forum put me back together (one on one/closed)

Started August 10, 2018 by @_sleeby_rat_

tune

"Eh, hard to tell. Just assume it's been a pretty long time. Hell, I even live in the rooms upstairs," Bastian said with a small chuckle. "It's pretty nice. You come in looking for a job, you pretty much get fed and housed for free."

He looks down, humming in thought. "Why the hell not. I'll give it a go. If it doesn't work… eh. I'm already fired." he laughs heartily. Halo chuckles lightly, brushing some stray hair from his face.

"Ay, that's the spirit!" Bastian laughs, grinning as he claps Halo on the shoulder. "How about we go see Leon, hm? She likes up close and personal applications, which makes life easy since they're nice and quick."

Halo shrugs, "Sure. I'm not entirely sober." He says, standing. He chuckles lightly as he stretches, a small bit of his defined torso peeping out from under his button up shirt as he joins the other.

"Oh don't worry, I was wasted off my ass when I had my interview," Bastian chuckles. He couldn't help the way his eyes were drawn to the sliver of Halo's torso peeking out from beneath his shirt, and he wasn't exactly subtle when he stared

Halo glanced at the other, "Like what you see~?" He purrs, gently flicking Bastian's nose. He chuckles and sets a hand on his hip. "Shall we go then?" he asks curiously.

Bastian's eyes widened almost comically as Halo flicked his nose, though he the lazy smirk returned to his face as he quickly recovered. "Follow me, pretty boy," he hummed before beginning to walk towards the back of the dance floor

Halo nods, following after the other, almost looking like a stray cat around. Halo grew curious as they walked to the back of the dance floor.

Bastian walked to the very back of the dance floor, past the professional dancers and towards a set of gold-rimmed elevator doors that stood out against the nightclub's dark walls. There was a "No Entry" sign next to it, but Bastian ignored it as he pushed the button to open the doors and stepped inside

Halo just followed, his lavender eyes inspecting everything in sight as he stands beside the other. He taps his foot lightly with the beat.

Bastian closed the doors behind him, pressing the button for the top floor before folding his arms and leaning against the back of the elevator. He couldn't help the way his eyes occasionally trailed over to Halo, though he wasn't making it clear if it was on purpose or not

Halo had his eyes closed as he leaned against the wall, his arms folded across his chest. His hair fell back behind his ear, and his legs were crossed casually. His mind wasn't really focused on anything, just, swirling around with thoughts. He might be working here now, or he could get denied and hopefully find another job soon. Either or, he was kind of nervous.

Eventually the elevator slowed to a stop, and Bastian smiled a bit as the doors open. "Follow me," he hummed as he stepped out of the elevator

He opens his eyes and follows after Bastian. His eyes are wide with curiosity. He hums softly, placing his hands in his pockets.

Bastian glanced around the oddly empty halls, hands in his pockets as he does so. This hall seemed more like the top floor of a hotel, and it was strangely empty. He eventually arrived at a set of gold-rimmed double doors. "You ready?" he asked with a small smile

Halo nods and stands beside the other, "Ready as I'll ever be." He says, shrugging.

Bastian smiles a bit at that. He pushed the doors open into a lavish room, with gold décor covering nearly every inch of the room. In the middle of the room is a large chair, almost like a throne. In it sat a bored-looking woman lying leisurely in the it. At the sound of the doors opening she looked over at them, her strange gold eyes shimmering faintly. "Got a newbie for you, Leon," Bastian hums

Halo's eyes widen at the lavishly decorated room. He was a middle class worker, and the only gold he really saw were on jewelry. He glances over the woman, suddenly feeling nervous under her gold gaze. He gulps quietly, his hair falling a small bit into his eyes, his lavender orbs staring in a subtle way at the woman in front of him.

The woman stared silently at him for a long moment. It was clear she was on the wealthy side, though where most people would be tense Bastian seemed completely at ease. He looked over at Halo, a small smile working its way across his face. "Well, introduce yourself," he said as he gave Halo's arm a nudge

Halo looks at the other, gives a small smile in return before returning his gaze towards the woman. He takes a small breath. "My name's Halo Starr." He says, "I'm looking for a job, Bastian offered to let me talk to you about a possible job offering?" He says, his voice steady, airy and soothing. Somehow, he made others feel at ease when he talked. His friends called it a gift.

Bastian's grin widened a bit. Halo was level headed and and a cute name to go with his looks? He didn't think he hoped Leon would hire someone more. Leon glanced over at Halo, saying nothing for a moment.

"Bastian offered, hm? He doesn't do that often. You should feel lucky," she said, her voice smooth and accented as she spoke. "What did you do before this, Halo?"

He glances down before glancing up at Leon, "I worked at an Italian restaurant not far from here." he says simply. "There was an abuse of power and I found myself on the streets." He says simply. Halo kept a straight face, his breathing remaining even and controlled.

Leon seemed to pause in thought for a moment, studying Halo in the process. "And do you have a home? Apartment, a living arrangement of any kind?"

"Currently a small apartment." Halo says shrugging. "I doubt they'll keep me in there long since I lost my job and I'm running behind on fees." He explains lightly, financials were always a touchy subject for him since he worked his ass off and got very little in return.

"When, or if, you end up leaving that apartment, you can share with Bastian," Leon said. Bastian's eyes went wide, and he took a moment to look between her and Halo almost comically.

"Sorry, are you really sure that's a good idea?" he asked, but Leon waved him off.

"It would only be temporary. Half the rooms are under construction from someone's," she paused to look at Bastian, "stupidity a few months ago."

Halo nods graciously. "Thank you." He says softly, smiling slightly. He feels his body relax a bit. He smiles warmly, "You have no idea how grateful I am…"

(aight)

"Save it for your first day," Leon says with a small chuckle. She waves them off, and Bastian turns to walk out the doors. Well, this would be fun. He didn't have roommates for several different reasons, though if he was lucky Halo wouldn't have to see those reasons too soon

Halo releases a breath when they're waved away/ He clutches his chest, trying to calm his anxiety. That was a major relief. He has a job. Oh lord, he has a job! He smiles softly and brushes his hair back, releasing a lot of pent up air.

(I'm gonna be gone for maybe another hour but once I'm done I'll be back for good)

(np)

Bastian turned to look at Halo, his usual lazy grin back on his face. "See? Leon's chill, and you didn't have to go through the whole 'paper application and interview' thing."