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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jun 13, 2013 11:17:24 GMT -8
It was a hot, hot day in Los Angeles. Marcos had been outside working the fields (stereotype, much?) when he received a call from his boss. Apparently one of the strippers for tonight's male show had called out, and after receiving many compliments from the various patrons he was offered a spot for tonight. Being the outgoing, fun, and all around easy-going guy that he was, Marcos leaped at the opportunity to get back on stage. It brought back some vivid memories of that night with the lawyer...Wonder what Nantan's doing nowadays anyway?
The Mexican quickly finished his field work and received his pay for the day, pocketing it all and getting back into his car. The drive home wasn't bad at all, maybe twenty minutes, which meant he would have more time to shower and relax before heading down to 4Play. He cooked up a small meal of lime chicken and rice, throwing it all together in a bit of a rush. He was eager to eat and get ready because tonight was going to be an excellent night. Tonight he would get to show his boss, Naomi, Tequila, and Royal all that he was just as good as they were on the floor.
Dressed in a simple black and white striped polo and boot-cut jeans, Marcos stepped out of his vehicle into the warm night air. He looked down at his outfit, wondering whether or not he should have changed into something more appropriate. And then it hit him. Marcos you're gonna be nearly naked tonight - I don't think it's going to matter what you're wearing right now. He chuckled and continued inside, giving a polite nod to the bouncer at the front. There wasn't a single person in sight just yet, but in about thirty minutes they would come from all over, rushing to get in here and to get the show.
Dean was the bartender this evening, and Marcos walked over and spoke with him for a moment about his job tonight. "Nah, man, you're tending. I'm gonna be on stage tonight! Stoked, dude!" Dean didn't know how to respond with anything but laughter. His sexuality was in the air, so Marcos figured he might even take a moment to watch the show as well. It didn't matter all that much to him because tonight he was getting paid extremely well. He slapped the burly man on the shoulder and headed back to the private rooms to prepare. Naomi wasn't working since it was ladies night, which was fine, but he definitely wouldn't have minded having some kind of support. The restless man squirmed around on the couch, fiddling with his phone. In about one hour, he would be on stage dancing provacatively for women (and some men) to put dollars in the waistband of his tight black boxer briefs. Tonight he would be working up a sweat while having fun and making money.
Tonight he was going to rock.
WORDS!: xxx TAG!: Gabe & Quentin SETTING!: 5of May, around 6pm.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Jun 13, 2013 13:04:56 GMT -8
A lot of things could be said about Quentin, and not all of them savoury. He knew he could be manipulative, yes. He could be cruel, yes. He could certainly be possessive, and definitely more than a little harsh on others. However, one thing that you could not say about him was that he was a bad friend to those that he cared about, and when he'd heard that an old buddy from his Boston days was in town and had just obtained an internship at a top-tier law firm, he had decided that celebrations were in order. Celebrations that would be vetted and decided upon by Quentin, of course, but celebrations nonetheless, and that was how he had managed to get some other friends to literally kidnap Ivan and bring him blindfolded to 4Play during ladies' night.
His friend's sexuality was no secret among the circle, after all, and it would do Ivan some good to loosen up a little and have some fun. And it seemed as though he had been having fun, Quentin thought as he sipped on his mojito, watching the other man through the corner of his eye. He was preoccupied with a male stripper with messy dark hair, with bright green eyes behind glasses. Not exactly his type, but Ivan seemed to be enjoying himself. The music was good, the view was good, and it was so far proving to be an excellent night. Finishing his drink, he couldn't help but smirk. Mission accomplished.
"So, how do you feel about this?"
Quentin turned towards the man who was leaning against the bartop next to him, Gabriel if he remembered correctly. He was a friend of Ivan's too, though Quentin couldn't quite recall how-- it must have been the alcohol getting to him. The man had seemed a little hesitant throughout the evening, but at this stage their task was complete, and Gabriel was free to leave. However, the fact that he was still there and still looking very uncomfortable probably said something about the man, and Quentin was determined to discover just what.
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
Civilian
History Major
it was a long time ago.
Posts: 50
MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 06/10/1989
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: History Major
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Jun 13, 2013 22:05:03 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. If Gabriel was going to be honest, then he would tell you that this story was a long, complicated, and strange one. It had to be, because why else would he be at a strip club of all things? (What was strip club protocol anyways? No one had bothered to brief him over on that, and to be fair, he wasn't even sure if he wanted to know.) First off, he wanted to know how this "Quentin Chou" guy had gotten a hold of his phone number, and two, he was wondering how the hell said guy had managed to coerce him into going along with this in the first place. Sure, Ivan was a friend and all, but he certainly wasn't... that close of a friend to the other male, but he wasn't that close of a friend. No, he was just someone that the other guy had run into during the other's spring break the year before. And yet, that somehow qualified him for this...?
"This" being the whole process of kidnapping Ivan and dragging him hostage-style to 4Play. So between getting a phone call from someone who was literally a stranger, somehow being persuaded into a staged kidnapping, andactually going through with said kidnapping was the only reason why Gabriel was even here right now -- despite having just been dragged to a party just the night before. Oh, right, did he mention that no one had mentioned it was a strip club and ladies' night until they were already halfway there? He would say that he needed more to drink to deal with this, but the problem with that was that he didn't drink. There was no need to put himself in a situation that would only remind him of that time. So yes, he was totally sober. At a strip club. On ladies' night. God help him. God fucking help him.
He could see that at least Ivan was enjoying himself though, and the guy who turned out to be Quentin himself seemed plenty amused enough as he sipped at his drink -- a mojito or something, he hadn't quite been paying attention when the pink-haired man had ordered his drink in the first place. Why was he still here in the first place? Actually, that was easy. Because someone would have to be the designated driver later that night, and even if it hadn't been discussed in detail beforehand, Gabriel was already preparing himself to take on that responsibility because he was fairly sure that everyone else would be drinking that that. Stranger or not, Gabriel figure that he might as well help. After all, good deeds brought in good karma, or something like that, right? And Gabriel needed all of the good karma he could get. Yes, if he wanted to make up for everything, he would need good karma on his side.
Gabriel jumped when Quentin suddenly asked him a question, having gotten just a little too caught up in his own little world of thoughts just a moment before. How did he feel about all of this? "About this -- you mean the fact that we brought Ivan here? Or the fact that we're... here?" He really wasn't sure which of the two that Quentin was asking him. Might as well answer both versions of the question, the blonde supposed. "If Ivan's having fun, then it's all good. I mean, it's a celebration for him, so as long as he's enjoying the setup, I don't have any problems with it." And for the record, he was perfectly fine with all that this implied about Ivan -- but then again, it was no secret, so it wasn't ever even implied. "I just didn't know that club meant... well, this. It's okay, I'm adjusting, it's just that I've never been to one is all." Well... it was true. It just was not the whole reason behind his feeling unsettled.
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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jun 14, 2013 22:05:37 GMT -8
The music finally began to die away as the dancers on stage began making their way back to the dressing rooms. Two women and two men, all dressed in nothing but their scantily-clad undergarments, hauled into the hallways where they each branched off into their designated changing rooms. Marcos, sitting in a small, comfy armchair in the back, noticed the two men that came in. He never bothered to get to know them or anything, but he knew their faces. They were still pretty new after all, so it would take some time. Both men undressed themselves entirely, causing a slight blush to come over Marcos's face as he quickly turned away. Nudity wasn't a problem for him; it did, however, cause him to think about some of the rather questionable things in his past.
Yes he had slept with other men. Every time (minus once) was either for money or due to the influence of alcohol. It wasn't that he was bisexual; in fact, he could never see himself in a romantic relationship with a male. Ever. But he could get physically turned on by one, and on the rare occasion that he was either broke or heavily drinking, he would find someone and things would happen. That's just how it was for him.
But tonight, he was preparing to go on-stage with two other men, dancing and thrusting their hips to the beat of the music to make money. It all sounded so weird to Marcos yet it felt really awesome to have that attention. He could hear the silence outside, his door, which meant it was time for him to leave the comfort of his naked friends and venture out into the world of unknown. Ever since that one night, Marcos had wanted to do this - he yearned to have his own night to strip. But now that it came rolling around like a freight train, he was nervous. There was no getting over this nervousness at all. He just had to do it. And he would do it well, too.
In a few moments, the music began to play slowly and softly, cueing Marcos's two partners to run out onto stage in a frenzy. There were many couches surrounding the stage, all just beside the bar to allow quick access for the drunkards to enhance their beer goggles. This stage was a large one with three poles in a triangular position, red lights now blazing on the white tile flooring. The men were dressed in firefighter outfits, the yellow pants and suspenders with a navy blue shirt underneath. They were screaming about putting out the fire and surprising the audience by launching red confetti from their prop water hose out into the audience, causing a few of the ladies in front to scream in surprise.
And that's when Marcos burst through a thin wall set up in the center of the stage coming from the back. This young Hispanic was dressed in the same suspenders but without a shirt, hips swaying and finding their way to the front pole. Just behind him, the two young men tossed their prop to the back and ran to their poles, ripping their shirts into shreds and tossing them into the audience. Marcos began to move with the now-playing hip hop music, grinding his hips into the pole and licking his lips slowly. He took this opportunity to take some advice that Naomi had given him before.
Find someone in the audience and focus on them. Look around a bit, but make sure you make eye contact with that one person. If you do, you're definitely going to get a good tip. One good tip from someone could really make a difference in your entire night.
The first person Marcos noticed was a pink-haired young man, enjoying a fruity drink with some other young men. Marcos attempted to make eye contact with him, slowly sliding his left hand down into his pants and massaging himself in preparation for his later moves. He began to imitate some of the moves he had seen some of the other strippers doing, bending over and shaking his butt in the audience while shooting out constant seductive gazes. It was really weird at first, but for some reason he was enjoying himself. He kept looking back over at the pink-haired young man, hoping to catch his attention and to make some extra cash tonight.
Helps that he's easy to pick out. And definitely quite handsome. Bet he's quite the popular one. WORDS!: xxx TAG!: Gabe & Quentin SETTING!: 5of May, around 6pm.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Jun 16, 2013 15:57:23 GMT -8
The other man seemed uncomfortable, to say the least. It was quite easy to see that Gabriel wasn't used to settings like this and for a moment Quentin couldn't help but wonder how in the world he had ended up befriending Ivan, of all people. In their time together at Boston Quentin had concluded that he and Ivan were two of a kind to a certain extent, and with Ivan's psychology, he would have thought that Gabriel was somebody who was simply not worth it. Then again, he had never claimed to be infallible when it came to personality analysis, and he was sure that Ivan had his uses for the man, such as how Quentin currently saw him as a plaything, somebody that he could analyse and learn more about. Humans were simultaneously fascinating and disgusting, and, Quentin thought as he set down his empty class, he was probably one of the more disgusting ones around. He was certain that if Rhiannon and Paris hadn't been his siblings, he wouldn't have wanted them associating him with them either.
Either way, too bad for Gabriel. Quentin didn't answer his statement, simply smirking at his obvious reaction. He was quite certain that he saw the other man squirm, but he couldn't have been sure. But the best was yet to come, from his previous personage of this place. He knew that more was about to arrive and he was going to ensure that Gabriel enjoyed the show. After all, what kind of magician would he be if he didn't manage to accommodate all his guests? Ivan had started out somewhat unwilling, after all, but he was the one enjoying his time with the stripper as he noted that the stripper had been backed into a corner by his blonde client. Perfect, he noted. They were both enjoying themselves. Happy birthday Ivan, happy birthday indeed.
As for Gabriel, he was about to receive a birthday surprise of his own. He could consider this a belated gift. The slowing beat of the music meant that something else was coming, and he was certainly referring to coming in a more literal sense, thank you very much. He was cheeky, but certainly not crude. That wouldn't have done. And just as he thought, a Hispanic man burst out of a thin veil, slowly approaching the pair of them. Brown eyes locked with blue as the stripper slowly, steadily slid a hand down his pants, gyrating his hips as he bent over. Not bad, he thought as he glanced over towards Gabriel, trying to gauge the other man's reaction. But showing his approval too soon would have been too easy. He wasn't going to let the stripper have such a simple time. So the pink-haired man tilted his head upwards, nodding at the stripper to voice some form of approval. But not too much. His gaze walked the line between bemused and ever so slightly aroused, but what the man would not have been able to miss were the unspoken words of entertain me.
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
Civilian
History Major
it was a long time ago.
Posts: 50
MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 06/10/1989
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: History Major
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Jun 16, 2013 21:16:02 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. When Gabriel received no answer from Quentin, he simply turned his attention back to... whatever it was that he could turn his attention to. At first, that would be the fact that Ivan had somehow managed to go missing from his seat in the short span of time that he had been attention to the pink-haired man instead. A quick glance around the place was more than enough for Gabriel to figure out where his and Quentin's blonde friend had gone off to, and he quickly glanced away from the spectacle of Ivan having a moment with the black-haired, green-eyed stripper whose show had just ended a few minutes or so ago. There were some things that he preferred not to see. It wasn't that he had a problem with it, it was just... he didn't need to be reminded of certain things. And that sight... it was definitely a reminder.
With nowhere else to turn his attention to, Gabriel looked back to the stage. (Though he supposed the fact that music had started playing again only contributed to why he had glanced back in the first place.) A firefighter number, he was guessing from the outfits -- it was an easy enough guess to make. He jumped when the prop hoses fired off red confetti into the crowd. Keeping everyone on their toes, this particular number, Gabriel guessed. It was the only way to explain why the man he assumed was the main dancer entered the stage so shortly after everyone had been surprised by the confetti. Definitely a showier number than the last, Gabriel noted with a bit of a swallow. It was one thing to be at a nightclub. It was another thing to be at a nightclub that was a strip club. And it was definitely another thing to be at a nightclub that was a strip club on ladies' night. Had he won his medal for awkward?
Gabriel had no idea what Quentin was planning, nor did he have any idea that the pink-haired man was planning anything at all. If anything, he was too busy noticing the fact that the Hispanic man that he was fairly sure was the star of the show was looking in his and Quentin's direction -- definitely Quentin's, he decided when he glanced to the side to see the other man giving the dancer a look that he would almost describe as bedroom eyes. Almost. There was something that was more... challenging than seductive about the way Quentin was eyeing the other man back, although Gabriel wasn't about to say for sure. He was, after all, no expert on this whole flirting thing. There had been one time when he had flirted, and that had been under the influence of way, way too much alcohol. No, don't think about that. His two friends flirting away at different people right now wasn't helping any though.
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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jun 17, 2013 13:29:18 GMT -8
From the looks of things, he was doing a pretty good job.
Marcos, now latched onto the pole and eyeing the pink-haired young man, began to swing and sway harder, grinding provocatively into the pole. He recalled the last time he stripped and smirked, remembering how easy it was to get the once-heterosexual lawyer in the mood for something a bit more. The music seemed a bit louder than before, but it was probably just Marcos. He could feel tiny droplets of sweat forming all over his chest as he kept dancing at the same pace, feeling the warmth in the room now. The music was about to its halfway point, and that's when Marcos took a slightly different approach.
And by slightly different, it was a whole new ballgame.
Previously, on some of the more crowded nights, Marcos had noticed that one or two of the women on stage would climb down and pick out a member in the audience to dance on. Sometimes each of the dancers would pick someone and have their way with them, but there were always backups ready to come out at any given point. Tonight, Marcos was about to take up that role and pick someone to dance on. He searched the crowd before remembering that look he received from the young man; something about it made Marcos want to show him a good time.
The young Hispanic removed himself from the pole and began slowly unbuttoning his pants, letting the suspenders slide to the left and to the right of his arms as he continued to sway his hips. The audience began squealing with delight, ready to see what was in store for them when Marcos stopped, holding his pants just high enough to tease them. His black boxer-briefs were peaking just over the pants, eliciting more groans and excited giggles. But in a sudden, unexpected move, he took the pants and tore them off (they didn't make stripper clothing like they used to!), showing his entire body off. Marcos was about to have some serious fun.
He returned to the pole and danced around it for a few moments, grinding it again and again. He was getting warmer by the second, his entire body coated in a very thin layer of sweat. It was attractive to see a man sweat, though, right? Marcos had hoped because he was doing plenty of it right now. He swallowed thickly and threw his head back, hoping to sling away the sweat threatening to drip into his brow.
Then it just happened. Without thinking, Marcos made his way offstage and approached the pink-haired young man. Whether he was here for the show or just a simple bystander made no difference; Marcos was about to show him a good time. Taking both of his hands and lifting them up, the young Hispanic backed up and rocked his hips on the young man's lap, turning and giving him a seductive glance complete with his signature smirk. Next to him was a blonde guy, and Marcos mouthed a message to him: You're next.
WORDS!: xxx TAG!: Gabe & Quentin SETTING!: 5of May, around 6pm.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Jun 24, 2013 0:02:13 GMT -8
tagged: sylph, mike. time: 5th May, around 6 pm. speech: quentin. notes: shiny new table uvu ;; To say that Gabriel seemed uncomfortable would have been an understatement; to say that he wasn't deriving some sick twisted pleasure out of this scenario would have been as much of a lie. Besides, between the stripper and the blonde man, this was as much fun as he was going to get for the night. Now that their friend was preoccupied, Quentin could handle this situation, though it was arguably being handled for him by Magic Mike here. He seemed to have caught Quentin's little challenge judging by the fact that he had stepped off the stage and was approaching the two of them, and the pink-haired male quirked a finger towards the man, as though he was saying come hither. ]
He wasn't disappointed.
Granted, disappointment would imply that he had expectations in the first place, which Quentin most certainly did not. He'd heard good things about 4Play but wasn't about to jump to any conclusions unless he saw them with his own eyes, but for now he was sated, just from Gabriel's reactions alone. Any action that might have occurred from here on out would merely be a bonus. Quentin smirked as he watched the other man approach him and started gyrating his hips on his lap, practically pinning him against the bartop as he rocked his hips. He nodded his head slowly, up and down, as to indicate that this was okay, but okay was all that it was. There was much more that he could hope to obtain from this, and the stripper had only just begun. If he was going to elicit any more of a reaction out of Quentin, he was definitely going to have to try harder. His eyes met the stripper's, then Gabriel's, as though he was connecting the two of them with his gaze. Showtime for Quentin was over: today he was going to partake in a bit of voyeurism.
"Show him what you've got."
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
Civilian
History Major
it was a long time ago.
Posts: 50
MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 06/10/1989
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: History Major
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Jun 24, 2013 3:11:54 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. Just uncomfortable would indeed be the understatement of the century, if not the millennium. Gabriel felt as if he was somehow sitting in on something he was, as a matter of fact, not supposed to be sitting in on. He saw the way that Quentin had beckoned to the dancer, seen the way that the tan-skinned dancer had looked at Quentin and just -- suddenly, Gabriel found himself wishing that he wasn't the unofficial-yet-only-available designated driver for the night. Because oh, good god, what he wouldn't give to have an excuse to leave right now before things got anymore awkward. It was evident enough that Gabriel was blushing at the moment, cheeks tinted rosy as his eyes darted around the room, trying to find anything, literally anything else to look at. A wall, an infomercial, or drying paint -- anything.
And Gabriel swore than bad luck was still out for him yet as it had been since he was eighteen, because he had dared to turn back just in time to see the dancer who was more or less all over Quentin look at him with a look that could not mean good news, lips forming words without speaking. Gabriel was no lip-reader, but it wasn't difficult to get the gist of what he was being not-quite-said to him -- that smirk that accompanied had said it all, after all, and it was doing nothing to in the way the way of helping him not blush anymore than he already was. (Clearly, there was no mistake as to who was the most innocent one in the room -- even if the innocent one was oh-so guilty in his own right in ways he would rather not have to mention or explain.) He was getting so flustered that he had to look away again, looking down and a bit to the side as he ducked his head. Why, why, why had he agreed to this?
"Q-Quentin, no." Gabriel looked up in what could only be called embarrassed horror when the other had told the dancer to give him a show -- he may or may not have squeaked just a tiny, itty-bitty little bit. (Remember the last time he had been in a similar situation? Namely that time? Oh, god, why.) This would be easier with a drink or two, he knew for a fact. Knew, but wouldn't actually put into practice. Liquid courage was something that could be beneficial sometimes, but after how much it had fucked him over last time, he wasn't about to risk it even if he probably really, really, really, really, really needed one to be able to handle his current situation more... efficiently, so to speak. "Quentin, please, t-that really will not be necessary!"
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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jun 24, 2013 19:42:15 GMT -8
Marcos couldn't help but to throw his head back and laugh at the sound of the blonde man's squeak. He found it somewhat adorable - not in a romantic way, but more of a boyish charm-like way. While his hips moved and his body rocked, he turned his gaze and eyed the bright haired young man once more, running a finger from his lips all the way to the teen's. At that point, Marcos became aware of what was going on, and everything suddenly became awkward. Here he was, a heterosexual male that had no romantic attraction to men, dancing all over their lap like a slave just to get money. To be perfectly honest it beat what he had done in the past as this would keep him a lot safer from STDs, but it was still degrading to a point. But he couldn't just stop mid-dance, no he had to keep going!
At this point, the music began to transition slowly, which meant now was a perfect time to change partners. Marcos, in all of his athletic glory, leaned back and swung his left leg up and over the young man's head, making sure to do it slowly enough for him to get a nice look at everything. Now it was time for the blonde kid's dance! The exotic bartender then proceeded to move slowly on over, taking his dear sweet time to ensure an agonizing wait. When he finally reached him (only a foot away), Marcos grabbed ahold of his shirt and rubbed his hands against his chest, moving forward to straddle him. He was more attractive than the pink-haired man, or at least Marcos thought so, but it was probably because of how out-of-place and uncomfortable he looked. It didn't matter because now, in this moment, he was going to have a little fun.
With his hips still swaying to the music, Marcos applied pressure to the boy's lap, moving forward and backward while holding onto this shirt and massaging his chest. Lower. And lower. Both hands moved lower until Marcos found the waistband of his pants. That's as far as he could go, which was fine, but he wanted to do this as slowly and as seductively as possible. Warm trails of sweat appeared all over his body, causing him to feel hotter and hotter by the second. It was getting to be too warm, but he couldn't stop now!
But that's when things went awry.
Somehow or another, Marcos's left hand slipped (while the right still clutched his shirt) and moved south. In fact, he lost his balance a bit, so instead of toppling backward, his left hand immediately shot downward and grabbed hold of something that it shouldn't have. For a second, it seemed that everything stopped. Only he and the blonde were aware of what happened, but Marcos felt himself about to explode. His blood pressure went through the roof and he felt a bit lightheaded but overall he showed no signs of passing out. It took a moment before his left hand finally released its grip on Gabriel's unseen parts; in reality it seemed like forever when only a second had passed. Marcos looked at the young man, changing his demeanor entirely, knowing that he did something he really shouldn't have. But the only thing he could choke out through his own matching crimson cheeks was a meek apology.
"W-whoah s-s-sorry!" The look on his face was priceless, and he was sure that the pink-haired man was still watching. This could have cost him his job, or at least he thought, so he hoped that he wouldn't make such a big deal out of this. But Marcos didn't know him, and he somewhat forced himself on the poor man, so there was no telling what was going to happen from here.
WORDS!: xxx TAG!: Gabe & Quentin SETTING!: 5of May, around 6pm.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Jun 26, 2013 9:11:06 GMT -8
tagged: sylph, mike. time: 5th May, around 6 pm. speech: quentin. notes: shiny new table uvu ;; What could Quentin say? He was quite the enabler, after all. While he didn't exactly specialise in making people happy per se, he could tell when something was good for them, and in lieu of that, when something was good for him. Gabriel certainly didn't seem too comfortable at the thought of a stripper gyrating against Quentin, but wait until he knew what was in store for him later. Oh no, it certainly seemed like both he and the stripper had an unspoken deal, and it was only a matter of minutes before it was executed.
While the Hispanic stripper was highly attractive, he wasn't exactly Quentin's type. Which was why he might have been impressed as the other man got off him, he wouldn't exactly state that he was aroused. No, what was more worth his time was to watch the other male's reaction, and a glorious one it would be, he thought as the stripper started his work on Gabriel. A brow was raised as the stripper's hand slipped; he wasn't sure whether he was going to hell for this, but he had to hold back a snicker. It might have come across as accidental sexual harassment, but they would wait to see. Either way, Quentin kept an eye on the stripper. He wanted to make Gabriel squirm a little, but if things went too far he was getting the other man out of here. With that, Quentin mouthed the words, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you,", shooting the stripper a glare. That might have seemed like an accidental slip of the hand, but who knew what it really was? There were lines that even Quentin wouldn't cross, and this was one of them.
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
Civilian
History Major
it was a long time ago.
Posts: 50
MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 06/10/1989
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: History Major
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Jun 26, 2013 22:24:16 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. Had Gabriel been more the kind of person to make empty threats that were more jokes than anything, he would probably be telling Quentin that he was going to have his head for this or something along those lines. He might very well have tried, but a.) it was probably more of a look that begged the question "why" more than anything else, and b.) it was already a little bit too late for that. Oh, no, definitely too late -- the dancer had already had him in line to be targeted, not to mention already closing ranks. There was nowhere to run though, and Gabriel may or may not have made a sound of surprise when his shirt was latched onto. Wait, wait, what was even going on now -- well, okay, no, he knew what was going on, the more apt question was why this was happening. This had not been part of the job description.
He might have been perfectly fine with talking to people, but this was not talking to people. Gabriel didn't really know how else to react but to sit there and go even redder in the face, any words that might have been on their way to his tongue dying long before they even got there. What to do, what to do, what to do? Panicking? Sure, let's go with that. How else was he supposed to react to the fact that he was pretty much being given a dance in his lap with maybe a minute's warning before hand. When Gabriel finally found it in himself to say something, but all he had managed to get out was, "Wait, what --" And then Gabriel was fairly sure that his brain short-circuited in some way or form, the next thirty or so seconds because... just... what. Where was... why was -- if it was possible to spontaneously combust from embarrassment, then Gabriel probably would done so have exactly at that moment.
It was an accident, right? Well, it probably was if the man sitting in his lap was apologizing. Gabriel had cast a quick glance at Quentin, just in time to see the other man mouth something to him while glaring at the at the stripper. Gabriel supposed that he would have taken comfort in that had it not been the pink-haired man who had gotten him into this situation in the first place. That, and the glare was alerting the blonde that he had better find a way to smooth this over, and fast. Unfortunately, the only idea that Gabriel had was to look back at the dancer and ask, "Uhm... that... was an accident, r-right?" Well, what else could it have been? (Unless this was some way of flirting that he hadn't been told about -- but then again, he was clueless about flirting in general.) Please let it just be an accident...
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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jun 29, 2013 6:46:04 GMT -8
After feeling like the biggest moron in the world, Marcos promptly removed himself from the blonde's lap and instead sat down beside him, patting him apologetically on the back. "No, really - I am sorry. That was very accidental. You see, this is honestly my first day...and bro it's not easy." It was also unlike Marcos to be so awkward, but in a situation such as this, awkward simply just presented itself on a silver platter. He couldn't shake the embarrassment, shame, and flurry of other negative emotions swirling around in his head all at once, causing him to feel about the size of an ant.
"I promise ya - I'm very sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen."
So now, he was stuck in a neverending cycle of apologies that most likely meant little-to-nothing to the blonde. Marcos dared not glance in the direction of the pink-haired young man as he was fairly sure there would be one of two looks upon his face: seething anger at "accidentally" molesting his friend, or outstanding humor at the queer twist things had taken. And the Hispanic was quite sure that he didn't want to know which it was because both would be quite terrible. It took all he could do to even look at the young blonde; somewhere he had heard that apologies came across as more sincere when eye contact was made and maintained. Unfortunately, Marcos couldn't maintain the eye contact, so he would have to settle for those very "please forgive me" looks.
"Is there anything I can do to make it up to you? I mean I can buy you and your friend a drink? I just really don't want you getting the wrong impression from this. Because...well, yeah let's just not. Or we can pretend this never happened, right?" The young stripper/bartender reached out his hand to the young blonde, hoping to officially make amends. "I'm Marcos. It's nice...erm well you know."
WORDS!: xxx TAG!: Gabe & Quentin SETTING!: 5of May, around 6pm.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Jul 16, 2013 7:17:02 GMT -8
tagged: sylph, mike. time: 5th May, around 6 pm. speech: quentin. notes: shiny new table uvu ;; While Gabriel was only a pawn in this all, Quentin had some sense of basic human decency, believe it or not. Part of Quentin was almost sorry that he had brought the other man here, considering the unfortunate slip of the stripper from earlier on, but that part of him was swiftly squashed. It wasn't Quentin's fault that something like this had happened, and there was no sense blaming himself. Damage control was the name of the game and if he could get something out of the entire incident, why not.
But his glare remained transfixed on the stripper as the man began to hastily apologise, and Quentin walked up towards the two of them, placing a hand on Gabriel's shoulder. "I get that it was an accident, but that was not cool." Hey, he was telling the truth. It definitely wasn't something that any man would want to happen to themselves, especially one that had seemed as uncomfortable as Gabriel. Bringing him into the club? That had been funny. Getting groped? Not so much. "It could have counted as sexual harassment, if my friend decides to take it as such. Intent cannot be proved."
Basically, he was blackmailing the stripper-- Marcos. Subtly, of course, but the two of them had better get something good out of this mess.
"The free drink would be a start. A refund for our tickets into the club would be nice, too. You do seem sorry, but you have to understand that for some people, what just happened could have been traumatizing."
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Jul 24, 2013 1:50:33 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. Between Quentin and himself, Gabriel was probably the one who was more likely to be the sort to forget and forgive. Usually. There were exceptions here and there, but luckily, this was one case where Gabriel was willing to let things slide. As long as the man didn't do it again. Innocent until proven guilty and benefit of a doubt, right? "Ah... just be careful next time, don't worry about it this time," Gabriel said, not really quite sure what else he could say in this situation that would sweep it under the rug as quickly as humanely possible. Well, he certainly seemed apologetic enough, so Gabriel was more than willing to turn blind eye this time around. Much more so than Quentin did, as he found when he felt a hand settle on his shoulder.
Yep, definitely more willing to accept an apology at face value than Quentin was, if the words that was leaving the pink-haired man was saying anything. It would seem that... Quentin Chou was indeed something else. A very terrifying, intimidating, unpredictable something else. Okay, now what was a quick way to fix this situation before a bar fight broke out? There wasn't going to be a bar fight, right? "Quentin, it's fine, don't worry about it, I'm okay, I'm sure it was just an a-accident, really, no, seriously, I-I'm fine, honest!" Okay, so maybe the stuttering wasn't quite so convincing -- and Gabriel would be lying if he said that he didn't feel mortified to the ends of the world and back right now -- but really, the last thing he wanted to be was the reason why someone lost their job, especially with the economy these days.
He quickly turned his attention back to the man in question -- Marcos, as the other had introduced himself -- and replied with a bit of an apologetic (though still thoroughly flustered) smile, "No, really, it's fine, just watch out next time and all that, alright? I mean... if you insist on the free drink think, then, err... anything non-alcoholic? I don't... well, I don't drink, you see." Even if the temptation was strong on nights such as this where he was certain that being under the influence of at least a shot or two might have been helpful. He knew for a fact that he tended to... well, have practically no self-control if he was anything less than sober. Though being sober was definitely not an excuse for being anything less than polite, so he quickly added, "Oh, right -- I'm Gabriel, it's nice to... meet you too?" (He was usually much more articulate than this, but all things considered... yeah, he had an excuse.)
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Post by MARCOS PALMERO on Jul 27, 2013 16:55:10 GMT -8
Marcos was feeling terrible after all of this, but that pink-haired punk was starting to wear on his last nerve. In his head, he had imagined the whole scenario - losing his job, going to court for sexual harassment, spending jail time, and coming out later to be branded a sex offender or some other warped label. He was thoroughly relieved to hear the blonde's forgiving tone, and his words expressed sincerity. This was most definitely a good sign from all that was good.
But this other kid? Wasn't he the one that initiated all of this? Marcos could have chosen anyone else in the audience to put on a show for, but this slimy little buggar was really acting like he owed him the world. But, being the polite man that he was, Marcos smiled and spoke words of thanks. "I owe you." Did he really? Not in the young hispanic's eyes, but that was a matter to be settled later. "Gabriel...well, nice to meet you!"
Now, he needed to get on this man's good side, and to do that he wanted to get him that drink as fast as possible. Moments later, after calming himself down a bit, Marcos jogged up to the bartender to tell him what happened. "I need a virgin strawberry daquiri and...oh hell. Dude, look. Something crappy just happened. Need you to back me up in case things go downhill, okay? So I was up on stage..." Marcos quickly finished the conversation and got Gabriel's drink. It was best to have someone one his side in case things went downhill. He returned very shortly with a voucher for free entrance for two nights of his choosing. It wasn't much, but at least it was something to his acquaintancewith. "Sorry - can't do refunds without head boss. Not sure where he is at the moment, either. I got one for you, Gabriel." Marcos shot the man called Quentin a quick not-so-friendly glance before returning his attention back to Gabriel.
Since the incident, he was certain that his blood pressure had risen to stroke level, but he was finally returning from the adrenaline rush that he was on before. But he had to keep the conversation going, just to be sure that they were on the same side, and keep his mind from wandering off to worse things. "So, what brings you to 4Play? Can't say I've seen ya around. Not your friend over here, either." Marcos looked over at Gabriel's friend, locking eyes and wondering what the man was thinking.
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Post by QUENTIN CHOU on Aug 14, 2013 14:21:45 GMT -8
tagged: sylph, mike. time: 5th May, around 6 pm. speech: quentin. notes: I'm really sorry OTL this sucks This guy wasn't easy to push around. Despite his assertions about sexual harassment and about what could potentially have occurred, he was standing his ground-- definitely not stupid. Approval wasn't what Quentin was looking for, not from Marcos, who would likely be inconsequential after the entire debacle. No, what he was searching for was reactions. To see what buttons he could push. Chances were that he would see neither Gabriel or the stripper after this one night. He didn't owe Quentin, and the words were obviously spoken out of formality more than anything else.
Either way, he sat down at the bar along with Marcos and Gabriel. Their eyes met when he asked a question, and Quentin answered truthfully. "Friend's birthday party. Figured we'd take him for some sort of surprise." And what a surprise, he thought as he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Ivan was having much more fun than he had initially anticipated. Who knew, he wasn't allergic to joy after all. He said little more. Time to sit back and allow the scene to play out. There was more to come, after all.
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GABRIEL KINGSTON
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Post by GABRIEL KINGSTON on Aug 24, 2013 17:35:31 GMT -8
tagged: marcos, quentin. time: may 5, 2012 - 6:00PM. speech: gabriel. notes: pm me if there are problems, thanks. Gabriel didn't really get a chance to formulate a response before the man named Marcos had run off to go get him his drink. Well... he supposed that worked too? There wasn't really much the blonde could say at the moment, aside from a lot of things along the line of "it's okay" and "don't worry about it" and the like. It was an accident, and that was... well, forgivable. Accidents were forgivable, it was only unforgivable if well... yeah. He bit at one side of his lower lip momentarily, took a deep breath through his nose, and brought the back of his left hand up to discreetly touch his lip to the ring around his ring finger. To almost any passerby, it would have looked like he had just lifted his hand to wipe at his lip -- nothing out of the ordinary, really.
He must have let himself get caught up in his own thoughts again, because Gabriel almost didn't notice when Marcos returned. Maybe he was too trusting for his own good, but Gabriel didn't think twice about whether or not the other may have slipped something into his drink. It would be well after he got home later that night that he would realize the grave mistake that might have cost him, but the thought certainly didn't cross his mind right now as he accepted the virgin strawberry daiquiri with a polite, "Thank you very much." Gabriel took a few long sips. (He needed that right now, actually, something to take his mind off of the path that they were starting to trail down towards.) Gabriel almost choked in his hurry to answer the question that Marcos asked next, but it would seem that Quentin had beaten him to the punch there.
"Yeah, we're here for a friend's birthday, he's... oh." One glance in Ivan's general direction told Gabriel all that he needed to know. Indeed, a certain birthday boy was having one hell of a good time with the stripper that had been onstage right before Marcos, apparently. It was only a quick glance, because a second later, Gabriel had turned away and said, "He's a bit preoccupied right now, yes." He glanced at the voucher that was handed to him, and wondered if there was any way to rope anyone he knew into coming with him here without having any questions asked as to why they were going to... well, a strip club. He wasn't the sort to go out to these kinds of places without being told he was the designated driver or something for the night, but he didn't want the voucher to go to waste either. Despite his pondering, Gabriel still replied with a polite smile, "Thank you very much, Marcos. Really though, don't worry about it, I'm sure it was just an accident."
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