17th Fix

[technohippie]

[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.

Comments

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

["A v-"? ... a v-... And this is where having spent 5 years living with perverts comes in handy, cause a-ahahaha, she understands.

So April just nods.] Are you gonna talk to him when the whole spilling your guts thing has stopped?

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

I wanna, but I don't know if he'll let me.

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

You won't know unless you try! And hey, it might all work out.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna try. Otherwise I'll worry myself to pieces over it. And I don't think I gotta tell ya I ain't usually the worryin' type.

How've you been holdin' up, anyway?

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

I've... been okay, I guess, I blurted out about how my- [Covering her mouth again and uncovering it when she's certain she won't try to say it again.]

Er, anyway, I basically blurted out something about my past that I've never really told anybody before over the phones... b-but I've been okay despite that. Now I'm just trying to make sure I don't blurt out anything else. [She gives a sheepish smile and laugh as she rubs the back of her neck.]

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[He gives her a helpful pat on the shoulder.] Sorry, I oughta not ask any more questions, innocent or not.

[evers-hacker.livejournal.com]

[April just smiles and shakes her head.] It's fine, as long you don't ask me questions about my past or my family, it's okay.