A drink and a half - Open -

[B l a k e]

Something was up, he just knew it. His brother had been acting wierd, well the fact that he hadnt seen his brother in a few days was weird. Okay maybe it wasnt weird, but Cole was his twin, he could feel... well sense these things. Cole was hiding something and Blake intended to find out.

Heading into Black Hawk Tavern, he took a seat at the bar. "hey Mav"he said to the bartneder. "Pint please'he set down some money with a grin as Mav returned his greeting then with a nod, went to get his beer.

Blake glanced around him, a s light frown on his face. Okay so there was something up in general, everyone seemed... strange. It was probably just him, he had been gone for a little bit, but he was back... yet again. He felt really bad, hed ditched out on gabbi again and it seemed that she was no where to be found. Yes he had looked, it was the first, but he had. Blake had never felt for anyone the way he did about Gabbi and now he had royally messed it up and she was gone. Go figure... it was just his luck. He should never have given himself hope that he could have that happy ending.

Okay maybe not a happy ending, but at least that happyness you always want, or need in your life. Yes he could have had that, but now it was gone. His chance was up , he had taken it for granted and.... now he was alone. Exactly where hed been all along.

He thanked mav and picked up his mug taking a large drink. That felt better, now all he needed was about 20 more of those and he would be good. Could he afford twenty.. he wasnt sure. Hed stolen from someone earlier but after finding out Gabbi wasnt around, he hadnt had he need to check it out. Hell he didnt feel like doing anything anymore.

Looking like a sad lost soul, Blake leaned over the bar, seeming to embrace his pint as he shook his head to himself, his hands running through his hair and then he took another drink. This was life...

[Mike D. Greaser]

Mike sighed as he made his way into the tavern. Mike knew of all the good bars in town, and this was definitely one of them. It had amazing service and amazing booze. It was Mike's get away. He loved it here. The smoke and the smell of alcohol filled his nostrils, as he pushed open the doors to the bar.

Mike smirked at the bartender, waving at him. He was a kind man, something unlikely in a bar. He plopped down in a stool, next to a young man, who looked somewhat familiar. Mike did a double take. Was that Cole? No, it couldn't be Cole. Cole.. was... different then this boy sitting next to him. Yet, the boy sitting next to him had to have been the mirror image of Cole.

Mike ordered a drink, keeping his eyes on the boy. Finally, after several sips of his drink, Mike said, "Heya..." Simple, but Mike couldn't think of anything better. He realized how weird this sounded, but he just wanted to talk to him... whoever he was.

{sorry, short. But I was... haha... trying to beat Jace at posting...}

[B l a k e]

"you and me buddy...'He said to his pint. 'I will never make you share me again. just you ... and me"he nodded as he took another drink, not seemign to end it as he tipped his head back, chugging it till the last drops fell onto his tongue. Taking a breath as he set it down and ordered a nother, he was starting to feel a little better. Well at least he was a step closer.

Blake didnt really pay attention to the guy who had walked in and took a seat not too far away. IT was a bar, people came and went all the time. Besides the only interest he would have would be in the female gender, though right now he wasnt even feeling up to that. WOah! big shocker I know. If anyone knew this they would probably have a heart attack. Blake Johnson, The Blake Johnson, not interested in talking or looking at a female. It was just unheard of.

Blake immediately went to town on the next pint that was set in front of him. IT was gone in less then two minutes. He ordered yet another one and thats when he felt it. That feeling of someone looking at you. Without turning to look at Mike he spoke. "What're ya lookin' at?"he asked with a scowl. Okay so he looked like a drunk or alcoholic, or something of the sort. A bum, even in his nice clothes. Okay that irked him a bit, he prided himself on his well managed looks and the fact that he knew he must look like every other poor slob in this bar peeved him a bit, but that didnt stop him from chugging his beer again.

His brother would kill him if he knew he was here doing this. hell his brother would just point out that he was right and blake was a damn fool for falling for a girl. It wasnt worth it he would tell him. Well ... Cole didnt know Jack. Why was he even thinking about what his brother would think, his brother obviously wasnt trusting him with something, though was that really knew? Oh well.

[Mike D. Greaser]

"What're ya lookin' at?"

Mike scowled at this guy. He was taking drink after drink of his pint. Mike liked to drink, but not that much. Drinking to the point of drunkenness was a bad idea in Mike's eyes. It made you weak and your defenses weaken. Mike watched as the guy downed another drink.

"Nothing, you just look familiar," Mike responded coyly and the turned back to his drink. He would ask Cole later about this. He wasn't going to talk to a bloody drunk. He ordered himself a pint. His eyes shifted to the guy next to him. He really did look an awful lot like Cole. A twin? A brother? Cole had never mentioned anything to him...

{Short, sorry}

[B l a k e]

Blake was by no means drunk, nor was he close to it. He had a high tolerance to it, so did cole. Blake raised his brows at him when eh said he looked familiar. Blake hadnt ever seen the guy before in his life and generally he was good about remembering faces. Usually it was womens faces, but he knew the faces of the men he had any kind of run in with.

A thought struck him and he tilted his head. He probably knew cole or something. "oh?"he said. "Any Idea why?"he asked. If he had some kind of clue as to what or where this guy thought hed seen him, maybe he would be able to clarify. A lot of times he was mistaken for his brother. Usually that wasnt good, Cole had a tendancy to piss people off and that was what backfired on Blake. Then again once they realized that Blake was nothing like his brother.. then iot was lightbulb city.

Blake looked over at the guy again as he waited for his response.

[Mike D. Greaser]

Any idea why?

Mike shrugged and turned back to his drink. He took a few sips and sighed. Placing his glass down on the bar, Mike turned to him and responded. "I met this guy the other day...." He tilted his head. "And you resemble him..." He stared at the guy a little longer and then shook his head and turned back to his drink.

He must be going insane. This guy probably looked nothing like Cole and Mike was just imagining it. Cole should have told him about his brother. But then again, he didn't have to. It wasn't a rule. It was possible, but.... Ahh, to much

Mike sighed and let his head fall into his hands. His mind was way to full. He just needed a break. Lifting his gaze, he let it rest on the drink in front of him. Wrapping his fingers around it, Mike brought the drink to his lips. The cold liquid slid down his throat, stinging the whole way down.

[B l a k e]

Mikes answer confirmed his thoughts. "ah... yes well.."He said. "you must have met the evil twin"he laughed. He didnt mean it literal, just how some people say good twin evil twin with anyone if they have a twin. Though in this case it just happened to be true.

"Though I will congratulate you on not automatically thinking i am him."he smirked. "Im Blake.."He held his hand out to Mike. Did you two have a nice little conversation or was it a hit and run?"he asked, his voice slightly sarcastic but in a more joking tone then being a jerk type tone.

"Another one.."He said. "Can I buy you a drink?"he asked. Why not, he needed a drinking buddy right now. yes his mood seemed to do a 180, but that was Blake for ya.

((Sorry soo sshort ))

[Mike D. Greaser]

Mike's eyes widened slightly. Twin? Hmm, well that was an interesting twist to things. Mike wondered the difference between the two. Mike had only met one set of twins before and they had been complete opposites. Was Cole and his twin the same? Were they complete opposites? Instead of voicing his thoughts, Mike smirked and said, "I knew I wasn't crazy..."

Mike took his hand and shook it firmly. "I'm Mike... And it was actually a somewhat enjoyable conversation, yes..." Mike answered, just as sarcastically. Cole was an unresting character. He was rude and hard to deal with, but you wanted to talk to him. He'd been pretty easy to talk to and Mike had learned how to deal with it.

Mike nodded and gratefully took his offer of a drink. A free drink? Sure, why not?


{Eh, no worries, mine is short as well. Not the easiest thing to RP about...}

[B l a k e]

Blake smirked. "nope.."He said, 'Though if you know either of us then you just might be a bit crazy"He grinned at that as he took anther drink. Blake glanced over at the guy, he seemed harmless enough, though Blake didnt mind much about anyone, everyone had their secrets so what was the point of being wary of them. If he ddnt like them then they would probably get into a fight, or hed steal from them, or some kind of thing like that. Either way, Blake had his own ideas about people.

"ah, nice to meet ya mike"He said and then nodded with a skeptical or maybe curiously intersted look. "Enjoyable?"he said. "Hmm... now that... is new, well possibly. Ive heard few people say that, but mostly they were sarcastic or just wanted to have their way with him so they would say anything. Which are you?"He said and then grinned again. "im kidding."he was tempted ot ask what they had talked about but he was sure it was nothing, they had just run into each other. Cole had probably grunted at the guy and was pissed at him running into him.

"Fantastic"He remarked as he called to the bartender to get a refill for them both. "So you lived her for awhile? Or are ya new?"he asked. There was something familiar about Mike but Blake couldnt quite puut his finger on it.

((How long ago was Mike a newsie? Was he midtown newsie it take it?))

[Mike D. Greaser]

'Though if you know either of us then you just might be a bit crazy"

Mike smirked, "I'm beginning to figure that out." He said, somewhat jokingly. He could see a few similarities in Cole's and Blake's personalities, but for the most part they weren't alike. That's how twins were, the majority of them were complete opposites. Well, the ones he knew were.

"ah, nice to meet ya mike Enjoyable? Hmm... now that... is new, well possibly. Ive heard few people say that, but mostly they were sarcastic or just wanted to have their way with him so they would say anything. Which are you?"

He grinned, "Likewise." He drank a little bit of his drink as he listened to Blake talk. He nodded, "I guess I'm both. Sarcasm works wonders for me. The girls love it." He replied jokingly.

"So you lived her for awhile? Or are ya new?"

He had to ponder his answer before he spoke, "I've lived here for a while, until I went back to England two years ago for my reasons. And I came back for my reasons. That's just the type of guy I am."

[B l a k e]

Blake laughed a bit and n odded slapping the guy friendly on the back. "I like ya already"he nodded and took another drink >

He smirked at MIkes comment. "mm Im sure. And how bout the boys?"He asked riasing his brows, his eyes glinting playfully. H E was not serious, but it went along with his comment earlier about Cole. He took another drink, his tongue was loosening up and soon hed be talking nonstop. That was blake though, he tended to talk a lot without saying anything at all. A true gift really.

"ohhh.'He nodded. "Well.. is it all that you remember"he asked slight sarcasm lacing his words.

[Mike D. Greaser]

"I like ya already"

Mike laughed and turned back to his drink. He took a few sips, enjoying the free drink. The bar smelled like cigars and alcohol. Mike inhaled deeply, enjoying the smell. It had been awhile since he'd been to a bar. Subconsciously, he hand went to his pocket, searching for money. He wasn't sure how much he had, but it would be enough to get him a few drinks.

"mm Im sure. And how bout the boys?"

Mike chuckled at his comment and leaned forward in his seat. "Well, I actually don't know. Never tried...." He glanced and Blake and smirked. This was nice, just to have a man to man conversation. He didn't have a lot of friends that were guys; he'd never really met many guys. The only guys he'd met were newsies, and Mike wasn't going to be seen conversing with them.

"Well.. is it all that you remember"

Mike shrugged. "No, there is more, but I don't usually tell random strangers that..." He smirked at Blake and took another sip of his drink.