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 Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:54 pm
"Why is being a good person a requirement for romantic inclination?" she rebuffed, getting annoyed with his line of questioning. She hated feelings talk more than anything, and Lex was being the worst type of emotional:
Whiny.
She wanted to end this quickly before it spiraled into annoyance. "Yes. Empirical means based on observation. Being in a certain location does not change your structure." She licked the end of her finger tip and leafed through a paper until she found the one she wanted. "Should I call Stormy or Eva or an infinite list of people who care about this topic?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:59 pm
"Well, you're not a bad person - so why date a bad person?" Lex responded, again rolling his eyes at her dismissal of his feelings.
Yes, he knew she was near robotic when it came to feelings and emotions. Yes, he knew that she was growing more and more annoyed with him. And yes, for God's sake, he knew he was being whiny. "No, they wouldn't care either. They'd just pretend, give me a fake smile, tell me everything will be okay, hug me, then go enjoy everyone doting on them and loving them." Lex shook his head, taking another sip of tea and sticking his tongue out. He hated the stuff.
"Then tell me this, at least, before you go back to ignoring me. What have you observed that makes me a bad person?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:10 am
"Alexei Jamil do not lie to my face. I am not a good person and this is something I'm perfectly acquainted and content with." She looked offended that he would even say something as nice as that. She didn't like pleasantries and it wasn't centered in insecurity, but instead annoyance.
Finally she let out a long, exasperated, perhaps-a-tad-too-drawn-out sigh and said, "You're annoying me, as exhibit A. Exhibit B being that you chose to abandon your family to fight for an organization you knew nothing about. Exhibit C being that you've slept with more women than you care to acknowledge- and my existence and your present day position does nothing to eradicate this past experience. D is that you speak to everyone in a condescending tone, E is that you can't have a conversation with your sister without insulting her somehow, F is that you have failed to be diligent enough to be acknowledged as a full hunter for over two years, which could perhaps be attributed to incompetence, but my suspicion is laziness." She said these things quickly, mechanically. "My personal favorite is G, that you can't have a conversation on your-" She waved a hand like an elderly woman, "-mobile discussion site- without throwing a temper tantrum which ironically both destroys your self-preserved attitude and confirms whatever asinine comments I'm certain has brought upon this conversation that has now wasted more than ten minutes of time."
Now was the moment that Ami decided to look up. "Shall I continue? I'm certain we could reach the greek alphabet in time."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:12 am
<< Damned straight. >> The griffon laughed in high pitched peals, rolling over on his sides from the sheer force of impact that Ami's scathing commentary had made.
Lex, on the other hand, stared down at his feet and said nothing. He knew it was all true, especially the parts about Claude. He did owe her an apology, at the very least. There probably wasn't enough coffee and cake in the world.
"You've made your point." Lex agreed, standing suddenly and taking the few steps out their door, gingerly closing it before sitting on the porch, rubbing his shut eyelids.
"Damn straight is right." He sighed, staring out to the shadow infested town. He could run damn straight into it, get mauled, never be seen or heard from again. That'd fix mostly everything - Ami would stop being annoyed, Claude wouldn't have such a shitty brother, the whole island would be rid of his condescension and pompousness. No more drugs without consent, no more stupid ideas of psycho analysis, no more bugging H with asinine questions and requests.
Yeah, he'd just run into the shadowlings and let them take him.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:28 am
"Excellent," Ami said, a pleased tone coloring her voice as she went back to her papers.
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It was darker when Ami finally left the house with coat and scarf in tow. Not dark enough to be considered nighttime, but dim enough to be late afternoon. She had gotten a surprising amount of work done once Lex had left, and was in a better mood for it.
She opened the door and began her walk to the labs when she noticed a large lump blocking her way. "Oh? I'd assumed you'd left for work. Why are you still here?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:37 am
"No, just being incompetent and lazy." Lex sneered, pinching the bridge of his nose. He was being snide, and childish, throwing a tantrum.
Truth be told, Lex was incredibly used to getting what he wanted and not having anyone fuss over it. Deus didn't accommodate that, the real world hardly accommodated that. "Sorry." He mumbled again, standing up and turning back to the house. "Have a good day at work." He breathed, pecking her cheek on his way back into the home.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:39 am
The tiny touch to her cheek both annoyed her and returned her somewhat to a state of earthly awareness. "If you have time to sit on a porch for three hours, you have time to work. Accompany me."
She began walking regardless of if he followed.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:42 am
"Work at what?" Lex grumbled, opening the door and blindly grabbing his coat and scarf before following Ami. "Another pet project that pans out to be useless? Psychiatry would be useless, just another nail in the pretentious coffin. No one gives a s**t about pre-Hunter defeats of the Old Gods. I may as well just go back to being a coffee gopher."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:52 am
"Then excel at being a coffee gopher," Ami said plainly. "There is a reason we only have one leader. Not everyone is meant to excel."
It probably wasn't the advice Lex was seeking, but it had a ring of optimism in it's own way. "There are only two requirements to existence on this island. Do something, and do it well." She pulled up her scarf somewhat closer to her mouth and said, "For the record, I find pre-hunter stories fascinating, and there are more than a few individuals that require ... psychiatric assistance."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:58 am
Lex snorted at the notion of being a coffee gopher. "The only person I get coffee for is myself, thank you very much."
He took her somewhat stifled compliment (if it could be called that) with a benign smile, trying to slip his hand into hers. "Those that need it would very likely not want it." He stated, shaking his head. "I doubt H would even give me clearance. I'm no Killzone. I don't have a love for humanity."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:25 am
Ami allowed the presence of a hand in her own only after much conditioning and effort. She didn't flinch when people got close anymore, and she tried to let it feel somewhat natural.
"If you have no faith in yourself, no one else will. Stop moping, it's unbecoming," she spoke plainly and without pretense. "And annoying."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:33 am
And again, Ami was right. Lex pondered getting that tattooed on his hand; "Ami Is Right." No, that'd be stupid. She'd probably never talk to him again - or worse yet she'd gloat about it. "Yes'm."
A pause in their conversation as he too pulled up his scarf to his mouth. "Am I a nobody?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:03 pm
"I tell you to stop yet you continue," Ami said irritably, yanking her hand from his grasp and crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I'm very close to walking alone."
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:59 pm
"Forgive me." Lex said with haste, tempted to slip his hand around her waist - do something romantic. She'd just claw his eyes out, like a wet cat. He smiled at the thought, and instead let his arms swing idly by.
"I think I'm getting close to something with the Beowulf legend. I want to find those swords, Hrunting, Naegling, and the Nameless sword - they could lead us to... well, I'm not sure yet. But I know they'd help us deal with the Horsemen in some way."
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:43 pm
"Be concrete in your presentation to the Doctor. 'I'm not sure' will do nothing for your reputation." Ami was far more comfortable moving into a range where she could excise pieces of unimportant information. Feelings couldn't be excised.
"But you are forgiven. Always." She quietly took his hand again.
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