Turn the Beat Around [Open]

[eba02]

Who: Agent J and anyone hanging around Priscilla's
What: J's getting a little tired of sitting on his hands, as it were. You can't really blame the man for wanting to help, especially when there's people around who need it.
When: Mid-February
Where: Priscilla's Coffee Shop
Warnings: None yet
Notes: J's mostly going to tap into musician tunes, but only with player permission. Character tune master post is here, and I'd be happy to discuss things via PM or Plurk!

It's been a while since J has really been able to work with the Music, and it's starting to get under his skin. Sure, he can hear it - that never goes away, and he doesn't want it to. No, what's getting to him is the broken tunes - is hearing the people who've been brainwashed around town, and knowing that he's not supposed to do anything about it just yet. Lay low, they'd all been told. Don't get caught.

But he could do that and still help, right?

It's a good thing Priscilla's encourages chatting with customers and getting to know the regulars (though he had a rough time trying not to laugh when the attitude had initially been explained to him as wanting to be "somewhere where everybody knows your name"). It means that, if he stops to chat someone up when he delivers their coffee, it's all perfectly normal. Just part of the atmosphere.

Comments

[sponsorigami]

The negativity stems both from what happened to Luce and what Ivan has learned--remembered about himself... about ruining a friend's life and nearly being murdered by that friend. "Thank you." Ivan pauses as if the question hit a roadblock before hitting his ears. Oh, he didn't answer the man's question at all... "I-I mean, h-hot. Please."

If his bodyguard was human and cared, he might have arched an eyebrow at Ivan. It's just ordering a drink. Nothing to act so nervous about.

[eba02]

For someone who sounds a lot better, Ivan sure is off-kilter. Of course, tall, suited, and soulless standing behind him probably didn't help matters. Hopefully the bodyguard would step off pretty quickly - it'd be hard to do anything with him around. "Got it. Why don't you go find a seat an' I'll bring it to you when it's done?"

[sponsorigami]

"Th-thank you, sir." Ivan finishes paying and goes to sit down in a corner away from the window. The bodyguard stands off near the entrance and appears to be reading something on his phone. (Most likely all a programmed act to not look too inhuman with his stillness.)

Once sitting, Ivan keeps his head bent low like he's trying to avoid looking at the guard. It was so easy to forget about the guards before rescuing the ghosts. Now, Ivan feels like he's waiting for him to slip up. There's no way he could have gotten away from punishment for his involvement in the rescue....