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Andy Gallagher is not the droid you're looking for (brain_ninja) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-06-24 03:02:00

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!complete, andy gallagher, day 12, lexie grey, location: gym

Day Twelve - Mid-morning
Who: Andy Gallagher and Lexie Grey
What: Checking in with Doc Lex
When: Day Twelve - mid-morning
Where: In the gym
Rating: PG-13 (to be safe, but it'll probably only be for Andy's language)
Status: Complete

Things had quieted down quite a bit. It seemed like the worst was over; that the threat was gone. Andy knew better than to fully believe that, but he was also willing to allow himself to relax, even if just a little.

He wondered if the happenings in Guthrie and then the ones in Cold Oak had changed him or if he'd always been like this... Andy wondered when he'd become a poor man's Winchester. Somewhere along the way, he'd made it his business to keep tabs on the people he cared about, but mostly the women. While Luna had made it pretty clear to him that she was completely disinterested in having him as a buddy anymore - which didn't mean he couldn't still wonder if she was all right - and Kim seemed to be okay now that she'd found someone she knew from the real world, there was still Elliot. And Doc Lex. Elliot had taken something to the side, but she looked like a fighter; she was hanging in there and doing her thing in spite of it all. He wasn't too worried about her for the time being, because she seemed to be okay. It was Lexie that he was worried about.

It hadn't been lost on him the way she hadn't joined Elliot and Dr. House in their makeshift rounds. If she thought everyone had failed to notice the way she sat alone, staring out at nothing, she was only fooling herself, because Andy had noticed. He'd been noticing for more hours than he cared to count, by now. In fact, it had taken a lot of will power on his part not to invade her personal space by sitting beside her and offering the poor woman a penny for her thoughts, but he had a feeling, judging by her body language and the not-quite-vacant but very far away look on her face, that it wouldn't be appreciated, so he'd kept his distance.

Until today. He couldn't just sit back watching her and wondering if she was all right, anymore. So, finally, he made his way over to her and cringed inwardly as he noticed the lump on her shoulder. Never mind the dried blood on her clothes. Carefully, wincing slightly at the way the new stitches Elliot had been kind enough to put in his leg pulled and shifted when he moved, he sat down beside her. For a long moment, he said nothing, just looking out over the injured the way she seemed to be. "How ya holdin' up, Doc?" he asked quietly. He didn't want to push buttons or upset her; just wanted to make sure she was still okay when she didn't entirely look it. He gave her a sideways glance, then. "You doin' okay? I mean, all things considered...?"

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skipped3rdgrade
2009-07-05 04:49 pm UTC (link)

When Andy said he'd been a stoner for a decade, Lexie sort of snorted. She'd had lots of friends who were stroners. Though, she'd never met the ever ellusive functional and highly successful stoner. You know, the one that NORML said existed out there every day. That's not say she didn't love her stoner friends; she just always sort of wondered what they'd do if they couldn't spend their days half baked.

"So, you have some weird connections that make people think you're freaky? What are you, some super secret porn star? Gay porn? Listen, I'm not going to judge..." Lexie smirked, clearly she was teasing. She couldn't help it, he left the door wide open for her imagination to run inside and make things up about him. Something told her that Andy wouldn't mind being that his humor seemed to border on self depricating anyway.

"Big boom, small package, eh?" Lexie laughed a little. A doctor who kicked ass - that sounded almost too Prime-Time TV. Lexie hopped a little to avoid a tree root that had attempted to snare her footsteps. They were actually coming back up on the road again; they'd been walking for a while, hadn't they. "How's your leg holding up?"

Andy looked kind of odd when he'd admitted that he hadn't heard that from someone before. "They were probably just too intimidated by your super secret connections to tell you." Damn, another missed elbowing opportunity.

There had been a subtle shift in Andy's expression, one that Lexie couldn't even pretend to be able to read. 'You're a cool chick,' he said and Lexie shrugged. "Yeah, well, I've worked hard to attain this level of coolness."

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brain_ninja
2009-07-05 08:15 pm UTC (link)

Laughing, Andy shook his head. "Gay porn? Do I look like the type that would be a porn star at all much less a gay porn star?" he asked, pretending to be offended by the playful accusation. Although, at the mention of gay porn, he couldn't help smirking at the ungratefulness Sam had shown when they'd met up on the first day here after Andy had sent him a snippet so that he would know who the vision was coming from. He still felt a little badly about that, even if he did find it pretty funny.

"Yeah, you could say that. She used to be in the military," he replied. Stepping over the same tree root, Andy held a hand out in front of Lexie for a split second to catch her if pain shot up and caused her to trip. When she didn't, he let the hand fall to his side again. "Good as it can be, I guess," he replied. "It's, y'know...I can walk, so whatever, right?" he asked, shrugging.

With a huff and smile, Andy shook his head at Lexie's suggestion that no one had ever told him they were glad to meet him because they were intimidated. If the everyman knew the mixed blessing and curse that Andy carried with him, they probably would be more than intimidated; they'd probably be afraid. And run like hell. He wouldn't blame them. That was part of the reason why he didn't want to tell Lexie about the mind thing. She'd be afraid. Like Tracy. "Yeah I dunno about all that, but it sounds pretty good," he admitted.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Andy smirked at Lexie when she said she worked hard to attain her level of coolness. "It shows," he said appreciatively as they came up on the road again. "Shit, we've been walking for a lot longer than it felt like..." he thought aloud. He hated to leave her, but he also didn't want to make her stick around if she was ready to go back inside. "You okay...?" Andy definitely wasn't going to leave her if she wasn't, though, whether she wanted him to or not.

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skipped3rdgrade
2009-07-06 02:31 am UTC (link)

"I told you, Andy, I'm not judging!" She laughed, a wave of her free hand to punctuate. "Besides, who's to say there isn't a legion of gay men out there who can only get off to you?" He acted offended, but the smirk gave away something that Lexie interpreted as amusement. She'd take that.

"The military? Wow." Lexie shook her head as she tried to process the whole idea that was this mythical Martha Jones. To Lexie she sounded almost superhuman, especially given what she'd read in the journals. Lexie sort of wondered if she could walk on water, too. In all seriousness, she really did wish that she had met her, just so she knew what was fact and what was fiction.

"Hey, I wanted to make sure.." She responded to his status report on his leg. "You know me, Doctor Lexie Grey, always vigilant." Even if she wasn't a military doctor who could organize an entire clinic on her own and fight off animals and whatnot, she was pretty darn good at her job. Or, at least, she liked to think so.

"Time flies..." Lexie replied, coming up to a stop on the road. The entrance to the gym was actually in sight. 'You okay?' he asked and Lexie had no choice but to think about it. She wanted to be cool and play it all down while at the same time letting him know that he'd helped her more than she could really say.

"I'm doing a lot better," she said with a small smile aimed right at him. It meant a lot to her, having a friend like Andy. Lexie tried not to judge or make assumptions, but when she saw something good in someone? She held on with both fists and she made sure they knew about it. In Andy she saw something genuine, something she couldn't really articulate because she didn't really know what to call it. Loyalty? Friendship? Kindness? Almot a wholesomeness? Whatever it was, it was precious, and not in the sense of cute little kids; in that rare priceless meaning of the word. "Very much thanks to you."

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brain_ninja
2009-07-06 02:57 am UTC (link)

Unable to keep up the front of being offended, Andy laughed. "Oh, man...that is not right, Lex," he replied. The very thought of men getting off to him just... Andy shuddered less than playfully. Gross, dude. To each their own, but nasty!

Nodding, Andy smiled fondly at the thought. "Yeah, that's what she said anyway," he replied with a bit of a shrug. After all, he'd really only had her word to go on. Based on what he'd gotten to know, that had been more than enough for him. He looked back at Lexie and grinned. "Lexie Grey, damn good doctor," he replied. He wondered if he'd ever told her his last name. Or even if she'd care if he had or hadn't.

It saddened him a little that he hadn't gotten to know Martha better and he wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. He'd decided when he'd first heard that Martha had gone missing that he was going to make damn sure that he got to know every single person here that he enjoyed being around.

Andy returned her smile and bowed his head slightly. "I do what I can," he said sincerely and looked back up at her. He paused for a moment before looking away from her and back at the gym. "Are you ready to go back in or you wanna hang out for a little longer?" he offered.

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skipped3rdgrade
2009-07-15 01:01 am UTC (link)

Lexie couldn't contain the bit of laughter at his response a slow trickle of giggles started in her throat and would not rest until she was snorting away. "Sorry, your reaction is priceless." She squeezed his arm with a shake of her head.

"Why thank you, Andy -- " She paused, she didn't know his last name. "Andy Winerbacher, damned good friend." Yes, Andy, she'd just made up a last name for you; hope you like it!

'I do what I can,' he said quietly, and Lexie knew just what he meant. "I think we all do," she said with a cant of her head and a twinge at the corner of her mouth hinting a smile gone by.

"Yeah, I think it's probably a good idea. I wouldn't want House wondering if I'd run off and tried to take care of patients..." She sighed, shaking her head. That Doctor House? One giant bastard.

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brain_ninja
2009-07-15 07:06 pm UTC (link)

At Lexie's slightly unexpected response, Andy smirked. It was good to hear her laugh. Really laugh, that was. He hadn't meant to do it, but it made him happy that he could. "Well, come on, I mean really," he persisted, laughing along with her. It wasn't right!

Lexie paused for a moment and he realized that she didn't know his last name. It wasn't that he was protective of it; it just hadn't ever really occurred to him to give it out. With a huff of laughter, Andy shook his head. "Oh man, yeah no...that's not my last name, but I'll give you an A for effort..." he replied. "For what it's worth, it's Gallagher. Andy Gallagher," he informed her, giving her a small smile.

Nodding, Andy offered another weak smile in response, giving her a gentle squeeze. She was right. They probably all did the best that they could. But, it was more than he really wanted to think about for now. He'd given her a chance to be herself for a minute and allow herself to break down the way he'd been pretty sure she'd needed to. She was ready to go back in and he wasn't surprised. Sometimes too much emotion all in one go was overwhelming. He knew the feeling.

"Yeah, okay. I'm gonna hang out here for a little bit. I'm not ready to head in again but if you need me, you know where to find me," he said with a small smile. "Any time, Lex. I mean that."

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skipped3rdgrade
2009-07-19 03:02 am UTC (link)

"Hey, I hear there's good money to be made in the gay porn business..." Alright, she hadn't really heard that; but, there could be, right? There was good money in porn in general, anyway. Not a good path to wander down, Lexie.

"Gallagher," she said thoughtfully. It wasn't like she was working to commit it to memory; it was more like taking it for a spin. It seemed to fit him well enough. A friendly, strong, comfortable last name. Yeah, she liked it. "Nice meeting you, Andy Gallagher."

She had started to pull away as he said he'd hang out there. Maybe the gym was just too much for him. Lexie could get that. "Alright," she said, looking away toward the structure. "Same here," she said, hoping he knew if there was anything she could do for him, she would.

"See you around," she smiled, walking off in the direction of the makeshift hospital. Back to the trenches.

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