Bob That Head

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn really, really did not know why she was doing this...well at least not like on a surface level. It was a good idea at the time back before things with SPECTRE happened, back when she and Zoe had not been going out as long as they had been and with fewer issues. Devyn was just making it up as he went along at this point, not even sure what she should have been doing. She didn't even want to think about it, just to do it and call it another day. Devyn had tried to make sense of it, even trying to get Beau to understand it, but it really was complicated. Complicated, stupid, and just making her feel angry about it. She didn't want to talk about this. Devyn did catch that Beau seemed to be in the verge of smiling and he was shaking his head. Did he find this funny? Did she do or say something funny? Just thinking that Beau wanted to laugh at her confusion just made her feel even more anger as the shadows in the room moved a little more.

"I don't know what I'm worried about. I just know I need to break up with her." Devyn quickly responded, putting down the weights so she didn't end up throwing them at a wall or something. Sticking to sitting on the ground and rubbing at her father’s ring to keep herself more or less calm. Beau was still speaking however. "You have not seen me try a poem. Trust me, I need your help." Devyn pointed out, looking down still and messed with her hair a little bit. Beau pointing out how they didn’t really have much in common but they were still hanging out with one another. What did he mean by 'that was what he should do? Devyn was looking up at him confused a little bit. "...I don't get what you mean by that. Are you saying I'm making this love song because it's what I should do?" Devyn asked, absolutely lost, but at least she was not angry.

[Beau LaRoux]

Needed to break up wit her? So why, exactly, was Beau writing the song and Devyn so insistent on it? Yeah, it definitely circled right back around to what he said. He had to chuckle as Devyn insisted on still needing help, seeming to muss his hair for some reason.

The next bit had him actually chuckling, shaking his head. "I'm sayin' that yer situation's pretty much straight outta a country song," he pointed out. "An' what I was singin' was pretty well the lyrics to it. Yer thinkin' yer here 'cuz that's what you should be doin'. Look, you're askin' a country musician to offer relationship advice an' help you write somethin'. Did you really think I wasn't gonna be relyin' on the music an' all to get you to understand?"

Beau had to smile at that, shaking his head and plucking a few more chords. "That's part of what music is for," he said, nodding. "Helps us say stuff that's too hard to put into jus' normal words. Wraps them up in somethin' special an' delivers them in jus' the right way," he looked up at Devyn then, his eyebrows again raising expectantly.

[Devyn Solway]

Beau was chuckling then, which had Devyn clinching her fist now, but she still managed to keep it together and remain sitting on the ground. Beau was asking for it, his chuckling pissing her off when she was already trying to get her own feelings and emotions in check while she was trying to figure things out. Not helped by his chuckling and apparently knowing something that she didn’t know and just wished he would just spit it out already instead of playing games. Was it so hard for people to speak their minds and just say what they were thinking? She did it all the time so long as it was not some serious emotion she didn’t want people knowing about. He as chucking again and shaking his head and pointing out that her situation was something that was right out of a country song. She didn’t listen to country music so she was not sure how she was supposed to even know that. Devyn didn’t say anything however, fist still clinched as she looked at him.

He pointed out that she was doing this because she felt like she had to and yes that was true, didn’t she have to? Didn’t she have to do something on the romantic side in order to make Zoe happy? She didn’t understand at all what he was saying towards the end however. Her mind already just thinking that this was stupid and maybe she should just pay him for his time. Calls it done. She didn’t get it and beau seeming to get it and explaining it was not helping her feel better. It just made her start to growl as she tried to work out just what in the world he was saying. She did get the last bit about why music was even there. She used music all the time to help her get through things she was having a hard time dealing with herself. That was listening to it and not making it however. Making it clearly was not something she felt like she could actually do and that was why she had asked Beau’s help in the first place.

He was looking at her then, with and expecting look and she just started to just shake her head and take a deep breath. “I don’t know what they hell you want me to say Beau. I don’t get even what you are getting at. Yes I’m doing this because I feel like I should. Just like I feel like I should break up with her.” Devyn said in a way like that was all there was to it. That was all that she could think there was too it after all and just either wanted to get done with this song or call it quits. She was starting to feel a headache coming on and frustration building up so she went to go and do pushups again.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau fought down smiles and chuckles. Still felt weird to be advising anyone about the finer points of romancing a girl, especially a guy like Devyn, who seemed to have gotten his fair share of action. Beau could only assume that they'd walked slightly different paths. Beau had always been something of a serial monogamist, flirting, but eventually romancing just one girl at a time. Something told him that Devyn was more of a "sow your wild oats" kinda guy.

"Yer thinkin' too much about it for one thing," he continued, nodding toward the other guy. "'course, I'm one to talk. did the same thing for months with Liz. But here's the thing, if you're feelin' like this is the right thing to do, then you got some kinda feelin' for the girl that you don't understand. Yer puttin' her first too, gettin' all wrapped up in here. Don't tell me that none of this ain't soundin' like somethin' straight out of one of those songs?

"You know," he continued, figuring he should feed Devyn a few more lines, "one of those that talks about how you're in love with the girl?"

[Devyn Solway]

Beau clearly wanted to smile and laugh at Devyn's confusion that was how she was taking it anyways. He was just waiting for him to laugh outright and then she would feel like she had a reason to punch his lights out. She really wanted to just beat the other guy up and not just because he was making her confused and angry. He was a guy and he had been involved with the whole SPECTRE thing so he had to at least know a little bit about fighting. Fighting was a good way to get off some steam and fighting a guy probably would have been a little good for her. She felt like she should get in some kind of fight that helped her think straight sometimes. Beau pointed out that she was thinking too much about it. That was probably very true and when Devyn over thought things she tended to end up confused and frustrated like she currently was. Maybe she was thinking about it too much, but if she didn't think about it then Zoe and others would think she didn't care when she did.

Devyn didn't like to show too many emotions, but when it came to caring about a person she was fine showing that. She wanted them to know that she cared about them, and she cared about Zoe; a lot. It just felt different then how she cared about her best friends and assumed that it was just because her and Zoe were going out so she was supposed to feel a little bit different about her. Devyn did listen as Beau revealed that he did the same thing and how if Devyn was feeling like this that meant that Devyn had a feeling for Zoe that she didn't understand. A feeling that she didn't understand? Putting Zoe first and getting all wrapped up in her, yes that was what Devyn was trying to do because it made Zoe happy and Devyn liked to see Zoe happy and Zoe had agreed to being in an open relationship so long as Devyn made sure to show that Zoe was special to her and not like the people she would end up in bed with.

That apparently was all out of a love song, Devyn scratching her head as she worked on putting it all together. Almost getting it but Beau's bit hit pretty much set it in stone with that one word. Love. In love with Zoe. "You think I'm in love with her? No, I don't fall in love...anymore." Devyn said shaking her head, but just saying the word and talking about Zoe made her feel like maybe it was true and it was making her start to pull on her hair again as she looked down at the floor. "She said she loved me and I didn't say it back. I can't love her." Devyn said, because she felt like when she really loved someone; like fully, she lost them.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau watched and waited patiently while Devyn sorted through it all. Not for the first time, he seriously wished that he were at a bar instead of a training room. You talked about things like this in a bar, not in a room where you worked out and everything got all sweaty and gross and such.

"Sounds like you're in somethin'," replied Beau, shrugging. He let his fingers dance across the strings again, mostly because he could. Then everything got laid out, and Beau's hand actually slipped. He flinched at the note, and actually had to jerk his finer away, shaking it. he double-checked to make sure that he hadn't sliced anything important, then gave it another few shakes before looking over at Devyn.

"Sounds like you got a lot of stuff to work out there," he said, nodding. "An' I ain't really one that can help you figure that out. Don't know you well enough, an' I don't know her nearly at all," he gave his finger another shake before giving it a quick suck. "Sounds like you got a lotta thinkin' an' talkin' to do," he finished, frowning as he looked at his finger, then at his notebook. Yeah, definitely some conflicted thoughts there, not nearly as clear as Beau's own had been before he'd actually gotten together with Liz. And they were in a relationship? So not his place to judge, but still, he couldn't quite help but think it.

[Devyn Solway]

Yeah, this was probably a conversation that would have fit better in a bar would they could be drinking and just letting it all out. Devyn was underage and so was Beau so they could not actually drink. Well they could and Devyn would get them a few drinks, but she wondered if Beau would even be up for that sort of thing. Drinking at his age and just hanging out at a bar when he was not giving a show or something. Devyn probably would have done better going off with Guy because she didn’t feel like Beau was helping her out that much. He was just smile and trying to hold back his laughter at Devyn's confusion. The need to punch him was still there and Devyn felt like it was going to happen at one point or another. Probably when she was not even mad at him but her body would remember and she would just deck him real good.

Sounds like she was in something, well yeah she was. Just him saying that had her moving closer to him but he had seemed to hurt himself on his guitar. Part of Devyn wanted to laugh at that but then she remembered what guitar strings were made out of and knew that it probably did hurt. Already wondering if he had cut himself and if she was going to end up seeing blood. Good thing she didn’t have a problem with blood and there should be a first aid kit in the room somewhere. Devyn sighed deeply as Beau pointed out that he could not really help her. Well damn. She wasted talking about something that someone could not even help her with and this was why she didn't bother talking to people about this sort of thing. None of them could help her and the only person that could was dead. Beau did say something that was interesting however, with the whole talking sort of deal, but it already took a lot for Devyn to say what she had said now.

"So I should just talk to her first instead of breaking up with her? That how I normally end up getting slapped or hit in some way." Devyn pointed out as she moved over to look at Beau's notepad to see what he had down so far and was also checking to see if she saw any blood. "Need a band aid or anything?" Devyn asked after a moment, looking around for the first aid kit.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau raised his brows as Devyn kept going. Man, was the guy lost. Hadn't he ever done this thing before? Seemed like a player and all, you'd think---ah, the getting slapped bit. Yeah, Beau understood that fear all too well. He'd received a few such blows himself, though he'd learned how to take and avoid them in his time dealing with the fairer sex.

"Usually," he said, lowering his hand and giving it a few more shakes, "if the girl slaps you, it's 'cuz you done somethin' to deserve it," which was also advice that had been passed down in the LaRoux household. He gave his finger a few more shakes before looking again. "Nah, don't think it's quite at band-aid levels, so long as I don't do anything more to it. wouldn't be the first time a guitar string's gotten to my fingers though. That's what all the callouses are for,"

Beau finished with a wink before giving his guitar a pat, though he used his other hand. He adjusted his position and looked up at Devyn again. Guy seemed like the protective, fatherly kind of guy, not too different from Beau. Other people first and all. Which really meant that he needed to sort this whole thing out with his girlfriend, and probably before he had a song written about her. Beau wasn't much for carrying mixed messages. Still, he had the notes... in case something did work out here...

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn was very lost, she didn't know what she wanted for too long and before it had seemed so easy. Why where things getting so complicated now? Okay, that was a lie. Devyn had gone through this confusion and feelings before but she had been doing so god at getting herself uninvolved before things got to heavy or hard to just say goodbye. That was where she felt like she was with Zoe, but it really felt like she was at war with herself. Made her feel sick and like she should just hide out in her room and avoid everyone for a little while. That sounded like a plan, something simple and she would still go out to get her workout and to go to class of course, but in general maybe just sticking to herself for a little bit while her mind worked things out was the best idea.

Devyn half chuckled at Beau pointing out that normally if a girl slapped you that meant you deserved it. Yeah, Devyn knew that. She knew that all too well and she would own up to her mistakes and even admit them even if she knew she would be hit because of it. "She never slaps me. Never tells me what I'm doing wrong." Devyn said, but in a lower tone half wanting Beau to hear her and half not wanting him to hear her at all. To not even give her another second of his time and just call it quits and say that she was a loss cause. She felt like it sometimes. Man was she going to have to go out after then and get her ego boosted up again. Devyn smiled a little bit as Beau revealed that his hand was basically fine and that it was not the first time he had hurt himself on the guitar. Making a comment about it being why he had callouses, which did make sense. They toughed up the skin.

Devyn personally only had them on the palm of her hands and even then she took very good care of her hands, keeping them clean, clipped and moisturized. After all for the sorts of things she used them for they had to be at their best. "True, but still has to hurt. The small stuff always stings the worse." Devyn said, knowing that she could be an outright baby over a paper cut but be fine with say a sprained arm or something. She just didn't like things that stung. She let out a sigh then and moved to sit down next to beau. "Well I'm still up for making this song if you are. Can be a really short one at that, like a poem or something but uh...anything you want to do now? Want to get in a workout with me or like spar with or without our powers?" Devyn asked not wanting the guy to just be sitting here making music and bored or something.

[Beau LaRoux]

"Never?" repeated Beau. No wonder their relationship was in dire straights, sounded like someone was running the whole show. Beau didn't want to bring that up though, nor was he sure he should. Different relationships worked in different ways. He couldn't hold them to his standard, and he definitely couldn't compare his relationship with Liz to whatever Devyn had with Zoe.

And no, not just because there's no way they'd win.

Yeah, his finger wasn't horrible, but he still wasn't sure he wanted to chance it. He also didn't want to write a song for a confused relationship and muddy the waters further, especially if one half of that pairing didn't speak up for themselves. The whole protective, white knight part of Beau (a rather large part) wanted to rally for the girl he didn't see rallying for herself.

"I'm thinkin' the song should wait till you get things figured out," he said, nodding. He moved to work at putting away his guitar. "Plus, I ain't sure I wanna risk the finger. As for sparrin'..." he looked over, frowning. He was pretty sure that Devyn could take him in a fight, easy. Wouldn't even be close, especially if they were using powers. Did that mean he shouldn't spar?

"I ain't sure i can control your power," he said, snapping his guitar away. Did that mean they should or shouldn't spar? Should, but given Devyn's power, probably not without trainers. "An' it ain't like I know much 'bout fightin' without 'em. 'cept barroom brawlin' an' all," Beau shrugged. He'd actually avoided more of those then he'd been in, but he'd leave the details up to Devyn's imagination.

[Devyn Solway]

"Never, which shocks me because she is the shy sensitive types and while I know she is very submissive, you would at least think she step up and say something if I really was upsetting her." Devyn pointed out, and while she did blame how she was basically the alpha type and very aggressive, she didn't really think that it would keep someone from speaking their mind. Then again Devyn normally ended up with those that were shy in groups but had a spine when they were alone with someone. She had always been with someone that would tell her what was up or at least Devyn would point something out that would get the words flying. So maybe she did need to have a talk with Zoe. Figure out what Zoe thought about what she had to say and maybe then Zoe would say something. She had figured she had gotten Zoe out of her shell enough; or at least Zoe trusted her enough, to tell her things.

Maybe that’s why things are not working out. Devyn thought to herself, figuring that it was probably because Zoe didn't tell Devyn things, she only started to show Devyn how she felt after they had their fight. Maybe they needed to have another fight that would get Zoe to just let it all out. Beau pointed out that he thought it was best to wait to complete the song until Devyn had everything figured out. Causing her to let out a deep sigh. "Do you still want me to pay you for your time?" Devyn asked and nodded still at Beau pointing out that he didn't want to risk his finger. She sort of understood, but not by much since it was just a finger after all. Still he was the music maker so she was not going to make a big deal or fuss about it. She was just going to accept it, try to work things out with Zoe, and then try again with the song.

She was thinking about a double date then. Beau seemed like he could be pretty romantic so going on the date and seeing how he was with Liz might give her a better idea of how to be romantic like Zoe wanted. As for sparing, Beau didn't seem like he was too sure if they should or not. Pointing out that he was not sure if he could control Devyn's power and that he didn't really know how to fight without the use of a power unless it was basically like a bar fight. "Ah, so if I get some beer bottles and some wooden stools, and shot glasses would you be up for a fight?" Devyn half teased as she cracked her neck and thought for a moment. "Hmm…anything you want to do then man? I'm at a loss if it’s not involving flirting, fight, training, or taking a nap." Devyn pointed out and almost suggested the flirting and beyond with Beau but again remember that Beau clearly was not interested and in fact seemed to be uncomfortable with it.

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau waved a hand. "You ain't gotta pay me for jus' sittin' 'roun talkin'. I'm a musician, not some kinda fancy pants psycho-whatsit," Beau added another shrug. He also didn't think it would be right to take money for essentially talking someone out of actually having you work. Every hardworking, conservative bone in Beau's body practically screamed at him for even thinking about it.

He didn't know what else was going on in Devyn's mind, though it did make him wonder if maybe he should be trying harder to get to know the other guy better. They'd met a few times, and they had several similarities in their powers and all. It just... felt like something didn't quite click there. Beau guessed it might have something to do with the drastically different background, seeing as Devyn didn't mind flirting with anything that moved and all. Would explain a lot, not least of all Beau's nearly constant discomfort just being in the same room with the guy.

"Maybe, probly depends on how much I've had of the contents," replied Beau. He chuckled, finishing up his pack up and rising. "Ain't interested in flirtin', least with you, no offense. Don't really fight 'less someone's pointin' a gun at me,' totally not true, but he was obviously trying to make a joke that sort of worked. "So I guess that leaves nap takin', unless you're really itching to possibly put down another big shadow cat, since like I said, I ain't sure I could control," he pointed at Devyn, waving a hand a little, "that, without a lotta practice," and ideally a power suppressor nearby as well, though Beau didn't quite feel the need to add that just yet.

[Devyn Solway]

"Alright cool, cause if you did charge me I was going to complain you didn't even finish the song for me." Devyn pointed out with a small chuckle, slightly thankful that Beau was not the type to charge for his time even if the other guy could have done something other than this. Devyn felt like she basically wasted his time with the whole trying to figure things out instead of just writing a song. She wondered if she would have just kept acting like everything was fine and if she would have a song to give Zoe when she did figure things out and the time was right. Or would Beau have still ended up figuring it out since Devyn’s information on what she felt and thought about Zoe was not giving him much and revealed how confused she was about the relationship at the moment. Either way she did not have to pay them and they were going to try it again another time.

Devyn did see Beau as sort of a friend, one that she didn't just hit it off with right away but figured again that it was just because of the way they saw things. Still they got along so if Devyn just put a little bit more effort to figure out fully the kind of guy Beau was they might be able to end up being good friends. She was not sure since she flirted with her friends and likes to hang out with them. Maybe Beau would be fine with like hanging out to play video games or going to a concert. Devyn had actually gone to one od Beau's shows but didn't stick around long enough to say anything to him. Maybe she would give another one a go and see if she could drag Beau to a concert of music that she liked. In a way trying to build a relationship with Beau almost felt the same as with Zoe since the two of them were pretty differ. At least Beau said things and made it clear what he did and did not like.

"Ah so good boy Beau does underage drinking?" Devyn teased since he did talk about consuming the contents so that had to mean that he did. She was silent then at Beau went on to talk about how he was not interested in flirting, at least not with Devyn. He said no offence but Devyn was still curious to figure out why that was, but was figuring it probably had to do with the fact that Beau thought she was a guy. Maybe she should let him in on the fact that she was actually a female. He didn't really fight unless his life was apparently on the line; and unless she was ready to put down someone with her power, he was not sure if he could control himself. "Shadow wolf or beast. I'm not a cat." Devyn grumbled slightly cause she was a wolf and while she had the habit of napping like a cat sometimes that was just because she had a lot of 'cat' friends.

"Well it’s really your choice then Beau. You are not leaving me with many options on what I can do with you. I would not mind going up against someone with my power since I know my own weakness." Devyn pointed out and if he really did copy her ability she figured she could take him. Also part of her was curious to see if he would hear the negative whispers as well.

[Beau LaRoux]

"Good ole boy Beau," said Beau. "Gotta pay attention there. Hell, I'm from the South. If you don't get your first beer at twelve, there's something wrong with you." Beau had drank a few times before now, though he didn't particularly like it. He'd even gotten drunk a time or two, because, as he said, there wasn't exactly a lot to do back where he came from. Going out into the backroads and getting trashed on cheap beer was practically an initiation, and Beau had spent a little time in high school before his ability kicked in.

As far as mistaking the beast for a cat, Beau could only shrug at that. Wasn't like he'd seen it or transformed into it or anything, just heard about it. He and Devyn had always been on different teams whenever something went down, and they hadn't exactly tried this before. Still, it did sound like Devyn was pretty confident in being able to take Beau down. Which was usually how it worked, since Beau could never quite match someone power for power, even if his own had some sort of slight variation.

"Alright, since you're so damn desperate to kick my hillbilly ass," drawled Beau. he picked up his guitar and headed to the various storage areas fixed into the wall. He found one large enough for the instrument and carefully set it in, adjusting things before turning back to Devyn. "You're gonna have to tell me how the damn thing works, an' remember: we gotta stay pretty close, otherwise I'm gonna de-kit---de-wolf, an' I don't reckon that'll be pretty for either of us."

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn listened as Beau explained that he was from the South and how he basically had his first drink at the age of twelve. She had a small feeling that was the case but she didn't want to just assume and end up insulting the guy. Plus even still she felt like he would be one of those guys who only did it once or twice, just to get people off his back about it. That was just her guess anyone and she personally didn't have her first drink until she was fourteen years old. She had habit of drinking beer every now and again but she actually didn't like drinking. It was just something she did to forget the night before and deal with the pain of the hangover the next morning. At least she was not an alcoholic but if she was not careful she had a feeling if things got too hard for her to control her emotions she would end up heading down that path. If her dad was around he smacks her upside the head good for drinking so often instead of just special occasions.

"I just didn't want to assume as all. You come off as such a good guy so I figured you would not even do such a thing no matter where you were from." Devyn pointed out and gave a small nod, understanding. They were going to have to get a beer together sometimes. Maybe hang out near the lake with a few beers and set of some fireworks or something Southern like that. Devyn was really basing everything off of what she saw in the movies since she had never really been that far south before. "Where from the South are you from, if you don't mind me asking?" Devyn asked after a moment, curious to see just how far south Beau was from. Must have been hard to have to move all the way up to their current location when his ability came in. She let the whole cat instead of a wolf things slide, if only a little bit. she had made her point and didn't see the point in mauling him over it since she was pretty sure that he had never seen her ability in the first place.

Devyn chuckled started to clap after Beau basically agreed to going ahead and trying to whole sparing with one another in Devyn's shadow beast form. She had to explain to him how it worked and keep in mind that she had to stay close or he would lose his ability to use it. Yeah, she remembered him saying something like that before. "I'll make sure to stay nice and close then." Devyn said as she took as step towards him and took a breath, thinking of how to explain how to use her power. "I find standing still and taking a breath works best. Then you just have to sort of picture summoning or more accurately pulling the shadows towards you. Or if you just think darkness, cold, and something depressing they should start pulling towards you anyways. When I first started to use it I used my hands as if to draw them in." Devyn explained as she thought back how she did it before, holding her hands out in front of her, palms open for a moment and then closing shut. The shadows were already starting to pull from where they were casted from and heading towards Devyn slowly, since she wanted to be able to help Beau out if he needed it.