log - too tired for title whee - closed to B1 and A4, open to those likely to wander by

[conning]

Who: B1: Closed to Neal and residents; A4: open to B1 and those who wish to poke their heads in because socializing and open doors
When: Early September--on a Sunday and then the following Wednesday. Why the following Wednesday? Idk man I just picked something.
Where: B1 on Sunday, and A4 on Wednesday IG???
Summary: Meredith invited Neal to visit, and Neal suggested making it a mingle for both apartments. Then Malcolm invited Neal over and Neal decided to do a solo trial run or something like that.
Warnings: Not at the moment. except possibly meredith giving neal a shovel talk


B1 - SUNDAY

Okay, well, he meant to make it simple. But then he got carried away, because that's who he is as a person. So here is Neal managing two coolers, one slightly smaller than the other. He has to set one down in order to knock on the door.

The coolers themselves contain tiny servings of about a dozen different dishes, from tiny seasoned steak slices of varying doneness to little onigiri stuffed with lightly salted salmon. If it's stupidly elaborate, feel free to assume there is some dressed-down (read: locally available) version available in miniature.

The other cooler has small bottles of cheap wine and those little paper cups that barely hold a mouthful. He sets the wines with the foods that pair best.

Look this is who he is as a person, okay? At least he's dressed normally--turquoise sweater, close-cut jeans.

[ SUPPLY ACTIVITIES AS YOU WISH, both with Neal and each other. ]


B1/A4/Passerby - FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY

Okay, so the tiny food was a bit much. Only God can judge him.

At least this time it's a plain old cook-out with a grill on the patio of A4. Yes, the grill items include salmon, chicken, and... tofu in several marinades including citrus-chipotle.

Only God can judge him.

There's also a spread of perfectly ordinary salad-shaped objects and tiny pickles et cetera inside on the kitchen counter.

[ SUPPLY ACTIVITIES AS YOU WISH, both with Neal and each other. ]

Comments

[cacophonish]

"Probably wouldn't go through all that effort if he's just all talk and nothing else," he remarks.

As for Tim... Jeff lifts his brows and he only has one question:

"This is a big gathering?"

[abrightboy]

“I know. It is a lot of effort. Nobody goes through effort for… for me. I don’t. Know what to make of it.”

He shifts awkwardly and looks towards Tim’s door again.

“Sometimes he doesn’t like it when me and Meredith are both in the living room,” he explains.

[cacophonish]

Man.

Malcolm's self esteem might be even worse than Jeff's. He kind of wishes he knew something deep and meaningful and helpful to say, but that's probably better left to someone smarter than him. Maybe Meredith. He should let her know (totally subtly) that Malcolm could use a pep talk.

"I think, when you don't know what to make of it, you should do what I do: roll with it." He taps his temple. "Don't think about it."

Thinking sucks.

But speaking of thinking, here's Jeff second-guessing himself, casting a nervous look at Tim's door.

"Oh, uh. I should-- should I go? I mean, if this is a lot, I-- I don't wanna crowd him."

[abrightboy]

“We did… hang out earlier. It was good; it went well,” he replies. At the question, he looks at Tim’s door, then at Jeff. “Don’t go without saying hello. Let him have a choice.”