(Open - At the edge of town)

[freefromsin]

Caleb scrambles out of the car before it even comes to a complete stop. With his backpack clutched in one hand, he slams the door shut with the other. "Fuck you!" The car takes off, tires squealing, and Caleb gives its bumper a kick as it flies past him, shouting after it, "Fucking perv!"

He rubs one gently trembling hand with the other and stares after the car, making sure it's well and truly gone. Heart hammering in his chest, Caleb lets out a breath and glanced around. It's not cold, but he hugs his jacket closer to his body all the same, wishing he was wearing more than just a tank top underneath. There's probably good money to be made in prostitution, but he hadn't gotten quite that desperate yet. He guesses his good hitch-hiking luck had to run out at some point, and of course it had to happen now. But that's okay, because at least he's gotten to his destination, and he hopefully won't need to do any more hitching right away.

It's dusk, the start of a nice, clear night, but too late to look for his old friend. Street lights bathe him in pale yellow, as he heads father into town. Better find a place to spend the night.



[ooc: Hi! I'm new and so is Caleb. Feel free to tag him when he forcefully ejected himself from the car, or when he's somewhere in town. He's mostly just gonna wander until he finds a public bench he can crash on for the night. Also I guess if you could read his Permissions page before tagging that'd be cool. Unfortunately I'm gonna be gone ALL DAY tomorrow, but I'm impatient and wanted to post this now. So any loose threads I'll get back to on Sunday. ...And this OOC section is about to be longer than my post so I'll stop now.]

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[aoife_coombs]

Could be better. Oh good gracious, maybe he was a homeless person. Not a drunk one, at least, Aoife would have smelled that.
Thor at least still wasn't phased by the man, carefully sniffing his pants. "Thor, no. The police station is at the end of the road, on your left. If that is necessary here. Do you know who you are and where you are?"

[freefromsin]

Caleb wanted to reach down and pet the dog, but stopped when she told the dog no.

He blinked owlishly at the woman. Did he look disoriented? God, he probably looked like shit. He ran a hand through his hair self-consciously. "Um, yeah. I'm Caleb and I'm in Siren Cove, right?"

[aoife_coombs]

That is at least something. "Yes, this is Siren Cove. Were you supposed to meet here with someone, maybe?"

It's not her most hospitable side, but Aoife likes to keep the town clean and it's not something you can trust the police to do. If this man is a witch or siren, he'd even end up worse.

[freefromsin]

"Actually, yeah. Sort of. I have a friend who I think lives here now, so I was hoping to find him. I swear, I'm okay," he adds with a polite smile. No need for police.

[aoife_coombs]

There were so many ifs and buts here. Aoife crosses her arm and manages to not sigh like it's the end of the world.

"Well, I was walking my dog, so I will leave you to finding your friend, Caleb. Luckily town isn't so very big, but I don't think people will appreciate it if you ring bells at this hour."

[freefromsin]

Ring bells? That's kind of a rude assumption.

"I'll try not to," he says slowly. He certainly didn't come here to make a fuss. She's probably just judging him because of the hair and the nose ring. Typical.

"Have a good night," he adds with a little wave.

[aoife_coombs]

Thor barks at him, grin on his mug like he isn't done with this Caleb yet. "Ignore the dog. And in case you fail to find your friend, there's a motel on the other side of town."
Her dog tugged her closer, and she gave him a warning. "Good night.