forum The Meraki Program: A Soulmate RP // group // OPEN

Started November 29, 2021 by @megandawnkorain

tune

(lmao i'll do it I suppose)

Avrey looks up again, sighing. He practically jumps when he realizes its Taz.

"Uhh… H-Hello?" He stutters, shaking his hand with a confused expression. What does he want now?

Taz smiled at the startled reaction, he'd wanted to talk with the jumpy one since he'd noticed him. He inspected their face closely, letting the silence sit for a moment, noting how they reacted.

"Well, I just wanted to thank ya' for steppin' in earlier, y'know? I don't really wanna get kicked out this early. A thank you seemed in order." He said is slowly, and clearly, as if trying not to scare Avrey too much, before he broke into his smirk again, which widened soon after.

"What's your name anyways! You know I'm Taz, but you probably have something cuter."

Avrey paused his music, slipping his phone into his pocket. He folded his arms, growing even more confused as Taz kept talking. His foot tapped nervously against the floor as he brought up the intervention again.

“Uh… it’s-its no problem.” He says softly, studying Taz’s movements.

A small smile formed on his face as the nervousness slowly started to recede. His blue and brown eyes lit up as Taz told him his name was cute, and he blushed a bit. Looking down at Taz’s shoes, studying them.

“I-I’m Avrey. Kind-Kind of a weird name, to b-be honest.” He shifts, looking back ar Taz. “It’s uh… it’s g-good to meet you. P-properly.”

Apollo had followed Avery and Arlo's lead, once the two guys started getting aggressive towards each other, he popped his earbuds in and found a wall he could lean against and be out of their line of sight. As music drifted into his ears he saw the two of them shake hands, he smiled to himself then shook his head I hope they aren't like that the entire time, what if they get paired…? He asked himself then burst into laughter.

He laughed so loudly, he could hear himself through his music, finding the irony of the pair of overly dominant and aggressive men hilarious and unbearable. His laugh was also as equally long as it was as it was loud, then tried to cover it up by covering his mouth, but it just stifled it, and quieted it compared to silencing it completely. His stomach muscles clenched and he doubled over and clutched an arm across his stomach, his stomach hurting from the uncontrollable laughing.

Taz opened his mouth to respond, still smiling, when he heard the laugh. He hissed quietly, turning around to glare at the one making the noise. He clenched his fists briefly, breathing in and out slowly. When he finally recovered his nerves, he looked back at Avrey with a lot less mirth. His smile mostly gone.

"Yeah. Properly. What made you sign up for this hell-project anyways. Ya don't look like the type to make a peep outside of the house." Taz's eyes were curious, but he kept glancing back at Apollo now, irritated.

Arlo shot Apollo a questioning look, the laughter loud enough for him to hear even through his music. Glancing over him quickly, he decided Apollo was cute. Even if he wasn't going to march up to him and start a conversation, he could admire him from afar. Maybe he would be his soulmate. Highly unlikely though, as there seemed to be people still wandering in, dropping the statistical chance down a fair amount.

Avrey sighed, seeing his gaze turn to Apollo. He crosses his arms tighter, hugging his soft jacket as he leaned more into the wall.

“Y-You can go throw hands with that guy. I’m-I’m not too much for c-conversation anyways.” He pulls out his phone, noticing there were no notifications. Like usual.

“I can’t g-guarantee I’ll stop you again th-though.” He mutters, putting the phone away again and staring at Apollo.

Taz reacted to this new comment with delight. He put his hand over his mouth, doing his best to smother a chuckle that escaped anyways. He grinned, pushing some hair away from his eyes.

"Y-You're givin' me permission to go fight that guy?" Taz broke off in a low laugh, from the chest that rumbled. He reached out and ruffled Avrey's hair.

"That's cute kid, but I appreciate the sentiment." He shook his head in amusement again, eyebrows raising. He walked off, giving a tiny wave to Avrey as he did. Taz was in a much better mood now, he found a wall and sat down on the floor, digging through his backpack for something. He kept his eyes on the crowd, watching as others watched others or began to socialize.

Wren watched all of this, then stared at Apollo as he started laughing for no apparant reason. He sees Avrey and Taz talking, and sighs. 8So much for that plan…* He pops in his own earbuds, deciding against talking to anyone else for the time being. Alone by Marshmellow comes on, and he grins despite himself, walking into a darker corner of the room to observe.

Apollo kept himself bent over, clutching the material of his hoodie near his stomach, he couldn't help laughing, he noticed the one guy who had come in and basically started the argument, but he decided to not care, honestly he didnt the approval of someone who had come in and started a fight for no literal reason but his testerone being active and his insecurities making him feel like he had to be overly aggressive to show dominance.

He kept a hand over his mouth, but kept laughing, the sounds coming from his mouth muffled lightly, he eventually stopped laughing he stood up, his hands planted on his knees, he threw Taz a quick glare then stood up fully. He was breathing heavily, wiping away the slight tears that had formed at the corners of his eyes.

One of the guys - Tara hadn't bothered to learn anyone's names - laughed out loud, and it was like the sound was a magnet, the eyes of everyone in the room turning toward him. She watched with interest as the bad-tempered one stopped smiling and turned from his conversation partner to the owner of the laugh. The guy he had been talking to looked sheepish and scared, and another guy with headphones in glanced toward him. Even some of the staff looked over, which made her lips twitch.

While she didn't move over to look, she watched the proceedings with interest. A simple laugh had attracted all that attention? Interesting.

And the guy who had laughed didn't seem to care about the attention, which made her smirk. In fact, he seemed to be looking for trouble, which, if the crowd was any indication, he would be getting it.

Wren continues to observe, the song having changed in the time it took Apollo to stop laughing. He smirks, and sits down, one leg stretched out in front of him, the other bent at the knee, his right elbow resting on it as he watched. I wonder who I'll get paired with? Hopefully not Taz…

Addic was exasperated. He knew he was late, didn't however know how late he was. As he was puling up to the Meraki Apartments, he saw several other cars that were already parked. Crud he though to himself. Addic parked and walked in the front doors. The first thing he noted was the people, but them he ignored, he would be seeing them a lot now that he was here. He would get to know them after he found Dr. Brimstone. Witch was't that hard, seeing as she was the only one Addic recognised.
"Dr. Brimstone?" he began as he approached her.
"Addic?"
"Yes, that's me. do I need to check in or…?"
"No, no, your good. just go socialise."
Addic nodded and walked to the nearest person, "Hi, my name's Addic. What's yours?"

Wren watches the new person walk in, seeing him walk up to Tara and greet her. Oh, that'll be funny to watch! he thinks, snickering quietly.

The longer Taz sat, the more he was excited by the fact he'd come to this "event". The people here weren't entirely pushovers or love struck fools. As a matter of fact most were eyeing each other like wild animals in a cage, waiting for one of them to strike. It was only a matter of time for the tension to explode in the room. The laughing one was proof of this, everyone was waiting for another to make a move. Either the hosts would come back or someone would get hurt. He felt his smile tug at his lips a he leaned all the way against the wall, twisting his worn leather bracelet. This should be fun.

A new guy entered the room, and Tara was instantly on alert. This guy looked way too friendly, and that meant socializing. She groaned and rolled her eyes as her prediction came true, and he walked up to her with a light smile. "Hi, my name's Addic. What's yours?"

"I'm Tara. Now get the hell out of my way, I'm watching something." She motioned behind him at the confrontation she could see was about to happen between two of the guys - were their names Apollo and Taz? - before turning her cold eyes to him. "And find someone else to talk to."

Avrey watches Taz leave, and can’t keep a smile from forming on his lips. He grins, putting away his AirPods. Come on, Aves. You’ve gotta try harder at this. One of these people could be your soulmate! he glances back at Wren, watching as he recedes into a corner, sighing. Well, the star of the show backed off. he looks around at eveyone else, not knowing what to do. He simply keeps his arms folded, teal ping his foot nervously as he waits

Addic was a little taken back by her response. "Well Tara, I'm not leaving until I get a conversation out of you." He stepped in front of her, blocking the two guys from her line of sight. Addic grinned. This'll be fun. He thought.

Wren had forgotten about Dr. Brimstone. Ahhh… she hasn't left, which means this is a test. He grins, but stays put, content to have no more part in what's happening.

"That's nice. You do that," the bleach-haired girl responded. She pulled her phone from her hoodie pocket and scrolled through it, purposefully ignoring this Addic person. Ignoring people made them furious, and if he wanted a fight, then she would be happy to provide it. There was so much tension in the room that a little excitement wouldn't hurt anyone.

She was also pissed that this Addict had stood in front of her. She wanted to see if there was a fight! But whatever. As long as she could still hear, she could deal with it.

Apollo noticed people staring at him and stood up straight, crossing his arms across his chest and leaned back against the wall the last thing I need is everyone's attention he thought to himself, he looked over at Arlo and smiled, giving the smallest of wave's, he made sure to time the smile in wave with the fact that Arlo was looking at him.

Rule number three: don't laugh to loudly, it attracts to much attention. He thought to himself instead, wave to the cute guys when no ones looking at you He added with a small grin.

Addic's smile grew as she pulled out her phone. If she was going to try to ignore him, then he was going to make it as hard as hell. He pulled out his phone and started looking for her on every thing, humming an assortment of Queen songs just loud enough to distract her from whatever she was doing, and cut out most of the noise from around them.

Wren watches as Addic persists in getting to know Tara. He gets up, finally, and walks over, pausing Walk the Moon mid-song.

"You know, I'm not so sure it's a good idea to try and get to know her." he says, a light smile playing around his lips, eyes bright as he looks at Addic. Damn, even the assholes are cute, but this dude and Avrey are just amazing!