I hope I don't lose you

"Nothing wrong with coming home and enjoying your time." Oliver responded to the other as he looked at him and smiled softly. "I don't blame for wanting to lack responsibilities. And life seems to have been kicking everyone's ass lately so I don't doubt it. It's just been awful and whatnot." He mentioned to the other individual as he smiled a bit. "If you need to bitch then I definitely have an open ear."

she   took   a   look   at   his   overall   image,   the   way   his   hair   looked   and   framed   his   face.   it   had   good   shape   to   it,   and   she   could   see   herself   doing   a   lot   of   different   things   that   would   change   up   his   look.   but   she   could   easily   do   what   he   was   asking,   as   bleaching   hair   wasn't   nearly   as   difficult   as   some   people   made   it   seem.   "that   can   be   arranged,"   she   said   with   a   polite   nod.   "if   you   want,   i   could   show   you   my   portfolio?   that   way   you   can   get   a   good   idea   of   what   i'm   capable   of,   as   well   as   comparisons   of   what   i've   done   for   other   people   with   your   hair   type,"   she   offered.

"Well I know it can be arranged. I just wanted to see if it's something that you would recommend doing to my hair? I know that not a lot of stylist would recommend it and I wasn't sure with my hair honestly." He mentioned to the blonde herself as she smiled softly. "I would love to see honestly what you have done for other people with my hair type. That would be nice to see and maybe I'll even be inspired by something that you've done that I wouldn't have thought of." Oliver replied to her and then shrugged. "That is, if you have time for this right now. If you don't then I don't blame you and we can plan another time to meet."

It was a nice day to read, but it seemed like everyone wanted to enjoy the nice weather. There wasn't many places to sit at when Nijiko arrived at the park. The picnic tables were occupied for what seemed to be a birthday party. When she walked around to try and find a free spot to sit, the only place that seemed like she could sit down at was an open half bench. Nijiko did her best not to disturb the man from his reading as she sat down next to him, but noticed that she failed her goal when he greeted her. A small smile pressed onto her lips as she engaged in the conversation. "Weather's nice," she said, pulling out her own book from her bag. "I didn't expect it to be overrun with kids, though, but I've already committed to being here."

"Yeah, I think it's going to be overran with kids for the foreseeable future. It's that time of year where every event is taking part outside and trust me, I am not excited for it." He chuckled a bit. "I feel you on that. I am here against my own will because I'm pretty sure that if I didn't come then I never would've heard the end of it from the kiddos." Matthew explained to Nijiko as she had responded to his conversation opener. "Are you someone who normally likes to sit in silence when they read?" He asked, curiously.

as   she   finished   up   her   consultation,   she   noticed   that   he'd   waited   for   her.   which   was   fine,   of   course;   she'd   welcomed   him   to   do   so.   she   said   goodbye   to   the   client   and   then   stepped   in   front   of   him   once   again,   sitting   down   near   him   and   giving   him   her   full   attention.   "so.   what   can   i   do   for   you,   or   better   yet,   what   do   you   have   in   mind?   if   you've   already   got   an   idea   of   what   you'd   like   to   get   done,   that   would   be   rather   helpful   in   the   process   of   me   figuring   out   what   to   do,"   she   explained,   noting   his   rather   short   hair.   he   still   had   plenty   to   work   her   magic   with,   though.

"Well honestly.. I really want to change all of this. I don't want to change anything about the cut really as I like the sides buzzed and the top trimmed a bit, but I feel like I want to bleach it or or something. Do you think it's worth it or would even look good? I guess I'm just worried about how it'll look as well as remaining a little plain. I wasn't sure if you think that it would look good or not but I can tell just watching you that you're honest about it." He explained to her.

"HMM," she hummed dramatically, circling the other and feigned deep thought, tapping her chin with a painted finger. "most definitely, though i think you could get a guy to come home with you in most things. how are things going with that other guy? not feeling it?"

"Well thank you! I mean, I think you're right too. I think that I could get someone to come home with me in anything. I seem to have a charming personality if I must say so myself." He smirked. "It's been okay. We've been fooling around but I'm not sure if there is something real there. I mean it's nice to have fun but I am looking for something more serious right now." He spoke honestly to his friend. "How about you? Anyone special in your life?"

"my gig?" julius blinked in confusion before realizing what the woman was asking. having a major life event constantly weighing on him seemed to make things take a little longer to click for some reason. "right. i'm not a professional, just a guy who likes to draw." he turned the small sketchbook so she could see the lines he was trying to capture of the sculpture they stood in front of. "but i do visit often."

"Yeah gig.. As in like what you do." She smiled as she looked at him and then smiled when he responded. "Well how long have you been drawing?" She asked him. As the book was flipped towards her, she took a look at the sketch that he was working on and she nodded. "Seems good so far. Have you ever tried to take it to a professional level?" Madelena asked curiously.

status: 2/5, open! location: evergreen gallery when: friday night

Art was always something that Madelena appreciated so throughout her time in Magnolia, she was a constant visitor to the museum so that she could appreciate the local artists. She would make big donations as well because she knew it was the right thing to do. She had her purse over her shoulder as she was walking through the different exhibits. She stopped to appreciate a piece that she hadn't seen recently and she then realized that she was blocking someone who was clearly trying to also see the art that she was currently looking at.

cezanne   was   so   engrossed   in   her   consultation   that   she   had   barely   noticed   the   man   tuning   in,   turning   in   surprise   at   his   voice   and   looking   up   at   him.   "oh,   absolutely,"   she   answered   with   her   signature   smile.   she   fished   a   card   off   of   the   table   in   front   of   her,   handing   it   over   to   him   before   speaking   once   again.   "if   you   have   time   to   wait   around,   i'd   be   happy   to   talk   to   you   today.   otherwise   you   can   call   that   number   anytime   and   we   can   book   something,"   she   explained.

"Yeah, I actually don't have much going on today. Everything that I planned on doing can all be pushed back so that would be awesome if you had the time!" He replied to the woman. His hairdresser came over and performed the simple haircut that he was looking for. After he paid, he paid, tipped them and then plopped himself down back out in the waiting spot. People eyed him up for sitting around after just getting a haircut but he didn't really bother with them.

julius needed nothing more than some space to think. he'd been trying for the past month to stay distracted with anything from socializing more than usual, to completely isolating with new hobbies. neither of the two extremes worked. he just felt worse once he remembered what he was trying to avoid. now at the park, he looked over at the sound of a voice and smiled slightly in greeting. "hello. no, not really... i was halfway to the library and decided to pull over and get some fresh air." a little conversation couldn't hurt, right? "what're you reading? something old or something new?"

"Nothing wrong with stopping halfway through and getting some air. It's nice out today so it's the perfect kind of day to get some fresh air and really enjoy it. I feel like it's not enjoyed enough sometimes." Matthew replied to the gentleman who had decided to take him up on his offer to engage in conversation. "Reading the new Hunger Games book. I haven't had a lot of time to get around to it. It's something I read when I was in my twenties and I like that they are continuing the story on. Or well, telling the story about previous games." He responded. "I'm probably a little too old for it now, but ya know." He shrugged his shoulders.

who: emmy & anyone! (0/3)

Being a bartender at Lyon's Den, Oliver was always seeing attractive men come and go throughout the night as some were here looking for a relaxing moment after a long day's work or even looking to just find someone that they could bring home that night for dessert. He had learned a lot about the type of people in this world, but it also provided him a chance to flirt with guys and he couldn't get in too much trouble because they usually forgot about it the net morning and yes, he happened to go home with some of them at the end of the night.

"i   hear   what   you're   saying,"   cezanne   said,   flipping   through   a   portfolio   laid   out   on   the   salon's   coffee   table.   consultations   were   one   of   her   favorite   things   to   do   throughout   the   day,   as   it   gave   her   a   chance   to   show   off   her   skills   and   help   other   people   in   the   process.   that   was   always   a   win-win,   in   her   book.   "you   want   this   specific   color   for   your   dye   job   and   some   blonder   highlights.   that   can   certainly   be   arranged,   but   have   you   thought   about   how   you'd   like   to   style   it?   because   that   can   go   a   long   way   in   making   your   new   color   work   for   you,"   she   pointed   out,   completely   in   her   element   in   the   salon.   she'd   always   been   one   who   believed   the   customer   was   always   right,   but   she   wasn't   going   to   let   them   steer   themselves   wrong,   either.   “maybe   a   trim,   or   a   big   chop   off   the   end   would   be   fun!”

Oliver was in the salon today for just a simple haircut. He was sat in the chair as he awaited for his stylist to get things ready to go so that they could get this done he heard the woman working next to him and offering suggestions to the person that she was working on. Oliver then waited for her to finish her sentence before he spoke up. "Excuse me, but I'd love to talk to you about my hair whenever you get some time if you have a card or something or some free time." Clearly she knew what she was talking about and he wanted her advice.

"Hey," she replied distractedly as she looked at her phone, not answering the question immediately. Ishita had received a message on Instagram from a bigger influencer in LA, only to disappointingly find out it was a fake profile. She sighed and set her cell down on her lap before finally addressing the question. "Not really, just a jog." Turning her head to the man, she smiled. "Not a lot of fun you can have a park anyway. You don't look like you're running a marathon, though." Ish's eyes fell on the book and her brows raised slightly in surprise. "You're out here reading? What're you reading? Must be great if you didn't even get the audiobook."

"Oh yeah, no. I'm definitely not running a marathon at all. I don't know if I could do that at this point in my life." He said. "It's enough work just chasing after the children which is a while thing to begin with." He mentioned to her as he looked at her for a moment and then he chuckled at her next comment. "Well I don't do audiobooks really. I like to have the actual book in my hand and I don't like hard covers. I like just your traditional soft cover book where I can hold it in my hand."

who: open ( assumed connections are fine! they could be shopping together, bump into each other, anything ) where: a clothing store in magnolia

"Thanks babes. I told you that I was going to be trying this on." He said to the blonde that he agreed to come shopping with. He didn't need to be spending more money, but he figured if he spent money on nicer and more revealing clothes then it would earn him more tips in the end. With using girl math, it just seemed to make the most sense to Oliver "Do you think I can get a guy to come home with me in it?"