IC contact 2.0

[h2no]

Yo! Water you doin', you missed me! Bwhahahahaha! Leave a message and Archie'll get back to you when Archie deems the time to be right!

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1st one

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[darkov]

[hmm.]

Uh, because I...have a lot now. [beat.] I forget...if I told you or not? But I have a job now.

[h2no]

People your age can't have too much.

[that's adorable, though.]

You didn't, lil' man. Where you workin'?

[darkov]

[he makes a faint, embarrassed sound. usually, Archie's one of the second to hear everything after Rex and Andy! oops...]

The diner. The one we get the carry-out from that's...close to the pet store? I wash the dishes. At night.

[h2no]

Oh! [that's actually a really good idea.] Night works for you with your... eyes, huh? Have you just been on a shift? How'd you get it?

[darkov]

Oh, well, uh--It's. I mean, the lights are still on inside...so... [it's just walking to and from work that's nice, he supposes.] Uh, and, I guess because...other people didn't want to work late. Since most sleep at night, I guess.

Rex helped me fill out some papers. I had to give them to the boss.

[h2no]

We do, unfortunately. Sometimes.

[god that's SO ADORABLE. his heart is growing.]

When did you do it, huh?

[darkov]

[sometimes...wholesome things happen...]

Um. A, uh...some days ago? [a long beat.]

...Two...? Weeks? I think so. I have to count days now to, uh, stay on time for work now. But I still forget. My boss says Saturday nights are busy, and I did two of those already, so...

[...]

Or three? I forget. Sorry.

[h2no]

Three weeks?!

[he groans, rubbing his face.]

Martin! Three weeks? Time ain't been feelin' right since that whole Fates thing!

[darkov]

[with a sheepish waver in his voice:] I mean, I...never really counted days or anything before, so i-it's not like I expect anyone else to...

[h2no]

I'm an adult! I'm supposed to!

[darkov]

For your job...?

[h2no]

No, just... in general. Some of this stuff you gotta just do as part of being functional! Which I didn't!

[darkov]

O-oh... Is...is everything going to be alright? Are you alright?

[h2no]

I'm fine. I'm always fine.

[he's not. but if he can stop one person from knowing then it would be martin.]

I just need to... have a coffee, is all.

[darkov]

[Martin's learned a lot from Archie. like donuts and how to pet dogs and LYING LIARS WHO LIE....]

Um. O-okay...sorry. I'll...let you go do that. Sorry.