sixthiteration | Test Drive 20 (August & September)

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Prompts

Happy anniversary, villagers! Buckle up!

HEAT WAVE - Poor you. All you were trying to do was get yourself a little something to eat from the kitchen at the inn. Maybe you cooked it up yourself (The inn does, after all, have an electric stove — FANCY!), or maybe you just grabbed some leftovers. By accident or on purpose, you ended up with way more RED SALT in there than you maybe should have, and this is no ordinary seasoning. Whether you like things eye-wateringly spicy or not, it's August, you're sweating buckets, and it's only getting worse.

SKUNK DRUNK - Isn't that just the way? You're out and about, minding your own business, and you get sprayed by a BROWN SKUNK. The good news? It doesn't stink like a normal skunk. The also possibly good news, depending on who you ask? You're now in for about 5 hours of being very, very friendly. (Just remember to keep the test drive PG!)

BRAIN CANDY - Whether you made it to the anniversary party or not, you've gotten your hands on a piece of leftover candy from the big bash. Careful, though, these treats are more than meets the eye: Whatever COLOR it was, you've now taken on the associated personality traits. (Not the power, just the traits.) At least it only lasts 10 minutes.

WILDCARD - Choose your own adventure. Maybe play powers roulette.

Texts

All characters are fitted with a smart watch-like device on their left wrist, which they can use to send text messages to other villagers.

- Texts may only be 140 characters long
- No video or voice, text only
- Display names may be changed by characters on the fly, but anyone can tap to see someone's real full name

Please list your CHARACTER NAME, CANON & PROMPT in your SUBJECT LINE.

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Even knowing, well hoping, that this is where the rope trick was going to lead, Bobo is surprised when it gets there. It's not how he normally goes, and he's still coping with the loss of his love, but Hell. It's a new life and a new world.

"I'm sure you've got a gun on you that can turn all kinds of tricks."

Stepping into Vasquez's space, his hand tracing along the ropes... stopping just sigh of covering the other man's as he heard those words.

"Well, you sure as Hell know how to ruin a mood, doncha?" He leans his head over, sniffs. "Oh that. I thought it was a skunk but that's definitely not skunk. Some weird animal, in a world full of weird shit. You done ruining the mood?"

His laugh is soft and appreciative of the comment, keeping hold of the rope as he tugs a little and tries to get Bobo's hand near his, heart pounding and racing, because he might have had some affection and company lately, but it never stops being so incredible.

"You going to make me be done?" he challenges, smirking and hoping that the answer is yes, because he might want this, but he's never been good about letting something happen easy.

Maybe it's the spray that still soaks his clothes since they had drifted away from the river, but Bobo didn't care the cause. It's not as if he's ever denied himself pleasure, if only because his needs are more important than anything else. Not as if pleasure has anything to do with a man's heart after all.

Bobo steps into that tug, rocking his weight to his forward foot so that he can hook his foot around Vasquez's ankle. Just enough motion so that his body molds to the other man's as his hand slid along his arm, fingers curling into the fabric of his shirt.

It isn't as if they could get much closer, but it's a controlling motion, one to allows him to rock against Vasquez, pushing buttons that could upset a man of that time they both knew well. Even if Bobo's life has moved far beyond that.

"I do tend to be a demanding bastard," he points out, words that may well be warning.

Vasquez gives a pleased sound when he gets trapped in like this. Normally, he'd buck away and try and make Bobo loosen the grip, but that's when he's fighting with someone. Right now, this is the furthest thing from a fight and he loves that.

His eyes blaze with it, afire with the possibility of what's coming next. The thing is, he likes to do this, likes what's happening, but also likes being a contrary bastard too. Part of him is stubbornly trying to make Bobo make a first move.

"I only really ever like other bastards, demanding or not," he points out. He rocks his hips against Bobo, the flush tightness meaning that he actually gets some relief and friction.

Bobo laughs then, those words setting off a hard gleam in his eyes. "That's how you like it? Well then, you've definitely hit the motherload."

Beyond two out of three Earp heirs, Bobo knows no other way to be than a right bastard. Another time and place and this could get bloody fast. Hell, Bobo isn't sure it won't but then that's part of the fun. What's the point of getting riled up if the outcome is determined. Too many years of the world not being an easy place and a man starts wanting things to be hard. Best way to get the most out of anything and everyone.

"Probably should have left the shirt off. Would save me some trouble," he growls, voice a lower rumble then, the teases definitely working against him. Even the tight dig of the rope in his skin tantalizes and excites. Even as it tempts him to see just how far he can turn this despite the bondage. Hell, because of it. Restraint is not normally something Bobo is keen on, but the right place, the right animal induced pheromones, and suddenly he's finding himself turned on by the prospect of a lot of things he might not normally enjoy.

The restraints keep his upper arms effectively pinned, but that doesn't stop him from gripping the fabric of that shirt. Tugging hard, harder than he should in a place where clothing and commodities are at a premium, but he also did have a bit of an oral fixation and he can't help leaning in to drag his tongue along the line of muscle just above the collarbone. A bit of tasting, a lot testing to see how far this particular game of chicken might go, and how much of it isn't a game.

"That's the kind of company I kept," Vasquez agrees and thinks of the other Seven that he'd ridden into town with. True, they probably all had decently qualities, but Vasquez knew they were no peaches, not really. They had murder counts and more bad habits than guns in Rose Creek, which means a good time.

He tugs on the rope again as his eyes blaze with the glint of adrenaline and pleasure, tipping his head to one side as he considers the line of Bobo's neck, letting his head fall back as he curses with pleasure for that first touch. "How do you feel about hair pulling?" he hisses out, meaning, in this case, Bobo's being pulled.

The life Bobo has once known reminds him that there really seems to have always been two kinds of men. The bastards, and those that haven't yet had a chance to prove that they really are bastards. Bobo's lived both, and embraced who he truly is, and sees no reason to deny that.

Knowing the other keeps that same kind of company means, to Bobo, no recriminations, no second thoughts, and no worries about being the man he is. Always makes life easier to not have to play games.

"I think if you're going to fuck it up, you damn well better make it worth my while," he warns, but there's a growl to his tone as he nips at Vasquez's throat. More playful than seeking to cause pain, just as his words are, pushing and taunting, better at getting what he wants than asking for it.

"Don't worry, I'll help make it better after," Vasquez promises, because it is a very impressive sight, reaching up with a fiercely wild glint in his eyes as he starts to tug and pull at it, tipping his head back and letting out a pleased yelp when the teeth give him a sharp burst of pain and pleasure all at once.

"You want to go back somewhere private or wait around for more skunks to get you in the mood?" Vasquez asks, cocking his brow upwards as he tugs the hair in his fingers a little harder.

"I don't remember anyone knowing about aftercare in that day and age," Bobo teases, the words fading off into a rumble at the prickling sensation along his scalp. It's enough to make him roll his head, causing the strands to pull tighter and send sharp, tiny pinpricks along his skin that send shivers along his spine.

Bobo chuckles softly, leaning to angle himself closer, letting his fingers dig a bit into Vasquez's arm. "Private works. I don't mind giving a show but not willing to let you get all shy," he taunts, but he lets himself move back enough, just a step, enough for them to move apart.

Vasquez is lost about that word. "Aftercare?" He shakes his head, not knowing what the fuck he means. "I meant that I'd comb it again," he says, cocking a brow upwards, because he's not entirely sure what kind of care Bobo is after. Still, he tugs it again with a grin, playing with fire and hoping to get burned.

"Don't worry about shy, but I think I like to do this with a bed. Had too many rough gos in my time and if I don't have to, I don't want to," is his opinion.

Again came that rumbling sound of amusement. "Don't worry about it. Being a dick," he says, figuring that sums it up. He's sure as fuck not getting into that talk right now. Definitely him making a move to ruin the mood.

"That is a sentiment I share. Lead on then. Unless you're too worried I'll know where you live," he says, smirking as he pushes buttons still. "Definitely want to see the view."

Well, that's just a shame because Vasquez happens to enjoy the company of other men when they're being dicks and assholes. It just makes him feel at home, like he's allowed to prod and poke as much as he wants.

He chuckles as he tugs at Bobo's shirt collar, walking in a lazy stroll backwards. "Then you're going to get to meet plenty of people," he guarantees. "I live at the inn."

He grins at that, following along easily. Hell, if this place is going to turn out like this, maybe getting out after all the bullshit that went through Purgatory is the best thing that's happened to him in a long time. A very long time.

"Always made me nervous going to the Inn," he says, thinking back a lot of years. "Had to go through the Saloon most of the time, least in our town, and back then I hated being there," he admits, laughing at his own folly. "Oh the things I missed out on back then."

Robert had been a very conservative man, and even now the memories are easier to laugh at than face.

"Guess I've got more time to make up what I missed then."

"What's not to like about easy food and someone else to take care of your things for you?" That's Vasquez's opinion of the place and why he doesn't so much mind the Inn, where he can understand why other people wouldn't be in so much of a rush to enjoy it. He keeps tugging at him, almost tripping a few times on the root behind him.

He's grinning now, an idiot who looks drunk even if he's not. "Don't worry, pachuco," he taunts. "I'm good enough that you won't feel like you've missed too much."

"The man I was and the man I have become are worlds apart," he notes, watching Vasquez more than he is the path they're walking on. If he trips, so be it, though his gait is easy and used to uneven terrain. "Though a word or two can be said for privacy," he notes, hurrying his step slowly as his hand slides along Vasquez's waist, tucking along sensitive skin and trying to put him off his step just for the fun of it.

"Keep up the smart ass comments. I am definitely going to fix that for you."

Vasquez laughs, low and pleased, stumbling a little on a rock and not caring about it as he hauls Bobo up with him, mussing up that shirt of his a little more, wrinkling it with the way both hands fist at fabric. "Go on, then. Fix it," he coaxes.

"If you think you can," he adds, with a cock of his head to the side, like he's not so sure about that.

The hold that jerks Vasquez to him is not about keeping him from tripping. Never about that. It's all about grinding himself against the other man even as his step stops. One hand comes up, gripping Vasquez by the jaw as he leans in closer to him. Slowly, grinning as he nips at the other man's lower lip, playfully snapping, not even trying to truly catch his lip or hold him tight if he tries to move away.

"One, I thought you wanted a bed," he growls. "Two, I see what you're doing there, brat. You'll get what you want but don't think you're playing me," he says, but it's obvious he's amused and not upset.

If there's one thing he likes (but doesn't say out loud), it's the fight that comes of being held down, asked to submit. He'll complain, he might hate it, but it's the fire and the fight with it that turns him on. When Bobo grabs his jaw, fuck, his cock practically jumps up with interest.

"If I was playing you and you didn't notice, I wouldn't want you to fuck me," is Vasquez's pointed return, because then that would just be boring. "Brat?" he echoes. "What, am I that little?"

"Time differences, Compadre. Now brat is anyone of any age that plays cute and bitchy to get what they want," he says, using that hold to tilting Vasquez's head back so that he can bite at his throat, enjoying predatory games.

"Not little though. Not from what I can tell," he growls, his hand dropping away from Vasquez's jaw to fall lower, reaching around to grip at his ass, using that hold to keep him close as if he can bring them closer.

"I am cute and bitchy, it's part of my charm," he counters, hissing with pleasure when he gets a biting sort of kiss, because if he could get marked up with those, he'd be a very happy man. He laughs, loud and hoarse, rocking his hips forward when he's coaxed. "No, I'm very tall," he points out and with a pointed look down, he can't help his proud smirk.

"Everything is proportional," he says, a word he'd learned from Goodnight recently, flaunting it with all its ridiculous syllables, but worth it, he thinks.

"It definitely is." And Bobo is certainly enjoying it. Not how he expects things to go his first few days in this place, but if this is how welcomings go, he's all for it. Better than Purgatory is most of the time.

"From everything I can feel, you are very proportional." Smirking as he says it, liking how Vasquez said it. He didn't think about how much the past coming back would feel but he likes it. Least for the time being. "Guess we're not getting to a bed like this, are we?"

Vasquez shrugs as he gives him a deliberately challenging look. "I mean," he says, "most of the time with men back home, it was other vaqueros on the trail and it was out in the middle of nowhere." A hand's a hand, a mouth is a mouth, and it's not like Vasquez has ever been picky about where he gets his pleasure.

"Are you so fussy that you want a bed?" he asks, though he'd prefer one to sleep in, of course. It's just that for the first bit, it's not really necessary.

"I have spent too much time on this planet to worry about someone's gender. I worry about what I'm getting out of things, and how much fun I can have." Which is the god's honest truth, without getting too deep into how much Hell can just burn out your morality and take away all of those concerns.

"Bed. Privacy. Somewhere that people aren't going to worry that I'm abusing you. At least not without you wanting it. Explanations kind of ruin the mood," he points out.

Abusing him? Well, this definitely just got a little more interesting, as far as Vasquez is concerned, because he wants to know what's about to happen that it might look like abuse. Licking his lips, he grabs at Bobo's hand to yank him along, pulling him for another sharp kiss before he lets him go.

"Hurt me a little," he says, "and we can do it in the inn. Maybe we can make a game and see who comes first to rescue me."

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Test Drive 20 (August & September)

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And that's what I get for doing tags at work.

and yet, I'm happy to get them no matter who they come from :-p

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fade? because of the whole pg rule (lol)?