2187/Sing And Tell Sweet Lies

Sing And Tell Sweet Lies
Date of Scene:	27 August 2017
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Brainiac 5, Invisible Kid

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Brainiac 5 has posed:
It is...technically the morning. Somewhere down the line, Brainiac woke up enough to lose his tool belt, his boots, and the upper half of his uniform. But he's still dozing, with Invisible Kid still asleep on his shoulder, and the cat nestled between them. He's working out parts of the Life Equation while he sleeps. So... close!

Invisible Kid has posed:
    Whatever his other faults, at least Lyle doesn't snore. He can, probably somewhat disconcertingly, flick in and out of visibility in response to dreamed events. At the moment, he's opaque, so probably not terribly odd.
    Everything's so quiet. No one is paying attention to the kitten. This -- despite the fact that she's nestled herself comfortably between the two -- is not to Shadow's liking. The green one is awake and not petting her. The pink one is not awake, but that's no excuse for not petting her! So, she does the only sensible thing a kitten can do under the circumstances: she stretches delicately, gets up, pads lightly up Lyle's back, and commences playing with his hair.
    Lyle, of course, wakes up a bit and bats back; satisfied her plan worked, the kitten nuzzles into his hand, and Lyle makes a noise not unlike "Aww." He opens an eye, and mumbles the word, "Green." Which is all he can see. Not terribly swift this morning.

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy is... wiry. And he is actually asleep! And he is green. Everything but his hair and the whites of his eyes. Green. But warm! And when Lyle moves, his theorizing pops like a bubble -- he has all his work memorized--and he stirs, gently. Then his eyes open, like a gunshot, and he's *watching* Lyle. He doesn't say anything, not quite yet. Not one for murmured morning conversation, our Brainy...

Invisible Kid has posed:
    'Green' wanders around Lyle's brain for a moment, looking for something to connect to. He drifts back into a light doze, dreaming something about lying on a lawn, and his fingers move fitfully over Brainy's chest as if drawing through blades of grass.
    Doesn't feel like grass.
    Lyle wakes up again, a little more completely this time, and his eyes focus. "Mmm. G'morning, Querl," he half-mumbles, nestling in comfortably.

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy looks down, and then he says, his voice faintly thick with sleep, "...Lyle." But his arm tightens, ever so slightly. "Feeling better, I hope." He rolls his eyes upward... but then, after a moment, he's gently burying his face in Lyle's hair. And in his mind, he scientifically deconstructs why this moment is pleasant. The scent and proximity of a warm body produces endorphines, reduces anxiety... the cat alone would probably do it. Hm. Run that as an experiment.

Invisible Kid has posed:
    "Bit better," Lyle mumbles, draping his arm across Querl and hugging more weakly than he'd like. "Best sleep I've had in a while."
    Shadow pads out along Lyles arm and sprawls across it in that boneless feline way, and paws at Brainy's chest. Without claws. Good kitty. "How 'bout you?"

Brainiac 5 has posed:
"I slept... adequately." Then Brainy says, "You'll need to exercise, and keep your strength up. In the meantime." He says, "You should get some breakfast. I'll send for it." he strokes the cat, somewhat absently, and then says "I am--" He says, "I should get back into the lab." He doesn't bother to get up yet, though. "My work--"

Invisible Kid has posed:
    Lyle tightens his grip a little. "Your work does *not* need to start the instant you wake up," he says, making no effort to raise his head from Brainy's shoulder. He watches Shadow luxuriate in the attention. "Also, Shadow would be disappointed if you stopped petting her."

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy sighs. He puffs his cheeks out. He rolls his eyes upward, and then he just lets out a defeated sigh. His fingers stroke Lyle's shoulder, and when he speaks up next, it's with the air of someone who's accepting defeat.

"Lyle, I would very much like to make love. If you're so inclined. It seems like the optimal time for it."

Invisible Kid has posed:
    Lyle can't help but giggle. "You make it sound like a calculation," he says, pulling himself up atop Brainy and dislodging the cat, who flits off to deal with her own food and water.
    Lyle gazes down into those unbelievably green eyes. "Never mind optimal," he says, planting a light kiss on Brainy's forehead. "It's enough that you'd like to," he continues, placing another delicate kiss on the tip of his nose. "So would I," he finishes, kissing neither lightly nor delicately -- rather deeply, hungrily, almost fiercely.

Brainiac 5 has posed:
"Yes, well, if you wanted romance," Brainy says, after they break that kiss -- which he is in no hurry to break -- "You wouldn't be interested in me." And then he's got his arms around Lyle, and he's pulling them together -- before he gives Lyle a cross look. "Of course only after *I* cave are you direct," He says, and then the corner of his mouth turns up. He's smirking.

Invisible Kid has posed:
    Lyle grins. "I don't need to sneak up any more. No point in being devious." He rakes his fingers through Brainy's blond hair; his own brown mop, in the absence of his headband, hangs shaggily over his eyes, and he leans in for another slow, deep kiss.

Brainiac 5 has posed:
And then it's Brainy's turn to get aggressive. He pulls Lyle to him, and even if he does scientifically unpack the whole thing in his head as he goes, that doesn't mean it isn't a delightful exercise... a learning experience to be had.

...

Some time later, Brainy is lying, considerably more sprawled out, and considerably more mussed, with Lyle in the crook of his arm. He's very smug, about *something*.

Invisible Kid has posed:
    Lyle himself is sprawled gelatinously, arm draped over Brainy's chest, looking quite nearly smug himself. Certainly looking tremendously relaxed. "I'm going to count that as my exercise and not get up," he mumbles into Querl's shoulder.

Brainiac 5 has posed:
"It's a start." Brainy says, his fingers slowly stroking Lyle's hair. Then he sighs, with a reluctant mutter, pushes himself up on one arm. He leans over to go fishing for his uniform. "I need--" He says, "To get into the lab. I'm weeks behind. You," he says, "Are under doctor's orders to take the Coney Island trip with Triplicate Girl."

Invisible Kid has posed:
    "As long as you're going too," Lyle says, as if he were the doctor. "You need the break as much as I do." He sits up and stretches, then drops back onto the bed. "Maybe I won't tag along to the lab just yet. I feel weird without an active project or two... or three or so... going on."

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy scoffs. "No promises." He grabs hold of his uniform, so he can start pulling it on. One leg at a time. "And no, you won't. You're still under orders to rest. I can enforce it." He murmurs, his voice highly amused. "Though trying to keep you too tired to get up to mischief has its merits. I like you the way you are right now, too. It's... asthetically pleasing."

Invisible Kid has posed:
    *That* brings a smirk, and Lyle folds his arms behind his head as he lies there. "Oh, don't even think I can't get up to mischief just because I'm still tired all the time. You know how I am about being handed challenges." He wiggles the hand on which he wears his flight ring. "I can still get around even if walking's a bit of a chore yet. In fact," and he sits up and starts casting about for his robe and towel, "I think I might float down to the mess and guilt-trip Mister Coffee into behaving from now on."
    He yawns and stretches again. "After I get a shower." He pauses a moment, and adds, with something between a smirk and a leer, "You're welcome to join me."

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy was about to pull his boots son. He stops, and then takes them off again. He curls his toes. "I didn't even think of that." He says. "You know, as crude as it is, I've developed a sensory appreciation for hot baths --" But then he looks over at Invisible Kid, and says "I *knew* it. You're more insufferable than ever." But then he leans in, and steals a kiss. Brainiac 5's idea of romance is not conventional. But he is definately adventurous--

Invisible Kid has posed:
    "Mmmm, a prolonged soak sounds... like what I spent most of last week doing, come to think of it." Lyle doesn't exactly hop out of bed -- eases out of it, really -- and is promptly stopped by Shadow doing a figure-eight between his ankles. He bends down to pick her up, then sets her on a chair and collects his robe and towel, detouring only for one stop, to hug Brainy from behind and favor his neck and shoulder with a nuzzle. "You know if I stopped being insufferable, you'd have me in medical to find out what was wrong with me."

Brainiac 5 has posed:
Brainy's response is to just give Lyle a cross smirk, and then use his force-field to frog-march him into the bathroom. He follows behind, of course. And shuts the door behind them.