themoralcompass: (concerned)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a green thing with Riley's face and Riley's voice and what is even happening here.

This is awkward. This is the most awkward thing.

He slowly raises a hand, attempting a subtle wave.]


Hey.

...

Riley.

[It's not Riley it can't be Riley no way is that Riley.]
themoralcompass: (surprise)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I just.

I've got these scratches, and I think something bit me. So.

[Riley's treating this like there's nothing wrong with this and there is very much something wrong with everything happening right now.]

So you're green. Is. There a school play I don't know about?
themoralcompass: (concerned)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lucas is a good student. He's studied his mythology when they were covering it in class. And as far as he knows, "Nymph" is some kind of ancient nature girl. And those myths always get a little Rated R, the kind of stuff that's best read with the flashlight app on his phone under some covers.]

Right. Okay. I follow.

I hit my head, and I'm hallucinating.

[Because why else is he about to have a sexy dream about Riley even though he usually has them about Maya this is all so confusing.]
themoralcompass: (heated discussion)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, come on Riley. You can't really think I don't expect Zay and Maya to jump out from behind that tree over there laughing at me. I mean, it's a good makeup job, don't get me wrong, but...

[He cups Riley's cheek in a hand, rubbing his thumb along the side of the face to smear some of the obvious costume.

Except it's not smearing. and now it's just him touching Riley's face and she's too warm for this to be a prosthetic.

His face turns a shade of red, and he slowly, awkwardly, lowers the hand that touched her.]
themoralcompass: (fret)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not real. It's not real because it can't be real because if it's real then something's been hurting his friends and that's a possibility that isn't allowed to happen ever.]

But I just saw you. All of you. We had lunch together.

[Months, she said.]
themoralcompass: (exposition)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Not if something's keeping you here when you don't want to be here.

[Because sitting down is the opposite of what should happen in that instance.]

Who's doing this to you? What do we have to do to get them to stop?
themoralcompass: (exposition)

[personal profile] themoralcompass 2015-09-14 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Riley's assessment is spot on; Lucas is already slightly puffed up with the level of importance that comes from rescuing a friend.]

If nobody's done it yet, then that just means we have to do it. It's the same thing we're always handling at home! When we're all together, we can do anything. Even the impossible.

[The impossible like making sure Riley doesn't have to be green.]