Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-08 22:08:00

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Playing House.
GK loved having Eli over. He admittedly spoiled the guy a bit, what with the cooking and the massages and certain other things. And he tried not to seem too neurotic about putting Piglet back whenever Eli accidentally knocked him over, or reaching to sort the laundry a little differently than Eli was doing it.

And it was a lovely time, but eventually. "Eli? We need to talk."

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	half_angel_eli 2011-07-09 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Oh dear. That sounded potentially dangerous and getting kicked out like. "Yeah?" he asked carefully. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-09 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"I don't want to make this any more difficult for you than it has to be, but I want to talk. About aliens." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-07-09 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Out of the top one hundred things that Eli could have thought GK would bring up, this one wasn't even in the near five hundred. "Oh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-07-09 01:26 am UTC (link)

"I...I think it's really important that you get to the point where you can talk about that stuff in a...less PTSD-ish way, so that you can work out some good plans for how you're going deal to with the possibility in advance, maybe talk to some experts? The pretty chick on the Outsiders is, like, from some other planet, I think? She'd probably know how other aliens work, maybe."

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	half_angel_eli 2011-07-09 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Less PTSD way? What do you mean by that?" Eli asks, bristling a little. At least his feathers fluff up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-07-09 01:50 am UTC (link)

"It's perfectly understandable," GK says, his face going into full puppy-eyes mode. "I know I don't know anything about going through stuff like that, but...if you're ever going to be comfortable with life here, really comfortable, beyond-the-day-to-day, you're going to need to think about this stuff without seeming like you're reliving it and ending up talking to that guy of yours."

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	half_angel_eli 2011-07-09 02:09 am UTC (link)
	There's a brief shifty eyed look as Eli glances into the corner without turning his head. Kyle is there looking at his nails but not saying anything. He then ducks his head to avoid looking at GK. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-09 02:14 am UTC (link)
	GK steps forward and reaches out, wanting to get touchy-feely. "I'm not trying to make you talk about it right now. But... can it be something we work on. Please?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-07-11 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"I'm fine," he says sullenly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-11 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"...Okay, then. No more talking about it right now." GK leans in to kiss him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-07-11 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately that killed any sort of mood for for Eli. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-11 04:38 am UTC (link)
	GK draws back, then, and slinks over to go do the dishes and try to think of how to make things okay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	half_angel_eli 2011-07-13 03:34 am UTC (link)
	It's not his fault. Really. Eli slumps into the corner and listlessly picks up a book. "Oh good one Eli. You're going to screw this up too, aren't you?" The hallucination tells him. Eli grits his teeth and scowls, not planning on answering it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	When Eli was asleep, GK changed his clothes, put on his makeup, and called Zoe. "We still on for tonight?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	"We are," she said. She'd been cooped up all day and desperately needed to get out. Nothing else going on and no word from the Squad. Mom still in a happy haze from her trip with Jed. "Usual place." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. 'Cause goodness gracious, do I need it tonight. See you then." And he'll meet her there, stick at the ready. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Zoe straightened from her lean against the building wall. "Didn't you have a date tonight? Must've ended early." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"He needed the rest. A lot." Sigh. "I think, anyway. I don't really know what he needs. At one point, I couldn't even tell if he was talking to me or a hallucination of the Green Lantern. Although he promises only the Green Lantern is an idiot, not me. My own fault; I fell for the mentally ill guy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	That was an awful lot of information for an easy question. "He's talking to hallucinations? He hasn't tried to hurt you, has he?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	GK was having a sad day! Talking too much can happen on sad days! "Yes and no, respectively. Spot anything interesting yet?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	She gave him a long look. This Eli didn't sound right, but other than promising to shoot him if he hurt her friend, there wasn't a lot she could do. "Been watching the traffic coming into the Triangle. Mostly heading over to the South side, which means somebody's doing business and there's too many people. We'll head to the North side. Always good for robberies." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Good plan." Although it was annoying that they had to avoid where the most action was happening, even if it was the smart thing to do. Well, as smart as anything they did was. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-16 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	"You're itching to kick ass tonight." It was an observation rather than a question. "You don't want to go North." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-16 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Nooooo," he admits. "But that doesn't mean it's not the better plan. I'm just...frustrated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-07-17 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, she knew how that felt. A lot. With a sigh, she turned them toward the North, using the alley network she knew so well. "All right, just this once, but if you get killed, you're explaining it to your mom and Jed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)