[The Roof, Sunday Night (NFB)]

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So Alec was up on the roof, but he really wasn't brooding. Really.

He was just enjoying the night air and the lack of psychics, was all.

[OOC: Open to anyone, though it's mostly for saltandammo]

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

After Dean left the fifth floor common room, he went in search of his double. Between the possible progress he'd made with Willow and Bridge's weird reaction to him when he thought he was Alec, Dean thought it was time they had another chat.

It took a bit, but he finally found him up on the roof.

"Not thinking of jumping are you?"

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Alec snorted, glancing back at Dean and then over the side of the building. "Six floors? I might break something, but I wouldn't die."

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"You could try and land on your head," he suggested, wandering over to joinn Alec at the edge. "Might at least turn yourself into a vegetable."

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"Thanks, no," he said. "I still am pretty fond of my indepedent movement and not needing a tube to piss through."

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"There is that." Dean paused. "Rough day?"

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"Not really," he totally and completely lied. Well, not completely, as the day 'til that point earlier had actually been going pretty well. "Why?"

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"Well, for starters, you're grumpy as hell," Dean said, feeling a bit like he was dealing with Sammy in one of his moods. "Also I was getting funny looks from a dude becuase he thought I was you."

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Alec exhaled sharply, trying to relax a little - at least outwardly. He shot Dean a faint smirk, thinking this might be headed in a direction he wasn't all that prepared for. "Yeah?"

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"Yeah. Seemed to be expecting me to freak out or something. Any idea why?"

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"I did not freak out," he said, annoyed.

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Dean tilted his head and waited for more.

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Alec glared at him.

"Bridge, right? Or did I piss off someone else and not know it?"

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"No, that was the guy," Dean comfirmed. And waited.

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Alec's lips thinned as he turned back, staring out over the edge of the building. "So what?"

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"So what happened?"

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"Not a big fan of psychics," he said simply.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I got that much. So, you found out he was a psychic and...?" He leaned forward a little as if waiting for Alec to finish the sentence. "What? Did you jump him? Scream like a girl and run away?"

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Alec shook his head. "No, he was wearing these gloves and he invited me to ask about them and--" He sighed, hunching his shoulders slightly. "He told me what he was. I didn't say anything, but I think he could tell what I was feeling, so I got the hell out of there."

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Dean was silent for a moment, waiting to see if there was any more coming, but there didn't seem to be. A simple case of Alec being so scared he ran.

"For what it's worth," Dean told him, trying to offer what he could, "I don't think he.. caught anything about Manticore or you being a fugitive or anything. Just that he scared the shit out of you."

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The corner of Alec's mouth twitched, just before a quickly aborted shake of his head. He was watching the skyline, his pupils seeming to swallow all color from his eyes they were so large. "Great. Makes me feel a lot better, that."

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"And about that Manticore thing..."

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"What about it?" Alec glanced at Dean warily.

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"I might have a lead on getting you that magical panic button to keep you from being carried off into the night with no one noticing. I talked to Willow -- she seems to be good with magic -- and she's going to look into it and see what can be done." He held up a hand to forestall any protests that he was certain were coming. "Don't worry, she doesn't know why I asked for it, and I never mentioned you at all, even in passing."

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Alec rolled his eyes. "Great. And, what, you think she'll just do this for you, no questions asked?" Not to mention that maybe he was still a bit on the skeptical side regarding magic in general.

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"She hasn't asked yet," Dean pointed out. "And if she does, I'll think of something to tell her." Not that he actually wanted to lie to Willow, but maybe he wouldn't have to.

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Alec shook his head, less than pleased but not angry enough to argue about it. It was all very frustrating - Dean's seemingly out-of-nowhere sympathy and the fact that he'd been caught freaking over something.

"Wonder if Jaye's still awake," he mused aloud, smirking a little despite his crankiness.

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Dean frowned. "Who's Jaye?"

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[ooc: Continued over here (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhighdorms/579962.html?thread=32233338#t32233338).]

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The smirk widened a little. Maybe there was something that'd cheer him up a bit. "Jaye is a very pretty girl who is very good at being welcoming."

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Dean stared at Alec. He couldn't be saying what Dean thought he was saying... could he? "You didn't."

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"I-- we did," he corrected himself, grinning at Dean's expression.

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"You had sex," Dean clarified. "With a girl. You just met."

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"Two girls," Alec said, clarifying further. Or probably confusing the issue, actually.

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"Two?" Dean's voice did not just squeak.

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"Not at the same time," Alec said, grinning at Dean. "But consecutive nights. Fandom's been good to me so far."

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"That's... They..." Dean stammered, knowing he was sounding like something of an idiot. "You slut!" he finally managed to get out, the tone more admiring than it was accusing.

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Alec's mood had done a complete 180 with Dean's reaction. He nodded, smug grin in place. "I usually like to think I'm an opportunist, but it's hard to deny that, yeah."

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It was on the tip of Dean's tongue to ask how but doing so would be admitting that his own lack of experience so he settled for grumbling, "Just don't piss any of them off. I don't want to have strange girls coming up and slapping me because they think I'm you."

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"There was mutual understanding of no commitment," Alec said, snickering at Dean's tone. "And I'm pretty sure neither of them's gonna come up and slap you, if they think you're me."

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"Real sure of yourself, aren't you?"

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He shrugged. "No reason not to be."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Given that in less than a week here, Alec had met and seduced two different girls, Dean had to concede the point. "Okay, I suppose I have to give you that."

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"So how about you? Not found anyone willing, yet?" Alec grinned, curious about his double's endeavours.

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"I haven't actually asked anyone yet if they want to..." Dean couldn't actually imagine managing to bring a conversation around to the point where he could after just meeting a girl. "I did have one girl offer to show me her gun," he added. Granted Aeryn had said might but Dean figured it was close enough. "And I made Willow blush. Several times. And Z gave me some cookies."

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"Oh, man, moving a little quick aintcha?" Alec teased.

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Dean glared at Alec. "Some of us are still trying to figure it out as we go, okay? We all can't come with all the moves genetically engineered into us."

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Alec snickered. "Hey, if you need any pointers, you know where to find me." His bad mood was definitely gone now and he still had laundry to do, so he edged a bit towards the door. "Thanks for dropping by, Dad."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, sure. Brag and leave," Dean grumbled.

Although, at least Alec seemed in a better mood than when Dean had found him, so it was at least a successful mission.

He just wished it hadn't ended up leaving him feeling so... young.