[LOG] - Open September Catch-all!

[marmoron]

Who: Keith and YOU
When:September Catch-all
Where: Around Gloucester + Network Post
Summary: Network post inquiring and recruiting for cryptid enthusiasts, graveyard exploration, getting a one day gig as a sandwich
Warnings:cryptids, graveyard exploration, possible grave robbing?



I. Network (UN: NO)
[ after having read the papers about this mysterious sea creature, keith is actually curious enough to post on the network. the things you do when you have a fondness for cryptids?? ]

hey. i don't know if any of you saw the headline about that mysterious sea serpent, but i want to find it. i've never heard of anything called the "snakeship" before, but it kind of reminds me of of the loch ness monster.

back home i would wager some of the cryptids were aliens visiting earth or something. here, i'm guessing if they exist they're tied to some entity. if anyone's got ideas or wants to help track it down, let me know.

II. Following the music
[ finally fed up with the goddamn tune playing in his head, keith follows the sound all the way down to the local graveyard.... where he's apparently just fallen asleep by one of the headstones. wake him? steal his money? spook him? the choice is yours. just be careful, he's a light sleeper. ]

III. Odd jobs
[ listen. there is a perfectly valid explanation for why keith is dressed as a sandwich and handing out fliers with a dead eyed expression to anyone walking past the locally owned "Bob's Subs." looks like the new buzz in town over pecker's has left other businesses trying some uh... fresh ideas for advertising. ]

Hi. [ if he sounds and looks like he's dying inside, that's because he is. ] Lettuce brighten your day with a fresh ham sandwich.

[ art source!]

Comments

[earthshine]

[ once upon a time, it wouldn’t have been so unheard of. being the garrison’s poster boy had him dabbling close; never anything that can be dubbed modeling, of course, but he was a marketing tool at one point. it’s how he wound up smiling for a camera and having his face printed on a pamphlet to later be passed out to kids barely into their teens. now though, he can understand the heavy-handed shock. it goes without saying that shiro holds no favor for showing off much of himself these days.

self-consciously, he tugs at the left cuff of his suit jacket, gaze fluttering to the side. ]

I don’t.

[ to both questions, really. the only reason he took this gig is because the ad said suit required, meaning he’d be fully dressed. dming the photographer had shiro sending a headshot, half expecting the scar and confusing hair to earn him a swift no thanks, but to his surprise, it got him a time, a place and an eventual wad of cash.

would he do it again? maybe. seems better than dressing up as a sandwich, at least. ]

There was a casting call for a shoot and it looked like a quick and easy way to make money. [ in the following pause, he looks to keith and then offers a one-shoulder shrug. ]

The photographer liked me, so.

[marmoron]

[ keith squints even further hearing that, completely oblivious to shiro's self consciousness. ]

The photographer liked you.

[ hands still on his hip, he steps away from the placard to come stand in front of his best friend. ]

This wasn't some skeevy photoshoot, was it?


[ assumedly not if suits were involved, but suspicious sandwich is suspicious. ]

[earthshine]

[ liked him, yeah, is that so hard to believe? on second thought — yeah, maybe. shiro doesn’t really fit the mold of the typical model. shiro’d just been thinking this himself but to have it echoed by keith… that stings a bit. so does keith immediately thinking it’s that kind of photoshoot.

shiro sputters, spine straightening and shoulders going rigid. ]

No! [ of course not! why — why? ]

I’m not that hard up for cash.

[marmoron]

[ the hand comes off the sandwich's hip, but the scrutiny is still present and definitely not being apologized for. ]

Ok. Just making sure.

[ it seems like a normal thing to inquire after, right? gotta make sure your best friend was comfortable and not getting hit on while being photographed and all that. ]

So what kind of shoot was it? Can I see?

] will shiro be making an appearance in a jc penney catalogue at some point... ]

[earthshine]

[ the real question here is: what would keith do if shiro had answered yes? before, shiro was banking on keith judging him but now, shiro wonders if he’d have to send the photographer a dm, warning him to be on the lookout for a mullet on legs. ]

Oh, you know… the regular kind? [ … what does that even mean? listen, shiro isn’t well-versed in modeling. there were lights and a fancy camera and props – all the standard aspects of a shoot. truthfully though, shiro still has no idea what the point of it was. what were they selling? what were they promoting?

rubber duckies??

he pulls out his phone and opens up his instagram app. fashionboys is punched in and – there, the most recent post is him. he pulls it up and turns the phone to show keith. ]

Don’t ask me to explain it. I don’t think I can.