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Savannah Monroe (savannah_monroe) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2012-11-22 23:18:00

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*complete, 2012 11, character: alexis castle, character: brian kinney, character: bud hammond, character: claudia donovan, character: derek morgan, character: derek reese, character: dominic vail, character: elaine barrish hammond, character: emily prentiss, character: g callen, character: john connor, character: margaret barrish, character: marty deeks, character: nell jones, character: robert callen, character: sam hanna, character: savannah monroe, character: sean hanna, character: tim riggins, character: troy bolton, dead: eric beale, dead: jenna hanna, dead: leon vance, dead: mike renko, dead: nick green, dead: sheldon cooper

RP: Thanksgiving
Who: Everyone
Where: The Rec Center
When: November 22, 2012
Summary: It's time for another Thanksgiving

Savannah was anything if not creative. They might not have furniture, but that didn't mean that they had to eat on the floor.

The bar at the re center was used to put all the food and trays. Savannah had sent people to all the empty hotel rooms to get enough chairs. The tables came from the jail and interrogation rooms (and she didn't want to know if those stains were blood). They were covered by cheap dollar plastic tablecloths. The fact that she had to mention them and the decorations during the shopping trip told her just how wrong things were with Brian, but she could only tackle so many men at once. Still, she planned to talk to him and John today. Actually there were many people she wanted to talk to.

She waited until they had finished their meal. Not that they were really done, but at least with the turkeys carved and eaten, they could hang around the three rooms in the center, watch the games, eat and talk.

It was just another holiday with their crazy team.

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John and Troy

johnbaum
2012-11-24 12:31 am UTC (link)

Coming back from the dead was surreal, John had decided. If he'd ever thought about it -- he hadn't -- he'd have been sure the only people who'd care if he was gone were Brian and Derek. Of course, planning for his death wasn't something John did. He couldn't die. He had too much to do. First and only rule that mattered: stay alive.

But, Alexis must have hugged him three times in the short time they talked. And Nell had hugged him every time they talked since everyone else had come to the island. Sean had clapped him on the back and told him it was good to have him back at least twice. Honestly, John was almost ready to hide with Brian in their room as another rule ingrained into him kicked in: keep your head down and avoid the need to appear special.

He had one person he needed to talk to, though. What Alexis had said about Troy feeling guilty over John's death didn't sit right with him. Troy not being able to look after Brian because he had to look after Sean, who was grieving a sister? That was understandable. But, there wasn't any reason for Troy to feel guilty and John's conscience wouldn't stay quiet until he talked to his friend got that straightened out.

So, grabbing two slices of pie, he found Troy. "I come bearing pie. What are the chances I can hide out with you until Brian's finished talking to Callen and ending the world with their lack of anything resembling animosity?"

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Re: John and Troy

t_bolton
2012-11-24 01:06 am UTC (link)

Troy looked at John and the plates, resisting the urge to put his hands in his pockets. Since John's death, he'd done what he could to make people forget about that night that had been made public thanks to his own anger. Touching John was not a way to make people forget. It was also not going to help in the long run

"Are you turning into Savannah?" he asked, chuckling as he reached for the plate. And that request was not going to help either. "They've been... I don't know, I wouldn't say friendly, but there haven't been any fireworks since we were told... you know. The world hasn't ended in three weeks, so I think we're safe. You can still join me, though."

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Re: John and Troy

johnbaum
2012-11-24 02:34 am UTC (link)

"Two weeks isn't quite enough for her to rub off on me that much," John replied with a chuckle, letting go of the plate as Troy took it. "I'm much more practical about these things. Straight up bribe. You want the pie, you'll let me hide out from redheads who hug a lot." Tucking into his piece, he took a bite and watched Brian for a moment where he was talking to Callen. It was good, if surreal to watch.

"Since you were told I died," he said quietly. "It's okay to say it, Troy. I wasn't aware of any of it, didn't even have a hang nail. So, it won't bother me. I'm bothered more by what the people I care about were put through for a lie, albeit a necessary one. So, unless it bothers you, it's okay to say it." Being alive bothered him more. Or, unnerved him at least. He'd been John Connor, Savior of Humanity for so long, you'd think he'd be used to people making a big deal out of his being alive. But, here, none of that applied. He was just John to these people and it was...weird.

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Re: John and Troy

t_bolton
2012-11-24 02:44 am UTC (link)

"It's a lot more than two weeks. She's had months and months. It's a slow and methodical plan," she said, smiling. "People missed you; that's why the hugs." Troy took a bite of the pie, knowing that Savannah must have spent hours to make all of the different types. "You're part of our group, John. We had a wake for Derek, because he meant something to you and you meant- mean something to us. It's that friendship thing you aren't so sure about."

Troy nodded. "Yeah, since we thought you were dead." He sighed. "I get all this need to know bullshit. Well, okay I don't really get it, but I've gotten used to it, but this sucked and I hope you and Brian are doing okay, and I'll be nice and not even hug you."

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Re: John and Troy

johnbaum
2012-11-24 04:05 am UTC (link)

"I think I might still be a match for her in long-term strategy." John chuckled and shook his head. Listening to Troy, he ate in silence. "Hasn't been a lot of opportunity for friends. It's still strange to me, I guess, that I've been here long enough to have any. We moved so much at home." And it was too dangerous to let anyone into his life.

He couldn't help laughing softly. "I appreciate the lack of hugging." Sighing, he looked at Troy. "We will be. As you said, this sucked. I get the need to know. I understand why it had to be done. But, it was pretty rough on Brian." Watching Troy a moment, he opted to push a little. "From what I hear, he wasn't the only one it was a bit rough on. And I don't mean Derek. You want to tell me about it? Pie makes talking easier I've been told."

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Re: John and Troy

t_bolton
2012-11-24 04:25 am UTC (link)

"Nah, she makes you think you're good enough, then she laughs, hugs you and she's already won while you're still playing the game. I'd just give up now," he said, chuckling. Talking about Savannah was easy; talking about John's world not so much. "You've told me a little bit about it before, but the words 'moving so much at home' considering all the moves we've made in a year is really weird and this comes from the son of a high school basketball coach."

He smiled. "Girls are just braver in a way. They hug you, they can reassure themselves that you're alive and keep going. Guys do it differently." Troy looked at him, frowning. "Who are we talking about? Derek, Nell, Alexis, Tim, Sean, me? You'll have to be a little more specific." He took anther piece of pie and at this speed the pie would be long gone before they got through this conversation, a conversation he really didn't want to have anyway.

"I don't know who told you what, but-" He stopped and sighed. "How many other people have you been with since Brian? I know how many I've counted, and one isn't a big number I didn't want to be a reminder for Brian, and of course, here was Sean and Savannah." He rubbed his hand over his jeans. "And if you kept track of the people I've been other than Sean, then you know that number is just as high. I know it didn't mean anything and we weren't in our right mind, but you're a friend and with all the crap that's happened... I don't even know, John. It's nothing rational and there was no time to think. It doesn't matter now, so we're good, and why are we talking? I might just have to hug you."

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Re: John and Troy

johnbaum
2012-11-24 05:50 pm UTC (link)

"Mm, we'll see," John replied noncommittally. No point in showing all his cards when he didn't need to. He did chuckle at Troy's assessment. The man had no idea how weird it could really be. "That's weird enough for me. Trust me, the sons of the basketball coaches at home were not very inclined to get chummy. Girls like Alexis wouldn't have noticed if I was gone."

John grinned. "Man, I wish I could introduce you to my mom and best friend at home, just to see their faces when you say hugging is for girls. Of course, we'd have to keep Sean away so he wouldn't fry them when they tried to hurt you for it."

He let Troy talk much like he would have with Brian. It was easier to figure out what was going on with people if he didn't talk too much. "We're talking because our friends are worried about how you reacted and seem to think talking to me will help. And if you don't believe me, the look your husband's giving us right now should confirm it. But, I'll let you in on a secret, it's never rational. If emotions were rational, we'd never be taken surprise by people like Brian and Sean. And, maybe what happened didn't mean anything that way, but in a way it did because it was that first test of friendship. One we both failed," he added with a smirk because they had both been dicks, to borrow Brian's word, about how they handled the aftermath. "Still, it sounds to me like you're using it as a reason to hide the fact you cared. And, if you keep that up, I'm not only going to hug you, I'm going to make Brian's day and kiss you, too.

"Of course, then Sean will hurt me and Derek will hurt him and then the three of us would have to go on the run from Sam and Callen. So, really, we're probably safer if we just agree to skip that part."

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Re: John and Troy

t_bolton
2012-11-24 06:26 pm UTC (link)

Troy didn't want to see John and Savannah on different sides, because he didn't think that the world would survive, and he didn't think it would happen anyway. "It wouldn't be any different in our dimension. I think high schools are pretty much the same no matter where you're from, but this isn't high school, and we get chummy and miss each other. Are you saying that you wouldn't miss us if we were gone?"

He smiled. "I have no problem hugging them, though, and I'm too irresistible for them not to hug back. Sean will hug them too. We'll just confuse them that way."

Troy looked up and saw Sean's eyes on him. He smiled in his husband's direction. "They are all so full of it," he said, without changing expression. "It's just easier to worry about other people than deal with what you feel." He turned to look at John. "I never said that I don't care, John. If I didn't, I wouldn't have invited to our house all those months ago. I wouldn't have come to your room after the fight and after we lost Derek. Of course I care, but I didn't want people to feel worse because of what I felt, that' all." He chuckled. "I don't have a problem hugging you, man. Hell, I don't have a problem kissing you. I'll just tell Sean it was a dare. He'll get that."

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Re: John and Troy

johnbaum
2012-11-24 08:42 pm UTC (link)

"Well, I know I'd miss Nell and Alexis' cooking," John teased before shaking his head. "Nah, that's not what I'm saying at all. Hell, I'd probably miss you guys even if you didn't talk to me. I've never been good at not caring about everyone. And believe me, I tried really hard to not care when I first got here."

He snorted. "Man, I don't suggest trying it. For your own safety."

Chuckling, John nodded. "It's totally easier. Why do you think I'm over here worrying about you?" he pointed out. "And I never said you didn't care. I said you were hiding that you did. But, I don't think you would have made them feel worse. People deal better when they know they're sharing the pain." He smirked softly. "Learned that one when this crazy jock I know threw my father's friend a wake so I wouldn't feel so alone." Laughing, he took another bite of pie. "Touche. No hugs or kisses for you, then."

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Re: John and Troy

t_bolton
2012-11-24 08:51 pm UTC (link)

"You have priorities; I like it," Troy answered with a grin. "We won't have to find out, because we talk to you and you're our friend."

Troy smiled. "I'm loveable. I'm telling you, they will find me adorable and they will hug me back. No one can resist me. Trust me, Sean tried,a and we know how that went."

He laughed at that honest answer. "Coward." He wasn't sure that he agreed with the rest, not when their pain was so much worse than his. On the other hand, John didn't deserve to get off so easily and Troy wasn't really the reserved type. Still holding the plate with one hand, he hugged John with one arm, clapping his back, while he kissed his cheek. "I'm glad we're friends."

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