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[He'd drove all night, habitually remembering to drink from the cold flask of cheap coffee he'd picked up from a diner and even more habitually to chew on aspirin. He had to keep the pain in his arm at bay, occasionally it would spasm causing him to jerk the wheel to one side. His eyes were aching, and either that was because of the exhaustion or the emotions which were rattling around in his head, both of which weren't things he was able to take care of right then.

He'd eventually caved in and put on the radio, listening to some random popular music station so he wasn't left with just his own thoughts. He didn't exactly enjoy the music but it was better than utter silence, every now and again he'd press a wad of napkins against his temple, which had crusted over but wasn't entirely finished bleeding yet.

Finally reaching the town he'd left Owen in earlier that day, or actually the day before considering it was now five in the morning, he could've simply ran but he'd either end up running into a wall or phasing half way through one and winding up dead.

He parked the car in the same car park he'd left the BMW and transfers the chest from one trunk to the other, after all he'd rather ditch Al's car for the stolen motor, regardless of the convenience of having a car with actual insurance papers.

Finally he drags himself into the corridors of the hotel, it seeming deadly quiet for the fact it was so early, he vaguely remembers Owen's room number having only seen it once before and slumps against the doorframe, tapping lightly on it and hoping Owen would hear.]

Owen? 's me... I mean, Five, y'there?

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[He snorts.]

'n I'm human. [He outright laughs.] Y'look like someone rolled you down the stairs.

[Five himself seems awfully perky for the fact he should be struggling with grief, he sets about making himself a cup of instant coffee with the kettle they had in the room.]

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I do not.

[He sits up, rubbing at his eyes and looking about five years old.]





...But maybe I should have a shower.

[He will notice that (once he's not half-asleep), but for the moment he stretches and stumbles in the general direction of the bathroom.]

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[He nods, resisting the urge to giggle.]

Y'should... [He watches Owen go, then sets about tidying the place up a little, throwing his clothing from the night before straight into the trash, then realising they'd be saturated with DNA thinks better of it and bundles them into the bottom of his back to be disposed of later.

He then gets a second mug and pours a cup of tea for Owen, which he could do whatever he wanted with whenever he was done freshening up. He then settles down to watch the news to make sure there was no mention of his night before.]

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[Owen is actually a proper man and never spends more than eight minutes in the shower. (Which is, he would like to point out, more than enough time to be perfectly clean. ...Although he would still happily take Jason up on that offer of sharing at another time.) He doesn't bother doing anything with his hair, either, just towels it dry and finger-combs it forward. He emerges from the bathroom in under fifteen minutes, looking considerably more human.]


...You cleaned. And-- Oh, tea. Thank you.

[He'll just be inhaling that now; fortunately it's cool enough.]

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Don't get too hopeful, I only clean when bored and in a hotel 'cause I don't like people touchin' my shit.

[He smiles, if he were telepathic however he would slap you upside the head for thinking him anything other than a proper man.]

No problem, I just thought you'd need somethin' extra 'cause of the lack of sleep.

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But it implies that you won't complain about my cleaning. And if my touching your things bothers you, keep them off the floor.

[Hey, hey, as far as Owen is concerned, it is Not Proper to spend more than twenty minutes in the shower. Max. An hour is just vanity, and who'd be vain? Not Owen, obviously. ...Just never take him shopping.]

It was very considerate, and thank you. I'll sleep on the plane, probably... If you're okay with me changing the flights to later tonight?

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Hey, you can touch anythin' y'want, that doesn' worry me.

[He licks his lips suggestively, which though seems to be a great cure to all of his woes would probably end up being extremely messy and counter-productive.]

'n that works, but it'll be weird, you returnin' t'normal life and me doin' nothin' all day... [Don't think about Al, don't do it...]

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And somehow, that doesn't surprise me.

[Owen won't fall for it, don't worry. He's too smart, and he cares too much.]

You can get a bloody job-- I'm not coming home to a messy flat and the neighbours complaining about the noise of your X-Box games every night. ...Or you can come to school with me. I'm sure I could pull some strings and get you into classes, if you wanted.

[He pulls on a t-shirt and some underwear without dropping his towel, because there's no need to cruelly tease him right now, and then adds a pair of jeans. If there's tension in Jason for a moment, he pretends not to see it. For the next twenty-four hours, what they need is to get their arrangements made and get back to England. After that... Well, he'll just have to see.]

...Come on, then, if you're so hungry.

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[He groans.] No way on this planet am I goin' back t'school. I hate schools 'n I hate the people in them... no offence.

[He hauls himself up, turning the TV off and making his way towards the door.] I'll work, but only if there's a Starbucks or a bar nearby, 's the only public profession 'm good at.

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I'm sure I can find a way to not be offended by that. Come back next week.

[He is, however, joking. ...Well, about the next week part.]

It's a student town-- every second food establishment is a Starbucks or a pub.

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Well then, guess I'll be gettin' a job. Probably in the Starbucks though, it'd be kinda stupid for me t'have a night-job if you go t'class durin' the day.

[Not that he made any promises to keep the job. He walks with Owen to the elevator, deciding it would be faster to walk to a place to eat rather than bother getting into the car. Luckily for Five, straight across the street is a place broadcasting itself to be a 'traditional American diner' and he makes a beeline straight for it, tugging on Owen's arm as he does so.]

Oh god yes, fat people food.

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Entirely your choice.





...Fine, but don't you say that when we're in there. I'd prefer not to have a mob with pitchforks and torches us chase us out of town... Slowly.

[But what will Owen eat? This is not Owen food!]

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Eh, they can roll with it. 'm pretty sure we'd be faster than any number of the patrons.

[He seems delighted and slides into one of the seats in a booth far in the back, picking up the menu with much gusto.]

I love these places, everythin' is about a calorie away from givin' you a heart attack and even the waitresses look miserable. It doesn't try too hard like some of the more high-rent places.

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Well, yes, but I'd like to be able to come back some day...!

[Owen has less gusto, and hesitates briefly before sitting.]

...What's wrong with trying hard?

[He's studying the menu, and there are no salads on it. No salads, Jason. And... All of the sandwich fillings are fried.] ...Fries for me, apparently. And if I have a heart attack on the airplane, I'm blaming you.

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[He just snorts, finally done studying the menu. When a waitress comes over he orders a basket of fries for Owen, Chicken fried steak, fries and a chocolate milkshake for himself. Grinning like a kid in a candy store.]

I thought y'said you didn't have a weak heart?

[He finally gets looking around to the other people in the diner. Regular hick folk that may or may not be staring, but it probably had nothing to do with suspicions of him being an alien and more with the fact he'd dragged a guy in here behind him before taking a quiet booth at the back. He wasn't worried about that kind of thing, though... it was just one of the things he found odd about the human race.]

So the carpark meeting tomorrow is off b/c the guy is CRAYCRAY.

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Yes. 'Didn't'. Past tense. A few more days like this, however, and it might give up entirely.

[Owen flashes him a cheeky smirk and pulls out his phone, pecking away at the internet, too busy to notice whether anyone's staring or not, although he does notice Jason ordering for him. He wouldn't generally appreciate that, but considering he had already said what he wanted... His phone has quickly become very distracting. But don't get too upset, Jason; he's apartment-hunting.]

>.> ruuuuuun

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Y'can start eatin' healthy again when y'get t'England, okay?

[He's too busy people watching to register the phone anyway, and it doesn't take long for the waitress to bring their food up, which just led him to believe that nothing was going to be fresh but at the same time, he didn't really care. When the food all set down he finds himself staring at Owen as if to say.. eating time, now?]

Y'busy there?

Way ahead of you, bb!

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Oh, sorry, er, I was--

[Jason gets a go of the phone now.]

Thoughts (http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-19064451.html)?

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[He scrolls through the picture while eating a fry.]

Nice buildin', pretty central.. can't say I love all the white though. Pricey, too...

[He nods.] What's the third bedroom for, though?

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[Which gives Owen a chance to pick at his own.]

...Stuff? A desk for schoolwork, and out-of-season clothing, and that... Sort of thing.

[This is a perfectly legitimate reason.]

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Out-of-season clothin'... don't you just throw that shit out? [Oh no, Jason, don't let Owen know your laundry habbits.]

'n okay... I guess that justifies a third room. [No it doesn't... but he'll just agree that Owen is very indulgent.

He hands the phone back, picking up another fry and dipping it in his milkshake.]

Are we really doin' this, then?

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Some gets donated to charity, but not everything... Usually I just store it at home, but if I'm going to move off-campus, I might as well do it properly.

And yes. Because otherwise, you'll be sleeping on my floor for the interim, and frankly...

[He lowers his voice.] A periodically incompetent witch in a dorm full of students is a bad enough idea in itself, without adding a... A randy alien to the mix.

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's that what I am now, randy alien?

[He smirks.] But I admit, 'd probably cause a huge stir with my looks alone. 'n besides, 'm not the kind of person that'd sleep on anyone's floor.

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According to you, that's what you've been for quite a while.

[Owen peers at him as imperiously as one can manage while in an American greasy spoon and eating french fries with their fingers.]

I give up my bed for no man.

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's a good thing 'm not a man, then, jus' a randy alien.

[He laughs lightly.]

Then we're definitely goin' t'need an apartment.