Evening of the First Night--- for [personal profile] heirtothearcane and [personal profile] westfallcorndog

Jan. 23rd, 2016 08:22 pm
juststeverogers: (LOL Viatorus)
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Steve is much more careful in the way he eats than Harrow was, mostly because Viatorus' clothes are very nice and he doesn't want to make a mess of them. The soup is as good as it smelled, and Steve is glad Harrow liked it. Having working taste buds again must be weird for him.

When he's finished, he looks between Harrow and Viatorus carefully. They have a point. It has gotten rather late since all of this started. Between the panic and the running around, Steve hadn't really noticed it. But it was already dark when he'd gone to get the udon.

"What would you prefer I do?" He asks Viatorus quietly. "If it were my body, I'd grab a shower and get to bed, but...is that allowed? Would you rather I didn't?" To Harrow, Steve nods.

"You don't get a choice in the matter with all the soup. You need to give my body at least a wash." He's laughing while he talks though, so it's clear Steve isn't upset.

Date: 2016-01-24 03:01 am (UTC)
westfallcorndog: (Steve: The thousand yard stare)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
Taking a bath in Steve's body is something of an intimidating prospect. Sure, he'd been granted permission, and it wasn't as if Steve was someone he had any feelings beyond respect and friendship for... But despite all his insistence on hitting on certain unfortunate parties, seeing other people's bodies was not something he was accustomed to. This swap just gets more and more complicated...

"Do you have a tub, or just a shower? Showers ain't really a thing on my world, I still feel like I'm gettin' rained on when I get in one..."

He rubs at his eyes and can't keep himself from a small laugh. "So long as I don't fall asleep in it. But just in case... Wrinkled fingers are reversible, right?"

Date: 2016-01-24 01:35 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - sad face)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
"I have a bath in my London home, but not here. This apartment only has a shower," he tells Harrowheart. Mostly because he doesn't want to think about Steve's question.

His body is not something he's proud of. It's not strong, durable, or particularly nice to look at. For the most part, he gets to hide it under layers of clothing, collars buttoned up and then hidden under ties. T-shirts still make him uncomfortable, for goodness sake. And now? Now he has to deal with the fact that someone else is wearing it. Someone else has to deal with his lanky limbs, has to see them, and if he wants his body taken care of, there's nothing he can do about it. It's so much easier to focus on his magical aspects...

"I don't mind," he lies, trying not to look as uncomfortable about all this as he feels. At least the sickening feeling all of this brings is significantly numbed. Presumably from being dead. "The only things you do need to do are drink a particular tea and sleep in a particular bed."

Date: 2016-01-24 06:24 pm (UTC)
westfallcorndog: (:SmugSteve:)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
"Hey!" Harrow puts his hands on is hips and tries to look stern and grumpy at Steve, but his smile keeps poking through and ruining the whole look. "As long as I'm in this body ain't nobody allowed to say it's laughable. Don't make me go do pushups so you come back to a mess of sore muscles tomorrow, Steve."

As if it might be some small comfort he says he Viatorus, "You don't gotta take a bath in my body, just so you know. But you can? If you want? So you don't feel left out?" Light help him, he accidentally laughs. Like Viatorus is going to feel left out at not seeing naked cadavers.

Date: 2016-01-24 06:33 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - sad face)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
"Harrowheart's too nice. He would never laugh," Viatorus spouts out before he thinks about it. No, he hasn't quite gotten the hang of joking about these things just yet.

Can this body blush? Because Harrowheart is going to make him blush underneath his embarrassed frowning. "I'm alright, thank you."

"You still have to get changed, so I guess you'll have to undress anyway," he says to Steve. Not that he's particularly happy about any of this, but really, which of them is? "The tea and bed make sure you don't dreamwalk while you're asleep. If I don't sleep, there's no risk of me dreamwalking, but I don't know if you will because you're in my body. It's better to be safe, I think."
westfallcorndog: (:SmugSteve:)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
Viatorus made a joke! At someone else's expense! This is not a drill!

Harrow instantly bark-laughs, then devolves into a coughing fit. He's totally smiling, though. Pain is fleeting, mean jokes are eternal. His natural response here would be to flip them off and walk to the bathroom laughing, but he knows that V's still getting used to all this putdown humor, so he goes easy. He dusts himself off and stands with a little groan. When he's on his feet he poses heroically with hands on hips, feet shoulder width apart, chin up. And then his heroic declaration:

"Time for my mothafuckin' bubble bath."

Such language! He might have to eat some soap while he's in there. But with that he's off to figure out where V's bathroom is and hog it for the next millennium. The chance of Steve getting a shower in V's body tonight wanes with every passing minute.
Edited (harrow you can't take a bubblebath in a shower. i mean you can try but good luck cleaning the mess) Date: 2016-01-24 07:59 pm (UTC)

Date: 2016-01-24 11:41 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
The worst part was, he didn't mean to. He had been saying that sincerely, oblivious that the jabs they were taking at each other and themselves were in jest. Still. He's glad Harrowheart seems happy.

"It's just a shower..." Viatorus reminds him absently, then he'll point out vague directions.

The bathroom itself is nice, clean and large for an apartment with warm fluffy towels just waiting to be used. Enjoy, Harrowheart.

With Harrowheart gone, Viatorus assured Steve, "There will be plenty of hot water for both of you, don't worry." He hesitates then, unsure what to say next. "Maybe I should show you where you're going to sleep?"

Date: 2016-01-25 02:27 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
Viatorus shakes his head and shrugs. "My body is used to sleeping a lot. You should probably get some rest."

"My room is this way." He leads Steve into a large bedroom with a four poster bed dominating the area. There is a long wardrobe, a couple of bookcases, and a chair set up by a table and lamp. It's all pristine and inviting. The bed is soft, warm, utterly luxurious... and anyone who lays down on it will see the intricate circle and symbols making up an embossed ward on the canopy of the bed.

While Steve looks around, Viatorus roots out some pyjamas and clean underwear and sets them out.

Date: 2016-01-25 08:01 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
If Viatorus knew, he'd be terribly confused as to why Steve was so impressed. He knows his wealth has set his life appart from many of his new friends in the Nexus, but... this seems fairly humble to him. He smiles slightly at Steve's compliment though. It's kind of him.

"There's another bedroom. He can have that if he wants to, but... you two can sort that out between yourselves. I'll make you some of my tea for you to drink before you go to sleep..." He hesitates, and then asks, "Can I do anything to help? If... If Harrowheart has an attack?"

Date: 2016-01-25 11:35 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
Viatorus nods as he listens, taking in every detail and rubbing his bound wrists as he does so. It seems simple enough... but it also seems like a lot of responsibility to deal with.

"I can remember that..." He tries to relax and not look so serious as he offers, "You can rest easy on your own if you like. I can keep an eye on him, and get you if there's a problem. I think you both need to grab as much sleep as you can."

Date: 2016-01-26 12:07 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
"It's still good to know what to do," Viatorus points out. "Knowledge reassures all of us. Gives us... some control over this. Besides, we need to help each other, like you said."

The question gets a shrug and some more gentle fidgeting. "I'm not sure. If I can't sleep I guess... I guess I'll do some reading. See if I can find anything that might help us. When else will I get to read uninterrupted like this? I should probably take advantage of it."

Date: 2016-01-26 10:35 pm (UTC)
westfallcorndog: (:SmugSteve:)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
Harrow IS all done getting cleans! He follows the others' voices into the bedroom and proudly arrives in a pair of Steve's jamjams looking positively pleased. His skin is still slightly red from the heat of the shower, but other than his hair – which he's slicked back, making him look decidedly less Steve-like – he's dry.

"Showers are good and cool and I like 'em," he decides with total confidence. And then, before anyone else gets a say in what happens next he hurries over to the bed and takes a flying leap into it, where he lays sprawled out like a starfish. Slooowly he sinks into the comfortable bed, and he smiles as it takes him.

"This is swanky as hell. I get to sleep here, right?"

Date: 2016-01-27 10:48 am (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
It's a nice change from all of this anxiety to see Steve perk up at the thought of something. Viatorus smiles and suggests, "If we have to go home tomorrow I'll show you where I keep my old art supplies there. You can take some time to try things out while I look through old journals."

No sooner is that said, Harrrowheart arrives and jumps on the bet, prompting a startled laugh from Viatorus. "A-Actually, there's another bedroom if you'd like it. But Steve has to sleep here." He points up at the engraving on the wooden canopy. "He has to sleep under that."

Date: 2016-01-27 07:34 pm (UTC)
westfallcorndog: (Steve: Too sugoi to die)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
When Steve leaves, Harrow looks up at what V motioned to. Runes above the bed! Harrow's very first instinct is to roll off the bed, and he finds it's surprisingly easy to land on his feet when his legs aren't ten miles long. He's able to escape, though, and so they must not have been runes to trap intruders. Sensing that there isn't any danger he very carefully crawls back into the bed and looks up at the carvings once more.

"What exactly do they do?"

He smiles to see Steve return and pats the bed. Join your body in the boudoir, Steve.

"And Steve, I promise I won't make it weird. I had to share a bed a whole lot smaller than this growin' up, I know how it goes. No stealin' blankets, no talkin' in the middle of the night, and mind your hands."

Date: 2016-01-27 09:58 pm (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
The reaction surprises Viatorus but other than blinking a little at the rolling away, he doesn't react much. It does take him a second to answer though. "It's protective. It keeps things out."

Steve gets a smile and Viatorus nods, rubbing at his wrists again. "I'll go and make your tea." Then he looks to Harrowheart. "Would you like anything? Tea? Milk? Orange juice?"

Date: 2016-01-28 01:00 am (UTC)
westfallcorndog: (Steve: Too kawaii to live)
From: [personal profile] westfallcorndog
To the question of his inhaler Harrow grunts in the affirmative. It's someplace within arm's reach... if anyone can summon the will to move in this bed, that is. Is it only so comfortable because it's been so long since his body needed sleep? Could there really be this much of a difference between a good bed and everything he's ever known? Maybe Steve's body just really likes sleep.

It's scary to think about, though, despite all of the excitement. Sleeping is a little bit like dying. What if he dreams? What if they're unpleasant? As his eyelids begin to droop the image of the rune atop the bed slowly fades into darkness. It's there to protect from bad things. That means bad dreams. That means it's safe to sleep.

Sleep. And when he wakes up, all of this will be over...

You two can carry on for a while

Date: 2016-01-28 02:07 am (UTC)
heirtothearcane: (LOL - calm)
From: [personal profile] heirtothearcane
The incredibly comfy bed does have something to do with the fine bedclothes, perfect mattress and specially chosen pillows. No expense is spared for the Dreamwalker's bed. Who else knows the value of a good night's rest more? And, of course, it's all perfectly tailored to bring sweet and numerous dreams... Even though he never does any dreaming there.

Viatorus meanwhile, is pottering about the kitchen. When he does make the cup of tea he just about finishes when a thought interrupts him. He's pretty sure he saw a magnificent looking book on possession or bodyswapping or something along those lines in the library. If he could grab it, or read through it, it might help them immensely. As long as nobody has taken it out... He glances out the window. Late as it is, the library has no reason to close. Maybe he could just dash out and read through it. Steve and Harrowheart are safe here, and he doesn't have to be long...

He brings the mug in and sets it on the bedside locker, rushing to grab keys for the apartment so that he can lock them in and let himself back inside. "I won't be a minute, I've just remembered something that might help. I'll be as quick as I can. Lyall is there if you need anything. Remember to drink the tea!"

Does he notice that the two of them have fallen asleep? No. Everything is weird in this body. He doesn't understand half the things he's seeing and hearing.

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