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Tweak says, "what is normal?"

Aidan J. Reilly (redclayheroics) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-09-07 21:50:00

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aidan reilly, alex karev, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), malcolm reynolds

392 - open action
[ Okay, full disclosure, Aidan is still reeling from the surprise visit the other day but he has chores to do and things to work out and yeah okay maybe he's doing that thing where you give yourself a thousand things to do so you don't get too stuck in your head but of course that doesn't work an-

He needs some coffee. A lot of coffee.

Aidan can be found scurrying about the dome, appropriately distracted, tripping over kite lines and mainlining coffee. He'll make a stop at the clinic for a checkup, drop by the Athletic Center to practice his baseball throws in a manner that can only be described as aggressively determined and then later, at the end of the day, he'll slowly deflate in the Memorial Garden, planting some heather with great care. Strong, sturdy, able to withstand tough climates... yeah, this is about something. He'll stay there until after nightfall unless someone makes him leave. ]

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cptn_tightpants
2016-09-07 10:25 pm UTC (link)

[Though he would't admit it, Mal had been looking out for Inara that day so many people had arrived. After all, she had shown up before. But she hadn't shown up. He tried not to let it bother him, but today he found himself in the memorial garden.

Aidan was already there, but Mal only gave him a passing nod as he moved toward the sad little shrub he'd planted for Inara. The rock tower had fallen down, and he set about rebuilding it while talking to her.

A while later, he looked up. Aidan was still planting. Didn't look like to be done anytime soon either. Mal stood up and made his way over.]

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redclayheroics
2016-09-09 07:39 am UTC (link)

[ He notices Mal showing up in the periphery of his mind, absentmindedly returning that nod before getting back to fiddling with his plants. There's not a whole lot to do, they're fine the way they are but he can't bring himself to leave just yet so here he is, pinching off drying flowers and readjusting bits of dirt for no reason other than to keep his hands busy.

He looks up when Mal approaches, a little startled to be brought out of his thoughts. ]

Oh, uh... hey. I'm, uh... I'm pretty much done? Just... just thinkin', I guess.

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	cptn_tightpants 2016-09-09 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Thinkin'? Dangerous past time don't you know. Thinkin' about anything important? [The way he's worryin those plants definitely suggests something.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-10 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	Well... [ He hesitates, because it's stupid, because it might be nothing but Mal is pretty much his best friend around here that he isn't also sleeping with so- ] Y'know th' other day? When all those people dropped by? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2016-09-12 02:24 am UTC (link)
	[Mal picks up a handful of dirt and starts transferring it from hand to hand, watching the dirt run between his fingers as it pools into his other palm. He never did like looking people in the eye for heart to hearts.] Sure. Lot's of new faces. Some old faces. None what stuck around. What about it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-12 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	Well, uh... [ Deeeep breath. Okay. He can do this. ] I, uh. I think I met my kids? Mine and Rebecca's. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2016-09-12 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal freezes, letting the dirt flow into his bottom hand and then sit there, forgotten. He looks up at Aidan, trying to catch the other man's eye to catch any clue how to respond. After a moment he clears his throat.] And how'd that go? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-09-08 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	[They so often seem to meet in Bean Crushers getting coffee, but rarely more than once in one day, and so when he heads in for his afternoon pick-me-up and sees Aidan in there for the third time that day, Jack lifts his eyebrows inquiringly.] Okay, I know I have a caffeine problem, but you? I've never seen you drink this much! Everything okay? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-09 07:39 am UTC (link)
	I usually make a pot at home. This stuff isn't strong enough. [ His mom's coffee could strip off paint. ] Just got a lot on my mind, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2016-09-11 10:28 am UTC (link)
	[His eyebrows go up even further.] Okay, now I'm really worried! [Though he does soften it with a grin.] Anything you want to talk about? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)