The Beach, Wednesday Evening

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After a day spent indoors doing things that would probably be described as 'plotty' in some areas of the world, Nathan... needed some fresh air.

And a glimpse of the water.

He stood on the beach, a little off from the more oft-frequented paths. Staring at the water. Letting details slot into place.

And maybe enjoying the sight of the waves. Just a little. But not too much.

There were things to be done. As always. He took a breath.

[ open like a beach generally is, although nate is here mostly for a certain bugging ]

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He had given a test today, wandered about aimlessly and then went to go find a messiah to pester.

Oh look! There he was!

"Nate." He nodded and plopped down on the sand and was quiet for a beat. "My hips don't look big, right?"

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Nate wasn't in the least bit surprised.

Of course.

He glanced sideways at Wade for a moment. Just the tiniest bit amused. "That's a mystery best left for someone else to answer."

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He so was. He was a big fat liar if he claimed to have expected that.

"Well, one of my students said that red was a slimming color, but I wasn't sure."

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"Try asking Tyra." Nate glanced back at the water.

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Wade tapped his chin thoughtfully. "She is on tonight..."

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"There you go." Nate smirked just the tiniest bit. "Solutions."

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"Or," Wade continued, holding up a finger toward the sky. "I could watch that What Not To Wear show and get some great tips to hide them."

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"Or that," Nate affirmed. Then paused. "You were quizzing students about your hips?" Definitely amused, now.

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"Well it was a test on feminism, but yes. My hips did come up during it."

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"Tangentially, I'm sure."

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"The hips don't lie!" Wade countered. "Though I'm not exactly sure what that means."

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"That's one question that won't be answered by history," Nate offered.

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"What a terribly future it must be where such pertinent questions are left unanswered," Wade replied, shaking his head sadly.

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"I'm sure they were just preoccupied with other things..."

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"Yeah, yeah, post-apocalyptic Mad Max-ish world and Apocalypse, blah, blah, blah..." Wade waved dismissively. "The answers to musical questions will forever haunt us though."

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"Yes..." Nate glanced down at Wade, "They're a real concern."

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"They are!" Wade settled back to lay down on the sand. And might be making a sand angel. "Like you don't wonder if 867-5309 is really Jenny's number."

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"Not particularly."

There was a moment or so of silence as Nate simply stared out over the water, watching the tide come in. "You spoke to Irene?" he said, finally.

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"Oh yeah, fun times all around. Stopped by for breakfast, yelled a lot. The usual."

Riiiight.

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He glanced up at the sky. "She wanted to know what happened." It was a question, but occasionally, Nate's question marks tended to get a little lost in the shuffle.

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"Nah," Wade replied, looking up at the sky. "Wanted to know my top secret waffle recipe. It's cinnamon, you see. It makes the waffles tastier."

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If Nate had been anyone else, he would've probably rolled his eyes at the incredibly obvious avoidance.

He wasn't, though. He was Nate. "You told her--?"

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"That you have a shop here and enjoy going for a swim on occasion." Nate could take that however he pleased.

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"She already knew that." And he was going to take it that way, too.

It wasn't weird at all.

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Of course not!

"And I think she just wanted to confirm that I am, in fact, married to a guy."

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"She must've loved that."

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"Yeah," Wade muttered. "But I don't think Arashi was as happy to be called 'the infamous husband'."

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"Could have been worse." It was Irene, after all.

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...this was true. "Yeah, I guess she was being nice about it." Didn't mean the protectiveness over Arashi was going away.

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"She could have told stories." Back to the smirking.

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"What, like Dom singing bad songs in her bathroom while drunk?" Wade might be trying to warn Nate off the topic. Might.

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If he was trying to get any kind of reaction out of Nate, the short flash of a moment where he-- just-- looked away wouldn't disappoint.

"Like gogurts."

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"Like gogurts," Wade agreed. "She's gonna want to kill you more, the longer you wait."

He made a face. "I know I would."

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He stole a look at Wade.

"I have my reasons."

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"Yeeeeaaaah," Wade drawled, ignoring the look. "And lemme guess, it's for her own good."

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"My current circumstances are a little unfortunate."

That was totally an answer.

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"That's not an answer!"

Narrative was just a tool for him.

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Another look. "Tough," Nate said. Mildly.

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Wade did the mature thing and tossed a handful of wet sand at Nate. "You're the worst Christ figure ever!"

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The sand caught him across the metal shoulder. Mostly because he hadn't moved to dodge it. "I never really aspired to be like Christ," Nate spoke, looking mostly unimpressed (although with maybe a hint of smirk, which said a whole lot), "It's the dress."

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"Keanu Reeves doesn't wear a dress."

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Nate paused. "I won't ask," he decided.

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"He's my second favorite Christ figure," Wade replied.