Caritas; Wednesday [02/10].

[somethingwithturquoise]

You know what? Okay, sure, so Summer's apartment was literally stuffed with all kinds of suitcases and luggage and whatever that seemed to be super big on calling out her myriad of emotional baggage, and don't think she didn't see what you did there, luggage, real cute, really. But at least she could say that all of those bags were really cute to the point where she almost thought about wishing she could keep some of it if it weren't for the damning things splayed across all of them.

Thankfully, they stayed mostly out of the kitchen so she could still make her shots for tonight, although she did have to move around a few duffel bags with 'Constant Need for Validation' and 'Latches on to Every Modicum of Approval' of the way to for that.

But anyway, unless this was some sort of weird personal phenomenon, Summer was pretty sure there be at least a few luggage-related drives to drink tonight, so she was glad to throw herself into the work at the bar and just not think about it!

(Yeah, yeah, yeah. We see you there, 'Conflict Avoidance' with the cute contrasting stitching!)

Wednesday Jello Shot Specials!
Whiskey Sour
Key Lime Pie
Sweet Peach Sake
Rainbow Cake
Glow-in-the-Dark
Shrimp Cocktail
Spaghetti-O's
Swedish Salad

OH? WAS THAT A GIANT TRUNK WITH 'OVERCOMPENSATION IN A DESPERATE BID FOR LOVE AND APPROVAL' ON IT OVER THERE? SUMMER HADN'T NOTICED.

Caritas is open!

Comments

The Stage - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Would singing about your hang-ups decrease the amount of luggage you have, or only make them more noticeable and prominant?

The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

What about drinking? Should drinking help?

Oh, that was a whole 'nother subset of baggage? Interesting.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[1000yearstoolate]

"Summer, I need a drink."

Seivarden groaned as the 'addictive behaviour' suitcase reappeared.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer's eyes drifted to that suitcase, and then she tried very dedicatedly to pretend that they didn't, as she poured Seivarden a whiskey and set both the glass and the bottle down on the counter for her.

Look, the suitcase had a point, but some days just called for it around here.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden held back the instinct to just down the whiskey and instead sipped it, glancing over her shoulder in case another piece of luggage should show up accusing her of something.

"So," she said. "How are you doing?"

She did her best not to pay attention to that trunk. Did Summer really want approval that much?"

Look, there was a box with 'obliviousness' on.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[stykera]

Everyone, it seemed, was having One Of Those Days.

Stark offered a sympathetic nod in Seivarden's direction (and her luggage's direction) from his own seat at the bar.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden offered half a smile in return and raised her glass slightly.

"To tomorrow being better."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie was hauling a duffle bag over either shoulder (one labeled "Mommy Issues," the other labeled "Daddy Issues") as well as a little crossbody purse that read, "Starlight versus Annie," all over a backpack that simply read "FAITH" and a fanny pack reading "BODY."

She also looked absolutely miserable as she set her various pieces of luggage down and took a seat at the bar. "Hey."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

And Summer was just going to stare at Annie while simultaniously trying to be a good friend by not reading what was written on all of Annie's baggage, but, at the same time, as Annie herself could oh-so-recently related to, not being able to help herself.

"You brought it all with you?"

Like, why would anyone carry all that shit around if they didn't have to?

Ohmygod, was that, like, a metaphor?

Oh, hey, s'up, adorable carry-all with 'family history of running away from problems' now seated on a stool like it was actually the 'family history of alcoholism' or something.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I've been using it to train," Annie replied with a shrug as she sat down, like it hadn't even occurred to her not to carry it. (To be fair, it would have totally followed her if she hadn't, and there was a little coin purse with "Drummer Boy" on it that she'd left behind in three different places now but kept popping up anyway to prove as much to her.) "Summer, I did something bad and I need whatever you give like, miserable sad drunk people."

Might as well be real up-front about it. It was not a joyful Jello shot kind of day for Annie, and the baggage certainly didn't help.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[stykera]

Annie got a sad but sympathetic smile and nod combination from Stark. He might be giving out a lot of those this evening.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[designateddadfriend]

Oh hey, some of those bags looked familiar to Travis. His executive rejected by the Church suitcase had been joined by a rejected by parents one since this morning, after all.

Maybe those with similar bags should start a support group.

He didn't know Annie (or literally anyone else on the island) well enough to suggest it outright yet, so he just gave her a little smile and a nod.

And tried to pretend the self-inflicted loneliness satchel that appeared in his lap wasn't actually there.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[stykera]

Stark had, eventually, resigned himself to the idea that the luggage would be sticking around. He hoped just for the day but this island being what it was he wasn't sure of that.

The bag marked Avoidance hadn't followed him in to the bar, at least. Not yet, anyway. The trunk with the large number and the matched blue She Died/She Left bags were there though, lurking behind him. Almost as if they'd always been there and just not visible. Funny how that worked. He fully expected some of the others to appear as well.

"At least it isn't just me," he said as he approached the bar. "Though that's not better, really."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer gave a sympathetic smile to that, and dedicated herself to doing more of her whole 'trying not to look at other people's baggage' thing and failing spectacularly at it, but, whatever, she was trying, right?

"Not really," she agreed, "but that's why we have booze, and that does make it better!"

Yeah, she was working in a bar tonight. The FAMILY HISTORY OF ALCOHOLISM case was not going anywhere tonight.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[designateddadfriend]

Travis had been dragged kicking and screaming away from divested of his willful ignorance clutch purse burden, and was now entirely aware of the dead husband backpack on his back. Which he was just going to keep carrying. Look, he was a firefighter. He was used to heavy loads!

"I'll take one of every shot," he said, slumping at the bar. "Well, maybe not the spaghetti-os one." A pause, and then he slapped the bar. "You know what? Including the spaghetti-os one."

Did a crutch labeled alcohol count as baggage?

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

With the constant suitcase of FAMILY HISTORY OF ALCOHOLISM taking space up at the bar, Summer could definitely sympathize with that crutch.

"I feel a milestone is being reached right now," she said, as she started setting out the parade of shots, "but not necessarily a good one..."

The last one settled, she offered over a smile. "Hey, Trav. This place is super awesome sometimes, huh?"

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[stykera]

Ordering every one of Summer's shots (even the shrimp!) was enough to get Stark's attention and as a result Travis was also getting the sad/sympathetic smile and nod combination Stark had decided to give out today.

Don't mind the large pieces of luggage lurking behind him, really.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[weirderthanthou]

Jesse had found and destroyed four separate Director of the Federal Bureau of Control bags today. She'd also spent the entire time locked in her apartment.

Except something had happened to her that she hadn't felt... just about ever:

She needed a drink.

So she was lugging her Social anxiety and Trust issues backpacks into the bar. They would probably protect her from a recurrence of the stuff she really didn't want anyone to see, right?

"I need," she said, sinking into a seat, "something stronger than a beer right now."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Fuck, Jesse," said Summer, staring in awe for a moment before reaching for the glass-and-bottle-of-whiskey combo. "I don't know how to feel about that right now."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[designateddadfriend]

Yep, those bags made perfect sense.

"Madam Mayor."

Please don't mind the little beaded seeks authoritative approval purse on the bar next to his drinks.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer stuck his head into the bar. "I just want you to know," he called to Summer, "That I'm starting a bonfire out front momentarily."

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer considered this for a moment (and considered the kind of fuel Lucifer would have for this bonfire), ignored the cute new Slut for Satans mini-backpack that she could throw into the fire first and said, "Well, it's a good thing I like right across the street, then."

She had so much, Luce. SO. MUCH.

Re: The Bar - 02/10.

[designateddadfriend]

Travis snapped his gaze up from his shots.

"Wait, you're starting a what where?"

The Lounge - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Who needs chairs when they've probably got stacks of luggage they can use instead?

OOC - 02/10.

[somethingwithturquoise]

All I know is that work has actually calmed the fuck down a little bit, which gives me hope for getting some pings in today, which of course means I'm about to be absolutely annihilated.