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Tweak says, "I'm not crazy, my voices are!"

Boo Collins (iamtheoddone) wrote in genome_project,
@ 2012-07-11 21:48:00

Entry tags:

alice west, boo collins, caleb west, july 2012, prompt table 1

Who: Alice, Boo and a run in with Caleb
What: Bar date! Classy >_>
When: Wednesday night
Rating: Medium or high for language and or violence possibly?
Status: Incomplete

So maybe it was a last minute thing, but Boo was bored, and it had been a while since he'd seen Alice. A while was really only about two weeks or so, but he really was starting to like having her around, so he was disappointed that their schedules clashed a little. Yeah, that's right. Disappointed. Because he liked her. A lot. Was that so weird?

Anyway, his intention was to take her to a baseball game that evening, but since he hadn't exactly planned ahead, and all the good seats were taken, they'd settled for the next best thing: an evening at a crowded sports bar near Yankee stadium. It wasn't romantic or anything, but it was fun, and frankly, before he had to ultimately introduce her to his siblings, he wanted to know if she could hang. It was kind of important.

So there they were, a couple beers and several innings in. And not really watching the game, because it was somewhat difficult to see with the crowd in the way. The place was packed, but Boo had managed to get Alice a seat at the bar. Unfortunately, he'd given his up to a middle aged woman in a jersey with flaking face paint and a loud laugh. He was standing in between them and while he was a little squished, he was having a pretty good time.

He was in the middle of ordering another round when it dawned on him, "You know," Boo had to project a little over that lady's cackle, "I think this is the first time I've been out without Scout or Gem in a year." It was a strange fact to admit, but it had just struck him, and he felt the need to share. "It's nice," he added.

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bestwest
2012-07-12 03:45 pm UTC (link)

Alice, quite frankly, had no idea what was going on with the baseball game at the moment. In fact, she hadn't known since about the time they'd arrived. Perhaps half the blame could be placed on the fact that there was a giant crowd that made it impossible to see. The other half undoubtedly was the result of having something much, much more attractive to look at right in front of her face.

"What?" she asked over the obnoxious lady's laugh. "You can't be serious!" She knew that he had said he was close to his siblings, but so was she, and it was pretty rare that you caught her drinking with them. "No way. You're too popular!"

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iamtheoddone
2012-07-12 04:26 pm UTC (link)

Boo shook his head, "Nope, dead serious." He laughed at the notion of being too popular. Popular was a term he associated with high school jocks and cheelrleaders. He supposed, if that was the case, he fell into that category at one time, but not really anymore.

No, he'd actually cut a lot of people out when he stopped fighting, either out of necessity (because they brought out the worst in him) or on accident (simply because they didn't run with the same crowd), "I've been out alone, a few times I guess." He replied, scratching his chin, and had probsbly met someone along the way, but it was different than actually making plans and going out with someone on purpose, "But I think you win the prize for getting me out of the house and not being related to me. It's a prestigious award." He grinned cheekily.

	iamtheoddone 2012-07-12 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Well, hewasn't about to tslk about the women he may or may not have (but really may have) left with in front of the woman he was sitting with atthatvery moment. It certainly wasn't good manners. He leaned in toward her as well, keeping a finger width of distance between them, "Very prestigious." He nodded, grinning back, "What would you like it to be?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bestwest 2012-07-12 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	Alice could feel her cheeks warming as he leaned in close. Sometimes she felt like a ridiculous teenager with a school girl crush when he looked at her like that. "Oh, I don't know. Something... nice." Her gaze dropped to his lips of its own accord. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bestwest 2012-07-15 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Er. Well, one of them. I have two, but Tommy's much... better." More normal. Or at least considerably less in your face about things. Alice was certainly more similar to he than to Caleb. "And younger," she added, as if that somehow helped things. She hesitated, feeling awkward, before blurting out, "I'm so sorry. You're not angry with me, are you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bestwest 2012-07-15 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	Alice blushed. "I don't know- because my brother made a huge scene and ruined our date when he threatened to punch you and tried to drag me out the door?" she offered, grimacing a little at the confession. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)