The view's what counts. Personally, I think the barbed wire and security cameras add a little... je ne sais quoi.
[John's sitting on the ledge overlooking the wilds and badlands past the city border, legs dangling over the side, and trusty twelve pack at his side.
He's got a buzz on, but he's not wasted yet. That's six beers in. Sometimes eight, if he's eaten that day. Which he hasn't. Why perform basic human functions when you can dick around on the internet and feel sorry for yourself?
Given that the wall is long enough to circle the entire city, he doesn't have to slide over to make room for Tony. John does glance up at him when he sits, finally putting a face to the anonymous text. Talk about a blind not-date. They'd gone into this knowing absolutely nothing about each other.
Except that they're both probably alcoholics. And definitely lonely.
So he offers Tony a beer.]
I don't know who I was expecting, but it wasn't you.
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Date: 2018-04-25 09:51 pm (UTC)[John's sitting on the ledge overlooking the wilds and badlands past the city border, legs dangling over the side, and trusty twelve pack at his side.
He's got a buzz on, but he's not wasted yet. That's six beers in. Sometimes eight, if he's eaten that day. Which he hasn't. Why perform basic human functions when you can dick around on the internet and feel sorry for yourself?
Given that the wall is long enough to circle the entire city, he doesn't have to slide over to make room for Tony. John does glance up at him when he sits, finally putting a face to the anonymous text. Talk about a blind not-date. They'd gone into this knowing absolutely nothing about each other.
Except that they're both probably alcoholics. And definitely lonely.
So he offers Tony a beer.]
I don't know who I was expecting, but it wasn't you.