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Tweak says, "Two havles of the same soul."

Matt Cavanaugh (palehorses) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-06-12 21:00:00

Current mood:	excited
Current music:	"Big Shot" :: Kill Hannah
Entry tags:	character: matt cavanaugh, character: maxxie delacourt

At seventeen they all hated her and me
Who: Maxxie Delacour and Matt Cavanaugh
When: Wednesday, June 9, 2096
Where: Matt's room
What: Matt tries to convince Maxxie to completely chick out with him.
Status: Closed, Incomplete

He opened the door to her knock, slightly surprised - he didn't remember anyone even knocking on the door before - but took the offered note calmly. As he read it, one eyebrow rose, and he looked up at her. "Come on in, then, princess."

He completely assumed, turning away to let her in, that she would follow; it never even occurred to him that she wouldn't, nor that she might be at all disturbed when he carefully set his cigarette into an ashtray and pulled his shirt off. "You can't just, like, look in the closet," he added, his voice slightly muffled. "Dresses are worn." But hey, she'd been in gymnastics for-fucking-ever, and TKD or whatever the hell else she did, she'd seen skin.

"As for the rest of it," he added, toeing his shoes off and using the opportunity to take a drag, "I haven't called a meeting because that's rather a statement of being the fucking leader, and I'm not even convinced I want to stay in this fucking country. I mean, that's not a fucking threat, I told you that already, it's just that going from christ I don't want this to yay, I will lead us all, is just a bit fucking weird, you know?"

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	maxblinks 2010-07-04 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Which part of I don't like people did you not hear?" Maxxie snapped. Why were they talking about her? How did they get onto this topic and how could she change it? "What do you love doing best?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	palehorses 2010-07-04 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Finding out why you want to know about other people but you won't trade in conversation," he said. "Seriously, I'm telling you all about me - like I fucking care, I crap on about myself all the fucking time, but you're sitting there with a fucking notebook, watching me and probably everyone else, but you don't trade, you know?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

maxblinks
2010-07-04 07:23 pm UTC (link)

"I'm trying to understand you," Maxxie said. "Because on instinct, I sort of don't not like you. Might even like you, and I don't understand why. And my instincts aren't always that great to begin with." In fact, they'd gotten her into lovely problems she'd rather not think about, thanks.

"I don't know what you really want to know. I mean. Yes, I love gymnastics. I'd show you that, and I can tell you how it killed me to quit the Metahuman team but I don't think that's safe anymore. And they won't let me compete where I want to compete, and they took away my medals. National titles. Plural. And they're gone now like they never existed, and I worked my ass off for those." Her hands were on her hips, chin thrust up, frustration making the words spew out. "I just don't know what it is you want to know."

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palehorses
2010-07-05 01:44 am UTC (link)

"Just saying. There's a give and take to conversation, and you don't do it. You couldn't get the subject away from yourself any faster without blistering your ass." He looked at her levelly. "Just pointing out, it's a little obvious that you don't talk about yourself, and fuck, it's actually really obvious. You're curious about me? I'm curious about you. I don't have a fucking list, though, and I seriously don't mind; just pointing out you don't hide your curiousity and your unwillingness to talk about yourself well. If hiding it's the point." He raised an eyebrow as he glanced at her again.

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	maxblinks 2010-07-05 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Maxxie pressed her lips together. "You like to poke at people too. Or is that just me?" she asked curiously. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

palehorses
2010-07-05 02:38 am UTC (link)

"Nope. You're just more likely to need actual poking. Most people are pretty willing to fucking talk about themselves as long as you'll let them." He didn't really mind one way or the other that saying that had made her angry; it was more obtrusive than he liked, the way she listened without ... well, without listening. Just listening and taking notes like there'd be a test later.

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	maxblinks 2010-07-05 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"Most people are self-centered and only care about themselves," Maxxie replied. "They don't actually want to hear about anyone else. But I think other people are far more interesting." Which was true. Even if she didn't have trust issues a mile wide, and confusion about how people actually worked, she found them interesting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	palehorses 2010-07-05 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	"That pretty much assumes that no one's curious to know what they're getting in return," he said mildly. "Just sayin'." He grinned. "I think I've said that about five times now, but hey, I never did really have what you might call an expanded vocabulary. I fell in love with colloqualisms at a young age, and never got the fuck over it, you know?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxblinks 2010-07-05 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	An amused smirk slipped free. "Didn't notice that at all, what with the love affair you have with fuck." And she did assume no one really cared to know about her in return. Everything they'd want to know was public knowledge, and the rest were the things that could hurt her. It seemed like a good divide. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

palehorses
2010-07-08 12:59 am UTC (link)

That was about the fiftieth time she'd ducked him. He hadn't given up yet, but he had to admit, he was going to have to figure out a more subtle way to get anything back from her.

But he didn't say that; instead, he smiled and said, "No, I've got more words. Like ... shit." The pause was deliberately exaggerated, his face parodying the search for a word. "Yeah. Shit. I can say that too. Or ... damn, I think I've heard that one used too."

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maxblinks
2010-07-08 01:25 am UTC (link)

Maxxie laughed out loud at that, grinning. "So you could practically make a sentence out of those. Like... damn that fuckin' shit's good..." She tailed off into a giggle, an honest sound.

"Oh, the news crews are going to eat you up."

It wasn't just that the conversation right now was safe, it was fun. And silly. And Matt could be a snark but also a bit of a goof, and she liked that.

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	palehorses 2010-07-08 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	"More like run in fear," he said. "If they don't, I mean, I can show them my mad-dog face or something." He bared his teeth; unfortunately, it looked more like a really ridiculous smile than a threat. "Thee? Ike thith." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxblinks 2010-07-09 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Maxxie giggled. "So imposing. Growl like that and people are more likely to ruffle your hair and go awwww than run in fear. Maybe you need to add in a growl." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	palehorses 2010-07-09 02:08 am UTC (link)
	He kept his teeth bared for a moment longer, but let his face collapse into mock sadness. "Too cute to be a killer, that's me. Also, who doesn't like head scritches and feeding? Don't think I"d want to know someone who fucking didn't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxblinks 2010-07-09 02:16 am UTC (link)
	Someone who doesn't like to be touched. But he seemed to be asking for it, and she was curious what he would do if she did, so she reached out to lightly scritch his head, behind his ear, down to the nape of his neck. "But I'm not going to feed you unless you start to purr." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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