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This is Christopher, leave a message. [He clears his throat and quietly to the side whispers 'how was that Peggy? Yeah...yeah some more oomph. I thought so too']

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From:

astraymoon

Me too.

I like it better then a lot of other things I've been called.

[It's new. It doesn't feel like his name, but it feels better then what he had.]

You wanna...keep going over the notes, maybe watch something together?

[It's not a date. Just a very chill hangout.]

From:

methodofmadness

[Christopher's smile is bright as a sunbeam when Ger says he likes it. That was the goal, anyways. Even if it doesn't fit, he still likes it better than what he had.]

I'm not really good at watching movies, I get distracted, but I'll sit with you if you want to watch something?

From:

astraymoon

[He's so cute when he looks so happy like that. It helps Ger not feel so...alone. ]

Yeah, that's fine. Why don't you bring a book to read, and I'll watch something?

You can lean against me if you want.

From:

methodofmadness

[Christopher's capable of finding joy in the simple things even when everything about him is so complicated. It helps that he really wants friends, and Germaryah is filling that role so well.

He pulls his notebook back to himself, planning on writing in it more instead of reading.]

Right here? Or did you want to go somewhere else?

From:

astraymoon

[Maybe they can be friends. Maybe. It would be nice. It just is the monster thing is, well, a little in the way of it.]

Sure, unless you got a TV in your room.

From:

methodofmadness

I have my computer, but it's at the desk and I only have one chair.

Maybe I should build one and put it under my bed...I bet Nokov would like that.

From:

astraymoon

You'll be way too squirmy for me to sit on your lap. Or bed.

[Just. Completely casual about it. No big deal.]

Who's Nokov?

From:

methodofmadness

Wait, you're sitting in my lap? [He thinks about this a moment, looks down at himself and over at Germaryah and then shrugs. Well? Okay. Seems he's figured out that while illogical, isn't impossible.

No more questions, he's already figured it out.]

Oh, he's the monster under my bed! I made it very comfy for him under there. Do you want to see? I bet you could fit...though I should knock first, just in case. [Oh what, Chris? The floor? Probably.]

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From:

astraymoon

I was thinking of it. But might be better on mine, considering the height difference.

[Ger you're the size of a small tree]

Would I be like knocking on the bed or what? How do you have...a monster under the bed? I thought there were filters that keep your cabin safe.

[Which is something, he's pretty sure, makes John and possibly Arthur grit their teeth when they find Ger crashed on a common room couch.]

From:

methodofmadness

You could sit in my lap, I'll be fine. [He clears it, as if asking him to do so in order to prove it.]

Nokov is on my filter, I could put you on there too? In case you needed somewhere to go?

From:

astraymoon

But you'll tell me if I'm too heavy though.

[A statement. Not a question.He was taller, hence heavier.]

You can just...let me know when you want me to be coming over.

Filter is too dangerous.

From:

methodofmadness

It'll be a fun experiment!

[Does that mean he'll say so? Jury's out on that.]

Why is a filter too dangerous? I want my room to be a safe place for my friends.

From:

astraymoon

You'll tell me if my butt is busting you up.

[Chris. Chris please.]

Thats why no filter. If I'm not on filter, I can't transform. So no Chris meal.

From:

methodofmadness

[Christopher pauses, tilting his head.] That isn't how it works, Coop.

I can still see Aether when I'm in other peoples rooms, some of them I'd never even met before.

From:

astraymoon

It-it doesn't?

[He droops. There's no other word for it; he droops, and his lips part. That could have been...such a good work around.]

Even when you're not...on filter? Then what's the filter for...?

From:

methodofmadness

No. I have lots of evidence that proves it.

[Information shouldn't upset you, Cooper, it should lift you up!

He puts his hand on the other boy's knee, patting it.]

I think it prevents people from entering if the door is locked. We could test this? Do you want to try and break my door down with and without the filter?

From:

astraymoon

Oh...

[But he wanted to have safe not body horror places!

He shook his head, and offered a quiet sigh, disappointed.]

No...that's okay. We don't have to try it.

From:

methodofmadness

[Chris presses his lips together, unsure what to do with the other boy looking so sad.]

Does this mean you actually want to be on my filter then?

From:

astraymoon

[He was disappointed in the filter system. Boo.]

Yeah, sure Chris.

From:

methodofmadness

Okay...

[He pulls out his communicator to change it, slowly leaning until his whole body bumps into Coops, leaning against him.

There, there buddy.]

From:

astraymoon

[He sighs because he's just...sad.

But he wraps an arm around him, wishing he did have a no transforming zone that wasn't completely stifling.

Boo.]

From:

methodofmadness

[Christopher smiles despite himself, paying even more attention to his communicator even if he was done with the filter adjustment.

This is just friendly behavior and he isn't thinking about anything at all. Nope.

Except he glances up at Coop out of the corner of his eye, sees that pout. When he thinks maybe he's distracted enough to not notice he slowly sits up a little more, hand still on his knee and using it to push himself up so he can give the tiniest little peck to the other boy's jaw.

And then he's back down again, busy with his communicator.]

From:

astraymoon

[He felt his hand on his thigh, pouting still but...he got a peck.

He looks at him sidelong. And he waits until Chris is looking away, before kissing him on the cheek.]

From:

methodofmadness

[Oh.

He almost fumbles his device even if he wasn't doing anything with it and the smile is ridiculous, he can't get rid of it. It's never going away.

There is silence for a few minutes before he can't help it, glancing up Cooper and actually looking at him instead of trying to be sneaky about it.]

Do- does kissing help you feel better?

[Purely scientific. Not asking because maybe he wants to distract the other boy from his sadness by potentially making out in the common room on the couch. Not. At. All.]

From:

astraymoon

[His smile is adorable. It's always adorable, but especially dorky cute right now.

He didn't smile, but he did relax, even as he kept thinking of how to keep himself from changing shape, even if it made him feel better. The question had him blink, and he glanced over.]

Kissing usually does, yeah. Sometimes...other things too.

[But he wouldn't broach those things with Christopher. He really wasn't ready for that.]