orangetoughguy | phone post

[SWALLOW. Girl oughta know better about the capabilities of this here Mr. Orange's mouth. Of course she doesn't. She doesn't even know he's off the market.]

So what do you mean that ain't what you meant? What is it?

[ She has a hunch. Her hunches are usually right. Good enough for her. ]

What's what? All I said is that my neck is sensitive.

[ Arthur, any time you could talk to Eames about those lying lessons, it would be appreciated. Going to start on that chili dog now. ]

What are you embarrassed? Afraid you're gonna go into anaphylactic shock next time?

[He's still a tiny bit skeptical about what it is, but the more color she turns the more he's convinced he's on the right track.]

Next time...?

[ It's probably not the safest response, all things considered, but she's flustered. Poor girl; no one's thought to inform her that Orange does this for a living. ]

[Geeze no treat for using a big college word? Well okay so he knows it because he got some EMT training with his police training but still. Who expects Mr. Orange to know the word anaphylactic? Anyway, he's noticing her reaction but pushes forward a little more.]

Well you liked it, right? I hope you liked it enough to get one.

[Because of her evasiveness he's going to talk as if she's already confirmed what it is. It doesn't occur to Freddy that maybe she didn't want it and that's why she's being evasive. Oops.]

[ She knows Orange is smarter than he looks and acts sometimes, so no, no treats for big words.

But he's not going to stop pushing (unfortunately), so she squares her shoulders. Deep breath. ]

It was fantastic, you should see the other guy, and so on. Happy now? Because if you tell any of my housemates, you're going to have to do a lot more than offering to buy lunch and losing at baseball to pay me back.

[Er. He wonders what her housemates have to do with this and if it's because of what he thinks well then he ought to tell Ariadne something about two of those housemates. Maybe the poor girl is in denial.]

Why the big fuckin' secret?

[That's a start. God he hopes she doesn't say because she's dating Argyle.]

It's not any of their business.

[ Because she'll be warned, if not outright scolded. Eames doesn't care who she has sex with as long as that's all it is (as far as he knows), but the others might not be so welcoming -- especially Cobb. It would make them think she wants to stay. She doesn't let herself think about whether or not that's true. ]

Besides, youngest and only girl. If one of them decides I need to be protected... [ Eyeroll. ]

[Om nom nom on this hot dog.]

Newsflash, if you wanna keep the youngest and only girl card up your sleeve you gotta take what comes with it.

[ie. their protective nature.]

[ Have a hand waving at you, complete with french fries. ]

I can't help that that's the way it worked out. What do you suggest I do, get a sex change?

[ ... please don't say yes, Freddy. ]

Considering who you live with...

[That's a joke, Ariadne, but Freddy's already regretting his words because again he doesn't know she already knows and this would be the worst way for them to come out. But, how can she not know? Anyway moving on.]

Sure it ain't their business but if you like the guy why not? You got nothin' to hide right?

What?

[ She has no idea. Good job. ]

It's the fact that we're from different places. If there's an opportunity for all of us to leave, they don't want to be held back because I might actually care about some people here.

Argyle and Paisley?

[Ooooooooooookay nevermind about that. Again, moving on. It's Freddy's turn to be evasive.] I think that ship's kinda sailed. I mean what're you gonna do with the cats and dog?

Wait-- what about them?

[ She'll continue the conversation, but she's not going to let him go without filling her in as to what Eames and Arthur are doing. ]

Well, Rhada is Yusuf's cat from home, apparently. I don't know about the others, though -- it probably doesn't matter to them as much.

[Um. Okay. So.]

They got a dog, don't they? [He's talking about them.] Do they treat it like it's their adopted kid?

[ They got a dog. ]

Well, Arthur adores him. I'm not sure about Eames...

[ Just. Looking at you, Orange. Trying to figure out what is going on here, and when she looks at people like this, it's intent. Those doe eyes are gone -- she looks more like some sort of cat. ]

[Well Newendyke, can't say you didn't try. He shoves the rest of the hot dog into his mouth then shrugs.]

I's pro'ly none o'muh busineh anywah.

[Gee, Freddy, you think? And yes he's noticed the look she's giving him.]

[ :| ]

But?

[..........] Do you have a crush on one of'em?

[They may as well find a seat or something because this could take a little while. He's trying to stall by pulling out his smokes too.]

[ Oh god wrong time to take a bite. Trying not to choke, hold on. ]

What? No.

[ They are, admittedly, all very attractive, but if she ever had anything even remotely resembling a crush, it's long gone. ]

Well good for you cause I don't think they're lookin'....

[This is so hard. So so so hard. Puff on his freshly lit cigarette.]

[ ............... ]

No way.

[ Eames, you hypocritical bastard-- no, wait, he's only hypocritical if isn't just a sex thing. Though judging by the way she found Arthur sitting on the floor surrounded by Eames' stuff at three in the morning... ]

Yeah way.

[He's just looking at her now, hoping she gets it without him having to get down to the mechanics.]

[ It's tempting to ask him to hand his lighter over, but she'll eat her fries instead. ]

Eames is the only one who knows about... [ A gesture toward her neck. ] He's the one worried about being 'held back', and yet he and Arthur...

[ Oooh, Eames, you're lucky she likes you as much as she does. Under her breath, she mutters. ] And yet I'm the one who's called selfish. [ Then again, Cobb probably doesn't know, either -- or that's exactly why Eames wouldn't want to live in the same house as him. ]

You gotta go home together don't you?

[He suggests, attempting to sort of patch things up in Eames' favor too. Orange knows it's unlikely to work because a principle is a principle is a principle.]

I don't know shit about what it's like in your world but I'm pretty sure them keeping any kind of secret ain't about you.

[Being gay is hard mmkay.]

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