Text UN: 1stStrike CW: Comp Het/Internalized homophobia?

[strikefirster]

[Johnny Lawrence stares at his Omni briefly. Ever since the whole speed dating fiascothe month before there has been something nagging at him. Something that didn't quite feel right to him.

Which is what brings him to his Omni today. And after two or three times where he is accidentally posted on the network one would think he'd learn his lesson, right?]

How not to be gay.

Is doing karate with dudes gay now?

[Wrong.

The network is not google, Johnny.]

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Text | un: londonstar

[slightlytaller]

Anyone who doesn't appreciate the fact that you karate masters are very easy on the eyes is idiot.

text; username: grollschwert

[hauntedsavior]

Hey, be fair. They could be dykes.

[slightlytaller]

counter point: there's probably a ton of lesbians in karate that we haven't met yet.

[hauntedsavior]

Well, chop chop, bitches.

See, like a karate chop.
It's a funny joke.
It means two things.

[slightlytaller]

I'm sure they'll swoop in before we get kicked out of the chat, like an eagle catching it's prey and then kicking our asses.

[hauntedsavior]

Well, goddamn, Mack, don't threaten me with a good time.

[slightlytaller]

We're truly disasters if we have the same tastes, Anna

[hauntedsavior]

What can I say? I love a girl who can kick my ass.
Why do you think I bonded with K?

[slightlytaller]

I knew it.

I spoiled me for everyone. He can carry a war horse.... Among other things.

text | un: sds

[fogsong]

+1

[slightlytaller]

Thank you.

It's good to meet others who have good taste.

[fogsong]

People need to get more comfortable admitting someone else is attractive. And Daniel is attractive. Johnny, too.

[slightlytaller]

They are. So is Chozen, if you've had the pleasure of meeting him.

[fogsong]

I have not but now I'll keep an eye out for him. He do the karate shit, too?

[slightlytaller]

Yes.

We helped each other when he came ashore. Madame Generosity was really toying with me, however, so I don't think he noticed anything about me.

[fogsong]

What, did you want him to recognize how hot you are?

You know this is public, right? And he might totally see this?

[slightlytaller]

I'm aware. This is me not caring.

I just don't want to be seen as the kid he met me as. I'm 31, not 19.

[miyagimagic]

[ .. oh.

Well.

This is a little more awkward, mostly since Daniel definitely did not see a compliment of this particular nature coming. But he doesn't want to ignore it either, so...

??? ]

Thanks?

[ Smug attitude instantly gone.. ]

I didn't know people were paying attention.

Text | un: londonstar

[slightlytaller]

It was a joke.

[A beat-- and Waver back pedals quickly to not hurt anyone's feelings. ]

I'm taken, but he's in the sea right now and would encourage me to at least meet other people, so I've got a date planned with someone else.

Also, Chozen is more my type.

That said: you're rather handsome. You both are, in different ways, and neither of you should be ashamed of that.

[miyagimagic]

[ Daniel just.. blinks in confusion at his Omni.. ]

I wasn't taking it in a flirty way. [ Sure, maybe it's a little awkward to say that so bluntly, but on the other hand, it sure seems like Waver got an Impression from his words just now.

Which Daniel definitely wasn't even trying to give off, especially with Waver being so much younger.

But since he doesn't want to be too blunt or too rude here, he at least adds: ]

Good on you for having a date though.

[ ??? Is that better? He's trying. ]

[slightlytaller]

[They literally both went to school in the Eighties...]

Oh. It seemed that you didn't like the fact that gay men found you attractive...

[A w k w a r d.... ]

But. Evidently that's not the case.

Regardless: if you need help with helping Johnny, I'm here. My calendar is pretty close to twenty years behind yours, if my math is correct. So, I may not look like it, but we did live in the same time frame on Earth's that seem fairly parallel in the multiverse.

It wasn't easy coming to terms in the 90s, when I was eighteen. It's probably not going to an easy journey for Sensei Lawrence, either.

[miyagimagic]

Trust me. No problem here in that department.

[ Before anyone thinks he's got the same complex as Johnny. Daniel is very comfortable in his bisexuality. No, it's always the age gaps that get to him so much more due to a certain traumatic experience in his past..

But of course he doesn't bring that up. He's always shoving that as far as possible under the carpet, and right now is no exception. ]

I'm sure Johnny will manage to figure it out somehow though. There's just a lot of stuff he's been refusing to acknowledge. Like the fact that we haven't been living in the eighties anymore for a few decades now.

[slightlytaller]

I know I was an Actual Child, but I don't remember them being as great as he acts like they were.

And that's not including the drama of the Cold War.

[miyagimagic]

[ Well, Daniel would hesitate to call the eighties bad necessarily, but.. it's not like he disagrees with Waver's sentiment either. They're just years. It's just nostalgia. ]

I don't think it's got anything to do with the specific time. I think he's just clinging to that time period since he believes his life hasn't been the same since.

Like me kicking him in the face once somehow ruined his life.

[slightlytaller]

I honestly don't know the details.

What even happened between you two to cause all the 'dramatic break up' vibes?