@marcos.diaz

[heliophilous]

[ so, there's a lot going on lately, isn't there? after having been gone for a little while, marcos has been trying to catch up with everything that's gone on while he'd been away. it seems that the cassius thing is the big news and he has opinions on that but he's also got some other business to attend to. ]

so, i'm back. most people won't have noticed but if you did, i was gone for a little while, went home, got shot, came back, i'm fine.

[ long story short and all. ]

i know there's a lot going on and i'd hate to give people one more thing to think of but i'm gonna do it anyway. this is more an interest check than anything.

[ can't really move on anything now but with cassius looming like he is, it might be needed in the future. ]

there's a lot of people here that need help. and i want to help them. they've lost homes and needs safe places to stay, resources, that sort of thing. specifics will come later but i'm just trying to gauge if there's anyone out there that might want to do the same.

[ they couldn't all be soldiers and fighters and warriors, right? or maybe they could and marcos would go at it alone. that was fine too. he'd do it no matter what. ]

obviously, this could all be affected by whatever happens with these favors but i'm hoping cassius doesn't murder more people and call it 'necessary.' i'm not taking a favor, before anyone asks, but i can't fault anyone who does.

@ gaby, i'm back, by the way. i assume you might have noticed i was gone but i came back. seems like i did that to a few people. said something or promised something important and then disappeared. sorry.

Comments

[heliophilous]

i'm not starting anything.

i'm just trying to help people.

guessing you're not volunteering your time?

[gradual]

well. what will i get out of it?

[heliophilous]

you don't get anything out of it.

you help people.

[gradual]

don't be like that. you ought to learn to put a positive spin on things. you get a sense out of satisfaction out of being helpful, don't you? like that time you brought pizza over to my apartment.

[heliophilous]

i do, sure. but that doesn't mean i'm gonna dangle something tangible in front of you so you'll help me.

[gradual]

why ever not? don't you want me to say yes? i'd be such an asset.

[heliophilous]

i'm not going to pay you to help people. you help people because you want to help people. if you're just out for what you can get, then i don't want you.

[gradual]

well, i don't know how i feel about helping other people, but i do feel inclined to help you out.

[heliophilous]

why?

[gradual]

why not? don't we like each other?

[heliophilous]

i barely know you.

[gradual]

i'm fairly sure you barely knew caroline and you liked her.

not here

[gasping]

[ kol her ears are burning ]

[heliophilous]

caroline knows what my actual name is, firstly.

[ it wasn't marky, kol! ]

she's also hotter than you, she's always been nice to me and never been a dick. it's easy to like her.

[gradual]

well, marky's a sort of affectionate pet name. ( stop hurting his feelings. )

and easy sounds incredibly boring.

[heliophilous]

does it?
i'm not bored with her.

[gradual]

tell me how you really feel. in person. later. where caro's not stalking us like she usually does.

[heliophilous]

you asking me over again?

[gradual]

we've plenty to discuss, don't we?

[heliophilous]

do we?

where are you?

[gradual]

surely we do. we haven't seen each other in so long. i'm at a rather seedy bar having a few drinks.

[heliophilous]

you still can't bite me.

[ he lets one person do that and you're not it, kol. ]

otherwise, fine. i'll be there in a little while.

[gradual]

look at you. thinking i'll get kinky. what a dirty mind you've got.

[heliophilous]

just covering all bases.

[ he probably shouldn't even be hanging out with you kol but he tugs his shoes on and makes his way out the door to whatever bar kol's taking up space in.

doesn't take him long to find it and kol and soon enough, he's taking a seat beside him, arms braced against the counter. ]

Having fun?

[gradual]

Now that you're here, there's only more fun to be had. ( he signals for the bartender to get marcos a bottle of beer to start with and he pushes his bowl of pretzels and nuts to the guy. isn't he a gem? )

So how goes your recruiting efforts, Marky darling? Are people interested to be self-sacrificing and helpful?