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[mathemagier]

[Screened calls go straight to voicemail, where an impatient recording answers]

You've reached Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. Leave your name, number, and business if you expect a return call. Thank you.

Comments

[driftsintobuffetline]

Right, okay, Dr. Smarty-pants. So separate them and give me both.

[mathemagier]

Well intimate I'd say would be eyes, certainly. Of course considering the drift, I could say brain really, but I assume you mean in general.

As for attractiveness, aside from the obvious.. hm.

What did you say this was for again?

[driftsintobuffetline]

Ha ha, like I'm giving you the purpose of this THAT easily.

But eyes? Really?Duly noted, but can you maybe pick something a little more, uh...external?

[mathemagier]

Particularly in your case, they're very expressive.

[And he might have gained a weakness for green eyes in particular.

But external. Hm.]

Well, I do love the way military uniforms accent the shoulder line. I suppose that would be my next choice.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Shoulders. Okay. Okay, I can work with shoulders.

And I'll have you know, dude, should PADS do like...70% of the heavy lifting there. 80, maybe. They can't all be that board, right?

[mathemagier]

Yes, yes.

[No. Pentecost, Captain Rogers, Joaquin. They probably are that well defined.

Sigh.]

Now are you going to tell me what you're up to?

[driftsintobuffetline]

...um. maybe? Later. After I've done the thing.

[mathemagier]

Well do inform me whenever that is. I don't lightly offer data you know.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Oh yeah, really had to twist your arm for this data, right.

For the record, there's no way you won't know, once I do it.

[mathemagier]

And when do you anticipate that will be precisely?

[driftsintobuffetline]

Uhhh.
It depends on the options available. I haven't inquired...yet. But I will!

Look, if you're worried, I promise there's nothing to worry about. Probably.

[mathemagier]

Wonderful. If you manage to hurt yourself in the process, I promise to be less charmed.

[driftsintobuffetline]

It might hurt a little, Hermann.

No, I guarantee it will hurt. But that's the nature of the beast.

[mathemagier]

Yes, which you're being deliberately vague about, so you'll forgive me if I'm concerned.

So long as you don't hospitalize yourself, I suppose.

[driftsintobuffetline]

God, Hermann! It's a tattoo, okay? I want to get another tattoo!

Seriously, you're the worst. [Affectionately]

[mathemagier]

[He suspected as much, except for one thing]

Isn't that difficult.. for you?

[driftsintobuffetline]

...Yeah.

[mathemagier]

So how are you managing that exactly?

[driftsintobuffetline]

Well, that's what I don't know yet. I mean, I got to thinking, after our talk the other day, about power suppressors. And I don't know if I could make a targeted one, but either way, it'd be like...a month...3-4 weeks for a tattoo to heal and I KNOW you don't want to do that to our Drift, but maybe if I keep the tattoo small and it heals quickly...?

[mathemagier]

[Ah.

Well.

Hm.]

..About how long do you expect a small one to take to fully heal? Assuming of course, we could manage it.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Probably still anywhere from 10 days to 4 weeks. It depends. The whole thing is--and not to be gross, because I know you're not into this kind of discussion--it kind of has to scab over. It has to heal and I'd want it to heal completely so that there's nothing left to really actively heal? once I go back to being powered.

[mathemagier]

Lovely.

[Gross]

Is it so important to you?

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Yes.


A long silence and a deep breath.]

Well, you see, I--

[Pause.] Ah.

Is it going to bother you if I don't tell you, because if I tell you it kind of ruins the surprise, but if the surprise is going to make you anxious then I guess I'd RATHER tell you what it is so you can understand maybe WHY I was thinking about doing this--and it's not really romantic per se, but it's kind of...idk...traditional and is it too early? It's too early, isn't it? Forget I said it. I can wait. Or I can not. I can totally not because god, yeah, that's kind of intense and...this is only like the four-month anniversary, huh. Why do I keep doing this?

But it was your name. Or your initials. I hadn't decided yet. And I'm glad you didn't say 'ass' because I was not ready to commit to a tramp-stamp even for you or some other kind of ass tattoo or whatever. I was thinking, like, nape of neck or behind the ear or inside of wrist, so shoulder is good.


...Yeah.

[driftsintobuffetline]

And. Uh.

...you've got to be careful complimenting a guy's eyes, Herm. He might have to come kiss you for it.

[mathemagier]

Oh yes, how awful. Not sure I could possibly survive.