mightbeconcussed | ★ 55 [Video]

Sure.

Ahh, I should've guessed. She did warn me you guys tell each other everything.

Yeah. Jill knows everything. She's good about not judging though so don't worry about it and she'll never tell anyone. [Because she has no idea just how secret he wants to keep any of this.]

Alright, guess that's fine then. 'S long as it doesn't get around.

We're still talking about the eyeliner right? Not the other thing that Jill knows. Not that I'm going to broadcast either on the network but if it's the other I'm going to start worrying you're married.

N... ah-- erm, yeah, I... I think I don't really mind. If people know about the uh, the other thing. I mean, if you don't.

Okay good. Not married. It's not something I'm going to tell the world because the world does not care about my sex life but if someone asks...yeah. I'll shut up now.

Anyway, be here in a little while. I'll paint your face. We'll have drinks with Jace and Jill. It will be fun.

I got married in a school play once, but that's it. It wasn't legally binding or anything. [And he grins, half at his own joke and half because Lucy still doesn't seem to regret anything.]

I'll be right over.

[And, several minutes later, you'll get a knock at the door.]

[Lucy answers the door wrapped up in a short robe. Her hair is about half curled and she's got a crimson A (http://img3.prosperent.com/images/250x250/images.footballfanatics.com/productImages/_520000/ff_520806_xl.jpg) on her cheek.]

Hey, come on in. The giant dog is Bryant. [[He's a black and white newfoundland that's afraid of his own shadow] The cat is Masha and Ingram, the formerly on fire bunny is in his cage in my room.

[He smiles. Now that he's so used to Little Neil and Nymeria, it's a comfort to have animals around.]

Formerly on fire...?

Were you here for the rabbits that caught on fire when they were scared? It was a...thing. Anyway, I found Ingram. Masha scared him, he caught on fire and spent the rest of the day in my oven. You know, just in case. He doesn't catch on fire now. He's just a normal white bunny. Jill is upstairs getting ready. Jace is somewhere [This gets a handwave to the general apartment area. Interesting points about the apartment that Neil might notice. Downstairs in the living room, there is what appears to be a stripper pole because...it's a stripper pole BUT it's also a fire pole that you can slide down from the master bedroom into the living room.]

Face paint is upstairs and how many school plays were you in?

[Neil can only stand and blink at that.] Must've missed that one. [Pause.] I knew a guy named Ingram once, but I'm sure your rabbit's a lot nicer than that guy was.

Okay cool, and not many-- my drama career was pretty short-lived.

He's a sweetie. My Ingram is named after one of Alabama's running backs. He won the Heisman trophy and he graduated with a 4.0. It's a thing. Bryant is named after Coach Bear Bryant. The cat was Harry's so he named her.

[She leads him up the stairs to her bedroom and through to the master bath. Despite Lucy's friendliness, he's the only guy to have been up here outside of Harry. It's a thing with her--a thing she's trying to get over.]

Oh, cool. Nymeria's just named after a wolf in a book. And obviously Stephen's cat is... pretty self-explanatory. [That used to bother him, but he's grown kind of fond of the idea now.]

This is a really nice place. [A lot nicer than he's used to. And doubtless he'd be honoured if he knew what an exclusive deal he's getting.]

I think Nymeria's name is pretty. Which book and did he have the cat before you showed up? [It's kind of odd but she's heard odder pet names.]

Thanks. I'm gonna redecorate one of these days. [It's definitely decorated more Harry's style and less Lucy's but it is a nice flat.] The fire pole is staying though. Okay, sit down. [She pulls out a vanity stool and turns it around so that he can sit in it.]

What play?

[Any praise involving Nymeria, even if it's just her name, brings a smile of adoration to Neil's face.] I thought she needed a name as pretty as she is. It's a series of books, really, called A Song of Ice and Fire. The wolf runs away in the first book, so I kinda thought naming the puppy after her, I was kinda bringing her back. I dunno, maybe that's stupid.
Yeah, Stephen had the cat when I got here. I guess maybe he got lonely or whatever, so. [Neil is still markedly weird when talking about Stephen, so he changes the subject fairly quickly.]

What're you gonna change? The pole is cool. [he sits obediently and folds his hands in his lap.]
The play was called "A Thousand Times Yes," I think. I kinda got roped into it by my sister, but I got to play some evil guy and wear a cape, so that was kinda cool.

Unless they've made a movie or a TV show of it, I don't really do the book think but I think it's cute, not stupid. I named all my animals after football players so it's not like I have room to talk.

[She notices the quick subject change. Apparently Stephen still hasn't told Neil about home. She's going to have to smack him and suggest some share time. Once he sits down she gets out a little pot of crimson colored face paint and a skinny brush.]

The pole is staying. We can slide down it when we're done here. [She glances around the very contemporary bathroom that matches the rest of the flat.] I don't know. It's very stark and modern. I want it to be brighter and more eclectic I guess. More me. [The 'less Harry' goes unstated.] More like home instead of the place I stay over. [Which is how she started living here anyway.]

[Neil takes a look around, as well as he can while keeping his head still, because he's assuming that will be helpful. He's pretty clueless when it comes to things like design and decor, but he's pretty sure he can understand what she means.]

Eclectic is good. What's home look like to you?

[She's concentrating on keeping a steady hand while she begins painting the A on his cheek so her words are kind of soft, a little disjointed.]

Big, soft, comfy couches and chairs. Light, bright colors, blankets to wrap up in. [She bites the tip of her tongue as she begins the first downward leg of the A.] Maybe plants I'll invariably kill. Funky art on the wall. Nothing you can't get dirty or that you'd cry if it broke. Home has a sense of humor.

[He relaxes, but stays perfectly still. There's something calming about the feeling of the brush on his skin.]

Sounds... nice. I like that.

You'll have to come see it when it's done. [She finishes the A then starts adding a little roll tide underneath it mostly because he's relaxed and this is nice.] I'm opening up a lotion and perfume store here too. I looked at store fronts yesterday.

[Neil does not miss that invitation.] Yeah, totally.

Whoa, for real? That's awesome. Don't think I ever knew anybody who started their own business before.

[And it's one that Lucy didn't think about giving. It was just sort of...natural.]

You might end up saying you know someone who tanked their own business before it's over. I just--[She pauses, the tip of her tongue between her tell while she does the ll's to make them perfect before she continues] decided that if I wanted to continue buying shoes, I needed to make sure there was more money coming in.

[And Neil may not realize this but it's a huge step for Lucy, getting away from the Master and depending on his money. Granted, it's his money that's opening the store but it'll be hers she's supporting herself with eventually. She's a work in progress and whether he wants to be or not, he's part of that progress, even a reason for it, right now.]

Nah, I'm sure it'll be great. On the off chance it doesn't work out, though, I'll save you a spot at the drawing board, right next to my would-be music career. [To be fair, it's only been a few days, but Neil's already losing a bit of hope on that one. All the same, he gives her a genuine smile.] I think you'll be good, though. You seem like one of those people who actually gets stuff done.

[She pulls back to frown at him.] Hey, your music career is going to be brilliant. I heard you sing, remember? [She leans back in to finish up the painting.]

Besides, if I'm going to be a lotion and perfume mogul I can't be seen with losers.

[It's clear that she's teasing about this part.]

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