Virus 14: What's this? What's this?

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[Eliot]
Eliot, seriously, man? Seriously? You couldn'ta just said "hey, there's this girl, you're going to go on a blind date with her now"? You had to go and set me up like I'd gone and bought some girl I don't even know. I mean, hell, she seems okay, but that's really a great way for me to make a first impression. The hell's wrong with your head?

[Willow]
So, uh. You don't know me, but I'm Billy's friend. ... That's probably an awful way to start, isn't it? "I'm your friend's friend, want to date?" Not that that's-- aw hell, let me start over again. I'm Alec Hardison, and I won that auction thing. Want to go out sometime soon?


[Well, that's enough secret spy messages for now! Hardison needs some fresh air-- or at least non-Tower air-- so he's meandering towards the library with a laptop under one arm, and a giant bag of microwave popcorn under the other, humming something or other under his breath.]
~~'M filthy with laughter, hmmm hmmm too big for the room, you know from two stories up, a Zenith makes a big boom, hmmm...~~


[OOC: Come pester him]

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[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[and have a Sophie actually in the library, reading up on various things, looking as though she is fitting in quite well, actually.

once she notices your entrance there, Hardison? she'll play with you a little, bringing a finger to her lips and playing the librarian with a very audible "SHH!"]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[Comes and slides into the seat next to her, setting all his accouterments down on a side table and leans over to nudge her shoulder with his.] I think you need glasses for the sexy-librarian look.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

I don't think you'd be surprised if I told you I've done that role before. [grin] That was certainly one of my more interesting... exploits.

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[laughs, and glances at her-- and then looks away 'cause that's a mental image he's gonna save for a special occasion.] I can't say that surprises me, nah. Though what kind of art you need to pretend to be a librarian for, I don't know.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

It wasn't exactly a library; it was more the look of a librarian, actually. Do you know how incognito you are when you pull off that style in most museums?

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

A lot, I guess? I don't think anyone'd believe it from me, though. [gestures to himself-- giant black dude? NAH.]

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

You have a strength in that, you see. No one would suspect your ability to hack into so many things... [a raise of the eyebrow] Then again, you do tend to smell like the van on occasion.

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey, hey! What are you trying to say here? I shower! I ain't just some nerd living in his momma's basement, you know. [grin]

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[and a grin right back] I'm simply stating that, as unorthodox as you look for a computer nerd, you could always stand to work on your grifting skills.

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

That's what we have you for, though. I'll be in the van, making sure you get backlit just right.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[oh. right. no one knows she... left.

a bite of her lip, a curious glance. she doesn't intend on informing any of them, either.]

And if I'm not around?

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[laughs and gives her one of his big, charming grins]

You planning to run off on us? I think Nate would break down in tears. Seriously.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[her smile fades in the slightest, knowing all too well how Nate reacted.]

Are you saying he'd be the only one who would miss me in the end?

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

Well, Parker'd be sad. In her own way-- you know how she is.

[He's just being facetious. Of course Hardison would miss Sophie! He just doesn't want to even think about it.]

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

I agree. [a sigh; she can tell your tells there, boy.] Well, I'm glad I was able to find more than one friend in this roving band of thieves...

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[Of course she can read him. He's pretty easy to read! For her, anyway.]

Well, you know, just so you don't feel alone.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[of course.]

If anything, I would hope I did you such a favor.

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. I like this crazy group, I guess.

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

You guess? Or you know?

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

Well, when you put it that way...

[Oh god, is that what he thinks it is? Is that... one of the bells chiming rather loudly in the quiet of the library?]

[spoken-uniquely.livejournal.com]

[her attention moves toward the sound, the chiming acting as something so... nice. welcoming, even. something that she couldn't help but take the utmost pleasure in listening to, and well, why not share that same pleasure with Hardison?

a breath hitches as she moves toward Hardison, eyes meeting his...]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[The familiar dizziness wraps around him and Sophie becomes the center of his world in the moment. He takes her hand and tugs her close, hesitating for a moment before the kiss.]

Hardison;

[verydistinctive.livejournal.com]

The plan was that I was going to actually talk to her, then talk to you but I got distracted. [he's just gonna blame that he has a hot girlfriend for this, so accept it]

Besides, she was getting bid on by that guy that was bidding on everyone. She's a friend, I wasn't going to let that happen.

Eliot

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[bros before hos, man! Bros before hos!]

Oh yeah, you wanted to rescue her from the crazy by forging my name. Sure.

Hardison

[verydistinctive.livejournal.com]

We're not exactly the most honest group of people, Hardison.

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

[And by pester, we assume you mean be in the library already, wtfing at him.

Wtf.]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[What? He's not singing that off key! He'll catch the look and smile back.]

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

You'll scare the books.

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

The hell you say.

[looks around at the shelves]

Books get scared?

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

There's silence in the libraries. [Offers one to him for inspection. Maaaaaybe it looks a little frightened, who knows.]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[takes the book and examines it. It does seem a little nervous. Weirder things have happened around here]

is that why we're supposed to be quiet? I didn't know.

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

Hi.

[Whiplash, hello.]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[pause-- hold up a second there, girl]

Uh. Hi?

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

River.

[...Yes, yes, she's very good at this.]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

... Me, Hardison. You, River.

[Well, if she's going to be like that.]

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

Hi.

[...Apparenlty, this is her concept of shrewd conversational skills.]

[warcraftandcash.livejournal.com]

[frowns at her for a moment]

Didn't we go over this before?

[ninjasinspace.livejournal.com]

-Yes.

[The implication here is 'so?']