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fixthepast

Pieces to a puzzle...

May 02, 2010 18:38

Somehow I've found myself working for the Company. Still not sure how that happened but it's not something I was going to turn down either. A chance to be around all these specials? Gain their powers and fuck with their minds? What's not to love? But for now I have to do all the tedious work and the first person I get to see is Sylar. He comes ( Read more... )

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heartofmurder May 11 2010, 04:38:38 UTC

I stand up, following him into the den. I remember him showing me all the rooms before, but I'm glad I get to see them sober now. I let out a soft chuckle when he says backgammon is tricky to master, "We'll see about that." I guess he still doesn't really know what my ability is. Mastering things like this is what I do best.

Things are falling back into rhythm and I like it. I shouldn't have gotten so upset before. "So... what kind of music do you usually listen to, besides classical? Or is that it?" I like classical. It's very soothing and the notes... it's like a puzzle fitting together. I sit down, looking at the board and trying to figure it out.

fixthepast May 11 2010, 05:02:32 UTC

Shrugging, I let him sit down at the table, looking the board over. "Guess I will see." I smile at him, flipping through my cd's. "Usually classical, sometimes the blues. Once in awhile jazz but not often. I have to be in the right mood for jazz." I find a nice r&b cd and put it in. Classical would be nice but we need something a bit more upbeat.

I sit down across from him, sipping my wine. "The basic idea of the game is to get all your pieces to your home. This is my home," I point. "And this is yours." I go through the rules, showing him how the pieces can move, how they get sent to the bar and so on, how doubles work. "Got it all then?" I grin, sitting back. "You can go first, since you're the guest."

I'm pretty sure he's going to kick my ass once he's got the hang of this but it'll still be worth it. I haven't had a challenging game in...shit, months, maybe even a year. It'll be good to actually have to think.

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 05:13:52 UTC

"Jazz is nice. I like jazz. I like picking it apart." He puts in a nice r&b cd and I settle back against the couch, letting myself relax a bit. This is okay. I don't have to be so on guard. This is what I wanted, someone to just spend time like this with. He wants to spend time with me.

I listen as he explains the game, my eyes following his fingers, "Yeah, I've got it." And I'm figuring out every single way I can move so I can beat him. It's almost too easy, but it'll be interesting to see what he does.

I move my first piece. "I used to be in the chess club when I was younger." Oh great. First I tell him I don't want to talk about who I was and now I'm the one bringing it up. I feel like he'd be okay with that, though and not make fun of me for it.

fixthepast May 11 2010, 05:22:31 UTC

"You're supposed to enjoy it, not pick it apart." I grin at him, watching as he moves. He's watching the board so intently but I'm watching him just as intently. He loves this kind of thing, figure out all the moves. Being Sylar, collecting powers, that's a game to him and he needs to always be one step ahead.

"You did?" I glance up as I move. "I wanted to be on the Knowledge Bowl team but my mother thought debate and swimming would be a better use of my time. I hated debate though I did enjoy swimming." I smirk. "I lost quite a few races on purpose, just to piss her off. A lot of debates too. Debate was Nathan's thing, not mine. I always enjoyed learning things more." I can see already he's going to kick my ass, even in this first game.

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 05:41:12 UTC

"I enjoy picking it apart," I smirk, "I like to see how the notes fit together, what makes the whole piece work. The more complicated the better." Jazz and classical music are perfect for that. It helps me concentrate.

"The Knowledge Bowl team? Sounds interesting." My eyes run over his body, "I can see how you would have been good at swimming. You have the perfect body for it." Oh fuck, I did not just say that out loud. It throws my concentration for a moment, but I get right back on track. "Debate... I wanted to do debate, but I was just..." I glance at him, then look back down at the board, "I was too shy for it." Shit. "So I guess Nathan was always the loud, obnoxious one? Always had something to say, but most of the things coming out of his mouth were bullshit?" He brought up his brother, not me.

fixthepast May 11 2010, 05:59:31 UTC

My eyes jump up to his when he says I have the perfect body for swimming. Well, that's not something I expected to hear out of his mouth. A lopsided grin plasters itself on my face and I study the board. "Thank you, I try to keep it up. Swimming at least. I enjoy it and it's soothing. You can shut the whole world out when you swim." I glance back up at him. "You should come give it a try some time." I wouldn't mind seeing him in the water ( ... )

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 06:15:05 UTC

"I can see how it would be soothing. It's something you can just do alone, to get away from everyone else." He invites me along and I almost choke, "Oh... I... I..." I pull at my shirt, clenching my jaw to keep from stuttering. "Sure. Maybe." I haven't been in so long and I'm not internally freaking out about being half naked in the water with him.

"I was always good at lots of information so yeah, I probably would have liked that." He goes on about his brother and I can see the resentment he feels for him. I can see that his brother always treated him as less than. "Sounds like a jerk. Not really worth your time. Well, I suppose he got into the right profession, then." I move another piece smiling. I've almost won.

His question throws me and I furrow my eyebrows, "I wasn't quiet." But I already told him how shy I was, "I was just... yeah, fine. I was quiet, shy and pathetic," I look at him, "I hardly imagine you being shy." Especially with a family like that. "I doubt we would have been friends." Are we friends now?

fixthepast May 11 2010, 06:37:33 UTC

I look at him when he starts stammering and pulls at his shirt. So he's not sure about his self image, good to know. Now I'm really curious to see what's under that shirt. Shit, did I just think that? Well, there's nothing wrong with it. He intrigues me and I would like to see more of him. Intellectually and physically. "There's a pool here, it's not used very often, we could go there." That might help put his mind at ease ( ... )

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 06:47:46 UTC

"You have a pool here?" Oh god. I can't decide if that's better or worse. At least it would just be him, but... it would just be him. It's suddenly getting a little hotter in here. "I don't have swim trunks. I haven't really gone to a pool in a long time." Since I was younger ( ... )

fixthepast May 11 2010, 07:29:13 UTC

"Yes, up on the top floor." I chuckle. "I always wondered what would happen to all the apartments below it if it ever sprung a leak. It made more sense to me to have had it on the bottom but I guess this way you get your view of the city too." I wave my hand when he says he has no trunks. "Then get some or you can borrow a pair of mine. I'm pretty sure mine would fit you." I watch his face as I pour myself more wine.

"But you also fly under the radar. You can get away with things that others couldn't. You hear things that you're not supposed to because everyone thinks your invisible. There's actually a lot of power in being invisible like that Sylar." I take a long drink of wine and sit back down. He won the game but that's okay, there's lots of games to be played yet and I will beat him sooner or later. I can be patient.

"No, I guess we never will." Sighing, I settle back in my chair. "Do you want something more to drink?" I nod towards his soda.

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 07:38:32 UTC

"I'm sure they accounted for a situation like that. They wouldn't build it there if they hadn't thought of all the possible scenarios." I nearly choke again when he says I can borrow a pair of his trunks. That just seems so... intimate. But he's not thinking about it that way at all. Hell, neither am I. "I... I could get myself a pair. Maybe for next time." Next time.

"I would never want to fly under the radar and I always get away with things even though I'm not shy anymore." Thank god. "No. Being invisible is the worst. I would never want that again." I would never lower myself to that. I watch as he pours himself more wine and I wonder how long it would take for him to open up more.

"Maybe I'll have a glass of wine. One glass." I call over a wine glass, pouring myself some and bringing it over. I want to apologize about the other night, but I can't bring myself to do it. I don't need to apologize for anything. "Shall we play another?" I set it up, giving him a smirk, "I told you I'd master it right away."

fixthepast May 11 2010, 07:59:20 UTC

"They most likely have but I still wonder what would happen. I'm sure most of the apartments would be flooded. I wonder how pissed they'd be if it happened..." I muse, finger running along the edge of my glass. It really is tempting but I couldn't do it, it'd put me out and that wouldn't be worth it.

He tells me that he doesn't want to be invisible and I can tell that about him but he doesn't see the benefits of it. I'm invisible. I'm Nathan's brother, Angela and Arthur's son, but I'm never Peter. It rankles me, irritates the hell out of me but it benefits me too. I'm smoke. There but not there. No one would expect me for the things I've done. Even when they've figured out something's going on on L5, they've never been able to tie to me. I'm nobody worth paying attention to and I like it that way.

Smirking as he pours himself a glass of wine, I nod. "I'd love another game and yes, you did warn me. I told you though, I love a challenge and I welcome it." I take another long drink of my wine, relaxing a bit more.

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 08:10:29 UTC

"It would be one giant swimming pool then." I chuckle, for once not minding that we're just having idle chatter. It's actually somewhat nice. I don't think I've ever really done it before, "We could easily protect your apartment if you ever wanted to find out," I smirk, knowing that look on his face.

"Well I'm glad you love a challenge. I'll make sure to make it really hard. You see, I've already planned out every course of action. I can see it. Then based on your moves, I readjust mine, going with the next course of action. It's not very challenging for me, but it does give me insight into how you think." He should love that part.

All of this has been really enjoyable so far and I actually can't believe that I'm having fun. It's so different and I think I like it.

fixthepast May 11 2010, 08:33:53 UTC

"It would at that." I laugh hard. "But I think I'd get some serious questions as to why my apartment is the only to have survived unscathed. Think I'd rather avoid that." I really don't want to deal with that from my neighbors or the cops. "But if I ever decide to move, I'll keep it in mind." I wink at him with a grin.

Oh, so he thinks that he's got me all figured out huh. Well, he most likely does, and I'm sure that he knows all the moves, has them all figured out. Well, I really don't care if I win or lose, the point is just to enjoy this time with him, get to know him. This is so bizarre but I'm actually enjoying it. "You think you can figure out how I think, hmmm?" He probably does but only in the game, not for this.

"Since I lost, I get to start this time." I roll the dice and start moving, sipping the wine and half listening as the music changes to another cd. I can't remember the last time I had such and enjoyable evening.

heartofmurder May 11 2010, 08:43:36 UTC

He laughs hard and I smile. A real smile and I'm not even drunk. Shit. "Well, it's not like they can blame you. You're apartment will just... be fortunate enough to be built in the right place for the water to bypass." His wink gives me that feeling in my stomach again. The one from the other day and I'm wary of it, but it feels good ( ... )

fixthepast May 11 2010, 09:12:41 UTC

Jesus. His smile is devastating and I wonder if he even knows that. Probably not but it is. I feel a warm rush through but I have to ignore it. There's no way in hell he'd even think along those lines and I'm pretty sure not about me. We might get along but that's about it. Too bad. But I can still admire the view ( ... )

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