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Marcus doesn't consider what it might look like or what someone might think.

He's out one night and the weather is warm and he thinks he'd like to have a drink, but evenings like that are better with company, at least as far as Marcus knows. And while his general experience with friendships and other relationships have been relatively limited, while he tends to be a bit of a cynic at times, he's also found something of a rhythm here in Darrow.

At least for the time being. Sooner or later he's going to get bored, he's going to need to find something to fill his time, something that will have to take the place of being an exorcist, but for the moment he's enjoying his bit of well deserved vacation. After Gabriel he had railed against God, begged for some new task, desperate for a way to forget his failings and so being idle had nearly killed him.

They'd put him away for that. Tucked him safely into a room at St. Aquinas and had willed the world to forget about Marcus Keane, but God hadn't been done with him.

This time, though, there'd been no failure. He had saved Casey Rance. He'd saved the Pope. Tomas had saved Angela. And so this extended time without God's voice in his ear is more a vacation than anything. This isn't punishment and he's confident God will return.

For now, though, he just wants a bit of a drink and so he glances down at his phone, scrolling through the few contacts he's added, then texts Sam without letting himself dwell on it for too long.

Fancy a pint? Place called O'Malley's near the boardwalk.

And either Sam will join him or he won't.
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Never before Darrow had Marcus imagined himself to be a man who spends much time in bars and yet here he is for the third time this week, tucked into a booth near the bar, a half finished beer to one side as well as an empty plate that had once held nachos. They're both pushed aside, however, and instead he has an open notebook in front of him on the tabletop, a few pencils scattered nearby, and for the first time in several months, Marcus is drawing in something other than his Bible.

He's been drawing a variety of scenes from Darrow, some of the places he's been and the people he's met. There are a few quick portraits of Angela, because he meant what he'd said to her before, he doesn't know many people strong enough to done what she has and he does respect that immensely. Besides that, she's fascinating to draw. She's hardly the only one, though, and there are a few familiar faces in the notebook, but he's currently working on a sketch of one of the churches he's visited in his time here, intricate arches and delicate stonework.

Not far from where he's sitting the door swings open and Marcus looks up, watches as a man a few years younger than him comes in. He has a tattoo on his neck, though from here Marcus can't quite make it out, and he's peering a little closer, trying to see what the outline makes up when he realizes he's been staring. More than that, he seems to have been caught staring.

He glances up, catches the man's gaze and gives him a small, apologetic smile. Perhaps the man will have realized Marcus was only looking at his tattoo, but truthfully, he's rather nice to look at in general.

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