o1 ⚔ i got no secrets i got no friends

[bangitybang]

Characters: Janus Lefevre & you
Summary: Closed and open threads for Janus, which I'm starting now ALTHOUGH I PRObably can't tag back til next week. An erstwhile murderer goes about their business in a post-apocalyptic world, such as picking people up at the bar and eating cookies. It's fine.
Date(s): August & September 2017
Warnings/Notes: Possibly some sexual stuff, non-graphic references to violence



open { bar;

[in the past few years, janus has learned a thing or two about being a person, doing regular person things, like for example the time-honored tradition of kind of sort of maybe picking someone up at a bar. making friends. contributing through some mystical means to the defense of a refugee city outflung in the reaches beyond the multiversal apocalypse. you know, the usual.

janus is at the citadel tonight. though defense systems and mysterious laboratories may take up much of the building, the lounge still has its cheesy music and dance floor and opulent indoor forest. it's a little weird, but then again, so is janus— a shadw under 6', muscular, dressed all in black, without enough facial expressions, quiet as a shadow until they abruptly appear at one's elbow.]

Allow me to buy you a drink. [a beat. they remember that things in xistentia are in general free-- the booze at this bar, especially.] Or make you one. I'm very exact with measurements. Goldilocks' ideal partner, once she's legal.

[look. a few years ago, they were a lot less smooth than this.]

open { misc! weird stalking;

[it's not that janus is following anyone specifically, they just have a habit of watching people wherever they're at. it's surveillance. it's tactical.

so maybe that ends up being you, going for a cup of coffee in the morning or helping to move produce to a grocery store one afternoon, building a shed for the new crop or teaching or preparing defenses. whatever you're doing, it's the weight of an indiscreet stare that pulls your attention. the young man looks both a million miles away and weirdly intense, like a hawk focusing a teeny tiny field mouse from a mile away.

but if you but look at them, janus stiffens and then looks apologetic, looking away and then back again, unsure if the formality of an apology would make the offense worse or better. murder is a lot easier than this, u no u no]

closed to team oreo (rafa, arthur, era) { teeeeam oreoooo;

Hello, this is Janus

[you remember. the stilted young man from the internet, who boasted a truly incredible ability.]

I have come into possession of Oreo cookies or a reasonable facsimile thereof
Please let me know when you are available and where to meet you, as I would like to share this bounty
:D

[:D]

Comments

[bangitybang]

[despite an exceptionally positive high school experience, janus isn't accustomed to being well liked. it's part of their nature, to be suspicious of anything that influences their mood or their heart outside of the mission. they question things. they always have and always will.

but it's nice, to have small bird girls with good intentions all about them, and to be able to recognize that perhaps keeping their guard up isn't so necessary this time. thus, the first look that tooth gets of janus' teeth is the flash of a grin, embarrassed but pleased all the same. janus spares the disgruntled rabbit daemon only a moment's look, before setting their attention back on toothiana.

this is not the strangest experience they've had in their weird myth lifetime.]

Ahhhhh, [they say, opening their mouth. they are very meticulous about brushing— probably more than they 'should' be, but fortunately their connection to jay manages to offset most of the damage to their enamel.]

[memoryguardian]

[ Toothiana can't imagine Janus being well-liked. They've been nothing but perfectly to her, after all. Even despite their profession and pre-disposition. She appreciates it more than they likely know, coming to a strange world where she's in everyone's eye instead of just those of children. It's a lot more foreign and disorienting experience than she's letting be known. Taking it in stride, as she does most things.

Either way, the bird woman lights up extraordinarily as Janus opens their mouth for her to inspect. In colorful lightning flash, she's suddenly up in their personal space. Her fingers are prodding and probing at their teeth, from their incisors to their second (and third, if they still have them!) molars. She gives a thoughtful hum at what she sees, not disapproving but. Concerned, possibly. ]

Your dental hygiene is impeccable, [ she offers, after a moment. Her hands withdraw, gaze directed at them thoughtful more than anyhting. ]

But there is too much of a good thing! I think you might be over flossing, possibly. It can cause serious damage to the gum tissue.

[bangitybang]

Wha?

[janus can't get their mouth quite closed with a bird woman poking and prying around in it, so their enunciation is lacking a bit at the moment.] Ra'y? O'er 'lothhing? [they're skeptical, mostly because this honestly isn't the kind of thing that hunters are taught about as tiny murderers, or that they pick up as their murdering becomes more advanced. unlses someone happens to have a cover identity where they're dating or otherwise involved with a dental hygienist.

janus finally closes their mouth once they realize she isn't all up in their business before. there's a fidget to their prominent black eyebrows that suggests (accurately) that they're a little (slightly more than a little) mortified by this information. D:] Are you sure it's the same for hunters as it is for humans? How do you over-floss?

[memoryguardian]

[ Not to worry, Janus. It isn't something most people really consider. Much to her dismay. Still, it's something that can easily be corrected once made aware of. They're lucky to know the Tooth Fairy. ]

Very easily, actually! Are you flossing more than once a day? Do you floss with a lot of pressure or force to make sure you're getting in deep between your teeth? It's good to be thorough but done too much and it becomes a problem!

[ Like a walking dental clinic pamphlet, she continues, ] If you continue to over-floss, you’ll begin to destroy your gum line and expose your tooth’s surface and its root. Exposing the root means more chance for cavities! Also, you can strip away the enamel which makes your teeth more sensitive and easier to chip.

[ A handful of the mini-fairies have perched on Janus' shoulder and started to give them reassuring pats at his mild distress. There, there, Janus. It'll be alright. ]

I don't know if a hunter's teeth are different than humans' but they look awful similar to me. And it looks like you're over-flossing just a little but it's not too late to fix your flossing habits!

[bangitybang]

[janus X(. they have to take a deep breath or two. they aren't having a panic attack or anything just-- stress. at least they're subtle about it, calming themself down as discreetly as possible. this is fine.

this is not that fine!! and that clinic pamphlet information sounds a little terrifying, actually, for both myself and the character, there is literally nothing worse in the entire multiverse than gum recession, spoiler alert that's the final boss for xistentia. ok no.

but she's right, of course; it's not too late.]

I may need you to demonstrate at some point, [they say.] If that's all right with you. [they distract themself from their own silliness by raising a hand above their shoulder, moving to gently pat the small bird nesting on their shoulder, reciprocally.]

[memoryguardian]

[ It is a rather horrifying prospect. Especially for someone so young! But, yes, there's still plenty of time to right their over-flossing ways. ]

Oh, gladly! I'd be happy to help with any hygienic dental practices. I've done my best to keep up with all the newest tools and methods to keep those teeth and gums nice and healthy.

[ She looks positively proud with this fact.

The mini-fairy puffs up in a pleased manner at the return pat. She gives a little approving chirp, fluffing out her feathers and smiling at Janus. ]