Post-midnight snacking

by **Calvin Strong** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:24 pm

Cal sat in the kitchen at a table, looking kind of tired but not inclined to get up. He'd evidently heated something up and already eaten it. Now a box of electronics was spread over the table where Cal was picking and choosing among the various items, working slowly and, well, exhaustedly.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:11 pm

Haley padded into the kitchen, sniffling, wearing a long t-shirt as a nightshirt and presumably some shorts underneath. At least one would hope. She wiped her face with the back of her hand and opened the fridge, grabbing a pitcher of water and setting it on the counter while she stared at the tall cabinet where cups were stored, all the while not seeming to notice Cal.

Stymied by the height of the shelf where the last few cups sat, Haley managed to grab them with her tk and pulled one down gently, and then poured herself some water manually. It was pretty clear she'd been crying.

by **Calvin Strong** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:19 pm

Cal looked up at Haley from where he sat, stopping what he was doing for a moment. Shit... Finally, he sighed. "You all right?" he asked, kicking out a seat at the table and starting to pull stuff out of the way. At least when someone's like this they're not likely to start making fun of me...

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:25 pm

Haley jumped a bit, almost letting out a squeak. She composed herself a bit.

Fuck, I look atrocious...

"H-hi," she said, clearing her throat nervously.

by **Calvin Strong** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:28 pm

"Hey," he said, sitting back. "Should I take that as a 'no'?" he asked, doing his best not to let his gaze drift down to her legs. Not too often, at least.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:31 pm

Haley joined him at the table, "this place gives me terrible nightmares," she said almost shyly.

by **Calvin Strong** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:35 pm

Cal nodded at that. "Homesick?" he guessed, moving the various broken electronic things out of the way to make her a space at the table.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:42 pm

"Not really...just this place...it's got a weird creepy vibe. And it... I dunno. It's just really hitting me hard,"

by **Calvin Strong** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:53 pm

"Really? I hadn't noticed," Cal said, looking somewhat uncomfortable. Shit... Is this another 'because I'm not a real boy' thing?

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:58 pm

"I might just be kinda sensitive to that sort of thing," she sniffed, wiping her face try and hide how much she'd just been crying before she got in here. "Or maybe I'm just crazy and watch too many scary movies. But irregardlessly, its been shitty trying to sleep here in the UK. And on top of that I'm rooming with a girl who beat me up and hates me, so FML."

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:03 am

"Wait, your roommate beat you up? What the hell?" This was probably the most normal human reaction she'd gotten from him. Oh great. I'm sure she wants you to ask THAT, idiot. "Can... I don't know, is there anything I can do to help?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:06 am

"We liked the same guy that she's now dating. She found out, picked me up, and head butted me. Not even shitting you."

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:09 am

"Seriously, what the fuck," Cal said, sounding genuinely irritated about that. "And that douchebag picked her?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:22 am

"Maybe he's afraid she'll beat him up if he leaves," she said quietly with a smirk.

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:26 am

"Sounds too timid to keep up with you," Cal said with a tentative smile.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:30 am

"You're a sweet guy, Cal, thanks," she smiled.

Hot, too... she thought WAY too loudly.

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:38 am

Shit, am I blushing? Shit, I'm blushing. And put the firewall back up, HAL.

Code: Select all: Firewall in place.

He shrugged, trying to keep cool. "Just doesn't seem worth getting worked up over some guy that's going to let a she-beast beat him around."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:49 am

"I'm over it. Guess she isnt. She yells at me for waking her up because of my nightmares,"

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:53 am

"That's fucked up," he said. "God forbid someone have a bad dream, what the hell." He looked back down at the scattered electronics, various smartphones and tablets in various states of disassembly. "Well, if you need company, I'm usually not asleep," he offered.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:01 am

"Well good," she smiled. "I think I'll probably need company pretty often. .

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:05 am

"So... uh... Look, I'm... sorry about just bailing the other day like that," he said, without looking up from what he was doing.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:37 pm

"It's fine. Lily was sort of being a tool."

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:09 pm

"Yeah, but... Well, anyway, yeah," he said, shifting uncomfortably in his proximity to a hot girl. "You hungry?" he asked, more for something to say than anything else.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:17 pm

"Sure I could eat...anything good around?" she asked.

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:28 pm

"Um... I grabbed some stew that was left in there. I could make you something if you want, not like I have much else to do." Which, of course, kind of went against the table full of stuff he was working on, but hey.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:50 pm

"It's fine, you look like you've got plenty of stuff to do," she nodded at the table with a friendly smile. "What's with all the spare parts?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:53 pm

He shrugged. "Money," he said. "I buy up all the broken iPods and stuff that I can find on auction, fix 'em up, sell 'em off. Most of them say what's bad on them, so as long as you can find out how to take them apart and fix them, it's not too hard."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:27 pm

"That's pretty cool. Do you make a lot of money?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:40 pm

"Not really. Enough to get by, I guess. It's not a huge profit or anything, but at least you get some cool toys in the process," he said with a shrug.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:43 pm

"Guess I know who to talk to if I drop my phone or my TK has its way with it," she smiled flirtatiously at Cal.

by **Calvin Strong** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:44 pm

"Pff, everyone mistreating their hardware," Cal smirked back. Hang on... shit, is she... dammit, what does that smile mean?

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:19 am

Haley's smile broadened ever so slightly as she overheard his mental confusion.

"So other than makin' money, what do you do for fun?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:21 am

He shrugged. "Honestly I don't know. Always kind of just went with my friends were doing and it was fun. Then all this happened, and now that isn't really on the table."

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:24 am

"Well we all need new friends now that we're in a new country. Wanna be my friend?" she grinned.

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:27 am

"I..." What? He looked at her, his gaze unmistakably suspicious. She's cute, there's nothing wrong with her... what's the catch here? But, still, what was he going to do. "I... yeah, I would," he said, swallowing nervously.

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:04 am

"You okay?" she smirked, "I'm not asking you to marry me, man."

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:00 pm

"Well, there's always a catch," he said, like he was pointing out the obvious.

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:57 pm

Haley looked at him and raised an eyebrow, "What?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:01 pm

Shit, he thought, shifting uncomfortably. "Well, when isn't there?" he asked, deciding to stand his ground a little at least.

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:16 pm

Haley stared at him blankly.

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