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002 - JACOB SPET. CATCH-ALL

Who; Jacob Miller & YOU! [ota]
What; September Catch-All
Where; Carpentry Shop, Gray Building, Harbor & Market District
When; September 6th THRU September 20th
Warnings; None Yet.

CARPENTRY [OTA] MON THRU FRI; 8AM THRU 6PM

Just south of the Market District is the open air carpentry shop where Jacob has managed to find himself a job. It is a simple ship with the tools required to build anything out of wood and the materials to complete any smaller jobs with ease. The types of wood vary between pine, maple, redwood, cedar and cherry though only a discerning eye can identify the difference between them. There are some unfamiliar types of wood as well, darker and richer, perhaps a variation of mahogany though it is unclear what type of wood it might be.

Jacob is wearing a loose white cotton shirt he had purchased specifically for work and a pair of jeans. His only pair of jeans. He has some other pairs of pants but finds the city styles too uncomfortable for work.

Part way through the day, his shirt is discarded, revealing a simple silver cross that loops around his neck. He is never without the necklace though it's difficult to see without the sunlight refracting off the clean metal.

Sweat dots his skin and cools as the day progresses. Jacob can be caught in between orders, taking breaks to drink some water, sitting on a crate that has been pushed to the left side of the carpentry shop, in view of anyone walking by. Jacob is still proving himself to his new employer but he greets anyone walking up with a charming grin and clear light hazel eyes. He is excited to work and finds himself eager to fill the hours of his job with the more complicated tasks.

LATE NIGHT WANDERINGS

GRAY BUILDING/AROUND [OTA]

Jacob doesn't sleep at night.

He tries but his nights are cursed with nightmares that his medication used to silence. He'll fall asleep in the early afternoon after work, exhausted, and then wake in a cool sweat in the late evening. He starts pacing around his apartment or sitting at his window to watch the empty unmoving streets below. When this isn't enough, Jacob begins to wander around the floors of the Gray Building and then finally expands his area to the outside world.

He enjoys sitting in the courtyard between the buildings, staring up at the sky to find the familiar stars that tell him he's back home. It's a fruitless search but the act of looking is comforting in a strange way.

Jacob isn't focused on the area around him or anyone who might be passing by. If someone gets close enough, no matter how silent, his attention will shift to the company but otherwise, Jacob leaves those wondering the night alone. His thoughts are complicated and the cool night air helps.

A shiver trembles through him as the fall nights grow colder. "Damn it..." He rarely swears but sometimes it's called for. "I'm back to being kidnapped and I don't know what I am doing anymore." Saying it outloud doesn't seem to help but the tension eases from his shoulders as he closes his eyes and tries to sort out his thoughts.

HARBOR/NIGHT [OTA]

The cold air nips at his skin as his wanderings bring him back to the harbor. This is a strange place, one that he finds himself coming back to whenever he lets his feet walk without any input from his head. Jacob doesn't understand why. There have always been lakes or oceans in his life but the large expanses of water haven't held any further meaning to him. Why does he find such comfort from them now?

He glances up at the roofs of the buildings, making sure he's alone or checking to see if he has company? Jacob is unsure but after meeting someone on a roof of a building, Jacob has made a point to look up as well as out and around him. His perception isn't inhuman but he feels comfortable that he's on his own as he walks down to the end of the dock to sit at the cusp of the water.

It's getting colder but a little part of him, a child like desire, wants to jump in.

He waves there, in the middle of the night, looking as if he's ready to jump forward or run back to the safety of his apartment; uncertain but locked in place.

MUGGING [OTA]

It's his own fault. Jacob isn't a fighter and he knows that he shouldn't be wandering alone through a questionable district in the middle of the night but he can't help himself. Walking helps him think and he doesn't always pay attention to where he's going.

At first he's only vaguely aware of the small group of men moving around him. It's only when one of them moves closer that Jacob realizes that he's fucked. The men themselves are nondescript in many ways. They have thick beards and dark eyes, with crows feet around the eyes and withered tanned skin. Jacob assumes that they work at the docks or spend a great deal of time here though that information does little to help him. He stops when one of the trio blocks his path and notes that there are two men standing behind him.

Jacob is deceptively lean but three against one isn't fair odds. He offers what money he has on him but it isn't a lot and the group looks disappointed or perhaps they don't believe him. There is a loud shout as the first man rushes Jacob, grabbing his shirt by the neck and attempting to lift him off the ground but the mugger is too slow. Jacob moves, using his palm to shift the man's weight into his friends. For a second, it looks like Jacob has the upper hand but it doesn't last.

Both arms are quickly restrained, while the third man begins to punch Jacob in the stomach, venting whatever anger his life has left him with.

The strength leaves his limbs as his final thoughts exhale softly from his lips. "This sucks..".

BUYING CLOTHES [OTA]

Jacob doesn't know anything about clothes and his inexperience shows.

He looks like a lost puppy.

He walks from store to store and tries to figure out what he wants to buy. There aren't too many options but he gets the sense that there is clothing for working and then clothing for… not working. He isn't sure why there are such stark differences but he assumes that there might be fancy parties here or something?

Jacob exhales a tired sigh and looks absolutely dismayed. He needs to purchase a jacket for when it gets colder and at least another pair of pants. He isn't interested in fancy clothing but he toys with the idea of purchasing a vest or something to give off the appearance of nice clothing should he need it. It isn't common for him but he can hear his sisters voices in the back of his head urging him to do vear away from the practical path.

It's hard enough with his own thoughts, adding those of his sisters just gives him a headache. He tries to think of what Toby might do but his oldest brother is about as useless when it comes to clothing choices as he is.

Why is shopping so hard?

WILD CARD

[ooc; anything that you want to do through the month can be tossed under wildcard. I want to do all the things with Jacob and I am game with having a few threads going at once since I am sometimes slow. :3 Also anyone is welcome to notice bruising or any injuries from his mugging.]

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Jacob was being fussed over by a seamstress when Yuki had first walked into the store. He was distracted and distressed but even so, it didn't take him long to notice the pretty young man was inspecting a top hat a few feet away from him.

He cleared his throat and offered a soft word to the seamstress. "This seems nice. Could you get me a vest in gray?" The old woman smiled and hurried off while Jacob took a step towards Yuki. He was wearing his blue jeans but his torso was being fitted with a white waistcoat.

"Hey. I see you're new to this too." He also hasn't ever worn a top hat, so he can't really offer Yuki any help in that regard but there was some comfort in being with someone who felt similar when it came to fashion... be it here or back home.

Grayish eyes turned at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and somehow he had managed to hold onto both the instructions of etiquette and top hat. They boy was obviously a stranger to him and had correctly guessed that Yuki was new. But while he wasn't going to lie, he could try and squiggle his way out of it. "This is different than what I'm used to."

He then noticed the other's white waistcoat and he himself had worn a black one once. There'd been a blue banded top hat too but it was small and sat off to the side of his head and hadn't been anywhere near the size that was offered here. And Yuki was smart enough to realize this was more than likely the only shop that offered clothing. But his heart stopped as he spied a small amount of silk. And as he saw the price tag he knew he couldn't get it, but made a promise to himself to come back and get it when he had enough currency.

"So I'm guessing this must be the fashion here." he said with a nod at the hat and a small smile. More like it was really old fashioned fashion but Yuki was too polite to say as much.

"At least they have instructions." Jacob exhaled a low huff of laughter. "Yeah. That's a nice way of saying it. I take it that you aren't used to it either?" At that moment the woman walked over to Jacob and began fusing at him to put on the vest that she'd fetched for him.

It looked nice and, as if proud of her work, she turned towards Yuki with a smile. "Tell me what you think young man? Don't you think he looks stunning?"

Now that Jacob was on the spot, he looked a little awkward.

Yuki shook his head, both to Jacob's words and the being used to the type of clothing being available. Only Hatori might be able to pull something like this off, and his brother Ayame would either be joyously trying to help the seamstress who came up to Jacob or he'd be crying hysterically and dramatically.

Good thing he wasn't here.

Nervously a hand reached for a strand of grey hair and he tucked it behind his ear at the question from the seamstress. Why was she asking him for his opinion? And then it occurred to him that they were the only ones in the clothing shop for the moment, so of course he would be solicited for his opinion. Ayame had pulled the very same thing on him for Miss Honda's dress up in his store after all.

So he smiled at the seamstress, unsure as to how exactly to reply. "It looks nice." It was true of course, Jacob did look very nice all dressed up as he was.

Jacob was uncomfortable and was trying every option to ending this embarrassment.

"So I guess I'll buy these two. Um... just these two." The woman tried to sell him more but Jacob politely remained firmly set with his purchase. It was only after she left that he exhaled a breath of relief.

"Sorry if she put you on the spot too. I'm not really good at shopping." He didn't care about what he wore and it wasn't like he could wear this at his job.

Yuki sensed the awkwardness and knew that one day it was going to be him in front of the woman. But he'd already seen some blue materials and shirts that he liked, so he'd probably just end up going with the same idea that he had worn back home. So maybe it would go a little easier and he'd try to make sure no one else had to deal with the awkwardness of an opinion.

He smiled slightly. "It's alright, I guess that's what shop owners do, to ask someone else for their thoughts." For Ayame it had to just be an ego thing really. As far as this seamstress went, maybe it was to ensure Jacob bought the outfit.

"Yeah. Might be a sales thing." Jacob didn't know. He missed being able to shop through Amazon. It was easier than interacting with people in stores. "I don't know. Oh! Sorry. My names Jacob. I've been here about two months."

He held out his hand to Yuki, his expression open and earnest.

There was a small smile as it seemed Jacob understood the way things worked without him having to actually say as much just in case the seamstress was around. But when the other mentioned his name, it shook Yuki out of his thoughts about his brother and how the shop had other..things it sold. He'd never be able to shake the image of his brother wearing..that..dress.

Handshaking wasn't a thing he did back home, but he was more than aware of the custom in this place, having seen it repeatedly as he'd dazedly wandered as lost and misplaced as he'd been through the marketplace. So he held his hand out to take the other's as was the custom here.

"I'm Yuki Sohma, it's nice to meet you Jacob." He'd also learned people gave their first names first, not their last names here. Yuki was nothing if not a quick study.

Jacob took his hand and gave it a firm if not slightly awkward shake before letting his arm drop to his side. Not everyone did handshakes but Jacob had forced himself to get comfortable with the casual contact again. It made him feel more normal.

"Same. That is, it's nice to meet you. Yuki? Right? Did you just get here?" He didn't even think it was weird that he called someone by their first name. Jacob assumed that people would introduce themselves in the manner in which they wanted to be called... except sometimes he didn't do that. "Oh. You can call me Jake." It felt like it was easier to say.

He pulled back when Jacob did and smiled. That was awkward, but at least they'd introduced themselves so that part was out of the way now. And with the question as to whether he was new or not, there was a slight shake of the head. "A better question would be as to where here is exactly."

At the name mention, there was a small smile and a nod, but he was stopped from saying anything further when the seamstress asked if there was anything that he wanted. After a brief reassurance, the lady headed off to go take care of someone else. The little money he had was going towards food not clothing.

"Ah, yeah." Jacob scratched the back of his head. "I can't really help you there. I haven't really been to a place like this before." His understanding was that this was completely removed from the universe he was familiar with. It sounded like something that might be in a comic book or something.

"Um... do you want some company?" He had a semblance of another outfit and felt a growing desire to leave the store. The sales woman was pushier than he liked and it made the atmosphere more awkward than usual.

"That is- wherever you're going. You can say no. I don't really have answers or anything. I just figured if you're wandering around, it would be nicer with some company."

"It's okay, I didn't figure you would know." Somehow he hoped that sounded a lot nicer than it seemed to have come out. But he moved closer to the display with the top hat. "Compared to my time this time is..backwards." That was about all he could be sure of at this point really.

He sighed and tried to figure out what to do next. There weren't a lot of options it seemed and he'd pretty much stared at the walls of his new apartment for awhile until he got tired of looking at them. So when Jacob asked to leave with him Yuki half stared unintentionally.

"That would be nice." he found himself saying much to his own surprise. "I guess we could always see what we can find out because I don't think our answers are really going to be found here in a store."

"Same. The ah... backwards thing." Jacob didn't seem to be bothered by how Yuki might sound. It was a strange situation and he understood that everyone handled these things differently.

He scratched the back of his head as he headed out of the store, pausing on the street for Yuki to join him. "I don't know about answers. I think we have all we're going to get. Which isn't very much." It was a forced request to live in this strange new world.

"But if you're going to explore, might as well do it with company, right? Someone said that to me once. When I first arrived actually."

"It's backwards for you too?" This was nice to hear, that he wasn't alone in his madness of things having gone backwards timewise. But somehow the apartments were more modernized as was the telephones. It was an odd mixture of the past and the present, or at least present for him and now Jacob.

The grey head shook at the lack of answers. That would somehow figure that this was all they were going to get and he wasn't sure what to say that wouldn't come out irritated so he was pretty quiet other than a shrug and a short thought. "Someone has to know something." At least that's how it was in his world anyway.

He wasn't sure what to make of the other waiting for him but it was nice to see. It had to be out of courtesy and those things were only given by a few people back home. "I'm sure they were trying to be helpful." Yuki smiled. If it hadn't been for the student council and Machi, he'd probably still be walking alone.

"They know that we were brought here by this worlds Creator and that we are supposed to live here until... some unknown amount of time." Jacob shrugged. "That's all we know." It bothered him but since there was nothing that he could personally do about it, he tried not to think about it. Jacob was used to getting swept away by things like this.

"They were. They're... a good person." Caelan was exuberant but over all, Jacob liked the man. "And it helped me, that's why I figured I'd offer it too you." It was awkwardly explained but Jake was quick to move on.

"So you really want to get home?"

Yuki was too polite to voice what he thought of staying here for an unknown amount of time, but he stared straight ahead, his thoughts troubled and his mouth shut. He didn't want to say anything to upset Jacob or make the other feel like he was angry with him in particular because that wasn't the case at all.

Hearing the other talk about whoever encouraged him though was nice. Miss Honda had done that for him back home, and then Machi entered the picture. And then Haru was always..well Haru. That one was just always so kind to him.

Finally Yuki looked over at Jacob and shook his head with a small smile. "So you're paying it forward?" But to the last, he gave the man a look. "Don't you?"

Jacob was fairly relaxed. There were things that upset him but being relocated wasn't one of them. After everything that's happened in his life, being relocated was easy and like many things, it was temporary.

"You could say that or you could say that he gave me the idea and I liked it."

At the question, Jake paused. He wasn't sure how to answer it and he didn't want to seem like he enjoyed getting kidnapped, even if this was one of his more relaxed kidnapping experiences. "I'll get home eventually but I'm not in a rush. This place is pretty interesting and if I can help here, I don't see a reason not too."

Yuki wasn't sure how to react to the last part though the first part had gotten a smile. This place was weird and the way this man thought provided different point of view. Instead of seeing himself as miserable and trapped as he did now, maybe if he looked at it as some sort of learning opportunity that he might be able to take back with him, things might go a little smoother.

"So..you want to help people here? How..do you plan to do that?"

Jacob shrugged. "Not sure yet. I'm a carpenter. So I'm thinking that I might use that." He'd only been living in the city for a few months. He's gotten comfortable in the town but he hadn't yet found something that he was passionate about.

This was a difficult task for him. He didn't have cars or his work as a mechanic but he was sure he'd find something.

"Maybe you can help me brain storm? What would help you? Besides getting home, since I can't really do that. I'm not a god or anything like that."

"Use carpentry to help people?" This puzzled him a minute. "You mean like build houses and buildings?" He hadn't really seen anyone who needed anything like that, but then again, he hadn't really looked. And he thought of Miss Honda in her tent which made him feel bad.

And with Jacob asking to brainstorm, that threw him for a loop. Yuki wasn't really good with his hands or anything. But then he realized what was actually being asked and he was flustered and his face turned slightly red. Why would this stranger want to help him?

"I'm not..really sure."

He'd been totally caught off guard here.

"Why not?" Jacob spoke confidently but appeared to be relaxed as they walked. He wasn't in a rush to find an answer to his questions or, at least, he didn't appear to be in a rush. "It doesn't have to be that big. Even if I can just make things that are similar to something from a person's home or something that can bring comfort. It can be anything." As long as it's made out of wood.

"It's okay. You don't have to have an answer. I was just curious."

He tried to think of something that could be made from his room at Shigure's that would being comfort or joy as Jacob was talking about. But nothing came to mind. The apartments had a dresser, a bed, a kitchen, a kitchen table and chairs.

Well..there might be one thing and the other didn't sound too happy that he hadn't had an answer. So he'd come up with something at least. "I'm not sure it would be a carpentry project. But have you heard of a Cherry tree? The blossoms are really pretty."

There was a smile as he thought of them back home. "But if you can't do something like that, it's okay." Yuki didn't need anything anyway and felt uncomfortable asking a stranger for anything. The only reason he'd said anything was the expression on the other's face.

Jacob nods, "Yeah. I think there are a few different types." He knew more about the wood of a cheery tree than the blossoms. "I don't know if I have seen a tree like that blossom but I can look into it." The library was very impressive, he could probably find a picture and there were many types of scrap wood at the shop that looked like it was from a cherry tree.

"I'll see what I can do." There wasn't any pressure but the new project made Jacob a little excited. It was something to do that might make Yuki smile.

"Do you know what you might do while you're here?"

There was a small nod to hearing about how Jacob seemed to know about a Cherry tree. "I wish I had some pictures. I never thought to take any back home." And then there was a shake of the grey head as he sighed. "Not that my phone came with me anyhow."

A small smile appeared when Jacob seemed to be happy that he was going to see what he could do though deep down he really wondered why it seemed to be so important. However, it would be impolite to ask.

He shook his head. "No I don't." And hopefully there wouldn't be time.

"There is a pretty impressive library. You should check it out. I think information about everything is there. It's pretty cool." Jacob didn't have a lot of time to spend at the library but he stopped by from time to time to take a look at what books they had.

When they reached the end of the market district Jacob stopped. "The harbor is that way. We walked through most of the market area. Want to turn back? The harbor can be a pretty rough area."

It was where Jacob got mugged.

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