“Well, yeah,” Lois replies. “That’s different. Saying wrong things doesn’t make you an asshole. Maybe inconsiderate at times, or brash. I just think of assholes as being mean on purpose, which is why I was wondering why you were so quick to refer to yourself as one.”
That’s the thing about Richard. While he’s certainly not conventionally hot, he’s not terrible-looking either. Lois isn’t unattracted to him physically. It’s his personality and work ethic that give her pause.
“I should know by now not to ask,” she replies. “What kind of odd jobs?” Lois puts a hand up. “If the odd jobs involve OnlyFans or something, please spare me those details.”
Lois gives him a look. “Well, yeah.” What did he think would happen?
She leans back against the booth, appraising him for a moment. “I’ve asked enough questions.” If she digs any more, whatever she uncovers probably won’t endear him any further to her. “Do you have any questions for me?”
He was hoping that because it was an empty parking lot they might be a bit more lenient for his missed days but that wasn't the case. But it's not like he wanted to miss the shifts, he just couldn't do them because of the full moon and his boss wouldn't listen.
Her sudden shift makes him blink and he takes a second, looking at her quietly for a moment before speaking.
"Do you ever get scared? Like real, full on terrified?"
That’s an interesting question. Lois’s face doesn’t betray any surprise though.
“I have been, a few times when working on stories. You don’t expose corruption without making the people that are doing the corrupting pissed off. I’ve received threats before.”
“I tell myself that I’m doing my job to help people tell their stories to the world. To hopefully help them get justice. I turn threats over to the police. I’ve learned self-defense. I keep a bat by my front door. I tell myself that the discomfort and fear is temporary, that it will be worth it in the end.”
Lois laughs a little at that. “I don’t think most Americans carry guns. I’m not current on the stats… a lot have them, but not many actually carry them around.”
She sips her beer. “I thought about it. I know how to shoot. That doesn’t mean that I like guns though, and I’d rather not have one in my house unless some psychopath decides to take one of my articles really personally. Then I’ll have to rethink my decision to just rely on the bat and my fists.”
"If it's any consolation I think that you have such a dominant and strong personality that you probably wouldn't need to bust out the bat if someone popped by to complain about your articles." He says with a smirk, "You'd probably scare the shit out of 95% of those weirdos."
"Right! Yeah!" He says, his eyes lighting up from both her little admission and the topic of music. It's one of his passions and as he speaks he leans forward excitedly.
"I've seen a ton of really good ones, but probably one of the best was Siouxsie and the Banshees. They almost never tour in Canada and it was in a medium sized venue so I could get really close to the stage."
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Date: 2025-12-29 02:43 am (UTC)"I mean unless someone is a dick to me first, then yeah. I might say shit to hurt them."
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Date: 2025-12-30 01:41 am (UTC)She really does. Lois finds it difficult to trust most people, and she will never just blindly accept something.
“What other shortcomings do you have?”
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Date: 2025-12-30 02:49 am (UTC)"Wow, uh okay. I can't hold down a job, I don't have any ambition, uhhh.... I've got a really hairy chest and ass?"
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Date: 2025-12-31 01:51 am (UTC)The first two faults are a lot more problematic than the last two. “If you’re not working, then what do you do all day?” Lois asks.
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Date: 2025-12-31 07:17 am (UTC)A pause and because it's him he has to add.
"Masturbate."
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Date: 2026-01-01 03:03 am (UTC)Because shit certainly ain’t free.
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Date: 2026-01-02 02:27 am (UTC)"No, she's back in Canada." Which is where he's from originally.
"And I pay for shit by doing a lot of odd jobs."
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Date: 2026-01-02 02:55 am (UTC)“I should know by now not to ask,” she replies. “What kind of odd jobs?” Lois puts a hand up. “If the odd jobs involve OnlyFans or something, please spare me those details.”
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Date: 2026-01-02 03:10 am (UTC)"Fuck no! No one would pay me for that kind of stuff."
He leans forward enough to signal to the bartender that they want another round.
"Let's see....I was a security guard at an empty parking lot for a while. That was pretty odd."
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Date: 2026-01-02 03:36 am (UTC)Their next round of beers come out and Lois takes a sip of hers.
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Date: 2026-01-02 03:55 am (UTC)"I missed a couple of shifts in a row and they fired me."
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Date: 2026-01-02 04:20 am (UTC)She leans back against the booth, appraising him for a moment. “I’ve asked enough questions.” If she digs any more, whatever she uncovers probably won’t endear him any further to her. “Do you have any questions for me?”
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Date: 2026-01-02 04:35 am (UTC)Her sudden shift makes him blink and he takes a second, looking at her quietly for a moment before speaking.
"Do you ever get scared? Like real, full on terrified?"
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Date: 2026-01-03 02:15 am (UTC)“I have been, a few times when working on stories. You don’t expose corruption without making the people that are doing the corrupting pissed off. I’ve received threats before.”
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Date: 2026-01-03 08:34 am (UTC)"How do you get past it?"
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Date: 2026-01-04 02:58 am (UTC)“I tell myself that I’m doing my job to help people tell their stories to the world. To hopefully help them get justice. I turn threats over to the police. I’ve learned self-defense. I keep a bat by my front door. I tell myself that the discomfort and fear is temporary, that it will be worth it in the end.”
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Date: 2026-01-05 03:00 am (UTC)She sips her beer. “I thought about it. I know how to shoot. That doesn’t mean that I like guns though, and I’d rather not have one in my house unless some psychopath decides to take one of my articles really personally. Then I’ll have to rethink my decision to just rely on the bat and my fists.”
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Date: 2026-01-05 03:48 am (UTC)It was pretty obvious during their sexting that he likes her dominant personality. Lois has no problem leaning into that with him.
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Date: 2026-01-05 04:19 am (UTC)"Yeah, guilty as charged on both accounts."
He lifts his eyes to meet hers.
"I think you like that as well though."
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Date: 2026-01-06 02:24 am (UTC)“I do,” she confirms. “You were going to tell me about the best concert you ever went to.”
That was one of the things they had decided they would talk about when he asked her for drinks.
ooc: his laugh really is like a big giggle XD
Date: 2026-01-06 04:23 am (UTC)"I've seen a ton of really good ones, but probably one of the best was Siouxsie and the Banshees. They almost never tour in Canada and it was in a medium sized venue so I could get really close to the stage."
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