location: Cannabites for: @witchysethharper
It felt vaguely disloyal to be at Cannabites when Mateo knew Shade and Rhys didn't get along at all. In fact, it seemed especially bad given what had recently gone down here with his best friend and Roland's sudden withdrawal after it. It had been a while since Mateo had been to a club, though, and he felt like he needed to work his way up to Euphoria. It seemed safer to start at the bar which was still very busy but didn't have quite the same vibe. He'd get there, he just needed a little more liquid courage first. Then again, he was also staying on alert in case Rhys called. He didn't think his friend had any intention of participating in the Halloween events but he might try to convince him to come out later.
The thunderbird had managed to actually get a seat even if it was at the bar, and was nursing his second drink. So far the glue on the fake mustache was holding and the cloth raven sewed onto his shoulder was still attached. It remained to be seen if they'd both survive the night. He'd been torn between a few literary costumes but figured Edgar Allan Poe was pretty recognizable and not too hard to do. He could throw in some poetry quotes every now and then too, just to stay in character. He wasn't doing that just now, just watching the crowd when he spotted a familiar face. Seth had been in the library pretty frequently and Mateo had always been happy to help him out. Rhys was also obviously a mutual connection and that all put together meant that Mateo had a fairly high opinion of the witch. Mateo had a moment where he wondered if he should give up his coveted seat to try and get his attention but the crowd seemed to push Seth his way anyway, at least close enough that he could try to talk to him with a reasonable chance of success even with the noise. Mateo smiled.
"Hey, Seth, how's it going? Have to say it's kind of weird seeing you outside the library."