well I live with Snakes and Lizards

Easier to hate Henry then to hate Tony for letting Henry do this to him?

[Gives Cori a sideways glance]

You have an attitude?

[Needling is ... needly.]

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Oh, no, see - I hate Henry because he told me to my face I was useless, and that the only reason I'm allowed to live is because I make Tony happy.

Tony, I'm mad at. You don't hate people you love. Not like that.

[eyebrow up at Cori]

I applaud you.

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It's a sunny attitude.

[A smirk at Jack and Lee, then a gulp!]

Been of an ass, that Henry.

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Only if you drew two dots on your hip and used your ass crack for the smile.

[Fired back to Cori. It's done with affection.]

You and Henry need to talk and get Tony out of the middle of it or either you need to cut it and walk away.

[More drinky of the water!]

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Cori's ass is too nice for that.

[cough]

No, really? Tony just needs to tell me if he wants to bone Henry, or love him, or whatever, and stop beating himself up over that shit. I don't like Henry and I'm not letting him near me. But Tony's his own person. I don't own him.

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[Hooking his thumb at Lee, a 'What he said.' gesture to Jack.]

He likes the fact that Henry wants to bone him.

[Said casually, because he's sure it's true. Gulp.]

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So use a quality Sharpie.

[Twirls a finger -no not the rude one- at Cori. Then gives it a moment of thought and has to nod in agreement.]

It's a hell of an ego stroke to be in that position, even if in truth you don't want to actually go through with the sex. It's always nice to be wanted.

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Tony needs his ego intact, first.

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[He gives Jack the middle finger, a friendly affectionate gesture really!]

No argument there.

[That said to Lee. He has something to add but isn't sure how to include it yet.]

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Well, there you go then.

[Snaps his teeth at Cori. Affectionate that, nightmare.]

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I really hope you guys have slept together or something, because if not this flirting looks a little odd.

[Beer goggles make everything look a bit strange]

I'll...I don't know. Drink another beer.

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[He doesn't answer Lee's question and just gulps.]

He's going to cut his wrists if he can't figure it out, Lee.

[That's... sort of a polite way to start.]

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[Was busy drinking his water, was there a question?]

Because he's an idiot.

[Oh look, more water. He'll think of something useful to add to the conversation ... eventually.]

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Wait? Cut his wrists?

Tony wouldn't do that.

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With the pieces of his self esteem.

[A nod to Jack's assessment, then he looks at Lee.]

He asked for it.

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Or at least the next best thing.

[Sighs and pushes his empty water glass onto the table. Next! Fill em up, maybe he'd do little shot glasses.]

Listen, he probably believes it's a properly grand gesture meant to show you how much he loves you and right now, since his head's screwed on about as bas akwards as any one I've seen since I looked in the mirror, he probably genuinely believes it would free him.

[Points a finger a Cori]

No comments on the mirror, smartass.

[Back to Lee]

But it's not. It's idiotic and it's going to get him and possibly other people hurt so if you and Henry care about him one of you might want to lay off the butt sniff, hackle raising alpha posturing and do something to show Tony what an idiot he is.

[Oh lookie, the bar tender understood what he wanted. A little stack of shot glasses and a bottle of water. Much Captain glee comes from this.]

Edited Date: 2008-05-06 02:51 am (UTC)

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[Silence]

....I need another beer.

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[Hands up, like 'Don't shoot me I did nothing wrong.' at Jack, then another look to Lee. He hands him the rest of his beer.]

Henry's headstrong and he doesn't respect Lee. That'll be a long shot.

[A nod to Jack.]

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I didn't say there weren't flaws.

[Pouring himself a neat row of water shots. Sets aside the bottle and picks one up.]

But this situation isn't going to get fixed by not taking any sort of shot at all. Because, your boy is making some damn irrational decisions.

[Water shot, gulp!]

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There's my life.

[Stare]

Are you taking shots of water?

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He is.

[But Cori doesn't do anything to change that. It must be a comforting ritual to Jack, or something!]

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I'm an alcoholic but this seemed a conversation better punctuated with a shot or..

[Counts the glasses!]

10.

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Shit.

Sorry.

[Beer across the room! The bartender looks at Cori and then annoyed, but says nothing]

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[Stare. This is unfair for his reputation.]

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