doc_holi | Musebox #2 [CLOSED]

Who: Holiday and Six
What: Being STUPID AWKWARD with the hope of some fluff
When: week after #1
Where: Providence HQ
Warnings: Spoilers for "Six Minus Six" up in here.

She had to get this over with. After the first three days (two of which, she was awake for the entire time), she had known that she was right in the first place. There was nothing she could do. It was over. He probably really was gone.

To know anything for certain, there were still some pieces that she was missing... Pieces that only Six had.

After a firm peptalk, she decided to give him a call or something. Beep his communicator or... something. Just as she was about to do it, though, her face met her hands again. How could she do this to him? First of all, she hadn't so much as seen the man since.... whatever his last visit was. Second, she couldn't turn around again and tell him that she wanted the old Six back. She did, but she by no means wanted to force it out of him against his will.

... She still didn't know what he wanted with his life. She knew he wanted the other Six to come back, but was that only for them or was that for him, too?

She sighed. She needed to do this. You can do this... She was so tired and it was already getting late. Maybe he'd be asleep...

AHA! LEAVE A MESSAGE. Brilliant. Sort of.

Alright, after another sigh, she leaves a message on his comm-link. "Six, if you're willing, there's some more tests I'd like to run on you. Only if you're up for it, though. Just come by at any time." And she killed the feed.

And yeah, any time was fine. She was going to be up for a while.

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Hey, Holiday. What's that knocking on your temporal lobe? It may just be an idea!

"There at last, you two were a whole lot a like. Almost like twins, whenever Rex would decide to be mature about something. I think you'd be surprised the influence you made on him."

So, it proved to just keep an eye on Rex during his 'better' moments. It was things that Six would do.

"...So during the take down of that first EVO he was like I was?"

That was...surprising.

"You mean the time where you stole a car?" She still found that amusing. "I'm not sure, but he was sure lecturing like you were once you two got back."

"...It was...different."

Had he really sounded like that? Though first getting lectured by Rex and then Knight, the man he still saw as his real partner, had not been in the least bit enjoyable.

She gave a sigh, looking away from the scans again and back to him. "Just don't worry about all that right now. You'll figure it out."

"All right."

He finished collecting his weapons and started towards the door. He paused before opening it.

"Holiday, try and get some sleep?"

So at least one of them wasn't a zombie.

"I will later," she answered him, looking back to the scans.

She would. At some point. Like tomorrow. Or the next day might be better. She had to figure this out and every second she was resting were seconds wasted.

"...Please."

There was a faint hint of pleading in that voice. Rex needed one of them to stay steady. And, at the moment, he wasn't sure he could be that person.

She looked up to him in surprise at the 'please'. Usually, after something like that, she'd just go ahead and pack it in.

But this was too important.

She looked away again, back to the scans. "Later." He was counting on something to help him out, wasn't he?

Sighing, Six walked back to her side...and promptly scooped her up, slinging her over one shoulder like a sack of potatoes. With one hand, he locked the screen.

"I asked you nicely," he told her flatly as he started to leave the lab. "Now where are your quarters?"

Because he sure as heck didn't know.

Ever seen a deer in headlights? Well, now you have.

"Ah-... Ie-... Wh-... Six! What are you doing?"

Finally able to make words. Good job!

"Getting you to bed. Now where's yours?" he asked flatly.

Ajisoafuhwanvoejaohfnf.

"I- Wait a minute! I have work to do and- and- This is crazy, Six!"

"Holiday, you have a simple choice." Six stopped in the middle of the empty hallway, in full view of any number of cameras that Knight could be watching from and not caring in the least. "Either you tell me where your quarters are, or you'll be spending the night in mine."

And not in a really fun way either.

... She's really glad that she's facing his back right now, cause she's suddenly pretty red... And not in a 'really fun' way.

At least she stopped struggling. "Down the third hall on the left. Second door." The cursing was implied. And no, Six, it isn't all that far from yours.

"Thank you." He started to walk forward before pausing as something occurred to him, glancing back at her. "You mean your quarters are only four doors down from mine on the opposite side of the hall?" He started to walk again. "At least I won't have problems finding my way back."

"Hn." More of a grunt than anything. She doesn't really care right now.

Actually, she was planning on sitting there for about ten or twenty minutes before going back to the lab. Everyone'll be happy, then!

"I humbly request you get at least a few hours of sleep, Holiday. Rex doesn't need both of us off our games."

And he was way, way off. More than enough for the both of them.

However, this wasn't spoken in the least bit bitterly. It was simple, matter-of-fact.

"I'll try," she answered, wanting to awkwardly cross her arms in a huff.

And she would try. Later. When she could afford to sleep.

"If you don't, I'm sure Knight would be willing to back me up if I let him know his top nanite researcher isn't getting proper rest and, therefore, her performance is slipping. Maybe have one of your assistants write a formal recommendation for time off."

Oh, yes, he'll blackmail you. You better believe it.

Silence.

"You cannot be serious right now."

Just gonna... hide her face in his back for a second.

He looked back over his shoulder at her. "Try me."

He walked to her door and realized something important. Right. Electronic locks. He then poked her lightly in the side. "Your door code?"

She groaned... then smirked.

"Oh, no. By all means. I'm curious to hear what you're blackmail for this one is going to be." CAUSE THEY'RE ALL SO ENTERTAINING.

This wasn't so much about work anymore than it was just trying to get past that stubborn head. A trait Six probably had since birth, she wouldn't doubt.

Clever, Doctor. But Six was about to call her bluff.

"...If you insist, there's always Plan B."

He started walking away from her door...

...and towards his.

"I have no problems remembering my code at least."

Out of view of her, he smirked.

AUGH. DAMMIT. DAMMITDAMMITDAMMIT. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP5KzBJ42r4)

Her hands balled into fists.

"It's five, three, six, one, four."

DAMMIT.

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