Noah Prince

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marievchat:

“Oh not me, I’m a big baby about being sick. I literally will not get out of bed unless Tou drags me off my ass,” which to be fair had only happened once, and because she was faking it to get out of school. “Well I’m glad I didn’t miss anything important, I can’t believe life without me is so boring, but it’s like I used to tell people. Charming literally revolves around me, I am the heart of this place.” She didn’t honestly believe that, but putting on airs was practically a Chat tradition.

“You know,” Noah said, his eyes widening as he nodded. “I believe every word of that. Without you, Charming falls apart. I mean, since you’ve been out, I got new stupidly annoying neighbors and haven’t had a decent day’s sleep since the ball. Does this mean, now that you’re back, my life can come back together? Because I’m so tired Marie...” he made a very dramatic slump against the counter, lying his head down on the cool marble. “So. Tired.”

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champcordova:

“It’s all to do with confidence. If you have confidence in yourself, you can believe anything you want. For example, I know I was good so that makes me good.” She explained in an honest way as possible. It was that honesty that caused a lot of dislike from other people but it was also who she was. “Not always. It all depends on who your friends are. If you can find friends who don’t mind doing your finances for you then you’re not going to lose anything.” Where to find those kind of friends was not something she knew the answer to, however. “Oh, totally. I’m going to treasure that for the rest of my life. I need to write this down in my journal when I get home.”

“i did have confidence in myself. And it got me into a load of shit,” Noah said with a laugh, although there was no humor in it. He didn’t want to come off as completely bitter with her, though, so he sat up a little straighter. He’d long since finished his drink. “A journal, seriously?” His tone wasn’t mocking at all. He just didn’t peg her as someone who kept one. He also didn’t know if she was teasing him or not.

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tianafck:

Tiana nodded, laughing. “It can be rather exhausting at times… Though I couldn’t imagine working all night and trying to sleep during the day. Seems rather inconvenient.” She raised an eyebrow, glancing over at him when he sang the jingle. He was rather talented, that she knew, but was just now acknowledging. At least, now that he wasn’t blocking her path anywhere. “The kind that stomp around and drop everything? Or… the other kind of loud?” Tia laughed quietly, seemingly embarrassed to ask if his upstairs neighbors had a lot of sex. “Oh, Kanga. I know her. She’s a real sweetheart. It’s really nice of her to let you stay though. But with her son…” She let out a low whistle. “I can imagine that’s tough.” Laughing again, Tia shook her head. “And what if I did?” she teased, moving from the balcony railing. “I can stay a little longer, like an hour or so. But please,” Tiana motioned forward. “Lead on.”

“Doesn’t matter if its inconvenient or not,” came Noah’s mutter, feeling like she was judging him again. So he couldn’t find a 9-5 day job and he worked most weekends? He thought he’d landed a pretty good gig all things considered. “It keeps me afloat.” He would work through the sleep deprivation and he would work through his apartment troubles and maybe one day he would get a car and that would solve his public transportation issues. It would take him fifteen minutes to get to Siren’s Song by car, but it took almost two hours by bus. That, and buses didn’t run early in the morning when he got off work, so he had to take a cab or an Uber and use up some of that night’s wages. “And my neighbor’s have a lot of dogs they haven’t trained to be quiet. Or they will be quiet, and then the whole lot of them will start barking at once. It’s a privately owned apartment building. The landlord can do what he wants and he mostly has low income families living there with bad credit. There’s not much I can do about it except move. Kanga is a temporary fix.” He knew she’d probably ask him to stay longer, but he couldn’t afford to stay there and pay rent on an apartment he didn’t live in. And he knew if he gave up his apartment, he’d never find another one like it. Wow, he was such a loser. He never should have asked her to come by and see him work. He’d felt on top of the world at the dance and if anything, a little cocky. All that seemed to wear off after the adrenaline left him. It was a horrible idea. She was clearly out of her element. 

He held the door open for her and followed her inside, before helping part through the crowds of people as he led her back to the bar. He let the bartender on duty know she was his plus one for the night, so all her drinks would be half price. “If you don’t like the crowds, there’s a VIP alcove on the west wall over there you can use as a guest of the DJ. I have to get back to work, but I’ll see you around, yeah? Thank you again for coming out....” He offered her a smile. He was honestly thankful for the gesture. He’d gotten quite a shock out of it which was at least something different from the norm.

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tianafck:

He took a deep breath - one that seemed to relax him some. Tiana didn’t know Noah very well, but it was obvious that something was wrong. She glanced over at him, tearing her eyes away from the beach view below them, her fingers curling against the metal of the balcony railing. It was a far way down, quite a long way to fall. “Ah, I see. I didn’t know you guys got those.” To be fair though, Tiana didn’t know a lot about DJing in a club. “Yeah, I don’t think many of my friends are necessarily club people. Besides - I didn’t really ask anyone to come out. They all seem so busy.” She laughed; God, she was one to talk. “Was I supposed to bring a group? I can’t really say I know how going to the club is supposed to work.” Nodding, her gaze flitted back to the beach below. The tide looked so calm, rolling in and out on the shoreline. “Yeah, I noticed you hadn’t been by lately. Hoped everything was alright with you.” She glanced back up. “Folgers? As in the best part of waking up?” Tiana grinned. “That’s not so bad. Awful nice of your friend to let you crash…. any idea why you can’t sleep though?” 

“I get what you mean. My friends all work during the day and are too tired by the time night comes around. Conflicting schedules and all that. It sucks.” He was always happy to see people he knew at the club, though. Even if they didn’t come to see him, a familiar face was always welcome. He just wished he saw more of them, but he had a tendency to befriend the non-party animals these days. He stifled a chuckle at her mentioning the jingle for Folger’s. Unable to help himself, he sang it a little, forgetting how long it’d been since he sang for someone. “I’ve been okay, I promise. My upstairs neighbors are just...way too loud, and I need quiet since I sleep during the day. That’s why I wound up moving in with a friend of mine, Kanga? But sometimes it’s hard to sleep because I feel like I’m imposing no matter how much she insists I’m not.That and she has a toddler so... daytime sleeping is still difficult.” He really didn’t mind being woken up by Roo or Kanga. It was the incessant yapping dogs at his apartment that bothered him. But still, a solid 8 hours would be nice at some point. “But I mean, you really didn’t come here to hear me complain, did you? I’m being a terrible host. Let me take you inside and introduce you to the bartender. He’ll get you anything you like, okay? You don’t have to stay until the end of my set, though. It gets pretty late, especially if you have to work tomorrow.”

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mommakanga:

Kanga nodded. She wasn’t sad anymore (well not as much as before) but there was still a clear gap in her heart. What she wouldn’t give to have Marco back. Not even for her to love or feel loved once more but for Roo to know him, to grow up with him, and for Marco to see their little boy becoming a man already. “He was an amazing person and everyday I see more of him in Rowan. It’s comforting to see. I only wish he was able to grow up with him but sometimes life is tricky huh?” The girl smiled at Noah. At least Roo had one male he could depend on in his life. “If he comes home and sees you in my bed he’ll either climb in with you or just tell you to move to the couch. He’s an odd man, that fellow.” Kanga flushed slightly, ducking her head at the compliment. “I-I try my hardest. I really do.” 

“Well you’re doing a great job,” Noah re-iterated. “Just please don’t mom me to death, either. I promise to do my own laundry and clean up after myself in the bathroom. I would say that you won’t even know I’m here except I’ll probably be bothering you every other second because I can.” He shot her a grin. “Gosh you’re so cool. Why are you so cool? Moreover, why are you still single? Surely Roo doesn’t chase off everyone. Guys love a good MILF and I mean that as the highest compliment.”

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champcordova:

“Definitely not. I was well behaved as a matter of fact.” She told him proudly, even though it wasn’t quite true. Her parents wouldn’t have agreed. “Tell me about it. Mines the same or so I think. To be honest, I don’t really understand that whole credit rating thing, I just leave my finances for someone else to sort out.”

“I wish I could think like that,” Noah muttered. He hated how a few years of his life as a teenager could mess him up for the rest of his life. Would he ever get beyond it? Probably not. Who knew. “Leaving my finances to someone else also costs money so... better to learn it on my own, right?” And Noah was a terrible learner. “But at least now you have some kind of a weapon to use against evil baristas whenever they get your name wrong. And that’s the important thing.” He wasn’t even being sarcastic about it, either.

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bosselin:

“Thank you for your co-operation” Lin expressed as she picked up her cheque book and begin to write in it. “Most definitely, I cannot say I know much about today’s music but from what I have gathered you have done Charming proud.”

Noah paused as she wrote out the check, taking her words to heart. He instantly regretted every mean thought he’d ever had about the heads of town. Or, at least, Miss Carabosse. He practically beamed over at her. “I certainly did my best, ma’am.” He said, his hands behind his back as he rocked back on his heels. “If there’s anything else I can do for the town, just let me know. I had a good time.”

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toulousechat:

“Ever try wearing them around your neck? Every DJ I’ve seen on TV or on those promotional posters for concerts and shit like that do that.” Tou grinned. If only there was a way to keep people from grabbing glasses from his face. Well, maybe if he grew a few extra inches….. “Sweet that people are willing to help you out. I wish I could say the same.” He rolled his eyes huffing. “Excuse me. Look, I’m not saying I’m Cat Man, but if I was, I’d knock your fucking headphones off the booth. Calling my powers lame wow.” Tou shook his head. “Serves you goddamn right.”

Noah let out a loud bark of laughter that seemed to echo in the now-empty club. “That’s fine! I’ll just get some lasers to add to my display. Keep you distracted as you try to catch them. Crisis averted.”

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marievchat:

Marie grinned, tying her apron around her waist, “Noah!” she mimicked. Satisfied that she was back in her work clothes, she stood behind the stove, continuing the conversation from the kitchen. “I’m so proud Mr. DJ! I knew you’d do great, your mixes are second to none.” Marie just hoped Varya would never know she’d said that. “I’m fine, the flu just had me down for a bit.”

“Ouch,” Noah winced. “Didn’t realize it was so bad. Glad you’re feeling better. You know. Some people go into work sick and then get everyone else sick in the process.” Some people meaning Noah. He couldn’t afford to take time off and would sometimes go in sick, then got mad when everyone else called off. Was it hypocritical? Yes. But he didn’t care. “I could catch you up on everything that’s happened, but exactly nothing has happened so... glad we had this talk.” He said with a laugh. “Guess the world can’t spin properly unless you’re here.”

[ftwpcppy-blog]

“Guess who’s back?” Marie singsonged walking into the diner. She’d been feeling under the weather for a couple weeks, and called in sick with the flu. “Has the waitstaff been treating you okay?” By which she meant had they been ‘accidentally’ giving him extras. “I think they have instructions about you by now.” @djnoahprince

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Noah practically fell from his stool. He’d been spinning around on it for a while at the diner. Marie’s absence had been felt. The food just wasn’t the same. “Marie!” he called out, excited. “They’ve been just fine. I... have been paying my full tab and including tips,” he said, sitting up straight, proud of himself. “This job at Siren’s Song is really starting to pay off. But what about you! You just up and disappeared! You alright?”

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toulousechat:

“Really man? Damn,” Tou let out a low whistle. That was the bouncer inside’s job to keep from happening, so it wasn’t really his problem, but knowing just how much headphones - good ones at that, the kind a DJ should use - could cost blew his mind. Why some random club goers felt entitled to them, he would never know. “Ha, funny. Why a cat though? I always thought it was supposed to be a spider….” He paused. “Think how awful Cat Man would sound. I’d have people calling me a pussy left and right.”

“It happens mostly during set changes and I’m dumb enough to take them off and set them on the wrong side of the booth and they’re in reach. I gotta remember to not... do that,” Noah laughed with a shake of his head. “I get them back quickly enough. Usually there’s a nearby less drunk friend to pull them away.” He shrugged. “But yeah, man, cats bite you way more than spiders do. You’d just be pettin’ them, havin’ a good time and then they decided HEY STOP with no warning other than a bite to the wrist. Although your powers would be pretty lame. I mean, knocking cups off the counter?”

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toulousechat:

It was his fifth pair in two months. Tou had to start to be more careful with his sunglasses. At least they weren’t all that expensive? At least, not anything to write home about. He shook his head, glancing back at the DJ, sighing. “Nah man, some rowdy drunk girl tried to flirt with me by stealing them and dropped them. I was trying to clean ‘em off and they just…. snapped.” He threw up his hands, tossing the broken shades in a trashcan, giving upon them. “The struggle…. I have no idea. Probs gonna have to invest in a new pair.”

“Oh man. I’ve had so many people reach up and try to get into the booth to take my headphones. Like they’re entitled to them. Sorry your trademark shades got the same treatment, dude,” Noah said, shaking his head. “Although really, if they broke while you were cleaning them that sounds a lot like you went through a training montage at the gym and forgot your own strength.” He raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t get superpowers overnight did you? Bit by a radioactive cat or something?”

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ozwcld:

“Not against the code if they really aren’t answering the question they were instructed to do. Besides, it was a simple one.” 

“Well if it’s on the rubric or something and they do it wrong, I guess that’s... fine? I don’t know man, I’m not on some committee for ethical homework grading or whatever. I just kept my head down and... didn’t do my work.” He laughed.

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tianafck:

She paused, finding Noah’s reaction a tad dramatic. After all, didn’t people come out here all the time? Hadn’t he heard the door open or even the loud music pumping throughout the club get louder for just a half second? Tiana frowned, a mumbled apology falling from her lips. She looked him over, trying to tell what was wrong. If he wasn’t done his set…. then what was he doing out here. Was everything okay? He seemed almost breathless - but perhaps that was from being so startled at her arrival. “I didn’t mean to scare you….” Her question sat at the tip of her tongue, begging to be asked, but she hesitated. 

Tia barely glanced at the club. Maybe he’d just needed a breath. Or maybe it was too hot inside the club for him and he needed to cool off a little. Must have meant she was still on time then…. “Yeah, I meant to come earlier,but it’s been a bit hectic with management at work…. This was the first night I’ve really had off in a while. Figured if the offer still stood, I’d come see you at work.” She stepped forward, moving to the banister of the landing, looking over it onto the view below. “So if DJ prince is playing inside right now… what are you doing out here?”

Noah decided that he really should have stayed inside. He could hide in the shadows and among people. He’d given up on Tiana ever showing up here, so he wasn’t prepared to see her. It was a pleasant surprise, but at the same time, he’d been building it up on his head for so long--but for what reason? He decided he was being absolutely ridiculous and took a deep breath, sucking in the night air, and then letting it out. “It’s my ten minute break,” Noah lied, smirking a little as he said it. “I’m glad you could make it out. But you didn’t come with a group of friends?” Girls always showed up at the club in giant flocks. “I’ll be up there most of the night.” The late night DJ picked up at midnight when the really drunk people showed up and no one cared what they were listening to. He doubted Tiana would stay out that long, so this was really his only chance to talk to her. “I haven’t been by the cafe much lately. I’ve been staying with a friend and having a lot of trouble sleeping. All my coffee has come from a Folgers can.”

[toulousechat-blog]

“Fuck,” Toulouse muttered under his breath, pressing the fragmented pieces against each other, trying to get it to stick together again. “I think I broke it.”

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“Dude, those sunglasses are gone,” Noah said as he passed by. It was early in the morning (or late at night, depending on how one saw it) and he was out the door as Siren’s Song cleared out for the night. “You step on them or something? How are you gonna look like an intimidating bouncer without reflector shades?”

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lilblondeflower:

Rapunzel saw as the boy tried to scrounge up some money and she began to shake her head. “No! N-no, don’t you even worry. I’m just fine! R-really, I mean it. And maybe your technique will work. Hide under the awning and jump to the next available one.”

“You sure?” Noah asked quietly. He really did have enough money for a poncho. It wasn’t a big deal. He wouldn’t want anyone to get sick if he had the power to prevent it. “But eventually I’ll run out of awnings and then where will I be?” he joked. “And you’re already soaked. Any more and you’ll get sick for sure.” He clenched and unclenched his hands nervously. He didn’t even have a proper phone to call for a taxi or an uber to take her to where she needed to go without having to be in the rain. Useless. “Maybe that friend you mentioned earlier can come get you? Take my plastic bag at least. There’s a neat trick about tying it over your head to keep it dry but it doesn’t do much for the rest of ya.”

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lilblondeflower:

“th-thats fine! you know wh-what? a little rain never hurt anyone right? a-and if i get sick i’ll just make flynn b-buy me soup and bring over s-stupid movies. its r-really no worries. th-thank you…”

Now Noah just felt bad. He didn’t know who this Flynn was. Probably a boyfriend. He didn’t have a lot of money, but he began overturning his pockets to see what he had on him. It was probably enough to pick up a one-time-use plastic bag rain poncho, since they were only a dollar or two. He glanced around him, trying to discern the closest cornerstore or gas station. “Let me get you a poncho or something.”