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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[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?

[justalittlerepressed]

"You can do it to me when you wake up." Oh god, was this the two brain cells between them at work?

[firehousehimbo]

"Deal." Oh god was someone gonna have to call and old priest and a young priest when Buck was injected with a sedative and still didn't sleep?

[justalittlerepressed]

Only if his head did a 360 and he was still fine.

Please don't do that to Eddie, though. Save it for Travis or Will or something.

Eddie laughed and gave Buck's shoulder a squeeze for that. "This better be over soon. You mentioned an ice cream place."

And he wasn't fireman carrying Buck there, okay?

[firehousehimbo]

"Oh yeah, it's awesome." It was like any other ice cream place in the country. "For such a tiny island there's a ton of food places. And two bars!"

[justalittlerepressed]

Yeah, but ice cream.

"You are definitely punch drunk now," Eddie replied with a laugh at the two bars thing.