refractures | jonas / allstarz

[ They're at the Allstars Coffee and... Seodore looks at the coffee cup. ]

Maybe they can't take themselves seriously...? Oh, by the way, did you see that Maestro kicked the case open for the alcohol in duty free?

[ he's also kind of grinning though because it's funny. ]

I think I'd rather it be that way than someone too serious. Makes it a little easier. [ for what? but he nods. ] I snagged a few bottles yesterday. It might not last long, but it's something.

You're going to drink it all or share with the others? There are quite a few people wanting to drink, I've seen.

[ The amount of people who complained at Maestro about it... ]

I mean probably not all of it? But I'd be a bad bartender if I just gave away the bottles and lost my stock all over again. I'm holding onto as much as I can until we know where the next round might come from.

[ aside from a few drinks for himself, apparently. ]

But I'm open to requests.

Hm... How about a limoncello? I haven't had that in a while.

[ I don't know where you would get lemon and sugar but. ]

Yeah? Haven't had much practice with that but I can make it work. I meant usually it needs to steep for a bit with the lemons but I'll make do with what we've got if you're interested. I'll need like twenty minutes for supplies.

Take all the time you need~ I'm looking forward to your take on it!

[ Excitement ]

[ he will be waiting for a short bit!! but when jonas comes back he has a travel mug that is filled with a liquid that mostly looks right... ]

Lemons and lemon juice from some of the side salads at Congratulations, and some sugar packets from the coffee place. Give it a taste and see what you think. [ at least the alcohol is right? ]

[ At least Jonas disclosed the ingredients he used and where he got them from. Unlike some people. Anyway, he takes a sip.

You know that meme where someone tastes something sour, their face looks caved in? That's Seodore right now. ]

[ help him. sorry, he looks a little amused and a little sheepish. ]

I can't tell if that's a good thing or not. [ some people might just not be used to sour. ]

[ Seodore regains his regular expression, trying to fight back against the sourness in his mouth. ]

Haha, it's just what I remembered it to be~ really sour! The alcohol and sugar try to balance it out, but whew.

[ So Jonas did pretty good in making it. ]

Thanks! Brings back old memories. Want something in return?

[ That be an item, information, etc... ]

Glad I can live up to standards then. If I ever get actual ingredients to do it right I'll let you know. [ he is pleased. ]

I didn't get paid that much back where I'm from, but people used to offer me trade secrets. Things about themselves, things about other people. I like hearing about it. Why don't you tell me something about you that a person might not know just from our passports?

[ who is seodore. ]

That's what a bartender does, huh? Information age has always been here no matter the time.

[ Seodore thinks though. Nothing from the passport... He is usually allergic to talking about himself, but he'll make a few exceptions. ]

I had siblings, but I don't remember them.

[ He doesn't seem put out by the fact. ]

I never had any close connections with them either, so it's like I never had siblings to begin with. When I watch children with siblings interact, it's fascinating. They love and hate each other but don't truly abandon one another in a time of need. Like a "I'm the only one allowed to make fun of you" sort of thing.

[ ... ]

But I know that's not always the case for every family. It's something I've seen that's common in a "normal" household.

You're not wrong. [ and he seems content with that, and he almost thinks of saying it doesn't have to be big. jonas just wants to get to know people better overall, because it's better than exposing more about himself he's not ready for.

on the other hand this feels like an extremely targeted attack. his expression doesn't shift much, more erring to the side of curiosity than anything but there are some thoughts going on behind his eyeballs. ]

A lot of the time, siblings are the ones who have the most shared experiences in a house. They grow up together, they're raised in the same environment, they're exposed to the same things... it's probably natural for them to gravitate to each other. Like yeah, siblings fight, but then you have the ones who are basically best friends. Maybe because they feel the need to be each other's biggest support or because they just have personalities that work. And anyway what's the point of being close if you're not the only one who gets to make fun of them?

Not that I have siblings, but just... observations. [ ahem. ] Do you think that's something you might've wished for? A closer connection when you did remember them.

No.

[ The answer is immediate. ]

I'm not curious about what they've been up to nor their current status. Whatever they do has nothing to do with me now. I would rather keep them out of my life than welcome them back in. If I didn't have a close connection beforehand, it never showed before I left, so it's better off that way.

Fair enough. Some people just shut the door before they even noticed. Can't blame a person who doesn't want to deal with late attempts or anything either. So it's more a curiosity seeing how it happens for other people. Observations.

[ hm... ]

Do you at least have other connections?

From the past? No. I have work connections, but I doubt that's what you want to know. Besides, I had a family of my own, and that's fine...

[ His voice trails off when he realizes that he spoke too much for his standards. ]

Who am I to judge what people decide to say? [ re: what he does and doesn't want to hear? this bitch rambles so often without giving any real deep information half the time. ]

..."had"? [ it's gentle prompting, because he's not going to pry into a stranger's life but sometimes people say things they need to say without realizing it. ]

[ Seodore ponders a little, but. Yeah? Jonas is a good listener and it feels weird being on this side of the conversation for once. He raises his hand to brush against one of his long earrings. ]

These look nice, don't they?

[ he takes a closer look, tilting his head slightly as he studies them. ]

Yeah. Some sort of heirloom, then? [ or maybe they contain the souls of your family? heaven has exposed him to so much weird shit. ]

[ They are unfortunately not angel's trumpets. ]

It was the last thing my husband gave me before he passed. It was originally his and were clip-ons, but I made them into real piercings.

[ So that he doesn't lose them. Wow, a normal story. ]

[ this is such a normal story but at the same time this is hilarious to me personally because jonas has such a vastly different view on this man than literally everyone else he has talked to. but he's quiet, and there's just a strange pause then. ]

They look nice on you. I'm sure he'd like knowing you held onto them, but... I'm sorry you lost him.

[ he's curious about how long it may have been and how seodore feels about it, but it's not his place to ask. but he does at least get the sense that he should maybe offer something in return, so he lifts up the gold ring dangling from a chain around his neck for him to see. ]

My mom's. I... didn't like the idea of it just sitting in a box somewhere, so I wanted to keep it after she died. I know it's not totally the same, but I kinda get it.

[ surely it can't be because of (redacted)...

Seodore was about to add something to that, but he holds himself back. He can maybe save that for another conversation, or perhaps he won't mention it at all with how tight-lipped he is, but his affection comes in different forms.

He looks at the gold ring and slightly tilts his head. ]

Is that her marriage ring?

[ Or some other sort of heirloom, as Jonas mentioned before? ]

[ what are your secrets, sir...

either way jonas feels like he got enough from that that he won't mind if seodore goes tightlipped again, because he figures he can always bug him another time. a trade for a trade, just like always. ]

Yeah, it is. [ there's another pause while he sort of looks at the ring himself. ] My dad got remarried recently. Not even a year later.

[ as an explanation for why he has it and his father doesn't, maybe. ]

[ He has too many.... dunks him into the ocean ]

I see.

[ He thinks a year is enough time to get remarried for others, but he personally can't understand. ]

Did you wish he hadn't?

jonas / allstarz

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