A whiskey bottle comforts me and tells me not to cry

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WHO: Joshua Faraday
WHERE: Fountain. North Village. South Village Inn
WHEN: Middle of November
OPEN TO: Vasquez, All
WARNINGS: Will update if needed

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Arrival

Last he'd known was a comfortable bed, a full belly, and a lot of nightmarish thoughts of how he and the others might die the next day. Somehow finding himself drowning rather than waking up to die is far more fear inducing.

Dragging himself out of the water and onto a bench, he lay down there in the sun for a bit, trying to dry off and buy himself time not to think about this. Whatever this is. Nothing looks right. His clothes aren't right. Hell, for all he knows this is Hell and he never made it out of Rose Creek except in a shallow hole. However it happened, he's not ready to think about it.

Also to not think about the pain he's got in his gut, his skin feeling tight and his head pounding. Drowning will do that to a man. So will being a mostly functioning alcoholic without a drink and with your body having a fit that you're running on empty.

So he lay there under the sun, not caring it is cold on his wet skin and clothes and pretends none of this is happening while he tries to clear his head.

The Inn

Finding Vasquez after Joshua gave up on ignoring how much like shit he feels hadn't done much to help in so many ways. He knows things got bad. Like he's been in a coma bad or the like. He's gotten some whiskey though, and he's been nursing the bottle for a few days to try and not get back to feeling like he did when he arrived.

Not that things are much better. Between Vasquez's attitude, the revelations that were made, and the weirdo who apparently wore a fur coat for everything - maybe even sleeping - and he just needs time to think.

So he makes the hike down to the Inn every few days, getting a meal and trying to make sense of his place and all that he seems to have lost. At least now he has a white linen shirt to wear and so he's only got on the yellow pants with the shoes they gave him. It all feels weird, but the food is familiar enough so least there's that.

He's curious about others though, settling down at tables where others are and giving them a minute or two before asking about where they came from, what they do here, or what happened to them before they got stuck here.

The House - Locked to Vasquez

It's been a few days and Joshua is still trying to work this out. He's not sure what to think about Vasquez and this Booboo fellow or whatever the hell his name is. He's not sure how to handle that Vasquez is being with others. It's all so different than what he's familiar with, especially since even having feelings like that he hasn't let them so because it's wrong and screwing that up could have caused a lot of shit in a war they had started.

Jack had been a bear in a human suit, but Joshua is pretty sure their roommate is definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing, so he's glad when he wakes up and he's apparently gone and out.

Sitting on the front porch in the chill air, sipping a bit off the little bit of whiskey he has left in the bottle and trying to not think while waiting for Vasquez to get up.

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[quinientos]

"I've seen a few of them," Vasquez admits, not so sure where they can rustle one up, but he's already grinning as he thinks about the idea of watching Faraday try and tame a goat, or trick one into coming home with them. "We're going to have to just see you try, no?"

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He gave Vasquez a look, nose wrinkling. "Why me? I thought this is what you did?"

Knowing it's not the same, but that isn't going to stop him from teasing Vasquez about it all. Even though he's liking this idea, the thought of starting something here that could actually last.

[quinientos]

"Maybe I want to see you try," he says, though his hand will be at the ready with his lasso the instant that Faraday asks for help. He grins as he watches him walk, because Faraday wrestling a goat? It's better than any joke someone could tell him.

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"I'm sure you do," he says, rolling his eyes. "But it's fine and I can handle it," he adds, knowing he can do it. Or planning to find any way to do it, whatever it took.

"Besides, how hard can they be?"

[quinientos]

More dangerous words, probably never spoken. Vasquez smirks and watches as Faraday heads off, seeing as he's going to get some goats, but until then, it will be amusing to watch him try.

"Not hard at all, definitely not for a man like you," he assures with a grin.