CELL PHONE LOG - BARRETT <-> MORGAN

[gluttoning]

Comments

[gluttoning]

I mean, I can't buy your plane tickets right now. But I can handle food and movies for three people.

The university pays completely for my tuition, room and board. So I have some extra money.

[tablescraps]

( Wow, government support for the poor has come so far... )

Okay. If you're sure.

( Weirdly, he finds his thoughts turning toward his flight again... He guesses some part of him is engaged with the idea of going on this trip, for whatever reason. )

I ended up setting my return flight for later in the week, so... I'll be around. Even after the movies.

[gluttoning]

Oh. Really?

Maybe you can meet up with some others while you're here? There's a couple other Fragment players in state, and there's a lot to do in the Bay area.

I'll have to work on classes and stuff with my team since we fly out to Illinois next Friday. But I can be around in the evenings.

[tablescraps]

Who's there?

You can text me when you're free. I'll be made of time so my schedule's not an issue... But it's fine if you don't have any. Classes and homework are more important. I can always fly in another time.

[gluttoning]

I know maybe six players? It's a bad idea to share people's information without their permission, though. I know one would probably punch me in the nose if I told anybody. :-)

Hani is here, though. Maybe they'd really like to see you.

If you're gonna be gone from Fragment that long for your trip, I'm sure they'll miss you.

[tablescraps]

It should be okay. They came to visit me on Monday. And they still have Tylor.

Maybe I'll invite them next time I travel, though.

( Hmmm... )

If I were to buy you plane tickets at some point, would you let me?

( Spend that money, he means. )

[gluttoning]

Oh. Is Tylor here too?? That's cool. You can all be close. :-)

[The second question though...

💬💬💬

💬💬💬]

Let you?

I mean, it's your money. You can use it however you want.

Why would you buy me tickets, though?

[tablescraps]

He isn't. He seems willing enough to visit, though.

Anyway, your college wouldn't cover your tickets if I invited you next time I traveled somewhere, would it?

( unless...????! he truly has no idea how this stuff works for people who don't bathe in the tears of extinct birds )

[gluttoning]

[...]

You want me to travel with you?



No, UCB doesn't cover that. My scholarship is just for school stuff only. If the costs aren't for a game, it's gotta be out of my own pocket.

[tablescraps]

( "Want"... It just seemed a natural progresssion from thinking of inviting Hani; why not Barrett, too? )

On breaks. You can think it over. Since they won't cover it, I don't mind.

Maybe I can invite others, as well.

[gluttoning]

So long as I get enough of a heads up, I think it would be okay.

I usually spend breaks with my brothers. But I don't think they'll mind if I go on a trip to see friends. Just as long as I don't break plans I already had.

I need to make sure Booker has someone to check on him if I'm not here, too.

[tablescraps]

Sure. If you can't, it's fine. It's not like I have a particular destination i mind, either. I guess it just occurred to me... I'm not sure why.

[gluttoning]

Would it make you happy, if I went on a trip with you?

[tablescraps]

( There's a pause while he works this out... )

I'd rather if you were there than not.

[gluttoning]

?

You just think it'd be nice for me to be along for the ride, then? Something like that?

[tablescraps]

( mmm... )

It sounds like a negative thing when you put it that way.

[gluttoning]

Oh. Sorry.

I don't think it's bad. I'm happy if you want me to come with you.

I'd be happy to see you, too.

[tablescraps]

( oh,

A pause before his reply comes. )

Then come. I'll tell you when.

( And then they can go from there regarding availability etc. But. It's something. He's not made plans for a little further into the future since his accident - not for anything but revenge (tm). )

[gluttoning]

Okay.

I can't do Thanksgiving or Christmas, okay? My brothers might come drag me back by my ears if I wasn't home for those.

I don't think you deserve to meet Lucas that way. 🤫💀 I don't think anybody deserves that.

[tablescraps]

That's fine. Meeting up is meeting up, regardless of time of year.

Is he easily agitated?

[gluttoning]

No, that's Damian.

Lucas is just really protective. Kind of uptight about it.

He'd probably lecture us both until we died from hunger.

[tablescraps]

( Almost did that once metaphorically no thank u on a repeat but literal-- )

Maybe I should start a ledger to keep track of your brothers and what they're like.

It's fine if they do end up disliking me. But that'd probably be a problem you, right?

[gluttoning]

A problem for me?

No.

I can't control what my brothers think of people. I'd like them to like you. But their feelings aren't mine.

I'm not worried about it.

[tablescraps]

I see. If that's the case, I'll just be as myself, regardless of outcome.

[gluttoning]

Yeah. :-)

I hope you like them. And I hope they like you.

I can probably introduce you to Lucas at the game if you want.