Birds of a Feather

closed starter for: @lockinteague​ location: the full moon ball, outside.

mavis had enjoyed the party a lot. it was beautiful: the scenery, the music, the gowns. she enjoyed it all so much. people dancing, drinking, and having such a good time. but, it was a full moon ball after all. and sometimes mavis just needed a moment to breathe. pulling logan along with her and out to find a seat under the stars where the full moon shined beautifully over the garden. “she’s beautiful isn’t she?” she said as she stared up at the moon. “i wish it was like this all the time.”

Logan didn’t really do large crowds. They made him nervous and while he didn’t vocalize it, it bothered him. He was relieved when Mavis grabbed his hand and dragged him away from it. He was always grateful for her odd little ways of soothing him even when she didn’t realize that’s what she was doing. He sat next to her and looked over to her for a moment. “Yeah she is.” Though he wasn’t talking about the moon. He looked up with her after a moment. “Like what? Night time? Chilly? or people partying in their finest?”

⍋*:･ﾟ

“And that’s on you. Harshly,” he said, mimicking the exact intonation. “But me? I’m just an honest guy. Ask me any question, and I’ll give you the right answer.”

“I’d say you sound like the kind of person who’s never put any heart or soul into anything but that can’t be true. Soulful fella like you, with those deep eyes?” Nick winked, wiggling his face in the air in front of him. When he mentioned he worked at the casino, Nick did a dramatic gasp, covering his mouth with his hand. “Oh, heaven forbid, we have a croupier here. Since there’s only one notable casino in this town, you’re probably at Snake Eyes, huh? Just for that, I’ll knock off another 20% off these shoes for you. You need the ‘me day’.”

Logan laughed at that. “I don’t think you will. You shouldn’t anyway. Honesty is expensive.”

“Pretty sure I don’t even have a soul. But think what you want.” Logan rolled his eyes. He had no idea why he was still humoring the guy. Maybe he was bored or maybe he wanted to see how much he could annoy him. “Relax. Yeah, Snake Eye’s. You really aren’y giving it up, are you? How is spending money helping me have a ‘me day’?”

🎃 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────   the   tension   could   be   cut   with   a   knife.   it   jasper   could   have   avoided   this   he   would.   he   had   avoided   uncomfortable   situations   for   12   years   since   leaving   hallow   falls.      “   my   life’s   a   joke   at   this   point.   so   i’m   sure   they’d   find   me   amusing.   ”      he   let   out   his   own   humor   laugh   as   he   sighed.      “   it’s   not   going   to   kill   me   to   talk   to   you,   logan.   ”   

Logan had to groan at that. Jasper was still so bad at talking to people. Logan knew he shouldn’t be talking but Jasper was far more awkward than he was. “Your life has always been a joke. It’s mostly sad though.” Logan finally looked over at him. “You always acted like it would. What could a Skellington, high and mighty, have to say to me?” 

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beckham couldn’t argue with his brother about that. logan did mind his business for the most part. unlike beckham who was rather good at getting into the middle of things he shouldn’t. “you don’t fucking think i know that?” beckham asked, “but what else are we going to do, huh? got any better plan for me? wanna get in deep shit by even bringing it up to him?” 

Logan didn’t want to get involved in anything he didn’t have to. He didn’t get much of a choice though. He constantly got stuck in the middle. “You act like it’s peachy fucking keen!” Logan wasn’t great at this communication shit but Beck was worse. “I don’t know! You’re the one who’s closer to him. I tried doing that and he grabbed my face and told me to remember that he only likes me because I’m pretty.” 

Where: Gracey Manor

Open to all 

Wednesday finished organizing her notes from her type writer and grabbed her backpack descending down the spiral staircase of her home she fired an arrow hitting its mark which lowered a rope for the zipline leading into the green house .  Her poisonous plants were coming along nicely.  She could snip some now for her tea and oh she loved getting the chills. Better to conserve though.  The crickets were out signaling the late hour. 

“You should know how to close the gate now. This is getting embarrassing for yourself Pugsley.” she faced him stone faced but it wasn’t him at all. Rather someone new clearly with no sense of direction if they wandered here. “I have several things that could knock you cold within an arms reach. Id start explaining.” 

Logan really hated doing ‘missions’. It usually led him right into annoying situations. This time was no different. He knew that Gracey Manor was occupied and that the family who lived there was rather...strange. But Logan wasn’t exactly normal and he’d grown up in a town where humans were the minority so it took a lot to spook him. 

Going during the day wasn’t the best move but he was just supposed to see if there was some statue in their front yard. A lot easier when he could actually see the lawn. He probably should have done better research but he was trying to get this done quick. He stopped short as he was questioned. Oops. “Uh, well don’t use them because I’m not here to start trouble.” He tried a smile to hopefully stop her. “I, uh, I lost my, um, tennis ball? Yeah, my tennis ball went over the fence. I wanted to get it back. Didn’t mean to intrude.”

🎃 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────      here   they   were.   the   last   two   people   who   wanted   to   be   in   a   room   together.   that   wasn’t   entirely   true.   jasper   could   have   been   in   a   room   with   orion   but   the   teagues   were   annoyances   just   less   insane   that   their   boss.      “   my   humor   seems   to   be   one   of   the   only   things   i   have   left.   ”      he   replied   with   a   deep   inhale   and   even   tone.      “   so.   what   menacing   shenanigans   have   you   gotten   yourself   into   lately   ?   ”      this   was   awkward   and   jasper   hated   every   minute   of   it   but   sitting   in   silence   felt   worse.   

Logan took a deep breath and tried to imagine like he wasn’t here trapped with Skellington of all people but he failed miserably since the man was talking to him. “Well, you should give up your day job and be a comedian.” Logan let out a fake laugh before curling into himself. “You really don’t have to make small talk with me. It might just kill you to have to talk to a Teague.” 

Logan hadn’t had many friends in his life. Hallow Falls had been a minefield for him and his siblings and while his brother and sister had done their best to shield him from not only the town who viewed them as vermin and their father who’d never been much of one, Logan had ended up just as closed up and cynical. He didn’t trust easy and he rarely said much to people he didn’t know. But Allison Tate had done her best to break that all down. 

She’d mostly succeeded if only to let herself in. The only reason he was thinking about all of this at all was because he was waiting for her. It was strange that they’d gone from him ignoring her and refusing to speak to her to them being friends that kept in touch even when she moved out of Hallow Falls. He was grateful that it was day and he could sit in the sun and away from the darker shadows. His powers were a little more annoying lately. He was settled on the bench and scrolling through his phone as he waited for Allison.

👻 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────   normally   freddy   wouldn’t   take   on   huge   tasks   given   their   own   giant   mystery   at   hand   but   logan   had   somehow   become   his   friend   and   freddy   always   helped   his   friend.   his   only   request   was   that   the   mysteries   didn’t   involve   the   living   the   dead   however   ?   he   could   do   that.         “   that   would   be   either   be   constance   hatchaway   or   edward   gracey   depending   who   you   wanted   to   piss   off   more   by   distributing.   personally,   i’d   go   gracey.   ”   

The shadows made his skin prickle as they reached out for him. It was far worse when he was in places like cemeteries. Harder to keep them at bay and he didn’t want to think about what was reaching for his feet as he walked. “Okay cool whatever. Where would we find that?” 

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“and it’s such a joy to have you for a brother too, loggy.” beckham poked as he paused from stocking to pay attention to his brother’s question. he sighed putting the bottle down on the counter and turning his full attention to logan closing the space between them a little more because he was worried about who might be listening. “look.. i get it man… he seems a bit out of it. but it’s not time to get all high and mighty. we just do what he says and get paid.”

“It should be. I pay my part of the rent and I mind my fucking business.” Logan rolled his eyes. He raised an eyebrow at his brother’s closeness before he realized his brother was just trying to stop them from being overheard. “A bit? He’s fucking deranged, Beck. I get that, okay? But the cage is a bit much.”

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mavis grinned at the comment. though it felt backhanded she knew it wasn’t. logan was kind in ways she couldn’t explain to others who didn’t give him a chance. they only saw him for the brooding brother of two very scary older siblings and working at a pretty sketchy bar. but mavis had learned quickly that logan was more than his reputation. and while she enjoyed bugging him she knew that she didn’t mean it all. 

“no, no. dumb is knowing better and doing it either way.” she said with a shrug, “you don’t need to know about classy stuff… but isn’t it fun to learn something new?” she questioned, “and i won’t argue with you about that.” she teased, “even if i’ve had a little longer to study.” 

“now where should we begin the tour?”

He was trying to be better about being nice thing. She didn’t deserve his shitty attitude. But he was failing spectacularly. She still said yes to hanging out and she still was kind to him so he must be doing something right. 

“Mavis, that’s literally the definition of me.” Logan laughed. “It’s never really interested me but I guess? There’s nothing to argue I went to school but I didn’t pay attention so there was really no point to it but whatever.”

“You lead the way. I’m not really here for anything.” A lie. 

— ❛ CLOSED. ❜  @lockinteague​

🎃 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────  how   jasper   found   himself   stuck   in   an   elevator   with  a  teague   was   beyond   him.   he   would   have   waited   for   the   next   one   to   show   if   he   wasn’t   in   a   time   crunch.   his   meeting   would   just   have   to   fall   to   the   wayside   given   there   was   no   way   he   was   leaving   anytime   soon.      “   what   are   the   odds   we   get   stuck   together   ?   ”      jasper   said   looking   at   the   locked   doors.   he   wasn’t   attempting   to   make   light   of   the   situation.   he   was   simply   stating   facts.   what   were   the   odds?      “   someone   out   there   doesn’t   like   us.   ”

Logan groaned as he slid down the elevator wall to sit on the floor. Of course, he’d get stuck in here with the golden boy. He was starting to think he was cursed. “Pretty fucking low but here we are!” Logan glowered at Jasper. “Clearly but glad you still have your sense of humor.”

👻 ⠀  ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ───────────   “   i’m   just   saying.   i’m   going   as   fast   as   i   can   here,   ”      when   logan   asked   freddy   to   tag   along   with   him   to   the   cemetery   this   isn’t   what   he   had   in   mind.   was   freddy   notorious   for   being   here   and   disrupting   ghosts   ?   yes   but   the   company   he   kept   when   he   did   it   complained   less.      “   what   is   it   exactly   that   we’re   looking   for,   again   ?   ”

“Yeah, I heard you.” Freddy knew these places more than him so he’d give him that. He wasn’t one to understand these kinds of things but he knew that there was a tomb here with a stone that Logan needed to swipe. “I don’t know. I just know that we need to find the fanciest dead person in here. I figured you’d know who that might be.” 

⍋*:･ﾟ

“This is a no-judgement circle here, bud, if you don’t want the popcorn you don’t have to take it.” And yet, Nick put the popcorn directly in front of the man, leaving it open for him to take some or not. 

Unfazed, he just shrugged. “Isn’t that every business? What kinda businessman would I be if I didn’t put my heart and soul into this? Of course I rehearsed it, this means a lot to me,” he put his hand to his heart in fake-but-just-almost-genuine-enough earnestness. “And if I wasn’t such a self-confident individual, that might have offended me a little. Sure, they’re knock-off shoes. But I would never sell something I wouldn’t use myself.” Nick held out his leg to show the pair of Deerverse he had on. “If you’ve been duped by some shitty seller in the past, don’t worry, I get it. People do be shifty out here.”

“But I’m judging. Harshly.” Logan refused to give in and shoved his hands in his pockets. 

“Fair, I’ll give you that one. Uh huh. And yet, I still am not buying it. Call me cynical but I doubt there was any heart and soul into this.” Logan simply rolled his eyes. “That’s probably the first honest thing you’ve said.” He raised and eyebrow at the action before smiling. “Well, I work at a casino. I guess you could say I’m the shifty people.” 

starter for @lockinteague ! (  location ; the snuggly duckling )

⸻      “  I  DON’T  have  long,  so  you  better  have  a  good  reason  for  interrupting  my  break,  ”  she  joked,  taking  a  big  bite  of  the  hamburger  she’d  managed  to  snatch  from  behind  the  counter,  earning  her  a  stern  look  from  flynn.  “  wait,  did  you  find  binx  ?  ”  that  old  fuck  had  been  missing  for  half  a  week,  and  sadie  didn’t  really  worry,  but…  well,  his  old  age  wasn’t  the  only  thing  they  had  to  worry  about.  lots  of  people  might  want  an  old,  half-dead  looking  zombie  cat.  she  was  surprised  he  managed  to  last  through  halloween  here.  “  seriously,  though.  what’s  up?  ”

“Excuse me for wanting to spend time with my sister.” Logan raised an eyebrow as he picked at his own fries. He’d actually paid for his food which was odd but he was on some weird new path. “Haven’t even thought of him.” Not a surprise since Logan only seemed capable of caring about a handful of people at a time. “Honestly? I didn’t want anything. Again, just wanted to spend time with you. But maybe Beck is right and I’m too ‘emotional’.”