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Post by Eric Sutton on Jun 10, 2018 19:56:30 GMT -5
In his ventures Eric had become a regular at his local watering hole. Something about the commotion of busy bars was somehow soothing to the man. It made him feel as if he was part of the crowd instead of one constantly trying to rise above it. The beer was nice, too. That night he had been in the mood for something different. Taking the train he had traveled over an hour and a half to arrive at Asagi City. The street lights had already flickered on, washing the streets in a warm light as the sun dipped far below the horizon.
As a youth he had visited here a few times with his family but hadn't been back in his adult life. The busy port town was bound to host a few bars, Eric had reasoned to himself. And sure enough as he idly walked down the side streets he would find the neon flashing signs sporting names of liquor brands welcoming inside.
Entering the bar Eric found the place packed and rowdy. Sailors ending their day talked loudly, jostling each other has they settled in for the night. Despite being an outsider Eric found himself quite a home as he slid into an empty bar stool and ordered a tall drink.
While his drink was poured Eric pulled out his phone and began to swipe through his instagram page. Although his efforts had been working to regain followers in the past few weeks it wasn't going as fast as he wanted. He still hadn't received any new sponsor offers and soon his savings would begin to dip dangerously low.
With a heavy sigh he took a sip of the beer, enjoying the taste of the local ale.
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Post by Zatka Matrick on Jun 10, 2018 20:33:52 GMT -5
★ Shut up and dance with me.  Zatka had always enjoyed going out. Bars, nightclubs or even just a nice night time stroll. It was all very much comfortable for the coordinator. He liked being able to fit in everywhere he wanted. Something that would have never happened if he'd followed his parent's dreams.
Once a child actor and now a mortician. Honestly, who would have seen that one coming? He was content though. He never had to force himself to act when he didn't want to and no one noticed him so he never had to worry about fame.
Freedom had been the one thing he wanted growing up and now he had it. And boy did that freedom feel good just like this night air. The beach had been nice earlier as well. A great place to relax and think of the next big contest.
"I probably will have a lot of paperwork tomorrow," Zatka muttered dreading his return to work. People didn't die every day but when they did they were taking the trees with them.
The sound of laughter reached his ears as a person left a bar. The neon signs showing brands and he couldn't help but ponder the temptation. Hangover or no the paperwork would still be a pain. Might as well as get some fun.
"Good evening fella's," Zatka said practically purring as he stepped into the bar. A lot of good-looking men hanging around. A few women too but if he had any guess most were taken. Or prostitutes, he definitely didn't want a brawl by mistaking someone.
"Hi, handsome," Zatka said to the bartender as he sat down but inches from Eric. "Gin and tonic let's start light tonight."
He cast a glance to the man beside him. Blue hair an unusual color but it framed a nice face and similar colored eyes. He looked faintly familiar though he couldn't place it for the life of him.
"What's the matter handsome. Girl dump ya," Zatka asked referring to the way he had put down his phone with such a heavy sigh.
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Post by Eric Sutton on Jun 10, 2018 20:45:30 GMT -5
Eric would remain painfully oblivious to the world around him as he scrolled through his instagram account. His rival, the whole reason Eric had to leave his comfort zone and venture into the world as a pokemon trainer, seemed to be absolutely thriving. The way he would so effortlessly pose for the camera, the hints of pokemon in the background and the sponsor's product in the front of the picture infuriated Eric.
How could he not match that? What was he doing wrong? He took another angry sip of beer in time to catch a glimpse of the man who slide up next to him and greeted the bartender. Eric was no stranger to beauty or the occasional man and he would find his attention drawn from his accursed phone to Zatka.
Eric couldn't help but grin when Zatka turned his attention towards him, thankful he hadn't needed to initiate the conversation.\. Eric felt as it had been ages since his last true social interaction with anyone other than his pokemon and the odd trainer he met along the routes. He felt rusty and slow to answer the strangers question.
"Dumped? No." Eric would reply, kicking himself for such a stupid reply. With another heavy sigh he ran his hand through his hair. "Works is uh, not quite going well." Eric pointed toward his phone, unsure of if this man wanted to talk shop or would even understand the intricate nature of being a sponsor model on a picture posting platform.
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Post by Zatka Matrick on Jun 10, 2018 21:18:56 GMT -5
★ Shut up and dance with me. So it was work, was it? Another horrible cog one had to continue turning even when the going got tough. Work wasn't something you could just drop after all its what keeps a roof over one's head.
"Don't I understand. My job is quite boring itself its why I decided to pick up coordination as well. Adds the spice to the mundane," Zatka said smiling.
"Sometimes that's all you need. A bit of spice," Zatka advised. "Names Zatka by the way." He offered his hand with his introduction.
"You also have a boring job? Cause I couldn't see someone as handsome as you having trouble with your coworkers," Zatka flattered. His dull answer sounded like someone stuck in that rut he felt before he had started coordinating himself.
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Post by Eric Sutton on Jun 10, 2018 21:31:00 GMT -5
Eric perked up at the mention of choosing a trainer like profession to supplement an actual job. That's kind of what he was doing, right? Perhaps he had found a kindred spirit in the sea of strangers. Eric gladly took the hand of the stranger, his phone temporarily forgotten, "Name's Eric, pleasure to meet ya Zatka." He said the man's name slowly, enjoying the uniqueness of the word. "Mind me asking what you do? I wouldn't mind boring over what I do..." Eric's voice trailed off as he realized what he said. Did he actually mean that? Instagram stardom was his life. Had really become so bad at small talk that he would just spout the first thing that came to mind?
At Zatka's comment Eric felt a blush creep on his cheek and he nervously ran his fingers through his hair again before taking a sip of his drink. "It's not coworkers per say... A rival more than anything. Not even a rival, just some douche out to ruin me. He did a pretty god damn good job of it too." Eric mused.
"I was," And he paused for emphasis, pointing to his phone again, "A model on instagram, if you've heard of it. Had sponsors out the ass until the douche comes by and tells everyone I'm just a fake person. It ruined me completely, sponsors pulled out... They said they want some relateable. Someone the masses can actually see using their products I was sent to model. So now I'm a trainer."
Why was he telling this stranger his life story? Up until now he had kept his shameful fall from grace to himself. "But enough about me, yeah? What's a good looking guy like you doing in a seedy bar like this?" Eric asked suddenly, surprised at his boldness.
Had it been so long since he had drank? Casting a glance at the half full beer mug. It couldn't be the booze causing him to be so talkative. Perhaps he was just lonely.
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Post by Zatka Matrick on Jun 10, 2018 22:23:29 GMT -5
★ Shut up and dance with me. "Rivals are tiresome," Zatka said mainly referring to the other competitors. "I personally don't pay much mind. Its what they want you know. For you to make that one angry mistake that makes you look like the dick."
"As for what I do. Well by day I'm a mortician. Not as gruesome as it sounds you drain the bodies first so not bloody or anything and it's mainly just a lot of paperwork," Zatka waved off his career as pretty normal.
"I can definitely see you as a star though. I thought you may have looked familiar but I don't do social media much. Mainly Youtube now I think about it. I have an addiction to funny videos," Zatka admitted with a snort-laughing at himself before taking a drink.
"You know I wouldn't change myself for anyone. They want someone relatable? They are constantly indorsing movie stars and other famous people. Don't struggle to go to them make them come to you," he said wisely.
"I didn't know what I wanted to do with my pokemon at first. Part of me always liked attention which is why I took up performing with my pokemon," Zatka said placing his head in his hand.
"As for being here well, I was in town finding inspiration. Takes a lot of work coming up with that one routine to wow the judges. Figured I deserve one drunk night before returning to work. Thinking is hard work. If I could get paid to just be a couch potato I'd do it," he said with a grin.
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Post by Eric Sutton on Jun 17, 2018 10:31:34 GMT -5
Eric would listen as the man spoke, enjoying the simple sound of his voice among the many in the bar. He had a confident was of speaking that Eric found himself enjoying. The simple way Zatka had sat down next to him and struck up a conversation was quite nice in fact. Once long ago Eric had been that confident in himself to become friends with strangers but his own aspirations to be the biggest instagram model had taken that from him. People found it bothersome to take a million selfies after awhile and no one wanted to wait for him to post what he was doing every second of the day.
Brushing aside those thoughts he finished his beer, raising his finger to catch the bartender's attention to refill his drink. As the bartender began to fill the mug Eric began to speak. "I wish it was so simple to ignore them, the rivals I mean. It was simple enough at first but he ran a massive smear campaign and forced me to acknowledge him and by that time it was already too late." Eric grabbed his phone and tapped away quickly, bringing up the instagram page of a man with blond hair and a large smile to show Zatka, "This asshole right here, thinks he's some hot shot."
With a disgusted grunt he put his phone back down, happy for the change of topics. "Mortician, huh? Quite the job... I couldn't do it, the sight of blood makes me faint as is. I couldn't imagine being next to bodies." He said with a dramatic shudder. Even with Zatka's description of it being all paper work Eric couldn't shake the mental image of bodies on tables.
A large smile crossed his face as Zatka claimed to have maybe seen him and Eric found himself all to happy to listen to the advice he gave as his newly filled beer mug was placed before him. Taking a sip he waited for him to finish talking about why he was here before replying again. "That's actually good advice," Eric admitted with a sigh, "All I've ever heard is 'do your best to be better than the rest' which usually entailed doing everything I can to take better pictures, get more followers, more loves, more likes... Shares." Eric listed off all the things he was expected to do to become famous, "And frankly, it's exhausting. I wish the option of having them come to me was possible right now. I'm just getting a bit desperate since I was expecting to be on top by now."
Eric shrugged at the omission, as if it was something he was only now realizing. He would wave his hand as if trying to move the words that hung so heavy in the air before them. "You said one drunk night, yeah? Lemme buy a round of shots for us since you've been so kind as to listen to me bitch and moan."
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Post by Zatka Matrick on Jun 17, 2018 14:54:34 GMT -5
★ Shut up and dance with me. A smear campaign? Well, this was a rivalry for the books then. He no doubt did it so he could make more money and he could have done it to any Instagram star it just happened to be Eric he felt most threatened by.
Zatka couldn't help but chuckle at him shivering about his job. It wasn't for everyone to be sure. Even without blood more he still had to cut them open more often than not. A person's insides definitely weren't the most beautiful thing in the world.
"It's no trouble listening to you. Though if it entails free drinks I definitely should do this more often," Zatka said chuckling.
"Rather than working what do like to do that entails fun," Zatka said taking another drink and downing it. Doing something fun would definitely improve the mood and it would be entertaining. Which was one thing Zatka was always looking for, entertainment.
"Personally, so long as I'm smiling I know its fun. It isn't a good life unless you give a genuine smile every day," Zatka said as though it explained life itself. Which in a way it did for him. He didn't believe in anything really so held onto the belief that genuine smiles meant a good happy life no matter what. It's something he aimed to do every day even on the bad ones.
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Post by Eric Sutton on Jun 17, 2018 20:08:04 GMT -5
Eric was beyond pleased that Zatka not only accepted his offer to buy a round for them but seemed as ecstatic about it as he was. The first beer had gone down a little two easy and the second one was simply flowing down his throat. The man felt much more relaxed than he had upon entering this place. He would blame it on a mix of alcohol and the company. Zatka's confident and cheerful demeanor was infectious and soon the flip flopping of emotions from Eric stopped. The worry about his possible career was over and the only thing on his mind was what shots to order.
"I hope you like scotch." Eric said to Zatka as he started waving down the bartender once again. Once the man arrived Eric put up a peace sign, indicating 'two.' "Two Johnny Walkers Green Labels, please." Eric said, eyeing up the scotch bottle on the top shelf. By the bottle design and placement at the very top it was clear this wasn't a cheap choice. Eric decided he would regret the hit to the pocket later and simply enjoy the evening as it was.
As their shots were poured he mulled over Zatka's question of what he liked to do for fun. "I uh, enjoy drinking." He said thoughtfully as the two full shot glasses were placed before them. "Bottoms up!" He said in a cheerful toast, raising his shot glass, tapping it on the bar, then knocking back the pricey scotch shot.
He hissed as the strong liquor burned the entire way down, causing him to shiver and his eyes to water as he set the shot glass back down. "Delicious, absolutely delicious."
Turning his face back towards Zatka there was a flush over his cheeks. "I like to take photos," He said plainly, "Not just photos to post online but like scenery and shit, nice sky lines, candid shots of cute old couples in the park, stuff like that. No one likes those on instagram pictures so I don't really take them anymore. I miss it."
Eric picked up his phone and turned on the camera app, pointing it at the liquor rack behind the bar that was lit up by a neon underglow stip, causing each bottle to have its' own almost glow stick like hue. He leaned back in his chair and snapped a wide shot of the picture before showing it to Zatka. "Stuff like this. Ya know? I once considered a career in photography but the artistic careers never seem to do well unless you're famous."
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Post by Zatka Matrick on Jun 17, 2018 21:04:29 GMT -5
★ Shut up and dance with me. Bringing out the big guns it seems. Zatka didn't mind a good strong liquor though he rarely drank it. He actually liked them carbonated more the bubbles added a zing to the alcohol.
He chuckled as he mentioned he liked drinking. He rose his shot to that and downed the strong liquid feeling it burn down his gullet and instantly making him feel hot. Good stuff indeed.
"If you like it do it," Zatka said after listening to him about photos. "Won't be struggling any worse than you are now...actually I might be able to help you get your foot in the door. I know a man who could help you get some shots into magazines."
It meant going to someone he met once long ago. Back when he was still a child actor. The man had done the photo shoots for the movies and even several magazines. While he doesn't remember him doing scenery he probably had some contacts with other magazines that do gardening, life, and home styles. He actually had an old photo album full of business cards he received while in show business.
"I haven't contacted anyone from my old life in a long time. But as an artist myself I know the struggle if I can help I gladly will for a handsome guy such as yourself. Just don't let your head get too big when you're famous and forget about me," Zatka said with a wink and chuckle.
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