bio_nerd (bio_nerd) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-06-05 02:54:00

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Rad chamber sessions back to the usual?
Okay, so since Josh and his...admission after that whole kidnapping business, Lena had been in full hermit mode. Only people she saw regularly were people helping about in her lab. Considering she hadn't left her lab much at all this wasn't a surprise. A few meetings here and there were mandatory but on the whole she didn't need to do anything but dive into her work.

And yes, she'd been avoiding Aleks too. For his rad chamber sessions one of her assistants had been doing them for the time. She had an excuse, it was easy to say that the extra notes on the serum had changed the game and there was work to be done. It was true but she still could've made time for his sessions. But what was she supposed to say? Hi, an old friend sort of confessed, I'm shit with feelings, I don't know what to do or what this means to...whatever this is between us, what is it anyway? Is this being pushy and asking for something more? Because that wasn't what I intended.

Awkward.

But Aleks was a reasonable sort and she felt bad for avoiding him, she'd been cowardly enough for long enough, time to actually try and talk and make up for that.

So when he enters the room today, his regularly scheduled doctor will be there instead, clipboard and files ready like old times.

"Hi."

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heytheredelilah
2013-06-05 06:59 am UTC (link)

"And entirely too reasonable is what I'll call myself over a couple beers if I miss out on a good thing." he agrees, with a small shrug.

"But, seriously, there it is. I want you to be ok with things. So, you know, if you want to figure out how to talk more - works for me. If you're trying things out with Josh... it'd be a little self-defeating to say good luck, but I hope it goes well.

If, I don't know... you're not ready to decide anything, but want to try things out and see what sticks... I could always make you dinner... and maybe breakfast, and we can decide later what it means or doesn't."

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bio_nerd
2013-06-05 07:10 am UTC (link)

She can't help the relieved laughter that comes out at 'figure out how to talk more'. "Oh no, not that. I'm afraid this is as far as I've managed to go in terms of...talking more about...stuff. Very eloquent as you can see," she rolls her eyes at herself. And from the slow train wreck that it felt was her initial explanation...she didn't have much motivation to practice.

She shook her head at herself with a small smile as she looked back down at the tablet, though not reading anything off it really. "I...I'm not actually sure what I want but...last option sounds best. As you can tell, I'm no good with decisions on..." Some floundering hand gestures. "...feeling things...since I'm...well...a mess." She chuckles at the end.

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heytheredelilah
2013-06-05 07:20 am UTC (link)

Aleks nods. "Not what I meant, as far as the talking more, it wasn't a cri..." he pauses, looking her in the eye.

"And analyzing more isn't going to help. So alright, since I don't have my doctorate yet, let's play scientist. Take all the time you need to figure things out and figure what you want. No reason to hide out and not do anything til you're there.

Come over tomorrow. I'll fix you dinner. If you're still comfortable after that, stay the night. I'll make garlic scrambled eggs for breakfast. Maybe it ends up something, maybe its just seeing what feels right or doesn't."

One more brief pause. "You're welcome to say no. But I figured I could at least ask, right?"

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bio_nerd
2013-06-11 11:38 pm UTC (link)

She chuckled lightly. "Yes, asking is fine."

"...I feel like I say this a lot but you are far too reasonable. I hope you know that," she teased lightly now that some more of the nervousness was gone. "I don't know what I expected but...definitely not a bad thing this...being reasonable. Though I don't expect I'm going to get any better at dealing with talking about feelings related issues anytime soon, as long as you're okay with that."

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heytheredelilah
2013-06-11 11:50 pm UTC (link)

"It helps to stay reasonable. People have this way of not liking me when I'm angry." he responds with a smirk.

"So, let's not try and talk about it for a while. I'm ok with that. Let's just try and relax for a bit, enjoy whatever this is without screwing it up, and go from there. If it doesn't work out, I'd rather say I tried. So, is that a yes, you'll come over for dinner... and maybe breakfast?"

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	bio_nerd 2013-06-12 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Shocker," she shot back with a wry smile. "Sounds like a plan I can live with so yes, it's a yes for dinner," she chuckled. "I'm terrible about planning breakfast though." Clearly a tease but it didn't mean anything was off the table. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2013-06-12 12:38 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but grin. "No planning needed, on your part. Garlic scrambled eggs. I'm just saying... seriously though, after dinner, it'll be your call." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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