#muse;rylan

[moved3677]

It was nearly 5 am as Rylan wandered into the coffee shop. his face giving away that he hadnt slept yet. That was his life though and he couldnt think of a single mortician who had a normal sleep schedule. He had been up all night trying to put a body back together for viewing, it wasnt that the body was even in pieces; Rylan had just carefully harvested organs for money.

He was paying attention to his phone and didnt see the girl as he bumped into her. “Fuck sorry.” He ran a hand through his hair. “I havent slept and cleary i should not be in public.” He chuckled slightly. “Im sorry about that. I can pay for your drink.”

@hangyakuno

[moved3677]

Rylan heard the bell chime from the upstairs, a signal that someone had just walked into the funeral home. He sighed to himself, glancing at the clock. He didnt have an appointment with anyone so he wasnt sure who it was. He pulled his hands away from the corpse that he was setting up and tore his gloves off before stalking upstairs.

"Hello? Sorry i wasnt expecting anyone so i was downstairs." He said once he appeared through a door that led to his office. "What can i help you with? We do burials and cremation. We can turn ashes into jewelry or whatever you like. We also do pet cremation." He recited out of habit.

@silentiumxamoris

[moved3677]

“People that come to see me want one of two things, for me to take care of their loved ones body for a funeral or they want to try and communicate with the deceased. Which is it you want?”

@lyingawxke

[moved3677]

"My business hours are clearly posted on the door." Rylan said as he let the person into the funeral home. "If you have an emergency, call 911 or the morgue and report a body. I dont do special favors and i dont do seances anymore." He muttered, which wasnt entirelly true.

@no-happi-endings

[moved3677]

“Please dont tell me you are going to dress up as something super cliche like a sexy cop or animal.” Rylan said with a roll of his eyes. “Halloween is one of the biggest nights for my funeral home, if im gonna close it and go to a party with you, at least dont make us do some cheesy costumes.”

@writer-reckless

[moved3677]

"Im a mortician, right? I can provide the best halloween props."

@screamsofthemuses

[moved3677]

Rylan came up the stairs and stopped before sighing heavily. "What are you doing here? I was in the middle of an embalming and i thought you were a client. So what do you want?"

@silentiumxamoris

[moved3677]

“I dont know what you want me to say.” Rylan said with a heavy sigh. “Im sorry I bailed on you but what else was I supposed to do? I had to be there to get the body started for the funeral. You know im the only one working there. My business is really important to me. Im sorry, okay? I’ll make it up to you.” He said, glancing at the other.

He genuinely felt bad about ditching them but his funeral home was his life. He was much better at dealing with corpses over living people. “We can get a hotel room tonight or something.” He suggested. He never offered to go to his place. He wasnt sure the other would stick around if he tried to show them. “I wont have to work late tonight.”

@misfitofinsanity