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Post by Evan Matthews on Jun 19, 2015 10:07:00 GMT
He waved off the invitation to patrol with him tonight, as if he'd really needed to ask. Evan took care of his family, and the people of Port Haven the best he could- he didn't shirk responsibilities at all. "I'll be there tonight- I might ask Spencer to trail Lani on her house call route tonight though. I'm aware it's his night for a break but..." The funny part was he didn't know Spencer had been there, enjoying scrambled eggs on toast with Lani not too long ago. He just knew the kid was green, but earnest and a better option than letting his little sister go about her work alone. He smirked though over Iz making him a dull person. "With the way you get around, give it time and someone's bound to come banging on your door calling you Daddy." It was cruel, given that was what the man worried about... but you didn't call a man dull for having a kid and not expect some sort of low blow response right?
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Post by John Leary on Jun 19, 2015 10:33:14 GMT
"Don't take shit so personal." He rolled his eyes as he pushed the chair back under the table, one hand lingering on the back of it. "Besides, it's not Iz's fault you're dull." Hey, he never actually BLAMED the kid. It was just a known fact! You got dull when you had kids, because you automatically assumed they couldn't handle shit. Maybe one day John would have kids and he'd understand what it was like... but he seriously hoped that was never the case. He was pretty sure he and kids would never mix well. Not with his job. He didn't want to end up like the two were were just killed. Life in this world... it was just easier by yourself.
He was just about to turn and head out when he caught the comment about Spencer. A small grin tugged at the corner of his lips and he turned back, trying hard not to laugh. "Spencer? You're going to have that scrawny kid watching Lani?" He couldn't help it - he burst out laughing and shook his head. "Hey, if he's the best we got at the moment... fine, okay. But..." He hesitated, head tipping as if he were trying to weigh whether or not he wanted to say more. "I think he has a crush on your sister."
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Post by Evan Matthews on Jun 19, 2015 10:41:04 GMT
He couldn't argue the dull factor that much- he'd been a widower for years now and he hadn't bothered to start looking again. He hunted, he took care of his family, and on a really wild night off it was whiskey and cards. His closest romantic companion in two years was his damn hand, not that he'd mention that to John. Crap.. he really was dull. Lips twitched for a moment before John just HAD to drop that nugget about Spencer towards his sister.
"Spencer likes Ailani?" His gaze was sharp, the smile fading from his mouth before he finally shrugged it off. "I don't see it... he's got to be what, an infant? She'd eat him alive." Probably not the best thing to say about one's sister during a time where the dead walked... but come on. "Should I warn him off, or let her do it herself?" Maybe it was the way that their lives had taken an almost old fashioned turn, but he was responsible for Lani until someone was found who was strong enough to take care of her. That was how he felt about it. Shaking his head, he smirked and added "May as well have him go with her, this way if he shoots himself in the foot she can take care of it immediately."
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Post by John Leary on Jun 19, 2015 10:50:47 GMT
Now THAT had him roaring with laughter. "What? You never had a crush on a hot older lady? Come on, man." Rolling his eyes, he reached out to clamp his hand down on Evan's shoulder and give it a good squeeze. "I think Lani can handle herself with Spencer. It's just funny is all. You gotta admit. Pretty sure he's sixteen, by the way. So... he's not quite an infant. Old enough to be a little stupid in the female department though, so there's that, right?" He chuckled under his breath, glad for the brief humor that filled the air. While death was no where near what it was like when the epidemic first spread, it was still something they combated on a daily basis and admittedly... it was nice to have that momentary break where you could just laugh. It was why he liked hanging out with Evan. The guy knew how to roll with punches and take a joke.
"Besides. It's me you should be worried about. I'm the skirt chaser, remember?" He wiggled his brows across at Evan, but quickly stepped out of reach - just to be on the safe side.
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Post by Evan Matthews on Jun 19, 2015 10:59:58 GMT
"Sixteen and here I'm hearing that he's still in diapers." Nope... great, now he was considering who to send to babysit Spencer while he watched out for Lani. He was almost serious in that thought too. He did however get distracted for a moment by hearing Isabelle call out that she was hungry, and so he moved and started slicing some bread before heating a pan. He could cook a couple eggs and make toast for her, he was capable of that much- though there was little doubt that Iz would be begging for a hamburger later. He'd just cracked the egg into the pan and broke the yolk when John pointed out that he was the skirt chaser. "In all the time I've known you, you've never sniffed after Lani. Face it man, friend zoned." He gave him a mockingly sympathetic look before going into the drawer to get a spatula. "It's a pretty lonely zone too, I should know." He smirked- though to be fair! Evan tended to not notice when women were interested in him, though someone probably was or had been until they realized that Evan pretty much was married to a ghost still.
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Post by John Leary on Jun 19, 2015 11:20:49 GMT
"If I haven't tried to get in her pants, then... there really isn't any way I could be friendzoned." He pointed out, only to shrug after a moment. "Honestly I never thought of Lani that way. Don't get me wrong. She's gorgeous." Had Evan been anyone else, he'd have also pointed out that he'd have fucked the crap out of Lani in a heartbeat, but he didn't have the desire to get his head caved him by a pissed off older brother. "She's never really given signs of attraction though so..." A more sincere shrug was given. Did he have feelings for Lani that he ignored? He didn't really know. Given that he viewed her as off limits, he'd never really thought about it because he figured thinking about it would be... REALLY bad. "But hey." He bounced back quickly. "If you wanna put a good word in for me?" Grinning, he started to turn again... only to stop once more when Evan mentioned that the friendzone was a lonely zone.
Jaw twinged as he stared at his friend for a long moment. He wanted to correct him so bad - let him know that he wasn't in friendzone with anyone. Flat out tell him that he was practically living in a graveyard, tending to a dead wife, but... he didn't know if Evan was ready to have someone flat out tell him that yet. "Yeah, well." He cleared his throat after a moment. "What we do is pretty lonely. One thing to have some fun here and there, but... it's another thing to get other people involved." Though... wasn't EVERYONE involved in this world? He thought about it for a moment, then shook his head to chase the thoughts away. "Are you lonely?"
Ugh, he liked Evan - but heart to hearts were for girls. Just suck it up and make sure he's not suicidal.
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Post by Evan Matthews on Jun 19, 2015 11:39:00 GMT
"So what you're saying is that if you're ever friend-zoned by Lani, then I should put a blast of birdshot in you for trying to nail my sister in the first place?" He turned the toast- had to be pan toasted given the lack of electricity- and lifted a brow at him. "Lani I think is the only one more busy than we are, with possibly the exception of Jules. She could very well be attracted to you but too tired to want to have to patch you up if I have to beat the snot out of you." His way of saying it probably wasn't him, but Lani in that regard- even with a touch of amused sympathy. "Sure, right after I run that proposal for her hand by her I'll tell her that you're dying to get up close and personal with her. She'll appreciate it."
Well, now that he'd been corrected on that zone he felt a little bit irritated by it. He turned the eggs so that the other side would cook to the way Iz liked them before shrugging when he asked if he was lonely. "If I am are you going to come and give me a cuddle?" He made a kissy face at him just to be an asshole, before getting down a glass and filling it with water for his daughter. "I've actually been considering asking Kate out. Not that there are a ton of places to actually go out." He grudgingly admitted- and probably for the first time since his wife's first and second deaths... that he wasn't completely oblivious to the fairer sex.
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Post by John Leary on Jun 19, 2015 11:48:56 GMT
"Fuck you." He rolled his eyes again - something he realized he did more around Evan than anyone else. Though the interaction kind of made him long for when friends could be friends without worrying that the other might become finger food for some guy whose jaw was detached.
"Tell you what. I'll ask Lani out if you do, and if she and Kate don't kill us for the mere suggestion, we can double date. Think they're showing that new horror feature down at the Drive in. Think it's called Every Day of the Living Dead." He started to roll his eyes again - only to catch himself before he did. He wasn't a teenage girl! He would not constantly roll his damn eyes! "Good luck with Kate though." He went on. "I would have thought Jules would have been more your type, though." Though Jules was hung up on some guy she hadn't seen since the epidemic began. That, to be fair, was why he always thought Jules and Evan would have gotten along great. She had a thing for a guy she'd probably never see again and... Evan was still in love with his dead wife. What could have gone wrong there?
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Post by Evan Matthews on Jun 19, 2015 12:01:33 GMT
He couldn't help it, he grinned as he heard Isabelle yell "bad words!" from the other room, and he took a moment to plate her breakfast before he ducked out of the kitchen to bring her her food. He'd have had her come to the kitchen table, but Isabelle was a hugger and he didn't want John getting all antsy because the four year old latched on. He was sensitive to the fact his friend was a little uneasy around the littler people.
Returning, he grabbed a dish towel and wiped his hands off on it before blinking at him on two different levels. "Kate will probably tap me on the chin for even asking... and since none of the cars have gas anymore does it really even count as a drive in?" Though even he had to groan over the movie that was playing- but it wasn't like there were new movies coming out anymore. "Good luck with Lani... but not too much good luck." He smirked before blinking about John having thought that he'd like Juliana more. "Jules? She's a good woman, strong, kind but still spunky. I think she's too smart to get involved with a Hunter." He offered the excuse, though he made a slight face. He liked Jules, just not at all in that way. Maybe it was the fact that he'd been wrapped up in his wife and subsequent loss, and Jules loved someone else, but he just didn't see her as any sort of romantic possibility. Not that too much romance happened nowadays anyhow.
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