Empire Records: [11/14]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Anyone who comes into Empire Records today would find Jamie fast asleep, his head on the counter and a puddle of drool underneath his face.

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[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie walked in, carrying a bag with sandwiches from J,GOB and a couple bottles of soda, intending to surprise Jamie with lunch.

When she noticed him sleeping, she quietly put her things down and went in search of a Sharpie.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie? Still asleep and drooling.

And also talking in his sleep.

"S'not my fault you knocked down the Washington monument."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Trying not to giggle, Marie finally located a couple of Sharpies. She walked over to the counter and poked his shoulder gently to see if she could wake him up.

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"Mmph," Jamie grunted and opened his eyes. Seeing Marie he raised his head and gave her a sleepy look. "Hey."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Marie said, hiding the Sharpies behind her back. "Rough night?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie wiped the drool off his face and smacked his lips a couple of times. "Yeah. Weird dreams. I must look pretty."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"You okay?" Marie asked, concerned and suddenly glad she didn't draw all over him with permanent markers. "I brought lunch."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Just sleepy," Jamie said peering over to see what was in the bag. "Every once and a while I have this dream about my parents. I don't remember much, just that they're talking to this one guy and then they're gone."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie frowned, but started pulling the sandwiches and fruit out of the bag and setting them on the counter. "Do you have time for lunch today?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Yes! Of course. Sorry didn't mean to make your visit all dreary-like," Jamie said with a big yawn. "What are we having?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Sandwiches, fruit and sodas," Marie said, pushing one of the wrapped sandwiches in his direction. "I got your favorite."

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"Perfect," Jamie said hopping up on the counter. "You are like the best girlfriend ever."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Well, I try," Marie said, realizing she had a problem. She still had the Sharpies behind her back and she'd need that hand free to eat her sandwich. Hoping Jamie wouldn't notice, she faked a yawn and stretched, putting the Sharpies down on the far end of the counter before reaching for her sandwich.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie did notice because yawning plus stretchiness equals lots of nice things to watch. "What were you doing with those markers?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Uh... I was going to leave you a note with your lunch if you didn't wake up?" she tried.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Uh. Huh," Jamie said crossing his arms. "We're you going to draw on my face?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie put on her best innocent look. "No."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Reeeeealy?" Jamie asked with emphasis. "You wouldn't be lying to me now, would you?"

Puppy dog eyes might be used at this point.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't going to draw on your face," Marie said honestly.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"What were you going to draw on?" Jamie asked with a grin.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie grinned. "Your hand."

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Jamie laughed. "Anything in particular?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Well, there was red, so I was going to draw a heart. And maybe some purple flowers around it," Marie admitted.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie grinned and held out his hand. "Okay. Go for it."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie blinked. "Are you serious?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Sure. Gives me something to look at smile when you leave me after lunch."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Okay, how about if you eat first and then I'll draw," Marie suggested.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"I can eat one handed," Jamie said holding out his left hand and his sandwich in another. "Here. Go nuts."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Marie said, grabbing the red Sharpie and starting off with a heart, which she colored in so it was solid.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie watched as Marie colored in the heart. "You know... I've always wondered what would happen if one of my dupes got a tattoo."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Huh, well, what happens if one of them gets injured and you absorb them?" Marie asked, putting the red marker down and picking up the purple one to start drawing daisies around the heart.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"I absorb half of their damage," Jamie said thoughtfully. "Though my other self doesn't have that problem any more. So I wonder if I'll absorb half of the tattoo. Or if it'll fade. Those are pretty daisies."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Marie said. "Well, have you ever absorbed a dupe that had a scar? Cause I'd imagine a scar would be a lot like a tattoo."

She finished with the daisies and picked up the black marker and hovered over Jamie's hand, biting her lip.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Scar? Yes. But it eventually faded away. However any scars I have will replicate to my dupes," Jamie reasoned. "So I'm guess if I get a tattoo it'll carry over to them. Whatcha' thinking about?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Adding one more touch to the heart," Marie admitted. "But it might be too much."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Are you thinking of adding some initials?" Jamie said with a grin.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," Marie said shyly.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"I have no objections," Jamie said with an impish grin.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"You're the best boyfriend ever," Marie declared, adding a JM + MD in the heart.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Should you add the number four and then a plus sign and then the word 'ever'?" Jamie asked.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie giggled. "I can if you want me to."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie looked at his hand. "Is there enough room?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie looked at it. "If I write that part smaller."