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self-sabotage. [m]
POSTED ON Dec 14, 2022 2:59:16 GMT
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[attr="class","star2"]The sun was beginning to sink beyond the city line when Emerson finally crept out of his apartment and descended the metal staircase to the street below. Hands in his sweater pouch, and hood up, he made his way to the local Grookey-Mart on the block corner. Usually, he’d wait until later in the evening, and he was hungry. And he didn’t want to order take-out on the same day that he restocked his cabinets and fridge.[break][break]

First stop, the refrigerated goods section. There was a particular brand of dumplings he wanted. For that night’s ungodly late dinner, actually. No other kind would do. As he moved down the aisle, he dumped other things in his basket that looked of interest, or caught his eye. But when he finally reached his destination, Score! there was only a single bag left and it was his lucky day. With a one track mind, Em zipped over, reaching for that tasty, steamed bread dumpling goodness.[break][break]

Only for another hand to unexpectedly bump into his in the process, obviously reaching for the same treat.[break][break]

The redhead froze up, fingers curling back despite the fact that his baser, gremlin nature wanted to snatch the back and run. His natural embarrassment overtook this, though, and all that fell out of his mouth was a startled, “Erk,” followed by a flush of cherry red that rivaled his hair as he turned to look over at his newfound snack competitor.

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// sleepless in slateport


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july 12th
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bi, babey
it guy / hacker
silph co. civvie
i can’t take this place, no i can’t take this place. i just wanna go where i can get some space.
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electric indigo [s]
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[attr="class","star2"]Fingers drummed nervously on the cheap plastic tabletop. Emerson sat slightly hunched over the table, anxiously fidgeting as he waited for his potential client to show up. An orange soda in a tall glass sat fizzing in front of him, but he’d hardly touched it. Too antsy. Knowing his luck, he’d tip it and knock it all over himself and he’d be a sugar-sticky-syrupy mess–cold and damp and miserable through the whole meeting.[break][break]

Maybe he should’ve dressed better? Not that he owned much better than the too-big sweater covered in dedenne fur that he was currently sporting. Chancing it, his fingers poked out of the too-long sleeves and wrapped around the cup greedily so that he could slurp from the straw. See? He was just overthinking! He could take a sip or three without spilling! But how many would it take for his contact to show?[break][break]

Admittedly, Em was curious–against his better judgment. The person who had reached out to him hadn’t given him many details, but the whole thing was rife with revenge energy. Sorta interesting, if it was a personal vendetta. He was a little tired of the perfunctory work he sometimes did finding backdoors for government offices.[break][break]

Now, though, with the bright fluorescent lights of the diner bearing down on him, and the buzz of the pink neon sign glaring outside, the whole meeting felt way too exposed. There he went– wandering off in his own head again. It wasn’t exposed. This was discreet, it was fine. Plus, he’d specifically said to meet here late at night because it was close to his apartment. Hopefully whoever this was wasn’t expecting anything super fancy. Or techy.[break][break]

Well, he did have the tech. It was just at home.[break][break]

Sitting hunched as he was, he probably looked like a little gremlin. All wide eyes and nervous stares. His fingers resumed their tapping. Maybe he should try to look more confident? Like he owned the place? Emerson fiddled with the idea in his head. Then leaned back in his seat and threw his arms out to drape them over the back of the booth seat like he was a mafia don in all the mob movies he liked to watch. “Foh’giiittt abaht it,” he drawled in an obviously pronounced (and bad) accent.[break][break]

No, no. That looked dumb. Bad idea. He quickly retracted his arms again. “So stupid..” he huffed under his breath, then leaned forward to suck on his soda straw without bothering to grip the glass.[break][break]






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dumpling

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whitlock, emerson
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hoodie strings tied in a bow / bulky cat-ear headphones / f in the chat / messy buns / drinking monster at 2am / can’t even talk to the pizza guy / frantic apologies / a cherry-red blush / digging the hole deeper / cryptid hunting / cyber sleuth chic / confident behind the mic / awkward rambling / unspoken gestures / peeking around a corner / phone call anxiety / scattered, half-empty coffee cups / couch nests / culinary adventures / nails painted black / overalls and striped t-shirts / gas station slushies / old snap backs / vans and skateboards / hummingbird heartbeat / candy apple sweet / insatiable search for the truth / red string theory boards
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the recluse // hacker cave // cloudcuckoolander // tinfoil hat // playful jacket // put it in a podcast // apologizes a lot // shrinking violet // the snack is more interesting
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at a glance, in passing, or through a window- catching a glimpse of him is like a moth man sighting— extensively rare, rarely believed, and probably at night. The gremlin known as an Emerson is believed to only leave the safety of their dwellings when the food has run low and they are in dire need. Snacks— the best way to lure him, and successfully doing so yields a lil fella, no more than 5’5, skinny as a pixi-stik and swimming in a way-too-big sweatshirt. The hood may or may not be up, covering tousled red hair that he forgot to brush in the frenzy of his snack hunt. Startled to have been caught, wide rusty-copper eyes peer out from under the half-hearted shroud, and a flush of crimson follows before the apologies babble free and he scurries back from whence he came—but not without grabbing the offered takeout or chippies first.
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an exchange student from paldea who graduated one year ago from slateport u with degrees in computer science and coding. then he stayed, hiding away from his old life. it’s as simple as that. a chronic introvert with a nasty dose of social anxiety, em sticks to his cavern of an apartment more often than not, troubleshooting IT issues for local businesses and occasionally driving a geek squad van to locations that he can’t solve remotely. glamorous, isn’t it? in his other waking hours (always) he’s taking less than legal jobs and spinning conspriacy theories about what’s happening in the region and its moving parts on—you guessed it! a podcast. unsurprisingly, you might be able to pay for his work via snacks and take out meals.[break][break]

tldr; hacking services in exchange for dumplings
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