selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist :

Carlos followed Hancock to the sink to set his bowl down. He
drank the rest of his juice and set the bottle down as well. “It’s no trouble
at all – I’ve been kinda eager to get to work on it.” He looked at Hancock. “Yeah,
you can help out. I know you wanted to be there just to make sure I didn’t
snoop or anything, right?”

“Heh, right, that’s uh…. it doesn’t matter.” He laughed lightly and offered a little shrug. “I trust you, I know you’re not gonna do shit, but I do wanna stick around anyway, if only to keep ya company and maybe learn a little somethin’.”

Carlos was a little bit surprised at that confession. He
supposed he should feel touched by that. Yeah… he was touched.

“Well… thank you,” he said, offering Hancock a smile. “And
yeah, if you have any questions… don’t be afraid to ask them.”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist :

Carlos shook his head. “No, thank you. I’m good. Give me a
second…”

Carlos picked up his bowl and dumped the remaining bits of
cereal and crumbs into his mouth. He chewed a bit, noisily, before taking the
juice he made and taking a giant gulp to wash all the dry food down.

He hummed and nodded. “Okay, ready,” he said as he stood up,
grabbing his empty bowl and the bottle with him.

“Heh, sorry, didn’t mean to make ya rush.” He chuckled, getting up from his seat and bringing his bowl over to the sink to leave it for later. “Is there anything I can do to help ya out with this? I mean, I don’t know anything about workin’ on terminals, but I could hand ya shit, or something.”

Carlos followed Hancock to the sink to set his bowl down. He
drank the rest of his juice and set the bottle down as well. “It’s no trouble
at all – I’ve been kinda eager to get to work on it.” He looked at Hancock. “Yeah,
you can help out. I know you wanted to be there just to make sure I didn’t
snoop or anything, right?”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist :

Carlos just smiled at him. “Thank you so much,” he said
again. “This is definitely something to me,
and I’ll do my best – I promise.”

“I know you will, you always do.” Came Hancock’s soft reply, a warm smile on his lips. “Now then, you want anything else or you ready to get started on that terminal?”

Carlos shook his head. “No, thank you. I’m good. Give me a
second…”

Carlos picked up his bowl and dumped the remaining bits of
cereal and crumbs into his mouth. He chewed a bit, noisily, before taking the
juice he made and taking a giant gulp to wash all the dry food down.

He hummed and nodded. “Okay, ready,” he said as he stood up,
grabbing his empty bowl and the bottle with him.

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist :

Carlos sighed and nodded, smiling. “Yeah… I’d really
appreciate that, Hancock. Thank you very much.”

It was… kind of nice and touching that Hancock would be
looking out for him and offer him jobs to keep him out of the wasteland. Carlos
was really grateful for that. He hoped he’d be able to get the opportunity to
express that.

“It’s nothin’, really. You deserve it, you shouldn’t have to feel like you gotta go out and risk your life just to survive, y’know?”

While Hancock would probably say he’d do just this for anyone, that wasn’t entirely true. Since Carlos had started coming around, the ghoul had grown a soft spot for him, he appreciated him and his sweetness, it was a nice change from the grumpy cynicism he was used to and he wanted to keep him around.

Carlos just smiled at him. “Thank you so much,” he said
again. “This is definitely something to me,
and I’ll do my best – I promise.”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist :

Carlos smiled at him. “Well, thank you. It’s up to you, of
course… I’m just saying I’m willing. Math and engineering is just about all I’m
really good for.”

“I’ll let ya know if I need any help with that. Til then, we’ll put ya to work on that engineering stuff ya like to do, yeah? I’ll keep you busy so you don’t gotta go out into those ruins so much.”

Carlos sighed and nodded, smiling. “Yeah… I’d really
appreciate that, Hancock. Thank you very much.”

It was… kind of nice and touching that Hancock would be
looking out for him and offer him jobs to keep him out of the wasteland. Carlos
was really grateful for that. He hoped he’d be able to get the opportunity to
express that.

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos nodded. “Yeah, I understand,” he said. “Engineering
requires a lot of numbers know-how, so I’ll be your man if you ever need the
help.” He ate more of his cereal, not really thinking about what he’d just said
to Hancock.

“Thanks man, that’s real sweet of ya. Ain’t many folks I’d trust to help me with some’a that stuff anyway, too many around here lookin’ to get one over on everyone, y’know? You seem like the trustworthy type though.”

Carlos smiled at him. “Well, thank you. It’s up to you, of
course… I’m just saying I’m willing. Math and engineering is just about all I’m
really good for.”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos hummed and smiled. “Well, if you ever have a
particular problem you can’t figure out… Go ahead and ask me. I won’t judge
you.”

“I appreciate that. It’s mostly just simple math, y’know? But sometimes I just don’t have the brain power to figure it out quick and I get annoyed.”

Carlos nodded. “Yeah, I understand,” he said. “Engineering
requires a lot of numbers know-how, so I’ll be your man if you ever need the
help.” He ate more of his cereal, not really thinking about what he’d just said
to Hancock.

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos hummed in false contemplation. “Well… I suppose that’s
acceptable,” he said with a smile. He laughed. “Yeah, no, I don’t think you’re
dumb. Some folks just have different strengths.”

“Exactly. I mean, I wouldn’t say I’m really bad at math, but it’s not my strong suit, gets frustrating sometimes, y’know?”

Carlos hummed and smiled. “Well, if you ever have a
particular problem you can’t figure out… Go ahead and ask me. I won’t judge
you.”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos just smiled and shrugged slightly. “I guess not
everyone enjoys solving number puzzles, huh?”

“Not so much, heh. I’ve always been more of a history guy than a math guy, ya feel? Doesn’t ever make me feel dumb.”

Carlos hummed in false contemplation. “Well… I suppose that’s
acceptable,” he said with a smile. He laughed. “Yeah, no, I don’t think you’re
dumb. Some folks just have different strengths.”

selfmedicatingmayor:

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos laughed at that. “Yeah… I mean, budgeting can be fun.
It’s like math… just with higher stakes.”

“Heh, I dunno, you ask me, math ain’t all that excitin’.” Letting out a light chuckle, Hancock finished off his cereal and set the empty bowl down. “Maybe if Irma and Amari ain’t interested, I’ll just hire you to do that shit since you like it so much.”

Carlos just smiled and shrugged slightly. “I guess not
everyone enjoys solving number puzzles, huh?”