The Roof [Tuesday, Evening]

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Week and a half as a cat, and being up here with a fag in hand was one of the big things she'd missed. That and being able to drink... and maybe a few other things.

But yesterday she'd had Alex unknowingly taunting her with the idea of cigarettes, and, okay does it really surprise anyone this was the first place she came?

It was going to take her a little time to get back into the human mindset where she wasn't all cutesy and purring and sitting up here on the edge of the roof for a smoke would get her a good part of the way, she hoped.

Fucking island.

[[It's a roof, and completely open.]]

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[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"I'd go out," she said easily. "Find someone or something else to help." Which translated to getting fall-down drunk, high, or sex. Probably not the best advice to be following.

Effy paused a moment, and shrugged. "Used to read to my brother." Distracted him enough to help him get sleep.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"You read to your brother?" he asked and almost smacked himself for repeating what she'd just said. Still, it was kind of a surprise. "Did it work?"

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy could be a surprising girl, when it came to the people she really cared about. For Tony she didn't mind getting woken up at 3am and asked to read Greek myths.

"He said so," she answered. "Couldn't do it himself, so I did."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Mmm. Sounds relaxing," he said honestly. "And probably familiar for him. He just have nightmares or something?"

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy just nodded once, and snagged her pack of cigarettes to pull out another one.

"Got hit by a bus," she said, as casually as it was possible to make a statement like that. She'd been right there watching. "It takes some recovery."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Well, Jesus fuck.

"Maybe I'll try reading," he said, having really no...good response for that sort of thing. He wasn't going to give platitudes or hugs or anything forced like that. "He all right now?"

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Getting there," she replied and nodded.

If she was honest, she knew Tony was never really going to be the same again, but she'd done quite enough sharing for one evening.

"What's the distraction been so far?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Smoking. Drinking. People," he answered and shook his head. "I haven't really been sleeping all that well since I woke up so I go with what I know. Fill up the hours with the familiar."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Was going to say," she said, pulling out her usual smirk again. "Sounds about like normal."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"For the most part," he said and hopped up to sit on the edge of the roof, back to the town. "Since you've promised not to kick me, you can get near me, again."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy huffed a bit of a laugh. "You just can't stay away," she decided, finally actually lighting that next cigarette.

It was possible she was intending to give herself a nicotene overdose to make up for last week.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I got any reason to stay away?" he asked, kicking his feet some and looking up at the night sky. "You say it like it's such a bad thing."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

She shook her head and looked across at him again. Wasn't really complaining, just asserting her usual confidence. "No reason I know of."

Well, it wasn't like she was go to throw him into any walls in this reality, at least.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I didn't think so." Since she wasn't going to go around giving him a nutshot or anything. "Come over here."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Still antisocial and full of issues, but definitely not evil enough for that.

Effy quirked a smile and swung her legs over the right side of the roof edge to make her way over.

"How come I'm the one has to move?" She'd been here longer.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Because I asked you," he pointed out, shrugging. "You didn't ask me. Logic. You asked me, I would have moved."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Hm." That was annoyingly logical. "Next time I'm getting there first," she decided, leaning back against the wall edge beside him.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And if you'd asked first, I would have moved," he said, hopping down off the ledge so he could move to stand in front of her. He put on arm on either side of her, hands resting against that wall and smirked. "See, look, I moved."

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Didn't even have to ask." So, that worked out in her favour. "Not bad."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I'm so well trained," he said dryly. "So, I have question." He didn't wait before actually asking the question. "Does human you think I'm surprisingly comfortable or is that just cat you?"

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Haven't tried using you as a cushion before," she pointed out, and shrugged.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Oh, fine, be logical," he said and rolled his eyes. "Why haven't you tried?"

It was much easier to just talk about something easy and mundane and stupid than it was to talk about all those issues they had between them.

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"Usually got better things to be doing," Effy replied. If they were going to be that close, it usually wasn't for anything restful.

"What, you want more reliable confirmation?" she asked, smirking.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Usually," he said because he couldn't really argue with that. "You wanna use me as a cushion?"

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"What are my other options?" she asked.