xp_logs | [IM] Bobby, Marie: The eX-card

Bobby IMs Marie in the evening to discover how badly he's been set up after this post earlier in the day.

Bobby: Marie. What did you tell Alison?

Marie: I didn't tell. I used a diagram of the human body from my health class and made her a printout.

Bobby: You WHAT?

Marie: With arrows and little comments like "causes cola to be ejected from nostrils" and "squeals like a little piggie".

Bobby: ....I hate you.

Marie: *mwahs*

Bobby: *blushes as he thinks of Alison tickling him in some of his ticklish spots* Oh god...Piotr's got the right idea. WOMEN ARE ALL EVIL.

Marie: I give Alison Blaire a reason to get her hands all over you and you're going to COMPLAIN?

Marie: You are an ungrateful bastard. :p

Bobby: *sighs* *thinks for a few minutes about Ali's hands all over him* *shakes his head* Oh, sorry. Yeah, I just think it's a bad idea.

Marie: Fun is not always a bad idea, Bobby. Relax. At the least, you need to have more fun.

Bobby: Why do you think I'm going this weekend? It's Fun With Alison that I'm wary of. :P

Marie: Why's that?

Bobby: Um...well. I just...nevermind. *sighs*

Marie: Don't make me come over there, Drake.

Bobby: I'm not afraid of you. Much.

Marie: You should be. Besides, I have the amazing power to know when you're lying through your teeth about stuff.

Bobby: That's because you know me too well. Doesn't mean I'll confess.

Marie: You want to.

Bobby: I SO do not.

Marie: You can tell me pretty much anything, Bobby. Have I /ever/ been judgemental to you? /Ever/?

Bobby: No. It's just. I feel like an idiot, okay?

Marie: And you haven't been an idiot around me before?

Bobby: Gee, thanks. I feel much better now. So long as it's continued idiocy...*rolls eyes*

Marie: Cut the sarcasm crap, Bobby. That's John's thing. And, yes, you /HAVE/ been an idiot in the past. So have I. So have we all. Big deal. If you want to spill, here I am.

Bobby: Fine. I have a crush on Alison Blaire. Me and half the country. Go ahead and laugh now.

Marie: ...sorry. We're out of laughter at the present time. Ali's a pretty awesome person, and she's beautiful, which doesn't hurt.

Bobby: And completely unattainable. And my friend. I don't want to wreck that, above all.

Marie: I can completely understand.

Bobby: Angelo thinks I should tell her.

Marie: Well. See, that's a tough call. She's pretty involved with someone else and she's got Miles and all, right? There's kind of that family thing there and otherwise I'd say, sure, tell her, but... you know?

Bobby: I know. Which is why I haven't said anything. I guess...thank god she's not a telepath, at least. ;)

Marie: Yeah. Small blessings. I know how it is to be crazy about someone you can't have. Being her friend is up there, though. And if you love her, you can show her in a lot of ways. I mean, no matter what, you're her friend for the long run, right?

Bobby: Of course. Absolutely. I just wish I could stop making a fool of myself in front of her. Although she hasn't seemed to notice, yet.

Marie: You're stressing. And you are kind of a dork when you stress. It'll probably be easier if you let go the idea that you have to say something, or not, sometime soon. Just let things be what they are, Bobby. It'll be okay, one way or the other. She's a good person and she likes you.

Bobby: Yeah. It's funny...I get so worried about making a fool of myself in front of her...that I end up making a fool of myself in front of her. But somehow, I can't seem to stop doing it.

Marie: If someone cares about you, they overlook the parts where you make a fool of yourself. If you do, she'll like you anyway. Doug's been awful silly over me and I still like him and I like him being around. I can't think that Alison's any different.

Bobby: I know. At least you know why Doug suddenly starts dropping things in front of you...;)

Marie: This is true. *g* But even if I didn't, I'd still like him and be glad he was my friend. I still like you, too, you know.

Bobby: I know. And I'm glad, Em.

Marie: Thanks. Me too. Feel any better?

Bobby: A bit, yeah. Thanks.

Marie: Good. I want you to be happy.

Bobby: Thank you. I want you to be happy, too. Sounds like you're getting there...

Marie: Getting there? I think I'm here. I'm stupidly happy some of the time. I can't believe I remember my own name some mornings. Isn't that silly?

Bobby: That's really great, actually. I'm truly glad to hear it, Em.

Marie: Thanks, Bobby. I hope it lasts because I wouldn't complain if it did... indefinitely. And now I'm smiling like an idiot and being glad I live alone so no one can see it.

Bobby: *laughs* How cute. And just so you know, I'm rooting for you. Even though you betrayed me to Alison. :P

Marie: *laughs* Hey. My right as your ex. I won't do it again.

Bobby: Uh huh. You can't use that one anymore now. And I don't just mean as far as my ticklish spots go. The Ex Card has been played, got it? ;)

Marie: Absolutely. Had to get something out of it. *grins*

Bobby: Yeah yeah...and what better than endless torture for me? Al will be relentless, if she does decide to tickle me. :P

Marie: I know. I have faith in her.

Bobby: And full circle we come. Women are evil. *grins*

Marie: And men aren't?

Bobby: We're all saints. Especially John. :D

Marie: ...compared to some of the men in my life, John /is/ a saint, so...

Bobby: Tell /him/ that. Make sure I get to watch.

Marie: I'll do it Saturday. You're coming with us in the van I'm driving, right? (and no, that's not an actual question, it's an order phrased as a question)

Bobby: (In that case...) Yup.

Marie: Would you believe me if I said I'd missed you both?

Bobby: ...no. How could ANYONE miss John? Of course I believe it. I've missed you both, too. I just wish getting my friendship back with ol' Zippo was as easy as just talking to him.

Marie: Well. Let's see what we can do, shall we?

Bobby: ...Why do those words send a chill down my spine?

Marie: Because they've gotten us in trouble before?

Bobby: *laughs* Maybe that's it. We're leaving...tomorrow night, right?

Marie: Saturday at ohmygod oclock.

Bobby: Oh, that's right. Someone should swipe John's lighter tomorrow night before bed, then.

Marie: Already on it. Fear not. *grins* So. You going to help me wake him up?

Bobby: ...Can I use ice? :D

Marie: I would love you less if you didn't.

Bobby: Woohoo! Count me in!

Marie: *giggle* Maybe after he hates us, we can all be friends again?

Bobby: We can hope. Oh, hey. Why didn't anyone invite Ali? Just curious. Or was she invited, behind the scenes? She wasn't on the email...

Marie: You know, I don't know. Shinobi and I weren't thinking a lot when we threw the list together. We just rather randomly picked people we thought could use to go and then it went from there.

Bobby: Gotcha. So...think anyone'd mind if I extended an invitation?

Marie: As long as you promise not to be too huge a dork and you actually acknowledge other people in the world. This is supposed to unstress you, not give you a whole new menu of options for stress.

Bobby: I swear. I'm going to have fun, if it kills me. ;)

Marie: If John doesn't get you first. *g*

Marie: I'll ask S, okay?

Bobby: Right. I can handle myself against John. Sure. Just let me know. Or you can invite her yourself, either way.

Marie: How about I invite her? We've been kind of off since... well, for a while. Since the Stanley thing.

Bobby: All right. It's probably best if I stay away from their suite for a bit, anyway. Ahem.

Marie: Oh, right. Of course. I'll invite her then.

Bobby: Thanks, Em. I'll talk to you later, all right?

Marie: You know where to find me. I have to get to sleep now. Take care.

Bobby: You too. Night. :)