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*A freshly showered Raph comes in from the lake area, and takes a spot by the bar. He's very obviously watching for something.

Maybe it's you.*

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"I can hear his, too. It's kinda freaking me out, man."

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For how long?

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Andrew hesitated. "...since the beginning," he answered quietly.

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*Now Raph just looks confused.*

Like...he came here that way?

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"Yeah, pretty much. I didn't realize what it was at first. Just thought I was, like, overhearing someone else."

He was staring pointedly at Raph again, eyes narrowed.

Are you sure you can't read my thoughts? Hello-hello! I think you're a huge asshole and a sissy and... Shit, none of this is true. You can't hear me anyway.

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Thought maybe it was some sort of a spell again....
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What the fuck are you doin'?

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Testing you. Nyahhhh!

"Nothing." Andrew turned back to his milk. "Ray was telling me about some ways I might be able to block him."

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*Once the stare disappears, Raph relaxes a bit.*

What, like a tinfoil hat, or somethin'?

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Andrew hadn't thought about that, and idly, he wondered if it would actually work.

"More like visualization. It's not really been working so well for me, though, which is kind of annoying, because lemme tell you... This guy's head never shuts up."

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*Raph could make the obvious joke, but he doesn't. Instead he gives Large a look that points out how obvious that opening was for a joke.

Sometimes that's worse.*

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"Yeah, yeah," Andrew replied, rolling his eyes. "I know how you feel now, okay? You happy?"

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*Large is now the recipient of a friendly punch to the shoulder.*

'M just jokin' with you. Know how it feels to have someone pokin' around up there. Ain't fun.

*He taps at his temple for emphasis.*

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"Huh, sure," Andrew said, taking a sullen sip of milk, watching Raph out of the corner of his eye. A very faint smile might have been working it's way across his lips, but it was difficult to tell.

"What happened to you, then?"

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*Raph glances at Largeman, before responding.*

Penny thought it'd be fun.

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Andrew furrowed his brow. "She can do that?" He looked exceedingly worried all of a sudden.

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Yeah. Asked Tim for a hand...or maybe Tim offered. I don't really remember.
Point is, she didn't ask me.

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"So, she doesn't do this all the time," Andrew clarified, because if so, he might be in trouble and didn't even know it.

"She find out something bad?" he asked, arching a brow. God only knew what Raph had up there at any given moment.

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Why? Worried?

*An eyebrow raises. Sure they're not together anymore, but Raph is awfully protective of Penny when it suits him.*

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"...maybe." Andrew eyed Raph warily, but didn't elaborate.

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*Raph smirks*

Careful with that one, she's a handful. An' that's without Ares standin' guard.

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"Not like that!" Andrew sputtered. "She's just a friend. That's it."

All we ever do is talk about you, anyway.

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*Raph chuckles a little harder now. There might even be a bit of a blush forming too.*

I don't mean like that.

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Andrew had never seen Raph blush before, and therefore had a moment where he just sort of... awed at it. He didn't even know Raph was capable of blushing.

"Yeah, right. What did you mean, then?" Then, muttered after a pause, "I am so glad I can't read your thoughts right now."

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Just that, she's hard on herself, an' that's hard to deal with. That's all....

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Andrew sobered. "I know that," he answered. "It's not like I go around thinking shitty things about her, you know. I like her. I just... well, I wasn't so nice to her when I was medicated. After you told me what she did."

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*Raph blinks*

What'd you say?

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"I didn't say anything," Andrew replied. "That was the point. I was just kind of an asshole to her, about Ares and this grand plan he seems to have for her."

I don't take it back.

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Medicine makes you a charmer, huh?

*Raph runs a nervous hand through her hair as a connection is made.*

She went home recently. Somethin' she ain't done in a while. Think maybe you helped push her there?

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No, that was just April who did that, pshaw.

Andrew blinked. "Shit, I hope not. Well, unless it was to do some thinking, and then maybe... I don't know, man. That was like two weeks ago." He looked back to Raph worriedly. "I think she's rushing into this," he said, laying his cards out on the table. "When she talks about it, she sounds like she's trying to justify it. That's never a good thing, man."

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That's what Penny does. She rushes into things. Actually, it's more like she throws herself at them, never plannin' for the fall when they don't catch.

*See why he liked her in the first place?*

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"Yeah, well, it's one thing when you're talking about kissing random guys, but it's another when you're talking about becoming an immortal, isn't it? She sounded really uncertain, and when I had the audacity to point that out to her, because, yes, I wasn't exactly myself that day, she got mad at me." Andrew sighed. "I... I've not talked to her since."

Oh, guilt, there you are. I thought I'd lost you.

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Well, she don't seem no worse for wear now, so I wouldn't worry much about it.

*Raph takes a swig of his long since forgotten Gatorade.*

He's gonna get bored with her. I just know it.

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Andrew bit his tongue almost hard enough to taste blood, his jaw flexing. Oh, he wasn't going to say anything about the fickleness of immortals. Nooo siree.

"So, uh. What's new with you?" he said, deciding that a topic change would be extremely adviseable.

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Same shitstorm. Different day.

*And with that he sighs.*

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"This is where I ask you to clarify that for me a bit," Andrew replied, taking a casual sip from his milk.

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*He eyes Largeman for a second. There's only so much he should say, right? Security business is just that...security business.*

Friend of mine is in the lock up. Another has somethin' bad goin' down back home. That's why I'm workin' today. Coverin' her shift for her.

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"That sucks." Why thank you, Captain Obvious. He wasn't sure what else to say, because he knew better than to be too pushy.

"So, uh... Why'd you really leave?" Andrew wasn't buying that vacation thing as the whole story. It was too simple an explanation.

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*Raph looks up and over at Largeman.*

Because I got paid time off from this place after goin' to the Wand Wavin' world to rescue Tonks, an' I knew if I stayed here, bad stuff'd happen.

Which it did. So instead of it fallin' on my head, I'm just wadin' through it now.

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"Bad stuff?" Andrew arched a brow. "Like what?" It had been pretty calm, as far as Andrew could tell. "Are we talking, like, cataclysmic death and destruction, or just like... psychological turmoil?"

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Depends who you know.

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Andrew just stared back at him, unimpressed, waiting.

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Okay, what part of friend in lock up and another with bad stuff goin' down at home, ain't clear?

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"Nevermind," Andrew muttered. "I thought you were saying if you stayed, bad stuff would happen because of you. Just-" He waved an impatient hand at Raph. "Whatever. Sorry for caring."

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*Raph rolls his eyes.*

That's right, I'm the ass 'cause you don't understand what I'm sayin'.

*He sighs*

I ain't so self absorbed that I think I bring the doom around here. Hell, doom is always on special. I just thought maybe I could avoid it if I took a break.

No such luck.