The Perk, Friday afternoon

[vdistinctive]

Eliot's head wound had faded down to just a mess of pink lines on his temple, and the corresponding headache was also down to vague, manageable levels. With the last remaining physical evidence gone from Hardison and Parker, things were finally starting to approach normal again. Normal enough that he hadn't gone to hunt Hardison down at the diner yesterday to make sure he was safe. Normal enough that he no longer felt the urge to grab everyone he cared about and hole up in a non-existent bomb shelter under his house.

Normal enough that he wasn't planning to build a bomb shelter under his house.

So he and Val stopped by the Perk at the end of their daily run. Eliot ordered his usual (Americano for him, bowl of water for Val), and graciously accepted the dog treat the barista offered for Val. Val enthusiastically accepted the treat and the accompanying cuddles, and the two of them settled in at one of the outdoor tables for what they both hoped would be a nice, quiet Friday-before-Graduation.

[ooc: work is going to suuuuuuuuck today. Please to be distracting me? Open!]

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[vdistinctive]

"Hell of a lot better'n it was last week," Eliot said. He'd done enough tiptoeing around guilt this week, Kitty. Sorry. "You doin' alright?"

[throughaphase]

"Could be worse. Still want to give the island a hug and bribes, though," she admitted.

[vdistinctive]

"Those things ever try to follow you home before?" Eliot asked.

[throughaphase]

"Nope. I've run into them a couple times, but that was all safely in my world," Kitty sighed. "If they don't stay there after this time, I'm just going to burn down all of space."

[vdistinctive]

"Yeah, good luck with that." What with space being a vacuum and thereby not flammable and all. "Still, sounds to me like they broke their patterns a bit, here. Ain't no reason for you to've predicted that."

[throughaphase]

"Yeah. And that logic'll sink in at some point. But for a while I get to feel bad," she said honestly. "How are Parker and Hardison?"

[vdistinctive]

"Hardison's doin' the same as you," Eliot admitted. "Only with a little less self-awareness. Parker seems mostly just worried about us."

[throughaphase]

"You can send Hardison at me if you need," she offered. "I've both been infected and had infected people try to murder me a little so I get it. It mostly takes adjusting time."

[vdistinctive]

"That actually could be real helpful," Eliot said. "Thanks."

[throughaphase]

"Sure," she smiled. "Anything you guys need, just let me know."

[vdistinctive]

"Much appreciated," Eliot said. "You know that goes the other way too, right? You and Clint need anything we can help with. . . ."