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[ohnoitsjools]

Here is Jools. He's over by the stairs, with his guitar.

He's by the stairs because someone put it into his head that going near the Bar will make him quite ill.

Not wanting to go near the Bar is rather vague, so he just hasn't bothered with coming more than about three or four paces from the stairs for a few days. Of course, it means he hasn't been home for that same amount of time.

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[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy wasn't concentrating when he was going down the stairs, on account of looking at something in the local paper. As such, he very nearly falls over Jools.

"Hey Jools, what you doing down there?"

[ohnoitsjools]

"Aaagh!" Jools dives for cover before he realises what's happening.

"Oh, uh. If I go over there, I'll get ill," he says, pointing at the Bar.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Why?" Guppy asks, confused. He sits down next to Jools.

[ohnoitsjools]

"Well, that's what that doctor said," Jools says. "The one at the Bar the other night."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Which doctor?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools describes Gene Hunt.

"What's an 'in-bred ponce'?" he asks afterwards. "Only, he said I'm one of those, too."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy stares at him for a moment.

"Did he call you that?" he asks, with a sudden feeling of almost parental anger at Gene.

"It was a mean thing to call you. Can you see him in here?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools looks around, and then shakes his head. "Nope," he says. "Dunno where he is."

That's because he's currently getting his attacked by wasteland monsters.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Did you get his name?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools can tell that Guppy is getting angry. It's one of his secret hidden talents.

"Uh-uh," he says nervously.

[guppy_sandhu]

"What else did he say to you?"

Guppy senses the nervousness, and takes a breath.

"It's okay Jools, I'm not angry at you, I'm angry at him."

[ohnoitsjools]

"He said a lot of things," Jools says. "Kept calling me a girl, but I told him that I'm not."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Can you tell me what happened from the beginning?" Guppy asks. "How did this start?"

[ohnoitsjools]

"He was at the bar, a couple days ago," Jools says. "Only, he didn't really have anything written on his board, like you're meant to. He asked where I was from, and when I told him that I was born in Gloucester, he called me an in-bred ponce, and said it was a good thing. Then he wanted to know why I'm going to college for music, instead of a special school. I guess like a proper university or something, I dunno. And then he started calling me a girl, and said that if I went by the bar any more, I'd get ill."

There was a bit more of it to that, but he got most of the important bits.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy is quiet for a moment.

"What he said wasn't very nice." he says. "Would you like me to explain what it means, or would you rather not know?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools shrugs indifferently. "Why'd he say it's a good thing if it's not?"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Always nice to see someone else who appreciates music. Kate almost missed him as she turned toward the stairs but came around instead.

"Nice piece you got there. How long have you been playing?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools checks his watch.

"About... fifteen minutes."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She tilted her head at that, "Really? You just got it?"

[ohnoitsjools]

Jools looks down at his guitar. "No, I got this one about... four years ago, I think?"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Oh," She sat down nearby, "Why did you wait so long to play?"

[ohnoitsjools]

"I only just got the idea just now," he says simply.

Jools is the MASTER at having a different conversation than the other person he's talking to.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Ok?"

Strange guy.

"Well what do you think of it? Do you like music in general? I'm majoring in it myself."

[ohnoitsjools]

"I'm going to college for it," Jools says. "Mrs Grayshot helped me get everything set up."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Good for you. She's one of your professors?"