* SIGNS , OPEN

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

A slight one, actually, because I moved a lot during my life so I never stayed in one place long enough to get their accent. Greece! I've been there too. Nice to see a fellow European here, in a sea of Americans. Though there are quite a lot of Greeks around here, actually. I also know the feeling of having to just get away fro a while.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

ahh, i see. that does seem to be true. i run into more and more
each day. yeah, it's a nice thing, as long as you know when to
end your break and get back to doing what you need to.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

Yes, it does. Maybe Europeans can't stand NY for long and so they come to relax here? Sure, the whole 'knowing when to stop' issue; luckily I don't have to stop just yet and since I started this, I may as well try enjoying the ride, you know?

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

yes, that seems to be the case. exactly. make the best of what
break you have. because, before you know it, it's back to whatever
it was you were doing before this. what exactly where you doing
before this?

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

College, I was in college. Studying Liberal Arts mainly and all the fun stuff that comes with it; Literature in particular, which is why I was interested in your being a writer.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

ahh, liberal arts. that's interesting. i was in college for a couple
years. then i left to come here.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

Why did you leave college, though? It wasn't interesting enough? You don't strike me as a guy who's in desperate need for money, else you probably wouldn't be a writer, since there's no immediate paycheck.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

indeed, am not. i come from a family of old class money. i've
been living off my trust fund while i attempt to turn my writing
hobby into an actual career. as for college, i dropped out after
i lost my place on the lacrosse team. it's not a very nice story.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

Who knows, my father may know yours then, because we're like that too.

Not very nice stories are usually the only ones worth hearing.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

perhaps. does the baros name ring any bells? you make a good
point there, sweetheart. well, to make a long story short, i was a
pretty amazing lacrosse player. i got into drugs, had some
aggression problems, and got kicked off the team. not one of the
proudest times in my life, let me tell you. but, shit happens.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

I'll have to ask my father and see; I'm no good with names and having been introduced to too many people doesn't help. Yes, shit does happen indeed, but you sound okay now, and probably getting off drugs was the more important things.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

i know what you mean. i'm not so good when it comes to names
and faces myself. well, i wouldn't say i completely got off of them.
but yeah.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

Yes, you know those parties where you get introduced to dozens of people? Yeah, nightmare for me, because then they actually expect you to remember them, when it's all a blur of faces and names to me. Not completely? Still better than nothing I guess.

[XADRIAN VAN BAROS]

ah, don't remind me. i still have to go to those sometimes.
they're the worst. but yes, i guess it's better than nothing.

[marlene helen hamilton]

current song: chasing cars by snow patrol
current mood: restless

I'd have to as well, if I were still in Europe; one of the perks of living in a different continent. =]

So, still not giving any clue about your project?