[ Every time she says something like that, Drake falters. His smile fades a little now, even, caught off guard, and his hand slides back to rest on her leg instead. ]
Sorry. I don't really want to think about home. Things weren't looking good.
[ liv hesitates, then drops it. she's sort of got the feeling that maybe something isn't right, but she doesn't want to push it. she has the feeling deep down that maybe she won't like what she's told. ]
Yeah, sure. So - the Seattle skyline. I'd love that.
[ Drake is incredibly relieved when she drops it so easily... he's not ready to tell her. But talking about making their home more theirs, he can do. ]
He's gonna do some sketches based off my descriptions, you should chime in.
...hey babe? Are you working so much just to distract yourself from missing your friends, or something else... because I can be a distraction.
[ liv pauses when he asks her that point blank, like she's a little surprised that he's actually picked up on that. she catches the side of his face, hesitating again. ]
No, it's not that. It's - I'm used to doing more, you know? I've always had a -- purpose.
[ the time she'd spent working at the morgue before she'd started helping clive had been some of the most miserable months of her life. ]
You've got the guard, so I figured... I don't know.
[ Drake strokes her hair back, meeting her eyes. He's maybe letting on a bit too much but he doesn't want to waste any of the time they have here. ]
You've got a purpose, Liv, people here need you. There's plenty to do, I just feel like our schedules don't overlap enough. Maybe we can just. Have some time together?
Hey - we don't need Seattle to be able to make our own fun. [ honestly? she seems unconcerned about making the date something exciting or adrenaline-pumping. ] We'll figure out something to do. Wander around the caves like idiots, maybe, who knows. [ she hesitates, then offers- ] I offered to help rebuild Delight's bar - you wanna do that with me, Mr. Handyman?
We could add a romantic walk around the hellscape to what I was thinking, sure. [ He tilts his head, then, considering the bar project... he thinks he saw a post about that, he can go back and reply to it easily enough. ]
Yeah, actually. It'd be nice to build something here. And I can do plumbing and electrical, they probably need people who know their shit with that.
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[ liv finishes off the rest of the noodles with a satisfied sort of sound. ]
And you think so? I wanna say that sounds far fetched, but...
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[ she puts puts the container down next to the chair, before she makes an executive decision to move from her seat onto his lap. ]
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I'd think I were crazy and this was some kind of hallucination if you weren't here with me. You feel pretty real.
[ Her ass is getting a little squeeze like he's reaffirming her realness. ]
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I knew I was gonna find you. Just didn't think I'd have to hop to another world to do it.
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Sorry. I don't really want to think about home. Things weren't looking good.
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Yeah, sure. So - the Seattle skyline. I'd love that.
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He's gonna do some sketches based off my descriptions, you should chime in.
...hey babe? Are you working so much just to distract yourself from missing your friends, or something else... because I can be a distraction.
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No, it's not that. It's - I'm used to doing more, you know? I've always had a -- purpose.
[ the time she'd spent working at the morgue before she'd started helping clive had been some of the most miserable months of her life. ]
You've got the guard, so I figured... I don't know.
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You've got a purpose, Liv, people here need you. There's plenty to do, I just feel like our schedules don't overlap enough. Maybe we can just. Have some time together?
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[ and she means it, too. ]
I'll cut back here. Find something for us to do together.
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[ she's leaning contentedly against his shoulder now. ]
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Yeah, actually. It'd be nice to build something here. And I can do plumbing and electrical, they probably need people who know their shit with that.