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[notalfredjones]

Characters: Matthew and Roy Harper
Location: Roy's Counseling room
Time: At...some point
Content: Matt is messed up. He has to go to the therapist. Yay.
Format: Action
Warnings: Stubborn emo angst hooray

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[oncediddrugs]

[is throwing darts at a dartboard but pauses to smile at Matt once he walks in]

Hey, Matt. Have a seat.

[gestures to the chair]

Just wanted to check in. I was talking with your brother the other day, and I figured I better catch up with you, too.

[oncediddrugs]

[grins back]

Ollie got a thing about his chili, I can't explain it. [laughs] But yeah, you don't get Dineh food out here. I seen blue corn pancakes but [shrugs] not like you get back on the rez. [YOU WILL NEVER CONVINCE HIM OTHERWISE] Your dad's Francis, right? Mr. Bonnefoy?

[notalfredjones]

[sort of a grin] I can try it. I got an Italian to compliment my gelato. [hums and tugs a knee up to rest his head on]

Yeah, Francis Bonnefoy. [hums] Al has a different dad, Arthur Kirkland...not that's he's here. [shrugs]

[oncediddrugs]

[raises his eyebrows, but smiles]

That's impressive. Tell you what, I'll make a few calls, get you a real recipe to work from. Auntie Felipa'd be happy to hear from me.

[leans forward, his face a bit more serious]

How's that? Having your dad around.

[notalfredjones]

[blinks] Um...Okay.

[fidgets] It's okay? He gets upset with us...when we do things like..you know. Steal a jet. Or rather in my case tag along on a jet...He grounded me for a while when we went off to NYC. [frowns and swings legs] But he's there for me a lot. I think he's just not used to...me growing up yet.

[oncediddrugs]

Yeah, it's hard when the people you love don't need you so much anymore.

[notalfredjones]

[tight thin smile] Yeah that's the problem I think.

[oncediddrugs]

He'll get used to it. They always do.

[yes Roy because you have such a great track record with dads]

You okay there?

[notalfredjones]

Hmn? Yeah I'm fine. [drops head on his leg and tilts head] I know he will though.

[oncediddrugs]

You know that if anything was wrong, I'm legally obligated not to tell anyone about it, right? Unless you or anyone else is in danger.

[notalfredjones]

[tiny smile] I know...[shrugs and tugs his other leg up, curled up onto the chair now]

[oncediddrugs]

Just making sure.

[pauses]

Anything else you want to talk about? Or maybe we could play a board game or something.

[notalfredjones]

[shrugs and stares at the floor] You know about the jet...and all that. And what happened right?

...I. A teacher told Al a lot of cruel things. [fidgets more] And I felt him getting upset about it, but he doesn't want my help. I mean. I think he went to another teacher about it...but. It's not fair really. To put it on him and not fair of him to tell me it's not my problem--Imean, I could feel him being upset, of course it was--[ducks head] Sorry. Um. A board game is fine.

[oncediddrugs]

[frown frown]

What kind of cruel things? [pause] But you're right, it's not fair. When someone hurts your brother, you're allowed to be upset. And it sucks, when you know someone's hurting and they don't want your help, but you just gotta give them space. You know, let him know you're there, and keep an eye out, hope he comes around. If he's talking to someone, that's good. Maybe once he starts feeling better, he'll wanna talk to you about it.

[notalfredjones]

[shakes head] I...Not my place to tell you. [looks away] He didn't want my help. It's alright. That's how he is.

[oncediddrugs]

[gently:] It's okay to be mad, you know. It sucks when someone you love's hurting and you can't do anything for them. Maybe that's how he is, but if it bothers you, it bothers you. That's how you are.