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Tweak says, "CHOP CHOP CHOP U UP! "

Pierce Gregory is Odin, CEO of the World (the_allfather) wrote in paxletalelogs,
@ 2010-09-19 11:15:00

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fenrir, odin

Who: Simon and his very frustrated uncle Pierce.
What: Drunk!Simon needs a place to sleep.
Where: The Tower.
When: IDK. After this.
Warnings: Whiny and crying Simon, most likely.

Frustrated beyond all belief, Pierce closed the laptop and reached for the glass of wine he had on the end table by the couch. He was up late catching up on work, of course, but sidetracked with thinking about Olivia. That was probably why he had even responded to Simon's drunken pleadings in the first place - because that dream he had with Olivia in it was the only thing keeping him going, still giving him some shred of hope that she would be alright. He had promised her though, promised to try to help Casper despite the deplorable things he had done and was subsequently punished for. If you did something wrong and were punished, you had the opportunity to learn from the experience and mend your ways, but no one could go around doing whatever they wanted and not expect consequences. And he believed in reform, certainly, but the person had to want help and had to want to mend their ways. Otherwise they'd just turn around and do the exact same thing again, expecting compassion and kindness for horrible behavior.

Tiredly, he pressed the heel of his hands to both eyes, trying to remember when his last decent night of sleep had actually been. That was when he heard something outside - the telltale sign of a thump, like someone had hit the ground right by his door.

Fuck.

It couldn't actually be him, could it? But when Pierce opened the door and saw Simon's sprawled form on the carpet in the hallway, he sighed heavily. The kid must have been on his way up when he proclaimed he was going to sleep in the street instead. Oh well, at least he made it here.

Ah, the joys of fatherhood. Or in this case, unclehood. There wasn't much difference right now. Grumbling inwardly, Pierce bent down and helped Simon up - while it was tempting to just drag him in by his ankles, that might end in a nasty case of rug burn - and held him steady so he could get him inside the apartment.

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the_allfather
2010-09-19 11:55 pm UTC (link)

Of course, Pierce wouldn't tell him that was impossible. David didn't want his kids and never would, and was basically a gold medal winning asshole concerning paternity. But it was still a good goal, because right now that spine-tingling sense of dread, and thus the separation, made all the sense in the world. And Pierce didn't want it to - a part of him wanted to be proved wrong. Not for him, but for Simon too. He could be better than this.

"I understand," he said after Simon spoke up. "And I don't know what seeing these things in the mirror means or what's to come but I do know that overcoming adversity is something to be very proud of. And you can do that, Simon. With Aura, with Billy...with me too."

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passionbound
2010-09-20 02:27 am UTC (link)

Simon edged away, not out of anger or anything negative in origin, but for the simple need to have his space, stretching out on the balcony, resting on his back. The drunken stupor seemed to have faded, leaving him somber and dark. "Billy isn't going to want anything to do with me again," he said quietly, staring up at the stars, the lights that had told stories to the people in the past. "And even if Aura can forgive me... how can I trust myself around her? And you..." A pause, and he wiped at his eyes, closing them moments later. "You say it's for Aura... but no one does something like this just because they promised someone else. You don't even like me. I can tell that much."

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the_allfather
2010-09-20 02:45 am UTC (link)

"You know that's not true about Billy," was all Pierce said. His son was one of the most forgiving people he knew, if not the most forgiving. "He has a stubborn streak but he doesn't like being mad at people, especially someone like you - someone he's close to."

Goddamn, he needed a cigarette. But the cancer sticks were back inside and Pierce didn't feel like going back in. It was a nice night out anyway, and they were actually having a discussion without screaming for once. Nevermind that it had to be close to 3:00 AM by now. "Aura loves you, she believes that you can be better. You have to believe that too, Simon. That's where it all begins."

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