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[tanvirus]

[So in the last week, Tan has Admitted Things to Herz, gone shooting (okay, he's not amazing, but he can hit his targets okay), and screwed around with the ship's doctor (no, not the robot. Egad.). All in all, birds aside, things are going okay for him at the moment, so he's just going to sit in Sergei's (since he's allowed in here again and all

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[folkloristlore]

[Bennett tenses, very nearly tripping over himself when Herz grabs his shoulder. He allows himself to be turned and finally meets Herz's eyes, forgetting to close that mutilated right eye of his out of momentary panic. He's sorry, Herz, he doesn't mean to freak you out with it.

He nods his head a couple of times, not quite willing enough to pull himself free of Herz's lose grip on his shoulder. The second Herz lets go, though, Ben will be gone.]

[tanvirus]

[Nope! He doesn't realize! He doesn't realize at all.

He is also drinking more of this beer-flavored liquor because now he's cranky.

Awesome, Herz. Go console the guy who started the fight instead of the guy who was minding his own business and didn't do anything wrong.

God, he hates Ben.]

[havea_heart]

[You look like you're enjoying your alcohol. He's just gonna...slowly start slipping his way out. This plan of checking on Tan before finding and explaining to Ben seemed really fucking simple a moment ago. Now he feels like he's betraying Tan by doing this.

but having sex with someone--no, correction CREW isn't worth mentioning let alone being upset over.

Still. He told Ben. He totally said to his face he'd come and find him and yeah, Ben is sensitive. He's not going to be that guy, not when this shit is serious.

...but he still doesn't want Tan mad at him...]

I...

I-I'll be..I-I'll--I'll be back?

[Translation; Do you want him to come back?]

[tanvirus]

[He hasn't exactly had good role models, Herz, sex to him is something different than to you.

Goddammit, Tan, do not throw a tantrum. Ben is not a threat. Ben is not a threat. Ben is not a threat. Maybe if he says that enough, he'll believe it.

Yeah right.]

I'll be here. Getting wasted.

[Translation: He'd rather you didn't go in the first place.]

[havea_heart]

[...gdit what is his life.

At least it wasn't complete dismissal.]

...sss-s-save some of it for the--th-the rest of us...

[Only not, BECAUSE HERZ WILL NOT DRINK AFTER THIS oh god that would end so badly.

Finally getting to his feet, Herz heads out. Last chance before he's off to coddle his princess, Romeo.]

[tanvirus]

Get your own. This bottle's all mine.

[He hesitates a second and then he's on his feet, grabbing Herz by the shirt (he knows better than to go for the wrist!) and kissing him. Pretty damn intensely. ...Yeah, he's even got his hand on Herz's ass.

If Herz is gonna go to Ben, he's gonna go to Ben reeking of Tan, thanks very much.]

[havea_heart]

[OH thank god.

Herz relaxes, burying his hand in Tan's hair for the length of the kiss. Thank you. Thank you for not being mad at him.

After breaking the kiss, Herz gives him another quick one on the corner of his lips and pulls away. He gives him a small smile.]

leave--l-leave you to your bottle.

[tanvirus]

[Nope, just mad at Ben. Maybe a little mad at Herz for always defending Ben, but mostly just mad at Ben.

And hey, at least he's probably got him-smell all over Herz now. Let Ben suck on that. Tan's the one making out with and screwing Herz, not Ben. It's a good life.]

Mmhm. I'll find you something that tastes...not like peas. We can drink together.

[Now hurry up and get out of here because the sooner you go, the sooner you get back.]

[havea_heart]

[He could argue--

Tan, drinking when he's upset makes for bad things and he's not as upset as before, but he still kind of is and and and--

But he won't. He hates to argue.

So he just nods and heads out.]