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❛ A man on the run huh? ❜ That one for sure is a first and rather interesting. If Astrid were with them she would have an entire movie on her little enthusiastic brain. Good thing she was like four tables apart, for now. ❛ I’ve heard plenty yes, but tell me… How is it that you ended up running and from who? ❜ Curiosity killed the cat, they say, yet it didn’t stop him from leaning forward with his chin on his palm and his elbow on the counter. 

      ❛ Or is it one of those times where if you tell me, you’d have to kill me? ❜ he teased.

Perhaps this wasn’t such a good idea after all. While he definitely wouldn’t kill the bartender like he'd joked (or at least Jié assumed he was joking), there was always the off-chance that the Shijian clan would find out he’d shared something & do that job for him. Still, it was too late to change the subject now, & he owed the man some entertainment in exchange for the free drink.

“Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of fugitive. I’m just ‘the man who knew too much’.” He smirked into his glass before taking another drink of it. It was already half-gone now. If he told the story well enough, would he get a free refill too? It might be worth a shot. “Let’s just say, hypothetically, there’s a bunch of ruthless fellas looking for something valuable. They’ve been searching for years. Centuries even, & then, hypothetically, some guy happens to find it on a whim…”

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“I knew it!” Jocelyn exclaimed, squealing with excitement before she quickly regained her composure by clearing her throat. It would be awkward of her to react that way. Not that she’s lonely all the time, but she knew this is one of the places full of thieves and she assumed this might be the reason why the apartment is still empty until now, but it would be embarrassing to tell him about it.

“Sorry.” She chuckled, gesturing at the place by extending both arms, “Anyway, Welcome to San Francisco, then! Do you need help looking for your keys? I can help you out.”

Ah, right. Lying that he'd lost his keys would lead to the nice lady offering to help, wouldn't it? When no keys could be found, she might catch on that he never had any keys to begin with. Then again, she was sort of pretty & he didn't mind the idea of spending more time with his potential neighbor. Perhaps he could charm his way out of it if she started to suspect him.

“Oh, yes, that would be swell. I'm not sure exactly where I dropped them. It could be… anywhere around here.” He gestured to basically the entire alleyway before resting his hands on his waist with a sheepish grin. “I don't suppose you have a metal detector? Not that it'd do much good with all the… metal everywhere.” He lightly kicked a dumpster, the metallic echo serving to emphasize his point.

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❛ Now that was a reference to Alice, nice one. But… I’ll take that as a sign of intelligence, my marbles are still in place… I think. ❜  Drew scratched the back of his neck and smiled. ❛ Anyway, it’s a good thing that you didn’t understand any of my mumbles really. I just didn’t think someone was kinda listening though. Let me make it up for the awkward moment yes? A cup of coffee? There’s a good place down the street.  ❜

“Coffee, & at another's expense? How could I possibly refuse?” Jié hadn't minded the strange man's mumbling at all, but free drinks of any kind were always welcome. He'd had an uncanny amount of luck in that area since arriving in this place, which was partly what kept him lurking around. Something about his face must scream ‘Buy this man a drink!’ & he wasn't about to complain about that anytime soon. “To whom do I owe the pleasure of sharing this free coffee with? My name's Jié. Funny-sounding, I know. You can call me Jay if it's easier.”

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“Excuse me, are you lost?” Jocelyn asked as she looked at the man, but she could have sworn she never seen any people who pass on this street, only her at this hour. Maybe she was seeing things, but she chose to shrug it off and ignore anyway. She seemed to be tired after trying to save someone from getting mugged earlier, “Or maybe… Wait… Are you gonna be my new neighbour?”

Time travel was always disorienting, but appearing on a dark street only to be met by an unfamiliar face gawking at him most certainly did not help. Jié shoved the talisman in his jacket pocket & took a wary half-step back as he tried to gain his bearings.

“N—neighbor?” Was she expecting a new neighbor? Did that mean the… house, apartment, whatever it was… next to hers was currently empty? Perhaps he could use it as a crash pad until the real neighbor showed up. “Right, yes! That's me. I just, uh... seem to have lost my keys.”

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back from my hiatus & would love to do more on this blog, so here’s a discord drop!

itching to do more stuff on this blog, so if anyone wants to send a meme, reply to my open starter (i plan to write more soon), or like my starter call, that’d be great! or you can just hit me up in dms or discord to plot.

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    ❛ That’s a good way to say it ❜ Tom’s lips pursed in thought, a little shrug and it was gone from his mind. ❛ At least I got it right on the tough times bit, I know a tired face when I see one… That sounded better in my head. ❜ he laughed with a hint of regret of letting his mouth run faster than his brain. ❛ You look tired, good not like tired crap. You know what? I’ll just stop talking right now and do the listening. Rough week you say? ❜

“No offense taken,” Jié snickered. “I wouldn't be surprised if it looks like I've been through a hurricane, the kind of week I've had.” Or actually the past seven years, but that was much too long of a story to tell a bartender. As it was, he'd have to omit most of the important details just from this day alone. Or would he? He squinted up at the ceiling in thought before taking another drink. “Where should I begin? I'm sure you've heard all kinds of tales in your line of work, so best keep it interesting. Have you ever met a man on the run before?”

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first meeting prompts except that they’re not super generic feel free to change pronouns if needed!

accidental & awkward

« sorry! i didn’t see you here! »

 « can you help me? i think i’m lost. »

« oh uhm. thank you for catching me. »

« hi buddy! what are you- oh. oh no. you’re not them. »

« please don’t tell me you’re laughing because of me. i… didn’t see that pole. »

excited & friendly

« hi! it’s so nice to meet you! »

« oh my gosh i love your hair! »

« my friends told to me a lot about you! »

« i’m sorry, where did you get that shirt? it looks amazing! »

« oh i know you! i mean, not really, but i heard things about you and you’re so neat! »

evil & threatening

« so. we meet at last. »

« guess i’ll have to kill you too, then. »

« i see someone wants to play the hero, hm? »

« who do you think you are, trying to stop me? »

« you may not know me, but i know what you did. »

flirty & touchy

« come here often? »

« can i offer you a drink? »

« where have you been all my life? »

« are you busy tonight? because i have some ideas for us… »

« i was told you were cute, but you’re much better than i thought. »

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» open starter | for immortals, time travelers, etc.

“Y‘know I could swear I've seen you before.” Jié eyed the other suspiciously. It had been an entirely different era when he thought he saw them last. If he was right, then admitting he recognized them might not be wise. “But that's impossible. I've never been here before.”

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     ❛ Uhm… I’m a- I’m afraid they aren’t valid anymore… I mean, not for like paying stuff right now, but more so like a collection. ❜ Doe eyes looked at the bills with curiosity though, and wondered how he had those - even further, why did he not have actual currency.  ❛ What- what do you mean by still valid. Do you not know the current ones? ❜ then, just for a fraction of a second her eyes widened and she leaned closer to whisper what could be considered a secret ( and others would call crazy ) ❛ Were you frozen in time like - like Captain America? ❜

“Captain America?” He laughed, equal parts amused & relieved. Thankfully those comics were already out in the 50s, so he knew who that was. Unfortunately, he now had to find a lie that would get him out of this awkward mess. “N—no, I… I have a bunch of old currencies from my grandfather's last trip around the world. Some have stayed the same so I can still use them, but others haven't. I haven't had the chance to get to a bank to exchange my yuan for American money yet. Is there one nearby I can go to?”

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» @hcze​​ sent: ❛ you looked lonely so i got you a drink. ❜ from Tom!

Oh thank god. The hardest part about being a time traveler was that Jié didn't have an ID to buy alcohol with. The only way to get a decent drink anywhere was when someone else bought it for him. Now here he was, being offered one for free without even having to turn on his charms.

“Much obliged!” He gave a nod of thanks to the other man & took a big swig from the drink. Ah, this is a good one too. “It's been a rough week, but I wouldn't say I'm lonely per se... just ‘alone’.”

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» @hcze sent: ❛ oh god. please tell me you haven’t just heard me talk to myself. ❜ from Drew! XD

“Well I mean, I did, but I didn't understand most of it.” Should he play oblivious foreigner? Was that the best way to learn new things? Probably not, but he couldn't think of a better explanation for why so many topics were lost on him. “It's okay, lots of people do that. I read somewhere that it's a sign of intelligence. Or insanity. But then, most brilliant people are insane.”

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itching to do more stuff on this blog, so if anyone wants to send a meme, reply to my open starter (i plan to write more soon), or like my starter call, that’d be great! or you can just hit me up in dms or discord to plot.

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things to say to immortals … sentence starters

“Did you ever meet a pirate?”

“How long have you been alive?”

“Do you miss it? Living in the past?”

“I wish I could’ve lived in that time, too.”

“I don’t think I could do it… living that long.”

“How did you find out that you were immortal?”

“If you could go back in time to them… would you?”

“Do you still remember what your childhood was like?”

“Do you miss the people you used to know back then?”

“Living through that much change must be disorienting.”

“How many have you loved? How many have you lost?”

“Do you think you’ll still be here when… nothing else is?”

“If you say you met (historical figure),I’m gonna scream.”

“Can you teach me how they used to make (item) back then?”

“How old is this? It belongs in a museum, not your living room.”

“I can’t imagine what it would be like to have that much history.”

“People keep saying things were better back then. Is that true?”

“Was it as magical as they make it out to be? Living in a castle?”

“Yeah, I’m glad I didn’t live back then. I wouldn’t have survived without wifi.”

“I need to write a paper about history, and I bet I’m the only one who has a firsthand account!”

“No matter how much time passes, nothing ever really changes. I thought you would know that better than anyone.”

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» open starter | for anyone

Jié felt his heart drop to his knees when he realized he had brought someone with him. It wasn't unheard of— he knew the talisman was capable of transporting more than one person through time as long as they were touching each other— but this was a highly inconvenient & frankly embarrassing accident. How had it even happened? He had been running from the Shijian clan on a bustling street, so it wasn't impossible for someone to have touched him as he vanished, but his mind was too frazzled to come up with logical scenarios.

“How—who are you? Wait, no, nevermind that... why did you have to grab me just then?” Jié pulled at his own hair, trying desperately to think of the best way to get this accidental stowaway back home without getting caught by Shijian. “You really shouldn't have done that,” he sighed.

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» @hcze answered a starter call.

“Do you take old currency? The latest American bills I have are from the 1950s.” Jié rummaged through his pockets & held up the money for the waitress to see. He entered HAZE hoping to discreetly learn the latest news & acclimatize himself to the culture, but the place looked a lot nicer on the inside than he'd expected & he had forgotten to consider money. What a fine job of not standing out! He might as well have announced himself as a time traveler & asked her for a history lesson of the last 70 years in America. “Are these still valid?”

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🐝  *  ―  𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒.   (  random assortment of sentences that can but don’t have to be used for muses meeting each other for the first time. feel free to adjust to better fit your muses.  )

❛  i know we only just met but i already feel like i’ve known you my whole life.  ❜ ❛  umm, is this seat taken ?  ❜ ❛  don’t be alarmed now but there’s someone following you. pretend you know me and come with me. i’ll get you somewhere safe.  ❜ ❛  my friends ditched me here and now i could really use a ride home.  ❜ ❛  i don’t think we’ve met yet but you looked like you needed someone to talk to.  ❜ ❛  can you please pretend to be my boyfriend / girlfriend for a moment so my ex will leave me alone ?   ❜ ❛  are you always this straightforward with strangers ?  ❜ ❛  here, i noticed you lost this earlier.  ❜ ❛  i’m sorry, i must’ve mistaken you for somebody else.  ❜ ❛  so, what brings you here today ?  ❜ ❛  hi, my name is [name]. it’s nice meeting you.  ❜ ❛  you’re cute. how about i buy you a drink ?  ❜ ❛  can’t you watch where you are going ?!  ❜ ❛  i just moved into the apartment next to you, so i guess we’re gonna be neighbors now.  ❜ ❛  oh god, you’re [name], aren’t you ?  ❜ ❛  here, let me help you.  ❜ ❛  is there a reasons you’re here on your own ?  ❜ ❛  apparently we’re going to be working on this together now.  ❜ ❛  you look like you could use a hand with that.  ❜ ❛  what do people around here do to have some fun ?  ❜ ❛  looks like this will take a while, huh ?  ❜ ❛  oh god. please tell me you haven’t just heard me talk to myself.  ❜ ❛  excuse me, i think i’m lost.  ❜ ❛  i just wanted to say that i really like your outfit.  ❜ ❛  do you come here often ?  ❜ ❛  do you mind if i join you for a bit ?  ❜ ❛  you looked lonely so i got you a drink.  ❜ ❛  i don’t think we’ve met, i’m [name].  ❜ ❛  what the hell just happened there ?  ❜ ❛  have you seen this anywhere ? i must’ve lost it.  ❜ ❛  can i please use your phone ? i have to call someone to get me out of here.  ❜ ❛  seems like we’re gonna be spending a lot of time together.  ❜ ❛  come with me, and don’t ask any questions. it’s urgent.  ❜ ❛  i heard strange noises coming from your apartment and just wanted to make sure everything is alright.  ❜ ❛  i have a spare ticket, you wanna come in with me ?  ❜ ❛  you don’t know me but will you be my date for tonight ?  ❜ ❛  we’ve got some time to kill so why don’t you tell me a little about yourself ?  ❜ ❛  i don’t usually just walk up to strangers but my friends set me up to it.  ❜ ❛  i think our orders may have gotten mixed up.  ❜ ❛  do i have something on my face or why do you keep looking at me like that ?  ❜

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tag dump.

forgot to do this before i advertised whoops lol