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Post by Everett Baskin on May 23, 2015 18:01:04 GMT
Everett watched Linus with a curious and concerned look. He didn't like how the young man was acting and it bothered him that he had come out of Seneca's office that way. Seneca was certainly one of his very best friends, very much like a brother to him in most ways besides being his fake fiance, but Seneca was older than him and Linus was younger. He would stand up for Linus to Seneca in a heartbeat despite loving them both like brothers. In a way, Everett felt it was his responsibility to keep Linus from harm of any sort. No one else was going to do it and the kid did so much for everyone else that you could say Everett admired him. He listened to him with a confused look at first, until he finished with I need to knock first. It was with those words that everything suddenly clicked into place and made sense. Seneca was busy, Linus was freaked, Seneca was talking with Atticus, and there was only one reason Everett could think of that would make Linus say he needed to knock first. "Oooh...Got it." he said, trying not to laugh. He reached over, patting Linus on the shoulder a bit. "Now I understand why you are as freaked as you are...Yes...Knocking is good." he said, shaking his head a bit. He didn't know what else to say though. "At least you didn't get yelled at about something."
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 23, 2015 18:17:05 GMT
Atticus sighed a bit and shook his head some. "He's quiet enough and sweet enough and busy enough for Snow to not even realize he exists..." he commented. He really didn't think Snow would pay much attention to the fact that a kid like Linus was even there. "Besides, I am sure there is something more to him than what you are currently giving him credit for. They don't just let anyone in there and you don't just let anyone stay." he said thoughtfully. "There is something more and I think you know it. Otherwise he wouldn't still be there." he sighed. "And accidents happen. Think of all the trouble we caused as excitable children in the games room." he pointed out. Even he had managed to mess up some pretty serious stuff in his day.
"I can't make any promises, babe. I'm sorry, but I am exhausted." Atticus said with a sigh, but he would try to watch of course. He wouldn't not attempt to stay up for a chance to see his gorgeous Sene for a bit longer, even if he couldn't talk to him. He shrugged. "Eh...it's just Everett. I wouldn't trust my man with any other man, but him." he smirked a bit. "Besides...I was thinking of taking up a fake lover of my own for here...you know...just because." he said, a mischievous look in his eyes. He was clearly only saying it to mess with Seneca and there was no reality to the idea at all. He nodded and got up. "I will be right back." he said, moving from the bedroom. He was gone for a minute or two before he came back with little Lia curled up in his arms, wrapped in her blanket. It was clear she had been crying, but she was a bit more relaxed now that she was in her daddy's arms. She even managed a small smile when she saw Seneca on the screen. "Hi Dada." she said softly, giving a bit of a wave. "You should have seen how quickly she perked up when I asked if she wanted to talk to you." Atticus said with a grin.
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Post by Linus Milton on May 24, 2015 7:45:50 GMT
Linus looked up at the touch on his shoulder, a slight frown crossing his face. His agreeing nod was small, and he rubbed his hands together with nerves even with the slight comfort of Everett being close. "I... I should have knocked. I didn't want to see Seneca like that..." He mumbled and looked down. "I.. I was told he was away. He was meeting with Snow... but..." He took a deep breath and looked to Everett. "I just need to knock." He repeated.
It took him a couple moments of then looking at the screen he sat at and trying to think of something other than what he saw, but then a thought came to even clueless little Linus' head. "Sir. I thought Atticus was dead. And you were with Seneca...why was he...?" He started to ask, looking up. He didn't ever think Atticus would fake his death. He wouldn't have asked anyone but Everett though, nobody else. He had promised.
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Post by Seneca Crane on May 24, 2015 8:00:53 GMT
"I sure hope that Snow never notices him. I try my best to have him out of the building when I know Snow is coming but that old man shows up without warning anymore." Seneca mumbled with a sigh, glancing to the door at the mention as if he was going to be the next intruder into the room. Seneca was always paranoid. "The kid.. he... He passed the written exam with a one-hundred percent perfect score. He didn't answer a thing wrong on the written test... that's why he got in even past his lower arena test." Seneca said quietly and looked down. They did a written test and a hands on one, and Seneca had never seen a perfect score. Neither had Nero. "After seeing his lack of ability here... he..." Seneca sighed. "I can't let him go, it would break his little heart. And he brings me lunch every day." He said quietly.
"We were kids. But I guess we turned out fine... You should see this kid though and the things I've seen the other guys make him do..." He stopped himself and looked down to find his shirt quietly as he thought, quickly looking back up at the last bit. "I'm glad you trust him, but don't you dare. I swear if you do you have no reason..." He started pointing an accusatory finger toward the screen, but he couldn't keep the serious look before he burst into laughter. "Okay. Okay I'll be back together when you get back." He said, chuckling as he pulled on the red shirt and quietly buttoned it up with the occasional little laugh as he waited.
Seneca looked up, giving a pleasant smile toward Lia and a ltitle wave. "Hey little Lia. How's my baby girl doing?" He asked, finishing buttoning the shirt before he sat to get comfortable and talk to her for a minute. "I bet she was excited. She looks like it. Is daddy giving you good warm hugs for me?" He asked, keeping the smile. He hated to see her miserable but he was just going to keep as positive as he could to hopefully help Lia.
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Post by Everett Baskin on May 25, 2015 16:57:22 GMT
 Everett nodded a bit at that, chuckling some. "Sene tells people that when he doesn't want to be bothered. I guess he probably should have thought about the fact that someone might still go into his office to leave something for him even if he wasn't there, but...very few of us have the code." he commented, shaking his head a bit. "I am sure it's not that big of a deal and you guys will be able to laugh about it soon enough." he added, shrugging. Plus Linus knew better now than to just walk into the office. Everett only would have knocked because he wasn't being kept out of the secret.
He looked back to his own work when Linus went quiet, but he leaned closer at his question so that no one else would overhear them. "I'm helping Seneca and Atticus out by pretending to be engaged to him so that there are no suspicions raised when Seneca disappears for a bit. This way everyone just thinks that he is locked away in his apartment." he said quietly. "Atticus faked his death because he wanted to leave the Capitol. Him and his daughter live somewhere else now and Seneca visits with Luc on occasion." he explained. "But no one and I mean no one, can hear about this."
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Post by Atticus Velus on May 25, 2015 17:16:58 GMT
Atticus gently rubbed Lia's arms a bit, thinking about what Seneca was saying to him about Linus. It was as if he was trying to piece the entire thing together. Lia smiled at Seneca. " Daddy said I can take a bubble bath when you have to go." she said, as if that explained exactly how she was feeling. Her little body hurt, but she was doing her best to just deal with it and to look ahead to things getting better. The bath would help and it would be fun, so she was pretty content. "Always." she added, nestling against Atticus who hugged her closer with a smile, but his mind was currently elsewhere. "You know...if the kid passed everything with a perfect score...then...maybe it isn't ability that he is lacking." Atticus said, shaking his head. "Actually...there is no maybe about it. He has the skill and the ability. It is something else that is making him perform poorly and that is what you should be addressing." he sighed. He didn't want Seneca to let Linus go either, but Seneca seemed to want him gone. "You shouldn't let someone like him go. Besides, he's probably the only thing keeping you alive if he feeds you everyday." he pointed out. He knew Seneca well enough to know he forgot meals. "And yes we were kids, but I was also the youngest game maker ever...I passed my tests when I was twelve. We were kids, but we were on the same level as Linus when we made those mistakes." Atticus reminded him. He rolled his eyes. "Seneca...please tell me you don't allow them to walk all over him. I know that you are much better than that." he said, watching him very carefully. It scared him that the job might come before his morals. Seneca wasn't a bad guy. He was a good guy in a bad position that didn't allow him to always be morally right, but that didn't mean he had to throw them all out the window. "And you know I would never do that to you." he added, smirking a bit. He loved his Seneca too much to do that without reason.
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Post by Linus Milton on Jun 1, 2015 6:15:06 GMT
Linus gave a small nod at that. "I... I just shouldn't have gone in there. I don't know how I'd get it to him but..." He took a deep breath, leaning his head on Everett's shoulder after a moment. "Maybe... maybe we will laugh. Or he will hate me forever. Everett you don't think he will hate me do you? He won't fire me?" Worry suddenly filled his voice and he looked up quickly. He could get over the images. He could find ways to deal with that. Bit losing this job... the one success he may have ever had in life... it was a scary thought. "I promise I'll knock and stay out of everyone's business please don't let him fire me..." He whimpered. He liked being here... he didn't want to lose it.
The boy kept his head on Everett's shoulder, making whispering even easier. At least he understood secrets and all. He wasn't a loud mouth. He was loyal, and he'd never tell. Not for anything. "You care about Seneca enough to do that?" He asked, his voice quiet and in awe. "Seneca is really lucky then." He added, his voice quiet though. Lucky enough to have those sorts of friends anyways.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Jun 1, 2015 6:28:24 GMT
Seneca grinned to her, trying not to let knowing she was hurting get to him. Stay strong. Smile for her. He knew that was the only way to really help the situation. "A bubble bath sounds amazing right now. I'm super jealous." He commented, watching her with a slight grin. "I will bring some more of the bubble stuff next time I come too." He informed either or both. Maybe Atticus would remind him. Or he could tell Linus, that kid would remember. "If he wasn't giving you enough hugs I'd have to come and slap him." Seneca smirked at Atticus for that one. He would too.
"I thought the first time that maybe it was an error. It was taken before I got promoted and he hasn't shown the skill in practice..." Seneca took a breath. "Some circumstances led to me giving the test again and... I watched him get everything right... I can't figure out what is keeping him from the practical skill of implimenting what he knows..." He glanced to the door and then back toward Atticus and Lia. He was worried for a lot of reasons really. "I don't want the poor kid caught if the big guy decides to go on a gamemaker killing rampage again." He mumbled. Linus deserved better. "I know. I know. He's too smart to let go. One in a million. And he's sweet and he tries so hard... it feels horrible to watch sometimes." He admitted.
The gamemaker's face turned to a slightly annoyed scowl, shaking his head. "You really think I'd just let them do things to hurt him?" He stared for a moment, arms crossed, but his look ended up softening again. "I do what I can. I just fired a couple..but sometimes I just can't catch them. And Linus isn't the tattling type you know. He would take anything someone did without speaking a word to any of us about it. One of the guys said he was useless and Linus just took it and kept working. If Everett and I hadn't asked him how he was feeling he just would have kept it to himself... it's sad Atticus." He said, looking down quietly as he thought about some of it. "We got that kind of crap from people. But we had each other and we could take that. We didn't take it to heart...Linus though... all that kid wants is people to notice him and be happy with him."
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Post by Everett Baskin on Jun 3, 2015 20:14:51 GMT
Everett frowned a bit at that and shook his head quickly. "Linus, Linus, Linus...relax. It isn't like you were purposely spying on him. It's not like you broke into his office. It was an accident. Unfortunate timing. You were just doing your job and you thought he was out. It isn't your fault, you couldn't possibly know. I am the only one here who knew besides Seneca." he said. "He won't hate you forever over an accident and he most certainly will not fire you. He'll get over it. No harm done. You'll laugh about it in the future. It's just one of those things." he assured him, reaching over and gently brushing his hair back a bit to try and calm him more. "You aren't going anywhere."He took a breath and smiled slightly. "He is pretty darn lucky, isn't he?" he asked with a grin. He shrugged though. "I'd do anything for him. He's my best friend and that is what best friends are for. I don't want him or Atti in trouble." Sure it meant that he couldn't date or anything like that, but...it was worth the sacrifice to keep Seneca safe and happy. "I care about you the same way." he added.
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Post by Atticus Velus on Jun 3, 2015 22:37:50 GMT
Lia smiled and nodded. "Bring more cookies with you too. The yummy chocolate ones." she said happily. "And maybe a new toy." she added in her sweet little voice, giving Seneca her cute little puppy eyes. She had Atticus wrapped around her little finger already, she could get Seneca the same way she was sure. Atticus chuckled and gently rubbed her back a bit. "No slapping needed. She gets lots and lots of hugs." he promised. Lia snuggled close and nodded. "Right, lots and lots and lots of hugs." she said happily. He watched Seneca as he gave him an annoyed look, not letting up on his stern look at all really. "This is what you are going to do. You're going to keep the kid safe from Snow. From the other guys. You are going to let him keep his job. You are going to make him feel good and wanted and loved. And you are going to do whatever it takes to figure out what is keeping the kid from performing to the very best of his ability. There has to be something. It is there. You just have to figure out how to unlock it." he said, watching him and frowning slightly. "We always had each other and...well, I don't let anyone walk all over me. I am the kid who gave Snow attitude. Linus isn't anything like we were." he sighed and leaned back a bit at that, yawning some. "I'll be there in a week. Maybe I can help figure it out." Atticus commented. He had already made up his mind, even without Seneca's approval. He was coming to stay for the majority of the games. He was going to be there when everything went down because there was no way he was letting Snow get to Seneca first at the end. No. The kids and the dog would stay in thirteen with Cade. Atticus would be with Seneca. It was the only way Atticus was going to allow everything to go down.
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Post by Linus Milton on Jun 11, 2015 7:09:06 GMT
Linus whimpered slightly and looked down with a quick frown. Everett was most likely right... well he was almost always right. But Linus was worried. What if he had really messed up? Seneca looked angry. He looked fare more upset than the couple times where the boy had made a mistake in his work from rushing too fast. He looked up toward the other man though, not completely believing him that he was perfectly safe. "He could fire me... I don't think he likes me Everett. He doesn't act like it." He whispered. He was honestly worried about what his boss thought of him. What if he really did hate him? Then what would Linus do?
The gentle and soothing feeling of his hair being played with made the boy feel at least somewhat better. He leaned closer to Everett, closing his eyes for a moment and just taking in the feeling of support that he didn't generally seem to get otherwise. Not many liked him enough to even hug him when he wanted one. Let alone tell him he was going to be okay and that all of those fears were silly. Seneca wasn't that mean. Which the boy wished he truly believed.
"He is lucky.... and you do? You care about me?" Linus looked a bit wide eyed to Everett. Nobody had ever said they cared or believed in him. Hearing that from someone like Everett made a huge change. It felt good, he felt important enough. He wasn't the only one but he was still something worth caring about to start with. "I don't need you to fake my death though but... I like having friends. I always wished I had a friend like you."
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Post by Everett Baskin on Jun 13, 2015 3:38:38 GMT
"Now what on Earth makes you think that Seneca doesn't like you?" Everett asked with a frown and quite a bit of curiosity. Was Seneca treating the boy badly when he wasn't around? Was he missing him being unkind to the boy like so many of the others in the group? He wasn't sure if Linus was just overreacting and thinking of what had just happened or if Seneca truly was making him feel like he didn't like him. "Seneca has been...grumpy lately sure, but he is going through quite a lot and he is missing his family." he told him. "I really don't think he hates you. You wouldn't be here still if he did." he added, trying to reassure him that everything was fine. He managed a smile and hugged the boy closer for just a moment. "Of course I care about you. You didn't know that?" he asked, brushing some of his hair away from his face a bit since he seemed to be enjoying the comfort. Anything to make the sweet young man feel better. It really was just like having a little brother to Everett. He loved the kid as if he had always been his younger sibling. He laughed lightly. "Don't worry, I don't want to fake your death and we don't need to." he told him. "Well...I am here now and I don't plan to go anywhere anytime soon. So I guess you got your wish, Linus." he smiled at him. He was glad he could be that friend and well...there was just something about Linus that made him feel good about things. He knew the boy cared about him too.
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Post by Linus Milton on Jun 13, 2015 22:16:05 GMT
Linus looked up, shaking his head some. "He... he just doesn't. He doesn't smile a lot. He doesn't talk to me lots either." He admitted, looking down slightly. Seneca hadn't done anything to him. But he hadn't done anything great for him either. Seneca was too far into his own world and what they were doing to really give the young man much of a second look at this point. Until very recently he had thought the kid's family had overpayed the last head Gamemaker to hire Linus just to keep him out of their hair. Making him a delivery kid seemed to make sense then. Linus shrugged a bit and looked down. "I dunno, I like being a part of things and he doesn't really seem to like me to be." He admitted after a moment.
"I didn't know. Those other guys said nobody here liked me or wanted me around." Linus shrugged a bit. "I like you guys though." He smiled more when Everett finished, nodding to him quickly. He liked that. liked to hear that... and he never thought he would. He leaned against Everett with a bright smile as he looked up to him. "Good. No fake deaths but... I can have a real friend.." He smiled and relaxed a bit. "You... Lucius... and you think Mr Crane could be a friend too?" He asked quietly. He watched his "new" friend carefully for a moment until Seneca came into the room.
He'd agreed with Atticus, promised he wouldn't fire Linus and he'd treat him well. He could try to find his hidden potential, it was just hard to see just yet. After a sad little goodbye to Lia, he came into the control room to find Everett. He'd since fixed up his clothes and put his jacket back on to be sure he looked as good as he could for their dinner. Of course for the television appearance afterward they'd have to change but there were stylists who handed them things to change into for the sake of cameras. And who messed with his face and beard to look "perfect" even though he was sure it already was. He stopped seeing Everett and Linus, hearing his name from Linus and frowning some.
"You're all my friends." He said as he came up, looking between the two. "Why would you think otherwise?"
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Post by Everett Baskin on Jun 14, 2015 17:58:56 GMT
Everett sighed and shook his head a bit. "He's going through some rough stuff, Linus. His family is on the other side of the country. He has to deal with more and more stress from Snow about the games. He has to be so careful about everything. He is focused on other things. It is nothing personal against you." he said quietly. "And you will be a part of more things from now on. I can promise you that. You'll be doing more work with me." he told him. He could try and help the kid out a bit and see if he could fix the little kinks that made him mess things up when he actually tried to apply the knowledge that was obviously there. He would talk to Seneca about it as well. Linus shouldn't be wasted as a delivery boy. He rolled his eyes a bit. "Those guys are jerks, Linus. They are the ones who no one wants around, not you. I love having you around. We all love having you around." he told him, smiling a bit at that. "We like you too kid. We do. Don't listen to those idiots. They are nothing, but trouble." he added, shaking his head a bit. He smiled and nodded, but looked back when Seneca spoke. "Exactly. We are all friends here, well...those of us you named for sure and some of the other guys too. Not the jerks." he assured Linus, playing with his hair still as he turned to speak to Seneca.
"Linus here thinks you are upset with him and are going to fire him over this. I assured him it was just an accident and that wasn't going to happen." Everett said, watching his friend carefully. "He also is under the impression that you don't like him very much. I told him that was wrong too." he added, hoping Seneca would confirm what Everett said so the kid would feel better.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Jun 19, 2015 17:03:07 GMT
Linus gave a small nod, looking down quietly. "You really think it's not me?" The young man asked, looking up with a slight bit of a frown at that. It would be much easier to solve himself than it would be to solve issues like Snow and the separated family. At least Linus could try and behave better if that were a problem. He gave a small bit of a nod, leaning against Everett for a moment longer. He wanted that comfort, the feeling that he'd really only ever gotten here, from Everett and Atticus and at least used to get it from Seneca too. He looked up, smiling toward that idea. "I'd love to work with you. Maybe I won't mess up so much?" He suggested. Mainly because that was the reason everyone else told him that he didn't get to touch controls ever.
"I know I just... Why would they say it if it wasn't true?" Linuas asked innocently, looking up with a sad look to his eyes. He wanted everyone to like him. he really never wanted to upset anyone. His gaze turned to Seneca though as he leaned on Everett, the worried look remaining. If people said things that weren't true about him... who was he supposed to believe? Maybe Seneca did hate him and would just say he didn't... He looked back up. "But who are the ones I shouldn't listen to?" He asked with worry. He couldn't figure out the difference.
"Fire him?" Seneca looked toward Linus. If he was going to fire the boy, it wasn't going to be for delivering a report to his office. Despite the anger in the moment, there really wasn't any way that Linus would know. There wasn't any warning for the boy that Seneca was there and he had given Linus the code. The man shook his head at that, rubbing his chin a bit as he thought. "Trust me. Nobody is getting fired today. Just don't tell anyone about what happened." He gave the slightest of warnings, enough that Linus nodded in return. Too many worse things would happen then. "But why would he think I don't like him? Of course I do." Seneca frowned at that. He let the kid hang out with his son, that was about the greatest test of Seneca's trust that there was. He was worried about having come off so unfriendly to poor Linus.
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