Cafeteria | Afternoon | Thursday | March 17

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

When Alex sat down with his lunch, he spent a good long while staring at the green orange juice. He sniffed it and while it smelled like orange juice, it bore no resemblance to anything green so, naturally, Alex was wary. He didn't think any of the cafeteria people had a reason to seek vengeance against him so he was going to chalk it up to St. Patrick's Day and the cafeteria staff being into the holiday.

So, he took a sip and was satisfied to realize it was just green colored orange juice. Fine, the cafeteria staff were a bunch of smartasses who thought this was funny. Whatever, his juice was still good and Alex would let the staff slide on this one.

And that was then he saw that his hand was slowly turning green. "What the fu -- " His other hand? Doing the same thing. He tried to brush off the coloring but the green just got deeper and deeper. Alex didn't even want to think about how the rest of him must look because his arms were completely green.

"What the hell?!"

Great, he was green and he was in public. That was perfect.

[Post open and occupant is green!]

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[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"...wow, you really take St Patrick's Day seriously," Bobby commented, deciding the best possible idea would be to sit at a table with Alex.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Shut up," Alex said, glaring. "Don't make me drown you in my mashed potatoes, kid."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"I don't think mashed potatoes are liquid enough to drown in," he contemplated, poking at his own potatoes. "Maybe smothering in them would be better. Are you Irish?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Does Karev sound like an Irish name to you?" Alex asked dryly.

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"That doesn't mean no one in your family wasn't ever Irish," Bobby retorted. "Your mom could be if you have your dad's name. Or her mom could have been or something."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I don't have a fucking dad," Alex said, unable to keep that sore spot completely covered. "I'm not Irish. Russian. We don't get a holiday as far as I know."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

Bobby wrinkled his nose. "Me neither. He, um, died." So good at lying was our Bobby. "I don't know why everyone thinks the Irish are the best."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I wish mine had died," Alex said, shrugging and glaring at the green coloring his hands. "You're not Irish either? What's McCallister anyway? Dutch?"

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

He knew how that felt. "Scottish, I think. But Mom doesn't believe in stuff like that. She says people should judge by what you do not where your family came from."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Not a bad philosophy to have," Alex said, nodding. "That mean you're not gonna go out and celebrate being Irish for a day? It'd be hilarious to get a drunk dial from you."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

Bobby made a face. "I'm underage." In case Alex had, you know, missed that.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And?" Alex hadn't missed that but he also didn't see an issue with it. "The bar here doesn't card."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't drink anyway," he said quickly. "It's illegal still. And dangerous. People get hurt. I don't want to hurt anyone."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"You do know people don't always get hurt?" Alex asked, raising an eyebrow. "You can drink and be safe, you know. Drinking does not always equal bad bad bad. Be responsible and you can have fun."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Your judgment is impaired after just one drink," Bobby argued. "So you can try to be responsible, but you might already not be thinking clearly. Jack's girlfriend died last year cause of it."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And that sucks and I'm sorry but you can be responsible," Alex told him, shrugging. "You give away your keys, you stay in one place, you get a designated driver, you don't overdo it."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

...he really shouldn't have said that. Jack was going to kill him.

"I don't know," he admitted. "I don't think I'm old enough. Maybe in a few years it'll be okay."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex wasn't going to tell anyone, if that helped. He shrugged though and sat back. "I probably shouldn't be encouraging you either. That might get me in trouble with your mom and I only like to get in trouble with girl's moms. It's a thing."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"How do you get in trouble with girls' moms?" Bobby asked instantly. What? He was curious.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Bang their daughters." Well, Bobby, you had asked.

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

And he was blushing. "As long as it's mutual and you use protection, they shouldn't be upset?" he managed.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex raised an eyebrow. "You really think mom's are gonna be that okay with their daughters dating someone like me?"

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Um. I don't really know what Moms think?" Bobby tried. "I mean - you're nicer than you try to act. I think there are probably a lot worse people for girls to date."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"You never dated a girl before, Bobby?" Alex wondered, raising an eyebrow.

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"I dated a girl!" he protested. "Or, I mean, I guess. We didn't really go out. She just pulled me behind stuff and kissed me."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Pulled you behind stuff and kissed you?" Alex repeated. "Which girl was that? Someone from back homE?"

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Uh, yeah, someone from home. Her name's Dex," Bobby replied uncomfortably.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"And she didn't want to date, she just wanted to put her tongue in your mouth?" Alex guessed.

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Don't make it sound like that!" he argued.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" Alex asked, amused. "She stuck her tongue in your mouth, didn't she?"

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"...yes," Bobby admitted, glaring at Alex a little.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"So, technically I was right," Alex said, popping a piece of food into his mouth. "You stick your tongue in hers?"

It was too easy to tease Bobby.

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"It would be stupid if I didn't!" he retorted. "Like you'd ever not kiss a pretty girl who wants to kiss you!"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Was she older than you?" Alex wondered, outright laughing now. "You're getting a little touchy here, Bobby."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"I'm not touchy!" Bobby snapped (and thereby proved Alex's point in the way that all younger siblings fell victim to at one time or another). "So what if she was!"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Nothing!" Alex said, smirking. "Older chicks are hot. I didn't know you liked cougars, Bobby. Way to go, big guy!"

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"...what do cougars have to do with anything?" he asked.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Oh man, you really are young," Alex laughed, shaking his head. "A cougar's slang, kid. It means a girl that tends to go after younger guys. You got caught by a cougar, my friend."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Bobby couldn't help the little grin that appeared at that comment. "I'm okay with that."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Most guys are," Alex laughed, shaking his head. "I'm sure you could find yourself a cougar here too. Lots of older, hot girls around."

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah, but that shouldn't be the most important part," Bobby pointed out. "I mean, it'd be really insulting to a girl if someone just wanted to date her cause she's pretty."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Okay, yeah, we can agree on that," Alex said, nodding and looking down. The green on his hands was starting to fade and he sighed. "There someone around here you'd like to date anyway? Should start there."