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“Hey, not everyone who’s attractive is a model. Most of them aren’t, actually,” he teased in return, rolling his eyes playfully. He had to admit, Jongin was a pretty easy person to get along with. Which was saying something, because he did not usually warm up to strangers so quickly. It usually took him a while to loosen up enough to joke around with people, but Jongin was an exception. “So, um, how does the whole modelling thing work?” His mom used to like to watch those Insert-country-here’s Next Top Model shows, and glimpsing one or two minutes of a couple episodes was about as much as he knew about that kind of thing.
“Well, I was more looking into going into law enforcement. I’m just kind of taking law since Mount Phoenix doesn’t have a proper police academy. I’m not smart enough to be a lawyer, trust me.” He couldn’t help but chuckle at the joke, anyway. “Lying is still useful, though. As long as you don’t abuse it.” He had to maintain the belief that lying could be a good thing, for his own self-preservation. He couldn’t exactly go around telling everyone that he was an ex-hitman for the Yakuza. That would be insane and dangerous.
Yoongi paused a moment, thinking it over. “War and archery, I’m pretty sure. There’s a tattoo guy?” He had not yet bothered to do any research on mythology, but he really should. Maybe later. “Not long. I haven’t been in the city all that long, so.” And honestly, he was not really planning on staying in school that long. He felt like he was at a real disadvantage, not having much formal schooling. He had been enrolled in middle and high school, but his attendance had been abysmal because of his gang activity. Besides, he could use the income that a full-time job would supply. “Uh… it’s not, right?” He grimaced, eying the mess warily. “I mean, we would have noticed if…” He was not even going to finish that thought.
A faint smirk rose to Jongin’s lips at the other’s words, and he couldn’t argue that there were plenty of attractive people who didn’t model, just as plenty of models weren’t all that attractive in actuality. “The modelling thing,” he began, a soft hint of amusement lacing his voice at the other’s terminology, “For me it wasn’t really traditional, I guess. My mom has a lot of connections - she’s an actress - and since I’m not really good at things besides being somewhat attractive, she decided I should try modelling. So thankfully that worked out for me, but most people have to bust their asses to make it,” he shrugged.
“Oh, so you’re going to be a cop? And you’re working at this bar...I wonder how the customers would feel about that one,” he let out a little laugh. While of course the bar they worked in wasn’t the worst in Mount Phoenix, like most clubs it still had its fair share of shady dealings. “Can I ask why you want to be a cop? I didn’t see that one coming.”
He hummed softly, acknowledging the other’s lineage. “Yeah, I met him once I think, strange deal. But that’s cool, so like, what can you do? My stuff is lame, I just make vines and shit appear,” he explained. Other people’s abilities ranged in such strange ways, he didn’t ever know exactly what to expect considering he could do things he hadn’t really found very useful.
Jongin’s nose wrinkled at the idea of such an unpleasant moment happening right on the counter. “Not that I saw...so I hope someone didn’t like...wipe it here. Nevermind, I’m not even going to think about this,” he shuddered, swiping the mess and tossing the rag and all into the trash. He wasn’t about to take that chance.















