Harry Reesen (in_reserve) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-08-26 19:22:00

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Awkward Bonding Time
Sure he may have been pretty much the only team member to not live at the HQ but it didn't mean that Harry didn't spend a lot of time there. There was never much to do at home and he rather liked his teammates. While he get along with everyone at work and school, he didn't really have many close friends. Which was understandable, Harry didn't really open up much.

But more than anything he wanted everyone on the team to get along at the very least. Ideal scenario would be that they were all good friends and Harry was trying very hard to make sure they hit the minimum 'getting along' level. Though he was having a tough time with Lenny. Although he understood why.

Still, he had to try. So Harry goes to find Lenny to see if the guy was free to do anything.

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	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny was in the back where had made it a personal project to give the Guardians some kind of refernce base in the event of Green Lantern-related people suddenly showed up in their lives. It was nowhere close to done, but it gave him something productive to do, and that kept him from dwelling too much on things. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	There's a quiet polite knock on the door and Harry stands in the doorway looking a little meek. He hoped he wasn't interrupting anything important... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny looked back. Oh boy..Harry. Lenny sucked it up, not the guy's fault, and turned his chair around so he could face him. "Hey, Harry..." Yeah, this isn't awkward at all. "What's up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey Lenny, umm..." Yeah, not awkward in the least. "I was just...what are you up to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Just..gathering what little I could about Henshaw..Hammon..anything on Green Lantern stuff I could find..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh. That seems useful. So like a list of bad guys that might bother us?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess you could call it that, though it's pretty small and not really detailed right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"It's still a good idea." Right, well...this was not exactly a comfortable silence. "So umm...I was uh...going to ask if you wanted to do anything but if you needed help..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I..well.." Honestly he could use a break, but... "did you have anything in mind?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Well I don't know what you like but there's a good video game system, and the air hockey table in the arcade room can be lowered, and umm...I saw board games?" He hasn't quite figured out Lenny's likes and dislikes but hopes that if none of those work that maybe Lenny has a good idea, because really Harry is up for anything. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny listened, not really sure what to think. He decides to throw Harry a bone. "What kind of board games?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-26 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Harry is really trying not to flounder here and vaguely gestures. "Uh well the classic ones I think. You know, Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, Life, umm...Sorry? I'm pretty sure I saw those. There's probably Risk or something like that there too..." Please let something be okay in that list, he thinks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-26 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"...I used to play Clue when I was a kid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Harry visibly brightens up and almost beams. Finally, he got something right! "Great! Want to play? It still works with two people." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-27 12:04 am UTC (link)
	"It's been awhile. Not sure I'd even remember all the rules," Lenny admitted, but he wasn't saying no. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"Same but we can figure it out. The rules are probably in the box." He did his best welcome-looking smile in hopes of trying to get that not no into actual participation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-27 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Lenny thought on that for a moment. "..okay, Harry. You're on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 12:29 am UTC (link)
	This time he does beam. Success! "Nice! I'll go get the stuff and we can meet in the living room? It'll be a fun break." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-27 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Lenny didn't share Harry's exuberance, but he had a point. It could be fun. "That works." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Harry was overcompensating here just a bit, he knew he wasn't exactly Lenny's favourite person and he hadn't had too much success before with Lenny and team bonding so he'd take minor victories where he could. A few minutes later Harry comes back with his arms full, juggling Clue along with two cokes and some snacks he found in the kitchen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-27 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Lenny waited patiently. He could at least try and get along with harry. It wasn't as if the guy deliberately did anything wrong. ...okay, he didn't do ANYTHING wrong, deliberately or otherwise. "Here, I can take a couple things," Lenny offered. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"I'm alright," he smiles. It's nothing personal, Harry is just used to being the helper and one carrying everything, not the one being helped. "So what have you been up to?" Small talk, that must be a good start. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2012-08-27 01:27 am UTC (link)
	He lets Harry go about his business. "Starting the archive, looking over my old doctor's manuals..just trying to keep busy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-27 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Harry puts the game and snacks on the coffee table and goes about unpacking them. "Well it sounds interesting. The archive was a good idea. When you're done it...could I umm...get a list? With pictures?" He wanted to know what might attack and be absolutely sure it wasn't some hero he'd never heard of. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-08-29 01:43 am UTC (link)
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