poking around the XU links

by **Thomas Bowen** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:01 pm

tommy was online, not really looking anywhere in particular. he appeared to be trying to lose himself in the Internet.

nyone checking his IM status would see he had been on for hours.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:37 am

Code: Select all: Haley C (CowGRRL929) has added you to her friends list and wants to chat!

CowGRRL929 wrote:Hi dumbledore!

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:23 pm

Hi Haley

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:47 pm

The last I saw u, u were sneaking off with a giiiirl! ^_^

What's the scoop? Do you have a gf now?

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:05 pm

there was a very long pause before tommy responded.

yeh, I do

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:10 pm

Ooooooooooooh! Whats her name? R u gonna get in trouble for IMing with me?

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:34 pm

no we r fine

here was a long pause, before the typing resumed.

Sorry, not really in 2 talking rite now

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:44 pm

Oh? How come? Everything ok?

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:52 pm

no

my brother died

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:03 pm

There was a long pause on Haley's end as she covered her mouth with her hands. She finally haltingly typed back

OMG....I....im so sorry

Is there nething I can do for u?

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:19 pm

I don't think so, thnx tho

There was a long pause, and he stared at the screen for a minute.

I can't stay home, I don't know what to do

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:24 pm

Come 2 school early, hang wit me and take your mind off things? I...u wanna vid chat or nething? I'm so sorry bout your brother :cry:

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:30 pm

There was another long pause.

Ok

A few moments later, there was a vid chat request popping up on Haley's end.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:48 pm

The request was accepted right away, and Haley got up from her computer to make sure she looked okay, leaving a blank chair in the frame, illuminated by her screen. She plopped back down into the chair and smiled weakly, waving at the webcam. She was wearing an incredibly oversized tee shirt that had a "don't mess with Texas" logo on it.

"Hey Tommy,"

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:55 pm

tommy was seated, looking at the screen rather then the camera so it appeared he was watching offscreen. he was wearing an ESU tshirt, and his hat was visible on his dresser behind the foreground. It was pretty clear he had been crying pretty heavily.

"Hey.." he repied, sniffing.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:11 am

Haley frowned slightly looking at Tommy, and had to force back her own tears. She was really damn bad at watching people crying without doing it herself.

"So...Im here now," she said looking around her dorm room. "Not m first choice but it's kind of cool being up this late and not having anyone yell at me."

by **Thomas Bowen** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:29 am

"Tommy laughed at that a little.

"I can't wait.. My guardian still checks in on me and christy pretty often. it'll be nice to have a bit more privacy."

He shuffled around a bit, wiping his eyes.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:36 am

"Guardian? Where are your parents?" she asked, hoping it wasn't anither sad subject.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:39 am

"My dad is working in London. my mom.. She died a few years ago."

no such luck for Haley.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:45 am

Haley frowned.

"God damnit, I suck at this tonight. Sorry for bringing all that up, Tommy."

She looked at him sympathetically for a few moments, trying to change he subject. "When do you think you'll come here? I need more cool kids to hang with. Not many people here right now,"

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:23 pm

"I don't know.. I need to go to London for the funeral, and I still need to pack and stuff, but I really want to go as soon as I can.."

He paused for a moment.

"Thanks for calling me cool." he added, blushing a tiny bit at the implied compliment.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:04 pm

"What? Has no one ever called you that?" she smiled.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:06 pm

"uh, no?" he said chuckling.

"My sister, maybe?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:34 pm

"Well you are," she smiled. "Kinda geeky maybe, but I think that's pretty cool. You do what you like, ya know?"

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:44 pm

"Yeah, I guess you do."

he turned back, grabbing his hat and putting it back on.

"It does feel better."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:13 pm

"Fuck yeah," she grinned.

Though the hat really did look kinda silly....

"Where'd you get the hat anyway?" she asked, grabbing a few gummy bears from a bag on her desk and chewing them cheerfully.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:31 pm

" I made it.. Pretty much right after my dad diagnosed my mutation." he replied, tilting it a smidge.

" I wax an alchemist, I could shift metals from one to another.. It felt right."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:40 pm

"You can sew AND make jewelry? Man, your girlfriend is a lucky girl," she grinned.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:43 pm

"Yeah, yeah.. I guess that is true," he said, smiling lopsidedly.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:50 pm

"Damn straight!" Haley said after swallowing several more gummy bears. "I need to find a guy like you," she grinned.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:51 am

"Sorry, already taken." he replied, finally fully grinning.

"the gummies look tasty, by the way."

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:08 am

"Well what the hell man. Clone youeself, please! And Man, they are tasty. I'm gonna be a fatass by he end of summer if I keep eating these. This is like my third bag this week," she giggled.

by **Thomas Bowen** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:24 pm

"maybe it's genetic! Psychics need a lot of energy to bend spoons!" bobby said, serious. But smiling.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:55 pm

"Well I sure hope you're right," she giggled. "Guess I better start using my powers more to burn off calories."

by **Thomas Bowen** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:11 pm

Tommy decided to join her in food intake, taking a slurp from a takeout soda cup.

"Hey, the energy to power laser eyes has to come from somewhere!"

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:00 am

"Laser eyes could be an even bigger pain in the ass the my power is already," she laughed. "Melt my phone just by looking at it? Man I'd be pissed!"

by **Thomas Bowen** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:27 pm

"I wish I could shoot lasers out of my eyes, sometimes.. Shifting chunks of metal seems so.. small sometimes."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:26 am

"Well I think it's pretty cool," she smiled. "You could make a lot of people really happy with it,"

by **Thomas Bowen** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:31 am

"Eh, I guess. It seems kinda..shallow?" Tommy said, unsure how to express his feelings towards his powers.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:58 am

"Shallow? Who gives a shit? You could make like...something people really need. I move shit uncontrollably with my brain. BFD."

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