sortinghat_logs | Greece is the word

WHO: ALL OF THE TEACHERS and their broods
TONE: FUN!?!?
RATING: M for Mature.
WHEN: 4th April to 7th April (ish)
WHERE: Murdoc's home in Greece
WHAT: A teacher meeting held in Greece! What could possibly go wrong?
STATUS: Ongoing.

[Murdoc isn't sure why the responsibility of hosting the meeting fell to him, honestly it already sounds like a terrible idea. He doubts any of them will either come up with sound lesson plans, work cohesively as a team or leave his home any wiser and more mature than they were when they entered. To him, it seems as if a couple of people just like the idea of visiting Greece. However, it's not as if he's going to pass up the chance to show off! And it's not like he doesn't have room to spare.

He's not going to be all that happy to have people there, but he's not a bad host. Everyone has a room and there's food and booze provided. Not to mention the fact that the beach and town are within walking distance, but why on earth would you want to live such a sick crib? Of course, given that he's a pureblood there's absolutely no technology or reception, but there's a pool and a near endless amount of rooms filled with nifty shit!

Regardless, if you aren't a kid you sure as hell aren't here to explore, so quit touching his stuff and get working.]

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[Yeah. Way more serious. And he's feeling way more awkward about it than he ever expected. But in his defense, he's literally never been in this situation before in his life. He's never been serious about anyone before. Not like this. So it's completely unfamiliar territory for him, so it's just... Not easy. But finally he just lets out a sigh, deciding to bite the bullet.]

I asked because I was... thinking about us moving in with him. That's the 'or something'. And I thought I'd talk to you and Dave both about it before just... deciding on it, since it's a pretty fuckin' big thing.

[That shuts Dirk up pretty quickly.

Sure, it's obvious that Bro's more serious about Murdoc than he's ever been about basically anyone. He'd have to be blind to miss that, and he prides himself on being observant.

He doesn't want to say no, not when he does actually like Murdoc, and the Amporas in general are tolerable. But he can't say he saw this one coming, and he definitely isn't about to give an enthusiastic yes.]

... What about our apartment?

[It's true. Bro is more serious about Murdoc than he has been anyone else. The idea of moving in with Murdoc is honestly terrifying, but it's something that he's been unable to stop thinking about. And he's given it a lot of thought, for a while now. So it's not a spur of the moment thing. He's considered everything about it.

The only thing standing in his way now is whether or not Dirk and Dave will actually go for it.

When Dirk speaks, Bro can't help but raise an eyebrow questioningly. All things considered, the apartment ought to be the last priority.]

What about it? It'll still be there. S'not like I'm gonna get rid of it.

[It ought to be, but it isn't. In some ways, it's an attempt at a protest when he doesn't want to criticize Bro for wanting to move in with his boyfriend. But Dirk is rather fond of their apartment- it's home, even if it's full of smuppets and swords and bad video games. Actually, it's home because of those things, and sure, they'll still have them if they come to Greece, but it'll be all mixed in with the Ampora's things. It won't just be a Strider place.

But he doesn't know how to voice that without sounding petty and getting Bro to start needling him, so he just shrugs.]

Well, there's not enough space for them to move in with us instead, but why not get them to buy somewhere in England? It's more practical to live near the school, isn't it?

[Bro has to resist the urge to sigh. Patience is key here, and he knows that. And it isn't like this isn't something Bro himself thought about. Not living in the apartment is going to be weird. He'll miss it. And living with someone else is going to be really damn weird after going so long with having never done it before. But the positives outweigh the negatives in Bro's mind, which makes it worth it no matter how weird it might be. It's just... convincing Dirk that's going to be the problem.]

Don't you think asking them to buy a new house is impractical?

You could buy it together, if you don't want to be an imposition.

[There's no way to avoid sounding like he's completely against it, if they continue this conversation. Ugh.]

I dunno, Bro.

[Bro reaches up and rubs at his forehead, a slow breath escaping through his nose. He's trying not to get irritated here. Patience is necessary, he knows that, but. He guesses he just hoped for something a bit more positive than this.]

I'm not asking you to make a decision on it now. Take time to think about it. Please?

I'll do that.

[And Dirk just falls awkwardly silent after that. What else is he supposed to say? He'd definitely not going to admit that he's nervous or anything like that.]

[It's better than nothing, Bro realizes, and he figures it's best to leave at that for now. No sense in putting unnecessary pressure on him.]

Thanks, man.

[He's not sure what to do now, so he just kind of stands there. They are both too alike for their own good sometimes.]

Yeah, so, uh. I guess I'll leave you to whatever it is you're gonna get up to now.

Uh, sure. I'll see you around.

[Striders: Models of communication. At least they're trying.]

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