T R A N S-HUMANISM

He gets a better look at the guys face, recognizing his as one of Terry’s men. His face goes white with the realization that someone must have seen him and Fru. “No… you did well. Thank you.” He stands up, his eyes never leaving the body. “We’ll address why you’re being weird late, but for now please go back outside and keep watch? I don’t want any other unwanted guests.”

Dom looks up when he hears the thud on the ground, and his eyes go wide when he sees the body. He looks up at BM with a concerned expression and asks, “What did you do?”

“Mhm… We can go again another time.” He looks up at his own bed, seeing that there’s room for him but it’s close with Cody and Rocky in there as well. He figures he can give them some space tonight and sleep on the floor with BM, since the extra bed is in there anyway. He stands up to kiss Rocky good night and then lays down next to BM, automatically cuddling him. “I’m glad you had fun,” he whispers. “Good night.”

“Okay…” He carries BM out and they drive home. He helps BM inside and has Danny bring up another mattress to his room. There’s too many people in their bed right now, but Dom can’t really let BM sleep alone tonight… He gets BM several bottles of water and sets up a little bed for him on the floor. “Drink some water, get lots of sleep… If you feel that gross puke feeling again, you can go into the bathroom and puke in the toilet…”

“Oh! But your name is Bubble Man… Why would you want to be called something that is not your name?” She’s still confused, but Dom stops her with a smile.

“Can we talk about nicknames later?” he asks. “Your friend here is sick and he really needs to go home…”

“Oh! Of course!” She frowns, knowing that sick is a bad word. “Feel better soon, friend! I am counting on you!”

“Addie?” She asks, confused. “Who is Addie?”

“Aw…” Dom says softly. He helps BM up and lifts him into his arms. He looks over to Adelaide. “You can talk to her on Twitter after you’re feeling better… Right now you need to rest and recover. I’m sure she will understand.”

“I do!” Addie says, pumping a fist in the air. “I understand! Your Dominic needs to repair you, so that we can hang in space!”

She jumps back when he starts puking, and her eyes go wide with panic. “Bubble Man! Oh no!” She looks around frantically, not knowing what to do. “He is broken!” She cries, but no one is paying attention. She spots Dominic and rushes over to him, dragging him back to BM more quickly than he can walk on his own. “Help!” She yells at him, pointing to BM.

Dom stands back up on his feet, disoriented after being dragged like that. “Ah…” He says, seeing the puddle of vomit at BM’s feet. “I should have known better than this…” He crouches next to BM and puts a comforting hand on his back. “Do you want to go home?” he asks.

She hums, thinking hard and looking around the room. She sees someone puking to the side of the room, and she points. “Maybe something is trying to come out of you, like that. Should we go ask him?”

“That is what it feels like! Yes! Let us go ask.” He jogs over to the person who’s in the middle of puking and taps their shoulder. “Hello! I’m wondering if what is trying to come out of me is the one that’s coming out of you?”

“I have not been to space. That sounds wonderful! How will we get there?” she asks. She lets go of BM’s hands and starts doing her own thing agian. She stops though when she notices the colour of BM’s face. “You are looking not good, I think. Are you okay?”

“Yes! I like hanging! When would you like to hang?” She takes BM’s hands and starts dancing with him, the both of them spinning in a circle. She’s never talked to the same person for this long before, usually they leave at some point and don’t ask to see her again. The idea of having a friend is nice to her.

“I’m so happy for you, BM,” Dom says. He glances at the time on his phone and stops the two before Addie can pull BM back out onto the floor. “The club will be closing in about a half hour. I’ll wait for you outside the door when you’re done dancing.”

Addie nods enthusiastically even if she’s not the one Dom is talking to. She waves to him and runs away with BM to dance again. “I am happy that we are friends!”

“Yes! I have contact at Twitter! It’s amazing! You can find me if you spell my name with letters!” She swings his hands back and forth with excitement. “Are we friends now??”

Dom watches them, proud and amazed that BM got someone’s number on his first night out.

She hugs Dom’s other arm and repeats what BM asked for. He orders them each two and winces when Addie hugs him. Ah, robot hugs… “You can start with these, and then I think you need to have some water.”

“Yes, Sir!” Addie salutes, then giggles before taking the shots without a problem. She can’t really taste them. She looks back to BM. “I don’t have a company, what is that?”

“Oh?” Dom asks. He smiles at Addie and waves at her. He already knows about her though, because he’s been following BM. “Hello. Let’s go get some drinks, then.” He lets go of BM and heads for the bar.

Addie follows them both, sticking close to BM. “Did Dominic make you?” she asks him.