(Jack, Joe - 10/16)

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So, okay, he hadn't gone to see the dinosaurs, but he had gone up to the mountain. It hadn't been a long trip or a long stay. Gone on Tuesday, back by Thursday morning. Nothing monumental or exciting had happened, and whatever it was he'd been hoping to find out there hadn't been found.

Still, Linus had enjoyed the trip, and a few days away from the world had helped clear his head a little.

The hut was starting to get a little untidy again, but he made no move to clean anything up, dumping his bag out on the table and tossing the dirty laundry in a pile in the corner before putting down the food he'd grabbed for Linus at the compound when he'd stopped off for a shower.

In fact, his hair was still damp, and when he heard someone head up the steps to his stilted hut he raked his fingers through it, causing it to stand on end as he glanced over to see who it was.

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"Yeah, of course," Joe answered, giving Logan a nod. "You know I'd help you with anything you got going on, man." He didn't work with the building crew as much as he probably could, not because he didn't like it, but he'd never been good at organized manual labour. Or organized labour of any kind, really.

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"Thanks, man," Logan replied, picking up one of the mangoes he'd brought in earlier and tossing it lightly in the air.

"And, you know, if you need something to do, I still give surfing lessons. You know, those lessons you keep saying you'll take?" he teased.

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"Hey, fuck off," Joe laughed, looking faintly embarrassed, which was something he rarely looked. "You've gotten me out into the water a couple times now." And just a couple of times. It wasn't that Joe was worried he was going to drown or anything like that, but he kind of felt like a clumsy asshole whenever Logan tried to teach him to surf.

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"Yeah, and if you'd let me take you out a couple more, you'd be doing great by now," Logan pressed. "You aren't half as bad at it as you think you are, man."

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Joe laughed and said, "Fine, fine. Fuck it, let's go now. I mean, you're right. Can't get good at this shit unless I do it more often." He just hated feeling out of control and surfing did that, took control away from him and put it in the ocean, but he could deal with that.

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"Yeah, seriously, you want to go right now? I got my gear right here, man, it'll only take me a minute to get changed," Logan offered, jumping at the chance to have someone to surf with.

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"Yeah, why not?" Joe asked, getting to his feet. "My suit thing is back at my hut, but I can go get changed." And he had promised he'd give it another shot, he didn't think Logan would let him drown.

"Meet you at my place?" he asked, brushing his hands off on his shorts.

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"Yeah, I'll be right over with two boards," Logan grinned, heading over towards the bedroom to find his wetsuit and get changed.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

With a nod, Joe headed over to his own place and found the wetsuit, changing into his quickly. Ozzy looked up at him curiously and he jerked his head for the dog to follow him outside, figuring Logan wouldn't mind if he brought her along.

Grabbing a towel, he headed back outside to wait for Logan.

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Logan changed quickly, slipping outside in his wetsuit with a board under each arm. He was grinning as he approached Joe, holding one of them out in offering for the other man to take.

"You can keep that one if you want. My classes are getting smaller all the time, I don't really need it."

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Taking one of the boards, Joe tucked it under his arm and looked down at it questioningly. "Yeah?" he asked, hefting it curiously. "You sure you don't need it?"

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"Positive, man. It's yours, take it," Logan insisted.

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"Alright," Joe agreed, giving a shrug. "Thanks, man. Now I have to practice," he added with a grin, although he was joking about that. He would actually feel like he had to get out there more now that he had his own board, though.

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"Give me time, Joe, I will turn you into a surfer yet. You'll be down there on the beach with me in the morning, catching waves before you know it," Logan grinned, looking slightly devious.

Linus had been off doing what dogs needed to do, but when he trotted over to give Ozzy a niff, Logan started to head towards the beach.

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"I sleep until fucking noon," Joe pointed out with a laugh, but he thought maybe Logan might have a point. If he could get better at it, there was a good chance he'd go down to the beach more often.

"Won't ever be as good as you, though," he added. "Not in my blood."

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"You don't have to be as good as me," Logan shrugged, falling into step with Joe. "You don't have to be good at it at all. I just... I dunno. I like doing it with you. Hell, I'm never going to play guitar like you do, Joe, but I still like doing it."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"I kinda have to be a little bit good," Joe replied, still laughing. "If I'm really fucking terrible at it, I'm gonna end up drowning or some shit. So being a little bit good would be kinda nice."

But he knew what Logan meant and he felt the same way.

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Logan simply snorted a bit and rolled his eyes. "You need to stop saying you're gonna drown, man."

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"Then what the fuck am I gonna complain about?" Joe asked, grinning in amusement. "That's all I've got right now, man."

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"Fine, but if you actually drown, just remember that means I have to give you CPR, and no one wants that," Logan snorted.

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Joe laughed and then shrugged and said, "You'd save my fucking life, man. I think I'd be able to overlook the CPR if I managed to stay alive."

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"I'd still like to avoid the whole drowning thing if we can, man," Logan laughed.

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"You and me both," Joe answered with a grin, hefting the board under his arm as they finally reached the beach. "It'd fucking suck to drown."

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"No kidding, man," Logan replied, laughing and heading straight for the water.

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Joe hesitated for a moment, but then trailed after Logan, still carrying his board. "Go slow with me," he mumbled, then made a face when he realized how it sounded.