[ SYSTEM FAILURE / KASPER.EXE ]

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A day off, if only because the next day was a holiday, and Jett found herself trudging through snow to Sanders’ Autobody. The thick, white substance hit just above her ankles, dipping into her boots and soaking through her socks. By now, she’d caught a bit of a chill, but the grease-stained bag containing Saturn rings was an important delivery, and she was far too stubborn to turn back now. Admittedly she had no idea how anything in terms of car repairs worked, if Kasper would even be there that day, but she figured she may as well give it the good-old college try. Adjusting the scarf around her neck to cover her red-tinted nose, the woman caught sight of a head of curly hair, a sigh of relief coming out in a puff of smoke in front of her face as she trucked on, nearly tipping over a few times from lack of balance and too much snow. The moment she reached clean ground, she pulled her scarf down and chuckled, knocking gently on the side of the car Kasper seemed to be busy with before holding up the bag. “I brought you food. Think I’m allowed to distract you for five minutes?”

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working in his weather had to be breaking countless health codes , right ?? that’s what he grumbled to himself , anyway , as he was delving deep beneath the hood of an old pickup with his spanner extended as far as his arm would allow . western-style boots dug into the thick snow and threatened to skid across the surface , but he was thankful for the deep traction to keep him rooted solid without eating ice . startled by the voice , that mess of curls turned his head toward the other and he backed from the car with his hands mopped by a spare rag . “ you brought me food ?? it better not be green or have any of those weird little seeds on them . i’m a mans man , liu , i don’t want any rabbit fodder if that’s what your delivering , “ it wouldn’t take much to distract kasper from his duties . he was often one step away from wandering off into the wasteland or jumping in the car and rocketing into town . “ since you asked so nicely , i’ll give you ten whole minutes of my time . better make the most of it , “ 

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𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗒 𝖼𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗌 ! 

─── love , kasper marr .

@circedelfino ─── to my best friend , on this planet and the next . i’ve got you a selection of essential oils and ingredients for whatever weird potions you’re trying to create .

@ezrajeanlapointe ─── to a mama-to-be ; i’ve bought you a grogu baby grow because it’s jaden’s kid , so obviously little lapointe is gonna come out green and wrinkly . i told you so . 

@musicalintent ─── to my favourite and most valued customer , or at least the one that pays most of my bills . you’ve been gifted a hamper from cosmic candy filled with all the best alien-based candy .

@jettbaoliu ─── you’re a little shit . i got you a bottle of fancy vodka , not stolen . i even included the receipt to prove it .

@wrenwhitewater ─── i’m not sure if it works or not , but i got you a vintage camera to display in your cute little home . maybe i can take a look at the gears and see if we can take some nice , faded headshots of this gorgeous mug . 

@ziggyonthewire​ ─── i know you’re trying to ace this whole job hunting thing . it’s not top of the range , but i’m gifting you a laptop i built from scratch . it should run like a small rocketship , it’ll help you get that resume finished in seconds .

@carlosxvargas​ ─── to the newest member of my family of goons ; i wanted to thank you for helping me haul the car back to the garage the other day , so i got you this cute little guy for your mantlepiece . i hope he always reminds me of you ( whether that’s a good or bad thing ) . 

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musicalintent​:

Watching Kasper talk gave her a sense of what the curly haired boy was about. Through that tough exterior that was too obvious to not notice when around him there was something that could not be mistaken. He had quite the soft center and though Jagger couldn’t verify that fully just yet. She was a good people reader, never once missing. It was part of her quirks to be able to read people at an instant rather than go through the process of talking. What once was something she hated about having her disability, now was one of her biggest assets being integrated into the fast paced human world. “You had good reasons to bring them down and I don’t think those reasons should be devalued. People like to make anyone the bad guy. You don’t have to answer this but I would like to know. You ever looked into the new residents of the town?” She was curious about herself though she was sure the internet didn’t have anything on her. She was one of those that didn’t have a print in databases. “This is for my own curiosity nothing else I promise.” Jagger shook her head and sighed. “I bet the dull conversations make you tune out don’t they not? If you ever do hear something important what do you think you’ll do?”

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when asked what your life work was all for , sometimes it’s difficult to articulate them into real , existing words . kasper was sure there was no word in the human vocabulary to explain the euphoria that would rush through him if aliens did exist ; he hoped , whatever language his extraterrestrial counterparts spoke , would have a phrase that delivered the justice such a sensation deserved . “ i dunno . that’s a difficult question , y’know ?? i mean , what would you do ?? a part of me would want to keep the discovery to myself , to help the aliens and get intel on their technology . i think that would be amazing , to be taken under their wing and integrated into their culture . but the other half of my brain wants to tell everybody , to be immortalised in history as the one that discovered an entirely new species of humanoids . i’d be a millionaire , an a-lister , but more than that i’d be able to buy my parents a house and myself somewhere other than a shitty trailer at tripp’s . i guess i haven’t thought that far , i just really , really wanna know the truth , “ 

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ziggyonthewire​:

No stranger to privacy himself, Ziggy didn’t push the password topic, but shrugged.  “Yeah, sure.  Why not.  It would be fun.”  He paused for a moment, and then continued.  “I’d like to learn some more about it myself.  The aliens and stuff.  I just wasn’t sure if anyone in that place took their job seriously, or if it’s just a bunch of kids trying to make a buck, you know?”  He had never been big on talking about, well - anything, quite frankly, but especially his interest in aliens.  He wasn’t as much of a fanatic as Kasper was, but he was convinced that there had to be something out there.

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the two of them were batting for the same team . they weren’t on the right side of the law and hadn’t been for some time , which explained why the two got on ( as much of an annoyance as kasper could be ) . there was a mutual knowledge not to push certain queries , to stay silent and not to question motives or actions that seemed .. strange . living on the run from the police was a lifestyle they both more than understood . “ i know some of them are full of shit . sometimes i go in and question the employees just to identify the lapses in their knowledge .. it’s one of my favorite activities , y’know , other than hacking their machines and seeing what intel they have . spoiler alert : there isn’t a lot , but i reckon they’re just hiding behind a real advanced firewall . “

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chettarbox​:

The smirk bordered on sardonic, though he moved to help push Kasper anyway.  “You don’t know shit about my driving skills,” Chet quipped.  The curly haired boy was well known around town already, his conspiracy theories preceding him.  “There’s no competition - you’re not even a local, so I win by default,” he snarked back, though he did square himself as best he could in his worn shoes, pressing his side and shoulder into the car, attempting to push it while Kasper floored it.

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“ yeah , well i don’t need to know for sure . i can speculate , and i imagine you’d get distracted by your reflection in the rear-view mirror and total the entire damn vehicle . vanity is a vice , my friend . “ kasper spoke , as if he wasn’t crammed full of his own self-importance half the time . when the male gave him the heads-up his foot hammered against the accelerator , the scent of burning rubber clouding into the air as wheels squeaked and whirred against settled snowfall . forever stubborn , his boot gave the car a moment’s break before slamming down once again , catapulting the car over the mound in question and skidding against compacted ice . “ shit , shit , shit -- “ hurriedly , his toe shifted to the brakes to prevent hurtling into any other snowdrifts ( or essential buildings he could’ve easily torn down ) .  

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jettbaoliu​:

She was no stranger to having a reputation around town, her antics as a child, teenager, and now young adult making for a rather interesting experience when it came to roaming the streets of Roswell. However, Jett’s reputation and Kasper’s reputation were much different, and while she had a knack for getting into trouble, she didn’t think anyone referred to her as crazy. However, now that the conversation had diverted to one about her ex-girlfriend, the brunette couldn’t help but smile to herself, fingers pushing a few strands of loose hair behind her ear, her brown eyes settling on his gaze. “Leda looks scarier than she is, but she also doesn’t take too kindly to strangers. Especially strangers that aren’t scared to go on long-winded rants about the conspiracy theories surrounding this town. So really, you either stick around long enough for her to tolerate your presence, or you get over it and exist in the same space as her knowing she’ll never like you. However, she looks damn cute even when she’s grumpy so I suppose I can’t complain too much, right?” Jiggling the keys in her hand, Jett’s expression went from playful to flat in less than a second at his doubts, both of her eyebrows lifting up at his comment. “I really don’t think the Town Office can be considered dark and dangerous. You were the one who suggested we go somewhere, but if you’re about to get paranoid on me, I have no qualms getting in my warm car and going straight home.”

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kasper must’ve missed the reputation that jett had built up over the years . it was one plus to being a newcomer ; he was able to form his own opinions on a clean slate , blind to the preconceptions weighing down certain members of the bustling community . the liu’s were quite the local celebrities but now so was he . maybe they’d all be inducted into the roswell hall of fame , their palms immortalised in concrete down the main road with four fingers paired and separated in an alien salute . as the bottle swung in his grip the male rolled dark eyes , whipping his head to the side to check whether or not the other was kidding about finding leda ‘ cute ‘ , or feigning offence at his suspicion . “ alright , alright , i’ll give you the benefit of the doubt .. but i promise you if i go missing you’ll have a whole army after you with sharpened pitchforks . i’m only kiddin’ around -- it would be a huge mistake if you tried to mess with me , but i’m sure you know that , “ over the past few months he’d avoided the town hall , feeling as if he’d burst into flames if those trashed boots stepped foot in its perimeter . it was far from a holy building but kasper was a parasite when it came to roswell’s locals . he’d sauntered into the town and taken ownership of it , planting his flag in the ground , marking his territory ( thankfully not through peeing on a lamppost ) . “ c’mon . you can’t be sick of me already , “ 

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ezrajeanlapointe​:

She was braced and ready to push, her feet dug right into the snow, allowing the white substance to soak into her socks and Vans, an admittedly poor choice in footwear given the amount of terrible weather Roswell had been experiencing lately. Ezra wasn’t a very large person when it came to height, but in terms of strength she had plenty of it, a rather deceptive trait that seemed to throw people off her scent and ultimately leave her be. But when it came to helping Kasper, she was ready to pull out the big guns; that was, until he rounded the car and leaned against the back of it, his stare intense and forcing her to stand up straight. “I cannot push this car by myself, Marr, you’re supposed to be behind the wheel and assisting me.” Ezra released a huff, her breath coming out in a puff of air in front of her face, the wind chill enough to soak her right down to the bone, though that clearly wasn’t stopping her from taking her time to answer his question. Suddenly she was nervous, though she really had no need to be, the feeling in the pit of her stomach making her feel like she was about to pass out. After a moment, she let her shoulders lift up to her ears, a sheepish look on her face. “I hope you like kids, because you’re gonna be an uncle soon. Surprise?”

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bill gates wasn’t just kasper’s hero for his technological prowess , but for coining the motto he lived by : always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job , because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it . it was how the mechanic lived his life , and it was certainly true for the moment where he laid back and enjoyed the hard labour of his friend . ezra’s words caused him to pause , and he swore the cogs were visible whirring behind the skin of his forehead . “ you mean you and jaden are gonna have your own little uglies , are you serious ?? “ for somebody who was seemingly allergic to relationships kasper adored kids , living as a grown child himself . nobody in his immediate circle had children for him to mess around with and so , hearing that his favorite couple in the world were knocked up , he could barely hide his excitement . leaping from the truck the male circled the vehicle and threw his arms around ezra , spinning her around with ease , before quickly releasing her and lowering sodden vans to the ground . it probably wasn’t the best idea to throw around a pregnant lady . “ so .. ?? how’d this come about , eh ?? why didn’t you tell me ?? let me guess , it’s a happy accident .. fuck , i almost got you haulin’ this old thing back to the garage when you’re housing a little lapointe ?? “ 

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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? | Roswell, New Mexico 1x04

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ziggyonthewire​:

While Kasper darted out, Ziggy took the time to shift some stuff around on his coffee table to there was space for the laptop, if the curly haired man needed it.  “Yes, she’s very sleek,” the other drawled, giving Kasper an amused grin, which faded slightly to almost horror as he watched the man put in his password.  “Jesus, do you have like, nuke plans on there or something?”  Laughing, he shook his head.  “I don’t have the personality for a place like the diner, anyway.”  He frowned a little.  “Mmm.  That like…. alien history place?”

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the question lead kasper to buckle , hesitating when it came to exploring the lock screen further . it wasn’t a nuke plan , not quite anyway , but the device was full of questionable material including the names and addresses of some of the biggest names in hollywood . “ it’s nothing . “ the male spoke , exiting out as quickly as he’d opened the browser to flick through possible options for the unemployed . “ yeah , yeah , the place with all the artefacts and things .. whether they’re real of not , it would be cool to be able to get my hands on some of that stuff after hours . might be an idea , “ fingertips flew against keys to get up the website , searching to see whether there were any open vacancies . in such a small town it was often difficult to weasel your way into a permanent position ; his placement at the auto-repair had been a complete fluke , something he was more than thankful for . 

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welshiewilliam​:

“Well, I don’t know about expert -” William’s cheeks puffed out just a touch as his head cocked to the side, a curious expression settling over his features before he brushed it off, his shoulders lifting in a brief shrug. He was stronger than he looked, at the very least, so there was a part of him that hoped his experience wrangling the larger and less than cooperative patients at the clinic - or when he made farm calls - would be enough to actually offer some sort of assistance. “Yeah, I’m sure I could give ya’a push, see where we can get this thing.” The snow was terrible, but luckily, he’d never been a stranger to the cold while spending part of his childhood in Wales, so he didn’t flinch as he pushed the sleeves of his jacket up his elbows, walking towards the back of the car. “How far d’you think it needs to move? I’d hate for us to accidentally push it into a snowbank.”

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being quite the newcomer to the small town meant that many a face was unfamiliar . kasper wasn’t aware that keeping larger animals under control was one of william’s specialities -- all he saw was a sweet boy , one that seemed to innocent for the types of people he’d experienced over the last six months . “ i need to get it back to the garage , sanders’ autobody . i reckon just getting it over the hump will mean i can drive it through the rest of the snow . i don’t know how i thought i could clear it effortlessly like that , it’s ridiculous .. almost cost me my damn job ‘cus i was acting like i had the biggest balls in the state , “ maybe the other would intentionally shove him down a bank . it would’ve probably been easier than the long slog back to the garage , and removing the resident conspiracist would only take the pressure off those trying their best to keep secrets . 

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chettarbox​:

Things in town had definitely gotten more interesting since Kasper had moved in, and Chet was never one to ignore excitement.  He was used to seeing the other male tearing over the desert terrain in whatever car he had (Chet assumed) stolen, but the snow was unprecedented, and it was no surprised he needed help.

“I might,” he sighed, shifting his bag on his shoulder as he approached the car.  “Are you gonna back over me, or can you guarantee it’s in drive and not reverse?”

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“ i’m not gonna back over you . surprisingly enough i’m actually a good driver , unlike yourself -- all i need is a shove . you reckon you could help me out , or are you jus’ gonna stand looking pretty and watching me struggle ?? “ kasper was far from a roswell local but he’d made quite a splash upon his arrival , to the point where he was allowed within the walls of the wild pony without too much questioning ( so long as leda wasn’t behind the bar . in which case he’d run for the hills ) . “ i know , i know , we’re competing for the best hair-do in new mexico , but you gotta put your back into it . it’s either that or i get canned from the mechanic job , and believe me that’s not something i can cope with right now , “ 

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margotgolightly​:

“Ah so it’s his fault. That why he left you here to fend for yourself?” Kasper reminded her of Jansen and the similarities were too funny not to chuckle at. “How bad did you piss him off. Yeah you have the glowing halo going around your head right now.” She was amused at him. “You’re welcome I guess. Well, since you’re procrastinating already. A hot drink is my treat. You can say no but do you really want to stay out here in the cold?”

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as much as he hated the fact that margot was right he couldn’t deny she’d got him out of a rather sticky situation . kasper couldn’t afford to lose out on his job this close to christmas , especially when the whole hacking thing had all but run dry over the holiday period . “ y’know what , a hot drink sounds orgasmic right now . otherwise i think my fingers will fall right off , and you know these are the most famous hands in the whole state . for the record -- i didn’t piss allie off . it’s friendly competition . at least , that’s what he says , “ he had no other choice but to believe it . the pool of friends the curly haired male possessed were rather dry ; one more added to the headcount was more impactful than you might think . 

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wrenwhitewater​:

The more Kasper spoke about it, the guiltier Wren felt about snooping in the first place. She hadn’t touched a single one of the papers, but she had lowered herself onto the ground to get a closer look, eyes taking in everything she could before Cade’s approaching footsteps alerted her, sending her shooting back up to her position on the couch where she had to pretend nothing had happened. Prickly heat coated her skin, but as her fingers dug through the loose dirt around her, Wren simply gave Kasper a glance. “Mm, a shame indeed. Though if you value any sort of friendship we have, I’d suggest helping me dig over here and changing the subject.” Wren kept her gaze on Kasper for a long moment before she looked back down, her hands now caked in brown dirt and dust as she rummaged around. “I don’t think a lot of people even think about coming here, which is the biggest problem. There’s no yellow tape blocking it off, no signs that are meant to ward of trespassers, and I think that’s part of their plan. We have people around Roswell that will specifically gravitate towards places they know they shouldn’t be in, so when they find a building that isn’t forbidden, they don’t care.” Suddenly, Wren’s fingers felt a cool, metal surface, still out of sight, but alarming her immediately. “I think I found something, but if it turns out to be nothing, you’re not allowed to be annoyed with me.”

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dropping to his knees beside the other his roughened , oil stained fingertips nestled within the dirt at wren’s request , although the crinkle in his brow showed the other he was far from happy with the situation at hand . “ what the fuck are you lookin’ for , hm ?? you’re getting my hands all filthy for nothing and these puppies are the most valuable asset in the whole of roswell , let alone this side of the equator . i’m invoicing you for a manicure to get them back in tip-top condition . i got girls to impress , “ specifically one girl , but the other didn’t need to know the ins and outs of kasper’s romantic life . more often than not it didn’t even exist in the first place . “ they know people have the curious gene around here . they’re asking for trouble , and you and me are the damn definition . “ metal scraped against his nails and his first reaction was to recoil , sitting back on his knees with his expression scrunched more so in concern than intrigue , “ i swear . you do the honours , lara croft -- unearth the artefact , “ 

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roswellwinter​:

“I resent the horse girl title - I knew some when I was in high school, and I’m nowhere near as bad as they were. I just happen to have a horse,” Winter laughed lightly, giving a small shake of her head as she hopped down from the bed of her truck. “No, it’s not a murder kit. It’s mostly for, like… trees, when they come down in the field where I keep my horse. They need to be moved, and I’m not strong enough to move it by hand, so I just chain it to my truck and drag it out, you know? Also comes in handy for redneck sledding. You know, tie a rope to the back of a car and hold on while you sit on a sled, and whoever’s in the car pulls you along? It’s actually a lot of fun - but I wouldn’t recommend. It’s how I lost my first tooth when I was a little kid.” Making a faint hum in the back of her throat, the blonde moved towards the drivers seat of her truck, turning her head to glance towards him. “We can do whatever you want. Really, I’m up for just about anything.”

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much like the horse girl narrative kasper was still living down the idea that he was a computer whiz kid , the class genius , the weird kid . the label had stuck with him into adulthood -- granted , he still played world of warcraft and could quote star wars off by heart , but the ugly duckling had bloomed into a beautiful ( if rather petrol stained ) bird . he’d be forever weighed down by the idea that he wasn’t good enough despite other-worldly intelligence no matter how far away from salem he flew . calling back to the girl once she’d returned to her own vehicle he gestured for her to drive , pondering how they could occupy their time once the task at hand was achieved . “ well you like adventures , miss carver ?? ‘cus i certainly do . how’s about you accompany me on one of my many pursuits ?? i don’t know how you feel about aliens but they fascinate me . “ there was something ironic about kasper finding himself so often in the company of aliens and hybrids alike while simultaneously searching high and low for a scrap of evidence , clueless to the fact that they were quite literally right beneath his nose . 

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musicalintent​:

“Why are people suspicious of you. You don’t seem like the type to purposely hurt anyone. Get into trouble oh yes absolutely but actually inflict some type of pain on anyone. It seems a little far fetched.” Many would call Jagger naive even with her years but there wasn’t anything that truly spooked her about Kasper. He may have a tough exterior as a way to keep people at an arms distance and those he didn’t trust but it wasn’t like she didn’t have those same issues and didn’t understand. Maybe that was why she felt a connection to him the first time she’d met him. She knew she’d still have quite a long way to go before he would consider them truly friends and she was willing to wait it out and be as honest as she could be with him. “What a shame. They didn’t mention the greek god status?” She teased with a little giggle and shook her head. “I can’t think of anything you could have done to trigger the FBI that much. Either they really have nothing better to do or love stirring up trouble. Either is not a good look on them.” She was impressed and ended up staring at his head. “Underneath those curls is an actual huge brain. You’re not only full of hair.  That is amazing. What is the one piece of machinery you have built that you’d say is your favourite?”

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did he trust jagger enough to disclose every tidbit of information ?? probably not , no , but he didn’t have much of a choice if they were going to work together , close colleagues in a relentless quest for the truth . “ i’ve never hurt anybody , not physically anyway .. but , yeah , i’ve ruined plenty of lives . that’s what happens when you doxx all the creeps on the darker side of the internet , but they had it coming .. i couldn’t ruin their lives in the ways they’ve ruined others , “ he was smart . painfully smart . perhaps it had been wasted on his other pursuits throughout his life and now , when he needed his smarts the most , he was cooped up hiding in plain sight and trying to stay on the down-low as much as he possibly could . “ the hair hides away the genius , for sure . one of my favorite machines was a listening device that was shoved in a pack of gum ; nobody ever noticed i’d dropped it in their pockets and then , bam , i go back to my trailer and i hear everythin’ they’re saying . usually it’s just what they’re having for dinner or listening to them going to the bathroom , but i swear i’ll patent the technology and make millions . one day . when there isn’t a price on my head , “ it was stupid , really , the reason he was running , and he had half a mind to create a false narrative just to seem cooler to those asking . 

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carlosxvargas​:

Having lived in Chicago for a few years, Carlos didn’t mind dealing with the snow– at least to a certain extent. He still recognized that it was a major pain in the ass to drive in which is why it didn’t surprise him too much to see a car stuck in the middle of it. “I can try.“ He quirked one of his brows as he assessed the situation. “I’m no Superman though and I gotta be honest, you look stuck-stuck.” This was one of those rare instances where he thought super strength might come in handy or something to melt the snow. Not that he could just openly use it – with great power comes great responsibility blah blah blah. He heard the tired line enough between the many Spider-Man movies and his older brother. “Just let me know when you want me to start pushing and we’ll give it a go.” Doubt ringing in his voice.

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kasper glanced out the car , leaning his elbow out the window and straining to meet carlos’ gaze . he was thankful for the help -- the male , out of all the other’s within roswell’s city limits , was somebody he trusted giving the vehicle ( which clearly wasn’t his ) a good ol’ shove back in the right direction . “ jus’ be careful with it . if there’s even a dink in the paintwork i’m paying for it out of my wages ; that’s not something i can deal with this month , not with christmas coming up and the gifts i plan to shove down people’s throats costin’ a pretty penny . so , put your back into it , but .. delicately . “ it was like asking an elephant to tread lightly , but he’d done his bit to at least warn the other against throwing his whole body weight against the vehicle he had been tasked to fix . “ alright . three , two , one .. and go , “