MCA # 7 | Morning

[firehousehimbo]

Buck wasn't one to say "I told you so" but...he told you so, Eddie. Nobody was sleeping last night. But they had gotten through a good chunk of the Terminator series so was it time wasted? No. By now Buck was so sleep-deprived he had gone past tired and was "drunk guy on his second wind after throwing up in the bathroom".

"We should do the Aliens series next." This was like a sleepover! Only one of them was kind of delirious!

[For the guy that's there, but can be open!]

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[firehousehimbo]

"That sounds like the most boring job on the planet." And he napped regularly at his current job!

Well. Not this week.

[justalittlerepressed]

"But it's safe."

Also, kept him too busy to think about all those feelings he kept bottled up.

[firehousehimbo]

"But you could also be involved in some unfortunate accident at the Dairy Queen," Buck said. "Nothing is a guarantee."

[justalittlerepressed]

"I know that." But he made a rash decision and was sticking to it. Like an idiot. "I just don't want my kid to always be afraid that one of these days, his dad won't come back to him."

You know. Like Shannon did.

"And this... this I can control at least."

[firehousehimbo]

"And you're going to be happy, sitting at a desk all day?" Buck asked.

Look at least he got to shoot some water at raccoons every now and again!

[justalittlerepressed]

Eddie's expression said 'definitely not' to that. "Maybe?"

[firehousehimbo]

Uh huh. Buck didn't believe that for a second. "Maybe you need to sleep on it."

Ha.

[justalittlerepressed]

Yeah, which was why Eddie was giving him suuuuch a look. You were just so lucky that he liked you too much to say it, Buck.

[firehousehimbo]

"Too soon?" Buck asked. "I'm sure it'll be over soon. It's usually over soon."

Someone had not experienced the hole.

[justalittlerepressed]

It would turn into clipboard Buck and no one needed that.

"How many things like this happen here?" Because this was a way easier subject than his whole deal.

[firehousehimbo]

"Every couple months or so," Buck said. "One time I turned into a kid for a weekend."

[justalittlerepressed]

"Seriously?" That was less unbelievable once he found himself completely unable to sleep just like Buck said.

[firehousehimbo]

"Yep," he said. "It was actually kind of fun, I had free reign over the station."

[justalittlerepressed]

"And you didn't break your arm or anything," Eddie teased in the face of all this weirdness.

[firehousehimbo]

"Oh I tried my very best," Buck said with a goofy grin. "But, no, I came out unscathed. I wouldn't mind that happening again. You should visit then!"

[justalittlerepressed]

"To keep you off the fire trucks?" Wait. "Does this place even have fire trucks?"

[firehousehimbo]

"Uh. Sort of." They're more...tiny miniature firetrucks.

[justalittlerepressed]

"Sort of?" Were they small enough that one falling on Buck's leg wasn't too bad?

[firehousehimbo]

Dude, Buck could be run over by this thing and walk it off.

"It needs to be seen to be believed," he said. "I've only used it once so far."

[justalittlerepressed]

Eddie sort of let that sink in. Maybe it was the mild sleep deprivation talking, but this place could be a less horrible middle ground between the 118 and a desk job.

[firehousehimbo]

"What's that look on your face for?" Buck asked. "Is it because you want pizza?"

That was major sleep deprivation talking.

[justalittlerepressed]

Yes, yes it was. Eddie put a hand on Buck's shoulder and nodded in agreement. "Pizza sounds good."

Yes, he very much missed talking these things over with Buck.

"If you can't sleep by tomorrow, we're giving you something."

Oh yeah, the good drugs.

[firehousehimbo]

"What if you can't sleep by tomorrow?" Had Eddie said how long he'd be staying? Buck just assumed at least the weekend.

[justalittlerepressed]

It was currently TBD as he ran from his feelings a little bit.

"You've gone longer than me already." So, clearly it was Buck who needed the help first. "I can stick around and make sure you're good."

[firehousehimbo]

"But what happens if you knock me out and you still can't sleep?" Who was going to knock you out, Eddie?