First meeting meme!

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The First Meeting Meme

Rules:
01. Post your character, fandom and preference.
02. Go to RNG, roll and tag others. Since this is a first meeting meme, tag characters your character has never met. If you’re tagging characters you already RP with, then it defeats the purpose of this meme

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Ordinary!Cas | Supernatural AU

[mojofree]

Shut up, you put me in the mood. Wanna backtrack it wayyyy to the beginning?

[alifeordinary]

If Dean got one more nutjob psycho trying to rent out his room, he was going to shoot himself in the foot. Who's idea was it, again, to put an add in the newspaper? Oh, right. His. Genius call, really. Couldn't have gone through one of those Roommate Finder things, or just stuck it out for another month or two to see if one of his friends got kicked out. No, gotta jump the friggin' gun and throw his cell number out into the public domain like a jackass.

The first two hadn't been so bad- a homicide detective who looked a little too into his job. He would have been an alright candidate- he had references and he was clearly employed- but Dean's dad worked in that branch, and it was just for the best that he stayed far, far away from those people. They tended to become obsessive. The second dude came in with a mullet and a can of beer, and while Dean could get along with that well enough, he opened his mouth and started talking about hard drives and how easy it was to hack into corporate databases

Sounds good to me! :D I am a fan of this mood :B

[mojofree]

This is Cas's first time doing the whole roommate thing. Well, roommates (not brothers, that doesn't count- he's had plenty of experience with that) in any permanent sense anyway; he'd had near constant company during the years he'd spent traveling after fucking off from the house he'd lived in his entire life, but that'd always been more of the one-night or one-week variety. He'd moved from place to place when he'd felt like it, blowing through his not unimpressive inheritance with as little care as he could manage- the trip was supposed to be fun, something as new and interesting as his life had been dull and monotonous. Happy, too, but that'd been before everything'd fallen apart

Awesometimes.

[alifeordinary]

Well, here goes nothing. Seriously, this is the last guy he's interviewing. If this one turns out to be a complete and total whackjob, he's not renting out the damn room. He'l clean it out and turn it into an office, or save it for when Sam gets clean. Right after pigs fly.

He set his beer down on the table as he passed, paused for a second with his hand on the knob, then tugged the door open.

Good lord, it's a hippy.

Wait, don't say that out loud, Winchester, that's probably a great way to make a dick first impression. Dean really doesn't need some guy camped out in front of his door with an acoustic guitar protesting his treatment of Peaceful Americans or something. Granted, he can get behind some of the music and some of the better recreational activities, but if this guy's a vegetarian--

Oh, hell no, he better not be a vegetarian, those bastards are always sucking other people into their guilt speeches

"good lord, it's a hippy" cracked me the fuck uuup hahaha omg

[mojofree]

What if he's only partially a whackjob? Like a part time whackjob? Is that acceptable? I mean, he's no Norman Bates psycho-type whackjob, but... Some of the stuff he says sometimes after his third or so bowl of the day can get a little, well... Wacky

I do try, bahaha.

[alifeordinary]

As long as he's not stealing he silverware and creepering it up, a little whackjobbery is acceptable. Considering Dean just answered the door with I eat cows, he figures he doesn't have much of a leg to stand on in the normalcy department. And he wasn't stomping, thank you very much, it's just... well, okay, his boots are a little heavy, and he's got this walk- mechanic- shut up.

He'd return the sentiment about the guy not being on the attractive end of things, but he can't get past the artfully tousled jeans and the possibility of meat lectures. Also, those sunglasses obscure, like, half of his face. Who wears sunglasses indoors? No-talent one-hit-wonders from the eighties aside

lmao they are so awkward, I can't. I love it.

[mojofree]

Cas quirks a brow. He doesn't know what Dean thought, nor is he sure he wants to know what Dean was thinking about him that could have possibly prompted "I eat cows". He's content to just leave it at that with a small nod. Yep.

And hey, there we go, a gesture that isn't akin to asking what kind of shampoo Cas's mother likes. He really shouldn't have watched that horror marathon and then smoked, damn... He takes Dean's hand when it's offered and shakes it like a normal person. Flashes him a smile, too, because this place doesn't look half bad from what he can see, it's in a good location, and because, well... Frankly he's high and there's not much else to do but smile.

"Yeah, hey. So..." he peeks over Dean's shoulder. They should probably move this whole apartment tour thing... Into the apartment.

Ahahaha, it's amazing. Dean's like thumping his head against a wall.

[alifeordinary]

Alright, well, after the initial awkwardness, at least the first character test is passed. You can tell a lot about a man based on his handshake. Actually, that isn't true. You can tell if he has too much testosterone, or if he has creepy too-soft hands. Fortunately, Cas is on neither end of the spectrum, even if his fingers are absurdly, interestingly long. They're not exactly calloused, so probably no extensive manual labor, but they're not like old lady hands, either, so he probably doesn't sit around jacking off and never lifting anything.

Also, you know, he actually shook hands, unlike that dude who called his apartment a hovel

Lmao bawwww poor bb... Cas is just like... I'mma roll with this

[mojofree]

Cas would have to agree about the handshake thing- the way he'd been raised, handshakes were the primary measure of a person... After their conviction to God, of course, that always took precedent when determining a man's character. Now that Cas has omitted that part- he couldn't give less of a fuck about a man's religious beliefs as long as they're not being forced on him- a handshake is really all he has to go on

Hahaha, typical.

[alifeordinary]

Oh, good. He's not really sure what away means, but he kind of digs the setup of his living room. He likes stable and comfortable, and moving things around seems like a pain in the ass. He's not big on change. Doesn't rearrange his living room once a year like most normal people or whatever. Works out for both of him if the other guy doesn't really have any living-room furniture.

Bedroom furniture, on the other hand... well, just fingers crossed that he's got a bed, because the last guy was pretty keen on making off with it when he got the hell outta dodge. Bastard tried to make off with Dean's Xbox, but nobody takes his Nazi Zombies without a fight. That's stress relief

You know it, man :P THAT'S HOW HE ROLLS.

[mojofree]

Your setup is safe, Dean; Cas is actually digging it too. Good vibes, feng shui and all that. All good in the hood.

As far as bedroom furniture goes... He doesn't actually have a bed- he's been staying in a motel since he got back from his most reacent trip a few weeks ago (which has been steadily draining his funds more than he'd like)- but as soon as he finds a place, that's the first thing on his list of Shit To Make Happen. His bed at ho- where he used to live was pretty nice and it's gonna be hard to top, but he fully intends on finding something nice. He's a fan of bed.

Now that this place is looking better than he could have expected, Cas reasons it's probably best he maybe take the sunglasses off to get a better look. He's pretty sure his eyes aren't that red... Hopefully he'll just look tired. He huffs out a laugh at safety first- seriously, the last of his concerns- as he pulls them off and pops them on top of his head

And that's why they get along so well. Just.... later.

[alifeordinary]

Yeah, just keep that shit about vibes to yourself for a while, Cas. Introduce the hippy in slow, easy doses. Not that he minds, it's just... a little too early to open his mouth and let the smartass pour out. Hopefully this guy'll be easy to get along with, and he can make dick comments about artfully tousled jeans and not get punched in the face. On further inspection, it turns out Dean... may actually kind of be an asshole. He really needs to work on that at some point. Just... you know, later, not right now.

And holy shit the hippy has the bluest god damn eyes, doesn't he? He actually pauses for a second, and then he's back to it, moving right along. Definitely not a road he's planning to go down with a guy who could potentially become his roommate. Nope. Cross it off the list. Never gonna happen.

He heads down the hall, pushes the bathroom door open as he passes just because he's sure hip- Cas- is going to want to see it. Better to start using the guy's name, he's going to have to get used to it. "One bathroom- sorry, we're

Lol in the distant yet not-unknowable future?

[mojofree]

It'll be at least a month or so before the shit about vibes becomes an issue, not to worry. At least until a comfortable sort of roommate... Thing has developed. Or until he's blatantly ripped in front of you, one or the other. Either way, you're in the clear for a bit there, Dean. And as for the comments about his jeans, well... That's not even in the ballpark of things that Cas is gonna get worked up about. His jeans are awesome, and he's sad for people who don't appreciate their splendor.

He follows Dean down the hall, peeks into the bathroom when the door's pushed open, and wow, it is pretty nice. He can deal with one bathroom; the places he's been lately haven't exactly been havens of cleanliness and modern commodities... It's not a hole in the ground? Cool, he's good. ...Also that shower? Nice

Yes indeed, because who needs to stick to a linear timeline? Not these guys. Too cool for that.

[alifeordinary]

Dean's a pretty chill roommate. He may be an insufferable bastard on the inside, with family issues and a cynical outlook on life, but outside he's cheerful and accommodating. He can fake it with the best of 'em, so he's not really sure why him and the last guy didn't hit it off too well. Maybe because he was a smarmy bastard who did sneaky, under-the-table shit and always had like six women over. The fact that he made off with the bedroom furniture (that had been there before he moved in, thank you very much), was just the icing on the asshole cake.

Also, he was European. And not in the cool way. In the weird way

Aaaand I'm finally sitting down long enough to tag! Imagine that!

[mojofree]

Family issues? Cynical about life? Insufferable bastard...? Two peas in a pod, apparently... Or as the case would be here, two peas in a pretty nice apartment. Hopefully.

Cas snorts- he's slept in his share of bathtubs, and it's not all it's cracked up to be no matter how nice they are. Maybe if he were a foot shorter it might have been okay, but unless it's one of those massive mini-pool tubs, the leg room's kind of lacking. "Mmm," he hums, still looking the room over (carpet, moulding, ceiling fan), "that sounds reasonable. I think I could swing that, groceries and all. Not that living off of beer and takeout would be so bad, I saw, what, five Chinese places on my way here? It's like being in Chinatown only without the turtles and counterfeit watches."

Satisfied that the place is as nice and not moldy as it'd appeared, Cas leans up against the bare window, stretches his arms out and curls his fingers over the corners of the sill. References... Fuck. He hadn't thought about that. Fuck."Ah, yeah..." and he scratches

Sweeeeet

[alifeordinary]

Yeah, he can't help but grin at that. Hallelujah, a candidate with a sense of humor, it's a goddam miracle. He's about to skip right on past giving the guy the room and jump to throwing him a party or something. "You can knock the counterfeit watches all you want, man, but turtles are awesome. Especially the kind that do karate."

And fuck anyone who doesn't appreciate the Ninja Turtles. They were both teenage, and mutant. Also, hello, ninjas? He shoved off of the door frame and nodded his head back toward the kitchen. Sure, they could have this conversation standing uncomfortably in an empty room, or actually sit down like normal human beings at the kitchen table