audio; 4/6 late night / early morning ish

[thxforthememories]

[It's probably around midnight or so when the post pops up. Or close enough to it that the effects of the red energon have finally worn off. He can touch things now. He's no longer a ghost.]

[And... still considerably unsettled and upset by recent events. Enough to make the following statement:]

I ... I want to learn how to be drunk.

[Because that seems like a great idea. It always worked for his role models around here, after all.]

Someone. Show me how. I'll be grateful.

[And that's all he says. He'll be at the bar, an unhappy pile of metal and wings. Waiting.]

Comments

[thxforthememories]

[He just sort of stares.]

You... want me to complain?

[loyalflier]

Yes. It is part of the experience.

[thxforthememories]

... Everyone tells me to grow up when I complain.

Are you sure...?

[loyalflier]

Again... Part of drinking away your problems is to complain about them as well. There's nothing "grown up" about doing this anyway.

[thxforthememories]

[He goes quiet, just drinking for a minute.]

Maybe you should start.

[loyalflier]

It's... It's complicated, I guess.

[ just... downing the rest of the cube. gonna need it to get this party started. ]

I'm embarrassed at my behavior, mooning after a good friend of mine. What if he ignores me now because of it?

[thxforthememories]

[Complicated. He understands complicated. But the rest...]

[He frowns, peering up at him.]

Mooning.

What is that?

[loyalflier]

Crushing... Pining...

[ he could throw out a few more but. nah... pass. ]

[thxforthememories]

Oh.

I know that.

[He also knows this feeling. What if he never speaks to me again...?]

Did you kiss?

[loyalflier]

Y-yes...

[ and the thought of it, mixed with the already pleasant tingle in his circuits cause them to heat more. ]

[thxforthememories]

...

And now it's all gone wrong?

[Was kissing just doomed from the outset?]

[loyalflier]

I don't know.

[ need another cube. this is where it gets complicated. ]

We were both affected so shouldn't we just be able to brush it off?

[thxforthememories]

I don't know either.

This is all a big mess, isn't it?

[loyalflier]

Yes.

[ grunting and maybe smacking head on table. ]

[thxforthememories]

... Please don't do that.

You're going to get hurt.

[loyalflier]

Probably. It will hurt more when I get up later.

[thxforthememories]

Then don't do that.

[He scoots another cube over to him, helpfully!]

[loyalflier]

[ you are very helpful, little bird. he is going to take it, mmhmm. ]

You are having similar issues?

[thxforthememories]

[Good thing he's drinking, or he might not say this...]

He kissed me and now he won't answer me. He won't even text to me.

[loyalflier]

Why would he stop speaking to you?

[thxforthememories]

Because I did something wrong. I let him kiss me.

[loyalflier]

Were you aware of what he was going to do?

[thxforthememories]

I should have been...

[loyalflier]

I doubt you can be prepared for someone giving you a surprise kiss.

[thxforthememories]

I should have been!