b r u t a l

· TORI HASTINGS · · DRUMMER · ❝all i did was try my BEST this the kind of THANKS i get? UNRELENTLESSLY UPSET they say these are the GOLDEN YEARS but i wish i could DISAPPEAR❞

[aryanarcbins]

"Is it really that bad?" Arya blinked at her roommate and friend when she watched her spit the food out into a napkin. "I did try and substitute the meat since I'm veggie of course– not a big tofu fan I take it?"

[torixhcstings]

"I mean to someone else this might be the best thing they've ever eaten, however that someone might be a racoon." Tori teased lightly as she disposed of the napkin turning back to the other and her entire face scrunching up as she explained what it was. "I am a number one hater of tofu so that is probably where the issue is. Something about the texture I can't get around and it tastes like a shoe."

[luluabbott]

"I thought it might encourage you to enjoy Quidditch a little bit more but clearly it's... or rather you are a lost cause." Lulu responded with a little laugh at the others reaction to hearing the details. She snorted a moment later though. "So hang on; you are more interested in the free alcohol than spending time with me, is that what you are saying?"

[torixhcstings]

"Ouch." Tori replied when the other called her a lost cause. "And no, it's not me being more interested in free alcohol than spending time with you, it's more like I need all of those things to actually be convinced to go and watch any type of sport. I'm hardly a varsity type of girl."

[rebekahhewitt]

"Won't stop me from keeping an eye out," she told her with a little snort at the next comment. "You'd be surprised just how many people have come close. If they want to smash them like frisbees they should go to a rage room or something instead," Bekah replied as she finished sorting some sheet music booklets that had been all out of order. "Not that I know of. Although usually whoever's working makes note of that sort of stuff to pass on to the others anyways," she replied with a little shrug. "It's a bummer– I'm sorry. I know you've been looking for some time now."

[torixhcstings]

"You know, I've never been to one of those before. But I have seen videos and they look like they're be cathartic as shit." Tori commented, putting the record back in favour to look at the other. "And I think it'd be right down my alley of hobbies I would enjoy." Tori let's out a sigh, trying to hide her disappoint the best she could as she shrugged. "It's whatever. Just wish my last band weren't a bunch of dickheads and that I had friends more musically inclined." She told the other. "And that those who are musically inclined, that they weren't already in a band together and that one of them wasn't a drummer."

[frcdcrickhcycs]

"So what you're saying is your face has already gotten stuck that way?" He teased before nodding his head as he settled down across from her. "And yes. I am saying it's something to make fun of in the sense that you should take things so seriously and I tease you out of fondness." He pointed out, taking another bite of the bagel. "As for my mouth." Fred continued after he'd swallowed what he'd been eating. "It's been to heaven several times over. I'm a lucky guy." Was the response as he wriggled his eyebrows playfully.

[torixhcstings]

"No, what I'm saying is if you keep making fun of my face I'll be sure to use my foot to kick you in the place where the sun don't shine." Tori threatened the other, all with a sweet smile on her face as she did. "Fondness, is that what we're calling this now?" She couldn't help but ask the other. "But I don't take things too seriously... Mostly." She added to the end. "I don't even want to think of what your context of heaven is because this is already way too much information then I wanted to know about your love life, Fred."

[aryanarcbins]

"Good, right?" Arya looked to the other after finishing off her spoonful. "It's from a recipe book I bought myself for Christmas. I'm trying to cook more this year. What do you think? Think I've got the makings of a decent chef?"

[torixhcstings]

"Mm, yup... delicious." Tori commented, feeling like she was making all the right noises to indicate that what she currently had in her mouth tasted nice. "Sorry, no-... I can't lie to you and I honestly don't think I can swallow this." Tori scrunched her face up, reaching for a napkin and spitting the food out into it. "It's not you, it's me. It probably is good and you probably are a great chef, but I just-... do not like this."

[luluabbott]

"So you're telling me you really don't want to come with me to a Quidditch match where we get to go in one of those posh private boxes? Seriously? Oh come on! It'll be free food and hopefully good looking quidditch players-- myself included obvs..." Lulu joked with a playful wink. "But mainly it'll be an awesome game. Come on Tori! Live a little."

@torixhcstings

[torixhcstings]

"You should have led with private box, free food and I'm guessing free alcohol?" She questioned the other. "Would have been better than leading with do you want to come and watch sport with me." Tori pointed out, having never been someone who ever got into Quidditch at school and was very rarely in the stands to show house spirit. "Also, I live plenty. You say that like I'm boring person who does nothing with her life."

[tristanconnolly]

"No, I'm good," Tristan said, brushing off the other's question and his own feelings. He'd been plagued with nightmares all night and he couldn't stay at home, "I'm just on a walk to clear my head. Probably not smart to be out alone this late but I could say the same thing about you."

[torixhcstings]

When the other stated he was alright Tori had simply nodded, having not expected to bump into anyone on her walk home. When the question of being out here late at night was sort of turned back on herself she had to do her best to hold back a laugh. It was far from innocent as to why she was out here, doing shady work for shady people and still getting used to walking on two legs again after being on four for hours. "Well, I do work at a bar." She told the other. "Therefore walking around this time in the morning isn't really anyone out of the peculiar for me." She shrugged. "But you're right, maybe not your smartest move. There tend to be some shady characters lurking around here after dark."

[rebekahhewitt]

"Keep in mind that if you break it you buy it," Bekah said to the customer when she saw them by the vinyls. She'd seen people break them when handling them before and she couldn't bear to see any more destroyed so perhaps she was embellishing customer policy to encourage people to be careful. "Looking for anything in particular?"

[torixhcstings]

"Come on, you should know me enough by now that I'm not going to break it." Tori told the other, turning the cover over in her hands to look at the back of it. "They're far too precious to handle roughly after all and anyone who comes in here picking them up like they're about to use them as a frisbee should be banned." She continued. "Just browsing, thought I would come and see if there had been any responses to my ad." She spoke, nodding in the direction of the notice board.

[romcnrodriguez]

"You know, I good way to resolve that is to take yourself out of the situation." Roman spoke a little too perkily, apparently enjoying that he was getting under the blondes skin, especially given she'd deposited her unwanted opinion somewhere there had been no need for it other than just be rude. "Mhm... Keep telling yourself that darlin'. Confidence is a good attribute to have." He spoke with mock encouragement. "But yeah, that's exactly what I just called you."

[torixhcstings]

"Something tells me that even if I tried to walk away right now you'd just follow me. Like you won't let me rest until you've gotten your point across despite me really not giving a fuck." Tori commented. "Also, leaving would also give you some sort of satisfaction. Almost like you've won. And I'm not going to give you that." Tori snorted, "It is, but there's confidence and being egotistical and I feel like you're teetering on the line right now. And if you really want to insult me, try something better then what a six year old would use."

[frcdcrickhcycs]

"Oooo now there's a face. Careful it might just stick that way Tor." Fred couldn't resist teasing the woman as he took a bite out of the bagel he'd bought. "Want a try?" He asked, offering out the food.

@torixhcstings

[torixhcstings]

Tori turned to the other, a frown appearing on her previously relaxed face. "Are you saying the my resting face is something to make fun of, hm?" She couldn't help but ask. "Some of us can't help to have a naturally looking like a bitch ninety percent of the time." She continued before scrunching up her nose, "I think I'll pass on taking a bite of your bagel though. Not sure where your mouth has been after all."

[bettyconnolly]

Betty raised her eyebrows at the other with a frown. "Thanks, for absolutely nothing," she replied. "Really helpful."

[torixhcstings]

"Yes, because me not being aware of strangers on the street and remaining in my own little bubble is my own fault." Tori told the other with a roll of her eyes. "It's not my fault that you might be losing it and hearing voices, or lose track of people who clearly want to speak to you. I'm but an innocent bystander."

[bettyconnolly]

Betty turned when she heard someone had called her name. "Hey," she said. "What'd'ya need? That sounds pretty urgent."

[torixhcstings]

"Wasn't me who was calling you, I don't even know you." Tori pointed out to the other, having removed one of her earbuds when the other had started talking to her. "Guessing it was someone further back, or across the road." She commented. "Or maybe you're hearing things, are you prone to hearing your name when no one else is around? Maybe you're being haunted."

[masonjones]

There was a grateful grin on Mason's lips when he noticed how the plate was being moved closer to him. "You say that like it's your whole personality. Yeah, you can be a little difficult sometimes but I've found it's usually for good reason." And he hated that someone made her feel otherwise. "Well unless Axel manages to get lucky, I won't be going home alone either way, but that being said even if I did, I have the best thing waiting for me back at home. What're your plans?"

[torixhcstings]

"Well a lot of people do think it's my whole personality. I get labelled as a bitch most of the time because I'm not outwardly warming to people." She told the other with a shrug, but she had her reasons to be reserved. Burned far too many times before from those who she had loved, though that didn't mean she was completely closed off and the other was proof of that. "You knew what I meant." She commented with a roll of her eyes, before a small snorted noise left her at the other mentioning that his dog was better than going home with a person. "Probably hang back and help Val clear up, then I'll head home."

[romcnrodriguez]

"You say that and yet your the one who is getting their kicks off of other people. What? Can't get interest yourself so you have to drag people down or is this that playground thing of teasing someone you are interested in as a way to flirt. Is that what it is? Are you jealous?" Roman responded with a smirk of his own. "Though I don't know why black cat energy is supposed to be a bad thing. It's the fact you're getting great pleasure out of what you perceive to be someone else's downfall that is making you seem like a miserable hag... and that's putting it nicely."

[torixhcstings]

"Merlin, do you ever stop talking." Tori couldn't stop herself from letting out when the other seemed to go on and on without even pausing for a breath. "A lot of people generally tend to be awful most of the time, so sue me from getting a little joy out of their embarrassment." She told the other with a small shrug. "I could get interest if I wanted it, but right now, I don't." She lied, but she believed that she said it with enough of a straight face that the other wouldn't see it as one. "But if you think I'm jealous of you giving them your attention instead of me, then I might suggest you get your head checked." She smirked. "I didn't say it was a bad thing, just that I tend to be associated with it and that people tend to generally ward off black cats for many reasons." Tori narrowed her eyes at the other. "Did you seriously just call me a hag?"

[valeriasanchez]

"I hate that you're right about this," she groaned, leaning onto the bar as though accepting her fate. When Tori offered her help, it brought a soft smile to her face, "Thank you, but I'm alright. Take the time off and enjoy the night. There's plenty of stuff to do even if you're not planning to suck someone's face off," Val pointed out, having made sure there was an array of activities for attendees to take part in. "If it really gets tight out here, I might ask you to serve a few drinks or something but for now enjoy the day off."

[torixhcstings]

"Ew. Have you really been faced with that many people sucking one another's faces. Because even though this whole thing is sort of speed dating to an extreme, PDA is still a little too much for most people." She asked, her face pulled into a grimace the entire time she spoke. "You should be enjoying yourself as well though, you know I'd happily take over for a little bit so you can go and check all of this out. Seems a shame you're here working away to put this all together but not getting the chance to experience it."

[masonjones]

Mason's eyes immediately zoned in on the snacks and he reached out a cheeky hand to grab one. "A what?" The raise in his voice betrayed humour at the situation and he didn't even bother swallowing back the laugh. "Who said that exactly? Though don't pay them any mind Riri. They just don't know you. You could get anyone you wanted, I'm sure of that." He spoke with clear belief in the others abilities. "Me? Hey, it involves food and I get to flirt with people. Sounds almost perfect to me. Now add in dogs and I'd be in heaven."

[torixhcstings]

Tori couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw where the other was looking, pushing the plate closer to him so he could take what he liked from it. "Negative Nancy." She repeated again for him. "Some guy, was probably just pissed off that I was witness to him striking out with someone and made it known that I had witnessed the whole thing. Fragile masculinity and all that." She said with a wave of her hand before taking a bite out of the gummy worm that she had been holding. "Not sure you're right about that, I have been known to be a little difficult. Which I own." She shrugged, because she wasn't about to change who she was just to appear more appealing to others. "I think adding dogs to this mix would push it over the line of being way too chaotic, but I'm glad you're having fun. Who knows, with all your flirting maybe you won't be going home alone tonight." She continued, wiggling her eyebrows at him.

[aryanarcbins]

"Should we check out the candy bar?" Arya suggested to the other as she spotted the refreshment tables from across the room. "I'm not the biggest sweet tooth normally but something is really compelling me to go over there right now. Maybe they've got some good sour candy."

@torixhcstings

[torixhcstings]

"The fact that Val has really gone all out to a point where she has almost created barception is wild to me." Tori chuckled, "But yes, a trip to the candy bar to scout out for all things sour sounds good to me. After all, might as well eat something that apparently matches my mood." She snorted. "As you can probably tell, I'm having amazing luck tonight when it comes to attracting people, not that you have that problem."