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[personal profile] bragnificent 2018-12-11 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah.
i mean i guess i sort of get it. like
im not gonna bother trying to figure out most of that stuff while im here unless i have to
my futures still back home, im not trying to build a life here
cuz if none of this is real real that just isnt even possible
but im from a small town so
i still wanna know what its like to live in a city
most ppl dont know me or have expectations about who or what i need to be
so like whats the harm right


[ Reggie's grown up sheltered in his own way, also never really having to question who he is or what he's gonna be -- apart from what his parents want -- or even, in depth, what he wants to be, so confident though he seems, his identity has mostly been built around superficial status and accomplishments that won't apply to him forever. Eventually he'll have to figure out what he wants be,to do with his life, but for now... nah. He wants to enjoy the time he has left before it's time to grow up. ]

sucks about ur family tho
my dad can be kind of a dick too
i mean i think most dads are but
idk
at least they never kicked me out


[ Would they, ever? Reggie isn't sure. Even if things got really bad, he'd probably run away first before they'd go that far; he is their only son. No matter how disappointed or angry they might get, he doesn't know what line he'd have to cross to make them disown him.

But anyway, quickly moving on from mommy/daddy issues...
]

but challenged accepted bro ;)
ngl i could use a few laughs anyway
sounds like u could too
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[personal profile] bragnificent 2018-12-12 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
surprisingly most ppl dont agree w/ u
but yeah, it is smart
summer camp rules, yknow
whatever happens here stays here
& then afterwards u move on


[ It's what Reggie says, and certainly what he thinks he wants -- what he thinks is the smartest approach to take here -- but as a plan it really only works in theory. He's still here while he's here, which means his mind and his emotions still function as normal; whether or not the relationships he makes here aren't supposed to be real or important, they will be anyway. Even if only here, in this little vacuum of reality.

But that's the hardest part to accept, maybe-- that something can be temporary yet still meaningful. Summer camp rules tend to demand the opposite... but you usually still do remember summer camp afterward. If they won't rememeber any of this, if it'll just be like it never even happened again once they're home, how meaningful can it really be?
]

my boss is a therapist

[ And also kind of like a dad; Reggie thinks of him a bit as such, if not in such a direct way. Still also kind of a dick, but a much better dad-figure than Reggie's real dad. Not that Reggie's going to make any further comment to that point-- maybe dads are (or can be) the worst, but he still has too much respect for his own to say so. ]

& hes all right
not MY therapist tho
seems like kind of a bad idea to get that close to ur own doctor

dw im already pumped
ill start getting ready
bragnificent: (💬 ⦄ 141)

[personal profile] bragnificent 2018-12-12 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
well im not saying see him or DONT see him
like yeah maybe itd be a little weird but its his job
and my job, sort of
its not up to me who his patients are


[ Not that Reggie necessarily wants to be friends with people who are seeing his boss as patients, or just in therapy at all, but Michael wouldn't be the first one. Reggie's reassured as intended, though, especially when Michael goes on to say how much Reggie seems like he doesn't need therapy. Exactly what he's been saying all this time! ]

i am pretty badass
never needed therapy in my life and also never will
solving my own problems is exactly what i do


[ Or... creating them, making them worse... so on.

Speaking of which. Reggie bites the corner of his lip, debating on if he should give Michael his address, but then he decides to just go ahead; he texts it over.
]
bragnificent: (👑 ⦄ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ⇨ dress code)

[personal profile] bragnificent 2018-12-12 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
right
well, glad to hear it
i deal w/ enough crazy ppl in my life as it is


[ And, as he's getting ready, he probably sends back a few quasi-flirty responses to Michael's comments about his ass ( "its true but dont think im gonna put out again just over a little flattery ;P" ) (though he would, and has, and likely will again). Getting ready is a pretty easy process; Reggie mostly just needs to shower and change, and then do his hair. That'll take the longest.

He's combing the gel in when Michael knocks. Reggie gets the door, dressed nicely but casually for their intended night out in a tight black t-shirt and similarly tight jeans, his black eye faded by now to a dark smudge around his left eye; still there, but not quite so vivid to keep suffering wearing sunglasses indoors. He stares at Michael as if he's being offered flowers, blankly and in mild surprise, but he accepts the smirnoff and puts it inside; accepts the weed and pockets it, for now.
]

Uh. Thanks? [ He runs a hand through his hair, glancing at the smirnoff. ] So d'you wanna like, come inside, or should we just--?
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[personal profile] bragnificent 2018-12-13 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reggie lingers in the doorway while he waits for Michael to answer, not necessarily opposed to the idea of pre-gaming a little here before they go out, but also trying to suss out Michael's intentions a bit more. He does like the gifts, but what are they really for? He's surprised by the fact Michael brought anything at all.

But maybe he shouldn't be. Michael is awkward, though strangely endearing, and somehow charming at times because of it. He says you can invite me back later tonight if you want to and Reggie raises his eyebrow, grinning at him a bit more openly.
]

Yeah. Maybe later you can come inside. We'll see.

[ That might be innuendo, or it might not be. Reggie steps outside and shuts the door behind him before Michael can peek in any more (not that there's much of interest to see from the front door), casually slapping Michael on the ass as he walks past towards his car. ]

Depends on how well you'll be able to keep up tonight.