"I'm dong okay. You know, I've been better, I've been worse, same as always. I'm going to make a really genius educated guess and decide that this is your brother. Am I right? I really hope I'm right, because if it's your boyfriend, I'd feel really awkward."
Even through the talking, he's hugging her back, quite enthusiastically and tightly.
"I am not!" Hurmph! "Ginsberg, this is Alec. Alec this is Ginsberg. I told you I'd introduce you two together. I'm sorry it took longer than I thought it would."
At least, he thinks it's nice. He doesn't really know the guy yet, all he knows is what he's heard about from Laruna, and that mostly made it sound like he had a lot of impressive powers. And that he and Laruna liked to give each other hell, which seemed pretty par for the course for siblings. Not that he'd know, personally.
"No, it's just Ginsberg. I mean, you can call me Michael, if you want, but like I always tell people, I probably won't respond to it, and then I'll look like an idiot, so you might as well stick with Ginsberg."
It's an overly long explanation, as all of his explanations are, but at least he's shaking hands nicely enough.
At least they're in agreement about the names thing. Some people insist on calling him Michael (his own father being a prime example of that, but, well, he can get away with it, considering.)
"So, is this a special occasion? Is that why you're introducing me? Or did you just feel like now was as good of a time as any?"
He can't help but glance between Laruna and Alec, and then raise an eyebrow. "I'm kind of curious as to what horrible things you might do to me. Hypothetically. Although you say you're not going to do them."
"Oh, Um. Turning people into penguins is a favorite of mine."
And now Laruna rolls her eyes up at the sky. "You know what. You two talk. I'm going to go over there and see what's interesting in that clothing store."
"Oh! That's easy. I can see the ... string... that connects you to reality and I can rewrite it to change so instead of saying 'human' it says penguin. And because it's funny."
Alec doesn't mind the attention. He likes attention.
"I guess that makes sense. I mean, it doesn't make sense in the sense that I couldn't do it, but the way you explain it kind of does. And the reasoning behind it, because it would be really funny. I'd like to see that sometime."
"I mean, theoretically, I'd like to see someone turned into a penguin, but that seems like a kinda shitty thing to do to someone just for fun, so maybe you should save it for sometime you have a good reason for it."
Because he may be intrigued, but he's fairly certain that turning people into penguins against their will might be a little weird.
Can he really help being curious about all of this? Life at the advertising agency is strange, all right, but it rarely involves anyone getting turned into anything they shouldn't be (unless they're under the influence of drugs and simply believe they've been turned into something.)
"Oh. Well, sometime in the future, I'll be dating this guy and his... uncle, I think it was... will be... screwing him over something fierce so I will be turning him into a penguin to utterly humiliate him. I think that's the one time it will be justified for me to turn someone into a penguin."
There's strange and then there's talking about things that haven't happened yet, like they've already happened.
Alec holds up his hands like he's trying to shape something out of thin air. He moves them up and down awkwardly and twisting them about sort of nervously.
"I don't really know how to explain it... it's kinda like a .. like a telephone call... but not really... where we're both in the same mental space at the same time sharing information..."
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Ah, well, what can you do?
"I'm doing well, thank you! You?"
She's trailed by a guy who looks like her, except scruffier.
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Even through the talking, he's hugging her back, quite enthusiastically and tightly.
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"She's dating Jimmy," Alec says helpfully.
"I am not!" Hurmph! "Ginsberg, this is Alec. Alec this is Ginsberg. I told you I'd introduce you two together. I'm sorry it took longer than I thought it would."
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At least, he thinks it's nice. He doesn't really know the guy yet, all he knows is what he's heard about from Laruna, and that mostly made it sound like he had a lot of impressive powers. And that he and Laruna liked to give each other hell, which seemed pretty par for the course for siblings. Not that he'd know, personally.
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He's hesitant on that end, because he's never been much for calling people by their last names, but some people are just last name people.
That's fairly accurate. Also, as she would say, he's a bit of a dip.
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It's an overly long explanation, as all of his explanations are, but at least he's shaking hands nicely enough.
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"That's fine. I generally won't respond if someone calls me Alexander. Which is why I generally introduce myself as Alec."
He pronounces "Alexander" as "Alec'sander", with a bit of an odd accent/lisp. The long explanation doesn't seem to bother him at all, either.
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At least they're in agreement about the names thing. Some people insist on calling him Michael (his own father being a prime example of that, but, well, he can get away with it, considering.)
"So, is this a special occasion? Is that why you're introducing me? Or did you just feel like now was as good of a time as any?"
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"Now was a good time," Laruna says, stepping on Alec's foot, "Is it a good time for you?"
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He can't help but glance between Laruna and Alec, and then raise an eyebrow. "I'm kind of curious as to what horrible things you might do to me. Hypothetically. Although you say you're not going to do them."
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And now Laruna rolls her eyes up at the sky. "You know what. You two talk. I'm going to go over there and see what's interesting in that clothing store."
Before Alec can say anything, she walks off.
"Er."
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He doesn't even seem to notice for a second that Laruna's walked off. He's just way too fascinated by what Alec has to say.
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Alec doesn't mind the attention. He likes attention.
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Because he may be intrigued, but he's fairly certain that turning people into penguins against their will might be a little weird.
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"I can't say I've ever really had a good reason to do it. I will have a good reason to do it, however, once..."
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Can he really help being curious about all of this? Life at the advertising agency is strange, all right, but it rarely involves anyone getting turned into anything they shouldn't be (unless they're under the influence of drugs and simply believe they've been turned into something.)
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There's strange and then there's talking about things that haven't happened yet, like they've already happened.
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He knows Alec has... odd talents, obviously, but he wasn't aware that he was psychic -- or whatever the hell he's implying right now.
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No. Not psychic, persay.
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"How?"
That seems like the relevant question, here.
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"I don't really know how to explain it... it's kinda like a .. like a telephone call... but not really... where we're both in the same mental space at the same time sharing information..."
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"They do? Why?"
Ginsberg doesn't seem weird to Alec... but his weird standards are pretty high.
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