Dirty Old Town

[xp_daytripper]

We made London all right. Flight was as fucked as always - thanks to nicotine chewing gum and Nate's Arabic book, I didn't drive Manuel too crazy. The hotel's pretty swanky - I could get used to this. And I'm too wired to sleep, which means Manuel ain't sleeping either. *grins*

More later.

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[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Oh, that just is not -fair-.

[xp_daytripper]

*raises eyebrow* Which bit?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

The sympathetic insomnia.

-Nothing- is worse than having a cute boy curled up in your bed asleep, while you are up and walking around from insomnia.

[xp_daytripper]

Well, he's not going to sleep for long. *evil grin*

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

I am -almost- certain I did not need to know that.

[xp_daytripper]

*grins* Sorry, good mood. Being home does that to me. Besides, I might have woken him up for a game of chess or something, you're the one with the bad mind. ;)

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Do -either- of you even PLAY chess?

Poker I might believe. Chess? No.

Of course I play chess.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

Doesn't everyone? I am fairly bad at it, but I do play.

I also play backgammon for money. Care to lose some when I return?


Manuel

Re: Of course I play chess.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

My chess-playing skills are not -bad-. They are not wonderful, but they are not -bad-.

I have not played backgammon in -years-. I'll stick with poker, thank you.

Re: Of course I play chess.

[xp_daytripper]

Craig taught me when I was over here last time - there was only so much study you can do, and I weren't allowed out partying. :P I need to practice, tho'.

Re: Of course I play chess.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

You're going to turn me into something horrible for this, but in the Harry Potter books, they have sets of chess that move.

I've always wanted one, and I am a giant moron for not realizing it sooner - I could make one. It might not stick around for very long, but I could do it!

Re: Of course I play chess.

[xp_daytripper]

*reminds self that she is in far too good a mood to turn people into things right now* When I get back, wanna play? I ain't great, but if you can make the pieces move an' beat each other up, that could be a bit of a lark.

Re: Of course I play chess.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

I promise, no more Harry Potter references.

Sure.

I am not exactly good myself, so we will probably be evenly matched.

Re: Of course I play chess.

[xp_daytripper]

You're on, then. Nate was going to teach me, but had a slight case of gunshot wounds. :P

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

I know I didn't. Do we have dedicated eye-gouging sporks or should I just make sure I wash 'em thoroughly when I'm done?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

That is what those tiny little forks in the kitchen are for.

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

I thought those were for shrimp or something.

Right. I'm going to go stab a bad mental place to death now.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Shrimp, escargot, possibly other things I cannot remember.

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

And symbolic eye-stabbing. Very important.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Of course.

Can you play chess?

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

I tried once, but you can't king anything but the little castle ones, and even those don't stack very well.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Blast.

Animated checkers would be no fun at all.

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Animated cribbage? I can play cribbage. Sort of.

[xp_daytripper]

Filthy minds, all of you. *grins*

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Pot. Kettle.

[xp_daytripper]

Bah. *long distance thbbt*

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

You can wake me up any time, love. If you're having insomnia, I'd like to help any way I can.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

You needed sleep, and you were cute all curled up in my comforter hugging the pillow.

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Probably because he thought the pillow was you? Only you're not as short as a pillow.

Or as lumpy.

Hoping the pillow was you, maybe?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

You would have to ask him. ;)

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Yes. The pillow was serving as a (woefully inadequate) Angie substitute.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

A curse on my ill-timed sleeplessness!

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Feels like a pillow or was just hoping the pillow was Angie?