Outside the Dorms:Tuesday AM [11/28]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana waited outside the dorms around 10:30, feeling a bit edgy still from her conversation with Jim last night. She also didn't think he was too happy about her going running when she'd already lost so much weight and particularly not with some other guy. But she was here and determined to go running whether Conner came or not.

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

And Conner did, in fact, show up just a few minutes after Lana, still in a great mood from Sunday night's game.

"Morning!" he said brightly; he hadn't picked up on her edginess yet. "Ready to run off some of all that Thanksgiving food?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, sure," Lana said, thinking that that was the last thing Jim would want her to be doing.

She stretched hard, but not necessarily well, her unease showing in her sloppiness.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

That, Conner did notice. "You sure you're stretched out enough?" he asked.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana huffed a little, then felt bad since it really wasn't Conner's fault at all. "Probably not," she said and did a little more stretching, though still not with her usual focus or care.

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"You okay?" Conner asked hesitantly. "You seem kind of distracted today."

[OOC: Tuesdays at work == fun times.]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Jim's back," she said shortly. "Are you ready to run?"

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"He is? Hey, that's great news!" Hey, he was trying to be enthusiastic, even though Lana seemed . . . well, less excited than he thought she'd be.

Conner nodded, bent to retie one shoelace, and got up, jogging in place. "Let's go."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"It is," Lana said quietly. "It's just... Never mind."

She shook her head and started running. "Can't do anything right."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Okay, that definitely seemed off. "Can't do anything right?" Conner repeated as he came up beside her. "What gave you a crazy idea like that?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"And now I'm crazy. Nice." Lana kept running. "Too sad, too melodramatic, too thin, and now crazy."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Wait, what?" Conner was surprised enough by this that he fell out of step for a few strides. "I never said any of that!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"No, not you, I know," Lana said. "You just think I'm crazy. What is it with you guys? It's not like I'm anorexic or bulemic or something. I just... had a bad couple of weeks and didn't eat much. Is that a crime?"

She knew she was being completely unfair both to Conner and Jim, but right now... not so much with the caring.

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"Some people would say not taking care of yourself is a crime," Conner said carefully. "Especially people who care about you. I get what it's like to have bad weeks, though. And -- hey, I never said you were crazy. Just that thinking you can't do anything right is crazy."

[OOC: Running home from work now -- back in a bit!]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"So I'm a criminal, too?" Lana asked, stepping up the pace a little. She was just in no frame of mind to be reasonable.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Whoa, back up a little!" Conner sped up just enough to get past Lana and turn around, running backwards so he could face her. "I never said I thought that!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry," Lana said, bringing her hands up to cover her face. "This... I'm upset and I'm taking it out on you."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"I've had worse taken out on me before," Conner said. "It's okay, really. What's upsetting you, though? I mean, I thought you'd be all happy now that Jim's back . . ."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I am, I am," Lana said fervently. "I'm so glad he's back. But I lost a bunch of weight while he was gone and now he's all worried - which I get totally, but..."

She shook her head. "And he's not too thrilled about the twice a week runs on top of the weight loss. Or the fact that I'm running with some other guy."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"But it's healthy," Conner said, honestly confused. "Good cardio workout and everything. And he doesn't have anything to worry about! I'm not gonna -- I mean, not that you're not really pretty or anything, but I wasn't going to make any moves on you."

[sensitivejim.livejournal.com]

Jim was sitting on the steps outside the dorms when Lana got back.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Too thin for you?" Lana asked waspishly, then immediately apologized. "Sorry, God, I'm just... stupid today. And yes, good cardio and all that, but still - more with the losing weight."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"You're not stupid," Conner said quickly. "And you're not too thin for me, either. But you've got a good thing going for you, looks like, and I don't want to mess that up."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I appreciate it," Lana said. "Can we maybe do some sprints? I just have to burn off some of this energy."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"You're on," Conner told her. Maybe burning off some energy would be cathartic, too. He tensed to break into a sprint and asked, "Ready? Go!"

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Conner raised a hand in greeting to the guy on the steps. "Hey," he told Lana, "that's him, isn't it?"