17th Fix

[techno_mancer]

[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

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[evers_hacker]

[April is also at the store, just stocking up on stuff and trying to keep herself busy. She blinks when she spots Quinn looking nervous and worried and she frowns in concern.]

... Quinn?

[techno_mancer]

Oh, hey there April. How're you? Not blurting out crap like mostly everyone else, right?

[evers_hacker]

[April just huffs and pouts at that, cause guess who is stage 3-4.]

I have, since earlier I blurted out how- [She quickly covers her mouth and mumbles for a moment before uncovering it again.]

... Anyway, are you okay? You look kinda, um, nervous.

[techno_mancer]

Uh. Basically? I don't wanna do what you almost just did. I've done enough damage already this week.

[evers_hacker]

That bad, huh ... Well, at least you didn't blurt whatever it was over the phones, right? [April fails at trying to make things better.]

[techno_mancer]

Yeah, thank God. That'd have been infinitely worse.

[evers_hacker]

[April gives him a small, sheepish smile before tilting her head slightly.] ... Is it alright if I ask what you blurted out?

[techno_mancer]

Pretty much told my friend that I'd really, really like to lay him. I just said it. Like that. Jesus. [He shakes his head.]

[evers_hacker]

[... Ooooooh, welp. April rubs the back of her neck as she thinks.] Ah... and how did your friend react?

[techno_mancer]

Embarrassed, angry, and then he knocked over a fence.

[evers_hacker]

[She blinks and thinks to herself.] ... Did he say anything to you?

[techno_mancer]

He said he was a v--- [He slaps his hand over his mouth.] God I can't keep tellin' people what he said, but let's just say he wasn't happy.

[evers_hacker]

["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]

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

[evers_hacker]

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

[techno_mancer]

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?