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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:36 am

”Here,” Chris said as he set the large cup of coffee in front of Rene, taking his seat across from him at the little table in the coffee shop they’d met at. “You don’t look very well…” He added as he glanced over his friend. Not that he probably didn’t look too hot either, but what did anyone expect.

Chris was taking the moment of downtime to meet up with his long time friend. He wore his “uniform” which was really just black slacks and a white polo with the fire station’s logo on the left hand side. Somewhere between business casual and convenient, as white polos were easy to bleach out the smoke and dirt. His hair was no longer shaggy but buzzed short, much to his dismay, but it was easier to keep it from catching on fire the shorter it was. The scar on his cheek was more prominent without his bangs covering it, but scars were no longer much of a stranger to anyone.

Rene worried him. He’d been through more than anyone needed to go through. It wasn’t that he thought of Rene as weak or anything… he was just more invested in other people than others were. “Why don’t you come over for dinner and stay the night? Paris wouldn’t mind…” he offered, wanting to keep an eye on him.

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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:59 am

"Thanks.." Rene murmured quietly as he wrapped his hands around the cup. "Yeah... I haven't been sleeping the best." But Chris knew that. Chris had made it a point to check on him regularly.

He smiled slightly, hoping it would be enough for his friend. "You know... for as often as we see each other, I still can't get use to you with short hair." It was if they had switched. Rene's had grown out more, and his bangs hung in his face while the rest was tied back in a ponytail. The scar on the other man made Rene twitch and rub at his arm out of reflex. For once he had been talked into some thing other then long sleeves. Which mean the scar that span the full length of his arm showed.

Rene smiled again, glancing back down at his cup. He had always thought of Chris like the brother he'd never had. He had thought of them all as brothers. They were his family. Or at least what was left of it. "I don't know Chris... I'm tired of getting attached and then watching the people I care about disappear. I can't keep doing this.. It hurts to much." Rene had been living on his own after everything had happened. Barely making appearances for anyone but Chris. "I don't know what I'd do if you or Paris got hurt." He glanced up then. "....That and I don't know how well Paris would take to a zombie walking around her house."

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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:16 am

As much as Chris wanted to smile, he couldn’t. He couldn’t remember the last time he smiled, but Rene’s was good enough for him. It was more than he could manage, himself at least.

He pretended not to notice Rene’s fussing over the scar on his arm, instead glancing around to make sure nothing suspicious was going on around them as he sipped at his own cup of coffee. “Me either,” he admitted in regards to his hair being as short as it was. “Yours is getting long, though. Isn’t it a pain to keep up with?” he wondered, although he figured he shouldn’t be the one to talk, seeing as how much he used to fuss over his own hair. Now he didn’t even need to do anything to it.

“Paris wouldn’t mind. She’s usually out during the day, but my mom and Lilah would love the company,” he promised. After Michael and Peter went missing, it was just easier for his mother and Paris’s little sister to move into the same house with them. “I can’t promise you’ll make it out without your hair braided, though.” Because what else would a six year old do with such long hair? And he couldn’t promise his mother wouldn’t join in.

As for people they cared about disappearing, Chris let out a small breath, knowing how Rene felt. “Paris and I aren’t going anywhere. Just because I don’t want to fight doesn’t mean I can’t take care of myself. Same with Paris. But seriously, Rene… you’re more than welcome, any time. We’d love to have you.”

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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:29 am

"It's an absolute pain." Rene replied flatly. "I should get it cut at somepoint." It never stayed tied back when he wanted it too and it was constantly iin his face. Rene pushed his bangs back only for them to flop right back. ..Yeah maybe he'd cut it later. Dark eyes blinked for a minute before softening. "My sister use to do that. Though she use to use the dog to tackle me down to her level first." He snorted lightly at the memory. Finally taking a sip of his coffee, Rene stared at Chris for a long moment before sighing. "I'm not promising I'll stay but, I'll come. At least for a few hours." Even after everything, some habits were still hard to break. Rene would still put some peoples wants above his own.

"...How is your mother handling everything? ...How are you handling it?" Rene's grip on the cup tightened as he listened. "I know... I know you both are more than capable on your own." Rene only powered up at this point because he didn't know what to do with himself otherwise. "I'm just scared. You both are all I have left." They all were scared. He knew that. "I don't know how often I'll get around to do it but, I'll try to come around more..."

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okay so I might have teared up some.

Edit: Don't mind me, random emote was in the text..wtf gaia

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