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[othersdie]

[All Justin had wanted was lunch. Unfortunately, the café seems to have embraced a clothing-optional philosophy... along with the rest of the City. So much for lunch or, for that matter, ever leaving the apartment again once he gets there.]

There's a... a curse today, I assume. If you're not affected and you haven't been out today--if you haven't seen anything yet--just stay at home.

Don't check the network, either.


[ooc: Decidedly not cursed. Mortify at will, action as you like if your character is in the vicinity of Café Juliet or just running around outside.]

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action:

[charring]

[The clothing optional thing is what has Charlie returning to Cafe Juliet for a snack. She gives Justin a wave and a huge grin as she walks past.] Hey!

action:

[othersdie]

[Don't mind Justin as he drops his network device and completely fails to make an immediately coherent verbal response happen.]

Ch-Charlie.

Re: action:

[charring]

[It's been happening all day. She just sort of smiles, isn't it?]

Nice day, isn't it? This is seriously the best weather we've had in ages, regardless of the sand.

[mightbeconcussed]

Are you kidding? This is the best day ever

[And she's not cursed]

action:

[othersdie]

The sand isn't--that isn't...

[Words. Right.]

Isn't it too cold to be dressed like that?

[othersdie]

Maybe if you're cursed.

[Oh, right. Like someone can be uncursed and like people running around in their scanties.]

[mightbeconcussed]

Hello. Not cursed.

[She turns the video to show herself dressed normally. Sort of sexy but definitely normal for Lucy.]

[othersdie]

Oh.

[Well. Justin doesn't really remember you, Lucy, but he'll take your word for it.]

It doesn't... it doesn't seem vulgar to you? At all?

action you say?

[dignity_misery]

[Carla does not need to be cursed to be entirely confident in sex appeal. Unfortunately, however, she doesn't find all this excessive preening that's going on around her to be particularly charming. She just wants to get back to her apartment, and some unfortunate sexy gentleman is making it difficult. Violence is always the answer, and she is very sorry if that shirtless meathead goes stumbling into you, Justin. Sort of. Except not really.]

that's action, there

[othersdie]

[Fortunately, Justin has had enough bully-related high school experience to avoid getting smashed by aforementioned shirtless meathead. He isn't all that surprised to see that Carla was apparently the cause of the man's momentum.]

Is he bothering you?

[This is said because Justin has resumed his work with the police and feels obligated to say such things, not because he could do anything about it.]

action:

[charring]

But it gets everywhere. And, no. I never get cold. Isn't that awesome? [Grinning so much right now.]

action:

[othersdie]

I guess.

[Not to be rude, Charlie, but clearly not looking at you at all is the best way to handle this conversation.]

That's related to your superpower?

[shall_yield_us]

Oh, poorly done, fair knight: you're tardy fending for my virtue.

action:

[charring]

Yep! [She's a bit concerned now, Justin. Is she not sexy enough. Oh, dear.] You okay?

oh my.

[dignity_misery]

Not anymore. If he wants to keep his teeth.

[She's already hit him once, and this is troublesome to the unnaturally induced vanity. Teeth certainly helped with the sexy look... Carla sees him hesitate in his ridiculous damn sexiness and rolls her eyes. Tells her delightful NPC to fuck off, and he scoots to find someone more open to his assets.]

action:

[othersdie]

[Charlie, that is the exact opposite of the problem!]

Mm? I'm fine. Yes. Thank you.

...

[othersdie]

[Huh. Carla makes making people run away look easy.]

Are you cursed?

[othersdie]

Sorry. [Not really.] I'm sure your virtue isn't in any danger.

[dignity_misery]

[She usually doesn't let them run. She does give Justin a dry look though.]

Not as far as I know.

[She's clothed, her hair over her shoulders doing a pretty good job of covering up her bandaged neck.]

[shall_yield_us]

Well, not now that it's been compromised, it's not.

[othersdie]

Sorry. It's--it can be hard to tell. I should--

[His powers of speech momentarily abandon him (it's not Carla so much as the sheer amount of skin showing around them), leaving him to gesture in a leaving sort of way.]

I should go home. Be careful.

[othersdie]

How was it compromised?

[dignity_misery]

[That expression goes amused.]

Are you gonna make it without passing out?

[shall_yield_us]

Why, by all the things the eye shouldn't see that you barely just mentioned. Of course.

[othersdie]

So you checked the network or looked out of a window. I can't do anything about that.