VINCENT SNORTED, HIS EYES rolling in the too casual manner for when his mood laid half amusement, half mild frustration. god knew that was what everyone who ever told him that joke received from his end; unless heâd been working, and even then, he made a point of letting it to be obvious his laugh didnât ring exactly genuine bells. â no shit, like i havenât heard that one before. though nothing beats this dude asking me if itâs alright for me to eat animal crackers. i guess you canât really go too original with these jokes. â
âoh hell, i havenât heard that one in a while,â an amused laugh parted the womanâs lips, pleased to have come across someone who understood the pain that was enduring other peopleâs awful jokes about her lifestyle. âi swear, iâve heard it all. how do you justify killing plants if you donât like killing animals? i mean, seriously?â
shaking her head, blythe said, âand thatâs where you and i differ. you should shut them down right then and there. no ones got time for bad jokes.â she paused for a moment, then held up a finger. âunless theyâre puns. puns are good.âÂ
âif it werenât for the big tip he always gives at the end of his session, he would have heard a piece of my mind, thatâs for sure. i try not to piss off my clients, i need all of them that i can get so i can support this crazy diet of mine,â the finishing statement was followed with an eyeroll, just pleased that she had made it through the session without thumping the guy in the back of the head.
âThatâs the stupidest fuckinâ thing iâve ever heard,â Gen laughed, hollow and dry and lacking amusement. âI canât believe more than one person shared that thought, you shouldnât indulge âem if theyâre not funny.â A shrug followed as she glanced down at her trimmed nails, eyes slowly raking back up to the brunette. âThatâs what encourages âem to keep goinâ.â
âyouâre completely right, and it most likely would have been a different story if this client wasnât such a damn good tipper. iâm not proud of my response, but iâm pretty much immune to all of the ridiculous questions and âfun factsâ people feel like sharing with me about veganism.âÂ
âiâm honored theyâre so critical to anyoneâs happiness,â hazel grinned, placing a hand on her chest. âold recipe is always the best, you know? and for that, iâll give you one for free,â she added with a nod, heart warming at the compliments towards her business from the brunette. hazel scanned the case, seeing one last maple twist in its row. âone left.â she served the donut up on a small plate and handed it across the counter. âyour lucky day, i guess.â
âhey, someone had to say it,â marlie shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, baring a wide grin for the other woman. with a small gasp of excitement at the offer, she nodded. âwhy, thank you. you are too kind. too good for this world. who says flattery gets you nowhere?â the woman laughed softy as the plate was set in front of her, deciding to take the seat at the counter right beside her. âmaybe i should invest in a lottery ticket after this.â
       âone of my clients today asked me if as a vegan my mouth watered at the smell of fresh cut grass,â marlie shook her head quickly as she relived the conversation, an amused smile tugging at the corner of her lips. âif i had a dime for every time i heard that, i wouldnât know what to do with myself. i could buy a damn good black bean burger. do people really not think i've heard that joke a thousand times before? i mean, i still laugh along to boost the ego a little, don't wanna break anyone's hearts for letting them know that they are not original, but come on, really?â
   âso we ran out of donuts this morning for maybe fifteen minutes in between batches, and almost everyone was nice about it, except this one guy. youâd think the barista had just informed him that heâd just lost his most precious personal belongings, because i watched that face crumble and fall. truly, his heart looked like it was breaking.â hazel laughed lightly, shaking her head. âthe performance deserved an academy award, honestly.â she began to untie her apron before pausing. âoh. do you want me to grab you anything? coffee, a pastry? iâm about to take a seatââ she nodded in the direction of a booth. âbut if you want anything while iâm still back here, just say the word.âÂ
âi mean, i can relate to that on a personal level. even the thought of having to go on without your donuts for even a mere fifteen minutes is a scary one,â the amused, crooked smirk that fell curved marlieâs lips indicated that she was joking, despite how delicious the donuts may be. âbut even so, theyâre easily worth the wait. now that you mention in it, iâll take one of those delicious delicacies that you call donuts if you got âem. any chance you have a maple twist back there for me?â
   shaky breath rattles through her lungs; thick lashes fluttering as heavy lids shut. how many hours has it been ?? twenty ?? she lost count after the seventh coffee. âalright i either need caffeine or scotch.â the brunette grumbles, rubbing her temples. âso unless youâre packing one of those, iâd suggest you back away slowly.âÂ
âyou look like youâre about to drop dead,â marlie stated pointedly, unphased by the other womanâs words. "are you sure itâs caffeine or scotch you need? maybe a defibrillator would do you one better at this point. --- iâve got enough on me to get you a coffee, that sound alright to you?â
ya girl marissa comin at you w another character bc iâm a hoe for new babes !!
âââ woah! wait, was that GINA RODRIGUEZ i just saw walking down mainstreet? no, of course not. that was just MARLIE GALVEZ. theyâre THIRTY-THREE years old and identify as CISFEMALE. they have been in Alder Heights for 2 YEARS and work as a MASSAGE THERAPIST. iâve heard they can be NAIVE and DISORGANIZED on their bad days. but donât be put off, because MARLIE can also be UPLIFTING and PATIENT. no wonder people around here call them the FREE SPIRIT.Â
so marls is a completely new char of mine and im so pumped !! she is the actual definition of a hippy just like her parents tbh ((her name is def marlie bc bob marley but her parents changed the spelling bc they thought they were clever )
think abt gregâs parents from meet the parents,,, theyâre lit them and marlie isnât far behind. they had her when they were both in their forties and she is their only childÂ
marlieâs dad was in a weird bluegrass/reggae band so he her mom and marlie were constantly on the road growing up,, she lit lived in a shitty camper that the band used as a tour bus lmaoÂ
she was homeschooled by her mom bc they were never in one place, so she didnât rlly have a chance to make many friends but bc of her inviting kind natured self, she was fairly good at befriending ppl quickly along their way
marlie lived with her parents on the road still till she was 21 n then she decided to plant herself somewhere to go through massage therapy school, she lived in new mexico for 2 years while she did that, waitressing on the side
after she got her license to massage she got a gig working for a cruiseline as a masseuse and did that and loVED it for forever,,, for liek she did that for 7 yearsÂ
she is Very Gayâą and she met a girl on one of the cruises and fell sUPer hard in love but this girl was backed way tf in the closet and got all weird and ghosted,, later marlie found out that she was married to a super successful business guy and she denied ever being w marlie
so girlfriend has been burnt a few times but she always wears her heart on her sleeve and tries to see the best in ppl even tho they soemtimes make it v hard
thats abt it for now and ofc as usual im up for all the plots so!!! like this or im me if you wanna do smth with this lil bean
some wanted plots ;Â
clients from her job
a roommate bc she lives in a rundown lil house and needs help w rent
her ex !!!
fwb (( any females marlie has a lot of love to give ))
