Post-midnight snacking

by **Calvin Strong** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:05 pm

"Completely," Cal murmured, his eyes closed for the moment. Right now, he was lying on the couch with a girl, who'd kissed because, apparently, she'd wanted him to kiss her. He completely cleared out his visuals, focusing his world for a moment just down to the two of them, on the most human that he'd felt for more than a year.

This, of course, ended with the first new system message that scrolled across the periphery of his vision. But it was still nice while it lasted.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:35 pm

"Our movie is over but I'm not tired," she said adjusting to be curled up next to Cal on the couch. "Want to try that some more?" she whispered in his ear playfully.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:12 pm

And she would be rewarded for the suggestion by seeing Cal turn bright red. He swallowed, then tried to talk normally. "I... um... well... yes." The key word, after all, was 'tried.''

He shifted as well, nervously wrapping his arm over her... then leaned in and kissed her. He wasn't the greatest, but he obviously wasn't clueless, and had promise.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:21 pm

Haley was a patient tutor, starting slow with Cal's French kissing "lessons," and she was only too eager to let them continue for a very long time.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:36 pm

And Cal was an eager learner, finally finding a use for his ability to analyze reactions, although figuring out how a girl liked best to be kissed probably wasn't a very scientific procedure. Oddly, the longer they kissed, Haley might notice a very slight tingling feeling from it in her lips and tongue.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:48 pm

Haley didn't seem to notice anything unusual--she was pretty caught up with kissing a new hot guy, and for all she could tell, her mouth was just getting tired. Cal might notice that he was having some pretty... vivid...fantasies while kissing her. His systems would probably notice that they were coming from Haley, though it was unclear if they were intentional or not.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:53 pm

Cal was confused for a moment at the thoughts, but it was easy to figure out what was up after a moment. Smirking slightly, he decided to be bold (although how bold IS it when you KNOW someone wants you to do it?), picked one of the tamer fantasies (some things aren't meant to be acted on by teenagers, after all) and running with it.

by **ASHLIE** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:00 am

Code: Select all: >>"Would you kindly remove your hand from there, Mister Strong. Protocol suggest this behaviour is inappropriate for life-forms of your level of maturity."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:02 am

Haley was a bit surprised when Cal did something that she'd been daydreaming about just a second ago, but then she had a sudden realization of why that might be, and she hesitated, pushing his hand away gently.

"I...sorry. Kinda...got a bit carried away there and I guess you got to hear that too..." she said sheepishly, resting her forehead on Cal's shoulder. "I...promise I'm not as um...crazy as some of those dreams might have made me seem."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:09 am

Cal sheepishly kept his hand in... polite places as he settled in with her. "I'm sorry," he answered. "I...thought that you were doing that to ask, and... um, sorry. And that's cool, don't worry."

And oh my god how are you seeing me. Seriously, who bugs the common room. HAL, run a sweep for video feeds.

Code: Select all: Acknowledged.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:13 am

"I mean...I...like the thought of that but....not here, and like now." she said, looking up at him nervously.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:14 am

The sweep comes back empty. At least for camera-feeds. There is a huge data-stream of unknown composition though.

Code: Select all: >>"Thank you. Have a nice night."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:18 am

"No, that's fine," Cal said quickly. "I mean..." Shit. Well, she looks like she's feeling dumb, so I'd better own up. He sighed. "...It's not like I really knew what I was doing anyway, I just... didn't want you to get bored. I mean... the last girl I tried to get close to said that if she wanted to get cozy with a machine she'd go buy a vibrator, so..." He shrugged, looking nervously back at her.

Code: Select all: Displaying scan results

What in the flying fuck? HAL, track that! he thought.

Code: Select all: Acknowledged

Seriously, who the hell are you! Don't just run away!

by **ASHLIE** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:25 am

Masking this data would be tricky just from the sheer volume so tracking it is relatively simple. Not that it makes any sense either but it's coming from somewhere in the Mansion. The basement from the looks of it.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:25 am

"You seemed like you did, so...it's fine. And maybe we can someday. Just...well probably not in the common room," she smiled tentatively.

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:32 am

Cal swallowed. "So I didn't manage to turn you off to the idea of 'again'?" he asked with a tentative smile.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:42 am

"You did the exact opposite of turn me off,"' she said, blushing slightly.

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:46 am

Cal blushed at that, too. "Yknow, if your power hadn't slipped, I'd probably think you were messing with me right now," he admitted.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:54 am

Haley just kissed him again and smiled. "Well I'm glad I let my mind wander then."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:55 am

He smiled, reflecting for a minute that this was, thankfully, quite a change from her just-been-sobbing state that she'd come to the kitchen in. "Yeah, me too," he said quietly.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:08 am

"Thanks for making my night like...a million times better than it was. Maybe I'll have extra good dreams after this," she winked at him.

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:11 am

He smiled back at her. "Well, you did that for my night, too. If I dreamed I'd be expecting to wake up and find out none of this was real right now."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:15 am

"You don't dream?" Haley asked, curious. "I can see positives to that, given the content of most of my dreams lately."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:17 am

He shook his head. "Passing out is a no-go too, so it's all... regulated," he said, as if the sound of the word 'regulated' bugged him. "Upshot is, I only need about four hours. Downside, it's all super-deep, so no dreaming."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:26 am

"So...you've got like...way more than your eyes fixed don't you?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:30 am

"Eyes, frontal lobe, good chunk of my nerves and spinal functions, my fine motor control, and some regulatory additions to all my major organs for backup," he rattled off, before he could think enough to regret it. "More of my nervous system is artifical than original."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:38 am

"Oh my gosh...that's...wow." she said. "I didn't even know they could do that..."

She was silent for a moment. "I guess I didn't know they could make a place like the Danger Room either so maybe that's not so surprising."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:40 am

"Yeah, well, I don't think they want people knowing they can make things like me," Cal said, shifting uncomfortably a little. "I mean, even just the whole camera-eye thing gets people freaking out in normal-people land."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:44 am

Haley punched him on the arm. "You are not a thing. I didn't just make out with a thing. I made out with a hot guy who's flesh, blood, heart, and soul."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:49 am

"Hey, you spend a day with the internet in your head and you might try to make out that you're not a person too," Cal protested with a little smirk. "I mean, it might just be wishful thinking, have you seen what kind of weird shit people do?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:08 am

"This is true. Have you seen the shit on Hoarders?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:16 am

"I've seen worse than that," Cal said darkly. Though the ominousness of the statement was undercut by the fact that he smirked when he said it.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:32 am

"Do I even want to know?" she smirked.

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:34 am

He considered it a moment. "No. No, you really don't," he decided.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:37 am

Haley chuckled, though it was a bit delayed and followed immediately by a yawn.

"I should probably go to bed before I fall asleep out here with you..."

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:41 am

"Not giving me a good case to argue with you there, you know," Cal half-joked. Then again, that stupid hacker... "But yeah, I don't want to get you in trouble," he admitted.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:43 am

"You'd probably get in just as much trouble, mister," she poked him in the chest playfully before sitting up and fixing her hair.

"Thank you for tonight," she smiled.

by **Calvin Strong** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:47 am

"Yeah, but I don't care if I get in trouble," he said with a little smirk. "What are they going to do, give me detention and make me sit in a different room while I surf the internet?"

"And... thanks," he said, his smile fading to something more serious. "And... if you have trouble sleeping just give me a text, okay?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:11 am

"I will," she smiled, leaning in and giving him one last kiss.

"G'night, hottie."

Haley slowly stood up and waved, smiling happily at Cal, before turning and walking back to her room.

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