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Jonathan Crane ([personal profile] restingstitchface) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2017-02-02 11:37 pm

Love is kinda crazy

WHO: Jonathan Crane and OPEN.
WHERE: Porter cities. See prompts for details.
WHEN: During February.
WHAT: The Scarecrow's leaving his post to meet folk.
WARNINGS: Child abuse is mentioned.

A: Meetings in De Chima - throughout the month

[A visitor to Wayne Enterprises might spot the name Dr Jonathan Crane on one office door. Heroes might pass the time by slipping inside and poking around his desk. People he's made arrangements with will find him sitting behind his desk, awaiting their appointment. Or they might knock the door loudly and, shockingly, discover he isn't there. On other days, you might spot him feeding the crows in the Municipal Park round the corner - and he'll be scribbling notes as he does this.

Sam's Grill is a place Crane occasionally visits for lunch. Every time he claims the same table in a quiet corner. He might not answer you at first; he's too busy thinking about work.]



B: Maurtia Falls - February 6th

[There are few places Crane enjoys visiting more than the Maurtia Falls Institute of Art, due in no small part to the uncultured moneybags who believe attendance equals intelligence. If he cannot be spotted inflicting his ill temper on an unfortunate soul having a conference with him, those calling in at the Brew World Order teashop might see him imbibing a cup. Some of you might have business with him. If you're late, his face will remain an emotionless mask; but his attention will be on the daily newspaper. In other cases, he might be asking you to excuse his presence so he can pass by. He might also be in Petyr Baelish's Ambassador's Office.

What might he want there?]



C: Hotel Castile - February 8th

[Eventually, when folk aren't looking, a scarecrow climbs off its pole and wanders to friendly hunting fields. Jonathan is visible in the Hotel Castile today, and can be found in the bar savoring the timeless atmosphere. He's certainly polite enough to most of the residents who want a space at his table, even with his fingers struggling to stop clawing at that dark itch under his skin that thrives on fear. The itch begins to subside only to be replaced by a tingling that won't be sated till he's wearing his sackcloth. Early the next morning, a strawman is concealing itself in the dark corridors. Eluding friendly patrons and stalking the fearful ones. It might be happy to chat to the hotel's blackest residents. Perhaps that resident is you?

Unless you're Sally. Who might spot it leaning against a wall in a part of the hotel most don't use, lighter in hand. Need a light, girl?]



D: Nonah, closed to Harley - February 4th

[Crane unlocks the door and it swings inward, revealing a hall emptied of all of his books.

He takes a very deep breath, and does an admirable job of keeping his eyes from dropping down anywhere near her cleavage. His hand, still on the handle, grips tighter, turning his knuckles white. She's wearing a detestable pink coat. By comparison he's been caught without his jacket, with his sleeves rolled down to his elbows. He looks casual. There is an unforgiving look behind his eyes. Whether he's angry at his appearance or her dripping on his floor is another matter.

He steps away from his door.]


Come. I have a kettle boiling on the stove.


E: Anything you want!

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9th; Nonah; random small park

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Daryl justified his checking in on Crane after the black out as just paying back the limited kindness the man had showed him when Daryl went off about New Years. Sending him an invite to meet up to 'talk books' in a relatively secluded park in the suburbs of Nonah? Not so easily excused. Doing it on the day of the week he and Mako weren't drifting, even more so.

And it wasn't even that he was hiding this from her. She knew what he'd planned as soon as the idea came into his head. He wasn't trying to hide any of it from her. But it was easier to actually go out and do it when her worry over him and what was driving him to make said decisions weren't being fed directly back to him.

So to the park he went. And in the park he waited. A pair of ravens sitting on his shoulders cawing in his ear for attention. He was already strongly considering leaving five minutes into the wait. But didn't. Crane actually agreeing to come seemed like a miracle in and of itself with how standoffish he'd been in the past. Leaving him high and dry would just make things worse.
Edited 2017-02-04 05:15 (UTC)
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
As soon as Crane was close enough to speak without shouting, Daryl moved to lift the birds off his shoulder and set them down on the table he was sitting on. He nodded at each as he moved them by way of introductions, "Jackhammer. Nailgun. Hope it's okay they're here. I need to keep them with me as much as possible so I can feed their greedy asses when they get hungry."

He wasn't actually aware of Crane having a bad reaction, he'd just gotten enough bad reactions from the Native public in minor ways that he was now aware they weren't as well received in general as he was. So once they were on the table and trying to hop back over to climb on him, he made a noise and told them to stay. A command they knew perfectly well and also knew not to fight him on at this point. Fortunately.

"If you'd rather I keep 'em at home, next time I can ask Mako to take 'em," he continued before he nodded and squeezed the paperback he'd brought in a nervous manner he was trying to hide. "You uh... you ever White Fang?"
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Jackhammer and Nailgun did jump at the sudden jerk the table gave with the bag dropping. They hopped a few inches away before rushing over to inspect the bag. For the moment they kept their distance as they moved around it cautiously, but it wouldn't be long before they were trying to get into it.

"Liked Call of the Wild more when I was a kid," he admitted, thumbing the edges of the pages. "Reread it last month and then started this one again. Think I like it more."

He had an idea why, but it was still weird to revisit one of his favorite books and realize it no longer resonated as strongly with him.

"You got a favorite?"
Edited (then not the) 2017-02-04 17:25 (UTC)
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De Chima, Wayne Enterprises

[personal profile] acclimatized 2017-02-04 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The last time John was at Wayne Enterprises, he was responding to an SOS call and fighting newly super-powered natives down in the laboratories. Today's visit is more low key, giving John the opportunity to wander along at his own pace and admire the building properly. It's not completely a social visit though -- he brought along a card for Bruce Wayne, made by the children in the hospital to say thank you for keeping them happy and entertained during the blackout. He passes it over to Bruce's secretary, and then continues looking around the building.

Because come on, who wouldn't want to snoop around Wayne Enterprises when they know Bruce Wayne is Batman?

There's one point where John has to stop and take a step back to make sure he read name on the door he passed correctly. He glares at the name on the door, lips pressed into a thin line as he wills the letters to rearrange into a name that doesn’t enrage him. Is this some kind of joke?

He looks to his left and his right and then tries the door, finding it unlocked.
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl turned and looked at what the two little shits were doing and made a sound in the back of his throat. Then he gave a sharp whistle, drawing their attention back to him. Both hopped over, and tried to climb up on him, thinking it was an invitation. He stopped them by sliding off the table and walking over to one of the smaller trees nearby. A tap on the branch nearest him got them winging over in a short flight to settle there.

Once they were there, he clicked his tongue and walked back to retake his seat. Both of them eyed him from their new perch. They clearly wanted to come back but he'd been working on training them to stay put until he called them for the last two months and it was sticking pretty well.

"Sorry," he said, voice soft. "Like I said, next time I can ask Mako to watch 'em if you'd rather not be around 'em."
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl takes the paper. His fingers don't go anywhere near Crane's. If anything, he's just as ginger in taking it as Crane is in giving it. Takes a moment to scan it before tucking it into a pocket in his vest.

"Ain't that the name of the guy from the Odyssey?" Daryl hadn't read Ulysses, but he'd read a couple of the other books on the list. It'd be something to look at.
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl's nose scrunched, clearly saying he doubted it was that important, "Ain't that what they said about Grapes of Wrath?"

There was a lot of required reading in school and while he'd never turned in a decent book report to save his life (Dixon's weren't nerds), he'd gone through a lot of them eagerly. Classic literature, as far as what they taught in middle and high school, was something he was decently familiar with.

"Pretty sure a teacher of mine said the same about To Kill a Mockingbird, too. But I never understood why either of those were banned for as long as they were. Ulysses ever get banned?"
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl shook his head, smirking and laying his accent on thick, "Nah. Don't gotta. Not just banned but gettin' burned? Ooo-wee, that's a ringing endorsement right there. It'll be the first one I read."

He slapped his hand with his book and then looked down, laughing quietly at himself, "When'd you first read it? What made you pick it up? Required reading for school or just 'cause you could?"
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl imagined Crane was the sort to bury himself into as many books as he could. His escape from the world.

"I got myself lost in the woods," he offered. Crane could have chosen to ignore his last couple questions outright, but he'd given answers. It deserved a return. "Couldn't read stuff like this in the house unless... well, just couldn't do it much. Didn't put a lot of effort into trying. Gave up on it when it weren't something I had to do for marks."
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Daryl went still. He might have been trying to show Crane he understood and all, but admitting out loud what had happened to him was still something he wasn't really ready for. Not in a direct manner. It wasn't even that people stood by, it was that he'd been real good at hiding it. So much so even Merle hadn't found out until a couple weeks before he got himself killed.

In the next moment he sucked in a deep breath and straightened up, looked off to one side, away from where Crane was standing. Played with his book for a second. "Didn't really pick up much in the way of books for myself 'til after I graduated. Mostly poetry and stuff about fables, legends, that sort of thing. The ones from indigenous cultures. You got any interest in those?"

Back to books. Firmly back to books.
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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-02-04 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I can see that," he said. "But you know, Scarecrow followed Dorothy around and helped her with the brains everyone thought he didn't have. You kind of missed the mark if that's who you were emulatin'."

It was said with not edge of malice. Just matter of fact. He got the implication Crane had made and chose to ignore it.

"More of a Toto person, myself." A follower. Nothing really important to anyone's story. Just a footnote.
Edited 2017-02-04 23:57 (UTC)
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B, tea shop

[personal profile] dun_moch 2017-02-05 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
By this time, the staff at Brew World Order are familiar enough with their most loyal imPort customer that the baristas greet Count Dooku with a formal 'My Lord' when he sweeps into their establishment. It's unusual to the natives, but Dooku likes it, and he does keep bringing them new customers along with his own patronage, which is good enough for the proprietors to play along with the affectations of space nobility.

Dooku isn't intending to have one of his clandestine meetings today. He has come to genuinely appreciate Brew World Order as a fine place to have decent tea and a private place to think by himself, which is his purpose when he enters and spots Doctor Crane sitting with a cup. For a moment, the Count's eyes narrow, wondering if Crane might be here for him. There is only one way to find out though, and Dooku approaches with a smile that is as warm as it is false.

"Doctor Crane," he intones in his inimitable voice. "What a pleasant surprise. Truly, it has been far too long. May I join you?"
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Maurtia Falls Institute of Art; 6th Feb

[personal profile] cleptes 2017-02-05 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Those 'uncultured moneybags' as he described them were the kind of people that Bela mixed with back home. They were also the same people she swindled, conned and occasionally pick-pocketed from. She wasn't here for that though. Bela actually wanted to experience some culture.

What Bela wasn't necessarily so keen on was bumping into one Jonathan Crane.

"It's been a while, Doctor Crane." Her tone is polite, if a little strained. "I didn't know you were into fine art."

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