sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood

[madskilled]

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[blackstarred]

[Yeah, while he's juggling the towel situation she's going to use that newfound Slayer grace to just duck under his arm and make her way inside. Thankfully Cooper's managing the cover situation just fine so there's nothing too indecent happening.]

Well.

[She crosses her arms in front of her chest as she stares Cooper down.]

Definitely not who I was expecting.

[Haven't you missed your little sister, William?]

[slavophile]

( Siblings, half, adopted, or otherwise, don't need to see each other naked, which is why she gives him the slip as the door shuts behind them both. Collecting himself, and tucking the towel back in, he turns, sighing.

He doesn't like what she's implying, like he has a reputation for turning around after being cheated on and playing the field. He does. He's his father's son that way. But, he's a world away and he can have this for himself, can't he? )

I don't want to know who you were expecting. ( Or, what. Or, if it was this. ) Cooper, you remember Mia.

[blackstarred]

["I do. Hi, Mia."]

Hi.

[She was referring to more he was probably on the bad guy's team, but then again, their genetics probably left him predisposed to hooking up with people who are not good for them.

See: their father and huntress. Also Laurel, even if Laurel is better than she was when she first came to Earth-1.]

I just wanted to make sure you weren't dead. You know, given the whole "I just pulled you out of a collapsed building" thing.

[slavophile]

( This is why they don't discuss Laurel. He is not dad, Mia. )

And then there was an, "I needed a drink" thing.

[blackstarred]

I remember. You also told me to tell you when I was done talking to Dad.

[And she is here to deliver.

Coop glances between the two of them, still drunk and a little amused. "Maybe I should go."]

[slavophile]

No.

( He does hold a hand up and it might come off a bit more forceful than he intends it, but this is his room and his business. He brings his arm down. )

I mean, I'd like you to stay, and, thank you, for telling me you talked to dad. How about we have lunch later. Put everything out on the table. ( Wait. ) Not him.

[blackstarred]

[She raises her eyebrow before nodding with a smirk.]

Sure. Sounds good.

[And she'll just take this new information and head back to her room.]

I'd answer the phone when Dad calls. He might not take being sent to voicemail well.

[slavophile]

You're one to talk!

( And just give him a whole - you know, second as the door closes. He sighs, eyes just staying closed.

He moves over to sit by Cooper's side of the bed, still in a towel. )

Sorry about that.

[positiveinfluence]

Not your fault. Siblings, right?

[It was the kind of thing that made him miss his, even as amused as he was.]

Are you sure you don't want me to go? Seems like you have family shit to deal with.

[slavophile]

That family shit isn't going anywhere, and I know, eventually, you have to.

( So excuse him if he lays atop Cooper, kisses him, and then rolls back over, beside him, tossing the towel away. )

Besides. We didn't actually talk did we, we just - enjoyed ourselves.

[positiveinfluence]

[He raises an eyebrow before shrugging.]

Fair enough.

[And with that, they pick up their evening right where it left off. Coop will probably do his best to sneak out quietly in the morning, but he will leave his number on the hotel room pad, just in case William decides he needs it.]