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[notrosecolored]

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[chrisisofaith]

I would but unfortunately for us both, it seems to be attached.

Deal and done. Is it going to require book learning?

I'm not great at that.

[But he could try]

[notrosecolored]

How the hell did that happen?

No books. This is the listening and doing kind of learning.

[chrisisofaith]

I think something cursed you, that's the only explination

Good. That, I can do.

[notrosecolored]

My formal education is really hit and miss. What's up with you not liking books?

[chrisisofaith]

I love books books are great

I'm just shite at study

I had nobility schooling which was just my caretaker tutoring me, really, but I was crap at trying to memorize things like the history. at least accounting and poltics and manners can be learned through practice

why was your schooling hit or miss?

[notrosecolored]

So you learn better through doing than rote memorization that lacks context.

Because I was raised mostly orphanage run buy a telepath who fucked with my head enough most of my memories of that time period are still pretty questionable and then I was busy with the X-men.

[chrisisofaith]

That exactly. Give me something to put in my hands or see in action, I'll get there.

Why the fuck is your life so weird?
Why was he messing with your head? I hope you killed him for it.

[notrosecolored]

He has some strange obsession with me. I don't know exactly why.

And reports from my future say I'm working with him. I don't know why I'd do that, either. I'd rather kill him but he's got backup bodies and just... moves to a new one.

[chrisisofaith]

[...]

I wish I could be more mad on your behalf, but I don't think I can be.
There are some things worth working with bad people for.
And no I'm not going to explain that, just chalk it up to me being you or something and let it be

But I am sorry. It sucks.

[notrosecolored]

...have you ever been possessed by anyone terrible? Just out of curiosity.

And it doesn't really suck for me, at least yet. Like I said: Future.

[chrisisofaith]

I got possessed by a ghost once, tried to kill my friends. They had to fight me until they could knock me out cause I'm the only one who can un-possess someone of course.

True. Well, then I'm sorry for future you. Current you I can get drinks and a motorcycle project.

[notrosecolored]

Of course you did.

Future me's got a nice functioning threesome going and is just fine. Let's stick with the drinks and motorcycles.

[chrisisofaith]

Speaking from a functioning threesome, it does make things better.

Those two things aren't related for you, are they? Like ended up in the functional threesome because you've got to work with a shithead?

Also do you paint motorcycles?

[notrosecolored]

Probably a little, but not directly or any way that really matters.
It does make things better - it makes things better here, too. If nothing else I can direct them back to each other and get their attention off me, without worrying about them.

...I'm functionally color blind. You don't want me to paint anything.

[chrisisofaith]

Exactly the benefits.

I'd pick the colors you just hold the paintcan

what colors do they usually come in?

[notrosecolored]

Purple and orange.

[chrisisofaith]

Then we’ll do purple

[notrosecolored]

...Chris. Come to my apartment.

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[chrisisofaith]

Why you gonna kiss me?

I’ll be there in two shakes, my wings are all new and improved anyway

[But he will absolutely just show up in the next five minutes or so. Likely without knocking, but he has the decency to drop the wings before coming in.]

You called?

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[notrosecolored]

Scott is standing in the kitchen with a cup of coffee when Chris comes in.

"I need an explanation for new wings." He is not going to kiss Chris, just take his glasses off (eyes closed) and hold them out. "Put those on."

[chrisisofaith]

He takes the glasses with a raised brow. “Friend of a friend took the restrictions off, I can use them whenever and for as long as I like. Seemed more useful with how much I was needing them. Just didn’t know his magic could play well with mine.”

He at least does as he’s told….and instantly hates it. “How the fuck do you navigate with these? Everything’s red. Or pink. How do you even manage depth perception?”

[notrosecolored]

There's a red line on his nose but there's... no tanline on his face from the glasses. He holds his hand out for them, but doesn't move.

"Because no depth perception and red is better than blind?" he asks, dryly amused. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say most motorcycles are black, though, and that you probably shouldn't ask me what color things are."

[chrisisofaith]

“Well…yeah, alright.” He places them back in Scott’s hand and rubs the bridge of his nose. That felt odd, even without all the red.

Chris leans his arms on the counter. “Fine, black, then. You could’ve told me any color and I’d likely believed you. Carriages are either red or brown or painted in family colors, but cats here come in every color imagined.”

[notrosecolored]

He slides them back onto his face and - he isn't bothered, though he is sure they felt odd. If nothing else they're heavy. "I know, and realizing you believed me is why I dragged you over here. Don't trust me with that stuff. That said you can paint it whatever color you want. It's yours."

[chrisisofaith]

"Well, thanks for not being an ass." He shrugs. "Time yet to think on that, need one built and ready first before she's getting name or sails to her."

He braces his chin in a palm as he thinks. "I could probably put research to it, but do you happen to know why some are covered in a casing and others all bare parts and mechanisms?"