Streets of Fandom, Saturday Afternoon

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This gloomy afternoon, Simon was out of his usual uniform of button-up shirt and dark jeans in favour of a black hoodie and tracksuit bottoms. It was the sensible thing to do when he was out running in the rain.

He hadn't been on the island for too long yet, but he was already getting to be fairly familiar with the streets. Running was getting to be routine, and it was good to be able to say he was doing it for class. No need to tell people he would've been doing it anyway, especially not with Nathan back on the island. He thought about the impossibility of that as he ran. He also thought of his friends back home, and things he didn't know how to do, and how long it'd be before he'd dare to take to the rooftops.

The rain made his hair stick to his forehead and his clothes cling to his body a bit, but he didn't mind. He kept running.

[ooc: Open post if you're a fool in the rain, too!]

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Unfortunately, Simon didn't quite manage to duck or step away in time, not enough.

He was holding his ear as he looked over at Nathan, expression a mix of surprise and anger. "I didn't know it was going to happen! I only talked to you once, and then you'd already left!"

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"You still could have given me a warning!" Nathan exclaimed, rolling his eyes. "I fell on a fucking fence, man. D'you know how much that hurt? Have you fallen on any fences lately? I bet not because you're still fucking alive!"

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Simon didn't say the first thing that came to him.

He didn't say the second, either.

What he actually said, after a breath, was, "Do you remember how you talked to me at the picnic? Was I supposed to tell you then?"

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"Well, why the fuck not?" Nathan asked, throwing his hands up. "Isn't that the decent thing to do? Would you have warned me if I had tits and let you piss on them? Like, you know, if I were Alisha?"

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"Don't talk about Alisha." That... came out sharper than Simon had meant it to. Oops.

He shook his head, then rubbed the palm of his hand over his temple. His ear still hurt. "I'm not supposed to interfere with your timeline."

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"Says who?" Nathan asked, eyes widening. "Alisha? Is she your girlfriend now? Funny, I thought you were all about Kelly and her luscious, lickable curves. You telling me you don't want to shag the piss out of Kelly? Maybe slide your dick between her tits, yeah? I bet that'd feel nice."

Be nice, Nathan.

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Never. Simon looked like he had absolutely nothing to respond to that with. This was why Nathan kept getting killed. "No."

Well, at least he said something.

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Nathan pretended to cough which in turn shook his umbrella and sent a lot of water Simon's way. Was it intentional? Of course it was.

"Why did you try and save me on that roof?" Nathan asked once he'd showered Simon with water like an immature brat.

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He most likely earned special immaturity points from just how pointless the whole action was when it was still pouring rain, too.

Simon shook his head only because he wasn't the eyerolling type. "Because I changed my mind."

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"I didn't even need your help," Nathan said flippantly, waving a hand and tossing his cigarette away. "I had that shit under control. Did you see me changing their minds? Did you see me? I was a fucking hero, mate."

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Of course you were, Nathan.

Simon looked quietly unimpressed. "You fell on a fence."

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"Yeah?" Nathan glared at him for that. "And just what in the fuck were you doing to help Kelly? And Curtis? And Alisha?"

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Simon was glad that it had been many months and even more life-threatening situations ago. He could keep his cool now, as long as Nathan wasn't yelling at him.

"I tried to save you so we could try and save them. She already had them."

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"Before that, you ass sniffer," Nathan said, rolling his eyes. "What were you doing while I was up on that roof, actually being proactive? You left me to be...sexually molested by those cardigan clad freaks. Where did you go? You take yourself down to have a pint or something?"

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"It's -- it's not important."

Because he'd gone away, and even now hadn't really stopped feeling guilty about it.

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"Did you go to have a wank?" Nathan asked, stepping closer and lowering his voice. "Or maybe you were crying like a pussy because you just suck so much."

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Simon shook his head and tried stepping back again, to get Nathan out of his personal space. Not that that ever worked.

"Look, I-- I'm sorry I left you," he said. "And that I couldn't save you, or tell you. But it's been months since that for me. And things need to happen to you as they're supposed to."

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"You sound like some fucking wise man," Nathan said, rolling his eyes. "You're not gonna tell me to wax on, wax off next, are you? I might punch you if you do and I don't like fighting."

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"You always make Kelly do the fighting." Well, they all did. Simon didn't quite smile. "I'm not going to tell you that."

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"Well, Kelly's good at it!" And she was. "She's the tough one, I'm the funny one, you're the weird one and Alisha and Curtis are the ones that like to wank each other off. See, we all have our roles!"

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"Yes," Simon replied, mildly. He wasn't going to point out how roles could change. He wasn't sure what his was anymore, anyway. "We're here, though."

Not exactly fulfilling their roles back in England.

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"Why are you here, Barry?" Nathan asked, cocking his head. "Me, I had history here before I left. You, you...just showed up here like a lost puppy."

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"I have my reasons."

The little shake of his head was meant to convey he wasn't going to share those reasons with Nathan, no.

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"And I can't have my own reasons to be here?" Nathan asked, raising an eyebrow. "I was here first, after all. You're the little junior twat here."

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"I wasn't pushing to know why you're here," Simon replied, earnestly. "I just asked."