Office Hours, Monday, 2/2

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Tyler had stayed at the bar a little too late last night and actually slept like a normal person after he got home, which meant he dragged himself into his office correspondingly late this morning.

He was pretty sure no one would notice.

Anyhow, he was at his desk, trying to browse websites about the Civil War to prepare for that week's class. He kept finding links about some comic book thing instead, and ended up reading those. Algren could fill him in on the real one, right?

[OOC: Oooooopen office, whee.]

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Lindsay had a lot of nervous energy today and it was enough for her to head to the perk and then to school and wander around until she found Tyler's office.

"Hey," she said in the doorway. "Is this where you hide when your bot at home or out hanging at bars until. The wee hours of the morning? I brought coffee."

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"Lindsay!" Tyler called, minimizing his website.

Comic book scans should not be that interesting, dammit.

"And yeah, this is where I keep myself. Did I wake you when I came in last night?"

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"You woke Martha who woke me," she said with a shrug before placing Tyler's coffee on his desk. "And I wasn't sleeping well anyway. Hence the coffee."

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"Martha missed her calling as a guard dog," Tyler said, gratefully accepting the coffee. "You get insomnia too? We should watch infomercials together sometime."

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"Martha just licked my face because she thought it was time for breakfast," Lindsay said with some amusement. "And yeah, I've been known to pull some late nights. I think my favorite infomercial is for oxyclean. Billy Mays is the shit."

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"He's the guy who always shouts, right?" Tyler said, spinning a little in his chair. "I like the acne cream ads. Behold, clear skin will change your life."

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"You mean it doesn't?" Lindsay snarked. "And here I thought I could trust Jessica Simpson."

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"Jessica Simpson lies," Tyler said with mock-sorrow. "She's getting fat now anyhow. Gonna need liposuction soon."

[OOC: Mun feels compelled to point out Tyler is not me, here.]

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Lindsay "tsked" at Tyer and shook her head. "Let's not start making fun of people's weight. Especially for someone who makes more money than any of us and probably sleeps on a pillow stuffed with twenty dollar bills."

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"Then she should use the money and buy a treadmill," Tyler commented, before holding his hands up in surrender. "Okay. No picking on poor innocent Jessica Simpson."

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"I wouldn't say she's that innocent," Lindsay snarked. "Especially since she cost me a fortune in face cream."

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"Me too," Tyler cracked. "And her sister made me want to name my kid Bronx Mowgli."

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"Best! Name! EVAR!" Lindsay exclaimed sarcastically. There was even some sarcastic arm waving. "What the hell is wrong with celebrities? If hell freezes over and I somehow ever have a kid, I'm certainly not naming them after a city or fruit."

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"No cities, no fruits, nothing you can't spell or pronounce," Tyler agreed vehemently. ".... okay, I probably couldn't spell your name without asking you, but that's not the fucking point. At least your name doesn't say 'please, punch me harder.'"

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Lindsay smirked at that. "Try telling that to some of the A-holes I had to arrest. And it's spelled L-I-N-D-S-A-Y."

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"I knew there was an I in there," Tyler informed her.

Well, either that or a Y. He was making a mental note of the spelling, anyhow.

"And somehow I think nobody messed with you too often."

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"I got my share of bruises and black eyes," Lindsay settling down in chair to drink... well it looked more like dessert than coffee. "And cracked ribs. Three concussions. No broken bones though."

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"I broke my toes a couple times," Tyler announced. "Cracked ribs are the worst, though. Every time you move it's like you're getting stabbed."

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"The worst is when it actually happens," Lindsay nodded. "You can actually hear it crack and then it feels like your side exploded."

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"But if you're on enough adrenaline, you hardly mind that," Tyler observed. "It's after when it hurts."

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"You mean in the heat of the moment?" Lindsay smirked. "When you got your blood pumping and you need to take someone down? Oh, yeah. Been there."

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"Me too," Tyler said quietly.

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Lindsay looked at Tyler thoughtfully. "What is your background Durden? You sound like a guy who's been in a lot of brawls."

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"You're the cop," Tyler told her. It was almost a dare. "You figure it out."

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"Geez, Tyler," Lindsay say rolling her eyes. "You're not going to make me fingerprint you, are you?"

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"If there are handcuffs we might have a deal," he said, lightly, mostly just trying to make her blush and deflect the question.

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Lindsay's mouth opened for a moment at the comment and regained her composure for a second or two.

"Gosh Tyler," she said sweetly. "It's just too bad you have that rule about not sleeping with your roommates."

She fluttered her eyelids.

"Because that's just the type of line that sweeps a girl off her feet."

Mmm. Sarcasm.

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"Damn, and I was trying so hard," Tyler deadpanned. "I'll have to cry myself to sleep tonight. So is this a social call, or is there something I can help you with?"

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"Social call," Lindsay admitted. "Want me to leave so you can go back to surfing for porn?"

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"It wasn't porn,' Tyler said, mock-offended. "It was comic books."

Because that was so much better.

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"Oh, I'm sorry," Lindsay smirked. "Getting up to date with the classics?"

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"You know, they study comics in college now," Tyler informed her. "Only they call 'em graphic novels to make people feel less stupid about it."

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"Well they would have to wouldn't they?" Lindsay teased. "Should I leave you to your graphic novel?"

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"Sure," Tyler said. "I'll see you at home, okay?"

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"Right. I'll make sure my handcuffs are around if you decided to use them," she joked as she headed for the door.