{ louis shares a space with carl now, but solvunn is small enough that he had figured out where the letters were to be delivered. he's thankful he has a place, instead of the first few weeks he spent at the edge of the forest with the coffin wanda gracefully made for him. it seemed simpler then, to be brand new and figuring it out. he supposes he's still staggering but he's always been excellent at keeping poise when he needed it, especially now that he's part of the conclave.
but, he can leave the formal behind. louis probably can throw in some slang in there. he'll reserve it for when he feels he's able to put down his hats. he was part of the red-light district, something he won't tell just anyone, which entitled him to blend in. he's just glad that steve is alright. }
It was. I'm not sure what year you come from, if you come from Earth? I was turned in 1910. Prohibition was all the rage for the government back then. It's not as if they haven't changed their tune.
{ he halts, since he knows he can get rather passionate about authority in general. he isn't the biggest fan of having been told where he was suppose to be, but if steve knows his history or is from earth, he's sure segregation was still prominent. he'll leave it at that. although he was hesitant about network messages, there's something almost oddly charming about them. it reminds him of when he had mind communication with claudia, their private messages that other vampires could hear, but it had been only them back then in nola, only her and louis in their minds. he'll lean into it. there's the lightest careful jest to the rest, sprinkled through the connection at the edges. }
By the way, I don't have restrictions if you are not old enough to drink.
[ that it one of the nicer things - that solvunn, at least the primary settlement, is small enough. it does remind him a lot of hawkins in that way, that no matter where you go or who you're spending your time with, someone will more often than not know where you are and who those people are. so it's not surprising that if someone is looking for him - or looking to deliver a letter in this case - they'll know where to find him.
does that explain how steve has no idea that louis is living with carl? no. but then again, steve not knowing something is pretty par the course.
as they continue to exchange words, steve will get a little less formal as it goes along. ]
1986 Wait- I remember hearing about that in history class. Holy shit. That must have been hell. But not surprising, the government hasn't changed much where I'm from either.
[ steve's not exactly going to be as anti-establishment as louis, or even eddie, but he is still pretty firmly in that camp. it's kind of hard not to be. but while he might be vaguely aware of all that is present at that time, he's also. not going to be the one to actively be thinking about it. sorry, louis. he is pretty sure he slept through...70% of his history classes. ]
What? Yes I'm old enough. I've been drinking for years. How old do you think I am? And Solvunn doesn't have a drinking age, does it?
[ yes, he's twenty. and the law to raise the age to twenty one doesn't actually happen until later in the year he's from, so. as of right now he's totally legal. ]
{ he'd gotten the gist of it. back home louis had an enterprise and connections at the tip of his and armand's fingers. he had access where money could buy it, and that included being able to collect necessary precautions when it came to whoever got close to him. he'd built his gilded cage meticulously and was prepared to lie in it until the interview he'd set up was done, possibly even longer. he was preparing to lay in his ashes. something about the open air of solvunn has left him confused in a way that he's not sure what to make of why he wants to build himself into it and see how he'll fit. so he has noted steve's obliviousness. it does not mean he isn't bright.
louis is trying to better understand his fellow solvunn summoned and observing has always been a strength of his. even then, he might have thought steve younger. by looks. he seems like the big brother type with the way the children flock his way. }
I did spend a majority of my time abroad after I left New Orleans. The drinking age had increased when I returned. There were a lot of younger fellas in the bars in San Fran.
{ he omits saying what sort of bars they were. louis having been at gay bars for a better part when he came back to the states. it was a whole different era. he's not about to make someone uncomfortable. better to keep it on the low, and especially since steve is rather young compared to his over a century years. on occasion he is brazen, but now is not the time. louis still has half a mind for modesty or it could be the vintage in him. }
Truthfully? They remind me of you. You look like you just graduated high school or somethin'. You have a sorta hope that a bright-eyed look tends to foster.
[ steve appreciates the faith in him, but the truth is that he really doesn't think himself all that bright either. he's pretty decent with a weapon and knows he can survive a fight and for everything else, he tends to find the people he needs to be at his side. why worry about being bright when you've got dustin henderson to figure everything else out for you?
except that dustin isn't here, is he. so maybe there's a flaw in that logic. but he's doing his best anyway - and the older brother image isn't far from that truth. steve does get along best with the children around solvunn, which is how he ends up spending his hours helping out there more than anywhere else.
he might not be as old school as louis is used to, but at the same time there really isn't any judgment for being secretive. ]
it's younger in other countries too, isn't it? they just passed the law to raise it up to 21. but it takes a while for that sort of stuff to hit indiana so i'll be okay. you went to San Francisco too? a friend of mine wanted to move there after she graduated.
[ congratulations louis, he's officially given up on the formal writing kind of style here.
because louis might not want to say the type of bars, or why he was there, and steve's definitely not going to pick up on any subtle hints that louis might be used to dropping - but the fact remains. robin did talk to him about san fran, just as she talked to him about new york. these far-off places where people were different, so i wouldn't be the only one. but steve's also not going to put those two and twos together; not unless it's a bit obvious.
for now, he just assumes louis is one of those mature, 'european' types. does steve have any more reference to the type of european? not at all. doesn't matter that he knows he's from lousiana. it makes sense to him and that's all that really matters. ]
I mean- you're not wrong- I graduated about a year ago. I am 20 so I don't know if 'bright-eyed' really counts.
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but, he can leave the formal behind. louis probably can throw in some slang in there. he'll reserve it for when he feels he's able to put down his hats. he was part of the red-light district, something he won't tell just anyone, which entitled him to blend in. he's just glad that steve is alright. }
{ he halts, since he knows he can get rather passionate about authority in general. he isn't the biggest fan of having been told where he was suppose to be, but if steve knows his history or is from earth, he's sure segregation was still prominent. he'll leave it at that. although he was hesitant about network messages, there's something almost oddly charming about them. it reminds him of when he had mind communication with claudia, their private messages that other vampires could hear, but it had been only them back then in nola, only her and louis in their minds. he'll lean into it. there's the lightest careful jest to the rest, sprinkled through the connection at the edges. }
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does that explain how steve has no idea that louis is living with carl? no. but then again, steve not knowing something is pretty par the course.
as they continue to exchange words, steve will get a little less formal as it goes along. ][ steve's not exactly going to be as anti-establishment as louis, or even eddie, but he is still pretty firmly in that camp. it's kind of hard not to be. but while he might be vaguely aware of all that is present at that time, he's also. not going to be the one to actively be thinking about it. sorry, louis. he is pretty sure he slept through...70% of his history classes. ][ yes, he's twenty. and the law to raise the age to twenty one doesn't actually happen until later in the year he's from, so. as of right now he's totally legal. ]
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and armand'sfingers. he had access where money could buy it, and that included being able to collect necessary precautions when it came to whoever got close to him. he'd built his gilded cage meticulously and was prepared to lie in it until the interview he'd set up was done, possibly even longer. he was preparing to lay in his ashes. something about the open air of solvunn has left him confused in a way that he's not sure what to make of why he wants to build himself into it and see how he'll fit. so he has noted steve's obliviousness. it does not mean he isn't bright.louis is trying to better understand his fellow solvunn summoned and observing has always been a strength of his. even then, he might have thought steve younger. by looks. he seems like the big brother type with the way the children flock his way. }
There were a lot of younger fellas in the bars in San Fran.
{ he omits saying what sort of bars they were. louis having been at gay bars for a better part when he came back to the states. it was a whole different era. he's not about to make someone uncomfortable. better to keep it on the low, and especially since steve is rather young compared to his over a century years. on occasion he is brazen, but now is not the time. louis still has half a mind for modesty or it could be the vintage in him. }
You have a sorta hope that a bright-eyed look tends to foster.
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except that dustin isn't here, is he. so maybe there's a flaw in that logic. but he's doing his best anyway - and the older brother image isn't far from that truth. steve does get along best with the children around solvunn, which is how he ends up spending his hours helping out there more than anywhere else.
he might not be as old school as louis is used to, but at the same time there really isn't any judgment for being secretive. ][ congratulations louis, he's officially given up on the formal writing kind of style here.
because louis might not want to say the type of bars, or why he was there, and steve's definitely not going to pick up on any subtle hints that louis might be used to dropping - but the fact remains. robin did talk to him about san fran, just as she talked to him about new york. these far-off places where people were different, so i wouldn't be the only one. but steve's also not going to put those two and twos together; not unless it's a bit obvious.
for now, he just assumes louis is one of those mature, 'european' types. does steve have any more reference to the type of european? not at all. doesn't matter that he knows he's from lousiana. it makes sense to him and that's all that really matters. ]