Reunited With a Friend [Oliver]

[Oliver Queen]

"No. I'll be doing that. And I wouldn't ask that of you unless there was no other way." Oliver gave, approaching and offering his hand to Tommy. "I want you to be sure, though. You can still turn back. I won't think any less of you if you do. But if you don't..no one can know about this. Absolutely no one." He kind of felt bad, knowing that Tommy would have to experience similar things as he did. But he needed the help.

[Tommy Merlyn]

Tommy gave his friend a weak smile, "If I wasn't here for you, nobody would be," he reached out and took Oliver's hand, "I'll do what I can for you. I don't know what it'll be, but...but I'll do whatever you need me to do. If nothing else, I'll be here to remind you of your old life, of your humanity, if things go bad."

[Oliver Queen]

He chuckled a bit, shook the hand, and let it go. "Thanks, Tommy. I have the feeling I could use some moral support. Now that that's out of the way, do you have any questions? Or..what now?"

[Tommy Merlyn]

"Questions? Of course I have questions. What are they though? I have no idea," Tommy admitted, "You need to give me time to understand just what I've gotten myself into." In time he'd probably have a better way of dealing with this, but not now.

[Oliver Queen]

"Sounds fine." Oliver admitted. "I'll ride with you back to your place, if you want. Make sure you get back safely."

[Tommy Merlyn]

Tommy shook his head, "No thanks. I'll drop you off wherever you want to go, but I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." He figured Oliver might worry, but no, Tommy needed to be the one worrying about Oliver, not the other way around. Even if Oliver was capable, this was still dangerous.

[Oliver Queen]

"Then, just back to the mansion. Long day, yeah?" Oliver quipped. "We should try to visit a few more nightclubs in the coming days. Old times' sake and all."

[Tommy Merlyn]

Tommy smiled, "Yeah, no problem. There have been some good ones that opened recently, so we'll be sure to hit those. I'm sure you'll enjoy them." Any way to get things at leas somewhat back to normal would be good. This was just too weird...

[Oliver Queen]

"Sounds good." He gave, leading the way out of the Quiver and back to his car.

[Tommy Merlyn]

As they left, Tommy sighed, "I don't want to climb this fence every time," he told Oliver, "You need to figure something out."

[Oliver Queen]

"Yeah, don't worry. I've got something in mind." He gave, getting in the passenger seat. "Thinking about doing something with that old warehouse right there. Don't know what yet."

[Tommy Merlyn]

"That'll either be suspicious, or it'll work out fine. No idea which way that'll go," Tommy confided. It would be an excuse to be here, or it would shed too much light here and possibly on his base of operations...

[Oliver Queen]

"If we play our cards right...I think it'll work out just fine. The idea I need to think about some more will give me an alibi and conceal the hidden room." Oliver says simply as they drive.

[Tommy Merlyn]

Tommy nodded, "Of course," he told his friend. That made the most sense, rather than just disappearing, "I'm sure we'll figure something out. Or, you will. I think you have a lot more time on your hands than I do, but I'll do my best to help you on any and all fronts that I can." Anyone would think he had to be crazy at this point, but it was slowly sinking in that he was just helping a friend.

[Oliver Queen]

"Yeah." He nods. "A lot of time on my hands. Before I would have enjoyed it, but now.." Shrugging a bit, he sighs. "One day at a time."