Calling Suburbia...

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:09 pm

A week or so after orientation, Alex would see a video chat request from "BOHara."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:16 pm

The call would go unanswered for quite a while, probably long enough that Brigid would think it was going to time out. But, at the last second, the call would go through, and she'd see Alex, trying to not look out of breath, hurriedly sitting down in front of the computer. His room, from what she could see of it, looked neat, if a bit teenager-typical with movie and music posters hanging here and there. Alex himself seemed to be well-kempt, with... was there water in his hair?

"Hey!" he said, grinning, as he settled back in his seat, trying to look like someone who hadn't just rushed all over to make the room and himself look more presentable. "I was starting to think you'd forgotten about me! How's home treating you?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:19 pm

"Oh, about the same. Already getting hassled by my brother." She smirked. She was dressed much the same as he'd usually seen her at orientation.

Behind her, the room looked fairly modern, but at least one wall seemed curved. It was fairly bare, but there was a window.

"How about you, keeping out of trouble?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:14 pm

"Not really any trouble to get in," he admitted. "The folks are in super-forgiving, not-pissed-about-anything mode. It's really weird."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:15 pm

"You think they're up to something, maybe?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:19 pm

"Nah. They'd have to be home to be up to something," he said. "I think it's finally sinking in that they're only going to have me around for a few more months. Don't want to be bitching at me about staying up all night or not doing the dishes and stupid stuff like that."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:58 pm

"Or they're gearing you up for a buzz cut and military school."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:00 pm

"Hmm... I could rock that look," Alex decided. "Right up until I made a big enough stir to get discharged. Not my scene, having a bunch of guys yell at me and tell me exactly how to fold my socks."

"But enough about life in excitement central here. What's been going on with you?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:10 pm

"Boring. Weather's been nice, but I've been keeping from going crazy by chatting with people."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:13 pm

"Yeah, about the same here, but with less success. Didn't get a lot of people's contacts, so I've been playing a lot of X-Box and finding out that at about four AM, a bunch of really hardcore guys in Germany dominate all the online play."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:15 pm

"Ooh, so they trash-talk you and you don't even know what they're saying?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:19 pm

"Oh, that wouldn't be fun, they make sure to tell me what they're saying. Related note, I'm starting to get good at telling people that they suck in German."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:26 pm

"Ah, the mother of invention. You're going to be some sort of expert at the Dozens in German by the time Fall rolls around."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:05 pm

"Totally useful!" Alex said with a smirk. "We can take a class trip to Germany, and I can get my ass kicked and completely deserve it!"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:07 pm

"Guess you can hope your double will distract them?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:16 pm

"Or beat them. But thankfully I can't think of any situations where I'd start mouthing off to a bunch of foreign people I don't know." He yawned, adjusting the camera briefly as he leaned back in his chair.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:21 pm

"Heh. How much have you been sleeping, anyway?" She asked, quirking a brow.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:22 pm

"Not much," he admitted, a bit reluctantly. "And before you say it, the late-night gaming and stuff is because I can't sleep, not the other way around."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:27 pm

"Aren't you a little worried? I mean, it's going to be no fun if you're Captain Narcolepsy once we're at school."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:28 pm

"I'm hoping that by the time I get there, I'll have enough to do that I'll actually be tired," he said. "But yeah, I am a little worried. Just can't make my brain shut up enough to sleep, it feels like."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:30 pm

"Maybe you're just antsy? I mean, I get like that sometimes."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:35 pm

"Yeah, that's what I'm thinking," he agreed. "I mean, sitting here alone and bored doesn't do much to make me less nervous for school, y'know?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:35 pm

"Either that or you are evolving to the next stage of your mutation, in which your brain hovers three inches above the top of your head," she deadpanned.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:37 pm

"If my brain can fly and I can't, there's just something completely unfair in the world."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:44 pm

"Well is hovering really flying? It's not like you'd want to send your brain on ahead of you."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:45 pm

"There's a joke there about not needing my brain with me, but I'm just going to let it pass."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:47 pm

"Well you can already remote-control a body or two," she smirked.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:39 pm

"Sort of," Alex admitted, smirking. "Try doing things sometime by watching yourself in a mirror. You'll get some idea of how easy controlling those things is."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:42 pm

"I'm sure you'll get better at it. Besides, you got a flashy power. Most people can't tell when I'm using mine."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:44 pm

"Well, flashy might be cool at school, but at home it kind of sucks. I refer you to the whole 'nothing to do for the summer' thing."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:48 pm

"Your friends all flake on you? That's a bummer."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:51 pm

"Yeah. Might have some parent influence there, might just be them being assholes. I kind of got used to the 'oh, sorry, I'm busy' a few weeks ago."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:55 pm

"And you'll be going to a place where you're not the freakiest one there, and even the freaky ones are cool."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:07 pm

"Hell, I don't care if people think I'm completely lame, having people to talk to on a regular basis is going to be nice."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:11 pm

"Don't think that's going to be a problem. Everyone I've met so far is super-nice."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:12 pm

"Well yeah, everyone's going to be nice to you," Alex said with a grin.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:14 pm

"Or what, I'll beat them up?"

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:18 pm

"Well no, just... nevermind," Alex said, a little awkwardly. The tint on his webcam seemed to be off, he looked a little red as he moved.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:20 pm

"Sorry, lame joke on my part."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:22 pm

"Nah. If I'm going to stay clear of the 'can take down a Tyranosaurus in one blow' jokes, someone has to make 'em," Alex joked.

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