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Tweak says, "I AM A GOLDEN GOD!"

Derek Morgan (derek__morgan) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2011-09-23 20:33:00

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*complete, 2011 09, character: derek morgan, character: g callen

RP: Derek and G
Who: Derek and G
Where: Derek's
When: September 23, 2011
Summary: There's more discussions to be had

Derek opened the door after making sure that it was Callen. His suit had been replaced by jeans and a shirt, while he walked barefoot through the apartment. "Come in. I'm making us dinner," he said as he went into the kitchen. "Emily went to Savannah's and tea turned into dinner and after dinner and I'm sure she'll run away if Savannah suggests a sleepover. Garcia is geeking out with someone or other at the center. Reid is out with Alexis." The last one was something that was bothering him, and probably not for the reasons Reid would have liked. He was worried about what was happening there. "And I feel like a father."

He looked back at G, smiling. "Anyway, I figured you're not having a lot of food around Sam, so we can eat and talk at the same. I'm making salmon in the oven with green beans and tomatoes. I hope it's okay," he said as he dished the salmon. "Grab the white wine from the fridge instead of standing there," he teased, winking at G. "When it gets colder, you'll have to try my Irish stew, and no, I'm not joking. My mom is Irish American, biggest set of red hair you'll ever see."

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derek__morgan
2011-09-24 04:35 am UTC (link)

"I can support you all right, but emotionally, you are draining, man, mostly because the other person has to have emotions for two." he wasn't even sure how Callen and Sam dealt with things considering that neither liked to talk about feelings, but that fell under things that he didn't need to know.

"Sean and Jenna are both resilient, and used to not having their father around. As long as he's here, I doubt you can shake them too much," Derek said, before smiling. "You sound different when you talk about your family." There wasn't any doubt that the 'kids' were Callen's family as well, at least in Callen's view.

"I'm not going to push this, and it's still relatively early, maybe you want to take another week, see if he can get this under control, but after that, he needs to come out of the house and deal with the team," Derek said. "It's not just because we have to change everything, which we do. No matter the system, people look at him when it comes to security. We need protocols that don't rely on him. More importantly, Sam lives to serve his country and protect others. When he can't do that, then there's no purpose to his life, and the longer he's out, the worse it gets for him. He needs to know that he's still part of the team and he can contribute to the team."

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g_callen
2011-09-24 05:37 pm UTC (link)

"Now, now. A brilliant profiler like yourself should know the difference between not talking about emotions and not having them in the first place," G chided with a smirk. not that he really understood the need to talk about emotions much. He'd learned to compartmentalize them at an early age, work around them and deal with them during times when it wouldn't get in the way of what actions needed to be taken.

"I don't know. I think the no hugging might get to Sean sooner or later. He's a lot like Savannah when it comes to being easy with affection." He raised an eyebrow as he set his glass back down. "Do I? I'll have to work on that." G was only partially joking. It wouldn't do to give too much away with just the tone of his voice.

He couldn't help staring at Morgan, wondering if he really though G needed to be told any of that regarding Sam, or if he was just talking to make sure G understood Morgan saw it, too. "I'm not pushing him one way or another. From what little we've seen of these powers, even the physical ones can react to our mental state. Mine showed up because I was feeling desperate to just get out and get away. Sam has always relied on his body, what he could make it do. And a lot of that is also tied up in his ability to exert control over it through what his mind tells him he can do. Mind over matter, never give up, all the rigorous mental training that accompanies the physical SEAL training. He needs to be doing something with the team, but when he's ready. He's helping me, which is a start. As he's ready, we'll find ways to bring him into the team more. I don't want to push him too much or too little, not when he's even more stubborn than I am and we don't know exactly how his power works yet. For all we know, this is a direct reaction to the fact he's been so against getting a power in the first place. Making him more uncomfortable with it, with it's impact on his beliefs and morality, could just make it worse." Even G couldn't keep the worry out of his tone by the end of that statement.

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derek__morgan
2011-09-24 06:40 pm UTC (link)

"A brilliant profiler like myself knows that emoting takes out as much if not more than feeling those emotion. There's a reason why people that have emotional problem feel physically tired," he answered. "Speaking to you is the equivalent of an hour at the gym, and that's when we're just covering work," he said, laughing. "That does not meant that it's better not to emote, because I know you'll go there. Bottling things up doesn't really help."

He put the fork down and smirked. "I guess it falls onto you to hug him and often. It's as close as he can get to hugging his dad." It was a good suggestion that would help both Sean and Callen, but Derek really wanted to be around if and when that happened. "It's not just the tone of voice, but the choice of words as well. I doubt random people would notice, but a profiler, or someone that spends a lot of time with you would notice." He took a sip of the wine, thinking about what he had just said. "You know, you have a way of surrounding yourself with emotionally intuitive people. Hetty, Savannah, now Sean, me. Are we your sounding board? If you can fool us, then you're fine?" he teased.

"Some powers reacts to mental state; I just got migraines." Of course, he was also more balanced than just about everyone around, and considering that he had his demons, that really didn't bode well for this group. "More stubborn than you are? Is that humanly possible?" He nodded, though he could see that Callen was concerned about this. "All right, no pushing, but if you want me to talk to him, if you think that will help, you let me know."

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g_callen
2011-09-25 09:45 pm UTC (link)

"See, I'm just making sure you stay in shape, keep on your toes." G chuckled, ignoring the issue of how he dealt with emotion. Or, didn't deal until he had to do so. He talked when he had to, but he was selective in who he told what.

Snorting, G shook his head. "You want me to give him a heart attack? His dad will make him start checking me for drugs." Maybe he was getting off his game. The last eleven months have been a study in how to put G out of his element and hope he didn't drown. Too much time around people. They learned to pick up on things. Still, he smirked at Morgan's teasing. "Or, maybe, it's just laziness. I don't have to talk about it if it's already been intuited."

"And because some do, we can't rule out the possibility." Laughing, G's smirk deepened. "Oh, yes. It's not only humanely possible, it's personified in one Sam Hanna. Don't let his zen attitude fool you. The man is stubborn as a mule. He'd have to be in order to put up with me as a partner for almost five years." G was starting to hate these powers as much as Sam did. They were more complications than assets. "I'll let you know." He didn't know if it would help, doubted Sam would be willing to talk to Morgan. But, G wasn't going to turn down any possible help outright. Not where Sam's well being was concerned. "So, your mom taught you to cook? This isn't bad."

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derek__morgan
2011-09-25 10:35 pm UTC (link)

"In that case, I should thank you. I wouldn't want to lose my skills," he answered, laughing. "God, this is so ridiculous. We're joking and laughing, and if you'd told me when we first met, I'd have declared you mentally insane. Not that you would have."

Derek chuckled. "You two are impossible. You can tell him that I recommended it as therapy. He can come and ask me." He considered the possibility and then shrugged. "Probably a combination of things, but it works, although you might have been pushing with Savannah. She's not a profiler, doesn't have the theoretical knowledge and sometimes she doesn't have the language to describe what people feel, but she always knows. She's got a knack with emotions. She'd make a great profiler, because she can always empathize. I guess it's not really surprising considering that she can't see the darkness most of the times."

Changing the subject again, he nodded. "You consider the possibility and I'll hope." The idea that Sam was even more stubborn than G was surprising even if thinking back there was plenty of evidence of that. Sam just hid better. "Irish mother, two older sisters, and no dad. We spent a lot of time around the kitchen, and before college she made sure that I could survive by myself. Got a crash course in cooking, laundry, ironing. I never had to do any of that before. I mean I liked to play around with them in the kitchen, but I didn't have to. Mom and sisters always took care of me."

He put his fork down and stared at Callen. "So, this email we got. What do you want to do with Specter? The man is depressed, but also delusional, and I mean that in the clinical sense of the word. Delusion of reference is the most obvious. That's when a person believes that any remark or decision or event, no matter how insignificant is personal. It's almost like persecutory delusions, but more general. Basically, everything we do and say is to screw with him. Every decision we take is meant to ruin his life and 'suck the fun out of it'. Until he can mentally cope, I don't know that we can let him go out without eyes on him, certification or not."

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g_callen
2011-09-26 04:24 am UTC (link)

"Yes, you probably should." Morgan wasn't entirely wrong. Six months ago G would have called anyone who said they'd be getting on in the future crazy. "Haven't you figured out, yet? Insanity is part of my charm."

G snorted. "Be careful what you wish for, I just might tell him that." He shook his head as talk veered toward Savannah, though. "She wouldn't be able to do what you do, see the things you do on a daily basis. Eventually, it would break her because she can't sustain the necessary walls that keep people in our line of work from getting too emotionally involved. And don't tell me you don't have walls. You wouldn't be sane if you didn't have something between you and the horrors you see every day."

There was that word again, the one G couldn't accept: hope. He didn't mind the subject change at all. "Sounds like you were all very close." Must have been nice. "I don't remember how old I was when I learned, was at one of the earlier places I stayed."

Sighing, G put his own utensils down and folded his hands in the air over his plate. "You mean other than punch his lights out for his attitude?" It was an idle threat, but to say G was pissed at the treatment Savannah had received would be like saying Donald Trump had a little bit of pocket change. His greater concern was the chances of Specter turning into another Abby, digging in his heels to the point...well, he wasn't going to think about that in too much detail right now. "So, how do we help him mentally cope?"

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