04th Bark | Ruff Night

[nofortunateone]

Action: Afterlife | Early Night

[Toby arrives to the club late in the night, steely gray eyes inspect the interior looking unimpressed; he prefers hole in the wall types of bars. The pounding music is annoying and the smells consist of sweat, alcohol and thick perfumes. It’s an instance where having keen senses puts him at a disadvantage.

He towers over those around him and uses that advantage to push his way towards the bar. He quickly takes a seat, not caring if it already had an occupant who just happened to step away. He’s here for one reason, to drink. The man he spoke to claimed that there is a drink that might be able to get him drunk and with a rising curiosity he waves the bartender over.]

Action: Random Streets | Middle of the night. (Possible content warning)

[Whatever the hell that drink was, it worked. Toby stumbles down the street, his shirt and jacket already discarded somewhere along the way. His palm reaches for the wall as the world twists and spins around him. He wants to run and he can feel himself beginning to shift, the familiar and comfortable sensation feeling as sluggish as the rest of him.

Right, pants… A part of himself reminds himself that he can’t shift without destroying his clothes. He likes these pants.

A disgruntled growl leaves Toby’s lips as he staggers forward, looking for the nearest forest and for the coordination to take off his pants.]

Accidental Video: Where are my pants… | Morning

[The screen is black and only a deep disgruntled groan can be heard.]

Fuck…

[Toby remembers the night with a strange sort of clarity. He’s never drinking that shit again. He is recovering nicely from whatever the hell he put into his system but he doesn’t feel well at all.]

Where are my pants?

[The voice is muffled as fabric shifts against the phone’s mic. As Toby dresses the phone falls out of his pocket, the screen pointed up at the shirtless werewolf. There are small scrapes along his arms and chest that heal at an alarmingly fast rate. The sky is a bright vibrant blue and the area around him looks like a bolder hit the forest. Trees were set at odd angles and claw marks were scrapped across the bark.

When Toby sees his phone he reaches down towards it, for an instant specs of scarlet blood can be seen on his arm before he turns off the camera. It isn’t clear if the blood is his or not.]

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action; random streets

[namemeansbeauty]

[It was late at night and Belle had spent most of it taking notes and simply exploring, checking to see where the sub archways were and what ones they might be. As she had put her little note pad away she couldn't help but stop for a moment. Just what was going on and she was sure that she knew who they were.

Taking a few steps forward, she figured she should follow.]

Toby? Are you okay?

action; random streets

[nofortunateone]

[Toby's claws scraps against the building before forming into a very human fist. He looks back at Belle, the glazed look to his eyes suggesting that he isn't really seeing her.]

What?

[He blinks and then shakes his head, not unlike a dog. He regrets the decision instantly, pain flares in his head and his vision tumbles before he's able to regain himself.]

I'm fire... fine... [He corrects himself quickly and then continue to attempts his way down the wall.]

action; random streets

[namemeansbeauty]

[She didn't think that it was okay, so she continued to following, trying to get a better idea of what was wrong.]

You don't look fine. Will you tell me what's wrong?

action; random streets

[nofortunateone]

[A growl vibrates in his throat as Belle begins to follow him. He doesn’t want her too, though he can’t place a reason as to why.]

Augh… [Toby’s shoulder hits the wall and he falls so that his knees and palms are on the ground. It’s cool and comforting as if the dirt beneath the pavement is calling to him. Where is that damn forest?]

Fucking earth is moving. [Except it isn’t.] I need to run…

[He tries to remove his pants again but the effort is just as clumsy.]

action; random streets

[thorons]

[robin had been coming back late that night, she had been completely caught up in a book she had been reading at the library and had lost track of time. she wasn't expecting anyone else to be out, it was rather later after all.... but then she saw toby, wandering the streets and looking rather intoxicated.

she was fine with seeing him without a shirt on, she was used to vaike after all, but she was rather concerned for this man.]

Um- pardon me! [she called out to him.] Do you need some help? [she wouldn't want him passing out if he was sick or something.]

action; random streets

[nofortunateone]

I don't need help.

[Toby isn't speaking loudly as he stumbles down the street. A few times the earth shifts and he has to catch himself on the wall next to him. His hands are slowly shifting, at least until Robin steps closer. When she steps closer he shifts back to human, steely gray eyes attempting to focus on her.]

action; random streets

[thorons]

[...something definitely feels off with this guy. robin stares at him, watching him as he stumbles and tries to correct himself- and it really is as though he is fighting something else besides regaining his balance.]

Are you so sure about that? You can't even stand properly.

action; early night

[deadcenter]

[senji hated being around so many people as well. even though he had been in prison for so long, he had grown accustomed to small hallways that were rarely shared by other people. those down in g-ward were unique, they were only a handful of people, so of course he wasn't used to a place that was so crowded. he had also come just to drink, to taste what this place had on its menu.

when the other man sat down beside him at the bar, senji simply eyed him briefly. it wasn't until he really wanted a drink that would get him drunk did senji's interest pique a little.]

You got some freaky powers too or somethin'? [since senji had met dante before, and he knew that the demon slayer couldn't get drunk due to his strong body or whatever.]

action; early night

[nofortunateone]

You could say that.

[His voice is deep and unconcerned. He glances over at Senji, eyeing the man before turning his attention back towards the bar.]

Are you getting something new.

action; early night

[deadcenter]

Nah- I'm gettin' what I'm used to.

[and suddenly a beer is placed in front of him, that he had ordered a little bit before.]

You super powered guys got it rough, can't even enjoy the simplest shit.

action; early night

[orlokbutterfly]

[As a matter of fact, the guy Toby had spoken too is working tonight! ... working the pole, that is. He'd been slowly getting out of his funk and back to his antics- at After Life, at the very least. He was doing a routine on stage with a lady patron. It looked like they'd been practicing beforehand but this? This was all on the fly.

Even while dancing, Gale would notice Toby make his way to the bar counter, not that his mask would tip anyone off on that. At the current song's end and the end of the routine, Gale quickly plants a kiss on the girl's cheek before hopping off the stage and approaching the bar, planting his hands on the countertop beside Toby and flipping over to the other side. Yep, he flipped over the bar counter before planting his elbow on the counter and propping his chin in his hand to look at Toby. What an asshole.]

Haven't seen you 'round here. I'd remember someone with a height like yours. You play sports to have a height like that, buddy?

[Even with Gale's platform wedge-heels giving him a couple extra inches in height, his boot aided 6'2" is nothing compared to Toby's height. Not often that Gale feels short compared to someone.]

action; early night

[nofortunateone]

[Toby notices the man on the pole though his gaze doesn't linger. He's more interested in the bar and any drink that might help him with his most recent problem. His eyebrow rose when Gale flipped over the bar.]

You must be the man I spoke to over the phone.

[His voice is deep, and most likely a tone that Gale would remember.]

Football.

[Tonight he's here to drink, not talk about sports.]

action; early night

[orlokbutterfly]

[Gale points at him and smirks, recognizing Toby's voice from before. He now had a mission to do tonight: to see if it's really possible for this guy to not get drunk.]

What makes you say that? The fact I'm bein' a complete show off queen?

[He didn't care about the sports topic either. He'd only asked as a joke because of the man's height, not because he was genuinely interested. Because he sure as hell wasn't.]

So, what kinda drinks do you care for, stranger?

video;

[livable]

[ Two raised eyebrows only punctuate her point. ]

Rough night?

[ Might as well alert him that he's managed to candid camera himself. ]

video;

[nofortunateone]

[He is very aware that his camera decided to put on a show, he's just trying his best to ignore it.]

You could say that.

[Toby has no idea how to describe that night. For now he's glad to have pants though he has no idea where his shirt wandered off to.]

I liked it better when phones were just used to talk to people.

video;

[livable]

Are you okay?

[ She's thinking one of his new hobbies might be hunting and he got into a rough fight with a bear or a wolf or something based on what she saw in the video. Though that doesn't exactly explain the.. pants. She'll get there. ]

action; random streets

[justalittlerunaway]

[Walking home from distant Fayren in the middle of the night was normal for Cas. She worked at a pub. It closed late. She smelled Toby before she saw him. He smelled normal...except for the intense scent of alcohol too.

She turned the corner early. It wasn't the way back to their apartment, but she was more concerned for him, tilting her head to the side as she laid eyes on him, and crossing her arms.]

What the hell are you doing?

action; random streets

[nofortunateone]

[Toby smells Cas before he sees her. He's already trying to kick his brain into gear as the intoxicating scent fills his nose. Fuck. He wants to find the forest, to run.]

Walking.

[Stumbling would be the more accurate as he tries to make his way along the wall.]

action; random streets

[justalittlerunaway]

[She raises a delicate eyebrow as she watches him and crosses her arms.]

You're drunk. [And she manages to sound concerned, impressed, and angry all at the same time.]

( video )

[alittlebitofhell]

[You see that smile? He's amused, man.]

So, you look like you had a great night.

( video )

[nofortunateone]

[Toby grunts before falling back and sitting against a nearby tree.]

Sure I did.

[He doesn't sound very happy.]

I don't know where I am man.

( video )

[alittlebitofhell]

...you lost your pants and you're lost.

[He laughs.]

What's around you?

action; afterlife

[truesmiles]

[Fai still found that from time to time he would still still enjoy going out and having a drink. He had ordered a pretty strong drink as he took a sip, looking over briefly.]

Interesting choice of drink.

action; afterlife

[nofortunateone]

[Toby knows Fai, many do, though he knows Fai best from his position in Everglade than anything else.]

Yup. You here to drink?

[He isn't a big talker.]

action; afterlife

[truesmiles]

Of course. Gotta have a break every now and again.

[He had ordered a drink as he leant on the side.]