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"Don't Be Bashful, I Don't Bite"
Who:
Mohinder, Sylar, etc


He's nervous, sitting in the car for almost half an hour..  The man on the phone had been the only one, so far, that would talk to him.  Well, besides Nathan Petrelli's brother, of course.  Not that the boy had anything to really go on.  Zane Taylor might very well be the key that he needs to find so that his research makes sense again.  So that he can carry on with his father's work.

Pulling up his jacket, though it's not really that cold at all in Virginia, Mohinder raps lightly on the door and waits.  He can hear movement in there and it causes him to rock forward on his toes, teeth indenting the inside of his lower lip.


Date: 2011-09-05 03:32 am (UTC)
heroslayer: (you are the love i never found)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
He's not surprised by having separate rooms -- it's how they did things the last time he went through this -- and he retreats to his without complaint. He is, however, tempted to go to him, but he thinks better of it. Mohinder needs his sleep and he'd probably think it odd if a man he supposedly just met that day were to show up at his door in the middle of the night. Maybe he'll go after they've gotten to Montana and seen Dale, on the night he went and killed her last time, but not now. Now he just stretches out on the bed and listens to Mohinder's breathing through the wall, skimming the surface of his dreams, until he fall asleep.

It's well before dawn when he wakes, and he goes back to it, half-tempted to check in on the Indian's dreams out of force of habit or to try and change them, to feed him little bits of their time together in hopes that it'll bring them closer together somehow here. He decides on the former, just watching, not actually inserting himself into Mohinder's dreamscape for fear of ruining something or giving himself away.

Date: 2011-09-05 03:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder still dreams of India. He dreams of the beach beside the river. But he's not the Mohinder that Sylar's known. He's young, so much younger. Ten? Eleven? He's with other boys his age, brown skin tanning in the sun as they kick around a football by the lapping waves.

He wakes with his alarm, not all that longer after Sylar, and meets the man for breakfast. Waffles. It will eventually be a little ritual that they'll have over, as Sylar remembers it at least, the four days that this little road trip occurs.

Mohinder lets Zane take over the course by lunch, though he doesn't really nap. The conversation is good and Mohinder rather enjoys the company. They get on well. Despite the band t-shirts, they're actually intellectual equals. It's refreshing.

"Let me drive for a bit. You must be exhausted. We can stop for the night soon. We're nearly there."

Date: 2011-09-05 03:44 am (UTC)
heroslayer: ([mohinder] the potential of you and me)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
"I'm okay," he says honestly. He's never needed much in the way of sleep, not that this Mohinder knows that. "Besides, you drove all day yesterday. I guess it's only fair if I drive all day today."

Date: 2011-09-05 03:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder touches his forearm gently. "All right. But the moment you get tired, please let me know. We only ought to be an hour or two out from the city. We can find a motel there." Hopefully. They seemed to be less plentiful this far to the north in the centre of the country!

Date: 2011-09-05 03:55 am (UTC)
heroslayer: ([mohinder] my angel on silver lines)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
He shifts into Mohinder touch without even realizing he's doing it and offers him a vaguely sheepish smile when it does come to his attention. Not that he makes any motion to back off. "I'll let you know."

There may not be a lot of motels around Bozeman when they finally reach it, but he finds one easily enough. Mostly because he's been here before -- it's the same one they stayed at last time they came to see Dale. He pulls into a parking space, kills the engine and turns to look at him for lack of anything better to do. He supposes he should be getting out of the car and collecting their things so they can head inside and see about a room for the night, but well. He'll get there in a minute.

Date: 2011-09-05 09:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Sylar can take as long as he needs. Mohinder's fallen asleep, head turned towards the driver of the car, long neck exposed. He has no reason to be worried about Sylar, no need to fear him at all. It's so very unlike the first time Mohinder fell asleep on his couch, struggling with himself to relax.

He's not yet gone deep enough into sleep to dream, but his thoughts are all over the place, jumping around between Zane and Dale and his father and adventure.

Date: 2011-09-05 04:22 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: ([mohinder] the potential of you and me)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
And Mohinder wanted to take a turn at the wheel. Amused, he shifts in his seat to face him more fully, his fingers brushing over his hair lightly, tentatively. "Mohinder ... we're here."

Date: 2011-09-05 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder's forehead wrinkles before he flails upwards for a moment and sits up just a bit too quickly. He's disoriented until he sees Zane and grins like an idiot. "Sorry. So very sorry. I had the oddest thought!" He turns to look out the window and up at the motel. "Oh. Miserable company, me."

Date: 2011-09-05 08:13 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: (do you lead a double life?)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
He pulls his hand back to avoid Mohinder battering his head against it. "It's fine, Mohinder. You were tired." He pauses, glancing over at the motel before returning his attentions to him, curious. "What thought?"

Date: 2011-09-05 09:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder slips a hand through his hair and leans his head back on the cushion. "There's this man. He caused my father's death. Sometimes he haunts my dreams."

Date: 2011-09-05 09:08 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: ([z] i'm so sorry - please forgive me)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
"And you thought I was him when I touched you."

He sinks back into his seat, looking like a kicked puppy. Even if he manages to win Mohinder over here, he'll never really be able to know him, not like his version of the Indian did. Even if he lies and lets him 'figure out' that he's an empath so that he can use all of his abilities, even if he keeps slipping in little pieces of the truth as he did before, the first time they did this, he'll still have to pretend to be Zane forever. It's not fair and it's all Nathan's fault.

Date: 2011-09-05 10:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
He's not sure what happened there, but something's wrong and Zane looks-- "Well I've no idea why you'd think you'd have anything to do with that." He gently sets his hand on Zane's arm again, ducking down his head to smile up at the other man. "He's... I don't know. Evil, certainly, but I don't think he always was that way. I saw his place, his flat, where he lived. He feels guilt over what he's done. Perhaps all isn't lost with him. I just have no idea where to find him."

Date: 2011-09-05 10:34 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: (another schoolboy goes to hell)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
"What would you do, if you did? I mean ... "

Last time, Mohinder went to the trouble of drugging and torturing him, hellbent on revenge. Then again, though, last time he also made the Indian an unwitting accomplice in the murder of Dale and killed Zane to do it. This time, he doesn't plan on killing anyone. That might count for something, if Mohinder figures him out or when he tells him.

Date: 2011-09-05 10:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder lightly rubs his eyes. "I've no idea. Find out who he is. Talk to him if I can. And safely. See if he's sorry, if he's mentally ill, what caused him to snap, if there's help for him." Mohinder had talked to Sylar first, before he pulled the gun. Sylar really-- He really hadn't endeared himself to a man that lost his father by his hand. Mohinder shrugs a little.

Date: 2011-09-05 10:55 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: (you are the love i never found)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
Sylar hums, willing to let the subject drop for now. He obviously can't tell Mohinder who he is right this second, but maybe eventually and this time without drugged tea.

He shifts to get out of the car and nods towards the office across the parking lot. "Just stay here for a couple of minutes. I'll be back with our room keys."

Date: 2011-09-05 10:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Zane, Mohinder thinks, is impossibly kind and really very shy. It's beautiful, in it's own way, how uncertain he seems sometimes. And then there are these moments of clarity-- It's almost like Zane's two different people!

He waits in the warm car, trying to shake the unease from his not quite dreams until Zane returns. A nice hot bath and a bed will be nice.

Date: 2011-09-05 11:05 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: (hang myself on what you repeat)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
It only takes a minute or two, and then he's back, knocking lightly on Mohinder's window. He takes a step away, just enough so that he can open the door to the car, and passes him the key to his room. He'd thought briefly about getting them one room and making up some kind of excuse as to why he could only get one, but he'd dismissed it just as quickly. It's not like there are a whole lot of cars in the parking lot; the lie wouldn't hold any weight.

Date: 2011-09-05 11:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
"Ah, yes, thank you," Mohinder says with a smile, getting out of the car to stretch long legs. He says his good nights to Zane and sleeps right until morning. His dreams are pleasant for the most part and he wakes refreshed.

There's another message on Dale's machine at his auto shop and then Mohinder climbs behind the wheel, smiling at Zane. "Breakfast first then? He ought to be at work by eleven or so. We can catch him there."

Date: 2011-09-05 11:46 pm (UTC)
heroslayer: (only the strong survive)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
"Sounds good," he agrees, climbing into the passenger seat after making sure their bags are secured in the trunk. He offers Mohinder a smile as they head off to the nearest diner -- the same one they stopped at last time -- and gets them a table easily. This place, like the motel, isn't entirely crowded.

Date: 2011-09-06 12:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
Mohinder's actually having a good time. "You know, you're really extremely easy to talk to," he confides, picking up the check this time around. "I'm really very glad you've called me."

Date: 2011-09-06 12:17 am (UTC)
heroslayer: ([mohinder] still my heart this moment)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
"So am I," he answers honestly, allowing Mohinder another smile. If this one is tinged with a bit of fondness, he takes no notice. "This is the best road trip I've been on in a long time and all because of the company."

Date: 2011-09-06 12:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
"Oh, no pressure then should you decide to continue on with me after we see to Dale!" Mohinder rather hopes so, he does. So far, he's only met Eden and Peter Petrelli and while both have been lovely in certainly different ways, shared his enthusiasm though they did, Zane's truly helpful.

No. That's not fair about Eden. She had been instrumental at unlocking the algorithm to his father's research and... And, she's dead now, isn't she?

They find Dale together, but she's not whom Mohinder is expecting. Her power, however, is wonderful. A curse and a blessing.

Date: 2011-09-06 12:31 am (UTC)
heroslayer: ([z] this gloriously rusted mask)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
Sylar shows off his, too -- or, rather, Zane's -- as he did the first time, but this time she doesn't seem nearly as suspicious of him. Likely because he's genuinely there to help and not just standing there coveting her power. Either way, as per last time, Mohinder promises they'll be back to see her in the morning before they head out, but oddly and unlike last time, Dale pulls the Indian aside before they leave.

He tenses and heads back out to the car to wait, but he listens to their every word, worried somehow, that Dale sees him for what he really is somehow, despite his genuinely innocent intentions. Surprisingly, the mechanic's conversation with Mohinder turns out to be equally innocent -- or so it seems from the woman's initial question.

"Your friend alright?"

Date: 2011-09-06 12:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] splice-of-life.livejournal.com
"Zane? Why, I do believe he's fine," Mohinder states, perhaps a little flabbergasted really. He glances over his shoulder at Zane, who looks...nervous? Bored? Concerned? His lips pull back into a smile. Reassurance, perhaps? "He's a little out of his element. Until a few days ago, he thought he was alone."

Date: 2011-09-06 12:48 am (UTC)
heroslayer: (kill to forget - kill for regret)
From: [personal profile] heroslayer
Dale makes a noncommittal noise and follows Mohinder's gaze outside to Sylar. In his original timeline, the mechanic could hear murderous intent in his heart when he showed up to murder her. Now, apparently, she hears his heartbreak. "Not sure if that explains why he sounds like someone ran over his puppy whenever he's talking to someone who's not you or not."

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