Mask Or Menace - IC Contact Post

[helpdesk_hero]

This is David Alleyne, I'm not available at the moment.
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[besainted]

[ He shrugs, closes his eyes, and continues to not relocate himself. ]

That's assuming I let you eat.

[ Which he will. Obviously. Just ... in a moment. ]

And as a side note, I don't have your power right now. Looks like you leaving this universe counts as a death for my copying system. [ He cracks an eye open, eyebrows cocked. So, if you want to make any use of that ...

[helpdesk_hero]

What?

[Was that Damian intending to imply they should... Oh. Of course. David offers a soft smile, but it's a bit sad.]

I'd love to, but... Right now, I'm not in a place where I could, Damian. Not mentally. I'm sorry.

[besainted]

[ He grins wryly, because yes that is what he meant, but shrugs. ]

Don't apologize, I don't mind. It's information that works in general, too — we don't have to worry about counting touches in any context, as long as it's on.

[helpdesk_hero]

Will you... ask me this time? Before you copy it?

[He'd let Damian have it, the fact that someone could know and understand him so well was something he had liked. But he knew Damian might well want that power space for something else.]

Thanks for letting me know, though. Once I've got my head on straight, if this is still our status quo, I'd love to explore it with you.

[besainted]

Of course I'll ask.

[ He says it with a quick huff, like it's bewildering David would even have to ask about it. Honestly, it's a novelty not to have to work in the shadows to snag a power, for that alone he'd ask.

He finally leans back, unlocking his arms from around him to give him a little push toward the food on the writing desk. ]

We can talk about that later. I can't imagine I'll be in any real rush to have it back while all of this plays out.

[ Just kidding, there's always a use for information, but he doesn't mind putting it off for a while. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

[Don't go. Not yet. David pulls Damian back, just for a moment. Just to kiss him.]

Thank you. For what you do for me. I find every day with you to be a wonder.

[Only then does he move away for the food. He really should eat.]

[besainted]

[ Oh. Well. He has no complaints about that, and sets his hands lightly at David's hips to enjoy the kiss. He smiles a little as David finally makes toward the food, but ...

I find every day with you to be a wonder. What a hell of a sentence. Why, he would ask, if he weren't sure that would be the wrong question. It sounds like poetic nonsense, David can't actually mean it. Why would anyone? Even at his most feigned-charming, it's nothing that would apply to Damian. ]

You'd do the same.

[ That's safe enough, seeing as it's certainly true. What's a little easy power usage compared to taking a knife wound for a friend? He slides into one of the two seat at the desk, making himself quickly comfortable. ]

Mm, but you're welcome. You should know by now I'm happy to help if I can.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Of course David would do the same. Of course, he knows he's a self-sacrificing person. He knows that he's a warm man who this comes to a bit easier. And he knows he's smiling to Damian as he uncovers his sandwich and soup.]

I would try. I would say my parents raised me that way, but who knows where it really comes from.