Match (son_of_discord) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-04 19:39:00

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inactive - match, inactive - rose logan, misha loganovich, plot-"red wedding"

Long Day's Night (Rose)

Technically, this is date number two.

The first date would have been better, all those months ago, if they hadn't been jumped by a bunch of crazies that would end up plaguing them again later. Oh, and Joey's old friend Foxx, who was in town to save his bacon at the time. Tonight, Joey Allerdyce is confident that nothing is going to mess the night up for him and Rose. No crazy mutants, no Tina chasing him, no Ana-Pants trying to beat him up and no Summers telling them to go fetch another mutant from God-knows-where.

Joey dresses up a little for the occasion, selecting a black dress shirt and slacks, along with black shoes. He wears the custom-made jacket that that Kitten made him as well, as he finds he likes it more than his normal leather jacket.

He waits for Babe at the bottom of the steps at Xavier’s, going over tonight’s events. Dinner, followed by a hotel room and all alcohol they can drink. Or maybe, all the alcohol /she/ can drink. There’s a good chance Joey will be done by the fifth beer or so.

The only thing that matters to him is that she has a good time.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-12 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"Got it. It'll be about a half hour. Cut him off or start watering his drinks." Pants, found them. Where were his boots? "If he gets antsy, tell him his ride will be there soon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... nextgen_misc 2011-01-12 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Got it." Coleman says and hangs up. Then he turns back to Joey, who is still drinking like a madman while of the ladies of the night is still talking in his year. "Candy, leave the kid alone. His ride is on the way." Coleman says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Two Hours Later....

mishaloganovich
2011-01-12 06:36 pm UTC (link)

It was just shy of thirty minutes when Misha walked through the bar door. He was disheveled and scruffy, and not as recognizable to casual glances as the American Russian prince. His excellent, invisible security didn't enter with him.

He looked around in the dim room for Joey and found him still knocking back the drinks and looking sorry for himself. Misha hoped the bartender did as he asked and watered them down.

He sat down in the seat next to Joey and asked for a beer.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-13 01:31 am UTC (link)
	Joey isn't sure when the tequila started tasting like piss, but it has. He's going to say something to bartender in a bit, but first, another drink. Joey looks at Misha for a moment, and Misha's disguise works in Joey's inebriated state. Even he doesn't recognize Misha. "Whass goin' on, man?" Joey asks, sighing deeply. "Long night?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-13 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	"It wasn't until about a half hour ago. How about we get you home so you don't do something you'll regret in the morning?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-14 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Home?" Joey asks, a bitter laugh escaping his lips. "I ain't really got one o' those. I got places I stay between gigs. Which reminds me, I better get a new gig soon. Time to leave this town and put the past behind me." Joey says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-14 08:01 am UTC (link)
	"You're talking crazy now. Whatever happened with Rose, fix it tomorrow. Tonight you need to get to bed. I can take you out to Xavier's or you can bunk in my spare room." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Two Hours Later....

son_of_discord
2011-01-14 02:29 pm UTC (link)

Joey turns to look at the guy next to him, really look, and realizes it's Misha. He groans a little, looking away.

"And you are the one of the last people I wanted to see me like this, Misha." Joey says quietly, immediately trying to sober up.

"I can't go back to Xavier's, man. Not like this, and not if Rose is there. She...it was out of nowhere, Misha. We were havin' a great time, talkin', bein' happy...and then I get up to go to the bathroom, and get locked in. Some guys tried to rob the place and...

Rose lost it for some reason. She never loses it, but...when I found her, she started tellin' me that she didn't love me and that I deserved better than some animal." Joey says, the pain in his chest rising anew.

"Misha, she ain't no animal. I know that. I know she'd never hurt me, but...she's too scared to believe herself. I tried to get her to talk to your dad, but she wouldn't have it." Joey says, his voice breaking a little. He takes a deep breath, because he is /not/ about to cry in front of his girlfriend's brother. He might as well turn in his Man Card now if that happened.

"I gotta find her, man. I gotta make her understand..." Joey says, starting to get up from his stool.

He, of course, promptly falls over if he's not caught.

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mishaloganovich
2011-01-14 06:50 pm UTC (link)

Misha let him fall. Drunks were easier to catch if they were on the floor. He'd helped cute waitresses clear a few bars at closing time.

"What you gotta do is get some sleep. Rose isn't the most logical person I know, but there's usually a good reason behind what she does. I'll help you figure it out."

He stood up and reached for his wallet. "His tab paid?" he asked the bartender.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... nextgen_misc 2011-01-15 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Coleman waves Misha off, shaking his head. "Don't worry about it. He isn't like most guys that come here to drink his problems away. He stayed to himself and respected my girls. And he paid in advance. As bad as he looks, he didn't have a lot. He must be out of practice." Coleman says. "I hope he'll be all right." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Two Hours Later....

son_of_discord
2011-01-15 02:03 am UTC (link)

"He'ssss okay..." Joey slurs, having not moved from the floor. It was so cool and soft against his brow. It was hot in here, hot like Rose's skin when they...

No. That part of his life is over. Done. Time to get over it.

Joey pushes himself up off the floor and braces himself against a pool table to get his legs under him.

"Sorry about that, Misha. I'm good now." Joey says, his eyes still somewhat unfocused.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-16 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Sure, I believe it." Uh huh. "Just don't throw up on my boots. Darlene won't let me live it down if I put my smelly boots on her floor mats." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-16 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"No, I'm good, really. In fact, I could probably knock down a few more rounds." Joey says. "But I won't. I just need to lie down for a couple of hours and plan my next move." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-16 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"I have a room you can use. Tomorrow you can talk to Rose and get it straightened out. She's probably having some sort of violent PMS and you got in the way." Misha waited to see if Joey would make it as far as the door on his own. Ten bucks said he wouldn't. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Two Hours Later....

son_of_discord
2011-01-16 03:44 am UTC (link)

"She usually warns me when it's that time of the month..." Joey says, making his way to the door shakily. He does, in fact, make it to the door.

He even makes outside under his own power, and the cool night air washes over him like the tide on the beach...

"Oh god." is all he can get out before he drops to his knees on the sidewalk and proceeds to vomit out this evening's alcohol.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-16 04:55 am UTC (link)
	There it was. Misha went back inside the bar for a bottle of water and a handful of paper towels. He was back in a few minutes. "Then there's something up with Rose and if you love her, you'll find out what it is before it gets out of hand. I'll call Dad and let him know so he can go talk to her tonight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-16 05:40 am UTC (link)
	"I do love her..." Joey says between heaves. It was hard to convince the old gag reflex that there was nothing left to puke sometimes. "I gotta fix this, Misha. I gotta." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-16 05:50 am UTC (link)
	"Then fix it. You're not running out here on your own, Joey. You have friends." Misha winced in sympathy with the dry heaves. "If something is wrong, we need to fix it for everyone involved." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Two Hours Later....

son_of_discord
2011-01-16 05:56 am UTC (link)

Joey nods as his head clears up. What was he thinking, considering leaving Rose without saying anything? Something was wrong with her tonight and she needed to know that he loved her enough to help her work through it.

"All right, man. I'll crash at your place and then go back to the school to talk to Rose in the morning." Joey agrees, getting up and hobbling the last few feet to the car.

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	Re: Two Hours Later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-16 06:08 am UTC (link)
	That sounded more like it. He waited for Joey to get into the passenger seat before passing over the water and paper towels. With that done, he walked around Darlene and got in. "It'll look better in the morning. Rose might finally be having a reaction to being in a different dimension. Not all of them handle it so well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Two Hours Later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-16 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that has to be it. Somethin' happened that I didn't pick up on. We'll figure it out and make everything okay again." Joey says, reclining in the seat. Soon enough, Joey is snoring, the events of the evening (and remaining alcohol) having finally taken their toll. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Eight hours later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-17 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Misha woke when his phone rang under the pillow. The phone that he could've sworn was muted blasted It's Raining Men in his ear. Joey must've still been sleeping in the guest room because the penthouse was silent as he made his way downstairs to the kitchen to start the coffee and check the news. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Eight hours later.... son_of_discord 2011-01-17 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Joey currently sleeps the sleep of the dead right now, having collapsed face down on the couch as soon as they arrived. He didn't move again after that. When he hears Misha come downstairs, his head raises and he looks around a bit, unsure of his location. Then, slowly but surely, his mind brings back the events of last night. "Hey man. What's up?" Joey asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Eight hours later.... mishaloganovich 2011-01-17 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"Coffee in about five minutes. Bathroom is down the hall toward the gym if you want to stick your head in a shower." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Eight hours later....

son_of_discord
2011-01-17 05:06 am UTC (link)

"A shower would be amazing right now, thanks." Joey says, lumbering to his feet. The room was still spinning, but the nausea was gone.

"I'll be back in just a bit." Joey says, heading down the hall.

Ten minutes later, Joey returned, feeling a bit more human. Shower two would occur once he got back to the school, before he tracked down Rose and made her talk this out with him.

"About last night, Misha...thanks for comin' to get me. You didn't have to and I really didn't want anyone to see me like that, but I appreciate it. I've never been in a place like this before, so I'm havin' trouble figurin' out which way is up." Joey says, going to pour himself a cup of coffee, and then drinking it black, with no cream or sugar.

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