( 11 ) text + video ♧ adrenaline moving through my veins spotlight on me and i'm ready to break

[became]

"The cure for boredom is curiosity.
There is no cure for curiosity."

[ neal's not quite back to his fighting weight, but he looks a whole lot better (and a whole lot less crazy, natch) than his last network outing.

he's also fussing with the cuffs on his devore, because you never go to battle without your best armor, right?

metaphorical, of course. ]

Wise words from a wise lady. [ and now with a slowy flip, he sets a fedora on his head and gives the camera a smile that's lovely lovely lovely and just a bit barbed. ] Résumé seemed apt, too, but a little dark given the occasion.

So, how was the month off, Tranquility? --and welcome to the new additions, of course. Watch out for Kardashians.

[ neal stop telling the ren faire kardashians are a horrible demon from your world, son, it's not as funny as you think.

also: one more hat flip because he can and we're out, tq. welcome back to the airwaves. ]

Comments

[became]

Oh thank god, you have a real hat-- I can burn the sombrero.

[ he would never, actual truths.

well. maybe never. SO TACKY. so so tacky. ]

Guys and Dolls? I'm-- actually, really flattered. I mean, I always saw myself as a little more of a Nathan when you break it down, but I'll take Sky too.

[cons]

No you may not! That hat survived the zombie apocalypse, and you should respect the hell out of it.

Nathan? No, no way. I can't picture you running around singing Sue Me. [ yes she can ] Luck be a Lady? Definitely.

[became]

I don't respect gaudy hats.

...you'd be surprised. [ yeah, lbr he's sad. ] But given you just round about called me Sinatra, I refuse to let you take it back.

[cons]

Gaudy. You're just jealous because you could never pull it off.

[ YEP THAT MUST BE IT ]

Not really all that surprised. But right, yeah, Sky.

[ maybe she just didn't want to oust you as a bleeding heart all over the network hm hm hm ]

[became]

Right, that would have to be it.

[ humming a few bars of luck be a lady just for you, wichita. ]

encrypted 80%

[cons]

[ the humming makes her grin, but then she's leaning back against the wall and she's sitting in the middle of her bed which means it kind of makes her hat tip forward enough to block out her face for a second. there's a very obvious sigh, or maybe a huff, then she's sitting up again. fiddling with her comm until an encryption locks up their transmission ]

Can I ask you something? As Neal, not.. Sky.

[ cause that's how she's looking at this whole original network post right now. it's Neal, but it's.. not. just yet. she can't keep blaming his month away and letting it go. ]

encrypted 80%

[became]

...sure, shoot.

[ but oh boy. ]

encrypted 80%

[cons]

[ she pulls her hat off just to set it down in her lap, her thumb fussing with the brim a bit. she's not nervous, but- okay maybe she is nervous ]

Are you okay? I just-

Normally I wouldn't ask because I know you can handle your own shit, but it's just this gut.. thing, I dunno.

[ she's not looking at the camera, instead her eyes are down on that stupid hat ]

Things feel different, that's all. You came back, but sometimes I feel like you're still ..not. here. Not like before. I just need to know if there's anything I can do, I guess. Or if I'm just imagining stuff and need to get over it, because that's entirely possible too.

encrypted 80%

[became]

[ forever pause. ]

...I'm fine.

[ liar. ]

Re: encrypted 80%

[cons]

[ well.

that forever pause certainly lasted forever, and that answer was terrible. so she's just going to look up at the camera again through her bangs, eventually raising her brows a bit in true 'that was bullshit and we know it' fashion ]

encrypted 80%

[became]

...yes?

[ :| forever, wichita. he's a currently-- whatever he is conman, a bangs-look cannot crack this nut. ]

encrypted 80%

[cons]

"I'm fine" is the token go-to answer for someone that's not, that's all. Which you should know. So.

[ huff ]

Well. Whatever, I guess.

[ she's totally shoving the fedora off her lap like it's not a 3 year-old move at all ]

You're worse than my sister.

encrypted 80%

[became]

I'll take that as a compliment, thank you.

[ he sighs, running a finger over the brim of his fedora. ]

So, all right-- we both know I'm not fine, but is anyone? Don't read this much into it, it's been a long year.

[ liar. ]

encrypted 80%

[cons]

Yeah, but I don't care about anybody else.

[ tiny bit frustrated, but she knows better than to let herself. he's evading, that's all. it just doesn't feel awesome that he's doing it to her. ]

Like I said, whatever. I'll let it go.

[ liar ]

encrypted 80%

[became]

...thank you.

[ yeah everything is doomed. ]