Damn your love

[saltnpepperbeard]

WHO: Edward Teach, OTA
WHERE: The Diner
WHAT: Ed's being a nuisance
WHEN: Mid Sept
WARNINGS: TBD, smoking



Sugar

Ed didn't realize quite how used he'd gotten to the taste of finer things aboard Stede's ship until he was a few months into his time here. He stared at his cup of tea, if you could call it that, a distant scowl forming as he shoveled a ungodly number of spoonfuls of sugar into it (7, if you cared to count), stirring it idly. He'd lived off far worse than this, for far longer, but this lacked the pleasant perfume of Stede's brand.

He caught his reflection in the drink and scoffed at himself. When had he gone so damn soft?


Smoke

The unlucky diners of the day would find an added haze to their meal. Edward had settled in quite comfortably, pipe in hand, quite unaware that there was anything offensive about this action in modern times. He had his leg propped up on a chair, and made for a rather intimidating figure as he sat there, smoke encircling him. Will you approach, or will your nerves force your lungs to suffer through the meal in silence?

Comments

[saltnpepperbeard]

"But not so new anymore, I take it?" Edward guessed.

Humming, Ed didn't put down the pipe just yet, looking the other man over. "...so say it," he encouraged, gesturing for him to properly speak his mind.

[crystalmaster]

"Not new, but still relevant and useful," Radley said.

He nodded. "I would appreciate it if you didn't smoke in here," he said.

[saltnpepperbeard]

"Mm." Better. Ed reached to tap out the pipe for now.

"A little firmer next time. Don't leave room for argument," he advised.

[crystalmaster]

Radley smirked a bit. "I would have been if I owned this place." He smiled sincerely. "And thank you."

[saltnpepperbeard]

"What would you have done, I wonder, if I hadn't made things so easy?" Ed asked idly. Would the man have pressed or dropped back when met with opposition?

[crystalmaster]

"That's a good question," Radley muses. "I like to go slowly when I'm not familiar with the territory. I'm not one for plunging headlong into fights."

[saltnpepperbeard]

"We may differ a bit there." Though Ed had mellowed some...

"I'll see if I can't keep my pipe stowed away in your presence in future, Mr.-?"

He paused, welcoming a name.

[crystalmaster]

"Thanks," Radley smiled. "I'm Radley."

[saltnpepperbeard]

"Radley then. M'Ed," he introduced, offering a hand.

[crystalmaster]

"Hi, Ed," Radley smiled, shaking his hand.

"Where do you usually stay around here?" he curiously wondered. "I haven't seen you before." He had thought everyone was living near each other for safety reasons.