25 Unicorn Street, Thursday Evening

[on_her_korhal]

It had been another-- well, ordinary day was something else. But it'd been a day, and Kerrigan was, as per usual, alone, rifling through her fridge looking for something that might seem remotely edible.

Her record player was softly playing some music through the house, even if she had been tired of it for a day or so after that whole... thing. It was nice, and it was quiet, and if she was contemplating an extra beer for dinner, well, that was nobody's business but hers.

[ open to those who know who they are ]

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"'Good' can mean a lot of things," she retorted, maybe irrationally annoyed. "Lying about food is a little ridiculous."

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"You should use my first name," Lee said randomly. "It's a little more specific than the last."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River was about to add that Adama was more specific than a type of fish of the order Anguilliformes, and opened her mouth, then closed it again. "Is this another family issue?" she asked instead.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"I just prefer my first name," Lee replied. "Adama could mean me or my brother or my mother. It's all very confusing."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"They're not here. We don't know them." She took another spoonful of her soup. "You like the new librarian?" she asked, rather randomly.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"I don't dislike him," Lee said, shrugging. "I don't really know him."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She smiled a little. "I named him Bob. He tried to kill me in his own reality. Believes he's trying to repent."

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"I still need to talk to him," Kerrigan added, stirring her soup again before... well, more sipping.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Date?"

Okay, he couldn't resist that.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River gave Lee a dark look.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Can you not take a joke?" Lee asked in exasperation. "Frak. One joke and you're glaring at me. You guys just want me to leave? You can have dinner on your own."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"The joke wasn't funny," River told him. "Have no objections to good jokes. Please try again."

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"I thought it was," Lee muttered and tossed his spoon down. "Whatever. I don't need this constant crap from you."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River stared at him. "So what do you want?"

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Some air," he said and pushed away from the table to stand up. "A lot of it."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She swallowed, glancing at Kerrigan, then stared down into her soup. "Not what I asked."

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Well, then stop being cryptic if that's not what you meant," Lee snapped. "I'm done with the glaring and the looks and the snide remarks."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Not much better yourself." River pushed her bowl away from her and got up too, backing away from the table. "Keep claiming you're better. You've already got her, what more do you want?"

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"That is not. My. Fault," Lee said tightly. "And you keep thinking it is. Forgive me for liking the same girl you like. I didn't do that to hurt you even if you think I did. And I don't care how much you want to hurt me, I don't deserve it."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Not saying it's your fault." River took another step backwards. "Don't deserve to be snapped at by you or having my skills questioned." She turned around. "You'll have her to yourself soon enough, just have some sympathy."

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"And I don't deserve it either," Lee said. "It goes both ways."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"I tried. Before. Asked you to dance," River reminded him.

[Have to run now]

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"And I did dance with you," Lee said, confused. "I'm just not good at it."

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

The noise that had been permeating that conversation?

Kerrigan's forehead meeting her hand. And occasionally the table. "That's why you two have been flying at each other like cats."

Not that she hadn't already known, but... "Christ. Sometimes people you like like other people better. Sometimes other people give you crap for it. Can you both grow up?"

So maybe she had some experience on the subject.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"You suck at advice," Lee said dryly. "I didn't even know this was her problem until she told me. I can't do the things she can."