Drown Yourself in a Glass (Henri)

[Everett Lilien]

Everett needed a drink. That's all he'd known lately. He wasn't happy after that night in the diner with Gabe and everything. Sure his relationships with his sister and Gabe were healing, but Everett felt like he was truly mad at himself and he wasn't really sure what to do about all of the decisions he was facing. Did he really want to work at Hammel? Did he want to go back to college or try to get another job with the degree he had that he'd rendered useless since he'd gotten out of college? A restaurant or a comic book store? Now that would be his dream job, even if he did enjoy helping teenagers at Hammel.

He just felt like he was at a point in his life when he was realizing he'd never quite decided what he really wanted. He'd just gone to college because it seemed like what he was supposed to do.

He was currently sitting at the bar, drinking a beer, a beverage he didn't particularly even enjoy. Honestly, Everett wasn't even a huge fan of alcohol and beer just reminded him of high school.

[Henri Rosario]

His shift ended hours ago, but there he was...still in the bar. Outside of his own college life, this was really the only one he knew. That and the constant stream of men in his life. As he set in a corner booth, he peeled the paper from his beer and sighed softly. There was a man next to him trying to get his number, but he was in no mood for this. Henri excused himself politely and mad his way back to the bar. The guy was already a bit tipsy but that didn't matter. Not to him anyway, it made him forget and he liked that.

As he walked, and forgot things, his eyes caught hold of a blonde someone drinking a beer. Looking sort of lonely, and pretty cute. Despite the fact that he didn't seem to enjoy his drink of choice. Henri shrugged it off as nothing and moved closer. Upon seeing his face, the young man realized it was familiar...maybe too familiar.

Inching closer, he realized that it was someone he had known a long time ago. A good friend in fact and the thought of that would normally make him run, but the buzz was just strong enough to negate that and he spoke.

"Everett? Is that you?" 

[Everett Lilien]

Everett looked up from his quickly emptying beer bottle to see a famiiar face. "Holy fuck," he exclaimed. "Henri?" He didn't remember the last time he'd seen him. Okay, so he did. At Hammel. Besides Gabe, Henri was one of the first people he met and befriended at Hammel. A lot of people thought Everett was gay and Henri was actually gay, so naturally they'd somehow became acquainted.

"Yep, it's me," he said, taking another swig of beer. If he had it his way, he'd drink tons of fruity drinks with umbrellas in them, but then again, he didn't need to further people's opinion about him and he was in no state to further draw attention to himself.

[Henri Rosario]

Henri's face soured a bit as he thought about the past. Truthfully, Everett had been his best friend so some of the face he was pulling was a mix of guilt and anger. The scruffy guy was always angry though, but then again Everett had never seen him like that. So he hoped he didn't notice. Henri did not feel like explaining what happened after Hammel or why he just left without saying goodbye.

Or worse, he he pushed Everett away. That thought brought the bottle back to his lips again and he chugged the last of his beer and set down near the blonde man. "How the hell ya been man?" His slightly cajun accent had lost some of its charm in the years and the alcohol. "It's been awhile hasn't it?"

[Everett Lilien]

Everett took another swig of beer, convinced that every sip he took would somehow make him like it, or that he'd at least become accustomed to the taste, but he'd been thinking that for years and it never worked. But he drank it anyway. Because he needed it and there was no way he was ordering some fruity cocktail.

"Yeah, since Hammel. That's more than a while, Henri," Everett told him. "I've been alright. I'm a trainer at Hammel now." Which had nothing to do with his business degree, but whatever. He owed a ton of money in student loans for a degree he wasn't even using. "How have you been?" I mean, did him and Gabe plan that or something? They'd both disappeared after graduation. Funny how Everett's friends had a tendency to do that.

[Henri Rosario]

Henri glanced up at the bartender and held up two finger, indicating that he wanted to more beers. Okay, so the were both really for himself, but it looked better ordering two when someone was sitting with you. Right? The longer he set there and let his brain rehash the past, the more drinks he was going to need. So why not get the drinks in before.

Henri knew exactly how long it had been since he last saw Everett. He remembered the day of graduation, seeing the blonde boy looking for him and then just turning away and getting his car. The last time he saw his friend was when he caught a small glimpse of him in the rearview mirror. "A trainer huh? Dude, that's cool." The guy was dodging the first part of the statement and focusing on his friends good news. "I hope to work their myself one day. Wanna be a counselor though, help the messed up kids like me."

[Everett Lilien]

Everett couldn't help but notice that Henri had avoided his question and he couldn't help but think that it was also on purpose. He tried not to say something, but it was bothering him more and more each second that went by. "Yeah, I really like my job," he told him, trying to continue the conversation without getting annoyed and asking what was up with him not answering the question. And he did enjoy his job, for the most part. He was helping metas control their powers. It was a do-gooder thing, and he'd never been one of those people. I mean, sure he wanted to own a restaurant or a comic book store, both of which would use his business degree, but that was a huge investment that he wasn't sure would work out. "It's weird being back there years later after being a student there."