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[epistemological]

Usually, when I sleep in my office there I just pass out on the desk so... mixed?

[corkscrewed]

[ martin would not do this sober, but he is drunk with his (former) boss in his (former) boss's flat getting ready to watch a movie, so maybe he's a little bolder than he would usually be.



he smacks jon with a throw pillow. ]

Don't sleep on your desk.

[epistemological]

[ Jon startles like a fussy old woman and looks over at Martin, utterly scandelized.]

I don't do it on purpose.

[ He's got one of his own, you know. So enjoy that thwack back.]

[corkscrewed]

I feel like it stops being an accident after the first time.

[ he's going to counter-counter smack him >/ ]

[epistemological]

You don't stop being tired after the first time.

[ And a return thwack back.]

[corkscrewed]

You should be able to - to figure out you're getting that exhausted, Jon.

[ he's just going to try to catch and grab jon's pillow, thanks. ]

[epistemological]

[ Jon's flailing it around enough it'll be harder to catch but he's also terrible at literally anything physical so-]

Not if I'm focused on some- give it. Give it back.

[ Like the mature adult he is.]

[corkscrewed]

No. You clearly can't be trusted to use it responsibly.

[ he's just going to shove his own under own his butt, thanks, so he can try to steal jon's with both of his hands. ]

[epistemological]

I'm using it the same as you.

[ He's grabbing for it again and tugging harder. ]

[corkscrewed]

[ and then martin just bursts into laughter, because what else is he supposed to do while fighting over a pillow with jonathan sims? he releases it. ]

Fine, fine, sure. I guess.

[epistemological]

[ Jon has been tugging so he ends up flopping back towards the couch. He scrambled up. ]

You’re terrible. Why did I invite you over to beat me up. Honestly.

[corkscrewed]

I tried to go play pinball.

[ he's still laughing, a little helplessly. ]

[epistemological]

[ Jon reaches over and pokes his leg. ]

Ping.

[corkscrewed]

I didn't say I wanted to be pinball, you-

[ he's burying his face in his hands. ]

I'm so glad you're here.

[epistemological]

Well, that’s nice to hear. New. Different.

[ He looks over at the television. ]

Can they do that? Cars, I mean...

[corkscrewed]

Is not. Practically everyone likes you.

[ he's also staring at the television now. ]

I dunno. I should get my driving license.

[epistemological]

[ Jon blinks at him. ]

Sorry, what?

[corkscrewed]

Meant when I go home. Obviously not here. I mean - it's probably silly, I can't ever imagine having a car, but it'd be nice to be able to, right?

[epistemological]

[ He reaches over to poke him again. ]

Not that bit.

[corkscrewed]

[ he swats that hand away. ]

What? They do, when you're not being prickly, or - or taking pictures of their homes.

[epistemological]

Nonsense.

[ Followed by a snort and, now that he's already leaning over, he's going to take one of the pillows and put it against Martin's leg to lay down on. Because he'd leaned over a little far and leaning back up is hard. He'd rather do this.]

Also people seem to think I'm always prickly. Blows holes in your theory.

[corkscrewed]

Well - well, I mean, you- you usually are, at work. Tim says you got a lot less fun when you took the Archivist job.

[ martin is going to deliberate for a full minute, before he oh-so-carefully rests his fingers against the back of jon's shoulder. since he's lying there like that and all. ]

[epistemological]

[ Jon shifts a little in encouragement. Yes, that's fine. Go on with that. Christ he's sleepy now that he's... vertical. Horizontal. The- the flat one. With the lying down. ]

Never was much good at 'fun'. But- just too busy for it. Always- always feeling like I'm watched.

It's not paranoia when it turns out they are watching.

[corkscrewed]

[ his fingers rub a small circle into the back of jon's shoulder, just because - well. he didn't seem adverse to it. ]

You still feel like you're being watched here?

[epistemological]

Always.

[ Oh, that's- that's quite nice, actually. Yes, he'll sink a little.]

Less, though. Like there's- there's a filter. Or a curtain. Like it's harder.