I noticed everything, I just act like I didn't

As they walked into Gommorrah a brand new list of sites could be seen in the main entry way: posters for some of the men and women working there, the smell of liquor and the sight of smoke in the air, the sound of slot machines going off in the back rooms, a worker dancing in the lobby, and of course there was the receptionist. She was a tall glass of gorgeous with a cute little smile. When both of them walked in, this angelic woman would greet them. Solis didn’t bat an eye.

The Frumintarri walked up to the receptionist and moved to begin speaking with her, “I would like to rent a room for me and my friend over there.” He was direct, but kind, and showed her a little smile before moving to grab his coin purse.

“What would two handsome men such as yourself need a room here for?~” She glanced over Solis before looking up and down Nero with a cute little smirk.

“We wanted to come gamble, we saved the money up to get past the security and onto the Strip - so we decided to come here first.” Solis would answer dryly, not one for taking up flirting with a woman. She was so hitting on him, but Solis seemed practically immune.

“Well if you have a little time, I could show you around. Maybe even buy you a drink or two.”

“No thank you, I am sure we can find our way around just fine.”

“Oh, what a shame. Well if you ever get lonely, let me know and I can join the both of you.” The woman slid over a key towards Solis and took his caps before turning to Nero.

Solis begun walking off towards the door that leads into the Casino, only stopping to speak to Nero. “I will meet you at the bar, just get changed when you can man, ok?” With that, he left and the woman begun to speak to Nero.

“Is your friend a fag, or just a stick in the mud?”

Nero nodded to as Solis left, leaving him alone. He half wondered if he would just remain out of sight just to see what he’d do in a tempting place as such. As the receptionist spoke to Nero he approached the desk to lean on it some, giving her a charming smile and a shake of his head to her question.

Solis let out a soft sigh of irritation before moving to head into the restroom. He would return shortly dressed in a ragged outfit, less sweaty than before, and nodded to Nero. “Okay we may leave now…” with those words Solis would begin walking towards the Strip, moving slow enough to make sure the recruit followed. As they walked through the desert the Mojave sun beat down on them, the heat getting worse as the sun reached the top of the sky. Once they reached the Strip, Solis would start heading to Gomorrah without any hesitation. He turned to Nero and spoke with a calm tone, “Once we get to Gomorrah we can rent a room and change into some better clothes. We should look better if we are gambling. Afterward, I will meet you at the bar.” Solis tried to sound as normal as possible, in case someone overheard their plans.

Solis’ brow furrowed and he then relaxed with a small smile, actually seemingly impressed by the ability of Nero to dodge such a question. He let out a small sigh, “Perhaps you are right, after all, we would not want our enemies to understand such valuable information. However, your lack of energy in this matter and short response isn’t acceptable. I want you to now answer in Legion code, not only the answers to those questions but recite the words “I am lazy” three times. If you refuse or mess up, then I will have you run laps around the camp until you pass out from dehydration or exhaustion. Understand?”

Although Solis wouldn’t admit it, he was thoroughly impressed by Nero’s answer and was only doing this to curb the attitude he saw in Nero. In Solis’ eyes, Nero was just another defiant recruit who had grown to enjoy fighting back his superiors rather than co-operating with them. While his answer was intelligent, he felt it was an act of defiance due to his past prankster origins. He was like a child who just learned the word “no”, and had a lot of growing up to do. Or perhaps it was Solis who needed to grow.

“understood completely Sir.” His voice sounded determined and as if he now got the seriousness of the what Solis was telling and trying to teach him. Of course that rouge didn’t last long. 

Solis’ brow furrowed and he then relaxed with a small smile, actually seemingly impressed by the ability of Nero to dodge such a question. He let out a small sigh, “Perhaps you are right, after all, we would not want our enemies to understand such valuable information. However, your lack of energy in this matter and short response isn’t acceptable. I want you to now answer in Legion code, not only the answers to those questions but recite the words “I am lazy” three times. If you refuse or mess up, then I will have you run laps around the camp until you pass out from dehydration or exhaustion. Understand?”

Although Solis wouldn’t admit it, he was thoroughly impressed by Nero’s answer and was only doing this to curb the attitude he saw in Nero. In Solis’ eyes, Nero was just another defiant recruit who had grown to enjoy fighting back his superiors rather than co-operating with them. While his answer was intelligent, he felt it was an act of defiance due to his past prankster origins. He was like a child who just learned the word “no”, and had a lot of growing up to do. Or perhaps it was Solis who needed to grow.

“understood completely Sir.” His voice sounded determined and as if he now got the seriousness of the what Solis was telling and trying to teach him. Of course that rouge didn’t last long. 

Solis’ brow furrowed and he then relaxed with a small smile, actually seemingly impressed by the ability of Nero to dodge such a question. He let out a small sigh, “Perhaps you are right, after all, we would not want our enemies to understand such valuable information. However, your lack of energy in this matter and short response isn’t acceptable. I want you to now answer in Legion code, not only the answers to those questions but recite the words “I am lazy” three times. If you refuse or mess up, then I will have you run laps around the camp until you pass out from dehydration or exhaustion. Understand?”

Although Solis wouldn’t admit it, he was thoroughly impressed by Nero’s answer and was only doing this to curb the attitude he saw in Nero. In Solis’ eyes, Nero was just another defiant recruit who had grown to enjoy fighting back his superiors rather than co-operating with them. While his answer was intelligent, he felt it was an act of defiance due to his past prankster origins. He was like a child who just learned the word “no”, and had a lot of growing up to do. Or perhaps it was Solis who needed to grow.

“understood completely Sir.” His voice sounded determined and as if he now got the seriousness of the what Solis was telling and trying to teach him. Of course that rouge didn’t last long. 

The day was hot, but in the Mojave that was not entirely uncommon. At times it became difficult to tell if there was any change in season here, especially the summers that had both sides of the warm praying the other would die of heat stroke. That was one of those days down at Cottonwood Cove, where Nero had been station since being brought out to the territory some years ago. Where he has failed to make any rank higher than recruit, seemingly on purpose despite his skills on the few scouting missions he had been asked to join in or the unofficial ‘recon’ he made traders and near profligate settlements for contraband items.

At the moment his skills were not what were in question, it was his behavior. even as a child Nero found the amusement of boyish pranks and jokes far to appealing to pass up. Many were harmless but the Legion was still firm and strict and he had over time learn to turn the crying from the lashings into a laugh. Today however the Decanus, or perhaps it was the Centurion who Nero did the ‘recon’ for, was feeling kinder and instead simply had in go through more training. Having he work from the previous evening well into morning and now finally late afternoon was to could rest. Collapsing to the ground to lay on his back as he tried to regain control of his breathing, pleased to have the break and already imagining what he will now do with the relaxation time.

Unfortunately  for Nero, unbeknownst to him, other arrangements had been made and certainly not the first of it’s kind. Soon his idle fantasies of swimming, sleeping, and eating would be nothing more as someone would come to interrupt them in attempts to improve is lacking enthusiasm and better position him as a useful body to the Legion. 

The man looked down upon Nero with emerald green eyes and spoke to him in a tone that was commanding but failed to have anything to strengthen the tone, thus it fell flat - like an angry puppy or a little old slave trying to threaten him. “Get up.” The man commanded and it was very easy to see this man was a joke of his rank. Honestly, it was encouraging to see - in the way that, if that man could be a Frumintarri, than Nero could become one.

He peeks an eye open as the shadow is cast over him blocking out the remaining warmth of the day. 

..And so this song and dance would be played again..

Was the only thought that rang though his mind as the laughable Frumentarii as he gave the orders. Course to Nero they might all be laughable in the sense they all gave the same speech, the same tone, men on high pedestals with an air of superiority to them, but none the less Nero listened. Taking a second to stand to his full height, towering over the shorter man by comparison. The man’s name was long at least he wasn’t expecting Nero to remember all of it. 

sure, i may fail to mention it every now and then, or maybe we don’t talk/plot. that just means that i’m shy and awkward and don’t want to bother you, OR, i have the memory of a goat and sometimes may forget to tell you certain headcanons/plot points, whatever. 

Because most of them aren’t mine, credits are at the end.

SHORT

“Marry me.” “Do you want me to leave?” “You are not going without me.” “I can’t believe you!” “I swear it won’t happen again.” “What did you say?” “I’m not jealous.” “You’re jealous, aren’t you?” “We can’t keep doing this.” “Are you sure this is legal?” “Isn’t this amazing?” “I’m going to take care of you, okay?” “Stay the night. Please.” “You can’t die. Please don’t die.” “Run away with me.” “You did WHAT?”  “Quit whining.” “Get outta my sight!” “Why are you so annoying?” “Were you ever going to tell me?” “Never in a million years.” “Don’t ask me that…” “I might have had a few shots.” “What’s with the box?” “W- What are you doing?” “Say it!” “I could kiss you right now!” “Are you done with that?” “What’s going on here?” “Stop pinning this on me! You started it!” “It’s your fault we’re in this mess.”  “Did you do this on purpose?!”  “Kiss me.” “Are you still awake..?”  “Excuse you?”  “This is all your fault!” “I can’t believe you dragged me into this.” “Don’t give me that look! It wasn’t my fault!”  “I shouldn’t be in love with you!” “It’s not fair!” “I could kill you right now!” “Knock it off!” “Screw you!” “You’re a complete moron!” “I love this song!” “I can’t be in love with you!” “Make me.” “Don’t tempt me.” “I hate you.” “You are infuriating!” “Just shut up already.” “That doesn’t even make sense.” “Bite me.” “Eat me.” “Kiss my ass.” “Just admit I’m right.” “Just admit you’re wrong.” “You are being ridiculous!” “That’s irrational.” “Listen to me!” “That’s not what I meant and you know it.” “Don’t yell at me.” “That’s it. End of discussion.” “I don’t believe you.” “You shouldn’t have said that.” “Fuck you!” “Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.” “How dare you?” “I dare you!”  “It’s you, it’s always been you.”  “Well this is awkward…” “Just pretend to be my date”.  

MISCELLANEOUS

“Are you really gonna leave without asking me the question you’ve been dying to ask me?” “The planet is fine. The people are fucked.” “I just did some calculations, and I’ve been able to determine that you’re full of shit.” “You know what I like most about people? Pets.” “Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they’d lock us up?” “What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.” “I don’t hate you.. I just don’t like that you exist.” “Love is the jelly to sunshine’s peanut butter. And if I tell you that I’m in sandwich with you, I’m not just saying it to get in your Ziploc bag.” “Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.” “Did you really just insult Captain America in front of me?” “Can I touch your boob?” “It’s not that you’re wrong, exactly, you’re just extremely not right.” “You shouldn’t be trusted with small children, should you?” “Give me cake or give me death.” “On a scale from, ’I can sometimes make important phone calls without crying’ to ’I have a stable job with a steady income, a spouse who loves me, a dog, and two kids who are screwed up minimally at worst’, how much of an adult are you?” “You think I’m dumb enough to fall for that stupid move?” “Despite the cliche, it’s not me, it’s you.” “Obviously you can’t tell a woman you just met that you love her, but it sucks that you can’t.” “No, it was my fault for thinking that you might care.” “When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!” “If you’re not scared, then you’re not taking a chance. If you’re not taking a chance, then what the hell are we doing anyway?” “I think I’ve been holding myself back from falling in love with you all over again.” “What have I told you about the toilet seat?” “I tried to change the duvet and I got stuck inside.” “I vote today to be a pajama day.” “You have to tell me why were committing a felony before we do it. Not that that’s going to stop us, but at least I’ll have all the facts.” “I don’t leave messages. If I wanted to talk to a machine, I’d talk to my VCR.” “I can be flexible. As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I’m totally flexible.” “You know we’re suppose to be together. I knew it the first time I saw you, and you know it, too. I know you do.” “Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?” “I’m not going to apologise for this. Not anymore.” “What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.” “I am NOT crying, okay?! I’m allergic to jerks!” “This would not happen if I had a penis!” “That’s almost exactly the opposite of what I meant.” “All nighter, you and me. First one to fall sleep buys the other dinner.” “I don’t think I’ve ever played spin the bottle.”  “Sorry! I didn’t mean to touch your butt.”  “I’m ok, thank you. Just please, stop talking to me.”  “To the night you’ll never remember!” “Excuse me, did the 12:15 bus come by already?” “Could I sit here? All the other tables are full.” “Are you meeting someone here? Because.. I think I’m that person.”  “You weren’t supposed to laugh! I’m so embarrassed!”  “It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.” “Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his/her cake hole.” “I’m not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren’t even hot.” “You better take care of that car or I swear I’ll haunt your ass!” “This is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.“ “It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion.” “I could do that, but could doesn’t mean would.” “You cannot fathom the immensity of the fucks I don’t give.” “You’re like, five feet tall. How you gonna reach me, shortie?” “I recognize that you have reached a decision, but given that it is a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it”  “Do you need me to kill someone for you?”  “Look out where you’re going, asshole!”  “Fuck the sandwich guy!”  “I did not mean for stripping to come out of this.”  “The whole street is blocked off. The police won’t tell us anything, but I think there’s been some kind of attack… Maybe a bomb?”  “Oh my god, are you okay? I’m calling the police. I think I saw who did this to you.”  “I’m weird, you’re weird, we could have weird little babies and live weirdly ever after if it wasn’t for the fact I find you repulsive.” “There is nothing wrong with planning a wedding with a video game character.” “I’m gonna lay down and die for like half hour okay?”    “There’s been some real friction in our friend group lately. I suggest an orgy to save our friendships.” “It’s midnight, what do you want?”  “I think I know how to use a bed.” “If I wake up in the morning and I’m dead… Wait.” “You are completely unfit to handle a child.” “We have to get out of this place. It is EVIL.” “Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!”  “When in doubt curl into the fetal position and give up on life.” “It’s not a double date, we’re just third and forth wheeling.”

FLUFF

“Your hair is so soft…” “You’re so cute when you pout like that!” “Just relax, I’ll wash your hair for you.” “I’m not going to stop poking you until you give me some attention.” “What, does that feel good?” “HA! I found a weak-spot on you, didn’t I?” “Are you wearing my shirt?”  “You are ridiculously comfortable…” “I’ve had a rough day and honestly all I want right now is a drink and someone to cuddle with…” “You’re so cute when you’re half asleep like this…” “You’re beautiful, you know that?” “We should get a puppy!”

STARGAZING

“Aren’t they beautiful?” “These stars are nothing compared to the ones I’ve seen in your eyes.” “Shooting star, make a wish.” “It’s actually a comet, but I’ll still make one.” “Imagine if it could always be this way, even in the city.” “Never thought something so beautiful could exist in nature…” “Wouldn’t it be cool to name a star after yourself?” “Y'know, your roof may not be the safest place for us to stargaze.” “This is why you made me drive three hours out into the middle of nowhere?” “Is that a– Wait, no, just an airplane.” “I wouldn’t mind falling asleep out here.

FLIRTY/SUGGESTIVE/SEXUAL

“Did you just… finish?” “They always make shower sex sound so appealing, but honestly, this is getting dangerous.” “I’m not actually feeling anything.” “Are you getting any closer?” “Why do they make this look so easy in all those porn movies?! This hurts like fuck!” “Did something just happen? You’re not turned on anymore.” “Shit sorry, am I going too fast?” “Wow, you’re hot.” “Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” “Hey, I’m open minded.” “Keep sweet-talking and this could go a whole new direction.” “I think it’s about time we stop avoiding the obvious.” “I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m really horny, and you’re really hot. Can we fuck? Like, now?” “I see someone’s happy to see me.” “I saw that. You just checked me out.” “You know, when this is over, we should really have angry sex.” “Take off your clothes.”  “Tell all those other guys/girls you don’t need them ‘cause you got me.” “Don’t give me that face, it’s so cute I might not be able to hold back.” “Boobs are really just squishy pillows.”  “If you don’t get turned on by having your neck kissed somethings wrong with you.”  “Blasphemy! Sex solves everything.” “I platonically want to have sex with you. No big deal.”

TEXTS

[text]: What do you want now? [text]: Do you want to bet on that? [text]: Guess who just got back in town. [text]: So I might be in a hospital right now… [text]: We can’t keep doing this anymore! [text]: Come on, come to the party! [text]: Can you pick me up from the bar? Too drunk to drive. [text]: You have no clue how I feel so shut up. [text]: I call bullshit. [text]: You thought you could get away with that, didn’t you? [text] I gave up great shower sex to be here so don’t say I never did anything for our friendship. [text] Living alone for four weeks has given me unrealistic expectations of pantslessness. [text] Also, my bed has glitter in it for reasons I do not recall. [text] Who says no to sex and donuts?! [text] I know what you did last summer…

The day was hot, but in the Mojave that was not entirely uncommon. At times it became difficult to tell if there was any change in season here, especially the summers that had both sides of the warm praying the other would die of heat stroke. That was one of those days down at Cottonwood Cove, where Nero had been station since being brought out to the territory some years ago. Where he has failed to make any rank higher than recruit, seemingly on purpose despite his skills on the few scouting missions he had been asked to join in or the unofficial ‘recon’ he made traders and near profligate settlements for contraband items.

At the moment his skills were not what were in question, it was his behavior. even as a child Nero found the amusement of boyish pranks and jokes far to appealing to pass up. Many were harmless but the Legion was still firm and strict and he had over time learn to turn the crying from the lashings into a laugh. Today however the Decanus, or perhaps it was the Centurion who Nero did the ‘recon’ for, was feeling kinder and instead simply had in go through more training. Having he work from the previous evening well into morning and now finally late afternoon was to could rest. Collapsing to the ground to lay on his back as he tried to regain control of his breathing, pleased to have the break and already imagining what he will now do with the relaxation time.

Unfortunately  for Nero, unbeknownst to him, other arrangements had been made and certainly not the first of it’s kind. Soon his idle fantasies of swimming, sleeping, and eating would be nothing more as someone would come to interrupt them in attempts to improve is lacking enthusiasm and better position him as a useful body to the Legion. 

The man looked down upon Nero with emerald green eyes and spoke to him in a tone that was commanding but failed to have anything to strengthen the tone, thus it fell flat - like an angry puppy or a little old slave trying to threaten him. “Get up.” The man commanded and it was very easy to see this man was a joke of his rank. Honestly, it was encouraging to see - in the way that, if that man could be a Frumintarri, than Nero could become one.

He peeks an eye open as the shadow is cast over him blocking out the remaining warmth of the day. 

..And so this song and dance would be played again..

Was the only thought that rang though his mind as the laughable Frumentarii as he gave the orders. Course to Nero they might all be laughable in the sense they all gave the same speech, the same tone, men on high pedestals with an air of superiority to them, but none the less Nero listened. Taking a second to stand to his full height, towering over the shorter man by comparison. The man’s name was long at least he wasn’t expecting Nero to remember all of it.