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bigapplesauce2015-02-01 02:46 pm
peacefulexplorer) wrote in bigapplesauce2015-02-01 02:46 pm
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may we stay lost on our way home [closed]
For the life (or death) of him, Daniel can't decide what it is he did to deserve a friend like Seth, who has apparently been devoting time to finding Daniel a new place of residence. What's more, unlike Daniel, it seems like he's actually succeeded in locating something feasible. With some of the creative dodging of the building management he's had to do, it's very likely that Lucy's old place won't be tenable for much longer. It'll be frustrating no longer having friends like Bee or Spike or Melanie in easy reach, but the potential consequences of the Rebels forcibly evicting him or, even worse, deciding he could be an asset of some kind, aren't ones he can afford to ignore.
He's putting a lot of faith in someone else's judgment over a potential new living space, but he trusts Seth. He trusts him, and he likes him, and it'd be nice to have a place Seth could visit once in a while instead of Daniel always crashing at his, if only for reciprocation's sake. He already likes the location, far enough removed from the Rebels or ROMAC's respective bases of operations while still within a reasonable radius in relation to the Rift center. The latter wasn't a necessity, but Daniel more or less feels like he needs to have some means for access to it, if only for the sake of any other rifties who might come through. And it's only a few blocks away from the bookstore he may have landed a job at, no less.
Daniel re-checks the address texted to him by Seth, then crams his phone back into his pocket and waits.
He's putting a lot of faith in someone else's judgment over a potential new living space, but he trusts Seth. He trusts him, and he likes him, and it'd be nice to have a place Seth could visit once in a while instead of Daniel always crashing at his, if only for reciprocation's sake. He already likes the location, far enough removed from the Rebels or ROMAC's respective bases of operations while still within a reasonable radius in relation to the Rift center. The latter wasn't a necessity, but Daniel more or less feels like he needs to have some means for access to it, if only for the sake of any other rifties who might come through. And it's only a few blocks away from the bookstore he may have landed a job at, no less.
Daniel re-checks the address texted to him by Seth, then crams his phone back into his pocket and waits.
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"All right, all right. I get your point. It applies, all right?" He shakes his head, takes another sip. "I'm hoping the transition will go by without a hitch. But, uh, in case it doesn't - I'll keep that in mind."
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"Well, the rebels can be notoriously bad at keeping track of rifties they can't find a use for. Just stick 'em in an apartment and leave 'em. And as far as I know, they aren't aware of Lucy having one. Plus, she's been around a while, so they probably don't check up on her often," he says, finishing off the croissant and washing it down with another drink. It's mostly just informed guessing, but still.
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"But it's safest if they don't go poking too close. I really don't want to know what kind of use they could find for me." He's still concerned that some of his more unique experiences might make the Rebels curious as to what he can potentially offer them - with 'offer' being in massive, heavily sarcastic quotations. He's seen their care plan firsthand, and he doesn't care for it. A serious lack of involvement in that group's activities is simply the best way to avoid falling under their radar.
"Still," Daniel says with far more energy, brightly directing the subject away from what Seth might not be so eager to discuss, and for perfectly understandable reasons, "I'll be glad to have my own place, let me tell you. Think I've worn out my welcome in my old building."
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Still, Seth appreciates Daniel veering away from the subject. It's usually easily in danger of becoming very upsetting. Seeing as on a bad day the mere mention of the rebels can be upsetting. This is a good day though, so it's going to take a bit more.
"Not to mention someplace I can actually visit. You can use your own kitchen to make supper for once," he answers.
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"Though I think the amount of dinners I owe you must have - skyrocketed by now. Which, uh, just means you'll have to visit as often as possible." What a shame.
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"Do I get compound interest on the amount of dinners owed?" Seth asks, grin growing again. Once upon a time, this used to be nothing but a joke to get them through a particularly harrowing experience - their second meeting, in fact. And Seth is pretty sure it was actually mutual at that point, that Seth owed some as well. But then it's just stuck around.
Which is probably for the best, actually. For one thing, it gives their social interactions a nice structure and frequency. For another, well, Seth can't cook, and is not always great at making sure he gets enough things like food or sleep, so having Daniel make dinner is just perfect. And Daniel, well, Seth has a feeling he has a tendency to bury himself in his books and work and forget that sort of thing too. So it's beneficial for both of them.
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He leans back in his chair in a small stretch.
"On that note, I should probably start taking some kind of inventory of what stuff I should be getting ready to move, huh?" He nibbles on his lip and stares pensively out the window. Getting some sort of emergency duffel together might not be a bad idea either, à la what Seth did during his unfortunate case of withdrawal, in case Daniel gets unexpectedly uprooted from his not-entirely-legitimate living space before he can make the move proper.