Audience - Jacopo

[holyspirits]

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week 2, thursday

[holyspirits]

[ it is thursday before curfew. here is your background track. gabriel is truly not expecting anybody but jacopo at this point, so they are standing at the counter and eating some oreos out of the pack while experimenting with some bottles to make something new. ]

Another late night?

[obdure]

[ KLGKLSKLS I AM SORRY I DID THAT TO YOu... Well, he is cozy-looking, but he also has a bag with him for once. He's a bit younger because he is 22, not as tired looking or grim in aura.

the music has him tilt his head, but it isn't bad? time to offer.... an apologetic and sheepish smile for different reasons than later in the curfew. ]

... I'm not looking to drink myself asleep tonight.

[holyspirits]

[ this is an outfit. gabriel is wondering what the cozy occasion is. also, thank you, i did not want to ask if he was 22 in curfew but i had assumed.

so this is something. but they are not rejecting his company. ]

You do know I serve non-alcoholic shit here too, right? I could make you something without the booze. [ they also nudge the oreos closer if he would like to perceive. ]

[obdure]

[ he wanted to try a bunch of things and just ended up looking like he's ready to be in a cafe without an actual plan. but yes... he is. ]

Yes, but I'm prefacing! [ He takes a seat at the counter and sees... the oreos? what are those. ] What are these?

[holyspirits]

[ this is so funny, it's fine. gabriel will accept this. also it's not like anybody can see what they're wearing? maybe his outfit is worse. ]

Alright, alright. [ they wiggle the box a little. ] They're cookies. They might be a little too sweet for you, but the center's the best part.

[obdure]

Right, our eyes have adjusted where we can see the guardian angels now, but you're still this form?

[ Suspiciously takes the cookie, but he has less reservations about accepting goodies right now.

Instantly watch him get shell-shocked by the sugar right after his prod. ]

[holyspirits]

Probably because I'm not a guardian angel. Never was. Knowing how this goes, I'll probably be like this for the whole time you're here until the end, and if you decide to stay here and integrate after all.

[ gabriel is not trying to poison him, it is fine. what is less fine is truly how manufactured-sweet oreos are, so there's a little chuckle after that anyway. ]

I probably shouldn't be eating these either. [ they are sweet and full of sugar and yet. ]

[obdure]

It's the afterlife... [ Said weakly after he recovers. ] They aren't bad, I just wasn't prepared.

[ Very interesting though? He doesn't know if he'll be able to handle just the crème part, so many not today. ]

That's a bit disappointing. I was curious to know what you looked like, or I suppose what form you decided on.

[holyspirits]

I appreciate you indulging me either way. [ haha. but they take another oreo and twist it apart to look at the cream inside. mostly because it's easier than looking at him while they continue. ]

Because it's weird to talk to an overgrown night light? I get it. After the Angels lost their glow, it's weirder I didn't. I've had a lot of you come by checking to see if I did, and most people have the same response. A little disappointed, a little unsure, mostly curious. [ popping the cream half into their mouth. crunching a bit. ]

The girls are a lot nicer to look at. I'll tell you that much.

[obdure]

[ watching censorship lightsabers eat sure is weird ]

It isn't all about looks, you know. I'm sure you're charming in your own ways? It can be in gestures, expressions, and the like.

[ isn't this so fucking different Jacopo remembers last week, but doesn't realize the whiplash because he's just being... Himself at the age that he magically is. ]

There's something different about seeing someone's eyes and their smile, even if you can sense them.

[holyspirits]

[ i see that 22 year old jacopo is playing a dangerous game, and that's fine. it is extremely different, and gabriel kind of stares at him before there's a light laugh. ]

And that depends on what you call charming. Some people find appeal in the mystery, too. I don't disagree though? Obviously it's a lot easier to tell what a person might be thinking or feeling if you can read them. And right now I'm probably like a closed case.

[obdure]

[ IS THIS A MINOR IN A BAR?? EITHER WAY HE ISN'T FLIRTING, THEY ARE JUST STATEMENTS. if he tried to flirt, he'd just die. ]

I suppose. [ A shrug. ] Either way, this is also fine as is, as long as we can chat.

[ ... ]

I'm surprised you didn't decide to take off when I appeared.

[holyspirits]

[ I AM HIGHLIGHTING HE IS 22 BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT BEHAVE THIS WAY AS OLDER JACOPO. also it sounds like the him-version of flirting but also that is fair. thank you for your statements. ]

I'm always open to chatting. You know where to find me when you want me. [ a little shrug follows. ] Believe it or not, I don't really hide from people. Not, like, purposefully.

[obdure]

[ well, if they want to interpret it that way... then i guess it is. He was just being sincere and would immediately get embarrassed if it was pointed out. ]

Maybe you should raise your standards... I'm not sure why, but I was acting like a maniac before.

[holyspirits]

[ hilarious. it is fine. ]

Oh, yeah, no. You... definitely were going through it last week, but I really think you guys are underestimating my tolerance for this kind of shit. I knew what I was signing up for when I asked for this job.

[obdure]

[ imagines... working this job... ]

You must be paid well... I don't know if I'd be able to do it.

[holyspirits]

What makes you think I'm getting paid for this?

[ they really are doing this for free. ]

[obdure]

... If this is worth your while, who am I to judge...

[ He is judging just a little bit. Everyone here can be so much. ]

[holyspirits]

I think it is, in a way. [ they lean on the bar then. ]

... I want to try and be a better person. And I figure the best way to do that is by being a better person for other people. If that means listening to people talk and giving advice sometimes or just being a person they can offload all their bullshit on, then okay.

[obdure]

[ help. This has him laugh. ]

I was buying into it until you started cursing into an unceremonious ending there.

[holyspirits]

[ they duck their head a little because yeah, fair. it's a sheepish short of gesture as a hand comes up to rub at the back of their head and neck. ]

I mean it. I don't think it's actually bullshit like some of you do, but you get my point here.

[obdure]

I do, I do. And I'm glad you find it fulfilling, Gabriel.

[ no judging. the sheepish gesture works on him to be less mean. ]

Still, I want to apologize... He—I was a lot.

[holyspirits]

[ this time, they tilt their head. ]

So. Is this the guy you wanted to go back to being? [ a little gesture to his everything. ] The shape.

[obdure]

... I... Guess? It's a bit weird to be referred to as a "shape."

[ is this what fish feel like when they're mongered. ]

[holyspirits]

[ stares through the fishbowl. ]

A shape to contain the void. [ it's how they referred to it last week. ] But I see... how're you feeling right now?

[ how is the mental state of a younger jacopo holding up? digging a little to see the comparisons. ]