chickenchoicejudy: Scrawny - The Wallows (And see that I'm a--)
Ryan Akagi ([personal profile] chickenchoicejudy) wrote in [community profile] wellcome 2023-02-09 09:43 pm (UTC)

A.

[Ryan's been frequenting the saloon probably more frequently than is strictly healthy, but he likes how liquor slows his brain down and how dancing with others makes him feel warm and free. He's trading the migraines from trying to figure out his past (or anything about this town really) for a hangover, and sometimes that's kind of worth the trouble.

Which is to say, Ryan's already at the bar when a handsome new face turns up there. He doesn't mean to stare, but after a couple of weeks he's gotten familiar with most of the people in this weird little amnesia town. But...this is someone new.

Huh. Someone new...

...Then the guy slugs a whiskey back like the whole experience is new to him (and it probably is - it was to Ryan when he arrived) and Ryan cracks. The reaction is so wholesome that Ryan laughs, finally calling attention to himself.
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Yeah, man. Nice, right?

[Despite the laughing, Ryan is all smiles and friendliness. He's slightly more dressed for the location, in high-waisted black pants with corset lacing on the sides that might as well be painted on him, and a red jacket with lots of western fringe. At a glance his gender is a little ambiguous.]

Here, if you thought that felt good, try this--

[He catches the bartender's attention and orders two Old Fashioneds, one for him and one for his new companion, and slides it over when it's ready.]

It's like that other thing, but it tastes way better.

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