Posting for Mindy: [conversation] Piotr & Bobby

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Bobby moves restlessly around his room, searching for his wallet. He looks up once to see Piotr leaning against the doorframe, but goes back to what he was doing without acknowledging his friend.

“I heard what happened,” Piotr says quietly.

Bobby says nothing, only opens another drawer.

“I am sorry, Bobby.”

“Yeah.” Bobby gives a short, humourless laugh. “So am I.”

Piotr looks silently at his friend, trying to decide on the best way to try and cheer him up. “It will be okay eventually,” he says finally, feeling awkward. “I understand what you are going through.”

“Do you, Pete?” Bobby says with more than a touch of sarcasm, finally looking up and locking eyes with Piotr. “I don’t think so. Sure, Kitty dumped you. But once you get over her, you’ve got Theresa just waiting for you. I don’t have anyone else. Rogue – she was…There’s nobody else for me. You don’t understand what I’m going through.”

Piotr pauses for a second, choosing to ignore Bobby’s comments about Kitty and Theresa. “Bobby, I am sure that there is someone else out there for you.”

Bobby slams the drawer shut and glares at Piotr, pain and anger visible on his face. “Don’t try to give me advice, Piotr.” He finally spies the wallet beside a pile of CDs on his desk and snatches it up.

“Screw this. I’m taking off.”

He pushes past, and Piotr watches him go, concerned.