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Neal Caffrey ([personal profile] conning) wrote in [community profile] apocalypsehowcomm2021-10-01 09:05 pm

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

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. ]

retisense: (perturbed)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-11-12 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Seriously? That's lame. You're a cute guy, you'd think he would've given you a chance. Did he say why?"

Okay, so maybe her nosiness is showing just a little.

"Right? The worst part is that it's just impossible to get with someone who doesn't have baggage."
abrightboy: (concession)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-11-12 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
He blinks at her at ‘you’re a cute guy’; it’s not something he hears much. “Uh, yeah. He said he’s not in a place where he can… be in a relationship. So. We’re going to just. Hang out.”

He laughs lightly at her observation. “Good point, though some people have less than others.”
retisense: (sweetness)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-11-18 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
"That sucks. But hey, who knows, maybe he'll get into a place where he can be in a relationship, eventually?"

It sounds kind of pathetic, like that one specific type of song she hates, where there's some guy pining uselessly over a girl who doesn't like him, singing about how much better off she'd be with him.

"Ugh, I take that back, the whole pining around waiting for someone to want you back is overrated. There are plenty of fish in the sea? God, that sounds even worse."
abrightboy: (well?)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-11-18 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He holds up his hands.

“No, honestly. I’m fine. I’m not really relationship material, anyway. It’s totally fine. No pines, no fish. I’m fine.”
retisense: (warmth)

I am now watching Prodigal Son thanks to Jae.

[personal profile] retisense 2021-11-28 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that's not super convincing.

"You know what, me too. Maybe we can be just be those cool single friends?"

A laugh.
abrightboy: (legit smile)

Yessssssssss good!

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-11-29 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
“There you go,” Malcolm agrees. “We’ll… be that.” He glances out at Neal, then looks at Abby. “If he asks nicely, he can hang out singly with us.”
retisense: (laughter)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-12-05 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That makes Abby laugh, and she shakes her head a little bit.

"If he asks very nicely, and offers to cater our single hangouts. The man can cook, that's for sure."
abrightboy: (self deprecating smile)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-12-14 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah..."

Malcolm manages to stop himself from looking too wistful as he takes one more glance outside before shaking it off and taking a small bite of food.

"You know, we should do a movie night or something. Invite all the roommates."
retisense: (warmth)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-12-15 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's really kind of sad, watching this guy pine over Neal, and she definitely makes a mental note to herself to ask Neal why he's got his head up his ass about the cute guy with the big eyes who seems to like him so much. Malcolm seems like a really decent dude.

"Oh MAN! That would be great. We can load up on popcorn and Skittles and everything. What kind of movies do you like? I'm personally a big fan of cheesy horror movies with the ghosts."
abrightboy: (just one more thing)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-12-15 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
“Horror movies are good for watching with a group of friends,” he tells her, and it’s not really an answer to her question, but she’s lost him to a psychology tangent now. “The frights are almost like a trauma-bonding exercise. Studies show people feel closer after watching one together.”
retisense: (warmth)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-12-27 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that's an interesting tangent. She'd hate to hear what he'd think of her if he knew her whole history.

"Trauma-bonding, really? Huh, that's interesting. How do you know that? Were you a psych major or something?"
abrightboy: (pretty pleased)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-12-27 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
“Yes. At Harvard. And then Quantico,” he replies.
retisense: (big smile)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-12-27 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Whoa, that's some serious chops you've got there, Malcolm." she says, her voice genuinely impressed, "So what did you do for a living?"
abrightboy: (secret smile)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-12-28 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I was an FBI profiler for ten years. I specialized in serial murders. Then I was working as a consultant on homicides for the NYPD before I was brought here," he explains.
retisense: (wrinkled nose)

[personal profile] retisense 2021-12-28 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh wow, now that is one of those objectively cool jobs, unlike architect."

She shoves her hands into her pockets, shaking her head a little in obvious admiration.
abrightboy: (secret smile)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2021-12-29 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
He smiles at his shoes, then looks at her.

“No, architecture is definitely cool. I live in New York and architecture impresses me every day.”
retisense: (warmth)

[personal profile] retisense 2022-01-03 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I can pretty much guarantee I don't do anything that cool, but it is a lot of fun. At least for architecture nerds. I can uh, show you some of my drawings sometime if you like."
abrightboy: (counterpoint)

[personal profile] abrightboy 2022-01-03 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd like that," he tells her sincerely.
retisense: (big smile)

[personal profile] retisense 2022-01-06 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"You uh, you wanna go look now? Or are you really attached to this party?"