♪ this is the first day of my last days

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Who: Terry & Finnick
What: A nerd and a guy who tried to kill him walk into a bar.
When: Jan 16th, in the evening
Where: The Aqualine Hotel bar
Warnings: They're talking about 'I Will Twist the Knife' and also probably drinking.

Honestly, Terry isn't sure what he expects from this. Most of the questions he had have been answered over the last month, and those that haven't... Well, he doubts Finnick can answer them.

But he hasn't spoken to anyone from Virgo-- he doesn't actually know anyone from Virgo, come to think of it. And it couldn't hurt to know how things are on their side of the fence. It'll be hard to talk with the bodyguards around, but that's why Terry picked this bar. Not only is it a high class establishment with a lot of nice (expensive) drinks, but it's part of a hotel. No way are the bodyguards gonna follow them into the room if two gentlemen are planning to do The Sex at eachother.

He's found a booth that's in direct eyeshot of the main entrance to wait for Finnick with a drink and a notebook, jotting down some ideas while he waits. If he can't spot Terry, the woman standing just next to the booth in a suit looking like she could beat up everyone in this bar without breaking a sweat is kinda hard to miss.

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Terry makes a noise that suggests he feels similarly and flicks through the guide until he spots something that looks like it might be entertaining. Just some generic comedy that'll be fun to watch and forget about afterward. Plus he feels like he remembers the lead actress being pretty good.

"How about this?"

[thelittlemerman]

"Fine by me," Finnick says pushing himself up and out of the chair to go root through the minibar at last. He takes a bottle of coke and some rum out, mixes it quite generously on the rum side of things, and then walks back toward the bed.

"D'you mind?" he asks, gesturing toward the bed. It's king size, so it's not like Terry can't put a little distance between them if he prefers, but Finnick's not looking to spend the entire movie sitting in the nice-looking but uncomfortable dining chairs at the table.

[traumatizing]

He shakes his head and moves over a little so there's room for Finnick to sit instead of having this skinny loser somehow taking up most of the space.

Sighing, Terry leans back against the headboard and starts the film once Finnick's settled. He will, inevitably, start texting Yuffie a play-by-play of everything that doesn't make sense about this movie, but at least he has the good grace to put his phone on silent.

[thelittlemerman]

Finnick doesn't mind. In fact he starts playing with his phone as well, careful not to actually do anything on any social media in case his bodyguard actually is that smart. About half an hour in his stomach starts rumbling and he suggests room service, which he then accepts in nothing but a towel over his underwear and smug smile at Bruno while the door is momentarily open so they can accept the trolley.

When the movie's over Finnick sighs and stretches. "Alright," he says, "mess up your hair, we should make this look believable."

[traumatizing]

"I know what I'm doing," Terry says with a shake of head as he starts mussing up his hair, pulling it into his face and some of it at angles it doesn't fall at on its own. He pulls a little at his shirt to make it look like it's been hastily thrown on too, and even swaps a few rings around just in case someone's eye is really that keen.

Once he's done making himself look a mess, he looks up at Finnick expectantly.

[thelittlemerman]

Finnick's already undressed once, so he leaves his shirt untucked and musses his hair in the back, making it stick up where it shouldn't. He throws his blazer back on hastily so it's bunching a bit in the wrong places and for the piece de resistance he gets an ice cube from the freezer and presses it to his neck, raising an eyebrow at Terry with a smirk and saying, "you strike me as a neck man." When he pulls it away, there's a red mark on his skin that'll fade in a matter of minutes, but it's effective for the moment they walk out the door.

He throws the ice cube in the sink and then puts his hand on the door knob. "You ready?"

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Wh-- Terry opens his mouth to ask Finnick what he means by that, but he's just. Not going to go wading in that pool. Instead, he nods and gestures for Finnick to go first, stuffing his hands in his pockets as he follows him out of the room.

[thelittlemerman]

Finnick opens the door abruptly and sweeps out of the room, slipping easily back into the personality he had when he first came into the restaurant a few hours ago. "Alright Bruno, we can go home now," he says as he brushes past his bodyguard. "Come on, I've got things to do, we don't have all day."

He turns as he walks down the hall, waiting for Bruno and winking at Terry. "Call me," he says, and then he turns and swaggers down the hall, bodyguard close at his heels.