who is in c o n t r o l .

Sitting down, he sighed and began to unbutton the top of his shirt, to loosen his tie. “Like I get that it looks good but what the fuck it’s so stuffy. I don’t get how people can wear suits to work everyday. Even if I didn’t wear it the whole time, it was too damn tight.”

skyler raised one brow as he watched the other one from the beach chair he had placed outside of his trailer, his beer forgotten as a small chuckle escaped his lips at the sight of maren in a suit. “why are you even wearing that thing? someone die or something?”

         the light was perfect. if they moved – even the slightest inch, his shot would be gone. “wait,” he called out, turning his body slightly as he pointed the camera in their direction, lithe fingers shifting to adjust some settings. “sorry, i just – the light, you’re in EXACTLY the spot i was looking for. i’ve been out here for hours, can you just…” he motioned for them to just stand still as he worked on capturing it just RIGHT. finally.

sky swallowed hard, freezing in his position as he watched the other bring up the camera. slightly uncomfortable, skyler did his best to hold his position, not wanted to disturb the other, but also unsure if he even should be allowing a stranger to snap pictures of him. “is that gonna end up in a porn site somewhere?”

“oh, son of a bitch!” her voice was loud, almost too loud, as she climbed out of her car to inspect the damage. she’d glanced away for a second, simply to change the station, and now here she was, the front bumper of her car dented and a headlight shattered. really, she wasn’t sure why her airbag hadn’t gone off with the force she’d hit. that’d definitely be something to ask the mechanic to look into when she took the vehicle in. “god fucking dammit,” she muttered, her hands running roughly through the red waves as her eyes rapidly filtered between frustration, disappointment, and dejection.

“are you okay?” sky breathed out, running towards the woman as he noticed her car smash against the light pole, already pulling his way-too-old cellphone out of his pocket and dialing 911. “are you injured? i’m calling for help, just... try not to move around too much.”

“oh, son of a bitch!” her voice was loud, almost too loud, as she climbed out of her car to inspect the damage. she’d glanced away for a second, simply to change the station, and now here she was, the front bumper of her car dented and a headlight shattered. really, she wasn’t sure why her airbag hadn’t gone off with the force she’d hit. that’d definitely be something to ask the mechanic to look into when she took the vehicle in. “god fucking dammit,” she muttered, her hands running roughly through the red waves as her eyes rapidly filtered between frustration, disappointment, and dejection.

“are you okay?” sky breathed out, running towards the woman as he noticed her car smash against the light pole, already pulling his way-too-old cellphone out of his pocket and dialing 911. “are you injured? i’m calling for help, just... try not to move around too much.”

"oh” sky hesitated, unsure how to respond. "i would love one, really, that’s such a nice gesture. i don’t think i own a cd player anymore, though.”

Rocco made a hurt noise when his app was called shit. Well, it was probably true but still. “I thought they’d be able to interfere with the technology or something.” He shrugged. “But hell yes. A million times yes. Are there any creepy deserted places we can do it around here?” 

“They can, but it doesn’t work like that. The interference of an actual ghost would most definitely make the app crash.” Sky responded, a small smile coming to his lips as he hear the other’s reply. “Mermaid’s Lake? They have an empty deactivated swimming pool there. Some kid cracked his head open on the bottom of the pool a couple of summers ago so they shut down that side of the place.”

sky stopped in his tracks, not expecting the harshness from the stranger. he closed his mouth and opening it back up again a few times, unsure of how to respond. “i have my own cigarette.” he finally said, still staring at the other with confusion. “i was just going to ask for a lighter--- can’t find mine.”

“Why wouldn’t a dream become reality through magic, though? it’s still possible if you believe, just a little bit rarer.” sky shook his head. “i don’t think distilled, thank you. it’s worse for the liver than beer.”

with his sixth – maybe seventh – beer in hand, damian began to walk from the bar back to his house. he wasn’t DRUNK, but he was tipsy and not paying attention, which was enough to cause the man to bump into someone as he rounded the street corner and drop his bottle. the shattering of glass nearly made him jump back, anger now written all over his face as he spoke without even looking up to see who he’d bumped into. “god, what a waste of a beer. everyone in this town always seems to be in my fucking way.” he stated as he finally pulled his eyes up from the broken glass to the person in front of him.

sky frowned as he felt someone collide with his left shoulder, staggering back slightly as he looked up, startled. “someone’s drunk and bitter.” he noted, taking a step back, trying to be careful of the glass shattered between them. “you bumped into me, pal. it wasn’t my fault. maybe you should drink less in public spaces.”

“Hi.” Sky smiled at the girl, giving her a small nod before looking around, pointing down to his left side. “Mimi’s Café is just down the street. I never tried her tea, but she has really good coffee and will give you a discount if you are polite.”

Sky frowned at the app with disgust. “that shit is not going to work. how is a spirit supposed to use an app?” he asked, cocking his head to the side. “i have an actual Ouija board back at my place if you actually wanna do it.”