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@bcrdie
is that FINCH “BIRDIE” BISHOP ? a SENIOR originally from PUYALLUP , WA , they decided to come to ogden college to study JOURNALISM on an ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP . they’re THE LARGE HAM RADIO on campus , but even they could get blamed for greer’s disappearance.
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ollie !!
“Yes, I do know the Heimlich maneuver!” Ollie said, bouncing a little on the balls of his feet, looking quite proud of himself for that. “When I was in middle school all the little kids in my building wanted me to babysit them because I was so cool. So, I was like hey, why not get paid for this. So, I took those babysitting classes that they offer at like community centers to people who want to babysit kids, and I learned the Heimlich, and CPR, and got certified for all of that stuff.” Ollie knew a lot of stuff, but he also usually had reasons why he knew things. He got bored a lot, looked into a lot of different things, or like this had learned it for one reason or another. There was always a story to go along with why he knew something, even if it was just ‘got bored and looked it up one day’. “Bro, sports are where you’re gonna get me but you gotta ask me about a sport that I haven’t fucked half the guys on the team before. I’m the teams biggest fan,” he snorted, pulling out his vape pen, and clicking that on, “but in an Olympic sized pool is 50 meters long, so It’d be about 30 laps, I think.”
birdie !!
birdie listened intently despite his lingering desire to walk head first into a wall . ollie was nice enough , but his unparalleled brightness was a bit too much for the radio personality sometimes . “ ‘ half the guys on the team ’ he says , ” birdie mused to no one in particular . “ sounds exhausting . but i’ll keep that sports tip in mind . see if i can finally trip you up one of these days . ” it was highly unlikely . if his bubbly personality made him tired , then his brilliance kept him wide awake and interested . birdie was impressed time and time again by the guy it was annoying , really . even more so that he couldn’t trust ollie enough to let him on the air . being able to pick his brain in front of an audience would have been amazing for his ratings .
pippa !!
Conversation had always been difficult for Pippa. People always expected something from a conversation, be it to learn something about the other or connecting to another individual. She had never been one of those people that were good at giving away information about herself and connecting with another person. Using less words, while making her feel cold to others, always felt more natural to her. “Yeah, same,” she replied, simply. To her, it seemed like he kind of wanted to fill the space with something. She had no idea what to actually talk about; Pippa would leave that up to him. “I wouldn’t be out here if smoke bothered me. I cannot imagine how this would be the place to hang if someone is bothered by smoke.”
birdie !!
birdie arched his brow . he wasn’t exactly sure what her reasoning was regarding their location ; it wasn’t like it was smoker’s corner or anything regardless , he had no interest in asking and he had even less of an interest in her answer . so with a relaxed sigh , he leaned back on the bench and moved his headphones from around his neck to cover his ears .
link !!
link matches the grin on birdie’s lips with his own. “ you’re right, i do have quite the awful taste in the latter. but you really know how to stick, don’t you ? ” they tease, knowing fully that they might have gone a little insane if birdie wasn’t in their actual close circle of friends ( not the one that he fabricated for other goals in mind. ). at the mention of the obvious scares that have been plaguing ogden college as of late, link looks away, and then shrugs his shoulders slightly. “ if someone was going to murder you, they’d have done it before campus filled up again… when you were all alone, smoking your shitty cigarettes. anyway, how was the stay alone here ? i’d have stuck around like every year, but this christmas i decided to put away the grinch costume. ”
birdie !!
birdie shrugged with his hands lifted in the air . the act itself was eerily similar to a child sitcom character who just got busted by his parents for something ridiculous . were this a television show , he probably would have looked into the camera , adorning a whatyagonnado face , and applause would erupt from the planted audience . but this was no tv show and birdie was far too deadpan to fully commit to the bit . “ yeah , what was that about anyway ? how very conformist of you ; doing what they do instead of exactly what i do . ” he smirked before taking another drag of his mini cigar , letting the smoke slowly cascade from his mouth as he considered their question . “ it was actually really fucking nice . i definitely got bored from time to time , but it’s not like i couldn’t just drive somewhere . honestly , i miss it . go back home . ” he paused , eyes moving to stare at nothing in particular . “ i tried calling , you know ? heard what happened a while back . wanted to know if you were alright . i mean , you were there , right ? ”
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Don’t ask me no personal shit like this
i feel so attacked
ollie !!
It wasn’t actually too in-often that Ollie could stun a person into silence. Actually it happened quite often now that he was thinking about it. Whether it was because he was just so incredibly stunning by nature, or said something really fucking crazy it happened. He wasn’t quite sure what had done it right now with Birdie, but he’d never been a terribly chatty guy (on his downtime), so Ollie just shrugged his shoulders. “Oh, no. You’re not choking on the smoke and can’t breathe at all now, are you? I don’t think the heimlich maneuver works for something like that, but I can definitely try if you want me to. Here let me just get behind you,” he said, reaching out to put his hand on Birdie’s shoulder, as if to turn him around. “I swear I’m not coming onto you. Y'know unless you’re down, in which case I would be totally down as well. Up to you.”
birdie !!
his brows furrowed as he debated his options , feeling a bit unsure of how to react to the effervescent creature ( because ollie always seemed a bit too otherworldly to be considered human ) . he could rise to the challenge , or he could continue being birdie bishop . rising to the challenge would involve matching ollie’s playful nature , much like he did when on the air , and being birdie bishop would involve more complete silence . it was ironic : silence and sound were both his super power . “ you know i’m not choking , ” he replied , swatting away his hand without any intended malice . “ ya damn shit disturber . ” taking a drag as if he hadn’t just had a coughing fit , he tapped away the ash . “ do you really know the heimlich maneuver ? like the actual placement and fuck off , of course you do . you know everything . ” it used to annoy him ; however , now he made it a point to test his knowledge at random intervals . “ how many laps in a mile ? swimming , olympic sized pool ? ”
pippa !!
Pippa didn’t smoke, but it was the easiest way to get away from most people. She could pretend to need a smoke break, hide away for a bit, then rejoin society as if nothing had happened. Sometimes she just needed a change of scenery, sometimes she needed to scream, but not as many people smoked these days and Pippa found comfort in not wanting to socialize with the ones that did. She wanted to be alone these days more than ever and more than ever, finding the time to be alone was near impossible. She was waiting for the day the police came to interview everyone about Penelope and Pippa still hadn’t figured out what she was going to say to them.
She had always been quiet, the only indication she was walking was the chill she seemed to bring with her when she was around other people. Pippa had hoped that there wasn’t anyone smoking around the corner, but she stopped in her tracks as she saw someone else already there. “No, you can’t,” Pippa shrugged. “I was looking for a quiet place.”
birdie !!
a woman of many words . he could respect that . giving one final cough and leaning back on the bench , he shrugged and motioned to their surrounds . “ no one’s around , i hate small talk ... sounds like the place for you . ” placing the prime time between his lips , he pulled his phone from his pocket before swiping on the notification ( reminder : guest star interviews -> 30 minutes ) . he fought the urge to groan , the radio personality not at all excited to spent several hours listening to the same speech presented ten different ways . “ unless the smoke bothers you , then that sounds like a personal problem . ”
ida !!
smoking kills, that’s what she’d been told her whole life while her father chain-smoked off the back porch, her meemaw’s house was littered with ash-trays, and her older sisters kept all their nice dresses at the neighbors house to attempt to keep them away from the cigarette smell. you’d think that ida would have turned away from the habit like many of her siblings, but maybe she never outgrew oral fixation, or it was an easy way to pass the time, or a great excuse to leave conversations and people she hated. but cigarettes, vapes, all of it littered the bottom of her bags and desk drawers.
and so ida was pleased to happen upon another smoker, looking over at birdie with a curious smile. “oh, sorry didn’t mean to startle ya there darlin’.” she stepped forward. “actually i was wonderin’ if i could bum you for a smoke? i’m fresh out.” not really, but why use your own when you can use another’s? as he coughed she reached out and tapped his back. “be careful there, don’t want ya passin’ out on me now.”
birdie !!
as his coughing finally subsided , a tired sigh left the man’s body , his hand waving in dismissal of her kind words . she was sweet , but birdie felt older than his body , and couldn’t find the means to say thank you . instead , he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled free the carton . “ take two . you saved my life . ” his reply was mumbled as he attempted to keep the prime time between his lips his words both sarcastic and genuine . really , take two . without being asked , he also pulled out his lighter and sparked a flame . “ anybody ever tell you you’re kinda quiet ? ” he asked in subtle amusement . “ if school doesn’t work out , you might try espionage . ”
alex !!
“ see, i would do that.. but that’s all the way across campus, right ? and i kind of enjoy not running back and forth for a pencil. especially when my good friend, old buddy old pall bridie here can provide one for me. and i’ll bring it right back, of course. ” they will not. not because they’d wanna keep someone else’s pencil… but because alex knew they will forget all about it the moment they throw it back into their bag at the end of the class, and possibly lose it ( most definitely lose it ) at some point. but hey ! if he’s ever reminded of it one day, he’s willing to compensate it with a free drink, maybe a joint ? which sounds like a good deal to him, when you compare it to a pencil. everyone’s a winner ! “ plus i’ve got other plans before class… like buying myself a coffee loaded with sugar and milk. ” then alex makes a face, like a lightbulb just appeared over his head. “ — how about you come with ? if you find me that pencil, i’ll exchange it with a coffee on me. or tea, if that’s what you fuck with. equality for all. ”
birdie !!
“ no you won’t , ” he replied almost immediately , an arch of his brow suggesting he was amused . regardless of the fact , he raised a pencil between them , waiting one , two , three seconds before tilting it in his direction . “ you’re lucky i hate running back and forth . i’m a huge advocate of anything with wheels . ” he made no attempt to point out the skateboard currently attached to his backpack , though he assumed alex was attentive enough to have noticed . “ plus , that’s an awful deal aaaaaannnnddd i’m gonna take it . i’m getting the largest size by the way . ”
jacqui !!
Jacqui glanced at Birdie with an amused expression as they coughed out smoke, having a nose like a bloodhound when it came to people smoking. They had figured the scent was masking something a bit more fun, so the discovery of him with a cigar was a bit disappointing. “Are you seriously just hiding over here smoking a cigar?” they asked in a lilting tone, tipping their head to one side as they considered Birdie, ignoring his apparent displeasure at being interrupted. “How old are you?” they teased, nudging his side a bit. Though in reality, Jacqui sorta respected the art of smoking a cigar - especially as a college student. It was the type of quirk they could absolutely get behind. They had just been hoping to find someone with a spliff or a new flavor of vape or something more their speed when they had picked up on the faint scent of the smoke.
birdie !!
he wasn’t sure how they could tease him for smoking a mini cigar when they could , surprisingly , tell the difference between the two . and immediately , too . cigarettes and prime times were practically the same shape and size . shit , how old were THEY ? “ twenty-two , ” he answered , knowing damn well it was a rhetorical question . his deadpan expression shifted slightly ( almost imperceptible to the anyone not explicitly looking for the change ) , the ghost of smile appearing as he lifted the carton . “ you wanna try ? you gain a couple cool points when you hide in corners and smoke cigars . just try not to cough . i hear it’s embarrassing . ”
inés !!
After the very much unexpected turn of events at the ski resort, Inés had been turning herself inside out to be everywhere at once. She didn’t mind. She liked to be distracted. If she was working on things for herself then everything else would fall into place. Damage control was very much necessary after Penny’s untimely death and she took charge. Things were only going to get worse from here so she had to prove herself. The undergraduate student council was missing their president after all and if anybody were to fill in, well, she was definitely the most qualified.
She just needed a moment. A moment that was swiftly interrupted at that. Why was it impossible to have a second alone on this campus? “Yes, actually. You can put out that rancid smelling cancer stick. I suppose you like the way it lingers on your clothes.” Inés hardly hides her irritation until she realizes who she’s talking to. “Birdie.” Crap. “That was rude of me.” The brunette eyes him. “I needed to talk to you about your show. I was pawning off ideas to help Penny’s family and wanted to ask if you would be willing to do some advertising. I was thinking a fundraiser to pay for the funeral expenses.”
birdie !!
“ well aren’t you li’l miss. philanthropic ? ” he arched a brow in her direction , his face otherwise devoid of expression as he allowed his eyes to leisurely wander over her , assessing her . it wasn’t that birdie disagreed with the idea far from it , actually . more than anything , he was bothered by her manner of delivery , which was both obtrusive and unwelcome . let’s insult the man and ask him for a favor all in a single breath . he would laugh if the situation wasn’t so damn sad ; the situation being how little her behavior surprised him .
birdie leaned forward , the mini cigar still tucked loosely between his two fingers as he rested an elbow on his knee . “ i must have missed it , but was there an apology in there somewhere ? ” there was not ! the knowledge of this resulted in a subtle smirk gracing his features as he flicked the cigar to the ground , the heel of his shoe stomping it out . “ alright . you and i both know i’m not gonna say no . ” he paused . “ so let’s not beat around the bush you say ‘ thinking ’ , and all i hear are the gears turning in your head . you’ve probably got everything already planned ... don’t keep us in the dark ; what’s your fundraiser idea ? ”
link !!
he didn’t expect to startle birdie like that, although his sudden presence and quiet shuffling towards certain people was definitely a jumpscare to them. just ask anyone he’s ever wronged ! but birdie ? birdie had no reason. though, it did bring a smile and a small chuckle to link to see him jump like that. link puts their hands in the pockets of their jacket, “ well i was going to see if i could bum a cigarette off of you, but i keep forgetting that you’re obsessed with these disgusting flavored ones. ” link makes a face. they were definitely being dramatic, but it was a little true — though, link’s been smoking cigarettes since he was fourteen, so it may be that he just got used to the shitty and cheap cigarettes. they lean back against a wall, “ anyway, what’re you so jumpy for ? ”
birdie !!
finch had become so accustomed to being alone on campus that his brain still couldn’t accept the presence of others . he was often offended by the realization how dare someone walk around HIS college campus . long story short , birdie was genetically predisposed to complain about things that didn’t make sense . had he not liked link so much , he might have even admonished them for breathing his air , looking at his bench , and speaking his language . “ i’d be offended , except ... well , you have shit taste in everything , ” he shrugged , tapping away the ash as he continued , “ cigarettes , clothes , friends . ” birdie offered a smile that was reserved for a rare few ; the ones that , if asked , he would actually admit to enjoying the company of . “ link , i was all but haunting this campus for that last few weeks . it hasn’t exactly been busy . plus there’s the other things murders , disappearances , amnesty international recruiters . ” his response was serious and accompanied by a distant look , almost as if the man was truly concerned by the presence of the clipboard wielding altruists .
ollie !!
“No?” Ollie said, blinking a few times at Birdie, and looking around. Had he interrupted something? He was just coming outside. His eyes moved back to the other student, arching an eyebrow. Like he’d never pegged Birdie for being such a light weight when it came to smoking. “You know if you take smaller hits you won’t cough so much,” he suggested. Like he hadn’t been the one to cause the coughing fit or something. “Also you have to remember to inhale like immediately until you’re used to it. If you hesitate because you’re not used to it and are scared you’re just going to end up looking like this. A lightweight.” He waved his hand in Birdie’s direction and smiled bright. “But everyone starts somewhere, bro! Don’t worry about it. Do you need some water or something? Usually that helps too. Also you know, any other tips you need just ask me! I’m here to help you out…” Mostly he was teasing by this point. Just wanting to playfully get under his skin of the other man. For fun.
birdie !!
oh shit . oh shit . he almost couldn’t believe it . someone was filibustering on the importance of safe smoking . someone was teasing him like an old friend . someone was not intimidated by his default expression screaming ASSHOLE . someone was obviously ignoring the fact that birdie did not like people . he knew ollie relatively well or at least as well as he could given the circumstances so he shouldn’t have been surprised by the confidence of his words . ‘ shouldn’t have ’ being the operative words , because there he sat , his eyebrows lost somewhere in his feathered hairline .
BRASSIC (2019- ) Season 4 | Episode 3
