Aaron Stampler/Roy (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
creeksidealtarboy) wrote2023-07-11 05:48 pm
creeksidealtarboy) wrote2023-07-11 05:48 pm
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[In his experience that does tend to work.]
Did they put you in zero?
Did they put you in zero?
You might remember as you do more work here. Maybe you won't; I don't know.
Nah. It ain't really my fault, remember?
I think Brooklyn's pissed, though.
I think Brooklyn's pissed, though.
I didn't know how well you fooled them!
At you?
At you?
You can't please everyone! Or anyone at this rate.
And I don't give a shit if I do or not.
Not like I can trust them to do anything.
Not like I can trust them to do anything.
[He shakes his head.]
Don't - don't wanna remember how I hurt people.
Don't - don't wanna remember how I hurt people.
[There's the sound of thoughtful tapping of a fan against his hand.]
Did you get hurt?
Did you get hurt?
Eh, nothing serious. Banged my head when she pinned me, but no concussion or anything. Bruised up my arm.
Dorian shouldn't have touched you that first time.
Roy is a part of you that protects you. We're just going to find better ways of doing that.
Roy is a part of you that protects you. We're just going to find better ways of doing that.
[He nods.]
I guess.
[He frowns.]
It's gonna - gonna get worse here, I think.
I guess.
[He frowns.]
It's gonna - gonna get worse here, I think.
Yeah. It will. [That's the nature of this place, from all he's seen and read and watched.] But if you stick with it, then it'll get better.
[He wraps his arms around himself.]
Will you - you take me back to the Enclosure again someday?
Will you - you take me back to the Enclosure again someday?
Of course. [He gives him a little smile] Where do you want to go, Aaron?
It was fine. Don't worry.
Are they saying anything interesting?
Are they saying anything interesting?
Everyone’s wondering why you’d do it, though fortunately your target has a bit of a reputation on the Barge.
You did take a hit in popularity by roping in the bystander.
You did take a hit in popularity by roping in the bystander.
Fuck that. I'm not going for prom king.
Popularity doesn't matter to me. That ain't the point.
Popularity doesn't matter to me. That ain't the point.
Dunno.
I just - just wanna go see more art.
I just - just wanna go see more art.
"We still have the whole Smithsonian to visit," he says, smiling earnestly now. Museums are fun but it was admittedly more fun with Aaron's enthusiasm there. "And then the Louvre and who knows? Every little town's got some museum to visit, too. Well. Maybe most of those are tractor museums, but...that interests me now."
"I been to - to a tractor museum," he laughs. "Don't wanna go - go back. The Louvre I like."
[He doesn't know what that is, Aaron!]
I didn't think you cared, but it does matter. Your reputation always matters.
I didn't think you cared, but it does matter. Your reputation always matters.
You think that I can't pull off the bullshit that I do without factoring in reputation?
"Let's go then. Tomorrow after dinner, okay?" He knows now how to program it in, it'd be easy.
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