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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:22 am
He kissed his fingertips as they went near his lips. "And I'm cold. How about we get home and dry off. You can think of what punishment I deserve for making you wet."
It was reassuring to see that Lawr was close now, could touch him, and did not just leave him here. That despite what had happened, he didn't stay away for good.
Moving up to the bank, he helped Lawr up before scooping him up into his arms. "I did like chasing you. I hope it won't be the last time...but I can't understand if it is." It was just more refreshing to somehow earn a picture like that. It added something to the hobby and made it more a shared experience but not one that needed to be constant. "Could do with less drain pipes."
He moved to head back up the carved out trail and brush.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:48 am
"Home sounds good." he said, in full agreement that he would like to get out of these wet clothes. "And I'll think of something on the way."
He was happier the more distance he put between himself and the river and his mood seemed to brighten. "Oh it won't be the last time." he said. "I just need to keep a firm mental map of where the river and ocean is around here. The buildings are still absolutely within limits though, towns looks like it would be an interesting place to hide in frankly."
It was good that they were on a tropical island, once they were both back in the sunlight - or even glimpses of it - his shirt at the very least started to dry off. "You are fairly quick, by the way. I was surprised." Melvin got a wolfish smile. "I'd have thought otherwise given that cushy lab lifestyle."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:56 am
He adjusted Lawr's weight as he walked slowly through the brush, letting the weight and the aches of his body keep him centered and mentally focused on something a bit more present than all the other thoughts cold and swirling in his brain.
"Cushy? We both work in the labs. I also happen to dive, heave up rocks, work on transporting equipment to work on, and go to the gym with Rodney. I'm not laying on some lab table being fed grapes."
He squeezed Lawr a little. "And for all your work, you can take a roof and slide down a building like you're just taking a few steps down some stairs. I nearly broke my a** doing that. You have technique."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:11 am
Lawrence sighed dramatically, as he often did when someone countered one of his overblown accusations with solid and irrefutable fact. "Maybe." he said. "I forget sometimes that you do physical work. I'm so used to the infirmary, which though not without its perils is mostly being on one's feet rather than swimming through the deep ocean." It was good to be carried and though he was capable of walking, he was just as happy to snuggle against Melvin and let him do the work for both of them.
He smiled faintly. "I'm used to climbing up and down buildings." he said. "Injured myself a few times doing it since I got here, but it is so much less dangerous than before the island. The talons help." There were probably quite a few drainpipes, gutters and roofs around the facility bearing the tell-tale scrapes from Butch. It wasn't just America Lawrence spied on but various individuals, sometimes stopping by windows at night just for the sake of it, lit rooms were excellent, inside a lit room most of the time the people inside could see nothing but their own reflection in the glass.
"I prefer not to do exercise unless I need to. You are privileged you got to see that, so you are welcome."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:36 am
"Thank you for that honor. It's a real treat. I do like seeing you retreat though. It's a very nice view." He added, moving through the trees and then up onto the more open grounds. They had ran for some distance and walking back, he really had a chance to see what they had raced past.
"I bet towns are a real treat. I don't have a weapon that had hoist me up or down."
Saliva rustled, seeming more agitated and not just by the comment about her usefulness.
"I didn't think Parkour was one of your many talents."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:48 am
Lawr smirked. "You don't need a weapon to do that. I was doing it for a long time before I had Butch, it's just much harder to climb with one hand at my disposal. You'd figure it out, shields can cushion lesser falls. Your weapon does its part even if it's not in an overt way."
Quirking an eyebrow he said. "It's hardly parkour I'm afraid, parkour involves style and enjoyable challenges, most of what I do is functional, learning things and satisfying my curiosity. I don't have the innate rhythm to do anything particularly stylish or fancy, just looking into windows and watching people for the most part." He looked a little uncomfortable at the admission. "Not that I violate anyone's privacy or anything of the sort."
He closed his eyes. "It would all be much simpler if people were more amenable to observation."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:13 am
He had to press his lips a little at that admission. "I hope you are being careful if you are watching people through windows. Most people are uncomfortable with being watched, especially if they find out their privacy had been violated. If you're caught, people are going to start calling you a Pepping Tom."
He leaned Lawr's weight more against his chest as he walked, glad for the warmth of his body and the summer sun above now that they were free from the trees.
"Don't let your curiosity put you in too much danger." He could have asked why Lawr was even looking, but he was much too tired and simply wanted to just hold him.
They entered the building, and he shivered as the air conditioning hit his damn clothes.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:42 am
"I'm always careful." he said. "And I think that most people consider me lower than dirt anyway. I'm not concerned, it will be fine."
He didn't care if they passed people, his pride not working on a masculinity scale but another scale entirely, one where the real pride was in the attention of those he lived with. "It's just field observation, like Rodney wanted to do with the stupid minipets."
He only nestled closer to Melvin at the cold.
"Rodney should be back." he said, as an afterthought.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 12:29 pm
"Don't tell people that. It would make them feel comparable to a specimen and not people do not like that regardless of your intentions." He said, using his hip to open a door and walk up the steps. It wasn't long till they got to the door, and then Melvin paused.
"You....wouldn't have happened to have thought about taking keys with you when you jumped out the window?" He said, and adjusted Lawr to then knock on the door. He really hoped Rodney was home.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 12:38 pm
Rodney was.
"One minute," he called, very softly, and it came through the door as a muffled and unidentifiable sound.
He cracked the door, then pulled it open urgently, immediately fretting. "Are you two alright? Did you get caught in a storm?" He hurried to the cupboard to get some fresh towels.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 12:40 pm
Lawrence cleared his throat awkwardly in response to the question as he absolutely had not thought to bring keys with him when they'd leapt out. Rodney was always a welcome sight but today even moreso.
"No, no storm. I fell in the river, Melvin rescued me mostly."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:05 pm
Melvin only glanced at Lawr at the word rescued before looking back at Rodney. "Just winded." He said, but looked back at Lawr. "You're okay, right?"
He shut the door behind him and moved into the room, slowly setting Lawr down on a chair.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:27 pm
Rodney brought them both the biggest beach towels he could find, an an additional towel for their hair.
They were both scratched up and covered in sand. There were red, angry, finger-shaped and swollen marks on Lawrence's throat.
"Were there mermaids?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:44 pm
Lawrence shook his head. "No." he said and glanced fleetingly at Melvin. "We are all right."
He shrugged. "Everyone has been a little on edge about the infection, it makes tempers run hot." he nodded at the other man. "No physical harm was done though. We just got a little shaken up."
He rubbed his hair with the towel and ended up looking unrecognisably scruffy as a result, glad that the camera was gone. He took off his shirt also, glad to get rid of the clinging fabric and rubbed at himself with the other towel, determined he would have a shower afterwards regardless, feeling grubby from nature.
"It was all talked over."
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:34 pm
He frowned, moving to look through is dresser for his backup glasses, using the other hand to rub at his hair.
He really didn't want to further any thoughts he was loosing it, especially after attacking Rodney already. Yet, he didn't want Rodney to think this was all on Lawr, and their was an equal exchange of aggression. With being able to redeem himself, it also meant he owed it to at least direct more of the actual blame on him where it rightly belonged.
"I got carried away...and was stupid." He said, not looking to them as he dug into the desk and pulled out a case. The glasses were generic, plain, with thing frames. Compared to his one-lens googles, they were a vast difference in style, but he could at least see again. They did slip a second on his wet nose, and he frowned as he pressed a finger at the bridge to push them back up.
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