Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2022 22:27:32 GMT -8
OOC Note: These are already-written pieces that I realized I never truly shared on a board for everyone to read. Welcome to the archives.
Original names: "Football Fan And Musician Go To A Halloween Party" and "Football Fan and Musician's Halloween Party Aftermath"
Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2020 at 6:30 PM EST
Location: daaaah heeeeeeeeouse
Faye Brown: "You seriously couldn't find an Egon costume?"
Faye sees Logan dressed in a Ghostbusters uniform. It's actually very highly detailed, complete with patches, replica Proton Pack, and in the case of the character Logan actually is, a set of Ecto Goggles. While he may not exactly strike as any one Ghostbuster in general (the closest to him was Peter, ironically), you certainly can get the vibe he's going for: one Dr. Ray Stantz. However, that's the only issue, at least to Faye, especially given who she's going to the party as.
Logan Bailey: "Faye, have you seen me? I'm 5-foot-9, 170, and my voice ain't baritone. I'm more Dan Aykroyd than Harold Ramis, except I'm actually autistic. I'm more surprised you found a good Janine. And that you have the voice for it."
Logan sees Faye in green, triangular glasses that she has no real way of seeing out of (meaning she must be wearing contacts), a yellow sleeveless shirt over a flesh-toned long sleeve undershirt to cover her vast array of tattoos, in addition to a fairly short orange skirt. Topped (or bottomed if you will) off with orange heels. She has on long blue earrings, a blue necklace, and a blue couple of wristbands to simulate other jewelry. Oh, and it's hard to miss that Faye's hair is a bright red instead of jet black. You'd genuinely be forgiven for seeing Faye Brown and thinking she was Janine Melnitz.
Faye Brown: "We're both originally from Brooklyn. Of course I have the voice for it!"
The two technically don't match. Logan was Ray from the movie, while Faye was Janine from the cartoon. Same franchise, yes, but different versions of the characters. There was a little worry that people would notice, especially from Logan (given he's a detail stickler like that, usually), but not enough to dampen any mood either one has going into this work party.
Faye Brown: "Anyway, you got everything? Keys, work ID, all that?"
Logan Bailey: "Yep. You got yours?"
Faye Brown: "Mhm."
Logan Bailey: "All righty, let's... get this over with, then."
And out of the apartment they got. About 10 minutes later, they pull up to the parking lot.
Logan Bailey: "I hope I see three other folks in other Ghostbuster costumes."
Faye Brown: "Well, the party was themed, and our work group's kinda small, so I'd be surprised if there weren't other Ghostbusters there."
Faye clears her throat before leaving the Intrepid. The noticeable dip in temperature prompts her to remark...
Faye Brown: "I should-a brought some tearaway pants."
...in a higher register than usual, giving her approximation of Laura Summer's Janine (which was actually fairly close given the similar accent Faye shared with the character). Logan does the same as he leaves the Intrepid himself.
Logan Bailey: "Yeah, it's pretty nippy out tonight. That's why we gotta head to the malt shop!"
His Frank Welker needs some work compared to Faye's Laura Summer.
Logan Bailey: "See, this is why I don't do voices. I'm not good at it."
Logan notes with a chuckle.
Faye Brown: "I told you not to do Ray, ya doofus."
The two reach the door to their place of employment, and are greeted with exactly what they were hoping: other Ghostbusters, and a bunch of "HEEEEEEEEY!"s.
Employee A: "Logan, Logan, get over here for the group picture!"
Without a chance to answer, Logan gets pulled into place in front of a green screen, next to a Peter and an Egon, with a Winston to the far right. The four grab the gun part of their Proton Packs and look up a bit. As soon as the picture is taken, the three that aren't Logan jostle one another a little like a bunch of dude-bros, with Logan kind of just backing away.
Employee B: "Hey, whoa... Logan, you good?"
Logan Bailey: "Yeah... I'm good. Y'all know how I am. I just wasn't really ready."
Employee B: "Yeah, we gotcha. Sorry about that, but we had to get the picture in. We were waiting on you."
Logan Bailey: "I know, I'm sorry."
Employee A: "Don't worry, we get you, man. Go be with your girl."
Meanwhile, Faye sits at a desk decorated with an old phone. She already had her picture done. They both got pulled away to do a picture. Neither of them were ready for it fully.
Logan Bailey: "You wanna go ahead and get out of here?"
Faye Brown: "Yes, but leaving after a couple minutes would be rude. We owe it to them to stay, no matter how uncomfortable we are. There's still one more big group photo we need to take, to my knowledge."
Logan Bailey: "Fuuuuuuck..."
Faye Brown: "It'll be OK, hon. If you can survive until 9, we'll go to Steak-n-Shake and just pig out. My treat."
Logan looks at the clock. It was dark out, but it was only 7:05. He had to survive being here for at least two hours. Why did he even bother coming here? But Steak-n-Shake with the sweetest woman in this entire goddamn city was too good to pass up. So for the next one hour, fifty-four minutes, he'll be all right.
Steak 'n Shake near the University of Tennessee campus: the hangout spot for many a college kid, plus the pig-out joint of choice for Logan and Faye. "It's relatively close and it's fairly cheap," is the main reason that Steak 'n Shake is the main spot for these two. Half-eaten parts of the usual sit in front of them both: a frisco melt 'n fries for Faye, and a steak frank and two original double cheeseburgers for Logan, complete with a Butterfinger shake for the both of them. Still in their Halloween get-ups, the two kinda get some second looks from some passers-by, given Halloween is a couple hours from being over, and mainly because Faye's dressed as an attractive character.
Logan Bailey: "So... who ya votin' for on Tuesday?"
Faye Brown: "I thought we'd already voted."
Logan Bailey: "We did, it's a joke..."
Faye Brown: "...I don't get it."
Logan Bailey: "Because that's what the oompa loompa's gonna say. There's the joke."
Faye Brown: "Ooooh... wow, this shake's getting to me."
Logan Bailey: "Shakes do that."
To compensate for her apparent brain-freeze, Faye takes a bite of her frisco melt. With just the right blend of two cheeses, buttery sourdough, and perfectly complementary frisco sauce on the two still-hot burgers, it's amazing to our Janine cosplayer. Logan, meanwhile, bites into his hot dog. Without the bun, because bread is literally just empty carbs, and he's fairly schlubby looking as it is at 170, so god forbid he reaches 200 without any definition. This is why he asked for it plain, because Steak 'n Shake hot dogs are particularly juicy in a really right way. It's clear he has a premium hot dog in his hand (lol).
Faye Brown: "How is that? I might get one after I finish this melt."
Logan Bailey: "Juicy, is a word that comes to mind. Like an actual hot dog. Not like the cheap ones you'd get from Wal-Mart. Plain and without a bun, I think it's a million times better, but still not worth 4 dollars."
Faye Brown: "Weeeeeeell, you pay for quality. But, that and our bill kinda dissuade me anyway."
Logan Bailey: "Wait, how much did we spend here?"
Faye Brown: "Uhh... about 30 dollars? We had about 40 coming in."
Logan Bailey: "Ah, fuck..."
Faye Brown: "We both get paid on Monday, at least. I finally start to see checks of my own by then."
Logan Bailey: "But what about Sunday?"
Faye Brown: "We'll be all right... just think of 10 dollars worth of leftovers from here that we can both eat tomorrow."
Logan Bailey: "There's not that much to pick from on this menu for that."
Faye Brown: "I can live on these burgers for an extra day. Trust me."
Logan Bailey: "Are you sure?"
Faye Brown: "100%."
Logan Bailey: "All right... if you say so."
Eventually, that is exactly what the two do. After a few minutes, they get into the Intrepid.
Faye Brown: "Well, tonight was fun."
Logan Bailey: "Steak 'n Shake was fun."
Faye Brown: "Look, I know the Halloween party could have went better for you. Just, there's not much we could have done about not going, you know that."
Not another word comes out of Logan's mouth.
Faye Brown: "Buuuuut yeah, I'd say tonight was fun all around..."
Logan simply looks over to Faye, who's smiling enough that the Intrepid doesn't even need headlights. It's clear she had fun.
Faye Brown: "Plus we got leftovers!"
Faye quickly holds up said leftovers as she says the two have them, which gets Logan to finally let out a snorty laugh, looking away from Faye as he does.
Faye Brown: "Hey, there's that laugh!"
With a sigh, Faye lifts the console and scoots over to hug Logan at his arm and rest her head on his shoulder. Logan hesitates for a moment, but does eventually ask...
Logan Bailey: "Hey, Faye?"
Faye Brown: "Hmm?"
She lifts her head up to face him, and Logan asks...
Logan Bailey: "Do you mind?"
Faye gives Logan a quizzical look.
Faye Brown: "Do I mind what?"
Logan Bailey: "If, uh... you... I... you know..."
Faye Brown: "...in the parking lot of a Steak-n-Shake?"
Logan Bailey: "No, not that far, just... you know, the prelude--"
Faye Brown: "Ooooooh, oh oh... yeah yeah, go for it."
Without any further hesitation, Logan plants a kiss right onto Faye's green-ish lips. While he's clearly a novice at this kind of thing, Faye reciprocates because dammit, he's really trying his best. The two slowly lie over the front seats, with Logan on top, Faye on bottom. Even if this is a passionate moment, both Logan and Faye know he's a complete amateur at any kind of affection that isn't hugs and cuddles. Faye runs her fingers through Logan's hair as their tongues awkwardly tap each other multiple times. They do release the kiss as Logan nuzzles the side of Faye's head and neck. He lifts his head up and looks into Faye's eyes, and the two begin to laugh as they sit up.
Logan Bailey: "I'm not very good at this!"
Faye Brown: "No! You're not! But damn it, you tried, and y-- a--and Logan, that's what really matters. You tried. I enjoyed... whatever that was, for what that may be worth. But I think you'll agree when I say you need some practice at doing that. In private. When we're not in public."
Logan Bailey: "It's never too late to learn, right?"
Faye Brown: "Yeah. Yeah, that."
Logan Bailey: "We're... we're just gonna go home. This was awkward for me."
Faye Brown: "I know what you were trying to do. I like that you took initiative. I like that you asked before doing anything. I felt comfortable even if your tongue was like a fish out of water."
Logan can't help but laugh mightily at that.
Logan Bailey: "Ho-my-God, am I seriously that bad?!"
Which prompts Faye to laugh as well.
Faye Brown: "I mean, no, but yes?! I dunno, that's a loaded question!"
The Intrepid starts right up as the laughing couple eventually pull out of the Steak 'n Shake parking lot, on their way back to their apartment.
Original names: "Football Fan And Musician Go To A Halloween Party" and "Football Fan and Musician's Halloween Party Aftermath"
Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2020 at 6:30 PM EST
Location: daaaah heeeeeeeeouse
Faye Brown: "You seriously couldn't find an Egon costume?"
Faye sees Logan dressed in a Ghostbusters uniform. It's actually very highly detailed, complete with patches, replica Proton Pack, and in the case of the character Logan actually is, a set of Ecto Goggles. While he may not exactly strike as any one Ghostbuster in general (the closest to him was Peter, ironically), you certainly can get the vibe he's going for: one Dr. Ray Stantz. However, that's the only issue, at least to Faye, especially given who she's going to the party as.
Logan Bailey: "Faye, have you seen me? I'm 5-foot-9, 170, and my voice ain't baritone. I'm more Dan Aykroyd than Harold Ramis, except I'm actually autistic. I'm more surprised you found a good Janine. And that you have the voice for it."
Logan sees Faye in green, triangular glasses that she has no real way of seeing out of (meaning she must be wearing contacts), a yellow sleeveless shirt over a flesh-toned long sleeve undershirt to cover her vast array of tattoos, in addition to a fairly short orange skirt. Topped (or bottomed if you will) off with orange heels. She has on long blue earrings, a blue necklace, and a blue couple of wristbands to simulate other jewelry. Oh, and it's hard to miss that Faye's hair is a bright red instead of jet black. You'd genuinely be forgiven for seeing Faye Brown and thinking she was Janine Melnitz.
Faye Brown: "We're both originally from Brooklyn. Of course I have the voice for it!"
The two technically don't match. Logan was Ray from the movie, while Faye was Janine from the cartoon. Same franchise, yes, but different versions of the characters. There was a little worry that people would notice, especially from Logan (given he's a detail stickler like that, usually), but not enough to dampen any mood either one has going into this work party.
Faye Brown: "Anyway, you got everything? Keys, work ID, all that?"
Logan Bailey: "Yep. You got yours?"
Faye Brown: "Mhm."
Logan Bailey: "All righty, let's... get this over with, then."
And out of the apartment they got. About 10 minutes later, they pull up to the parking lot.
Logan Bailey: "I hope I see three other folks in other Ghostbuster costumes."
Faye Brown: "Well, the party was themed, and our work group's kinda small, so I'd be surprised if there weren't other Ghostbusters there."
Faye clears her throat before leaving the Intrepid. The noticeable dip in temperature prompts her to remark...
Faye Brown: "I should-a brought some tearaway pants."
...in a higher register than usual, giving her approximation of Laura Summer's Janine (which was actually fairly close given the similar accent Faye shared with the character). Logan does the same as he leaves the Intrepid himself.
Logan Bailey: "Yeah, it's pretty nippy out tonight. That's why we gotta head to the malt shop!"
His Frank Welker needs some work compared to Faye's Laura Summer.
Logan Bailey: "See, this is why I don't do voices. I'm not good at it."
Logan notes with a chuckle.
Faye Brown: "I told you not to do Ray, ya doofus."
The two reach the door to their place of employment, and are greeted with exactly what they were hoping: other Ghostbusters, and a bunch of "HEEEEEEEEY!"s.
Employee A: "Logan, Logan, get over here for the group picture!"
Without a chance to answer, Logan gets pulled into place in front of a green screen, next to a Peter and an Egon, with a Winston to the far right. The four grab the gun part of their Proton Packs and look up a bit. As soon as the picture is taken, the three that aren't Logan jostle one another a little like a bunch of dude-bros, with Logan kind of just backing away.
Employee B: "Hey, whoa... Logan, you good?"
Logan Bailey: "Yeah... I'm good. Y'all know how I am. I just wasn't really ready."
Employee B: "Yeah, we gotcha. Sorry about that, but we had to get the picture in. We were waiting on you."
Logan Bailey: "I know, I'm sorry."
Employee A: "Don't worry, we get you, man. Go be with your girl."
Meanwhile, Faye sits at a desk decorated with an old phone. She already had her picture done. They both got pulled away to do a picture. Neither of them were ready for it fully.
Logan Bailey: "You wanna go ahead and get out of here?"
Faye Brown: "Yes, but leaving after a couple minutes would be rude. We owe it to them to stay, no matter how uncomfortable we are. There's still one more big group photo we need to take, to my knowledge."
Logan Bailey: "Fuuuuuuck..."
Faye Brown: "It'll be OK, hon. If you can survive until 9, we'll go to Steak-n-Shake and just pig out. My treat."
Logan looks at the clock. It was dark out, but it was only 7:05. He had to survive being here for at least two hours. Why did he even bother coming here? But Steak-n-Shake with the sweetest woman in this entire goddamn city was too good to pass up. So for the next one hour, fifty-four minutes, he'll be all right.
Two and a half hours later...
Steak 'n Shake near the University of Tennessee campus: the hangout spot for many a college kid, plus the pig-out joint of choice for Logan and Faye. "It's relatively close and it's fairly cheap," is the main reason that Steak 'n Shake is the main spot for these two. Half-eaten parts of the usual sit in front of them both: a frisco melt 'n fries for Faye, and a steak frank and two original double cheeseburgers for Logan, complete with a Butterfinger shake for the both of them. Still in their Halloween get-ups, the two kinda get some second looks from some passers-by, given Halloween is a couple hours from being over, and mainly because Faye's dressed as an attractive character.
Logan Bailey: "So... who ya votin' for on Tuesday?"
Faye Brown: "I thought we'd already voted."
Logan Bailey: "We did, it's a joke..."
Faye Brown: "...I don't get it."
Logan Bailey: "Because that's what the oompa loompa's gonna say. There's the joke."
Faye Brown: "Ooooh... wow, this shake's getting to me."
Logan Bailey: "Shakes do that."
To compensate for her apparent brain-freeze, Faye takes a bite of her frisco melt. With just the right blend of two cheeses, buttery sourdough, and perfectly complementary frisco sauce on the two still-hot burgers, it's amazing to our Janine cosplayer. Logan, meanwhile, bites into his hot dog. Without the bun, because bread is literally just empty carbs, and he's fairly schlubby looking as it is at 170, so god forbid he reaches 200 without any definition. This is why he asked for it plain, because Steak 'n Shake hot dogs are particularly juicy in a really right way. It's clear he has a premium hot dog in his hand (lol).
Faye Brown: "How is that? I might get one after I finish this melt."
Logan Bailey: "Juicy, is a word that comes to mind. Like an actual hot dog. Not like the cheap ones you'd get from Wal-Mart. Plain and without a bun, I think it's a million times better, but still not worth 4 dollars."
Faye Brown: "Weeeeeeell, you pay for quality. But, that and our bill kinda dissuade me anyway."
Logan Bailey: "Wait, how much did we spend here?"
Faye Brown: "Uhh... about 30 dollars? We had about 40 coming in."
Logan Bailey: "Ah, fuck..."
Faye Brown: "We both get paid on Monday, at least. I finally start to see checks of my own by then."
Logan Bailey: "But what about Sunday?"
Faye Brown: "We'll be all right... just think of 10 dollars worth of leftovers from here that we can both eat tomorrow."
Logan Bailey: "There's not that much to pick from on this menu for that."
Faye Brown: "I can live on these burgers for an extra day. Trust me."
Logan Bailey: "Are you sure?"
Faye Brown: "100%."
Logan Bailey: "All right... if you say so."
Eventually, that is exactly what the two do. After a few minutes, they get into the Intrepid.
Faye Brown: "Well, tonight was fun."
Logan Bailey: "Steak 'n Shake was fun."
Faye Brown: "Look, I know the Halloween party could have went better for you. Just, there's not much we could have done about not going, you know that."
Not another word comes out of Logan's mouth.
Faye Brown: "Buuuuut yeah, I'd say tonight was fun all around..."
Logan simply looks over to Faye, who's smiling enough that the Intrepid doesn't even need headlights. It's clear she had fun.
Faye Brown: "Plus we got leftovers!"
Faye quickly holds up said leftovers as she says the two have them, which gets Logan to finally let out a snorty laugh, looking away from Faye as he does.
Faye Brown: "Hey, there's that laugh!"
With a sigh, Faye lifts the console and scoots over to hug Logan at his arm and rest her head on his shoulder. Logan hesitates for a moment, but does eventually ask...
Logan Bailey: "Hey, Faye?"
Faye Brown: "Hmm?"
She lifts her head up to face him, and Logan asks...
Logan Bailey: "Do you mind?"
Faye gives Logan a quizzical look.
Faye Brown: "Do I mind what?"
Logan Bailey: "If, uh... you... I... you know..."
Faye Brown: "...in the parking lot of a Steak-n-Shake?"
Logan Bailey: "No, not that far, just... you know, the prelude--"
Faye Brown: "Ooooooh, oh oh... yeah yeah, go for it."
Without any further hesitation, Logan plants a kiss right onto Faye's green-ish lips. While he's clearly a novice at this kind of thing, Faye reciprocates because dammit, he's really trying his best. The two slowly lie over the front seats, with Logan on top, Faye on bottom. Even if this is a passionate moment, both Logan and Faye know he's a complete amateur at any kind of affection that isn't hugs and cuddles. Faye runs her fingers through Logan's hair as their tongues awkwardly tap each other multiple times. They do release the kiss as Logan nuzzles the side of Faye's head and neck. He lifts his head up and looks into Faye's eyes, and the two begin to laugh as they sit up.
Logan Bailey: "I'm not very good at this!"
Faye Brown: "No! You're not! But damn it, you tried, and y-- a--and Logan, that's what really matters. You tried. I enjoyed... whatever that was, for what that may be worth. But I think you'll agree when I say you need some practice at doing that. In private. When we're not in public."
Logan Bailey: "It's never too late to learn, right?"
Faye Brown: "Yeah. Yeah, that."
Logan Bailey: "We're... we're just gonna go home. This was awkward for me."
Faye Brown: "I know what you were trying to do. I like that you took initiative. I like that you asked before doing anything. I felt comfortable even if your tongue was like a fish out of water."
Logan can't help but laugh mightily at that.
Logan Bailey: "Ho-my-God, am I seriously that bad?!"
Which prompts Faye to laugh as well.
Faye Brown: "I mean, no, but yes?! I dunno, that's a loaded question!"
The Intrepid starts right up as the laughing couple eventually pull out of the Steak 'n Shake parking lot, on their way back to their apartment.
