deathproof (deathproof) wrote in spacetravels,
@ 2011-06-14 14:19:00

open to tyne
One thing that made Carter a great mechanic was the fact that he often did things like check the engine for routine maintenance. Obviously most would think that sort of thing was a no brainer, but a lot of the time people got lazy and waited until something catastrophic happened that needed attention. Of course Carter was always ready for that kind of scenario, but that didn't mean that he was going to wait around for them to happen. He cleaned the engine - or kept it as clean as one could keep an engine - and made sure that there was no dust that lingered around too long. Dust meant clogs and clogs meant overheating and the Strattus just didn't need any of that. Captain Eckhart liked to keep moving and so did Carter.

Carter had just finished doing his routine evening checks. Every morning and every night like clockwork he went through a checklist to make sure that everything was running smoothly. It kept little problems from becoming big ones for the most part. He came out of the engine room and made his way down to the eating and common area so that he could wash his hands clean.

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criminalminds
2011-06-14 07:29 pm UTC (link)

Tyne liked routine. Perhaps it had been Carter's reliability of schedule in the seeming chaos of going where the jobs were that drew him to the mechanic. He kept tabs on him from a distance. At any point in time, Tyne could be asked where Carter was and would know the answer with a disturbing amount of accuracy. Not that people frequently asked him where Carter was.

As obsessed as Tyne had become with Carter, he hadn't spent a great deal of time with him. He liked to keep to just his brother, feeling safer that way. It could not be said whether safety concerns were for Tyne or for other people involved. Sometimes the boy went berserk for no apparent reason. But today, he was waiting for Carter in the hall outside of the engine room. He'd put on his best smile, though it stretched his mouth a little too wide and it almost ended up more creepy than anything. He could only go so long investigating someone without actually wanting to hang around them.

"Hello. Did you know that you're always at this spot at 1700 hours?" Tyne tilted his head like dog who'd just heard something undeniably interesting.

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deathproof
2011-06-15 02:38 am UTC (link)

Carter had noticed Tyne, but who didn't notice him? The kid was odd, but that wasn't the only reason why Carter had taken notice of him. Tyne was beautiful. He was beautiful in that strange sort of way that could be startling to some people, but Carter had just been drawn in by it. And of course Tyne's odd behavior only drew him in more, but he rarely got to see the boy because he was always off hiding away somewhere so when Carter happened upon him on his way to the common area he arched a brow in surprise.

"Am I?" he asked as he tipped his head to the side. "How do you know that? Have you been spying on me?" he asked with a teasing tone and a smile.

	deathproof 2011-06-15 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think you're talking weird," Carter said as he drew his hands back and dried them off before he turned to lean against the counter. "Val just doesn't like that you can sense things about him that he'd rather keep hidden is all. He likes to think he's mysterious," Carter added with a wiggle of his eyebrows. "But really, he's not." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)