RL with Arcee

[chimeranomore]

Zel had been expecting trouble with the guards, but they seemed to accept the explanation that he was Arcee's friend from another dimension.  He wasn't sure he wanted to think about what that meant for daily life around here.

It struck him that he didn't really have the best idea of what Arcee would look like, so he'd resorted to asking a few guards for directions.  Drastic measures indeed.

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[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

Well, that was something, at least. "I have to wonder about you sometimes, Arcee."

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He sighed. "Never mind, it's not important. So, how are you coping with being human, besides drinking and blowing up the kitchen?"

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He put a hand on her shoulder. He wasn't the best in the world at comforting people, but for Arcee he'd at least try. "With any luck you won't be like this long enough to get used to it."

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"Try going from organic to stone sometime," Zel sighed.

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He nodded slowly, squeezing her shoulder.

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He smiled slightly. "Right."

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Such interesting noises he makes when you squeeze him. "Um, Arcee? Could you be happy for me without crushing my ribs?"

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"It's alright. Don't know your own strength, hm?" He managed a rather weak grin.

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Zel raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

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"Why did... on second thought, Ares doesn't really need a reason to beat people up, does he?"

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Zel rubbed his forehead. "... Had Blackout had a head injury lately? Or processor problems or whatever Cybertronians have? What in the world made him think it was a good idea to challenge a god?"

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

He shook his head. "I'm fine, thanks. So he does things like this a lot?"

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Zel nodded. "Ah. I've known people like that. You alright?"

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"I mean just now. It sounded like you were having problems in there."

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He shook his head. "Honestly, Arcee. How much did you drink?"

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Zel's eyes widened. "You have got to be kidding me."

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"It's a little extreme, yes. Are you feeling alright, apart from the obvious?"

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Zel shook his head. "Well, if you're sure you're alright... How you have tolerance like that when you're not even usually human I don't know."

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"If you haven't yet, you should be fine." Not that he was an expert, but he was trying not to agitate her.

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He moves over so he's in a position to catch her if she's feeling wobbly. "Well, you look fine..."

He really hopes she doesn't decide to take that the wrong way...

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

Zel sighed. It was starting to look like this would be more difficult than he'd thought.

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"No, I'm fine. It's just warm in here." He really hopes that works as an excuse.

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"It's no big deal, honestly. Maybe you should sit down..."

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He follows her and just leans on the back of the couch. "You're sure you're alright?"

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He slips around to sit down next to her and rub at her shoulder softly, not saying anything for the moment.