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Post by Linus Milton on May 20, 2015 22:34:09 GMT
Linus spent most of his days pre-games running errands. Fetching plans from one team for another. Gathering lunch, which Tarek had been happy to pass on the responsibility of, or doing, or refilling water bottles. The young man wasn't dumb, he wasn't clumsy, but his grasp on the more intricate parts of the job weren't quite up to standard. He'd passed the test sure, moved from being an intern, but he wasn't there just yet. He'd been asked to run a report to Seneca's office for when the man got back. Delivering reports wawnt quite what he signed up for, but he had a job. And they were nice enough, he'd looked up to Seneca and the others for years. During the games he liked his job though. Setting off cannons was a bit of fun and he really couldn't mess it up. This would be his second year. He was still in that giddy phase where just touching the control panels made him smile. Even the smallest of tasks.
Seneca had supposedly left for a meeting of sorts with someone important. Linus didn't know what, he just knew that Seneca was supposed to be out of the building. Linus was sure the door was locked, as it always was, putting the code in that Seneca had given him. He was just going to drop off the report tablet and leave, he knew Seneca would be back in a couple of hours. He smiled slightly and opened the door and started inside.
But as he stepped inside the young man froze, dropping the tablet that he held. Seneca at least had his back to the door, but still. Wide eyed the young man backed up to the door again. "Sir!" He started quickly but was speechless. Seneca looked up quickly, wide eyed with his mouth open as he tried to search for something to say to Linus.
"Linus... you... you aren't supposed to be in here!" He finally blurted out, scrambling to try and find his clothes to cover himself up with.
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 20, 2015 22:59:22 GMT
Atticus didn't quite realize what was happening at first when Linus came in. He would have been able to see him since he was the one facing the door, but he was far too into what he was doing to notice the younger boy. It wasn't until he heard the panicked "sir!" that he finally opened his eyes to watch what was playing out on the other side of the screen. He watched in shock at first, but his shocked expression rather quickly turned into a bit of a grin. "Hey there Linus. Long time no see. How are you doing, Kid?" He asked casually, but he couldn't help chuckling a bit as he watched the freaked out Linus and Seneca scrambling to find his clothes. "Sene...Linus is a boy. He's got one too. You ain't got nothing the guy hasn't seen before." he said, amused as he shook his head and just leaned back in his chair. "The two of you are as red as tomatoes. I wish you could see you." he added.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 20, 2015 23:36:27 GMT
Linus stared between them, but looked toward Atticus. "I uh... sir..." He was flustered, speechless honestly and giving a shake of his head before he looked to Seneca. "He's..." He started in shock. Seneca looked over toward him and shook his head quickly. "Yes Linus. Atticus is alive. Yes we are still together and did you really have to come in here now?" He asked quickly and then to Atticus as he saw his smirk.
"It's not funny Atticus. And that's not the point!" Seneca said quickly and glanced towad Linus again as the young man looked confused. Linus looked down to check at the comment as if he didn't know he had anything. "I..." He started, the look on his face absolutely clueless and if Seneca wasn't so embarrassed he would have been amused by the boy. "And you aren't at all bothered are you?" He muttered at Atticus and gave up finding his clothes, just sitting down embarrassed with his back to Linus. He didn't want the boy staring at him. He wasn't quite as comfortable as Atticus with his body being seen. It was just for him and Atti not some young tech to just walk in on.
"You... you were supposed to be in a meeting with Snow..." Linus whispered looking down with the most awkward embarrassment as he rubbed his hand over his arm. "I was just... bringing... something..." He couldn't even get out the words at a normal volume.
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 20, 2015 23:57:01 GMT
"Ta da!" Atticus said, throwing his arms out with a big grin on his face when Seneca explained that he was alive and that they were still together. "I faked my own death...well...I disappeared and let you all assume what happened to me. Or did I?" he gave a questioning look to Linus. "Or am I...Hatticus...Atticus' evil twin brother who likes to wear hats?" he asked, grabbing a hat that was hanging on his bedpost, putting it on with a cheesy smile. "Actually it's really, really funny." Atticus corrected Seneca, about to comment on the other part when he noticed Linus checking. He raised an eyebrow. "All good down there, bud? Still attached?" he asked curiously. "Might be a bit smaller, that's okay. No one really cares about size anyway." he commented before he looked toward Seneca again. "Not even a little bit bothered...well..." he started. "Not bothered about being naked right now. A bit bothered that he interrupted in the middle of sexy time and now little Atti is very uncomfortable." he mumbled, shrugging a bit. Snow could have walked in and saw him naked and he wouldn't have cared. Well, not about being naked. He'd have bigger problems then. "Meeting with Snow? Maybe I am Snow, Linus. This is all just a clever, clever...." he stopped himself and sort of acted like he was looking at something in the distance for a moment before he gave a disgusted look. "Scratch that. I don't like the idea of my Fiance having sexy naked fun time with Snow. That's just...ick." he shuddered and shook his head.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 21, 2015 1:20:55 GMT
"You... why would you do that?" Linus asked quietly, trying not to think about how he'd found Seneca. At least with Seneca now turned away he wasn't looking at much. He shook his head and looked to Atticus. "You look weird in a hat... and nothing else." Seneca muttered, leaning on the desk and closing his eyes, rubbing his temple and trying to think about how to convince Linus that there was nothing to worry about and he should just leave. "And it's not funny it really isn't!" He insisted and looked to him. "The kid doesn't need to see everything." He mumbled.
Linus frowned slightly, rubbing his neck and looking up to Atticus. "Well yeah... I think good. I don't know..." He looked up, staring at his face mostly. He shook his head. "I don't know... my brothers say I'm tiny..." He said quietly and Seneca rolled his eyes with a bit of a cough and looking down. "This conversation..." He muttered. "You're uncomfortable? Oh really. Not the only one." He shook his head at them. "And seriously kid you don't have to check. Really." He mumbled.
Linus looked between them with a frown. "Sexy time...?" He asked with such confusion that Seneca didn't even bother trying to explain. "Yes I said I was meeting Snow. Do you think I want all the guys knowing what I'm actually doing?" He muttered and Linus shook his head. "No sir..." He started but Seneca stopped and looked up quickly. "ATTICUS! Really? You'd even think about Snow being here!?"
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 21, 2015 2:17:07 GMT
 Atticus sighed and shrugged a bit. "I needed to get away. I needed to get away from all the crap in the Capitol. Can't just up and leave with everyone knowing. That isn't allowed. Which is why you need to keep this whole thing a secret, Linus." he said, giving him a very serious look before he shifted his gaze toward Seneca. "I am sure I look adorable and this is hilarious. If you guys were in my position you totally would get why it was so funny. Your faces and panic. It was great." he said with a shrug.
He tried to hold in his laughter, but it came out in a burst shortly after. "Oh Kid....Oh kiddo..." he shook his head a bit. "You think? Buddy...I am sure you're fine." he was still laughing, to a point where he was crying. "Your brother's shouldn't pick on you like that." he added, wiping tears from his eyes as he looked to Seneca. "I am uncomfortable and I am aware you are. You're quite cranky, so it is pretty obvious." he said, rolling his eyes slightly before he leaned back a bit more.
"Yeah...sexy time. You know...fun time. Sexy time...You..." Atti shook his head, deciding to just give up right at that point. Instead he focused on Seneca and shook his head. "I realized it was wrong right away. I'm sorry. I am really sorry." he said, playfully slapping his own arm. "Bad Atti. Bad." he scolded himself with a frown.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 21, 2015 2:55:50 GMT
Linus stared at Atticus, giving a quick and nervous nod. "Yes. Yes sir. Secrets... I can keep secrets yeah." He said quickly. He didn't want to get in trouble with anyone, but especially his idols like Seneca and Atticus who he so badly had wanted to be like. He wouldn't dare tell anyone if Seneca and Atticus told him not to. He looked down again though quickly. He felt awkward, but was stuck between wanting to run away and being completely frozen in place. Seneca looked to Atticus with a sigh as he tried to think of ways to get rid of the awkward kid for now. "A little bit of panic sure. You're not in the room." He said quietly.
Linus cringed at the laughter. His brothers weren't the nicest to him. He was the youngest, the thinnest, the brother that hadn't stood out. He wasn't even good at anything to make up for being weak and shy. He shook his head at Atticus. "I... I don't know. They make fun of a lot..." He said quietly. He was uneasy by the laughing just by how much he had been picked on. Seneca looked up. "And they make a habit of examining you naked?" He watched Linus from over his shoulder, the young man giving a small shrug. "They kind of... don't knock or anything... It wasn't on purpose... they just kinda walked in on me and-" He started. "Don't need the story. Really don't. And they don't knock sounds like a family thing." Seneca mumbled and looked back down. "I'm not cranky just would like our alone time back without an audience." He gave a look to Linus who backed toward the door again.
"I... I don't get it." Linus admitted to Atti's explanation that really didn't help. Seneca shook his head. "Won't they be missing you? We don't want anyone else coming looking for you." He said as he moved to get up, partly to encourage Linus out and give him an excuse to run and escape the awkwardness. Linus gave a quick nod. "Uh yeah. I should uh... I'll send you the report later... I... Guess nice seeing you Atti?" He gave a nervous look that seemed like a painful failure of an attempt to smile. It didn't work. Cringing even more at the thought of Snow, which was probably much more innocent than Sene's first thought but horrible for Linus, he quickly covered his face.
"Yes. Bad Atti." Seneca looked to him and rolled his eyes. "I don't even want to know what that man does in his free time."
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 21, 2015 15:13:34 GMT
"Good, good. Wouldn't want to get me killed for real now, would you?" Atticus asked, giving a bit of a playful pout despite being entirely serious. He then looked back over to Seneca, laughing a bit. "Do you honestly think it would make any difference to me if I was actually in the room or not? The view is the same either way." he said, shrugging. "Just Linus might have gotten a different show to walk in on if I was actually there. So...this way is probably less awkward." he pointed out. It could have been quite a bit worse really and he didn't want to and he was positive Seneca didn't want to explain to him what they would have been doing. Atticus listened to Seneca and Linus, though mostly Linus. "I understand how clueless siblings can be about privacy. Being an only child was great until I moved in with my dad and my half siblings. At least I was the oldest." he said with a shrug. "Don't let them get to you kiddo. Older brothers are ass holes, I know...I was one. I do suggest buying yourself a nice lock though." he told him, though smirked. "And I bet you are going to knock from now on even when people are supposed to be out." he added. "You're a little cranky." Atticus looked back to Seneca, holding up his fingers with a small space between them for show. "And don't you have that thing to get to? Wouldn't want you to be late." he added, talking about the TV appearance Seneca and Everett had tonight. He didn't know how much time they really had to finish things up, if they had any at all. He smiled toward Linus though. "It was nice seeing you too Linus. We'll have to talk again sometime...when Sene and I weren't in the middle of something important." he added. "Take care, Kid." he added. Atticus shook his head a bit. "I like to pretend that Snow's son was grown in a lab somewhere and that is how he got him." he commented with a shrug. It wasn't something he wanted to think about either and he was quite disgusted with himself for even thinking of it earlier.
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Post by Everett Baskin on May 21, 2015 15:30:50 GMT
Everett had left work a bit early to go home and get ready for the evening. Much like Atticus, he always felt like he had to look his very best and with the whole Capitol seeing him on TV tonight he wanted to take a bit of extra care. He showered, he shaved, he did his hair, and put on a nice suit. Nothing too terribly formal. Nothing terribly out there. Just something sophisticated and simple. Anything was better than the ridiculously lame uniforms they had to wear for work. After getting ready he had returned to the games building and sat down at his station to do a bit of work on the arena while he waited for Seneca to finish up his little meeting. He never really bought it when Seneca said it was with Snow, he wasn't nearly nervous enough when he told him about it for it to have been real. He knew Seneca too well to fall for something like that when he could easily pick out every little detail that was off. He had an idea of what he was actually up to, but he left the thoughts simple. "I can't remember what was supposed to be in this section of the arena..." Everett mumbled to the older man next to him. "Blood rain goes in that slice." The man told him, to which Everett gave a bit of a thank you nod before he got to work zoning the area for it. He was mainly there for climate control and things of that nature, but he did little odd jobs on occasion as well. Once he finished that he glanced to the clock. "Seneca...where are you?" He mumbled, this time to himself entirely. They were going to be late for their plans. A dinner "date" before the show to give the image just a bit more. He didn't want Seneca or Atticus in trouble and he didn't want to give himself a bad image either. So of course he was more than willing to help his best friends by "getting engaged" to Seneca.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 21, 2015 20:20:53 GMT
"N-no. Not at all. I don't want to get anyone killed." Linus said with a quick shake of his head at that. he really didn't. The last thing that the young man wanted was to get anyone hurt. Not his friends anyways. Seneca looked up and shook his head at the two. "I don't think Linus needs those details Atti. He's already gotten more than he needed to see." He muttered. He was still avoiding even looking at Linus. He liked his privacy. Not that he was ashamed of anything but those kind of things were just for Atti. Nobody else needed the details or the image. And with a young kid like Linus he was sure the boy would never see him the same again. As it was the boy was trying not to be looking at them too much.
Linus looked up with a frown on his face. "I'm the youngest." He whispered, rubbing his neck and shaking his head. He gave a nervous and confused little laugh. "Yeah... I'm moving out now. They won't be there." He whispered and glanced toward Seneca as well, shaking his head at the two. "I'll knock. I promise." His voice was a bit shaky the more he stood there and the more Seneca's look turned annoyed. His time was interrupted, one of the rare moments with his Atticus. He wasn't a happy person. "Live alone and knock no matter where I'm going. I can do that.. And uh... There's a report for you to check after our meeting thing.... tonight." He whispered. The boy was so nervous.
"I uh. I'd like to talk again sir..." Linus gave a slight nod. At least next time hopefully everyone in the room would be dressed. Seneca glanced back to him and then Atticus. "Get back to work Linus." He said, and the boy nodded with a nervous wave before he took off out of the room, closing and locking the office door behind him. There was a bit of a sigh in relief but the tension never left. The young man just walked as quickly as he could back toward the control room, thinking far too much about what had just happened. And his lacking in comparison. Linus moved into the control room quickly, his head down and avoiding eye contact with anyone. Until he glanced toward Everett and took a deep breath, sitting in his assigned place near the man.
"Seneca is... busy..." Linus said, wide eyed and quite obviously shaken up.
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Post by Seneca Crane on May 21, 2015 20:34:01 GMT
The relief that Seneca felt when Linus left was hard to describe. The boy was nice enough, he wasn't quite the most useful technician but Seneca had nothing against him. But that... had been horrible. He looked up to Atticus with a bit of a sad look in his eyes, shaking his head. "I don't know what to do with him." He mumbled, running his fingers through his already messy hair as he took a breath. It could have been worse but he didn't want to think that way either. Thinking of what was worse would be, well, worse than how he was currently feeling. "But I sure hope he knocks next time."
At least now they had a moment alone. Not that it would be long. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to be cranky Atti. It's just... our time and... it got messed up. I'm sorry." He apologized and took a deep breath. He wanted to go back to everything but Atticus was right. He had a TV appearance, and a dinner with Everett. The poor guy was doing him a favor he wasn't going to stand him up or anything. "I do have a thing to do. But I have a few minutes... at least don't leave yet, okay?" He looked to him, moving to get up quietly. "I hate it when it gets to Games time always have to be on camera and answering questions."
It was hard to keep a serious look when Atticus mentioned Snow's son though. He shook his head, looking down. "Atticus that... you know it probably was. As long as that doesn't mean I was grown in a lab tube cause that would be weird. My whole life would be a lie." He wasn't feeling like being offended by the idea, instead laughing it off. He'd turned his relation to Snow into more of a joke than a curse. More reason to make fun of the old man.
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Post by Everett Baskin on May 22, 2015 0:05:40 GMT
 Everett looked up when he saw Linus coming back to the room, giving him quite the curious look when he saw the look on the kid's face. Something had majorly freaked him out and he really wasn't sure what it had been. Did Seneca finally snap and scream at the poor kid about his lack of abilities? Everett loved the kid, just as the others, but he saw the lack of potential in him as well. It didn't make him like Linus any less though. He was still quite likable and adorable with his innocence. If anything Everett was scared for what his cluelessness could lead to.
Seneca is busy. It didn't really explain why the kid was so freaked. He was aware that he was busy talking to Atticus, but even his mind didn't go to what they had been doing. He went back to his thought about Seneca having yelled at him. That made more sense in the moment. Linus interrupted his time with Atticus and it pissed him off enough to make him snap.
"He is busy..." Everett nodded a bit, watching him carefully. "What did he do to you, kid? Why do you look like you just saw a ghost or a murder?" he asked curiously. He would throttle Seneca later if he had chewed into the kid. Linus didn't deserve that.
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 22, 2015 0:22:33 GMT
Atticus smiled and nodded at Linus. "Good for you kid. I am sure things will get better for you and I can't wait to talk to you again. Have a good night." he said, giving a bit of a playful wink as well as a wave as he watched the young games tech to leave. He then looked to Seneca with a small frown. "What do you mean you don't know what to do with him? He's a good kid. He's loyal. He's willing to do the crap that no one else wants to do and he does it happily." he shrugged and got up, moving from the bedroom and into the bathroom as he listened to Seneca speak more. He appeared back in the doorway, working on putting some boxers on. "It's okay Sene. Really it is okay." he said with a sigh. He was disappointed too, but the mood had been ruined and he really wasn't in a place to continue what they had started anyway. "Just means I'll have to call again sooner." he told him with a smirk, wanting to turn something bad into a good thing. "And I promise I won't leave until you have to." he added, sitting back down on the bed with a yawn. "I know you hate it, but come on. You're doing the capitol a great deed by letting them see your beautiful face on every screen in Panem...and here...I get to watch you too if I am not sound asleep by then." he said, sticking his tongue out playfully. He smirked and shrugged. "Your half brother was made in a test tube. Not you. You were clearly the product of a very loving relationship, at least in the very, very beginning. After that you were the product of the most wonderful friend you have ever had and his very loving mother." he said with a grin. He looked toward the bedroom door with a frown though, listening carefully. "I think Lia is awake...I hear whimpering, but...she could still be sleeping." he mumbled.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 22, 2015 2:08:51 GMT
Linus looked up, meeting Everett's gaze for a moment before he looked back down. He didn't want to explain. As it was he was still in a mix of thoughts about what he'd seen and how much of what he knew was a lie? At least Everett was wron in that Seneca hadn't actually yelled at him. He hadn't gone off on him. Not like he probably even deserved to get. He wouldn't have spoken to Everett about it had he not been asked.
Looking up with a frown he shook his head. "Seneca is busy sir." He repeated, but he kind of moved closer to Everett as he thought about it. "He... he didn't do anything... to me." He said quietly. The man hadn't done a thing to Linus. Hadn't really yelled except for the initial shock. "He... he was talking to Atticus... well... he... he didn't do anything to me sir." He didn't know how to explain, but he just looked horribly shocked and he couldn't hide it. "I just... I need to knock first." He whispered.
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Post by Seneca Crane on May 22, 2015 2:27:04 GMT
Seneca looked up and frowned some, shaking his head. "The kid... he's so clueless. He's adorable and sweet but... adorable and sweet doesn't win over Snow. And... how long can I keep a paper and coffee runner on the payroll as a tech?" He looked at Atti with a concerned frown before moving over toward the door again, reaching and picking up the tablet that Linus had dropped. "And I'm worried what he might do by accident." He admitted and looked back toward his Atti. He wished he could stay here all night. That or be with Atticus for real.
"Thank you." He said with a sigh and set the broken tablet on the desk before he went to find his own clothes. Quiet as he started to out his own on, he thought about what Atticus said. His ego did quite appreciate the attention he got. Even if it was the Capitol. "Hey now. Atticus. You have to promise you will stay awake for me and watch it." He looked to him. "and not get upset either. I know it sucks I have to pretend to be engaged to someone else.." He sighed some more at that, but stuck his tongue out in return. "And you better call again." He added.
"And thank you again." Seneca grinned and gave a bit of a fake bowing before going back to putting his pants on. "I'm much too cool to have been made in a lab. but you and your mama made me me. No question." He agreed and stopped, looking up. "You should go check on her. I haven't gotten to say hi in a while. Go check, I'll be here." He promised.
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