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[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

{OOM: Time me. (Or, even superheroes have their off days.)}

So, to recap: when Bart enters the bar his hair is drenched in Icee (blueberry) and his forehead is sporting a large bruise in the form of a backwards 'FRESH!!'. He grumps at the bar for a second before making his way, stiffly, for the door to the rooms upstairs. He's not superspeeding, so you can catch him if you're so inclined.


Tinytags: Jenny, Billy Kaplan

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[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Drenched in blueberry icee and sporting a bruise or not, Jenny would still recognise her boyfriend anywhere. So, seconds after he enters Milliways, her book has been abandoned and she's by his side.

Worried.

"Bart?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

He still walks onwards. Towards upstairs. And showers. And non-iceed hair.

But, he does acknowledge her presence with a "Yeah?"

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

She walks with him, arm sliding around his waste for support.

"What happened?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Mostly, this aggravates some bruises (have you ever fallen on a large number of rubber balls? It's not comfortable!), but he appreciates the sentiment.

Or something.

"It's a long story."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"I have all of time," she answers quietly, only realising seconds later just how true that statement is.

Her fear overpowers any shield she might have had up, if just for a moment. A Bart in pain is a Bart that requires her utmost concentration and concern. Which means no distractions, for either of them.

"And I can help you, if you want."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"I'm fine. Just a couple bruises."

IN THE SHAPE OF A BACKWARDS 'FRESH!!'.

(Comforting Bart is comforting?)

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"Oh."

She's doing this wrong, isn't she? The whole girlfriend thing. Just like she's done the whole Time Lady thing wrong, and the whole soldier thing wrong.

Jenny let's going of him and takes a step back.

"I guess I'll go back to reading, then."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

...That was unexpected.

"If you want?"

D:, Jenny!

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

She doesn't want to, not really.

But: "You don't need me right now, do you?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Dear Jenny: he is bad at admitting it when he needs help. Please don't take it personally. Love, the munagement.

"I want you around."

:D?

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"Oh."

Jenny smiles slightly and places her arm back around his waist. That's good to know. It's very good to know.

"Your room or mine?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Carefully, the narration hopes. "Mine's good."

For lo, he still has that shampoo there that Tyler gave him for getting stickystuff out of your hair.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"Okay," she answers, helping him up the stairs slowly.

"Are you going to tell me what happened at all?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Yeah."


Beat.


"I'm not really sure."

What. It happened fast!

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

She gives him a quizzical look as they reach the proper landing.

"What do you mean by that?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"It happened kinda fast."

(Fine, fine, being knocked out for a small portion of it didn't help.)

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

Billy Does Not Snicker.

"...The hell happened to you?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

The narration is so sure.

"You don't know want to know."

This is not, strictly speaking, accurate. Bart is the one who would rather not know. As it is, he will forever be scarred by the memory. ._.

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

Aww. "You sure? It looks like an amusing story."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Not when it's in my hair, it isn't."

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

[Dun worry be happy]

"...yeah, it kinda is." Billy smirks at him. "You want help with that?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Grump.

And then, because he is of the sharing is caring kind, Bart wipes some downward-migrating icee off the non-bruised portion of his forehead and flicks it at Billy's hair.

"Here, Dude," he says. "You look like you could use a laugh."

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Speedsters.

"See if I offer you help again, slushie-boy."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

They're just the bestestest people around. :D

"Icee," he corrects. "And I got stuff for this, thanks."

The mun swears that was a roundabout thank-you for the offer of help, really!

[bluespells.livejournal.com]

"Okay." His way's easier, but he shrugs. He's not going to force help.