Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

Like all the others that came before her, Alexa and I had a light-hearted conversation before it went into a few tangents. It was actually pretty nice talking to her like this but it didn't take long before I started to push the envelope and started to dig deeper into her psyche.

"You know, Quinn still wanted to take you in. What are your thoughts about that?"

"I-I thought she'd—"

"I mean, she had the propensity to change her mind in the blink of an eye. Don't worry though Seb did say— right, Megan said that too that they'd come with you, if ever. You three have to get a tattoo with the number '4' in it though, if you'd come under her wing."

"Y-You mean in her gang?"

"It's not technically hers, it's Mauro's currently—though she has enough influence to have a sub-set of that organization follow her instead of Number 3."

"B-But… Don't you want me here?"

"Sure, if that's what you want?"

"Y-You— You don't care either way?"

"It's not like that. And what say do I have in the matter? A little, maybe, but the decision's up to you. Hmmrgh… If Seb's coming with you, there's also a chance that Marvin and Ashley would follow if you become closer with them. You've talked to those two before, right—"

"I-I did… It's… They're pretty, chill, I guess? Though lately, Seb seems to want to spend time with them more compared to me."

I scratched the side of my cheek, "I mean— Isn't that how it goes if you're not in it fully?"

"What do you mean?"

"I think you know what I meant. Your thing with us and him, he doesn't say it or realize it like you do but if he's really okay with it, he'd just stay put and not look elsewhere. I gave you and Megan the order to stay with your group for the moment but you two are spending a lot of time with us as well, right? Compared to your Academy buddies, I mean."

"..."

"Alexa?"

"I… I actually don't know what to do…"

"Hmm?"

"It's… Umm… It's a— It's a very hard thing for me to say this but… But what I want for me and S-Seb is something you and Kaley have… You two are… You two are like this *clasps both hands together* and even if it's just women you let in, it's… I dunno… I'm really grateful and my mind has been opened to such things but I do fill a tinge of jealousy that you two can make it work out while—let's be a little honest here—even if Seb says he's okay with it, I'm not really sure if he is… It's… It's complicated… More complicated than the other time you sat us four down and had a good talk."

"I mean… That talk that time in my uni is a lucky break because things like these takes time. A LOT of time. Kaley and I are what, maybe 5 or 6 years older than you two—and it's not a lot, but you two are still very, very young. You have a lot of time to figure yourselves out and again, you don't have to maintain the upkeep if it isn't worth maintaining it.

Are you doing it for the sake of having in a relationship or are you just afraid that it's another miss? Look, there's still a lot of fish in the sea, even in our current circumstance, but then again, as time passes, a lot of things could happen."

"W-What kind of things?"

"Anything. You two might work it out, you two might find other people, you might still be with us, you might be in another situationship, who knows? It's just the worst thing you could do is waste each other's time just to have your social media status labeled a certain way or to put up appearances.

Look, I'm not saying you're faking it with Seb or something AND I'm not saying to break it up again but do figure out what you two really want and try a few things before moving on or trying to stay afloat again. You do get me, right?"

"I-I do… It's just… I dunno… I'm… I'm afraid of being alone, you know? While I could kind of understand how you and Kaley work, I really am a tad jealous and wanted to have the same thing.

I know for the fact that I can't get between you two no matter how I try it and it's hard enough to maintain what I have for myself even though it's kind of crumbling but yeah… It's… It's hard… Maaaan~ I really was expecting another fight but—"

"We can fight if you want?"

"Pfft— HAHAHAHAHA! Can I decline?"

"You can do that too, heh."

"Shit— I was nervous for nothing… I thought you beat us up for answering wrong or something and none of them tell us shit when they go down. Everyone's left is just scared as fuck I—"

"C plus."

"Huh? Like my grade or my y-you know?"

"Pfft— I'm not talking about your tits. They are great but you have another ASSet, am I right?"

Alexa rolled her eyes, "Of course— Pfft… How much time do we have left—"

I waved her off, "Sorry, not now. I want to but there's a time and a place like I told Nia. Won't be long now though, I missed you both. It's actually hard hitting you two and putting you through that—"

"Nia, huh? The chick with the awesome curly hair?"

"Uh-huh… And why are you looking at me like that?"

"Pfft— You're just drowning in pussy, aren't you?"

"And your word choice is getting more and more out there, heh."

"I mean— I've been with you guys a lot. Only a matter of time before I start talking like most of you."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Well, that is true in a sense."

"So really… C plus? Any way I can—"

"Nope. Thanks for ur time— Ah. We're about to have lunch now. C'mon, I'm hungry with all this talking."

"Ugh… Just one round, please?!"

"Nope!"

"Hnggh! Just you wait!"

"Exactly!"

"AHHHHHHHH!!!"