Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 20, 2014 0:31:36 GMT -5
September 28th, 23 CLE
Teemo trudges into the city dump alone, having left Titus with a free day today. Though this is supposed to be a day of relaxation for him, the scout has other plans on his mind. There is a serious matter at hand, and the only one that he feels he can bring attention to it (aside from Tristana, who he recently and disappointingly learned was deployed to the Institute of War) is good pal Rumble. He dressed casually for the occasion, wanting to get out of his uniform and out of that military mindset.
Calmly Teemo approaches the door to Rumble's workshop and knocks three times in quick succession, inhaling slowly to steel his nerves and ready himself for the inevitable explanation he is going to have to give.
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 20, 2014 0:58:17 GMT -5
Inside the workshop, Rumble picks up a newspaper and starts to read it, taking a break from his usual machine work. His pet cat, Scraps, sat beside the mechanic's chair while eating the food from his cat bowl. The yordle's mohawk was slightly ruffled, as the cat had been sitting on it fairly frequently as a favorite habit.
When Teemo knocks on the door, Scraps immediately hops onto Rumble's head, as he always did that every time Rumble was about to greet someone into his workshop. The yordle sighed amusingly and rubbed his pet's headfur, then walked over to the door and opened it. The sight would be amusing for the captain to see, as the cat was sitting directly on top of Rumble's mohawk.
"Heya Tee," Rumble greeted, pleased to see that it was his old-time friend Teemo. "What brings ya here?"
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 20, 2014 1:30:57 GMT -5
Teemo shows a small smirk, looking up to the cat for a second before looking down at his friend again. "Heya, 'Bull. Hello Scraps. I thought I'd come by for a little R&R, and it's been a while, so I thought we could catch up a little. Plus, I..."
He tilts his chin up a little and to the side, rubbing the side of his arm. "I wanted to talk with you about something that came up while I was in Ionia. Mind if I come in?"
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 20, 2014 11:58:03 GMT -5
Rumble smirks back at Teemo and steps to the side, allowing his friend to enter. "Yeah, sure thing! Try not to trip on anything inside," he joked.
When the two yordles were inside the workshop, Rumble pulled up a chair for the captain, then sat on a chair for himself. Scraps hopped off the mechanic's head and onto his lap, curling up and purring. "So how was Ionia, and what didja wanna tell me about?"
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 20, 2014 12:58:10 GMT -5
Teemo seats himself and releases a quiet, relaxed sigh. For a minute he closes his eyes to think about his latest expedition, then lifts his head to respond. "Well, things didn't go exactly according to plan, but we got the job done nonetheless. Titus was a... bit of a handful, but I'm kinda glad he was along. Actually, while we waited for Irelia to have her dues with the assassin, Ty and I had a lot of fun. More so than I was expecting to."
He scratches the back of his neck and furrows his brow, thinking again. His eyes remain on the mechanic, though they don't seem to be focused. After a few minutes of silent blinking and ear turning, the scout lowers his voice a little and speaks again. "I'm just going to be blunt about this. Titus is starting to show a nice change from his usual snotty attitude, and I think I'm taking a liking to it. But... I don't want to make the same mistake I did with you. Since you've been in a position like his, I was hoping you'd have some advice for me."
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 21, 2014 2:10:44 GMT -5
"Titus not being snotty? Shoot, I think I'm starting to see pigs fly," the mechanic chuckled lightly, obviously replying with a small joke. Scraps meowed and pawed at his hand, and the yordle rubbed the cat's headfur while changing to a more serious demeanor.
"Well, I'm not exactly the greatest yordle to ask for relationship advice, but I can give a couple of opinions and comments," Rumble stated. "But, er, first of all, do you know if Titus actually, y'know... gay? I mean, it didn't work between us two because I don't really sway your way, and it won't work with Titus if he doesn't sway that way either. And even if he does like males, do you know if he likes you?"
Rumble turns to the side and contemplates a few thoughts for a moment before turning towards his friend again and chuckling. "If the answer's yes to the first question, or if you're real ballsy enough, then find him and give him a hug or somethin'! Tell him how you feel. See where it gets you," he smiled. The yordle scratches his fur, knowing that he was being fairly hypocritical due to his own feeling with Tristana. "Though really, imagining you and Titus together is something quite... extraordinary," he lightheartedly laughed. "Never woulda thought you two'd be together."
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 21, 2014 9:24:34 GMT -5
Teemo blinks, going deadpan. Something about Rumble's response was surreal, but at the same time a bit upsetting. Of course he'd already asked himself these question! Though, he isn't proud of that. He shakes his head a little, furrowing his brow. "You know, you're right. You're not the greatest to ask for relationship advice." The scout pauses, then smirks, finding his own comment somewhat comical. The smirk doesn't last long.
"I wasn't asking for ways to court him, though. I'm still not sure if I really want a relationship out of this. Mostly I'm concerned with finding a way to ignore these feelings for him just so I can focus on my work and his 'training'."
For a minute he puts a knuckle to his chin, looking to the floor in serious thought. The idea is still upsetting to him, and he is almost certain that Titus isn't like that, but still... "We really make that interesting of a pair?"
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 21, 2014 17:13:38 GMT -5
After Teemo jokingly insulted Rumble, Scraps put a paw to his mouth and let out a catlike giggle while the mechanic frowned slightly and blushed. After his friend was done talking, Rumble puts a palm to his chin and looks down while contemplating about some thoughts.
"Well, in that case, it's probably best you just wait and see how you feel after a few days. If ya can't focus on your work because ya keep thinking about Titus, then at that point you should probably approach him," he chuckled loosely. Again, the yordle knew he was being hypocritical with his comments, and he glanced over at one of his work tables that had a pile of letters sitting on top of it. The letters were all supposed to be addressed to Tristana, but Rumble always ended up scratching out the letters, not sending them, and writing a new one. Currently, there was one letter on the table that wasn't part of the pile.
The mechanic shook his head and looked back at the captain. "Anyways, when I said seeing you two together would be extraordinary, I didn't really mean interesting so much as surprising and unrealistic," he laughed lightly. "Yer a good yordle with a good mind, and Titus is, well... he could really work on his attitude and manners a lot more, judging from what I remember last time I saw him," he giggled.
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 21, 2014 19:57:32 GMT -5
Teemo sighs, eyes turning up in a bit of annoyance over his circumstances. He folds his arms and sits back a little further. "The lack of focus is something I was hoping to avoid entirely." Of course, he knows that as hard as he tries to control them, he will still have these emotions bubbling inside of him. What normal yordle wouldn't?
For a moment his mind drifts off, visibly showing this as his eyes slowly shift down and to the side. Fond memories of the high points of his trip come to mind. "He didn't seem so bad when we went around the city together. Didn't even complain when I sat close to him at the hot spring."
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 22, 2014 2:31:25 GMT -5
"Well, you'll probably just have to put a little more effort into doing work then. Besides, it can't be hard suppressing your feelings for more important things, right? Ha ha... ha..." The chuckle was much more disheartening than last time, and Rumble glanced over to the pile of letters again. "But yeah, I know how you feel, Tee," he sighed. "I've been getting less work done lately because I can't stop th- ow!"
The yordle clamped a hand to his wrist, which Scraps scratched rather intrusively so Rumble wouldn't continue rambling on with his own problems. The cat hopped over to Teemo's lap and purrs, nuzzling the captain's cheek with cheek. The mechanic brightened up and let out a chuckle, this time not as dispiriting as the last one. "Hey, he likes ya! How about that?"
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 22, 2014 15:25:30 GMT -5
Teemo stutters for a second, surprised by the cats action. His shock subsides rather quickly and he returns the nuzzle, lightly chuckling once. "Hehe, is that how it is, Scraps? Well, I like ya too, pal." Gently he lifts a hand to scratch behind the cat's ears. It's still a little silly to him that Rumble has a pet in general, let alone a cat.
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 23, 2014 2:33:40 GMT -5
Scraps nuzzles the captain's cheek for a few more seconds before mewing and climbing on top of Teemo's head. The cat curls up on the yordle's headfur, making a few mewing sounds before pawing at Teemo's ears and playing with them a bit.
Rumble puts a hand to his mouth to stifle a laugh. "'Ey, will ya lookit that! He found a new pillowplace to sleep on!" he chuckled.
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 23, 2014 14:01:16 GMT -5
Teemo blinks a few times, eyes raising in an attempt to see the cat without tilting his head. Of course, eyes can't turn up that far, so he doesn't manage to catch a glimpse. However, the pawing at his ears is rather relaxing and he sits back pleasantly, eyes closing and letting out a faint purr as he exhales. "Heh, right. Now I know how you feel, 'Bull."
Post by The Mechanized Menace on Jan 24, 2014 0:10:23 GMT -5
Rumble lets out a loose giggle when his friend purrs, finding it rather amusing for Teemo to act like a cat. "Y'know, with a purr like that, you could become a cat yerself, mate," he chuckled. The cat mewed and continued to paw at Teemo's ears for some time. After another minute of ear-scratching, however, Scraps instantly stopped and perked his head up, letting out a quiet mew. He turns left and right, thinking that he saw some sort of light, but soon resumes pawing at the yordle ears.
The mechanic leans back against his chair, not noticing his pet's reaction. "So, want me to get somethin' for you to eat, Tee? I assume the Ionia trip of yours left ya hungrier than usual," he chuckled.
Meanwhile, a tiny spark of light flickered in the back...
Post by The Swift Scout on Jan 24, 2014 0:21:34 GMT -5
Teemo scoffs at Rumble's remark, quickly snapping a finger at him. "Hey! I bet you'd react the same if Scraps ever pawed at your ears like this. It's a completely involuntary action to begin with." He folds his arms again, sitting back and enjoying the feeling of the cat on his head a while longer.
When the mechanic offers food, he gently shakes his head a little. "No thanks. Actually, the food back in Ionia was pretty great! Kennen showed us a place to get some farmer clothes pretty cheap, so we had a little extra to indulge ourselves in exploring the city and trying some of the food."
The scout also fails to notice a shimmer of purple over in the corner.
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