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✘ CASSANDRA:

Cassandra paused, blinking twice before replying, “Yes.” With a straight face. “It’s the only way I can sleep. Whenever I close my eyes without alcohol I just see myself back in the class room, teaching.” She shuddered. Then she smiled at him, she noted the grimace he gave earlier when he took a shot. “So I take it you’re not a heavy drinker?”

“Oh,” Jared replied with his eyes wide, not at all expecting that kind of reply. He really couldn’t help but worry about her, despite her being a stranger; it really was just his nature. “I mean, at least it works for you, right?” Jared said a beat later, not wanting to overstep his b o u n d a r i e s. “Are you a teacher, then? And I’m taking it you.. don’t like it that much?” Jared commented before licking at his lips and then nodding. “Am I really that obvious? But, yeah, I usually stick to beer. Unless I’m trying to get drunk, and then probably vodka. Or rum.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. cassandra.

✘ SAM:

Sam should have known trying to hide in the reception office wasn’t the best idea. Of course, when he opened his eyes just enough to see… Kara was no where in sight. Of course. He pushed out of the chair, his makeshift pillow falling into the seat, and moved his way toward the desk. “If I knew, I would definitely tell you,” he said, letting out something that was between a huff and a laugh. “But, seeing as I’m the only one visible, what can I do for you.” Brain to mouth filter kicking in any time would probably be good.

@jaredhartley

“Sorry, man,” Jared replied with a soft chuckle, feeling this guy’s pain. Sometimes, when he was at work, all he wanted to do was sleep too. He couldn’t imagine sitting at a desk all day, taking phone calls and everything else this guy did e v e r y day; he would probably go insane. “I’m picking up one of my friend’s dogs. His name’s Dexter, if i’m thinking of it right. I mean, hopefully I am. If not, just give me whatever dog’s the cutest,” Jared joked as he leaned against the counter in front of him.

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. sam.#☀ ~ ( that's honestly such a smart idea omg!! )

✘ AGATHA:

“Jared, thank God,” Agatha breathed out in relief as soon as he approached her, only to roll her eyes playfully at the next words that fell from his lips. “Hm, very funny. Although I’m sure I would have gotten some internet fame from it if you had,” the brunette replied jokingly before shaking her head at the thought. Agatha was certainly relieved that it was Jared of all people who’d managed to find her, since she could always count on him with whatever she needed, really. “Definitely a deal breaker. But if you want them then by all means, be my guest.”

“And then I would be famous,” Jared replied with a grin. He knew Agatha had a pretty good fanbase and if was the reason some videos of her ended up online, he would probably be forever in their d e b t. Though, he would never make an embarrassing moment of hers public. He wasn’t that mean. Or, at all. “Um. I think I’ll pass,” Jared chuckled softly as he picked up a box of crackers. “These are probably still safe,” he commented, handing her the box before standing up again, now that all her groceries were off the ground. “What’s the plan now? Gonna buy some more food to make up for what you dropped? Or do you want to drop that stuff off at home and we’ll do something fun?”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. agatha.

✘ ooc.

i’m currently in the middle of midterms week, but i’m trying hard to work on some replies & i’ll hopefully get to ims soon too. i’m not ignoring anyone, i’m just really, really busy !!

#☀ ~ ooc.#chicago:ooc

✘ QUINN:

Quinn nodded. “Very human. You should have seen how long it took me to get dressed this morning. I almost crumbled into a sobbing mess because I forgot how buttons worked,” she laughed, despite how sad the statement sounded. “Never been much of a tea drinker but I’ve been taking advice from everyone lately. Someone told me to drink enough alcohol to pass out, and for a moment it seemed like a sound idea, but I thought the better of it seconds later.” She quirked a brow. “Reading? That suggestion reminds me of high school. Trying to read something for a book report and falling asleep before completing the first page. Maybe I should try that. Thanks.”

“That really doesn’t sound good,” Jared replied with a soft, somewhat awkward chuckle. At least she was laughing too, so he doesn’t feel too badly. Though, he wish there was more he could do to help her sleep better, but he really didn’t want to suggest sleeping pills. “Hey, neither am I, I’m more of a coffee man but I’ve heard chamomile does wonders. And, uh, yeah that would probably work but it might be a slippery slope to, you know, alcoholism. So, good instincts,” Jared said with a chuckle. She didn’t need a n o t h e r problem on top of not being able to sleep, after all. “See? Exactly. I hate reading too so when I can’t sleep, all I have to do is read some super boring and I’m good to go. Is there a reason you can’t sleep? Tough job or something?”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. quinn.

✘ KIAN:

Kian wanted to spent the night away from over-thinking. He knew already that it would only bring him pain otherwise. It was better to drink the pain away, and forgot about the night. “Really? Yeah! Let’s head over there. I always enjoy finding new places I didn’t know about around here. I’ll take your word on it being awesome.” Kian was somebody that like exploring. He would mentally take down a note of where the bar was. “Jared? Pleasure to meet you, man. I’m Kian. Kian Rivers. So, how many times have you been to this bar before? I never knew one even existed down this road.”

“Trust me, it is awesome. But if not, we’ll just leave and head to the nearest bar, no biggie,” Jared replied with shrug and then a grin. Sometimes Jared was way off in what he thought was fun, so he wouldn’t blame the guy for wanting to go somewhere else if this place wasn’t to his l i k i n g. It wasn’t like Jared to be offended over something like that. It was hard for him to be offended at all. “Nice to meet you too, Kian. Awesome name by the way,” he said sincerely. “Oh, god. Probably over twenty times at least? It’s hard to keep track when you’re, you know, drunk out of your mind,” Jared laughed. “Do you have a place you usually go to? Or are you just all over the board?”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. kian.

✘ NOELLE:

One of Noelle’s favorite places in Chicago was definitely Navy Pier - nothing in particular just the sights and the feel of the hustle and bustle on the weekend. Walking along the pier, she noticed an item fall to the floor from a passing individual. “Hey! Hey you dropped…” Noelle got close and was about to reached down to pick it up when she realized what it was. “A condom wrapper…really?” She said aloud before laughing to herself. “Nice. Real nice,” she nodded shrugging and looking very amused at the person near her.

Jared’s attention was immediately pulled from the water to the person now talking to him because, apparently, he dropped a condom. He felt his cheeks b u r n at the accusation because he was pretty positive that was his. It was the brand he normally got, anyways. “Oh, jesus,” Jared cursed with a soft chuckle before taking the wrapper into his hand and stuffing it back into his pocket. “Should have probably thrown that away earlier, huh?” Jared asked somewhat rhetorically then cleared his throat softly. “Thanks for making sure I don’t litter, though.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. noelle.

sullivanmock:

BOLD what applies to your muse.

PLACE IN SOCIETY

financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty.

medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged.

class or caste: upper / middle / working / slave / unsure.

education: qualified / unqualified / studying.

criminal record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no.

FAMILY

married - happily / married - unhappily / engaged or betrothed / partnered / single / divorced / separated.

has a child or children / has no children / wants children.

close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased.

orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s).

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

extroverted / introverted / in between.

disorganized / organized / in between.

close minded / open-minded / in between.

calm / anxious / in between.

disagreeable / agreeable / in between.

cautious / reckless / in between.

patient / impatient / in between.

outspoken / reserved / in between.

leader / follower / in between.

empathetic / unemphatic / in between.

optimistic / pessimistic / in between.

traditional / modern / in between.

hard-working / lazy / in between.

cultured / un-cultured / in between

loyal / disloyal / in between.

faithful / unfaithful / unknown.

BELIEFS:

monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic.

belief in ghosts or spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in an afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious.

philosophical: yes / no.

OPINIONS

pro-choice / anti-abortion / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-marriage / anti-marriage / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-death penalty / anti-death penalty / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-drug legislation / anti-drug legislation / doesn’t know or on the fence.

left wing / right wing / middle / doesn’t know or on the fence.

SEXUALITY + ROMANTIC INCLINATION

heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual.

sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable.

romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable.

sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious.

potential sexual partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

potential romantic partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

ABILITIES

combat skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

literacy skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

artistic skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

technical skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

HABITS

drinking alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

smoking: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

other narcotics: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

medicinal drugs: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

indulgent food: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

splurge spending: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

gambling: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

#☀ ~ meme.#☀ ~ about.

✘ KADEN:

kaden had a way about him that hid what he did for a living, meaning that no one knew the alternative life he had. sure, the people who worked with him and for him knew, but the majority of people didn’t. including someone he considered a friend. “you’d be surprised on how many people that line alone has worked on.” he smirked, wiggling his brow at the other. “depends on how drunk they are, honestly.” kaden continued with a shrug. “well well, i might just blame this meeting on fate, jared. i’ve lived here for eleven years, you’d think i would too.” he chuckled, his gaze traveling towards where the other male had nudged his head. “i think i can get enough of a carb overload if i get a bacon cheeseburger, right? lead the way. i’ll teach you some pick up lines as we go, sounds like you could use some.”

“Man, I really don’t doubt that,” Jared replied with a soft laugh. Kaden was pretty fucking charming, so even if he said pretty questionable and generic pick up lines, Jared wold absolutely see them working on someone. Hell, they would probably even work on J a r e d too. He never minded things that were a little corny and silly. “It's called fate and it's great,” he grinned before shaking his head slightly. “Sorry, I’ve been watching a lot of Bob’s Burgers,” he added to explain himself even if that didn’t save him from himself. “Whoa, hey,” Jared said, stopping in his tracks and lifting a hand to his heart as if he were offended by what Kaden said. “My pick up lines are amazing. Okay, well, maybe not amazing but they work like, 70 percent of the time.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. kaden.#☀ ~ ( AHHHH YES PLEASE. )

✘ AMELIA:

“Maybe,” she laughed, knowing there was a huge chance she had met a lot of guys who were also into guys, “But that’s not usually something people tell someone they just met.” She wondered for a moment how many guys there might have been and she decided thinking about it wasn’t that big of a deal. “I don’t think you’re going to have too much trouble finding girls who are interested no matter how impulsive you might be.” Her words were followed up with a wink and she appreciated just being able to joke around with him instead of feeling pressure of meeting some other guy in the bar. His excitement towards the movie caused her to smile once more and she shrugged, knowing she shouldn’t pass it up. “I can’t say no to any of that,” she teased, finishing off the drink that she had. “I’ll have to see what they have before I agree. I’ll make sure you get something in return.”

“I don’t know why not,” Jared said with a grin, though, of course, he was only joking. He was proud of his sexuality and never hid it to please someone, but he didn’t throw out the fact that he was bi when meeting someone, which was surprising honestly. That was just crazy, even for him. “You think so?” Jared asked, looking upwards as if he was longing thinking about all the woman that would pine after him. Though, he was doing the pining 80% of the time so even if he was thinking about that, it would only be for a moment. It wasn’t his fault there were so many intelligent and beautiful women out there. “Awesome!” Jared exclaimed before jumping up quick and onto his feet, a small, somewhat b a s h f u l smile reaching his lips at what Amelia said next. “You know I’ll like whatever you decide to give,” he said a beat later, holding his hand out for her to grab onto. “Come on, let’s go check this theatre out. And binge eat popcorn.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. amelia.

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✘ CALEB:

Caleb spent ten minutes in the bathroom debating once again if he was going to get this tattoo or not. He wasn’t really afraid of the pain or whatever. But he would not be able to get rid of this easily, if at all, unless he wanted to undergo a more painful process than this already had to be. Growing a pair, he exited the bathroom of the tattoo place and returned to his spot before he had left. “Just go for it,” he sighed and he extended his right arm to him, ready or not, this is what he decided. And everything was prepped for him to go ahead and start, but then Caleb stalled once again, “Hey, I do know you from somewhere? Feels like I do.” He was missing the fact that they were neighbors who up until recently never had the chance to meet. Jolene had given him the number for this, and since she trusted this Jared guy, so did Caleb for this tattoo job. @jaredhartley

Jared was pretty used to people being afraid of getting tattooed, espeically when it was their first time, so he’s learnt to be patient. As he could be, of course. Depending on where the tattoo was, they did sting so he definitely understood people’s h e s i t a t i o n. It was definitely easier to give the tattoo than it was to get. While he waited for the guy to come out of the bathroom, no doubt trying to psych himself up, Jared made sure the tattoo he was about to draw on the guy’s arm was perfect, just to give himself something to do. “Hey, man,” Jared greeted him as the stranger sat back down into the chair that he left not too long ago. “The arm’s a pretty fleshly part of your body, so you’ll be fine, don’t worry. But if you want me to stop, just say so. It’s all good,” Jared said, turning on his tattoo gun, almost ready to finally tattoo this guy before he spoke up again. “I feel like you’re stalling,” Jared replied with a soft chuckle. There was a pretty good chance he knew him from somewhere considering how long Jared’s been in Chicago for. “But, probably. Do you live in or near Humboldt Park?”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. caleb.#☀ ~ ( FINALLY HI )

✘ EDEN:

Eden smiled at him and nodded her head. “You’ve said that before and you can say it how many times you like because I love hearing it.” She winked at him as she followed outside and glanced around for his bike. Once the brunette walked to the nearest one, her brow rose while she took the helmet from the male. “I haven’t been on one of these before. I’m excited.” She always loved to try new things and go on wild adventures, which was why she’d quickly agreed when given the chance. “I promise.”

“Okay, good, because I’ll probably say it five times more,” he chuckled softly. It wasn’t rare for him to repeat himself. “Wow, really? Well, this is going to be an amazing experience for you then,” he said sincerely, remembering his first time riding on a bike. “Awesome, hold on tight,” Jared replied with a grin before tearing his gaze away from the stranger so he could focus on starting his bike and then heading onto the, s e m i, open road. There really was nothing more freeing than riding on his motorcycle, espeically when someone as gorgeous as Eden was behind him.

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. eden.#☀ ~ ( feel free to time jump if you wish !! )

✘ ooc.

i’m sorry for not being on the past two days or so, my job is super physically demanding and really drains me out, ugh. tomorrow i work a double shift and then i have to start studying for midterms, but hopefully i can get some replies in on monday at least !!

#☀ ~ ooc.#chicago:ooc

✘ ooc.

i gotta do some homework so i prob won’t get to more replies until tomorrow after work, but i’m DYING for an ex connection or two so if u would like to fill it come jump into my im !! or any connection that’s open tbh. <3

#☀ ~ ooc.#chicago:ooc

✘ EVAN:

Evan nodded. “I’m definitely used to it. And I’ve always been good at being unbiased which is why I think a lot of people pushed me towards criminal defense,” he smiled. “Corporate stuff’s important too. I think I like the variety in criminal law better though,” he chuckled. “There’s silly things like people who think they could get away with stuff, but failed miserably. Then there’s silly creepy things.”

“Really?” Jared asked with his eyebrows raised, completely surprised by his reply. “I could definitely not do that, but that’s good that you can because it’s obviously helps your job,” he added. That was what made the words go round, right? Everyone being different and liking different things because life would be boring if everyone did the same thing and had the same career. “Yeah, man, I bet you never have a dull day,” he replied with his own chuckle and a small shake of his head. “I don’t think I would do well in your w o r l d. But you should tell me about the stuff people have done some more. Maybe over a beer or something? My treat.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. evan.

✘ SIERRA:

Sierra lifted her eyes from him when they exited to glance at his new bike. Her smile widened when she approached it since she was a thing of true beauty. She loved bikes, though her father had been the true fanatic of them, even owning a bike for a month before he had to sell it. “She’s a beauty.” The brunette nodded with a raised brow. “I’ll guide you, but I’m sure you’ll love it.” Her brows wiggled at him, giving him no clue hint about where she wanted to lead them. What was the fun in ruining a surprise?

Jared knew that of all people, Sierra would appreciate his new bike. He honestly wasn’t that interested in them, or cars in g e n e r a l, but bikes definitely beat driving a car; times a million. He felt so much freer on them. “Thanks,” Jared said with a grin, watching as she looked over his bike for a long moment. “You know I’ll love whatever your scheming mind as in store for me,” he said sincerely, straddling his bike and then motioning for her to get on behind him. “Hold on tight, and tap my side or bite my ear when you want to stop,” he grinned before starting his bike and heading onto the road.

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. sierra.#☀ ~ ( feel free to time jump if you wish !! )

✘ MARCO:

“Every time I come in here, that picture,” Marco pointed to it as he leaned against the wall, “is off centre by at least two degrees. I’ve fixed it at least FIVE TIMES before, but it always looks like that when I come in. I’m starting to think the waitress is MESSING with me. That, or she HATES me.”

“She’s definitely messing with you,” Jared replied with a soft laugh, sort of tempted to mess up the painting himself to see what Marco would do. It was probably best that he stayed where he was, though. “You should try moving some of the other photos around, to see if it’s just a coincidence or someone really is trying to fuck with your brain.”

#☀ ~ convo.#☀ ~ convo. marco.

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