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 Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 2:44 pm
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Chel's fist rounded into his apartment door. Old, green, ugly door. Not the worst place she'd ever been though. Definitely not the worst. It was what a college student afforded.
"Open up green bean. ********' hot out here and I know you go AC," she yelled, continuing to knock while looking at the phone she held in the other hand. Things to do and people to see. Or the other way around more likely.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:18 pm
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The noise made him stiffen and stop like a cornered animal. The voice drawling through his door had him sighing to himself. Normally Jack would try to act like he wasn't home, but previous experience had taught him she wouldn't be fooled.
The door was open a crack, enough to let him peek one suspicious eye through. "Go find a public pool," he countered.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:21 pm
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"C'mon Jack ********' pissed today as it is just let me in," she whined back, putting her forehead on the front of his door. The phone finally slid into her back pocket as she put both her forearms on the door in defeat.
"Just let me cool off fer a while then I'll leave you alone. Promise." Why did she keep going to places she wasn't welcome? She let out a long groan and slapped her head against the door lightly as though it would let her in faster.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:48 pm
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He had doubts about that promise, but with a groan, he stepped back and creaked the door wide open. Sure enough, a blast of cold air would meet her; his apartment was an igloo most of the time.
"Pissed about what?" he asked, just to be nosy.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:51 pm
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Chel entered, but didn't move past him quite yet. His place was immaculately clean as always, a world different from her own place.
Well Chris' place.
Anyways.
"Tried t'make friends with someone by helpin' 'em and it didn't help," she said vaguely, crossing her arms and looking around a few times before heading to his couch and planting herself face first.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:56 pm
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"That's why I don't bother," he said as he closed the door. In a variety of different ways, people weren't reliable: in action or in word. The effort to reach a hand out to an unknown had better uses.
Thinking that would be the extent of their conversation, Jack moved to return to his room, where a cooling bowl of ramen noodles and a headache's worth of text waited.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:13 pm
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And for a moment she was almost content to let him go. She was fine in the silence and wanted to sink into her music and possibly (probably) fall asleep here.
But her mouth wouldn't let her. "What're you workin' on?" she asked, despite never once having been interested in his work.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:19 pm
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"Biochem s**t." Hopefully that was enough to deter conversation; most people's eyes glazed over.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:21 pm
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"What biochem s**t?" she prodded, face still in the couch cushions. "Thought you were a camera guy."
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:34 pm
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"I'm both," he replied with additional irritation at the reminder. "What happened to the leaving me alone for a while part of the promise? No wonder someone didn't want your help."
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:35 pm
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"Y'don't think I came over here just t'hear 'bout yer exciting science, d'you?" After all, there was pretty much only a handful of reasons they ever interacted anyways.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:52 pm
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Jack didn't answer at first as he was getting his noodles. Once they were in hand, he returned just so that Chel had to watch him slurp some up in further delay before he spoke.
"That's not exactly something that cools people off," he said dryly. "You smell? I'm not doing it if you smell."
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:55 pm
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"God yer a prissy b***h," Chel muttered. His noodles smelled good. She still hadn't eaten today. All morning on those damn notes, then the commute over to the police station, and then a bike ride here.
She turned her head but didn't bother looking up at him just yet. "Go work on yer ********' science s**t a*****e."
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:59 pm
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"Thank you, I absolutely will. Shoes off," he added over his shoulder as he went to the kitchen to reheat his noodles. Maybe add a little extra spice to them. "I just cleaned the place."
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 9:09 pm
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Chel kicked her boots off and Jack could enjoy the sight of her dirty ragged boots hitting the ground. At least they weren't muddy. "Hope the papers get you real hard."
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