He stops his futile attempt at falling asleep and sits up once more, fixing his quizzical gaze on Nao. “Well, I don’t w-want you to sleep here either! It isn’t very, um, comfortable,” he admits with a sheepish, embarrassed grin.

The next sentence is out before he can properly think it over: “We could j-just share the bed.” Once that thought turns verbal, Techie feels a hot blush bloom from head to toe. How could he SAY that?! Stupid, stupid! You moron, absolute moron!!

His bad habit of blurting things out was something he’d never quite been able to train himself out of.

mei-mei-doin-roleplay:

techiehux:

techiehux:

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

Predictably, Techie jumped out of his skin and scrambled to cover his eyes whether Nao was dressed or not. He’d set up a pile of blankets on the floor for him to sleep on, and he (tried) to step over it carefully. He tripped over it, of course; preserving Nao’s dignity took precedence over his ability to see just then.

“There are, um, c-clothes on the desk…” he said while he picked himself up, red-cheeked and eyes screwed shut.

She watched him and stopped herself from heading over to help him up after his fall. She instead stared and sighed noticing that she was lowering her guard around him. Could she really help it? He was endearing, for an older man. It was probably his attempt at preserving her dignity that sparked a gentler feeling inside her. ‘By this point, I probably couldn’t kill him.’ She notes as she walks over to the desk to grab the clothes he brought out for her. “Hey, thanks. Sorry.” She replies as she retreats back into privacy. “You can open your eyes now.” She calls in case he decided to keep himself blind, which she was sure he had.

Techie sighed with relief and opened his eyes. They whirred insistently as the crystalline lens flexed to accomodate and refocus the image before him: namely Nao, clean and dressed.

“Oh, g-good! I’m glad I can look now, being b-blinded isn’t something I like to do, even for- um, just a l-little bit.” There’s a hint of something off in his voice when he says that, but Techie continues on before she can question it:

“The, uh, bed’s ready. I’ll s-set up shop over here.” Techie lowers himself down onto the blankets and snuggles up, facing the ceiling, staring hard at it. It’ll be awkward if he stares at Nao the entire night, anyway.

techiehux:

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

Predictably, Techie jumped out of his skin and scrambled to cover his eyes whether Nao was dressed or not. He’d set up a pile of blankets on the floor for him to sleep on, and he (tried) to step over it carefully. He tripped over it, of course; preserving Nao’s dignity took precedence over his ability to see just then.

“There are, um, c-clothes on the desk…” he said while he picked himself up, red-cheeked and eyes screwed shut.

techiehux:

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

He led Nao to a cramped little sonic in what passed for a bathroom, but was more like a repurposed closet. “Um, I can let you b-borrow some clothes too. Yours are… a little smelly.”

Techie was no stranger to smelling and looking like shit, but his (very few) friends had been getting on his case lately, so he made an effort for their sakes. His new mission of cleanliness extended to Nao, too.

He turned away and let Nao have her privacy, rummaging for some of the soft, worn t-shirts he wore around his room and his utilitarian cargo shorts. Just in case she agreed.

mei-mei-doin-roleplay:

techiehux:

mei-mei-doin-roleplay:

techiehux:

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

Trust? How could she trust him? It was an impossible request she refused to fulfil. ‘No way will I trust you.’ She thinks to herself. Trusting no-one was by far a much safer option. 
“It’s not like I can go anywhere else. Got a place I can hide in? A box will do.”

His eyes boggled. She was small, sure, but… a BOX? Still looking a little surprised, he said carefully, “Y-you can take my bed. I don’t sleep in it much anyways…” It was a lie, but a kind one. Nao was probably more exhausted than he was. 

The prospect of a bed was tempting, exceptionally tempting. She hadn’t slept in a proper bed in a considerable amount of time. In fact she wasn’t sure if she could remember what a bed felt like let alone what it was like to sleep in one. “Oh…” She paused, understanding that she would need to thank him and feeling reluctant to do so. “Uhm. Y’know. Thanks.” She looked away, sheepish.

“I have a s-sonic too, if you want to get cleaned up. Um, you don’t have to worry that I’ll, er, peek or anyth-thing, I don’t like women all that much, a-and I wouldn’t do that anyways…” Techie’s face lit up like a flashlight. What an embarrassing thing to say to someone he’d just met! But whenever he got nervous around people like this, it was one blunder after another with no end in sight.

mei-mei-doin-roleplay:

techiehux:

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

Trust? How could she trust him? It was an impossible request she refused to fulfil. ‘No way will I trust you.’ She thinks to herself. Trusting no-one was by far a much safer option. 
“It’s not like I can go anywhere else. Got a place I can hide in? A box will do.”

His eyes boggled. She was small, sure, but… a BOX? Still looking a little surprised, he said carefully, “Y-you can take my bed. I don’t sleep in it much anyways…” It was a lie, but a kind one. Nao was probably more exhausted than he was. 

“Th-that’s when I’ll be able to sneak you out for good. Anything b-before that, and we, uh, run the risk of getting caught. You’ll have to trust me on this, okay?” He was already on edge; having Nao mistrust him too would make this unbearable. “For now, you’ll stay here. With me.”

techiehux:

He was about to reply when he saw his door. “We’re here,” he sighed, relieved. A few quick numbers punched in and the door unlocked for them, sliding open. Techie motioned for Nao to get inside quickly.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he closed and locked the door, leaving himself and the intruder completely alone. Techie’s mind flew into overdrive, thinking how he could get Nao out of the midst of the FO without being noticed. He sat himself down on the edge of his bed and cradled his head in his hands, silent.

“Tomorrow night,” he said, finally. Lifted his head up and sniffed, wiping at his rust-rimmed eyes.

He was about to reply when he saw his door. “We’re here,” he sighed, relieved. A few quick numbers punched in and the door unlocked for them, sliding open. Techie motioned for Nao to get inside quickly.