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[sergeant_deskjob]

The flat is rather small for a two-bedroom, and decorated like someone's mum tried to figure out what a teenage boy would want his room to look like.

"That's my brother's room," he says, shutting the door as they walk through it. "You don't want to look in there. It's... not good."

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[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"You doing that for me, or for the PS2?" Travis asks boredly.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Huh?"

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"Nothing," Travis says. "I'll be over here when you decide you want something."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Do you have some pliers or tweezers?"

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"Nope."

The door opens suddenly, and thin blond bloke pokes his head in.

"Oi, Travis, I--"

Nicholas stops talking, and barks loudly in shock at the sight of... well, whatever's going on in Travis' bedroom, and he slams the door shut.

"Oh, for crying out loud," Travis mutters as he gets up from the floor. "Just... don't go anywhere."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

Oh. Wait.

Kale comes out of his OoOH shiny trance for a moment (These could be why he hasn't gotten laid in a while) and of course follows Travis. Though he has the good sense, if it could be called that, to hang back in the doorway of the room to watch.

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

The two of them stand out in the corridor, Travis still without a shirt.

"Well, what the hell are you doing going in there without knocking?" Travis asks him. "You know what I get up to in there. You're just lucky we weren't on the sofa."

Nicholas pinches the bridge of his nose. "If you were on the sofa, I'm burning it," he says.

Right about now, Nicholas notices Travis' special friend. "Sorry. I didn't realise he had, erm... company."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

Kale waves his screwdriver, still in his hand, with a cheerful smile on his face. "Oh, it's all right, mate, I was just poking and prodding, seeing what make's em tick."

He has no shame.

None.

Whatsoever.

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

Nicholas groans loudly and quickly turns round.

"I don't want to know!" he says. "I'll be back later tonight. Just... be dressed by then."

Travis can't help but laugh as Nicholas leaves the flat, slamming the door behind him.

"Sorry about that," he says. "He's sort of special."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Yes. I can see. I'm sure he'll be wonderin' what we've been doing with the screwdriver now."

And trying not to, of course.

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

Travis puts his hands on his hips. "Now. Are you gonna keep fucking around with my PS2, or would you like to do some proper fucking?"

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

Kale taps the tip of the screwdriver lightly to his lips for a moment.

"I suppose the PS2 will be there when we're done..."

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"That's the idea."

Travis pushes his bedroom door open, inviting Kale back in.

"And I'll just put that aside for later," he says with a wink as he takes the screwdriver away.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

This time, with his head perhaps more in gear, Kale smiles. "Sure, can't let that warranty get voided."

Though he's sure they can try and get the bed's warranty voided.

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"Well, I think it's a little too late for that," Travis says.

Still, he's more than willing to void the bed's warranty.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

Some warranty voiding later Kale prances out of the bedroom in search of the kitchen. He knows he saw something kitchen like earlier.

Ah. yes. There we go!

"There should be something good to drink in here." He starts opening cupboards for beer.

[diced_tartan]

Apparently, some time during all the warranty-voiding, Nicholas had come back to attempt his conversation with Travis again.

Which is why he's at the kitchen table, with a cup of tea and one of his newspapers, open to the crossword.

When he sees Kale prancing around like that, he immediately throws up the paper to shield himself from seeing anything he wouldn't want to.

"I'd appreciate it if you wore some clothes whilst in my kitchen," he says stiffly.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Why? Nothing wrong with the human body, mate. I'm sure you've got one under there like."

Kale grins at him cheerfully.

[diced_tartan]

"Because my name's on the lease, and I will not hesitate to remove you from the premises."

He sounds dead serious. He still hasn't moved the newspaper, though.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Isn't Travis' on the lease too?"

Beer... beer... beer....

[diced_tartan]

"As a co-sign," Nicholas says stiffly. "Out. Now."

Travis finally emerges from his room in a dressing gown, and holding a second one.

"Just wear it," he all but pleads. "It'll shut him up."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

The fact that Travis even has a second dressing gown amuses Kale. But he'll put it on and tie it up with a straight and calm face.

"Better?"

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"He's dressed, Nicholas," Travis says.

It still takes Nicholas a few moments to lower the newspaper, but he says nothing.

Travis turns his attention back to Kale. "Sorry about him," he says quietly. "I really did think he'd be gone today."

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"It's fine. Just like a cat."

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

Travis gives him an apologetic smile and fishes out a few cans of lager from the back of the fridge.

"If you want to smoke, you'll have to do that on the balcony," he says.

Kale can probably guess that those are also the boss' orders.

[engineermage.livejournal.com]

"Nah, don't smoke. Mum would hang me up by my ears if I did."

He takes a can though and gives it a heft. "I can fix your game station though, if y'd like."

[cheeky-bugger.livejournal.com]

"Good," Nicholas says from his crossword. "It's a disgusting habit."

Travis ignores him. "Only if I can watch," he says in response to the remark about fixing the PS2.