Coffee seems so normal, and yet they've done this before

[dadenergy]

Who; Aaron & Alex
What; Accepting a coffee invitation
Where; Alex and Richard's pod
When; Wednesday, 3.27, mid-day
Warnings; Discussion of sensative topics like gore, kidnapping (that's a possibility), death, the undead



Accepting the invitation for coffee from Alex wasn't difficult, though he knew even as he approached the pod she shared with Richard that he looked rather different than he did two days ago. His mind was still reeling slightly from the influx of memories, but like scattered leaves, they were starting to settle at least. At Eric's behest, he'd trimmed his beard at least, from the unruly monstrosity (his words) it had been to something shaped at least. It was a part of him at this point and parting with it was going to be difficult. He wore a casual long sleeve button down in dark blue, the left sleeve rolled up to accommodate the metal prosthetic he wore where his left forearm and hand used to be.

He took a deep breath, released it slowly, and gave her door a knock.

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[dadenergy]

He offered her a tired smile by way of thanks, but ultimately shook his head, taking another pull from his coffee as he did so. She could ask her questions, he might even answer them, but there was no denying he was more reserved than he was yesterday.

"She's safer behind our walls."

[11calls]

Alex can see that, the difference in him in more than beard and age, and she respects it, and understands it even. What she knows about his world is mostly terrible, there's no denying that, but honestly this place could be just as horrible. At least there, when he went back, he could control the environment better than he ever could here given the nature of the Sphere itself.

So, a different line of questioning then. "Did you remember anything from here when you were home?"

[dadenergy]

The shift in focus isn't difficult for Aaron to follow, and he appreciates it. The more unstable the Sphere proves itself to be, the more Aaron misses Alexandria, Virginia and all the certainty it provided. His world was dangerous, but in comparison to the world before, it was no more so. The threats were just more obvious.

He shakes his head at her question.

"No, not at all. It was as though I'd never left."

[11calls]

“Oh.” It has been what Alex expected: that they would lose all of their memories of what this place was and what it could be when they returned home; timelines and whatever from Simon being before she'd seen him in Turkey. That was two months ago before she left, but Simon acted like he didn't know what she was talking about.

However, given Simon's Simonness that wasn't really a surprise. He's never been good at explaining anything when it could be as cryptic as possible.

"I guess I knew that but had hoped it was different. Not really a big reason to keep trying to learn Sumerian or whatever, huh?" Which was a little disappointing in and of itself; Alex had been hoping that they'd be able to use the time they were spending here as a way of stopping what they'd set into motion back home.

[dadenergy]

"I wouldn't say that." Sure, they might not be able to use whatever knowledge they learned here back home, but that didn't make it pointless. "By that reasoning, what's the point of doing anything?"

[11calls]

For a moment, Alex just thinks about that, and she purses her lips with it. "Okay," she breathes after a moment. "I mean that makes a lot of sense, you know when you put it that way." Following that with a laugh, Alex just shrugs. "You're good at that you know."

[dadenergy]

He laughs slightly at that, shaking his head. "At what? Making a point?"

[11calls]

"Being our sort of cheerleader, I think. I mean, I thought I was good at it before I met you, but now I'm pretty sure if there's like an Olympic medal in it, it'd belong to you."

[dadenergy]

He chuckles at that, shaking his head. "You know, I'm okay with that, as long as there aren't any pom poms or cartwheels. Those are behind me I think."

[11calls]

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to warn you if there's any sort of nightmares that show up here with pom poms or that make us do cartwheels. So hopefully, you should be safe." The coming laughter is obvious in Alex's voice, laced entirely through it as she just smiles at him.

[dadenergy]

He grins in response, chuckling softly. That...is a terrible mental picture.

"I knew I could count on you."