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Quinn X. Hatch ([personal profile] technohippie) wrote2011-07-15 08:31 am

17th Fix

[Thanks to being at stage three, Quinn really messed stuff up with his best friend in town. He's wrestling with a lot of feelings that a chill and in-control guy like him never deals with normally, and still being under the secret-blurting effect, really wants to get this off his chest to someone. The problem is that he doesn't know who to go to, and he doesn't really want to start blurting out more secrets and ruining more friendships today. Oh, but he really does want to talk, doesn't he? Thanks, Mayfield.

What Quinn will be up to:

A) In the garage at home, doors open, playing with all his electronics as usual. There's music playing, but it's not blaring this time. The ashtray on his table is overflowing with cigarette butts. Quinn's just making himself look busy, tinkering around with no real goal in mind. He'll be using his technomancy, talking to his electronics about his problems, but they don't really get it.

B) He'll be stopping in to check on his buddy Scott Pilgrim, who, from the last call he made, sounded pretty bad off. Knock knock at 2242 Stevens Road.

C) Out at the grocery store, restocking on cigarettes. And maybe some beer. And keeping his head town to hopefully avoid people! Quinn looking nervous and worried is pretty unusual to anyone who knows him.

D) At night, Quinn's at the park, laying at the grass and looking up at the stars. His laptop is next to him, and he has his headphones phones on and a cigarette in his mouth. This is his best idea on how to shut off both the world and his mind for awhile, but that doesn't prevent anyone from approaching him.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Not intentionally. Don't worry 'bout it, man. My head's in the clouds, so somehow ya managed to sneak up on me.

[identity profile] weaponsparked.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
... you must really be distracted if you didn't see me coming.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Eyes closed, music on, world off, man. 'Bout the only way to get away from it all in Mayfield, ya know?

[identity profile] weaponsparked.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. I can think of a few other ways.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, not all of us get to be big intimidatin' robots, but if I could fly off into space or whatever? Right now? I'd so be there. Man, wouldn't that be a great idea? "Screw your crap, Mayfield, and see ya next week!"

[He grins and chuckles, but it's half-hearted.]

[identity profile] weaponsparked.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't fly. I'm ground-based.

[He tilts his head.]

... But yes. If I could, I probably would.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[He flops back down, looking up at the sky.]

Too bad we can't get out that way, right? I wonder what happens if ya just keep soarin' towards space.

[identity profile] weaponsparked.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably the same thing that happens when you try and take the highway out.

... which reminds me, I need to try that sometime.

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, how sweet would that be - see how fast ya can get yourself goin'?

[identity profile] weaponsparked.livejournal.com 2011-07-19 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
My top speed is around four hundred miles per hour.

[And damn if he doesn't sound proud of that.]

[identity profile] techno-mancer.livejournal.com 2011-07-19 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, sweet! Man, ya oughta do that - just keep goin' round 'n' round and see how fast ya can go. Maybe ya can hit that.