Found it!

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[Remember this Hal had been looking for a new place to live? He's been dedicating some time to it in between the hours spent unknowingly designing a weapon of mass destruction studying.]

[It took a while -and he had been quite busy in the library the last weeks anyway- but he finally found a suitable apartment. It's in the second floor, and quite spacious. Four bedrooms, so E.E. and the little Hal can have their own... and David too, if he wants to.]

[Now all he has to do is show it to them, so he can ask for their opinion.]


((Uhuhuh~ the mun is back 8Db Looking for be_safe_hal, mnotacomputer and clonesoldier, but anyone can come. Specially sonofstorms. What's this "going out with his Big Sis" business? 8DDD))

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[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[Hal hugs the older Hal tightly, burying his face into him.]

T-the park was scary...

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

Aw. [He pouts a bit, and strokes your hair, still hugging you.] I'm sorry to hear that...

C-can you tell me what made it scary?

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

T-there was a lady n-named Julie, and Emma and her were yelling a lot...

[He snuggles closer.]

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

... I see. [He continues stroking your hair while he thinks.] I-I'm sorry you had to witness that.

E.E a-and that... Julie lady don't like each other very much, see.

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

S-she kept grabbing onto me. It was scary.

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[Wait, what.] Whom?

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

T-the Julie lady.

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

...

[He can't bring himself to hate Julie. He's unable to. But, his experience with her meant he immediately thinks the worst.] D-did she.

M-maybe it's better i-if you don't. Uhm. D-don't go near her, Hal.

[And he hugs the little Hal tightly.]

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

O-okay...

[He sniffs and hugs him, a bit calmed down from earlier.]

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[He attempts a smile. Maybe he has to explain... at least some things. In very big, detail-free strokes.]

There are a-all kind of people here in the Nexus, see.

Some are friendly... and some are not. And, uhm, there are people t-that are friendly, but end up being... uhm. Bad for you.

J-Julie is like that.

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[He just nodded, not completely understanding though.]

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[He's not sure if you understood, either. But he's not going to taint Hal telling him why exactly Julie ended up being bad for him.]

Y-you've got to promise me, 'kay? That you won't let her talk to you o-or, grab you again. Go look for an adult instead.

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

I-I promise, Hal.

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

That's good. I trust you. [Smiling now. The subject is going to be painful for him for a long while, but he's really protective of this Hal. Things are going better for the little one already.]

Oh! A-and I have good news!

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[Hal's face brightens, but he's still not letting go of the older Hal.]

Y-yeah?

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[Oh, he's not letting you go either. Specially after what you said. Also, hugging is nice.] Yup!

I-I found us an apartment. One big enough for everyone.

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[His smile widened.]

R-really?

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[He nods. Your smile is contagious.]

So we can stay all together, with E.E. A-and, uhm, there's a good friend coming to live with us too. Maybe.

What color would you like to paint your bedroom with?

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

A-another friend?

[Hal's eyes light up.]

I-I get to paint my room? Any color I want?

[His dad never let him do that before!]

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

His name is David. H-he's fourteen, I think. He didn't have a home, so I invited him.

The walls there are white... i-it would be kinda boring to leave them that way, right?

[He's excited too. This really having a family, for him.]

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[He smiles]

I-I know a David, W-We played together.

[Hal scrunched up his face a little, thinking. Letting a kid choose the color of paint on his walls was almost like Final Jeopardy.]

D-do I have to pick now?

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

You did? Maybe he's the same David.

[He laughs a bit.] Nah, it's okay. Y-you don't have to pick right now.

It would be good to paint it b-before we move in, though. Uhm. That way the paint will be dry by then.

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

T-that would be fun~

C-can I see it?

[jailbait-guilt.livejournal.com]

[He's glad you don't seem to have a problem with David living with them.] Of course! I n-need your opinion, too!

It's not far from here. Piggyback ride?

[mnotacomputer.livejournal.com]

[He smiles, he's never really had a piggyback ride before.]

Y-yeah!

[He wraps his arms around Hal's neck, clinging onto his back.]