Tyler Joseph Marshall

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“This morning I watched one of my clients smoke himself in the face with one of the bars on a workout machine. Then buddy had the nerve to claim he was going to sue me. I would like to see him try when I have the instructions for the machine posted directly beside it.” Joe shook his head.

Tyler looked at him curiously. "I hope no one got hurt?" He asked the other guy. "I doubt he has a chance even if he does because you had the instructions up so there's not really much else you can do to prevent accidents."

“We have Hanukkah around the same time. It was a week or so before Christmas this year. Eight nights and there’s the Menorah where you light the candles. Gifts depend on family. My parents did one small one each night and then the biggest gift was the last night,” she nodded. It was a bit more complex, so describing wasn’t her forte. “I’m far from special. Trust me,” she gave him a small smile as she looked up. “I did. They are amazing. A little embarrassing at times, but I guess that’s normal for parents.” She was actually thankful her birth parents for letting her have this life. “I hope not. I kind of think music that goes with the fireworks would be cool. Kind of like Disney.”

Tyler listened to her carefully. He was always very interested in learning new things. "One gift every day? Wow that's a lot of gifts. If you have several kids you're going to need a lot of those." He chuckled, giving her a slight wink before his expression turned a little more serious at her next words. Ty instinctively reached out to cup her chin with his index finger and thumb to lift her head while he searched for her eyes." You need a reality check, Maggie. You are special." He told her honestly. "Tell me about it. My mom should get an award for it sometimes but then again who knows? Maybe one day there's going to be a mini Ty who says the same thing about his dad." He laughed as he was clearly joking. "Disney? What's your favorite song?"

 Diana looked up at the male, offering him a slightly awkward smile before nodding her head, “Thank you..” She said, “Sorry, I wasn’t watching where I was going.. Or I was more focused on the end destination.” She chuckled back at him while walking backwards towards the bar which was located directly behind her. 

He really enjoyed the show and admired anyone who could pull it off. While Ty tended to sing in the shower and in his car whenever he was alone, he didn't have the guts to perform on a stage, even if it was just for karaoke. "What for? You got talent." He told her honestly. "Understandable. The bar is far more interesting than me so I don't blame you"

“It kind of makes me happy I’m Jewish because then I don’t worry about Christmas gifts. I feel like the crazies come out because they want these massive Christmas gifts. As if to impress their friends.” She saw a few people from back home bragging about how many gifts they got their kids and she thought it was a little extreme. “You’re so special,” she smiled shaking her head. “I was adopted at birth. I just know my birth parents were teens, but my adopted parents are amazing. A little crazy, but I love them.” She was thankful for them. They were there for her through everything she went through. “We should be. I wonder if they will make the music go with the fireworks or just do their music as normal as it is right now.”

Tyler chuckled at her words. "That makes sense. Do you celebrate something similar? I love the idea of Christmas but the traditional sense of it. Spending time with family and all that. I just feel like it lost the original meaning and everyone is only about the material thing now unfortunately. "He tried to explain." Me? If I'm special, what are you? "Ty smiled at her with a teasing wink." Crazy families are the best. Mine is too. I'm glad you got lucky with your adoptive parents." He told her honestly as he knew it wasn't always the case and he felt like she really deserved it." Good question. We'll see but I hope it won't be too loud."

It had been a rough past few days at work for Diana to say the least. Work had been out of control and she had worked so much overtime that she had mostly just been working, eating and sleeping. Not only that but she had forgotten to pay her electrical bill so her flat that been freezing for the past few days. Luckily for her it had been sorted, and she decided to get ready to hit the club down town. She had seen the posters for their karaoke night and it had been ages since she’d done such a thing. Hitting the stage at the club, she was swaying her body as she was singing Price Tag by Jessie J, minding her own business, up until the song had ended. Making her way over to the bar when someone appeared in her field of view, bringing her to a halt. 

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Tyler felt like he could get out some more again and since none of his friends seemed to have time for him, he decided to go by himself. And who knew? Maybe he'd even meet a familiar face or two. He actually enjoyed watching people perform and since the waitress was apparently really busy, he figured he might as well get his drink at the bar. On his way, he almost bumped into the female he'd just seen on stage." Oh, sorry. My bad! After you!"

“I mean in this town it is not unreasonable to think worst case.” Sam replied with a small shrug. Bad things seem to happen here all of the time. “I think I am going to  go look for her anyway, just to give myself a piece of mind.”

"Fair point!" Ty nodded at him, as he could see where he was coming from. He just thought it didn't help to think of the worst case all the time. "good idea! Good luck and happy new year."

“Probably why so many people are obsessed with sales too. You see a large percentage off and people go crazy,” she smiled as she shook her head. She was definitely one of those people who gave in when it came to a sale. “Big soundproof hands. That’s very impressive,” she couldn’t help but laugh as she shook her head. “True. There’s a reason we turned to psychology. Which is probably not always a good thing. I really thought it was intriguing in all honesty. I love the workings of a brain. All my trauma happened after I majored in the subject, so I guess it just worked out in the end.” Not really the thing to be proud of, but she tries to keep things light and airy. “I wouldn’t mind that either. It would be nice to have a friend.” Something she really didn’t have many of. Especially after her move here. “Yeah, I’m ready. Maybe there will be music to  along with it. Like at Disney or something.”

"Personally I try to stay away from the stores during that time. I'd just like to live for a bit longer, you know?" He joked with her, a genuine laugh following his words as he locked his eyes with her own. Tyler was pleased to see she laughed at his joke as he wasn't sure if it actually made sense." I know, right? It's kind of my superpower. "He teased further." That makes sense. I wouldn't say I had to go through any traumas myself to be honest. Apart from the fact I never really knew my dad or at least not that I remember. But that's pretty much the norm for a lot of people these days. "He shrugged his shoulders gently." That makes two of us then. " Ty smiled back at her." I'm pretty sure they won't stop the music for it so we should be good." He nodded, offering his arm for her to take if she wanted to.

Casey had truthfully enjoyed every minute of having his daughter on her winter break, and he wasn’t looking forward to sending her back to school. He liked having her close and under his supervision. He was still incredibly shaken by having trusted Josh, by letting such a terrible person baby-sit his child. Things were slow in the bakery that morning, and Gracie was sitting at a table near the front decorating a small batch of cookies while Casey kept an eye on the rest of the shop. When he heard someone walk in he looked up with a smile, “How are you doing today?” he asked, “Is there anything I can get for you?”

Tyler was actually pretty much over sweet treats by now and he still didn’t finish the cookies his mom had him take home. However, since he agreed to meet up with some friends to study, he figured, it’d be nice to bring some donuts and who knew he might as well need the sugar later on. “Hey! I’m doing great so far. What about you?” He asked him curiously. “I’d like some donuts, please.” 

“That seems like a lifetime ago.” Sam replied with a small shrug. Everything was very different now. “Except if something really bad happened she wouldn’t be able to call me.”

"That's true, unfortunately." He sighed not really wanting to dwell on it since that wouldn't help anyone. "Don't think of the worst case. I'm sure she's just off with her best friend having girl talks and stuff."

“Fair enough. I am sure that he’ll grow up to be a well behaved dog, but maybe I’ll take him to some classes just to be safe.” Mia replied with a small chuckle. “Anyway, I should probably get going. There are some people I want to talk to tonight. Happy New Year.”

"That's a great idea! You'll be fine." He reassured her once more. "Same here, it was nice talking to you and happy new year to you and your puppy too."

  Enzo shrugged, “The party was fine.” He said, “Not the best, not the worse.” He told him truthfully, “But I am going ot head back now to see if I can find my sister. Apparently she is around here somewhere. I guess I’ll see you around.” He added before motioning towards the doors. 

"I guess we can't complain as long as nothing bad happened." He nodded, shrugging his shoulders gently. "Good luck at finding her and happy new year! I'll see you around."

It has been difficult to get a hold of the taxi company and they had told her to be there in twenty minutes. But Leyla has been waiting half an hour and it didn’t show up. She has been glad to see someone familiar. “Yes, that’s right. It’s nice to see you again too.” She has told him. “It’s really nice of you to come back. Do you have a private taxi company?” She has laughed. “I think most people left. Do you want to go inside and check?”

He offered her a smile, nodding his head slightly before he chuckled at her question. "What can I say? I do what I can to be a decent friend. No I don't have a private taxi company but I guess it'd be worth thinking about opening one by the looks of it." He laughed, obviously joking. "Have you been waiting for long? I mean if you'd like I could always give you a ride since I'm already playing taxi tonight anyway." He offered before his phone chimed in his pocket. Ty fished for it and read the text his friend had sent him. "Aah right, he had a change of plans apparently anyway."

 Enzo nodded, “Yeah man, I have walked it countless times before.” He said, he even did when everything had been going on and he’d been fine. “Ah right. Shitty friends? I got some of those too. I always take whatever they say with a grain of salt.” 

"Okay. I just wanted to make sure." Ty shrugged at him as he insisted he would be fine walking. "I wouldn't say shitty. A little forgetful when drunk maybe." He chuckled, shaking his head slightly. "How was the party?" Tyler asked since he'd left earlier than most.

“But when has Ashton ever had an event where nothing bad happens?” Sam replies feeling that it had been forever since that had been the case. Ashton was pretty cursed. “Maybe you’re right.”

"It did about two years ago." Ty told him as he remembered things were a lot calmer back then. "except for the usual drunk incidents of course." He was quick to add but those happened anywhere. "I'm sure she's fine. She would have called you otherwise for sure."

“I am going to be the worst at the rules honestly.” Mia replied with a small chuckle. “Thankfully I think my boyfriend is going to be a lot more strict with him than I am so I am just hoping that it all balances out.”

"I'm the last one to judge." He chuckled as he was never good at them either. "That's good. He needs both parts. As long as you're on the same page that should be fine." Ty agreed with her. "Just don't let the puppy play you." He laughed as dogs could be very smart when it came to that.

“Yeah, free is the word that I think turns people on,” she gave a small nod, a smile on her face still just from being around someone she was comfortable with. “I guess. I didn’t really think much of that. But hopefully it’s not too bad. And I know they will be going off literally all night after midnight strikes, so I’m really just hoping it’s not as loud as it was last year.” Her PTSD really was a bitch when it came to the holidays. “I just never really met anyone that I connected with in this kind of way. I usually was that person that didn’t really have similarities to anyone and kept to myself because of it. So meeting someone that has the same likes and dislikes as me is just something different. Not bad at all. I just need to get used to it,” she smiled, hoping he understood what she was trying to say. She wasn’t the greatest at describing things. “I will. I promise.”

Ty chuckled at her comment, nodding his head slightly as he couldn’t agree more. “Right? It’s like that word just rings a bell and everyone goes mad.” It wasn’t like he couldn’t enjoy a drink or a good party himself but he just wasn’t the type to get drunk beyond reason. “Sounds good! Just let me know if it gets too much and we’ll get out of here. You could always use your ear plugs and if needed I’ve got two big, soundproof hands I could place on top of it to be safe.” Tyler laughed, obviously joking as he winked at her a bit teasingly. “That makes sense! To be fair, psychologists are not the most popular kind of people either, because they say we have the bigger issues, right?” He chuckled again. Usually he tried not to make these kind of jokes but from what he could tell so far, she seemed to get his sense of humor so he took a risk. “I hope you do because I enjoy your company and I wouldn’t mind hanging out more often.” He told her honestly. “Sounds good to me. Are you ready to go outside?” 

Emma had rolled her eyes because she had been tired of that question. “I’m fine!” She had told him and she had really believed it was true. Emma had gotten her keys and had been walking to the parking area where she had left her car. “Why not? I’m okay. I can drive and it’s not far.” She had sighed.

It was obvious she'd been drunk and Tyler was usually not one to get into arguments but he'd make an exception in this case, if needed. "I hate to break it to you but you're not even okay to walk, let alone drive. Please give me the keys. I'll drive you home in my car and we can get yours tomorrow." He offered, hoping she'd accept.