do you want to talk about that, or would you rather be distracted?
aroundthecoroner: (and some would scream)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-24 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Michael watches the magic quietly, thinking. He definitely knows what it feels like to try to give up a habit. God does he know.]

Don't apologize, I get it. Anxiety's a bitch.

[He shrugs.]

I, uh, indulged in some vices myself during that last stunt the gods pulled. It's probably better if I can help somebody else avoid it, and whenever I don't trust myself, company's a good idea.
hasitsthorns: (ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜᴇʀ)

voice; cw: drugs

[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-25 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
Carlisle. Buddy. Friend. Dude.

[ He is absolutely none of those things to her and she knows it, but that's besides the point. ]

I know you're a plant guy. Some of your stuff is in the orchard for... that magic thing you do, I guess. I don't know. Point is, do you know anything specifically about Cannabis.

[ Weed. She means weed, but is trying to sound much more intelligent than she actually is. Cut her some slack. ]
aroundthecoroner: (and the place)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-25 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Michael takes the mug, but doesn't drink just yet. The warmth of it is nice, especially in here. Hard to believe there's an inferno raging not far away.]

It's pretty normal where I'm from, too. The drinking part. It's not too uncommon for people to go overboard, either. I'm not really into it myself, but I can see the draw.

[He got blackout drunk exactly once, and he almost told a cop he'd just killed someone. Not his finest hour. Besides, he's always been about a very different kind of self-medication.]

I'll be honest, my coping mechanisms aren't exactly healthy, either. [They're a collective mess, oops. But this half (2/3?) of the collective mess, at least, has had people try to help him.] But I've heard that other people, uh. Meditate? Or do a lot of physical activity? Do either of those sound remotely appealing?
aroundthecoroner: (indoor living)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-25 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ALL FAIR POINTS... Listen, he's trying.]

Yeah, okay. Me neither. Worth a shot?

[God, what else is there?]

You could, uh... [Problem-solving doesn't really apply here. He doubts journaling would help.] Well, I guess we already talked about it. Shit, I'm supposed to be distracting you, not making it worse.

[He pushes his glasses up to rub at the bridge of his nose.]
hasitsthorns: (Aɴᴅ ɪғ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ɪs)

[audio]

[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-25 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... squints.

Whose flowers did she steal for her potpourri then??? She figured they were his since his scent is there sometimes. Huh. Anyway.
]

Uuuugh, alright. I'll ask some other people. I'm trying to get Tranquility to grow a thing but I need more information.
hasitsthorns: (Cᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴʟɪɢʜᴛ)

[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-25 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not what it once was, but not baseline. ]

It's, uh. Medicinal.
aroundthecoroner: (I knew this scent)

[personal profile] aroundthecoroner 2017-09-25 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Right, okay, he can follow along with this.]

I would hope it's not the gods. Trying to smoke us out seems kind of counter-productive for them.

[But what does he know about their agenda?]

Maybe somebody just likes to start fires? That's a thing. Pyromania. If it was for revenge, then they sure played themselves. Unless they live south of the river. Know anybody who hates a lot of people?
hasitsthorns: (Aɴᴅ ɪғ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs)

[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-25 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, yeah.

It helps with, like, aches and pains. Mostly though it just helps people chill out. We call it 'getting high' because it's like a fun, floating sensation.

You also get wicked hungry. We call that the munchies.