trying to get back in the game...

[askedtobe]

You don’t actually think you’re going to quit, do you?

How many years have you spent dragging me from one place to another, doing whatever you wanted? How many times have you heard Nathan say that I don’t get to turn in just because it’s getting a little too hard? Too unfair, too- anything. You don’t even have a good reason for it. [ sigh. ] And look, you tried this once already, didn’t you? Remember how well that turned out? Just because we’re right back here again doesn’t mean it’s the right choice. All it means is trying something different.

You just don’t get to quit after everything. You don’t get to quit on me.

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[aptitude]

So, wishing they knew how to quit you. All you need now is a pair of cowboy hats.

[ Making it too easy, Peter. ]

[askedtobe]

[ He will shoot you, Sylar. ]

Too bad there's not enough room in New York for cowboys.

[aptitude]

[ That's okay. :) Have a stifled laugh. ]

I'm sure if you walked the streets for long enough on a weekend, you'd find some.

[askedtobe]

Those aren't really the kind i'm talking about.

[aptitude]

They're your only option. Don't be so picky, Peter.

[askedtobe]

I'm not picky. I'm just pretty sure this doesn't have anything to do with the village people.

[aptitude]

I'm going to find a couple of cowboys in New York, take their hats and leave them on your doorstep as proof I know what I'm talking about. On principle.

Are you going to get in a mood if I point out how whiny you're being?

[askedtobe]

[ ... just gonna ignore the whiny comment. ]

You always think you know what you're talking about, Sylar. It's kind of the norm with you.

[aptitude]

[ Evenly; ] Why're you baiting me like that? You could just tell me what's wrong, you know.

[askedtobe]

How am I baiting you? [ grump grump. ]

You're the one asking if i'll get in a mood. Same thing, isn't it?

[aptitude]

I guess, if you're going to go around casually insulting everyone.

[askedtobe]

Would you've liked it better if i'd said that most of the time you know what you're talking about?

[aptitude]

Yeah, because I usually do.

[ ... Circles. ]

What, you think I just fly by the seat of my pants?

[askedtobe]

[ Stop that. ]

Sure, why not. Might as well try being spontaneous every once in awhile.

[ .... okay no, that's just comical. ]

[aptitude]

[ Rolling his eyesss. If he was any less, well, himself, he'd probably pitch a fit. Luckily for Peter, Gabriel actually has a discerning mind. ]

You're such a bitch when you're grumpy. Don't make me your scapegoat.

[askedtobe]

[ God, Sylar, you're so damn abusive with the name calling. GOD. It's astonishing he does anything for you!!! ]

I'm not making you my anything. You're just not making it any easier.

[aptitude]

Oh, wow, I wasn't aware you wanted a hug and a pat on the back. Let's see if it works and I can blow my mind with why I didn't try it before.

[ Opening his arms. U SRS. ]

Would that make this easier?

[askedtobe]

[ ...

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Just. Deadpan. Linefacing. Forever. ]

[aptitude]

Exactly.

[ Can't believe he has to stoop to pantomime with you, Peter. ]

Just talk to me about it. Is it getting to you, being side-lined? Forgotten.

[askedtobe]

[ Maybe he would've taken them if they were condescending hugs but stfu Sylar, you are such a problem. ] I haven't been forgotten.

Sidelined- yeah, sure. And maybe it is getting to me.

[aptitude]

People will forget you're alive all the time, just tell yourself they're insignificant. It'll hurt a lot less, I promise you.

[ For a while. ]

[askedtobe]

Does that actually work?

[ Because he doesn't believe you. ]

[aptitude]

If you don't have to speak to them, sure.

[askedtobe]

But hey, if they've forgotten you, it's not like they'd listen anyway.

[xwing]

Sometimes, a break is a good thing, I guess. It does make it harder to get back into things afterward, though.

I can't say I'd personally complain if she let me go back home to my galaxy, though. There's only so much evil laughing I can handle in one lifetime.

[askedtobe]

[ Oi, Luke. Just give him a heart attack while you're at it. ] It's less about getting to go home for good and more about knowing when it's actually the right time. [ The All-Knowing Petrelli. ]

I'll give you that one, though. Think it's the definition of an abusive relationship. Stockholm syndrome, maybe.

[xwing]

[ crooked smile. ] Good point. Though, you know, sometimes there's no real 'right' time.

'Stockholm'..? [ he's never heard of this, obviously, but.. ] --She likes quoting the movies at me. [ LONG-SUFFERING SIGH. ] It's.. pretty annoying.

[askedtobe]

[ advice from a jedi, sobbing.... while still managing a grumpy lineface. ] Tell me about it.

I can probably guess at least a few lines. [ probably all the cringe-worthy ones, no doubt. ] And Stockholm's... complicated. Has to do with being kidnapped and then getting attached to your captor. Defending them, apologizing for their behavior- that sort of thing.

[electrokinesis]

Maybe if you toss in some puppy dog eyes, she'll actually listen.

[askedtobe]

I think those stopped working awhile ago.

[electrokinesis]

You could try something a little more effective, then. [ Don't trust that grin on her face, Peter. Don't do it. ]

[askedtobe]

[ So, so unamused. ] Like what.

[electrokinesis]

[ Her grin spreads a little further. ] I'll give you one guess. [ There's one thing Elle defaults to in order to persuade people to do what she wants; it shouldn't be that hard for him to figure out what she means. ]

[breakablegirl]

Welcome to the land of doubt and metaphorical homelessness, Peter.

It doesn't have much, but it does have popcorn. Like, a weird amount of it.