[Carroll doesn't have relationships so much as starts and stops. For right now, he considers Connor dangerously close to a friend, and he doesn't have many of those.]
Cool. Have fun then.
[He has opinions about Lois he's keeping to himself. She's nice enough, but he feels like she's not as into him as he is to her and that will cause problems later. But Cormac doesn't interfere in his relationships so he returns the favor.
And he'll pick up the glass from the bar before tipping his head back to the group.]
("She probably wants a lunch tomorrow. Let me know if you want me to run interference." Because, Lois is a talker. And she cares about family. And assumes that all of his downtime should be spent with the brother closest in proximity. Yes, he did lie when Brogan came to town.
Instead of returning to the bar, Connor plucks a few glasses of champagne off a passing tray. Four just in case. Carroll can double fist if he wants.
[That's for the best really. Brogan is not as tactful when it comes to his opinions about Cormac's girlfriend.
But lunch with Lois is not a struggle unless she's going to ask him about passing the bar - he already has - and becoming an associate - no thank you.]
How many brothers do you have? Are they all in New York?
( Connor's going to learn anything he can about Carroll while he has the chance. As close friends as they are around the office, he knows very little about him. But he's been intrigued. He likes working with him. He's diligent, quiet, and hyperfocused. He's used to other paralegals and associates talking, talking, talking.
Seven. And no, Cormac's the only one here, though not the only one stateside. Colm's at Tulane, and Brogan ... I think he's living in LA these days? He might have gone back to Vegas though.
Seven brothers. This isn't a seven brides situation, is it?
( He looks back at Robin and Maude because, that's a lot of brothers. That's not just him?
His younger cousins loved those classic musicals and it's the first thing that comes to mind. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. How would that even work, too. What are the chances seven sets of siblings work with another seven. Not to mention Carroll's sexuality - which, he's never directly asked Carroll, but he thinks he's heard a Grindr noise once.
He's still modern and he's been with his fair share of all kinds. Straight. Bi. Gay. Questioning. Desperate. Curious. The curious are actually the most work. He definitely steers clear of them, now. )
No, nothing like that. We don't run around kidnapping significant others.
[It is also not the first time he's been asked this question though, because that seems to be what everyone's mind snaps to when he tells them he has seven brothers.]
[He doesn't want to speak for Bairre, but he's not expecting his brother to be back on the market anytime soon. It's not even been a year yet. But he has time to figure it out and maybe it'd be like those people where they lose their soulmate and they don't feel the need to try.
He misses Laurie, though. She was a good fit for his brother.]
I don't think the hopes are high for the rest of us. At least not in the immediate.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bravebartender) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
everyonelives2025-03-12 08:39 pm
no subject
Cool. Have fun then.
[He has opinions about Lois he's keeping to himself. She's nice enough, but he feels like she's not as into him as he is to her and that will cause problems later. But Cormac doesn't interfere in his relationships so he returns the favor.
And he'll pick up the glass from the bar before tipping his head back to the group.]
Tell Lois I said hey.
no subject
Instead of returning to the bar, Connor plucks a few glasses of champagne off a passing tray. Four just in case. Carroll can double fist if he wants.
He holds one glass out to a returning Carroll. )
So that's your brother.
no subject
But lunch with Lois is not a struggle unless she's going to ask him about passing the bar - he already has - and becoming an associate - no thank you.]
Yeah, sure. Text me when.
[Carroll takes the glass from him and nods.]
Yep. One of them, anyway.
no subject
( Connor's going to learn anything he can about Carroll while he has the chance. As close friends as they are around the office, he knows very little about him. But he's been intrigued. He likes working with him. He's diligent, quiet, and hyperfocused. He's used to other paralegals and associates talking, talking, talking.
Carroll does his job. )
no subject
[Hard to say, but he waves a hand after that.]
The rest are all over in Europe.
no subject
( He looks back at Robin and Maude because, that's a lot of brothers. That's not just him?
His younger cousins loved those classic musicals and it's the first thing that comes to mind. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. How would that even work, too. What are the chances seven sets of siblings work with another seven. Not to mention Carroll's sexuality - which, he's never directly asked Carroll, but he thinks he's heard a Grindr noise once.
He's still modern and he's been with his fair share of all kinds. Straight. Bi. Gay. Questioning. Desperate. Curious. The curious are actually the most work. He definitely steers clear of them, now. )
no subject
No, nothing like that. We don't run around kidnapping significant others.
[It is also not the first time he's been asked this question though, because that seems to be what everyone's mind snaps to when he tells them he has seven brothers.]
Though one was married and one is engaged.
no subject
( Not quite in the same way, but tradition states? )
One down. ( Was? Here's hoping for good old-fashioned relationships not working out, and not tragedy. )
no subject
[He doesn't want to speak for Bairre, but he's not expecting his brother to be back on the market anytime soon. It's not even been a year yet. But he has time to figure it out and maybe it'd be like those people where they lose their soulmate and they don't feel the need to try.
He misses Laurie, though. She was a good fit for his brother.]
I don't think the hopes are high for the rest of us. At least not in the immediate.
no subject
( And not in anyone's expectations, (family, otherwise) especially his own. )
What do you say, should we pay the buffet a visit?
no subject
[And with that, they will head off to get some food.]