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callofkaren

[Lecture Circuit.]

Feb 06, 2009 00:52

After enough time spent on the island and getting to learn its varying levels of weirdness, Karen knew there was nothing she could really do when, for three days in a row, all she get off the bookshelf was the same reel of The Office. And she knew if she ever wanted to watch another movie or read another book or comic or magazine again, she was ( Read more... )

nick, in-game, jim, chuck, lennox, pam

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formerfratboy February 8 2009, 03:10:09 UTC

Nick had promised Karen that he'd meet her in the rec room so that they could go for dinner together, because they did cute things like that. He'd expected to find her watching something or talking to something or trying to convince Utica to stop eating something of Nick's that mysteriously ended up in the rec room.

Instead, he walked in the room just in time to see a very, very pregnant Karen walk on-screen.

He just stared, wide-eyed at the screen. "Holy shit," he blurted, giving away both the fact that he was there and the fact that he was caught incredibly off-guard by this pregnant TV-Karen.

callofkaren February 8 2009, 04:52:40 UTC

Karen honestly didn't know what surprised her (and freaked her out) more - seeing herself on screen like that, or Nick seeing her like that.

It would be just her luck that when things were going really, incredibly well, this would happen, and he'd think that was what she wanted and get scared away or something.

All she could really do was cringe when Michael went on about the possibility that it was Jim's baby.

formerfratboy February 8 2009, 05:33:20 UTC

Nick slowly walked around to sit down on the couch next to Karen, staring at the screen the whole while. This was so surreal, on so many different levels, that he didn't even know where to start being freaked out.

Even after Karen's former boss had (temporarily) finished making a fool of himself and the show moved on to the next scene, all Nick could do was stare in confusion. It really sort of hurt his brain, and he generally considered himself a pretty intelligent guy.

callofkaren February 8 2009, 05:49:03 UTC

"So...this is awkward," Karen announced, after a minute of just sitting there, unsure where to even start. She chanced a look over a Nick, and was unsurprised to see that look on his face.

formerfratboy February 8 2009, 06:01:54 UTC

Nick managed to close his mouth and not stare dumbstruck anymore. But only barely. "Just a little," Nick said, finally looking away from the screen, from Jim and Dwight and their hideous balloons.

callofkaren February 8 2009, 06:11:53 UTC

"I don't want babies," Karen blurted out in an effort to stop wherever Nick's mind was going to wander next - and she knew it would, where else would it go? "I mean, I do eventually, but that's years - really, years, down the line."

Okay, so that might not have exactly helped the situation much.

formerfratboy February 9 2009, 03:47:30 UTC

Nick wasn't exactly ready to start thinking about babies, either, even if future-Karen was, apparently. "Well, that's good," Nick said, "I mean, not that there's anything wrong with babies, and, well, yeah, someday, it'd be great, but not, you know, right now, and--" Nick stopped, before he could dig the hole he was making for himself any deeper.

callofkaren February 9 2009, 04:36:41 UTC

Karen stared at Nick for a long moment before covering her face with both hands and breaking into laughter. It was either that, or freak out some more, which would make Nick freak out and it was just a stupid cycle she really didn't want to get stuck in.

formerfratboy February 9 2009, 04:56:30 UTC

He went quiet for just a moment, afraid that he'd made things worse somehow, but no, Karen was laughing, and even if she was laughing at him, well, it was better than any of the other alternatives, which involved freaking out, followed by more freaking out. Soon, Nick started to laugh, too, an almost relieved peal of laughter, and he leaned to the side, forehead resting against Karen's shoulder.

callofkaren February 9 2009, 05:03:05 UTC

"Okay," Karen said, once her laughter wasn't so hysterical anymore and she'd caught her breath. "We're agreed on that, so let's just...forget about it."

That was probably easier said than done when she was back on screen, and Michael was handling a chainsaw. What the hell was he doing with a chainsaw?

"Look," she said, lifting her shoulder to get Nick's attention back onto the screen. "That's my former boss. The crazy one."

formerfratboy February 9 2009, 05:12:28 UTC

Nick blinked a few times, trying to make sure that what he was seeing was actually what he was seeing.

"Based on the fact that he has a chainsaw, yes, he's definitely crazy," Nick said, sitting back up, but not before curling one arm around Karen's waist as he sat next to her. "There is... there is... that's just... No."

This was how people ended up accidentally dismembered, honestly.

callofkaren February 9 2009, 05:30:43 UTC

"He did stuff like this all the time," Karen nodded, taking just a little bit of glee from Nick's reaction to Michael. For some reason she always found it hilarious to share tales of Michael to anyone else.

Of course, any nice moments he did have, like congratulating her, were always overshadowed by the stupider ones.

"Sperm machine," she muttered to herself.

formerfratboy February 10 2009, 02:06:05 UTC

Before Nick could stop being horrified at Michael's sperm machine comment, and before he could wrap his mind around the fact that somewhere in the future, Karen was married to some dorky dermatologist [crime scene investigator totally beat out dermatologist on the scale of cool careers to have, even if Dr. Dan probably made way more money than Nick ever would (not that this was important on an island with an economy made up of coconuts and volunteer hours)], there was a photo of Karen onscreen dressed as a burger.

"Oh my god," he said, midway between horrified and very, very amused. "I don't think I even want to know."

callofkaren February 13 2009, 07:17:43 UTC

"Shut up!" Karen laughed and sat up, saying the words half to the screen and half to Nick. There was no way she was going to let him make fun of her for a hamburger suit she hadn't even technically worn. "Oh my god, that's the worst."

Wrinkling her nose, she turned back to Nick. "That never gets mentioned again if you know what's good for you."

formerfratboy February 15 2009, 02:38:42 UTC

Nick raised his hands up, feigning innocence. "I would never," he said, shaking his head. "I'm a nice guy."

The fact that he was barely holding in a laugh kind of undermined his argument, however.

callofkaren February 15 2009, 12:02:17 UTC

"Stop it," Karen continued, though she couldn't keep a smile off her own face at Nick's obvious amusement. God, she couldn't even imagine any reason for her to do something like that. Maybe a dare.

The screen drew her attention back, and Karen expertly ignored both Pam's akward hesitation and her own with the news that she and Jim were engaged. Maybe a year ago that might have meant something, but now, all Karen could do was smile. "God, finally."

Okay, maybe she might have been a little annoyed if, after all the crap she went through in Scranton, they hadn't at least been together.

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