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@levischneider
[non-binary and they/he] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [LEVI SCHNEIDER]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [OTTO FARRANT]. You must be the [TWENTY SEVEN] year old [SPORTS JOURNALIST]. Word is you’re [DETERMINED] but can also be a bit [STUBBORN] and your favorite song is [THE WORLD IS MINE BY SAMM HENSHAW]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [OCEAN CREST APARTMENTS]. I’m sure you’ll love it!
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"Well, there's also the fact that I've grown up and don't always have the time to watch like I did as a child. Sundays were usually spent doing hours and hours of homework and now I'm usually working." Even now, he didn't have a ton of free time, having spent the last three years submitting his book to publishing companies. He didn't expect Levi's response to his statement. Disappointment? They'd been roommates for so long, there was no way that Levi felt even a fraction of what Henry felt. Maybe Levi knew something and was teasing him. Henry froze even though his brain was screaming at him to step back. "Disa..." he trailed off, the word heavy in his mouth. "Disappointment?" Henry tried again. It was as if he was holding his breath.
"yeah, but you could've listened to the race. or watched it later," levi offered up a small shrug, clearly they weren't particularly fussed. it wasn't like they could change anything about it now. except continue to tease henry - and there was only so long they could continue doing that ... "yeah," they spoke softly, gently chewing on their lip as they looked at henry. "i was sort of hoping that-" their voice trailed off as they stared at henry, "i was-" they stopped again. only this time instead of awkwardly standing - they opted to press their lips against henry's.
"Well, but think about it this way," Gideon proposes. "If there was some kind of... I don't know, event -- let's say asteroid or something, yeah? That smacks us and ends all life on the planet today. But in Australia it's already tomorrow, wouldn't you say they got an extra day than we did?"
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"well," levi started to respond, before immediately cutting themself off. they could say with absolute certainty that they'd never thought about that. "no i wouldn't," they ultimately responded, "i understand the argument. but at the end of the day no. an extra day sounds like they're given more of an opportunity to make use of their time. but they wouldn't see it coming, so they wouldn't really get an extra day."
Cole: did you see that talking flower in the middle of the town square or am I going insane?
Cole: I was just tryna get a coffee and it said hello to me? It looked so real too 😦
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levi: did i see the what? levi: no i definitely didn't see a talking flower ...
"I would not want to date someone over there...imagine the chaos trying to find a time to talk on the phone or..anything." Mia shivered. Was she interested? No. Not in Australia, not in timezones..but she was feeling oddly talkative so..it would do. She hummed. "So..disappointing. Got it." she shrugged a shoulder. || @levischneider
"i imagine it wouldn't be easier," levi admitted with a small sigh, not that they'd actually spent any time thinking about it. "if you want to call it disappointing, then yeah," levi shrugged, again not sure how they're meant to respond. maybe they're just bad with smalltalk.
The methods were pretty standard but Linnea believed that if they were bad to use people would have given up on them ages ago. They worked so why critique it. “ I mean you might end up awake at 3 am in case. I feel like that messes with everything at that point. Or would it be unheard of to try to pull an all nighter and then catch up that way? “ @levischneider
linnea wasn't wrong - but levi also didn't want to hear it. they hadn't intended to receive any advice when they'd brought it up. it'd merely been a conversation starter. "an all-nighter is definitely another way to go about it," they laughed, "and it's probably what i'll end up doing."
Henry was not sure what he was supposed to do right now—he really liked Levi, but what they had was fine enough for him. Admiring from afar didn't cause him any problems. Writing a damn book instead of talking about his feelings was much easier for him. Henry didn't want a relationship and especially one with his roommate. "You didn't have to say it. I know it's true," he laughed. Henry didn't think Levi was obsessed with him. "For sure not. I mean I don't exactly keep up with the sport now, but I don't have a ton of free time." He shrugged. "Well, fortunately for you, I do not have a sharpie with me. So my ass will have to remain a mystery to you."
"seeing as i'm no longer in the sport, i think that proves my point," they shrugged. levi wasn't entirely sure when their conversation had shifted to henry's ass - and they ESPECIALLY weren't sure why they were so disappointed that they wouldn't be getting to see it. okay, so maybe they had an idea. but that was crazy, right? it felt crazy, and yet levi stepped forward. "that's a disappointment," they spoke with a small laugh, a feeble attempting at making the conversation feel less serious.
"Oh, please. You're obsessed with me. You always have been," he teased. What other reason could they have for wanting to be his roommate for so long? He wasn't complaining—it was comfortable. He wasn't going anywhere soon. Henry couldn't tell what Levi was doing. This felt different than their normal teasing. "I don't think you'd be able call me on it either way." He really didn't watch races that often now even though he tried to. There wasn't enough time during the day. "I knew you'd jump on the chance to see me naked."
just when levi thought they were getting a hang on reading henry - something happened to make them question everything they knew. just when they thought henry was showing interest in them ... "hey, don't put words in my mouth," levi responded, eyes momentarily narrowed - not that they exactly minded. "maybe not," they shrugged, not exactly pressed ... yet. "yep, you clearly know me so well," they laughed, "so do you?"
"Cool," Lucky says of both the alleged far and wide travels and the race itself. He had no interest in formula one or how it worked and so had no scope to be able to discern if a season opener was of any more significance than any other race, "Fingers crossed it's a good one."
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"thanks," levi smiled, "i think it should be. there's a pretty even spread across the field. and at the very least, we'll get a feel for what cars are good," they explained, pausing only to gauge if lucky showed any interest. "it's worth watching, if for no reason other than you're awake."
Nico's life had never been about balance, but doing the most as often as he could in order to get where he wanted to go. When his life stopped having what he thought his purpose was, he didn't really know how to move forward. Thankfully, he had a good job that he enjoyed and in a field that—while he would have never chosen for himself before—was something he enjoyed. Now there was somewhat of a balance to everything that he was certain disrupting it would be... well something he couldn't decide would be good or bad. Still it was something he really did want to try. "I mean I've gotten a pretty decent routine going right now. Plus my job isn't one that's like completely set all the time. Maybe I could start out with private lessons and go from there."
levi truly wasn't sure if anything they said was actually helpful - but nico was still talking to them so surely that was a good sign. maybe they were actually providing some help - though they were pretty confident it wouldn't last. "private lessons sounds like a great place to start," they nodded, the corner of their lips turned upward into a smile.
Henry was going to be glad when he no longer had to respond to long emails to his editor about his book. Or the sequel or whatever the hell she needed. He couldn't tell how Levi felt, but he wasn't lying. "Awwww, I knew you liked me," he teased. "I'm pretty great." He ignored his own feelings for a second—because there was no way he could act on those feelings. "Well, I mean I watched the races. Not you in particular," he backtracked. He hadn't watched just for Levi anyways. A ton of his friends back home had loved motorsports. "Oh, sure. You can sign wherever, I'll get it tattooed like only a true fan would do. Maybe like a tramp stamp or on my ass."
"it took you long enough," levi couldn't help but smirk - were they flirting? it felt like they were flirting. it wasn't the first time, but this felt different. or maybe they were just wanting it to be different. that felt right. "i think you're lying," levi opted to poke the bear - not entirely sure what they were hoping to achieve. "got a sharpie?" they cocked their head to the side.
"Yeah, well I have a lot going on right now. Hard to settle down." He was sure Levi could hear him typing away in the living room late at night. But Levi never asked questions—and Henry had always appreciated that they didn't. Henry wished he had more time to hang out with Levi. He was so busy. "You're not going to say you miss me too? Rude." He'd basically admitted he missed Levi, even if he hadn't said those exact words. "Hm?" he asked, figuring it was kind of obvious. "I mean, I'm from Texas, so Checo. I did watch when you raced." He didn't say it, but he thought it was obvious what he was trying to say.
levi wasn't entirely sure HOW they were meant to interpret that response - opting to just furrow their brow instead of responding. henry must've had a reason for lying. "i've missed you too," they responded, for once their usual sarcasm absent from their tone. "you watched me?" they couldn't help but grin, "are you saying you're a fan?" they couldn't help but tease. "do you want an autograph?"
"Yeah, I mean, I don't really sleep." He drank far too much coffee for a routine bedtime, but that's what he signed on for with his own writing. Still, Levi's response made him glad he hadn't really been loud enough to bother them. That truly had never meant to be his purpose. "I barely see you anymore," he complained—again, his fault. "Maybe. I'll have to check my schedule," Henry joked. "I'm not even sure I'm watching this season. My favorite driver was fired."
"right," levi's brow furrowed, albeit only for a moment, "that's not good," they added. trying their best to conceal just how concerned they were with henry's revelation. "right," they nodded, making the decision not to point out that it was almost entirely henry's fault that they hadn't seen much of each other. "really? who was your favorite?"
"Is it?" Flora questioned, making a face. "It works so perfectly, I can't imagine it being a horrible way to fix it. How do you fix your sleep schedule then? I feel like I should take notes." She giggled, pulling out her invisible pen and notepad.
had they been too harsh? levi wasn't really sure - they'd always struggled with tone. but they did catch flora's face which gave them a reason to question it. "well, hydration is a big one. and just trying to stick to a routine. if you stay up all night, sleeping all day will just mess everything up further. you'd want to go about your day like normal and go to bed at a good time."
"I knew they were ahead of us but I didn't know by how much time." Warner observed, his gaze trained on the sketch pad in his hand as he continued to sketch the lines of his latest design. "When I was kid, when I learned about time zones, I thought that Australia travelled to the future on New Years Eve and that's how they celebrated the New Year before us." Warner lifts his gaze finally, flashing Levi a bashful smile. "You staying up late to livestream something?" @levischneider
"and that's just melbourne, australia is fucking huge. it's got a ton of timezones," though that part didn't necessarily need to be pointed out, it was common sense. well, according to levi. "man, timezones confused the hell out of me when i was a kid. i sort of just gave up trying to figure it out. we'd arrive in a new country and someone would tell me the time and when to wake up and i went along with it," they laughed. "not quite, i'm just doing live coverage. no video aspect."
"It's weird how that works, isn't it?" Gideon observes with interest, leaning his elbows on the diner counter as he thinks it over.
"It feels like time travel, in a way. Like they get a whole extra day than we do."
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"it really is, isn't it?" levi laughed, "i remember learning about time zones when i was in like the fifth grade- it went right over my head," they laughed. "i mean i don't think they're getting an extra day. not really."
"Eighteen huh?" Mia chuckled lazily, waiting in line for her coffee. "I knew it was over twelve but not exactly." So..Australians lived in the future compared to them... Offering a chuckle at the other's trouble, Mia shook her head, typing something into her phone for work before asking. "So how's life in...the future?" || @levischneider
"honestly anything over twelve hours and it just sort of blurs together," levi laughed. though they weren't entirely sure how they felt on the whole 'living in the future idea'. or perhaps, debate would be a better way of describing it. "it's really not any different," they shrugged, "it'd need to be further ahead."
