Lets (not) talk about sex

[hatesgoodbyes]

Who: Church and Tex
What: the long avoided conversation about awkward happenings during The Gentlemen plot
When: Tuesday night
Where: Church's room.
Rating: R for language at least.



Mason was off the leash and running, he'd been nosing through the halls with some sort of purpose until he found a door and ran inside, tail wagging like crazy.

"God dammed dog, I've shot people for less than this." The black armored form muttered and tromped after the canine. It wasn't until she crossed the threshold that she realized whose room she'd stepped into.

Fuck

Yeah, Church's room and of course the dog was running right up to him, eager to lick his face and give all the affection in the world like it was no big deal. She hadn't been back to his room since the silence and violence of the Gentlemen. She'd been human and for once she'd been really and truly scared for her life.

Church had helped her adjust, and protected her. Hell he'd even stayed up all night to make sure she slept and...as they say one thing lead to another, and it kept leading there an awful lot.

But that had been the fear and the situation right? Things were different, or rather back to normal now. It seemed stupid that she'd avoided him, no not avoided. She'd just been busy, anywhere he wasn't and doing anything not involving him. Totally not avoiding him. Right.

So she just stood there in the doorway, not quite stepping fully inside and not saying anything, just sort of holding the leash in her hand as if that was all that needed to be said.

Comments

[originalcopy]

"Just remember that goes both fucking ways." Ok, so neither of them had a stellar track record on the whole monogamy thing. The castle wasn't going to make things easy either with bullshit like the enchanted kissing.

"Because on the list of 'awkward boners' the 'checking out your ex' boner is pretty high up there." Well, that was the flip answer. He shrugged and sighed. "Of course I wanted too... I mean shit, I had to turn off my whole lower body just to keep from waking you up. I didn't want to just take advantage of your being human again to get laid."

[hatesgoodbyes]

She grunted in response, like anyone here was even going to be after her. Ok she was hot, they might be but most people hated her too much to do more than grudgefuck… although...

Yeah, there was always that if things didn’t work out or something; but maybe this time they would. Hey they were in an enchanted fucking castle with all sorts of other impossible fucking things. Why wouldn’t they have a shot at beating the odds.

“You had to shut yourself down? That’s like some sort of compliment.” Heh, he totally got all fucking turned on by her, electric blue balls. But he could have been putting them to better use. “I wasn’t exactly turning you down though, I mean…it was, you know…good.” Better than good, but the comment back in a human body made her want to move away from that subject. His ego would do the rest.

[originalcopy]

"That is totally a compliment. So enjoy it."

He quirked an eyebrow and looked at her in mock offense.

"Good? I think you forgot a word there like 'very' or 'mind blowing' or how about maybe 'fucking amazing'."

[hatesgoodbyes]

"I will." She snarked right back at him and intentionally shoved him just a touch harder than necessary at the shoulder.

"You think so? I don't know." She made an exaggerated shrug and rubbed at the back of her helmet. "Guess you might have to refresh my memory later so I can be sure."

[originalcopy]

He staggers a couple of steps, mostly from her shove but partly because Mason took it as an invitation to play and Church didn't want to step on him.

"Oh I'll refresh your memory alright."

[[ooc: ahh, strikeout gone crazy typo!]]

[hatesgoodbyes]

"So...uh..when you do, does it feel like it's real? In that body?" Valid question, she didn't want to get her hopes up for something that wasn't going to live up to the expectation. She was trying to keep things low key.

[originalcopy]

"Uh... yeah. I mean mostly. It's uh, it's pretty damn close."

And there's the awkward conversation stuff again. Hooray.

"There are certain things that are different... but noting that really makes one any less enjoyable than the other."

Yup, he totally knows all this from very recent experience, certainly not from months of what was up till now guilt free sex with another woman.

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Good." Because what they had done? Fuck yeah she wanted more of that, more of everything really. So many things to try, positions, accessories, attitudes.

"Different but not a big deal, ok. And how strong are they? Like what would it take to...theoretically...tie you up or something?"

[originalcopy]

"Doesn't seem any different than my old body." He shrugged.

While he had the same type of robotic body as she did back in Blood Gulch, he lacked the ability to truly exploit it's capabilities. He was only ever as strong or as fast as he thought he was.

"Uh, wait... why?"

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Like the suit?" That sounded odd because the whole point of the suits was to make you stronger and a better soldier. But then she remembered the sim soldiers weren't trained that way. So for all their tech they were just guys running around being average, below average in some cases.

"What? Uh.. No, no reason." Smooth, thy name is not Tex.

[originalcopy]

"Yeah. I don't know, Harper said something about this body being strong enough to fight something or other. He left me a manual, you can read it if you want."

Technically the body Harper built is more powerful than the Freelancer robot bodies are... but Church isn't exactly functioning properly.

"Uh huh," Skeptical Church is skeptical. "Well, you better get your mutt back on his leash we're almost in town."

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Ok." Good to know, they could fight something way to fucking pay attention Church. Fight what? A Brute? A dinosaur? A four year old?

"Don't see why he has to be on one if they let you and Tucker walk around free."

"Mason, Mason c'mere you fleabag." The dog, hearing her tone and not her words, being that her tone was affectionate and her words well...they were Tex, hurried over. She stopped and knelt down taking a moment to ruffle the dogs ears and speak quietly to him, which set his tail wagging. She hooked the lead on and stood making sure she had him on a good leash before the hit the town proper.

[originalcopy]

"Hey, I'm not going to take off chasing some random bitch in heat or a stray cat or something. Now Tucker, well... you might have a point there."

Church smiled as he watched Tex hook Mason up, she was a rotten bitch alright but somewhere in there she was still a bit of a softie. Maybe York was right that being here, away from the program, was good for them.

Right, and that's why York fuckin' left them all and split to the deadzone. Asshole.

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Yeah, Tucker." She snorted a laugh and stood to lead the dog onward toward the tower.

"So. You don't sleep, right? Or eat? Do you have to recharge or something?" It seemed a little too good to be true frankly and she was worried about what the downside might be.

[originalcopy]

"I have to run through a power cycling thing. If I do it every day it's only like fifteen minutes. Half hour if I put if off for a couple of days."

It almost was 'too good to be true' compared to their old bodies. No stupid switches in awkward places or worrying about someone sneaking a bomb in your gut. Plus, the ability to actually interact with people out of armor.

"I can't eat, which is kind of lame and I don't have to sleep, which isn't so bad. Just kind of boring."

Not that he minded not being able to sleep, he found while he was human that he didn't sleep well. So, it wasn't something he particularly enjoyed. Technically he could just 'shut down' to simulate sleep but he just got in the habit of staying up.

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Sleep was awesome." When she'd finally fallen asleep after all the fear and...everything else, it had been fantastic. She'd woken up sprawled across the bed and Church and felt amazing.

"But doing a powercycle won't be a big deal, I mean I'd have a body." She looked up and shook her head. "I never thought it could happen."

And there it was, and because of him. She bumped shoulders with him and casually snagged his hand with hers.

[originalcopy]

"You snore." He smirked. Not loud and he thought it was kind of cute but she did. "and you're a bed hog."

He shrugged into her bump, passively returning it and laced his fingers in hers. Her hand, encased in armor, practically enveloped his.

"As much as I hate this place... it definitely has it's good points."

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Fuck you! I do not." She snorted but didn't try to crush his hand or shove him away, her bitchiness was carried in her tone and the swagger of her walk.

"It's a big bed, not like you were sleeping anyway..most of you." He'd already admitted to shutting down some parts of himself.

"Yeah? Like no Caboose, no Reds?"

[originalcopy]

"Not that big a bed, and yeah, you do." He chuckled and nudged her. God she had a sexy swagger.

"God, could you imagine Caboose here?"

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Big enough for me." She laughed back, it was true, just because it might not have been comfortably big enough for the two of them..." Yeah, remember that Church, so she doesn't have to hit you, as much.

"I've been trying not to since day one."

[originalcopy]

"I figure the minute I stop expecting him to show up and fuck everything up, is... that's the moment he actually shows up and fucks everything up."

Because knowing this place, that is exactly how it would work. Soon as they stop expecting him to show up blam-o he'd arrive.

They get to the tower and Church enters his code to unlock the doors.

[hatesgoodbyes]

"Probably right given how this place likes to fuck with us." Though, they were both here and not trying to kill each other so that was a plus.

she watched him, the movement was easy, practiced almost second nature. "So, you spend a lot of time here, huh?"

[originalcopy]

"Off and on, I swing by to check on how your body is coming pretty regularly."

He opened the door for her, revealing the open pillared entryway. Grand double staircase in the back and the letter S in intricate tile-work on the floor. Everything about the space screamed opulence without being gaudy and still maintaining a welcoming atmosphere. It was exactly everything that Blood Gulch hadn't been.

"Welcome to Stark Tower."

[hatesgoodbyes]

Welcome back, Mr Church and guest. The AI intoned from unseen speakers and Tex canted her head to look at him. Off and on, sure, that's how he gets a personal greeting.

But the place was nice. Fuck the place was better than anything she'd set foot in before. Even her jaded nature had to stop for a moment and take it in.

This was what he was giving up to stay in the Castle? "Why the fuck would you ever leave?"

[originalcopy]

"Hey JARVIS, this is Tex. Tex meet JARVIS, he's the one working on your body."

Church grinned and gave her a minute to check things out before bringing her to the elevators. He was pretty proud of calling the Tower his home, even if he didn't spend much time here, so he liked showing it off when he could.

"Oh you know... reasons. Someone has to keep an eye on Tucker." Except that he had stopped living there before then, when she arrived. He had wanted to be around her, even if all they did was fight.