Two Men and a Ginger Baby ( CLOSED )

[redhott]

WHO: Kyle Conlen redhott, John Constantine heckblazer, and Jack neverdied
WHERE: Betty Black's Bingo Hall
WHEN: Early December
WHAT: Kyle and John come visit Jack while he's working as a bingo caller. Shenans ensue.
WARNINGS: None yet.




This is... a whole thing, isn't it? [ From the outside the building doesn't look like much, but inside... Hold onto your hats, ladies and gentlemen. With tacky carpeting and rows and rows of tables set up for attendees, it reminds Kyle of someone attempting to capture the prestige of Las Vegas in its heyday and failing very very hard.

There's a line for game cards and dobbers, although many of the pros have brought their own. No one in this entire hall is even close to his age, but he doesn't mind. He's getting attention from the old ladies in line beside John. ]

You see Jack anywhere yet?

Comments

[heckblazer]

[ Too bad John's got a twisted sense of humour, because he's still clearly enjoying this whole ambush. Closest they've managed to a date thus far. ]


S'a prank. We were meant to surprise ye. Stir up some confusion. Funny t'me, anyway.

[ Then he just takes a long pull on his smoke and goes for broke instead, bored of passing the buck between himself and Kyle. ]


Besides, half the joke's the look on yer' face. That's it's own reward, mate.

[redhott]

[ Kyle has to agree, it was pretty funny. You know, until Jack called them out and then likely murders them in a second. ]

I don't think his face even changed...

[ Just fyi John. ]

[neverdied]

[Jack disagrees entirely. It's not funny and if it is a prank, it's a highly unamusing one. Nobody wins anything from this beyond some bingo money.]

Right. [At least Kyle's right about the whole face not changing thing. Jack's maintained a steady lineface for this whole ordeal, only mixing it up slightly with the glaring in the bingo hall.]

So, you both spend your time lying to old ladies? Good to know.

[He's especially looking at you, Kyle! Shame on you, young man!]

[heckblazer]

[ Unfortunately, Jack is the ongoing subject for John's new seduction technique: annoy them into liking you. And so far he's finding the results hilarious.

Just to add to his own personal joke he decides to gang up on Kyle in his own Disappointed Patriarch sort of voice: ]


Exactly, lad. I taught you better'n that. You're meant to lead 'em into their own assumptions, conceal the truth. But outright lie? Tsk tsk.

[redhott]

Wh—? Ah! [ Kyle is totally without words at this betrayal! His blue eyes flicker between the two of them, then settle directly on John. And suddenly a giant fire ball bursts right in front of the man with a snap of Kyle's fingers. It's not meant to hurt, only to startle him.

After that he turns and storms off with a disgruntled growl. ]

[neverdied]

[Well. That sure was an exit. Jack stares after Kyle for a few long seconds and then back to John, with an expression that almost borders on amusement. Almost. Mostly it's just a slightly disgruntled "well that happened" stare.]

Doubt that's the last you've heard of that one.

[Poor little Kyle.]

[heckblazer]

[ Even though the startling worked, John makes a point not to show it. The fireball wheezes out uselessly in front of him, and all it seems to have accomplished is widening his smug expression.

Is that...amusement on Jack's face at last? By Jove, John, you've done it.

Pleased with himself thoroughly, John commits to the role, turning back towards his "husband"; ]


S'all yer fault, y'know. You were much too lenient with the boy's upbringing.

[neverdied]

My fault. Right.

[Sigh! John, why are you like this? It clearly pains Jack judging by his expression.]

I'm going to go do my job. Are you going to make that difficult?