Such a Gray Day (SG)

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sen smiled at Ryan’s answer and turned for a moment, beckoning the waiter back for some more drinks. He ordered the drinks Ryan had ordered before the shots and the waiter was off again as Sen turned to look back at the red haired man.

“You’d think me as a devil then,” Sen replied, laughing a little, “Well actually that’s partly a lie. I tend to treat woman rather well, ah, I think. I could be full of myself. But they are by far better at painting nails than other guys. At least the ones I tend to go after.” He would have continued talking if the waiter hadn’t returned with their new drinks causing Sen to forget that he even had something else to say. It was easy to tell that the drinks were beginning to take their full effect on him now. He had completely missed the fact that Ryan had checked him out. If he had of noticed he would have defiantly pointed it out and possibly tried to convince the man that his earlier suggestion of spending the night together wouldn’t be so bad of an idea. Instead he ended up playing with the locket around his neck and taking sip of his drink.
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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Nails? ..Huh. They were painted, weren't they? Somehow, the only thing Ryan got out of this was a mental image of Kitty begging to paint his, making him grin lazily before actually considering the rest of the statement. "Ah.. I reckon it'd depend on jest what yer usin' 'em fer.." It seemed he too was feeling the effects of the evening's drinks. "An' how ya leave 'em an' if they know aforehand whatcher thinkin'..." All the same, he shrugged. "Think I'd feel too bad 'bout it anyweh though.. I hate hurtin' a girl's feelin's, an' I haven' realleh dated ser'sly 'nough t'be sure what might do that..." He blushed rather deeply at this- though some of it could've been from the alcohol too- and rubbed the back of his head. "Though... when I think 'bout it I guess I've used 'em afore, but... eh... only the ones kin'a lookin' for that sorta thing..." ...Yyyeah. He'd had too much... Okay, time to go home. Soon. Really. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Perhaps if he hadn’t been drinking he would have realized Ryan’s accent was getting thicker but as he had been drinking he didn’t notice at all. “Well there is no shame in that,” Sen replied with a half smirk, “I haven’t had a single, not one, date with anyone for longer than a day. Which I probably shouldn’t have just admitted to.” He lifted his drink and finished it’s contents before deciding that it would be his last one for the night. He was already starting to blurt out too much which was often his hint to stop drinking. “Well, if you look at it in another light, I’ve never, ever, cheated on anyone. No one before.” Which really was true as he never had a chance to cheat on anyone before. Yet it didn’t make a whole lot of sense as to why he blurted that out as well.

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan raised an eyebrow at the first bit, but laughed brightly at the second. "S'pose that's true." He.. couldn't exactly say the same, but it was only once or twice, depending on if drunken escapades really counted. And something like five and seven years ago. Eh.. Ryan was a different person back then anyway. The redhead downed what was left of his drinks, hoping Billy wouldn't order another round. As he did, he considered what else he'd said. Never a second date? "Soun's awful lonely though.." And then it hit him: never a second date. Which meant.. no strings.. and, at least in theory, no guilt. Mm.. By this time, Ryan's better judgement was pretty thoroughly impaired, but some part of him thought he really shouldn't... assuming the offer was even still on the table. ...Heh. Well, there were two ways to find out, he supposed. He could just ask, of course, but... Well, that just wasn't going to happen. The other way was to try to get him to offer again. The way Ryan (currently) saw it, asking meant he was provoking it, but accepting an offer was just... being polite. Repaying him for his overly generous hospitality. That sounded reasonable. Gaze trailing down a bit to eye the man again briefly, he suddenly realized that was a pretty good idea. "Did it get hotter alluva sudden?" he mumbled. In fact, it had. The early-spring night was pretty cold, and the workers had bumped on the heater a bit. Not that Ryan wasn't used to heat well enough, but that wasn't important. All the same, he quickly unbuttoned his shirt, figuring just open shouldn't get him in trouble like being shirtless might, revealing his bare and built chest. That said, he wiped a bit of sweat from his brow and pushed the hair from his face in one motion. Oh wow. Only afterward did he realize how much better that actually felt.[/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

“Lonely?” He muttered the question to himself after the word left Ryan’s lips. He wasn’t sure if he ever felt lonely. Perhaps he did and never really realized it. After all, he did constantly search for companionship each night even if it was only for one night each. On the other hand, if he never thought about it before than perhaps he wasn’t lonely. It was just… holy hell shirt!

Sen’s mind had completely changed its trail of thought as Ryan began to unbutton his shirt. At that moment he could only think of one thing, ‘He is so hot!’ Sen didn’t even attempt to advert his eyes, even after the man ran a hand through his hair. The entire things was just “so completely unfair.” Sen whined suddenly as he leaned on the table and flopped his face into the palm of his hand. Yet even with the whine he still held a smile with an expression that read; you’re torturing me. “You’re by far sexier than half the men I’ve dated and yet, you turned me down.” Sure, he admitted it, he wanted to do many unspeakable things to this man’s body. He had, well, sort of half admitted it already anyway, right? Well, he didn’t care what he had said earlier. He was drunk, Ryan was drunk and he was going to have this man tonight even if he had to force it. Hopefully he didn’t have to force it. Ryan was still bigger than him…

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan did his best to stifle a laugh, not quite succeeding. "Only half?" he teased. "If th'other half're better, doesn' that put me at yer average?" How he'd even managed to think of that while this out of it he didn't know, though honestly he might not have had he been in his right mind. More likely it would have been something about the logic that the more attractive someone was the more likely one was to be turned down by that person, meaning it wasn't 'unfair' so much as 'expected'. He'd certainly noticed Billy's sudden staring, though, and honestly felt quite proud of himself. If there was one good thing about his rough life the past eleven years, it had certainly kept him in shape. At this point, Ryan leaned back in his chair, placing both hands behind his head and grinning slyly at the younger man. "But when'd I say that, exactleh?" He gave a small chuckle here.[/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sen’s face instantly went red when Ryan called him out on his words. It had only used an ‘expression’ of sorts to exclaim that Ryan was sexy but at that very moment he was far from able to remember that. Instead he founding himself growing rather flustered. “Well, no. I meant, ahhh, damn it.” Sen tried to turn it around but it seemed his smooth talking had grown weaker with the alcohol and the site of the man’s shirt unbuttoned. He’d justify it as an unfair advantage but Ryan had just as much to drink as he had.

Now Ryan’s next few words had caught Sen completely off guard. It was far from either of the two replies he had been expecting. He also mentally figured out that the red haired man was definitely playing with him now however he pushed that thought away. If it meant he wasn’t going to be sleeping on his own in the streets tonight then he didn’t care.

“But I… thought…” A somewhat curl smile slipped on his face he forced himself to peal his eyes off of Ryan for a moment. He thought wrong. That was all there was too it. If Sen could change his mind on things then so could Ryan. It was all open game. “You, sir, have now clarified it as a yes whether you intended to or not.” Yah he was trying the tough guy act but failing rather miserably. The tough guy wasn’t suppose to be the one with rosy cheeks or the eyes glued to the other man… again. He also wasn’t suppose to be the one who felt like he could just melt into that steaming hot body.
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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(244),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]The grin on his face only grew wider. "Yes I said it er yes I want to?" he asked with little hesitation. In fact, he hadn't decided completely yet. But the sudden flustering in the other man was pretty damn cute, he'd admit. Well, why not string him along as long as he could? About that time, Ryan stifled a yawn. ..Well, as long as he could stay awake anyway. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Yes! So it was confirmed or… had that been a question? Great, now he had himself rather confused. If it was a yes, and he going to take it as a yes, then why where they still hanging around some grill and bar? “Than we are at an agreement,” Sen stated as he stood himself up, setting both hands onto the table to keep his balance, “And…” He stopped for a moment remembering at that exact moment that he had to pay for the food and drinks before he could suggest them going anywhere. So, putting a pause on what he was about to say, Sen reached and pulled out the wallet he (well actually Ada) had stolen earlier. He quickly counted out what he believed the cost of the food and drinks would come to, plus a bit extra just to be sure before placing it down on the table and putting the wallet away. There wasn’t much money left in it but at that moment he didn’t care.

Once the money was on the table and the wallet was safely tucked away Sen turned his attention back to Ryan and grinned. Without much warning he took a few steps towards the green eyed man and leaned forward. His right hand lifted in an attempt to set it on Ryan’s chest before he softly muttered the words, “You should take me home tonight.” By home he didn’t necessarily mean Ryan’s actual home. If the man even had an actual home. Really he just meant the place Ryan was going to crash in. After all, his own money had spent on the drinks and food. He couldn’t rent a hotel room even if he wanted to.

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan gave a light, half-surprised/half-confused laugh. "We are?" When Billy moved so close and made his rather commanding suggestion, though, the man couldn't help but flush. Unfortunately for his pursuer, Ryan couldn't read his mind. "Well.. that's an.. awful long..." Fortunately for him, though, Ryan was too flustered to bother finishing that tease. Eh... He'd.. really played enough.. And Billy had been coaxed into being the one to suggest it again, which was his goal, right..? And if he didn't make up his mind, he was going to end up passing out soon one way or the other.. Heh. "Well... That depends..." the redhead admitted, caving a bit and looking away- half in uncertainty, still feeling a little guilty at the thought, and half to avoid staring to hard at that ridiculously tight shirt, which he was almost certain was more appealing to him somehow than if he'd actually been shirtless. "On if you'll agree t'a few things.."[/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Well, that was a start. For a moment Sen thought he was going to be turned down which would have resulted in him insisting even more. Luckily the man didn’t turn him down… well, so far. He found himself straightening his back as he looked down at Ryan. “Agree to what things and are they negotiable?” Sen asked, not even realizing that his hand was still half on Ryan’s chest. At least through his drunken stat he was still able to make sure he had control of his options before the rules were laid out for him. Though he really had no idea what this man’s conditions could be.

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan chuckled a bit, but grimaced slightly. "'Fraid not.. But i's not much.." The first thing on his list should honestly come as a relief more than anything. "Ya said ya've ne'er been on a second date..." he started. "I.." He cleared his throat and stared at an empty glass, tone shifting to a somewhat dejected mutter. "I don' wanna be th'first, aight? I... honestly jist wanna screw bein' responsible fer a night an' forget this e'er happened..." As an afterthought, he added, "Actu'lly, it'd be e'en better if you cou'd try ta be gone when I wake up..." That way he might actually forget, though Ryan was pretty sure he hadn't had quite that much to drink. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sen could only grin as Ryan gave his conditions. Really, they were exactly the way he worked these things anyway. Threat them to a good night, use them and then leave before they had time to wake up. Though his reasons weren’t for the same reasons Ryan was giving. The man wanted to forget the entire night. Why he would want to Sen would probably never understand. The only reason Sen had for leaving so early was so that they wouldn’t have a chance to ask that second date.

“Yes, those are my terms. Now what are yours?” Sen asked with a devilish grin. It was his way of saying; Ok, I agree. Sen really wasn’t sure when or how they ended up on the same brain wave but it did make things rather easy for him. Perhaps it had been the alcohol that loosened the man up. That or Sen had been played hardcore all night without even realizing it. Now that would be impressive. He’d almost be willing to ask the man for tips if it were true.

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan couldn't help but let out a bellowing laugh at this. "Aight.." he answered afterward. Which led to Ryan's next point- a large portion of the reason he'd rather forget it, and most of the reason he was still somewhat hesitant and very guilt-stricken about the whole thing. "And then.... I'm sure you've figured out I.. eh.. Ihaven'beenwithaguyafore.." he mumbled, then clearing his throat again. This.. was about to get really awkward, wasn't it... "So em... there're a few things I... haven' done, an'... I'd rather not start over..." Egh, he felt so dirty saying it.. But then it wasn't like not saying it changed what it was, and what he'd said himself he wanted it to be. "O'er a one-night stand..." Some little bit in his mind shuddered. But.. dammit.. It had been a while before leaving the Yakuza, and that had been months ago.. Just one night... that's all he needed. Really. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sen was having a very hard time holding in his laughter as Ryan began explaining his other condition. The way he was explaining it was positively adorable and that alone was making it hard for him to keep a straight face. In all honesty he wasn’t sure exactly what the man was trying to explain but somewhat got the jiffs of it. So he would go out on a whim and see if he could guess it right. “You’d like to stay a man.” Sen blurted out with a half chuckle before leaning towards Ryan again and whispering, “I promise to keep things simple for you.” That was where he couldn’t hold himself back any longer. He had lifted the hand that had once been on Ryan’s chest and reached to lift up the man’s chin. His lips went straight for Ryans with the intent of a passionate but short kiss. Mostly he just wanted to see what his reaction would be. If he hadn’t been with a guy than he had never kissed a guy…

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]Ryan blushed furiously as Billy implied his assumption. Not that they weren't going to be more than discussing things soon enough, but it was more the whole discussing it in public thing. "Ah- actu'lly tha's not what I-" Before he could finish, though, he was cut off by the realization of just what the other man was doing and pulled away rather violently just a moment later than he would've liked, their lips barely having time to brush before Ryan pushed him away. "An' don't kiss me," he added now, as stern as humiliated, face practically scarlet. "I don' mind doin' anythin' else I've done with a woman.... whichisalot.." He cleared his throat. "But that.." In fact, before tonight, Ryan had neither dated nor slept with a man, but had kissed one, even if only lightly once, and even if he never saw him again after than, and even if the man in question didn't actually know he'd done so. Not that he hadn't kissed anyone since, but... "It's... too romantic..." he murmured. Grass green eyes betrayed some degree of hurt, or perhaps loss.. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sen hadn’t expected to be pushed away so abruptly and for a slight moment he was confused. He wasn’t use to being pushed away unless it was a flat out denial. After a moment it made sense and Sen was somewhat reminded of a cheep whore. Most didn’t allow kissing. He was fine with that and really, he didn’t need anything else but the pleasure. “All lust and no passion.” Sen stated, checking to see if he had gotten it right this time. This man really did want to leave no ties between them. It sort of made Sen wonder what kind of life he had before. Perhaps it was the same one Sen had now. Was his new life really that much better? Sen almost wanted to ask him but figured the time for questions like that had long passed. “Don’t worry you’re pretty face off. I wont make any of it personal. I haven’t even given you my real name.” Why did he tell the man that? So knew that Sen had no intentions of making this night any more personal than Ryan intended. “Now was there anything else, or?”

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(262),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]...And suddenly Sen's essentially-secured chances plummeted as Ryan somewhat double-took. "Waitwhat?" He blinked several times looking half-dumbfounded and half-furious as he tried to decide if he'd misheard that somehow. The latter of the two steadily became more dominant as he became more certain he hadn't. "You claimed some'n' else's ID??" And... with a ridiculous name at that! "Whadif they came back lookin' fer that! Ya know how much takes ID anehmore?" This may have seemed a bit overreactive, like he was shifting the focus from the real issue, but honestly that was completely it. If he'd just lied to him Ryan would have been completely okay with that; in fact, part of him wished he'd have done the same, though he couldn't have known the direction this night would take when he'd introduced himself. Of course, there was a bit of a difference between using a fake name and another actual person's identity, too, and that did set a little oddly. But honest to God, the actual anger part of it stemmed completely from the card. [/scrolly]

[Lady Leaf]

Red Hair / Purple Eyes / Pale Skin

Sne chuckled for a moment by Ryan’s reaction. Perhaps he had just ruined his chances with this man, but it was ok. He could try to patch it and if not, there were always other bars to find. “Only you and I would have known I had it if they came looking and if you really felt bad you could tell on me.” He replied as he placed both of his wrists together to show invisible handcuffs. He had a rather good feeling they wouldn’t have run into a Billy who was looking for his dropped ID anyway. After all, the man was missing his entire wallet and most likely hadn’t even been down the same road as them at all. Though Ryan didn’t know this. “But he hasn’t come looking for it and I was only borrowing it to take you out for drinks.” That was true. Well, half true. He had claimed the name in fear that Ryan had seen him dropping it. It had just worked out perfectly for Sen to ask him out for drinks as a reword.

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[Admiral Striker General]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/Ryantable.png);color:#990000;width:470;height:294;][atrb=style,border:3 darkred groove,bTable][scrolly:h(202),w(244),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:14px;margin-right:175px;)]"I don' expect'm t'ask us, jackass," Ryan growled back. Clearly-... whatever his name actually was...- hadn't understood him at all. "I meant what'f 'e went lookin' fer where 'e mighta dropped it. If I'd lost mine I wouldn' be goin' inta bars askin' around- I'd retrace my steps. Not that I 'ave one ta los-" Ryan's lips sealed shut. Annnd he'd said entirely too much. Well wasn't that just lovely? [/scrolly]