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[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

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That sound?

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Is the sound of Random.

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Tapping his fork on the table in tune to the percussion beat going in his head.

Feel free to tell him to shut up, if it's annoying you.

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[latino_menace]

Ramon slides into a chair with a smile but he's actually not sure if he's in trouble or not, so doesn't attempt to kiss him or anything in case he gets that fork through the hand.

'Hey.'

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Hey."

He is not stabbed with the fork.

"We need to talk about yesterday."

[latino_menace]

'OK.'

It's not like he wasn't expecting it, really.

'What's up?'

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"What was up?"


The fork doesn't stop moving.

"Not often I see you like that, nowadays. I mean with Mary Anne, obviously."

[latino_menace]

There's a flare of anger at the thought of her.

'Apart from the fact she's fucking your brother? I was shooting and so was she, from behind me, with the rifle we gave her. Stray gust of wind and she'd have fucking shot me in the back. Bitch.'

He reaches out and stills the fork. 'Please.'

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"She wanted you to hit her. From what I saw."

He's not sure what to think of this, but stops the nervous tapping when Ramon asks.

"Sure. But... God, I hate this."

[latino_menace]

'And I would have, if you hadn't stopped me.' He feels no shame in admiting that. 'Like you say, she was asking for it.'

He takes his hand lightly, Random can easily pull away if he wants to. 'What do you hate?'

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"You getting angry like that again."

He feels now shame in being blunt about it. Be stupid not to be.

"Her speaking with me and lying with him. I have to watch myself."

[latino_menace]

He watches their hands and doesn't look up at him. Just intertwines their fingers and says softly, 'Never be angry like that with you. And who she sleeps with is up to her.'

[abotticellilady.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Random."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Bianca."

His hands still, and he grins at her.

"Talked to Arithon."

[abotticellilady.livejournal.com]

She smiles back, tucking her hair back behind her ear.

"Ah. I have joined the ranks of humanity."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"You alright?"

He couldn't picture becoming human. Not after this long...

"You remembering to eat?"

[abotticellilady.livejournal.com]

"I'm...getting used it. It is strange, yes? When I see now, it is like I am seeing things under water, and hearing them same. But...I can see my home in the sun."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"It must be beautiful."

He makes sure his words are enunciated clearly. Not that they usually aren't, but...

"Arithon. He's happy?"

[abotticellilady.livejournal.com]

"Not that much." She says with amusement. "Just compared to how it was."

"Yes, he is. Hovering over me a bit, but that's Arithon."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Glad to hear it."

Both answers.

"So, what's the strangest thing about it?"

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

Beoring with a cold.

Listening.

Grinning.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

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"Gonna come over here?"

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The glass makes an impressive sound when it's chimed.

"Hey, love."

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

Gorlim meanders over.

"Not too close. You don't want to catch what I've got." Pause. "If Amberites can get colds. Uh."

He scratches his head, listening to the tapping.

"Saw Doctor Malcolm."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"We can't."

The fork is set aside.

"And you did? He get you cough medicine?"

Random, knowing something about the structure of that sort of thing here? Not at all.

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

"No, Random."

He sits at the table, one knee drawn up to his chest, arms loosely around it.

"He gave me medicine that will help me not want to hurt myself anymore."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Good."

Simple as that.

"And it's not giving you headaches, costing you sleep, making you tired, or sick or anything? Sometimes these things can."

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head. "Not since yesterday -- though I'm sick to begin with, so."

A pause. Fidgeting.

"If you tell anyone I'm taking that stuff, I will smack you."

Fidget.

"I'm going to get fixed now."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't, Gorlim."

He won't.

"You'll tell Ellie, Lee and Namo by yourself though, won't you? They need to be able to take care of you, and to know how."