Shut In

Think About It

"Welcome to Best Buy," a clerk smiles at Dameon and Joshua.

"Hello," Dameon smiles, "I have the programming for uh..." Dameon thinks for a moment, "12 robots for the digital robot builder."

The clerk blinks, "What?"

"The digital robot maker that makes robots with intelligence... And life-like," Dameon smiles, "Usually, the programming is what takes the most time. All that is done." Dameon laughs, "So who do I talk to for that?"

"Thomas," the clerk is stunned.

"Can you please get him for me?" Dameon has a brighter smile.

The clerk nods, "Will do."

Joshua stares, "You did the programming?"

"Yeah, in a few days a piece... I mean, I helped to fund their research," Dameon flashes a badge, "The lead of each department helped me to make sure they were stale."

"When did you...? You never told me!"

"It wasn't important?"

"Dameon.... It was."

"Do I have to tell you all my financial business?"

"Well.... No..."

"I didn't think you'd want to know," Dameon shrugs, "Why do you keep getting pouty as I talk with people? Shouldn't you be happy?"

"Dameon, I am happy," Joshua sighs, "I just selfishly thought I was the only 'real' connection to the outside you had."

"So you thought I seriously only worked out, played games, worked on manga, and work on my culinary arts?" Dameon stares down Joshua.

"Kinda..." Joshua won't look Dameon in the eyes,

"Wen you were at work, I kept busy," Damen frowns. "If you're so angry, sorry."

"What?" Joshua stares at Dameon, "I'm not angry...." He hasn't realized that Dameon misunderstood his behavior.

"Then what are you? I don't understand why you reacting this way!" Dameon glares.

Joshua sis and makes eye contact, "I'm jealous."

"Uh....? Why....?" Dameon deadpans.

"Because you had people other than me," Joshua laughs, "I'm sorry."

"But I don't," Dameon hugs Joshua tightly, "You're my only person when it comes down to it."

Joshua hugs him back, "Sorry."

"No biggie, Joshua," Dameon laughs and turn back to the Welcome Podium as Thomas arrives, "Hello again, Thomas."

"Hey, so you're buying 12?" Thomas seemed shocked. "Seriously? You're dropping at least 24 million at my store?"

"Closer to fifty million, I want all the adding. And I want an island realm for them," Dameon corrects smoothly.

"We have a larger mountain realm, it's more stable than the island and can be flat for 300 acres. It's 13 million though," Thomas informs.

"Then I want that," Dameon no.

Joshua remain silent, he knows he has no part of their conversation. But he does continuously watch Dameon's body language... Dameon can be quite sexy when he's serious... Like a dangerous sex appeal... Unknown if he will accept or disagree... Fight or remain calm... It's sexy.

Thomas smirks for a instant and Joshua knows he was caught staring at Dameon. But, Thomas quickly goes back to serious, "Okay, I'll get one set aside for you... Now you have the programming, so lets go to the station, shall we?"

"Lets go," Dameon nods and follows Thomas. Joshua tags along too, wanting to watch will happen.

"So, you know how this works or no?"

"I do. Mind if I go?"

"Go ahead, need my card?"

"No, my card is completely unlocked," Dameon smiles, "I funded half of this project."

"Really?" Thomas laughs, "Have at it."

Dameon. Is and takes out his card while walking up to the podium Thomas pointed at. The podium was surrounded by a semi-circle control panel that faced to the right to look down at a tube. The tube had a ton of wires going to it, and the wires were connected to the wall... 'Must be some sort of chemical?' Joshua thinks to himself.

"Wow," Thomas stood back with Joshua, "He's really quick... I didn't know he did stuff like this."

"Me either, until today," Joshua laughs awkwardly.

"Really? And you've been dating all these years?" Thomas is amazed.

"Only been a few days," Joshua laughs awkwardly and bitterly.

"What? Really? I though it'd been since highschool! Huh.... Only a few days..." Thomas muses this over in his head,

"I love him," Joshua laughs, "He's so dense."

"Makes more sense though," Thomas stares, "When you were sleeping around, I thought you were cheating on him. But you never did sleep with men, did you?" Thomas sighs.

"No," Joshua shakes his head, "Dameon is the only man who interests me.... No one interests me like Dameon does."

Thomas clicks his tongue, "But you can't have sexy like you used to. How will you react?"

"Last I checked, I have hands," Joshua smiles crudely.

"Will that be enough?" Thomas stares. "You used to fuck daily... When will you push Dameon too far?"

Stun by what he didn't think of, "I don't know."

"And if too much changes too quick..." Thomas stares at Joshua, "He's mentally unstable. He's relying on alcohol to stay calm. It's not his own confidence."

"But he's out," Joshua frowns.

"And at this rate, he will become an alcoholic," Thomas stares, "and he's got to have some sort of medicine to not be drunk right now."

"But... How else?" Joshua makes sure Dameon can't hear their conversation.

"Let him use alcohol, but make sure you slowly make him quit using alcohol. Dameon is a good friend of mine, too. I need to keep him safe. And don't let this realm shut him off more. Although it is 'outside' it really ain't."

"Yea..." Joshua no.

"You never thought of any of that, have you?"

"No... Not ever...."

Thomas pats Joshua's back. "Just don't push him way too far or let him off easy, you'll do it. I know you will."