It's All Just Monkey Business

Julio Montoya/23/Rebel Army/Simian Physiology Sometimes, you gotta play dirty when you need a place to call home

[hoperamirez-deactivated20220118]

Just trying to walk home was proving difficult. She’d convinced her new boss she wasn’t feeling well and needed to leave. It wasn’t hard considering how much the family that had owned the restaurant really took Hope under their wing. Even without the mark on her arm, they knew she was a meta and made a point to not bring it up. She knew their son was too and unregistered. Not that she really intended to sense him. She just started picking up on all of the powers within a block radius. It was like having an antenna on her head and it was beaming everything she’d been actively trying to avoid for the last few years directly to her. She pulled at her sleeves as she walked through the crowd muttering about the different powers she could feel. Occasionally she’d make a wider arc around someone she really, really didn’t want to copy. Not out here in the open. But it was getting worse. She was starting to sense something in everyone. Not everyone could be a meta. That was impossible. But no, there wasn’t a human anywhere near her. None at all. She must have looked like a crazy person because someone grabbed her arm and she yanked it free screaming, “Don’t touch me! Are you fucking crazy?!!?”

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio had been doing everything in his power to contain himself, but wasn’t quite doing the best job of holding it all in. His senses were on fire, hearing what seemed like everything in the city, especially with all the chaos going on around them. 

As he was walking along, he picked up a scent he was sure he recognized, getting closer and closer, until he bumped into someone and his hand shot out to grab their arm, only to narrow his eyes when he recognized the voice screaming at him. 

“Whoooooa,  calmarse, calmarse. Preciosa  ¿Estás bien?”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

Sutton nodded and got up to follow him to the bases’ garage. “So were you going to drive or am I?” she asked gesturing to her motorcycle.

Originally posted by therentgirl

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio smirked a little to himself as he heard her question. “Y’know, Sutton if you wanted me to put my arms around you, you only had to ask.” he teased with a small laugh. “But hey, I’m all for the progressive woman, feel free to drive.”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

Sutton just shoved him playfully as she walked into his room. She looked around for a place to sit while she waited and finally settled for the bed. “I like your room” she commented trying to look anywhere else but at him. Not until he putted on some clothes she never thought of herself as one of those girls. Who just lost themselves around a guy without a shirt on with the perfect muscular physique.

Originally posted by chervoletimpala

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio smirked a little as she shoved him, following her inside. He let out a small chuckle as she sat on the bed. “Oh, thank ya, I’ve been decorating with some stuff I’ve found around town. That kinda thing.” he noticed how she was avoiding looking at him and he smirked as he finally stepped into his closet and dressed, stepping back out, grabbing some cologne, putting a bit on and grabbing his staff from his dresser, stuffing it in his pocket. “Alright, you all set to head out?” he asked with a grin

[circevelasquez]

The person who approached seemed potentially familiar, but she wasn’t entirely sure where she could have seen him. It could have been anywhere from the vet clinic to the rebel base and taking a risk was something she didn’t feel like doing; if he knew her, then he could speak up. Either way, she still smiled at him just as bright, taking a bite out of her biscotti. The question wasn’t unexpected, but without knowing who he was or his opinions on Meta rights, she wasn’t about to admit she could talk to animals like some kind of Disney princess. “Was I….what? Being irresistibly adorable to woodland creatures? It’s an ongoing thing.”

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio stepped a bit closer and it kind of occurred to him, if it wasn’t in some kinda dive bar, he saw this woman at the rebel base. “Uhh,have I met you somewhere before, like a bar or the base or something?” he asked, figuring being direct was as good an approach as any, leaning against a tree, raising an eyebrow at his question. He figured, fuck it, he was gonna go all in, he just hoped if it came to a fight, she wouldn’t summon an army of squirrels or something. He unfurled his tail and grabbed his drink with it as he begin to take a bite of his sandwich.  “Well, that too, I suppose, but I meant more, the talking to it, y’know?”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

The first thing that caught her attention was that he wasn’t wearing a shirt. Did the man ever wear a shirt? Once again she caught herself distracted by his muscular chest. But she managed to snap out of it to look up at him and answer his question. “I was thinking just a night out on the town. You know see where it takes us if you’re good with that.”

Originally posted by coloursong

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio smirked to himself as he noticed her line of sight. “See something you like, there?” he teased, his tail moving back and forth a bit as he looked at her. “Hmmmm, sounds good to me. I do need to get out a bit, I could how you a few of my spots I like to hang out in the city, and see where it goes. I like that.  Come on in, I gotta change anyway.”

[circevelasquez]

Circe sat in the park, sprawled out in the grass with a coffee sitting next to her and a biscotti in the other. It was her day off, her assistant minding the clinic while she relaxed for a bit. She was a bit off the path, far enough that she was comfortable using her powers to some extent. Thus why she was holding a silent conversation with a little red fox that was trying to con her out of her biscotti. He’d almost succeeded when the footsteps of someone else scared the little canine away and had her turning her head towards the new arrival. “Out enjoying the day?” She commented idly, wondering if they had seen the little exchange.

[monkeyman-montoya]

In one of his few outings throughout his days, Julio made his way to the park, having grabbed himself a cubano from his favorite food truck as a beer from a corner store. He was about to sit and enjoy himself, when he figured, the meal would be more enjoyable in a tree. As he was making his way over to do just that, he stumbled across a face he recognized, but couldn’t quite place. He noticed she was almost communing with a red fox and was perplexed, but intrigued. He couldn’t help but step a bit closer as she spoke to him. “Oh yea, getting some air and a nice meal. Were you uuhhhh.... ?” he trailed off gesturing toward the creature that had run off.

[suttonridertheauramaster]

Lately her life had been nothing but an emotional train wreck. Sutton couldn’t help but feel guilty for not being to help Oli escape CARMA. She was still trying to figure out how she was going to deal with the whole brainwashed Manny situation. On top of all that she was still restless and had some much pent up tension about CARMA. Sutton needed to find a way to let go before she exploded.

So that is what brought her to the door of Julio Montoya. Like her the Rebel seemed to be holding a grudge against CARMA. But unlike her he didn’t let it control him and make him think irrationally. Sutton wanted to know why but didn’t want to take right off the back. “Hey Julio” she greeted him when he opened the door. “I just wanted to see if you were interested in hanging out with me today?”

@monkeyman-montoya

Originally posted by showandwrite

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio hadn’t been out much, other than the occasional food supply run, otherwise, he was good and content either working out, training, or an extensive job search. He could feel a bubbling build up of energy, having not gone out in a while, but he did his best to channel that into his training.

It was after a shower from such a session of training that he heard a knock on his door.  he hadn’t been expecting anyone so he dried his hair off quickly as he came to answer it. Sutton, hmm. “Hey Sutton, how’s kicks?” he said with a small smile. “Sure, I’d be up for that, what’d you wanna do?”

[evangelineduvall-deactivated201]

“This truck better have the best goddamned sandwiches in the country for puttin’ me through this fuckin’ line, not just Pansaw’s #1 two years runnin’.” Evie said peevishly, partly to herself and partly to the person behind her in this godforsaken line. “Better be the kind of sandwiches that come with angels singin’ as a side, the kind you’d serve Jesus on a golden plate or somethin’. It is too hot for this nonsense, I am tellin’ you. Harshin’ my mellow.” She turned even more to the person behind her, eyebrows raised. “Don’t you think?”

[monkeyman-montoya]

In a way, he almost felt wrong, being a Mexican that enjoyed cubanos, but it only took one to really get him hooked. It was never hard to find the truck, what with his agility, jumping from building to building, he could easily track the truck down wherever it parked. Normally, he was first in line, but this time he was a ways from the front, much to his chagrin.  Though the woman in front of him seemed to be much more irritated than he was.  She hadn’t been making much sense in terms of vernacular. he found himself staring at her, blinking repeatedly  as she spoke. Then she was speaking to him. “Hmm?  Ummmmm, I’m inclined to agree with you becasue I’m annoyed too, but uh....were you speaking English, just now? ”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

“Sounds good to me” Sutton replied back. She gave him a wave with her hand indicating for him to follow her. “Applebees if that’s okay with you” she told him. As they walked down the street and the restaurant came into view.

Originally posted by showandwrite

[monkeyman-montoya]

“Perfect” he replied, doing a quick wall run as he began to walk next to her. He thought on Applebee’s....Eh, there was worse. “Perfectly fine.” he answered, as he walked. “So, what you been occupying your time with lately ? Keepin outta trouble, I take it?”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

“I’m going to grab lunch before heading back to base” she told him. “You can come with if you want.” She didn’t really feel like eating alone.

Originally posted by alwaysprotectme

[monkeyman-montoya]

“Hmmm, sounds good to me, if nothing else, at least let me buy.” he said with a shrug, adjusting to the shirt a bit. “Where we goin?”

[adam-finley-blog]

Adam wasn’t really paying attention, of course, but he didn’t mean to slightly bump into the other man who was just walking into the gym. Of course, he had meant to apologize, but the other man kept walking away from him. And to top it off, the young Brit couldn’t help but notice that his bag was unzipped and… And the other man was holding his shirt!

“Hey!” he protested, following after him back into the gym. It didn’t seem like the man heard him though, and Adam followed him all the way into the changing rooms, where he stood there and confronted the man who literally took his shirt and then was changing into it! 

“You took me shirt,” Adam said, his brows furrowed to a slight frown.

[monkeyman-montoya]

He simply didn’t have time for this. It was imperative he make a hasty get away. Julio was hardly one for manner, especially when it came to strangers, so quick maneuvering was always best.

He thought the other hadn’t noticed him, or his actions, so he merely groaned when he called attention to him.  “Yea, I did, I need to not be recognized on the street, and quicker is better. Here, I’l give you like $20 for it, I just gotta keep movin, man.”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

Sutton smirked back as she checked him out shamelessly. “I’ll get you another shirt, but its not like you really need it she told him with a wink. As she walked away and went to a nearby souvenir stand. She bought him a large t-shirt with California written on and a sun above it. Sutton went back to the alley and tossed him the t-shirt.

Originally posted by chervoletimpala

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio chuckled softly as he felt her eyes on him, moving his tail between his legs, pointing up from underneath. “Hey now, my face is up here, Sutton” he said returning the wink with a small laugh. He watched her walk away as she left and came back with a shirt. He quickly slipped it on and tucked his tail “I owe ya one, Sutton, thanks. So, you headed back to base too, or you leavin me all by my lonesome to stretch your legs a bit?”

[suttonridertheauramaster]

Sutton saw the fight between Julio and the CARMA agent. By the time she reached them to help her friend. He had already managed to escape the agent’s clutches. Sutton followed him to see if he needed help or was hurt. She didn’t expect to run into him while he was changing. “Um I just wanted to see if you needed help” she answered him trying to hide her blush.

Originally posted by showandwrite

[monkeyman-montoya]

On the off chance it wasn’t a friendly approaching him, Julio had already wrapped his tail around a brick, prepared to throw it at a moment’s notice. Once he saw it was Sutton, he relaxed a bit, dropping the brick as he noticed her blush. He smirked a little. “Not that’d be any good here in an alley, no.  I’m fine, Sutton, I’ve dealt with those fuckers before. It’s loose cannos you gotta watch for. Well, y’know, now that you mention it, this shirt I snatched will never fit, think you can grab another one for me?”

[bionictessa]

It wasn’t the worst description she’d heard, but nor was it the best. It seemed he, like many others, assumed that simply stating what a thing was would give her an idea of the taste. An innocent enough mistake if one assumed that she was organic and thus it was something she tried not to get too frustrated over. “What type of cheese? What is your favorite aspect?” She gave a quick shake of her head. “No need. I can’t eat.”

[monkeyman-montoya]

Admittedly, he was still a bit thrown by her question, or rather, the spirit in which it was asked. He continued to eat for a moment before she asked more questions.  He swallowed as he thought on the questions a bit more. “It’s provolone, it’s a more smoky, and rich taste, kinda like a little bitter but in a good way, I suppose. I like the mustard, how it mixes with the salty flavor of the pepperoni, and  how the cheese being melted gives it this realy pleasant texture factor.” he tried to explain, noticing her reaction to his offer. “Alright, that’s cool....Wait, what?“

[monkeyman-montoya]

Was wanting to take the fight to CARMA overzealous, of course. But this wasn’t his fault in entirety,  The agent had seen his lack of tattoo, and Julio was merely reacting. But the resulting beating wasn’t the important part, the fact he had to get off the streets or unrecognizable was. He quickly tossed the hat he’d been wearing aside and quickly snatched a shirt from a man he’d been passing leaving the gym.  He looked up as he was being seen changing. “Look, I’m kinda busy at the moment, is whatever it is you need important?”

[donttouchcassie]

Valeria sat in the cafe, alone. Maybe it was part of her power, maybe it was something about how she carried herself, but people didn’t often notice her, she found. But right now there was someone watching her. She frowned, shooting them a confused look. “Can I help you?”

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio found himself staring at Val, noting how every few moments, she’d made eye contact with him, but gave no sign of recognizing him. It was odd, and he was staring again, until she looked back at him. “Uhhhh, not really, just figured I’d say hi.”

[bionictessa]

“What does that taste like?” The sudden question was directed at the person sitting beside her on the bench, curiosity bubbling up until she couldn’t hold it in anymore. Intense – and clearly electronic – blue eyes stared at the person and what they were currently consuming, gaze likely a little disconcerting. She knew that she had eaten when she was younger, back before the enhancements, but she’d never bothered to remember what it was like to taste. Most of the time it didn’t bother her, but they just seemed to be enjoying it so much she had to ask.

[monkeyman-montoya]

Julio’s face contorted at the question. He hadn’t been expecting that, if he were honest, he had just been enjoying his panini. He noticed the girl had been staring at him, but never gave it much thought.  After all, it was a damned good panini, but not quite ‘watch me eat it’ good. He swallowed and looked over at her a bit confused. “I mean, about the same as anything with pepperoni, provolone, and spicy mustard, so savory, cheesy, and a bit spicy, with a hint of a buttered roll. You want one, I can spare a few bucks to buy you one?”