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[JACE RILEY BRIMMER]

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Throwing his bag in the back room, Jace heaved a groan as he began his shift at the club. The day was long and there was still more to it. He wouldn't be getting off until it was tomorrow. He had to work then too. If he only had the job at Revolution it wouldn't be so bad because he could sleep during the day, but he was also a fitness trainer at Robbie's Fitness Center and needed to be there at 9 a.m. He had the same schedule tomorrow as he had today, which meant he wouldn't be able to eat anything until the day after tomorrow. Oh my god, he was going to starve to death! Marking his hours on the chart in the back, Jace glanced at the clock overhead and wrote the time down. Only six hours left to go. Running a hand through his hair, Jace snatched his back and pulled out a polo to trade for his logo-ed Robbie's shirt. After changing and tossing his bag under the desk, Jace headed out to the front.

It was still too early for the real partiers, but that didn't mean the drinking hadn't started already. "Roy, how's it hanging?" Opening the the bar-top so he could get behind it, Jace acknowledged his fellow co-worker. "Great now that you're here. Watch Mr. West, he's been here an hour already." Roy nodded toward an old man in about his mid-fifties holding a glass in his hand and swirling it around. Jace knew ever since Mr. West's divorce he's been in the club every Friday night since. All the bartenders took it upon themselves to begin serving him seltzer after he downed a few or the pure stuff. His taste was too far gone by then to notice. "Later." Jace said as Roy emerged on the other side of the bar. Now that he was on his own, Jace grabbed a bottle of Absolut and practiced his Coyote Ugly skills with flipping it behind his back. It was about the only thing he had conquered except for grabbing the bottle by the neck and tossing it up to catch right-side up, but that was pretty easy.

Jace tried something new tonight, curving his arm behind his back and letting the bottle fly up over his shoulder. He pulled his arm as quickly as possible out in front of him to catch the bottle. Of course, he couldn't get it right the first time and ended up just back-handing the bottle of vodka across the bar. His jaw fell open as he watched the bottle slide across the mahogany top, hit the lip and then the back of the stool on the other side. A sigh of relief escaped Jace's lips as the bottle lay to rest. Looking around at the few people seated at the bar, all of which were staring at him, he just shrugged and lifted a knee to rest on the sink so he could loft himself onto the bar-top and reach over to retrieve the bottle. For being tall, Jace seemed rather short as he flattened himself out over the bar top to reach for the bottle. "You know..." Leaning back, Jace pushed himself higher onto the bar until he was kneeling on it on all fours. Of course he couldn't do the easier thing and walk around the bar to get the bottle, but he was too lazy to do that. Go figure. Wrapping his palm around the lip of the bar-top, Jace reached down to grab the bottle of Absolut, unfortunately his height worked against him as he became top heavy and flipped forward, his butt landing on the chair, legs bent over the back of it. For a heart-stopping second he thought he was going to crack his head over the edge of the bar, but he was looking at the underside of it, his arms pulled over his head gripping the top for dear life. What a hell of a way to start his shift.

[EVANGELINA CHRISTINE WRIGHT]

they know you're lonely, and they will only break your heart
AND THIS MASTERPIECE WILL TEAR YOU APART

Evangelina had talked to Nate about working at the club. She hadn't started working there but she thought that she would go down there anyways, just to see him. And maybe get to know her way around the place. She aimed to get there early before it got too late and Nate would be busy. She was pretty sure he was down there tonight. But, she didn't want to ask because that would ruin the surprise. She threw an outfit together and got ready. She made sure her makeup was perfect, along with her curls. There, she was looking good. She grabbed her keys and phone. That was all she needed. Eva locked her door and made her way out to her car. She waved to one of her neighbors as she approached her car. She hoped in revved the engine just for fun then drove out onto the street.

As she made her way over to Revolution, she was pretty excited. Not only did she want to see the club since she hadn't been there in a while, but she was really excited to see Nathan. They hadn't really chatted face to face in a while. Finally, Evangelina pulled into Revolution's parking area. There was still good parking spaces, so she got to park close to the building. She hopped out, locking the doors before she walked away. There wasn't much of a line yet, so she didn't mind waiting behind four other people. She showed the bouncer her id and got let in. Eva looked around. This place still looked great. She was proud of Nathaniel. This place was like top notch. She loved it. And she would be working here soon? Nice. She was ready to make her way to Nate's office when she remembered the bar. She figured she would grab a drink before she saw him. She sat down on a stool.

She witnessed the bartender not catch the bottle of absolut. Her jaw dropped just as his did. He was lucky it didn't burst open. Watching him go retrieve it was pretty priceless. But when he flipped forward? That was actually scary. Evangelina covered her mouth with her hand and shrieked quickly. Then, she saw that he was still consious. She got up and rushed over to him. "Oh my god, are you ok?!"

[/b] She helped him back on his feet. When he seemed ok to Eva, that's when the giggles escaped from her mouth. She pressed her mouth together hoping that she would stop. "I'm sorry! I don't mean to laugh at you."[/b] She apologized. "If you had just saw yourself..."[/b] Evangelina began to giggle again. Oh lord, she was laughing in this poor guys face. She didn't mean it though.

She quickly calmed down. "Sorry, I do that sometimes. I'm not a bitch I promise."[/b] Evangelina apologized again. "Maybe you should save your juggling for things that aren't so fragile?"[/b] Eva suggested with a smirk. "After all, I don't think Nate would really approve of you breaking Absolut bottles all the time!"[/b] She said, continuing to joke with him. She extended her hand out to him. "I'm Evangelina. But you can call me Eva. Or Lina. Whichever really."[/b] She introduced herself. She took a seat on a stool. Now for that drink. "Think you can handle making me an apple martini?"[/b] Evangelina asked, grinning. She still felt a little rude about laughing at this guy.

tagg; Jace
word count:570
lyric credit: masterpiece theater ii - marianas trench
graphic credit: photobuckett.
outfit: banner + black heels
muse: ehh, average.
notes:this good?
credit: BABY DARLING ! @ CAUTION 2.0[/size][/font][/blockquote]

[JACE RILEY BRIMMER]

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When was the last time he had made a complete idiot of himself in front of a group of people? Actually, it probably wasn't too long ago. Earlier today maybe, definitely no later than yesterday. Jace wasn't exactly a klutz or clown or anything, he just happened to fall on the wrong side of mishaps. When he was younger it was on purpose, for the attention, but now-a-days it wasn't. He had gotten out of that habit, but apparently it decided to follow him into adulthood. Then again, if he hadn't been lazy the problem would have been avoided. Or, if he wouldn't practice his bartending skills while on the job, during business hours, with the clubs liquor, it wouldn't have happened at all. For someone else the lesson would be learned and the bottle put down. For Jace, not so much. However, he was sure he was finished for the evening anyway. One near death experience was enough for one day.

Now the question was, how was he supposed to get up? He was afraid moving the stool would tip it over and that would have more than one bad consequence. He guessed he was going to have to finally put his toned arms to use. Working in a fitness center allowed him free access to the equipment and he was using it as much as possible. He wasn't buff or anything, by no means, but he wasn't as lanky as he used to be either. Hard to tell yet, but he was working on it. Making sure his grip on the bar was secure, Jace slowly shifted his head to the side so he could pull it from underneath the bar all the while doing the horizontal arm hang and trying not to lose his grip from sweaty palms. What made the matter worse was he suddenly heard someone shout from across the room. He had hoped everyone who saw would pretend they hadn't. Guess not.

Actually, it didn't turn out that bad. She had helped him out of his predicament and he was not untangled from the barstool and standing firmly on the ground. "Fine now. Thanks." He grinned, straightening his shirt and pulling his pants back where they belonged. What an experience, definitely something to blog about tonight. If he blogged. Maybe he would make one. Maybe HBO or someone would want to buy his thoughts! He'd be rich and famous! Well, he already had enough money, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to be famous or not. Of course he did, everyone did! He'd blog about his cursed mishaps, this one being the first. He was sure to forget that idea within the hour.

Then, she burst out laughing. Jace frowned, raising his hands to sit on his waist as he shook his head slowly at her. He wasn't angry or whatever, he just found it amusing that she decided to laugh after she helped him. Must have a guilty conscience and helping him up would be the only way for her to get over it. However, he couldn't help chuckling a little himself. He could only imagine what that whole thing must have looked like from her angle. He swiped the Absolut off the chair and headed back behind the bar , the right way. He shrugged, "Well, it's not like I favor Absolut over the other fine liquors in this place." He set the Absolut down and grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels. "Jack's in the top five. So is the Captain." He nudged the bottle of Captain Morgan with the whiskey bottle. "Eh, Nate just takes it out of my paycheck." The ones that hew knew Jace had broken anyway. But since Jace was the only one working tonight it would be obvious. Thinking about this, Jace suddenly looked at the rum bottle in his hand and set it back down. He actually needed his whole paycheck to make his rent payment this month.

Jace nodded when Eva introduced herself then slid into a seat across from him. "Jace." He introduced himself, reached above the bar to grab a martini glass and set it on the bar in front of her, after having tossed down a small square napkin to set it on. "Coming up." He turned toward the back to grab the Absolut again and some schnapps. Slid down the bar for the shaker and apple juice and the mixed drink was underway. After everything was combined and in the shaker with ice, Jace vigorously shook the container and stopped in front of Eva and her empty glass to carefully strain into the glass. "Bottoms up." He removed his arm so it wasn't in the way, placing the shaker on the counter down below. There was still some martini left to top her off if she wanted it. "So, you're cool with Nate?" Jace looked her over carefully, what he could see of her anyway. "You his girlfriend or... girl that is a friend?" He grinned, reaching down into the sink for a shot glass then began to dry it. Of course Roy left him his shit to clean up. But at least it gave him something to keep busy for the time being.

[EVANGELINA CHRISTINE WRIGHT]

they know you're lonely, and they will only break your heart
AND THIS MASTERPIECE WILL TEAR YOU APART

Evangelina nodded. "definitely Jack." She agreed. Jack Daniels was among her favorite alcoholic brands. She wondered if Nate had told Jace the bottle would be taken out out his paycheck, or if had to find out the hard way. What other way than to ask, right? "Soo, you know that from past experience?" She asked with raised eyebrows. Eva smiled a little, though. She looked at the back wall of the bar. It was pretty much all alcohol. It looked really cool. Then, she looked at Jace. She wondered how often he fixed himself up a drink while on duty. She knew that she would keep a drink for herself nearby if she were a bartender. But, maybe that's why she shouldn't become one. She should stick to becoming a teacher, she'll be much better at that.

"Jace. That's a pretty rad name. Nice to meet you." Evangelina said, being her usual friendly self. It was almost automatic to her. She watched Jace prepare her drink. She always wished she could do that and actually remember how. But again, she would save that for the people who actually make good bartenders. "Thank youu." She said when her glass was filled. She began to sip from her glass when Jace asked her if she was cool with Nate. She nodded her head and put her glass down. Heh, girlfriend. Didn't she wish. Evangelina sighed. "Girlfriend would be nice, but i'm girl that is a friend. We're close though." She told Jace. She figured that was enough information. Eva wouldn't mind being Nate's girlfriend. But she had to know he was committed. And there was the Diana factor. So for now, she had to deal with being Nate's friend. That he frequently flirts with.

"Are you and Nate just acquaintances?" Eva asked Jace with a little tilt of her head. After a moment of letting Jace answer, she fired off another question."So, how long have you worked here for?" She asked Jace. Lina took a few more sips from her martini. It tasted pretty good to her. Nice job, Jace. "I'm going to start working here soon. I need the money, being the typical broke college student." She said, smiling. God, she hated loans. She didn't want to pay them off at all. Especially since she knew it would take forever. She was such a bum. But this job would certainly help her out. The RA paychecks she gets every two weeks are not enough. Lina just couldn't wait to be done. Not many of her close friends were in college anyways. Nate, Max, Melanie. She wondered if Jace went to college. He was obviously young enough to be attending. Although, there really isn't an age limit when it comes to college. You can enroll when your married and gave teenagers. "Do you go to school?" Eva asked curiously, going back to her martini.
tagg; Jace
word count:483
lyric credit: masterpiece theater ii - marianas trench
graphic credit: photobuckett.
outfit: banner + black heels
muse: ugh this could be better.
notes:
credit: BABY DARLING ! @ CAUTION 2.0

[JACE RILEY BRIMMER]

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Jace chuckled when Eva asked if he knew Nate took the money for the broken liquor bottles from past experiences. "Actually, the first time it happened I sort of blurted it out before I got canned. He never actually told me he was going to do it." Hm, now that he mentioned it, he never really noticed if Nate actually did take the money from his paycheck. Of course he never really took the time to compare clean checks from the broken ones so he wouldn't know anyway. He probably was, alcohol got expensive after a while, especially with the way Jace happened to abuse it. He couldn't help his habits, actually he could, he just didn't try very hard. At least he wasn't purposely trying to sabotage Nate's success, that would be really low and just wrong. Sure he envied the guy a little, but he knew his lack of success was his own fault, he wouldn't destroy someone's else because he was jealous. He really wasn't that type of person. Besides, he and Nate were cool.

"Thanks. My mom picked it out." He chuckled when Eva mentioned his rad name. He was actually kind of fond of it himself. It wasn't an everyday name. Neither was Evangelina actually. When he was in school he was the only Jace in his class, but he was friends with about four Stephanie's, two Sarah's, three Mike's, and about a million Toms. He had trouble keeping all their last names straight so he didn't bother to use them. There really was no need for it anyway. He remembered the faces mostly anyway. Jace set the newly dry shot-glass next to the rest of them and reached into the sink for another. He leaned his waist against the lower counter as he became engrossed in his task. "Hm, I only asked since you seem his type. Tall, blonde, attractive. Of course, that's about every guy's type." He blew into the shot glass, holding it up eye level to examine it. He thought about what he had said and realized that it might come off as an insult. "Uh, I meant that in a good way." He lowered the glass to look across the bar at Eva, wondering if she would be offended by his statement. He waited a moment for the crease in the forehead and the stare.

Again Jace found himself nodding when Eva asked about he and Nate. "We're not quite acquaintances, he's my boss so we know one another, but I wouldn't call us BFFs either." Jace put away the shot glass and used the rag in his hand to wipe the bar-top in his immediate area. "Not a bad guy, loves this place that's for sure." His eyes moved a few stools down as the guy sitting at his gestured for him. "Just a second." He held up a single finger for Eva to hold her thought and slid down the bar to get the customer his drink. After popping open the bottle of Budweiser, he took his former position. "I've been here long enough." Tell you the truth he kind of lost track of time. After a while the days just seemed to mesh together into one big long one, especially with his schedule.

"Ah, I know that feeling." He concurred with the broke college student. Of course he was never technically broke, he just chose it over calling home for a lift. Half of the reason was his pride, the other was his fear that he had been forgotten already. "Jace, who? Don't call here again!" Click. What a blow that would be. No, he'd rather tough it out, learn something along the way. "No." He quickly replied, perhaps too quickly. Well it was obvious how he felt about being in school. "No, I graduated about two years ago. Bachelors in phys. ed. and sports therapy." A lot of good that did him in a nightclub, unless someone got a charlie horse from their dirty dancing, of course it was being put to use at Robbie's, his other job. "So, you're in school? What are you going for?" He was always interested in hearing other people's majors. It always gave him an idea to mull over, perhaps something he could do with his life. Too late for that now really, but it was still interesting all the same.

ooc your posts are fine! i wonder about mine sometimes though >.< lol!

[EVANGELINA CHRISTINE WRIGHT]

they know you're lonely, and they will only break your heart
AND THIS MASTERPIECE WILL TEAR YOU APART

Evangelina smiled. "Good choice on mom's part. Your the first Jace I've ever met."

[/b] She said. It wasn't a common name. She liked having a unique name that no one used in this century. It was cool and always seemed to stick in people's heads. She watched Jace work. It seemed like he was really careful. Or maybe it was just her. After all he did almost break a bottle of few minutes earlier. She continued to sip from her martini as Jace said that Eva seemed like Nate's type. Well, she should be if he's always flirting with her and what not. She didn't even think to take that the wrong way. "Oh, yeah. I get what your saying."[/b] She said with a nod. She understood what he meant. That wasn't Nate's only type though. Diana is proof of that.

Lina nodded when Jace explained to her his relationship with Nate. It made sense. They didn't know each other too well, but they could strike up conversation. "Yeah he does. I mean he should, it's a really nice place and it's all his!"[/b] She said, talking about how Nate loved his club. If it was her's, she'd love it too. "I'm like such a bum compared to him!"[/b] Eva laughed. As she looked around, she saw more people had come in. She turned back towards Jace when he told her to wait a second. She nodded and finished up her martini. She had to let that one sink before she asked for the second and last one. Lina giggled a little. Sounded like Jace was ready to move on from Revolution. "Sounds like your ready to get the hell out of here."[/b] She said. If he didn't enjoy it here, she didn't blame him. If your going to have a job, you want to like it at least a little bit.

Jace had said he knew the feeling of being broke and in college. Ah, so he was in school. Or not. Phys. Ed and sports therapy? Well that sounded great, but didn't exactly match up with becoming a bartender. "Soo, you became a bartender?"[/b] Evangelina asked, a little confused and amused. She was sure he had an explanation as to why. After all, this economy sucked right now. Times are tough, things don't always work out. Evangelina nodded when Jace asked if she was in school. "Major in liberal studies and minor in education. I wanna be a teacher."[/b] She told him. She let out a little sigh. She thought for a second, remembering there was a party tonight. So, after talking with Jace, she would have to go up to see Nate then get to the party. She couldn't wait to be done with classes, but she'll always miss the parties. "Fix me up another martini?"[/b] Evangelina asked him with a little smile.
tagg; Jace
word count:---
lyric credit: masterpiece theater ii - marianas trench
graphic credit: photobuckett.
outfit: banner + black heels
muse: ehh, average.
notes:lol noo yours are fine!
credit: BABY DARLING ! @ CAUTION 2.0[/size][/font][/blockquote]