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Friday Dinner

Jun 25, 2010 15:57

The island was up to its usual tricks, and while Bill empathised with the people who had woken up that morning in someone else's body - he'd been through it, once upon a time - he was relieved he'd been unaffected this go round ( Read more... )

karen filippelli, dr. fitch cooper, betty rizzo, danica talos, john mamet, stephen colbert, remy lebeau, felicia hardy, anatoly sergievsky, davos seaworth, walt hasser, theresa cassidy, remus lupin, scorpion, nick stokes, gideon sparks, wanda langkowski, abby sciuto, plot: bodyswitch, grigg harris, meal post, bill weasley, cable, freddie trumper, lorne

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nerdinacape June 26 2010, 02:55:33 UTC

Karen knew Grigg was a little absent minded from time to time -- or rather, he switched trains of thought more than most people did -- but that didn't really help when she was actually in his body, with his brain.

After the awkward scene with Eden, Karen was all too happy to get dressed (she'd have work up to taking a shower later) and do her best to find Nick, her own body or Grigg. None of that had happened, because somewhere between the boarding house and the compound, the still had popped into mind, and she was most of the way there before she realized where she was headed.

By the time she actually made it to the compound, the still had some kinks worked out of it, she smelled like a distillery, her (Grigg's) hair was probably standing on end from how often Grigg's hands tended to run through it, and she was starving. Heading toward the kitchen was the first thing on her mind.

anger_sideways June 26 2010, 03:16:37 UTC

It had been a long time since Grigg had woken up with a hangover. The fact that he could remember when it was said a lot about his alcohol drinking tendencies -- namely that he didn't really have them.

The same could not be said about this body. This body which one careful look in the mirror had told him didn't belong to just anyone. It belonged to one of the coolest guys from one of his favourite shows as a kid. He didn't know if he should be thrilled by this turn of events or worried that he only got to fully enjoy while under a fine layer of booze.

Half-starved, he had immediately picked up a plate to start heaping food onto it when he had spied a very familiar form. "Hey, who are you?" he said, gesturing with a muffin filled hand at his body.

nerdinacape June 26 2010, 04:11:29 UTC

"Karen Filippelli," she immediately answered, though still focused on the food she was putting onto her own plate. "Except right now I'm Grigg Harris, and I'm incredibly hungry."

anger_sideways June 26 2010, 05:54:36 UTC

"Karen," Grigg got a little excited at the fact that the person who was in his body was someone he knew. Part of his brain felt mildly betrayed because Karen was not her usual attractive female self, but that was overruled by more pressing matters.

"It's me, Grigg. I just look like Hawkeye from MASH."

nerdinacape June 27 2010, 04:11:32 UTC

"Oh my God, you do," Karen replied, after finally looking up, her mouth dropping. "Grigg! There you are! I've been looking for you all day."

Which wasn't entirely the truth, but she wasn't going to say otherwise.

anger_sideways June 28 2010, 05:36:18 UTC

"Isn't it cool?"

It would have been better had Grigg not been hungover when he woke up, but his childhood recollections and various Nick-At-Nite marathons had helped him deal. It was part of being in character or at least being Hawkeye Pierce.

"Really? Oh I guess you would have, given that you woke up..." He trailed off, eyes widening. "As me. Yikes!"

nerdinacape June 29 2010, 11:12:26 UTC

Karen nodded when Grigg had a lightbulb moment of his own. "Yikes works just fine. I mean, it's applicable when I wake up in the body of one of my closest friends while he's in bed with his girlfriend."

anger_sideways June 30 2010, 05:54:58 UTC

"Um, I'm sorry?" And he genuinely was. There was no way that this couldn't be awkward. It was bad enough to have woken up in a body that did not belong to him, but to have one of his best friends wake up in the body he'd left behind just added insult to injury. "I just woke up with a hangover."

anewwaive June 26 2010, 03:59:42 UTC

Oh, Gideon fucking loved when this shit happened and he got to watch instead of be part of it. So maybe that made him an asshole - who cared? He'd been through enough to not feel bad that he was taking enjoyment out of uncomfortable situations.

Granted, he probably would have even if he didn't feel like he had every right to.

Seeing a familiar face as he went to get some food and find a place to sit and watch people freak out (seriously, this shit was almost as good as when people changed genders), he headed over, grabbing a piece of fruit as he went.

"So are you Grigg or are you someone else?" he asked, bluntly. Shit, if it wasn't him, he hoped it was someone he knew.

nerdinacape June 26 2010, 04:12:47 UTC

As soon as Karen heard him, she knew she would never live this down -- especially not with how often she tended to make fun of Gideon for something he couldn't control. But lying to him wasn't going to work, and for a moment she just stared at him dumbly, before shaking her head and frowning.

"I'm Karen, and if you know what's good for you, you won't laugh, Gideon."

anewwaive June 26 2010, 04:31:26 UTC

"Oh shit, really?" he asked, his grin widening because his day suddenly just got better. Fuck, he had so little to enjoy lately, this shit was a breath of fresh air. "Trust me, nothing you can do can stop me from laughing on the fucking inside. How you enjoying being a guy?"

nerdinacape June 26 2010, 05:04:27 UTC

"Eh." Karen shrugged, before taking another bite of food. "I've been a guy before, it's nothing new, it's just awkward. I know Grigg, so...I kind of don't appreciate the part where I have to see him naked, but other than that, it's not bad."

anewwaive June 26 2010, 05:31:54 UTC

Okay, Gideon knew the fucking feeling, since he did end up in her body not so long ago. Shit, that'd been a hell of an awkward few days. That didn't mean he had any sympathy.

"Did you find out who's walking around in your body yet?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. Because okay, it was funny, but if he found out someone was fucking around in her body, he'd be right with Nick for some ass kicking.

nerdinacape June 27 2010, 04:13:26 UTC

"Not yet," she replied, shaking her head. For the moment, she wasn't sure she cared, being focused on food. "But I'm sure Nick knows and made sure they'll take care of me."

Which Gideon probably already knew from experience.

anewwaive June 27 2010, 06:02:36 UTC

"Yeah, I remember the fucking speech I got," he said, rubbing the side of his neck at the memory. Fuck, that'd been awkward as hell. "I'm not disappointed I was fucking skipped over this time. You should have seen all the freak outs I got to watch before I even fucking got here. It's great"

nerdinacape June 27 2010, 22:43:23 UTC

"I woke up in bed with Grigg's girlfriend," Karen said, frowning a bit at the memory. She liked Eden, but not so much that she ever wanted to experience that kind of awkwardness over again.

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