108. Plain

[corrinesbell]

That wasn't me.

I dunno what that was but I promise it wasn't me. I'm really sorry if I said something terrible to any of you.

...Especially you, Colette.

Shirley, I think...can I talk to you?

[And there are some apologies that only work in person. Which is why later in the day she'll be going to house 42 and knocking hesitantly on the door]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Turn around.

[corrinesbell]

...Uh...okay.

[turns, now with her back facing him. What are you planning.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[chill, he's just going to rub your back.]

[corrinesbell]

[That is going to put her to sleep much faster than she'd ever be okay with admitting.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[well, that was the plan. He hopes you don't mind if he just curls up with you.]

[corrinesbell]

[She did spend a week chasing him like an obsessed stalker. I think this will be okay.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[good, because sleeping in trees sucks, so he was pretty bushed too.]

[corrinesbell]

[out cold right now. It might not be a long nap.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[dreaming about right angles here]

[corrinesbell]

[odds are she'll wake up before him. But she won't move. If she pretends to be asleep still, no one will even know, and she can quietly enjoy this]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[well here, have a dose of sleep talk then.]

Square of the... Hypotenuse...

[corrinesbell]

[No, no, not going to sit here and listen to math babble. Gently pinching nose now]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[snort.Zelos wakes up, grumbling.]

[corrinesbell]

You were dreaming about school.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Knowledge is power?

[corrinesbell]

At least pick an interesting subject.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

But they don't teach how to make women kiss you at school.

[corrinesbell]

Well lemme tell you, math isn't gonna do it.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I can think of some pretty sexy angles.

[corrinesbell]

Just go back to sleep.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I'm liking this train of thought.

[Someone's grinning like a Cheshire cat]

[corrinesbell]

Then think it. I've got places to go.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Bah. All right, all right. I suppose you're off to ride the apology EC around town?

[corrinesbell]

...Well I wasn't thinking of it like that.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. When you're riding the sleep deprivation EC, anything that just pops into your head seems to work.