Open Post 2018

[bartenderizing]

For psl/shipping/smut/au or whatever else you may have. Pick from any age group (default being adult, middle school and high school ages being options.) You want vampires, fantasy, master/servant settings? Borrow from another canon? Just go for it!

Give a heads up if you don't want it to go past a certain rating. Otherwise, have at!

For pre-set scenarios:
A. Fallen Skies
B. Highest Bidder



Or borrow from Bakerstreet:
1. Hanahaki (May or may not be harmless)
2. Rain
3. Pet Person AU
4. Stray
5. Took You In
6. Always Came Back
7. Romance Prompts
8. A/B/O
9. The Hottest Springs
10. Jailbait
11. Sex Pollen

Comments

[bartenderizing]

[ It really does take a long time before Shizuo returns. Even then, there's no immediate answer on the outcome- things certainly appeared to be normal. Instead he's surprised to see the omega awake still. ]

I thought you'd be using this as a chance to rest. There weren't any problems, were there?

[hakingitup]

This town feels dangerous. I was thinking of leaving now and going until dawn.

[There’s no real questions that leave his mouth. Hak knows what he needs to do.]

I can’t sense how safe this town is. Without a strong alpha, I may as well be vulnerable for any bandits here.

[bartenderizing]

This whole area along the port towns is going to be that way, especially between them. How much did you know about what's been going on with the Water Tribe before getting here?

[ He's actually getting some things together to start packing up. It looks like he's gotten enough of a response to have a course of action that needs to be taken. ]

You'll be safe enough to rest through the night. Given that I'm the only alpha around, you'll be fine.

[hakingitup]

I knew about as much as anyone not from the Water Tribe. It’s not common information.

[Whether the guy comes along or doesn’t wouldn’t have changed his opinion.]

Good. Some alphas think it’s easy picking to grab an “unmated” pregnant alpha.

[He pauses.]

It’s also too dangerous to stay anywhere that isn’t well prepared to deal with greedy, cocky alphas. So no. I can’t go home.

[bartenderizing]

If you couldn't tell from this list of stuff I'm bringing along, I'm not about to go grabbing anything else but my actual stuff.

[ He was as safe as an alpha could be, for better or worse. Really, Hak, you took a terrible route to the try and get to the Earth Tribe. ]

You're gonna see a lot of residents that are... not doing well. It's a drug called Nadai that's in heavy supply along all the ports. It's easier to deal with during the daytime, if only because there's more people unaffected that are also awake to take care of them and the bodies.

[hakingitup]

Take what you need then.

[Seriously. He has all his stuff together and he's not unpacking any of it.]

I've heard some people talking about it when I came into town. Some mother warning her children not to leave the house after sunset.

[bartenderizing]

[ He's got until morning to gather it all together. He's not really in a rush. ]

Probably Nira and her kids again... It's a drug that can cause severe hallucinations, so the people that are on them are unpredictable. The general's daughter has set up clinics, but it's not an instant fix. Which is why we're not leaving until after sunrise.

[hakingitup]

You're my escort. I'll follow along whatever you say.

[He sighs, looking towards him, leaning against the table as he tries to rest a little bit.]

At least you're willing to leave.

[bartenderizing]

... I don't know if it's seen as a difference, but just think of me as someone who's helping you to get through safely.

[ He doesn't feel capable of having someone's life in his hands enough to get that title, even if it's temporary. Even if it doesn't mean much of a difference to others. ]

Well, I'd have to be. After that chat, I'm not exactly welcome anymore.

[hakingitup]

Not really. It mostly just means if I go into labor, I won't be screwed.

[Escort, helper, whatever Shizuo wanted to call himself.]

...What happened? I thought you were protecting the town.

[bartenderizing]

Well then, see it however you want.

[ Maybe it's the water tribe upbringing, but the idea of being in charge of another life, even as an escort, seemed pretty big. He didn't want troubles or conflicts to come up because of it. ]

Well, now they think I've been skipping on some of the medicines and am following my 'traitorous' instincts. Despite saying that I'll be back, they don't like the idea of me leaving in the first place, so they said there won't be anything left for me if I did. So that's it- unless one of the kids grows up to be an alpha or omega, this is officially a town with only betas.

[hakingitup]

...Hmph.

[What a lousy town. So willingly to just kick out the only alpha they have. He shakes his head.]

Not a good chance of that.

[He looks at him.]

Sorry.

[bartenderizing]

Well... Whatever. That's all I meant to them.

[ There's a lot that can't be helped, and Hak will see just how bad it could be as they continue through towns. Why they'd be afraid of keeping alphas and omegas around. ]

Just think of it as your luck and fortune until you're done with me. Then I'll just... Figure things out from there.

[hakingitup]

Yes, my luck. Because I've had so much of that.

[Not that Shizuo knew about how he ended up like this.]

[bartenderizing]

So you won't even pretend that you have a little now...

[ Alright, then. ]

Go ahead and sleep. I've got things handled and will wake you when morning comes.

[hakingitup]

...I don't believe in luck. I believe in being fortunate for what I have.

[He moved to the bed.]

So thank you. Get some sleep as well.

[bartenderizing]

Right, right.

[ Shizuo'll just pull the sheet that's used as a bit of a divider from the bed to the rest of the area. Whether he gets sleep will be up for debate, but he'll be cleaned up and packed when morning comes.

He's not sure if Hak will need the help waking up, but he's ready if that's the case. At least some basics that don't require an oven are ready and together. Fruit, jerky, simple things that are easy to carry around. Skeins of water for when they're actually on the road. ]

[hakingitup]

[Hak's fine waking up. He feels a little sore and tired, but that's just normal. He slowly sits up on the bed and groans to stand up, hands on his lower back. Looking to the sheet, he slowly pulls it away and looks at him.]

Ready to go?

[bartenderizing]

[ Hearing the groan, Shizuo hurries to finish dressing before the sheet gets pulled back again. He's fully covered by the time Hak asks anything, and most of what few personal items that were in the space were now gone. ]

Yeah. You gonna be okay? I figured sleeping in a bed would help your back.

[hakingitup]

What'll help with my back the most is not being pregnant.

[He shakes his head and runs his fingers through his hair to push it back.]

Yeah. Let's just go.

[bartenderizing]

How far along are you, anyway?

[ He'll get his own pack and stuff on before picking up Hak's. ]

[hakingitup]

Five, six months.

[He moves to take his stuff, not wanting Shizuo to carry everything.]

[bartenderizing]

And you're-

[ Wait. They were still pretty south in the water tribe, no matter how they were along the border. While he didn't expect the guy's pack to be grabbed out of his hand, instead of the alpha instinct that may have come about, he shakes it off and opens the door for them to head out. ]

I'm not sure how far into the other tribe you have to go, but you're really gonna be cutting it close, huh?

[hakingitup]

I am.

[He shakes his head and puts his pack on his back as he heads out.]

It's my only option. Let's go.

[bartenderizing]

Yeah, yeah.

[ He just has to lock the door behind them on the way out- the key was left inside, as the owner can get there through the inner door to the back of the inn. Officially closing that large part of his life... And leading Hak to the right Northside entrance, that usually didn't have a bunch of drugged up people trying to get their next fix, or caught up in their current one.

In other words, not the main road for the moment. ]

I can't imagine carrying the bag's helping with that back pain, though.