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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 27, 2013 0:29:27 GMT -8
Seth had slept fitfully. Nothing emotional troubled his sleep - rather, his breathing seemed to stop. Sleep apnea he'd heard it called. But he'd never had sleep apnea before. Wotta pain.
Benji and Bob leapt about, making noises, batting at his face, running over his body. This went on for hours as he lay feeling too feeble to give up on the notion of rest. Bob- "WOW oo WOW WOW?"
Benji- "AIP yip yip AIP!"
Seth- "Noooo... *groan*"
He finally rolled over, wincing in pain as his back muscles cramped. His lungs ached and his face felt numb and cold. He wrapped the blanket around his shoulders and got up to feed the pets.
He wobbled as he stood, and had to take a still moment to recover. He went about his business. He wondered, as he fed the animals, why he was not hungry himself. Clearly, he did need food.
What was going on today? What time was it? He regretted not installing a wall clock when he'd thought of it before. He usually just got up at the same time, but the light beaming in through the windows seemed to tell him something. He felt a bit queasy, and more than anything wanted to just go back to bed. Really, there wasn't anything going on today, was there? Couldn't he just...?
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 27, 2013 1:02:46 GMT -8
Benji- "wheeeeen"
Seth- "Aw man Benji, do you need to go for walkies? Damn it... OK, fine little dude." He dropped his blanket with a groan, and put on the oversized pentagram sweatshirt, now his favorite, and his usual hat. He stepped out into the hall in bare feet and roughly hemmed shorts.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 27, 2013 23:34:58 GMT -8
Seth and Bryce came in with Benji, there was a flurry of meows.
Seth- "Alright alright ya beast. I'll feed you."
He set about getting cat kibbles in bowls. Bryce- "Oh my god. It gets crazier by the minute. Do you mind if I light one? I'll go over by the window."
Seth- "Knock yourself out. Not literally..."
Bryce- "Thank you. *sigh* Thank you..."
Seth put down Bob's food and flopped on the couch. Seth- "Man oh man. This morning I was half-dead. Freakin' weird man, what if I'd stayed in bed?"
Bryce- "Uhh you woulda been real hungry, then Marie would come and beat your door down."
Seth- "That's probably accurate. Weird though, I'm like never hungry... What did I eat today? I think I just ate some like, crackers."
Bryce- "Now that's not good. Hey y'know, this stuff'll help with your appetite."
Seth- "Maybe if you make it into some brownies for me. Too stinky."
Bryce- "Really? Oh yeah, we've had this conversation before. It's my short-term memory."
Seth- "Well anyway, damn damn damn. What's next?"
Bryce- "I know, first ya hear about vampires and floaty fuckers, and then you could be like, "I dunno maybe maybe not," but then someone who's seen 'em shows up."
Seth- "Yeah! It's so weird. Too bad about the places up north, guess we'd have to figure as much. It's pretty exciting though, findin' someone else who wants to get the mummies."
Bryce- "Oh man... How the hell are you even gonna do that?"
Seth- "Well, I don't know. We'll have to figure it out."
Bryce- "Get back to me when you do that."
Seth- "Tch, you don't think I can do it?"
Bryce- "No one's gonna find those guys."
Seth- "Why not? They gotta be somewhere, and they're not expecting anyone to come looking."
Bryce- "If I was them, I'd expect someone to come looking."
Seth- "Bet they don't have any clue. Guys like that, super arrogant. That stupid kid, he's never gonna see it comin' and then POW! Well, I think we'd take him prisoner actually, get all the info out and then POW! Or something."
Bryce- "No way, if I was him, I'd expect people to come looking for me and I'd have an army of like... 50 gorilla zombies and a tank made out of boners."
Seth- "What's a boner tank even gonna do? Are you really that high?"
Bryce "What, no! It'd just be really hard. So, y'know, no one would be able to get into my boner tank and I'd be surrounded by gorilla zombies."
Seth- "Man, whatever. We'll show you and we'll totally do it."
Bryce- "Uh huh, yeah. Hey... the hell's up with that new guy?"
Seth- "What about him?"
Bryce- "Whattya mean what about him, what about him? 'He's like motherfuckin' James leBond."
Seth- "Haha, yeah pretty tall story. I dunno though, maybe he can prove it. He got a little pointy-headed about that geology stuff so I don't know why not."
Bryce- "Aw man. D'ya think like... maybe he's just here to show you up?"
Seth- "What? Oh like, am I jealous or something?"
Bryce- "I dunno, maybe you should be jealous."
Seth- "Aw man, that guy seems like a hard-luck story. Not like he's got an enclave or anything. I don't feel like that."
Bryce- "Like he's like... think about it, he's like, ohhh I'm sooo charming and I can fly a helicopter and everybody loves meeee. Look at my cuuuuute dog! Hey Benji..."
Benji- "Yipe!"
Bryce- "You're not cute enough."
Benji- "Weeeeen"
Seth- "Huh! Hahaha oh *you're* the one who's jealous then huh?"
Bryce- "Pfft no! Me? Nah, whatever."
Seth- "Hahah! Aww that's cute!"
Bryce- "What? No, don't lay your hangups on me, man."
Seth- "C'mon, I totally think it's cute. That's why you were being so bitchy. Hehe, you're adorable."
Bryce- "Adorable? Like... precious moments figurine? Or like... the cast of Little Women?"
Seth- "Omigod, that's right... I forgot about this morning. So like, are you gonna start lifting or something? Get a buzzcut?"
Bryce- "I dunno, maybe I will. What do you think of that?"
Seth- "Well, you can do whatever you want, I'm sure you'll be cuuu----some whatever you do..."
Bryce- "Cute, you were gonna say cute. Oh my god, you think I look like a chick!"
Seth- "Oh come on, now you're just insulting my sexuality too. I mean, face it.. you're just a cute kinda guy. Some people are cute and some people are like... rugged, or whatev."
Bryce- "Nah, man... that's not what Basil meant. I seen Basil hittin' on ladies. He's some kind of weird bisexual. He even said I'm an androgyne! He thinks I'm a sexy hermaphrodite! Oh god do I have boobies?"
Seth- "Not really, I mean--"
Bryce- "Whattya mean 'not really?!' "
Seth- "I mean-- argh, of course not! Anyway, I don't think that's what androgyne means. It's like... well you know... I feel like I'm damned no matter what I say here."
Bryce- "Then keep on damning, damn it! I wanna know what you really think? Do I, or do I not have tits?!"
Seth- "I thought pot is supposed to make you mellow! You don't have tits, sheesh. It's like... you're--"
Bryce- "It's the marijuana! It makes you grow tits!"
He stubbed out the joint. "They said that in DARE class and I didn't listen!"
Seth- "I SAID you don't have tits, god! You're just kinda... soft there, you know? That's all I meant. Gahh..."
Bryce- "Oh man, oh noo... I'm doomed. That's even worse. That's horrible. I can't handle it."
Seth- "Take it easy, geez... I mean, what's so bad right now?"
Bryce- "I just--I just don't wanna look like a chick. I wanna be sexy! If that makes me vainglorious like those fitness dorks, then I'll go there! I'll lift those... ball... bearings and... work out my lati...musculuses... if that's what it takes!"
Seth- "Please, just calm down. Why's it so important to look sexy? I think you're sexy right now..."
Bryce- "Maybe I'm only sexy to you right now because you're some kind of weird pervert."
Seth- "Ughh you're impossible."
Bryce- "Am I really impossible, or am I so possible that I just blew your mind?"
Seth- "I think that only makes sense if you're high..."
Bryce- "Shows what you know. Ugh! *sob* I just... I can't argue any more. We have to have it be peaceful around here Seth, can you be peaceful?"
Seth- "Where's the argument? I'm not arguing...!"
Bryce- "I just--I just can't argue with you any more Seth, not tonight. Okay? Is that okay with you?"
Seth- "God, fine! I don't even... Ugh."
Bryce- "C'mere..." He gestured with needy hands. Seth stood up and gave him a faux-begrudging expression before putting his arms around Bryce's shoulders. Bryce nestled into him like some kind of oversized kitten. For some reason, Bob always thought that meant it was time for him to get in the middle. Seth- "So, you can do whatever you want, but I'll always think you're sexy okay?"
Bryce jerked a little as if he felt like that was a cue to argue again, but let it go.Seth- "Hey, what's your favorite candy?"
Bryce- "...I've been leaning toward root beer barrels lately."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Mar 2, 2013 22:07:41 GMT -8
Later on....
Seth and Bryce retired for the evening, with a wary glance at the door next to them before they went inside and shut the door tight. Seth- "Ewww... I get the willies goin' by that place."
Bryce- "God, I know!"
He flopped on the couch and Benji ran around on top of him happily. Seth- "Well what a bunch of interesting folks today, huh?"
Bryce- "People? You mean the frenchman and his dog?"
Seth- "OMG yeah! You didn't see the new people! Four new people came in just like, 20 minutes ago."
Bryce- "Christ, what were they doing out there at this hour?"
Seth- "Yeah it was like... escapees from PanPac! Two guys and two girls. They wouldn't tell us why they left, but I think it was like... something intense. Sooo weird."
Bryce- "Oh god, I hope not. They just left for a change of scenery. *sigh*"
Seth- "--and then like, those cops, remember hearing about those dick cops next door? Well, two of them were following them over here. Holeeee shit, we might be in for trouble. Damn..."
Seth- "--But the new people seem nice."
Bryce- "Oh you're a real piece of work. 'Hey worry about a thing, and by the way, candy!' Oh, good to hear that the bringers of doom have a pleasant disposition!"
Seth- "Aw c'mon, it's not that big of a deal. We can take 'em if we have to, but they're probably just gonna have a little hissy fit about it and get over it."
Bryce- "Really?"
Seth- "Oh man and the one guy is like... five inches taller than me and totally built. Bet he can beat up on any cop that comes his way. Maybe that's how they got out!"
Bryce- "Oh, I bet he's built like Steve Reeves and has a cute Italian accent, why not." A rapping at the neighbor's door caught their attention. It was followed by tromping and gruff, muffled words. Bryce- "..."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Mar 2, 2013 22:55:59 GMT -8
Seth- "Whoa...!" Seth crept over to the door to listen in on the scene.Dr. Bebe's voice- "-just to see if everyone is healthy. Sometimes-"
Ione's voice- "You're just coming here to get more scraps for the gossip mill! You're just one of them and I am not going to dignify you with a further response!"
Tyrannosaurus voice- "The fuck's going ON?" Seth- "....!" Seth put his ear to the door, getting ready to step outside if things escalated. Bryce tried to bury himself in the couch like a lost coin.Ione's voice- "Nothin's going on, baby! Don't -"
Tyrannosaurus voice- "Dr. Bebe? You think I'm sick?"
Dr. Bebe's voice- "Well, sometimes-"
Tyrannosaurus voice- "I'm a straight as hell, dammit, you're the sickos!"
Dr. Bebe's voice- "I just-" The door slammed. Seth waited just a moment before opening his door and gesturing for Bebe to come in. Bryce panicked at the sound of the door and pulled some Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas styled defensive maneuvers on the couch. Seth closed the door and Bebe spoke quietly. Dr. Bebe- "How much of that did you hear?"
Seth- "All of, I think. It's rough, isn't it?"
Dr. Bebe- "I was surprised. Almost shocked. It's definitely not my domain of expertise."
Seth- "Emmett was giving it a try, and it kinda *is* his area of expertise. *sigh* I wish I knew what to do about it... I like to think I'm a good leader but in a situation like this, I'm lost."
Dr. Bebe- "Aww... Well, I think all leaders have to face challenges from time to time. I think there was a Star Trek episode about that."
Seth- "Ooh does that make me Picard? Cool."
Seth- "Well, thanks for giving it a shot anyway. I think we're gonna have to draft up some new rules at the next council meeting. Gotta allow people freedom, but you know what they say about rights ending at the tip of someone else's nose."
Dr. Bebe- "Certainly... You don't have to hide back there."
Bryce's voice- "Yes I do!"
Dr. Bebe- "I need to get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 3, 2013 20:52:57 GMT -8
THE NEXT DAY....Seth slept fitfully amid various creatures. In a distant corner, a Bryce slouched upon a chair, not wanting to awaken the man just yet.He woke up with a cough. Bryce- "You alright man?"
He sat up, and coughed into his shoulder at first, and then into both hands, until he regained his wheezing breath.
Seth- "yeah, maybe..."
Bryce- "Jeez, that's not great. Sorry."
Seth- "I just-- I just gotta cold or somethin-- *wheeze*"
Bryce- "I heard cardio was a good way to keep respiratory ailments away. Never see you exercise anymore... I mean, the chin-up bar on the closet door. Now it's just a 'whack seth's head sometimes' bar."
Seth- "Oh man.. Last time I tried to do one I just wrenched my shoulder outta place.. Sucks. I dunno what's wrong with me..."
Bryce- "Try one for old time's sake? What's the worst that could happen? You already feel cruddy."
Seth- "Damn if you say so, but if my arms fall off, I'm making you sew them back on..."
He got up and walked over to the bar, already looking rather wraith-like. He grabbed the par, and crossed his feet beneath as he always had, hopped up and.. struggled to get halfway before dropping to his feet again.
Seth- "..."
Bryce- "Oh what a mess. I'm so sorry for you. I wonder if goose soup works like chicken soup? Or maybe one of our birds has had its day..."
Seth- "Aww..."
He smiled wearily. "I think-- yesterday I felt like this, and I got better. I bet-- I bet it will happen again. Hey d'ya.. wanna get a haircut still? Maybe I should get rid of this haystack an' stop wearin' hats to bed."
Bryce- "Yeah, maybe... Guess we'll see if we can put the spurs to Chantelle after breakfast."
Seth- "Hey hey, c'mere... lemme give you all my death germs. " He was all up on it...
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Mar 17, 2013 22:45:12 GMT -8
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 18, 2013 6:13:42 GMT -8
There was a knock at the door. Bryce staggered up quickly and hustled to it, just in case. He looked through the peephole and saw Susie. Bryce- "Susie? What's going on?"
Susie- "Kenny is acting weird. I was hoping you could help me..."
Bryce- "Damn, no time to grab my sunglasses, huh?" He shooed Benji back into the apartment and stepped into the hall.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 28, 2013 23:14:12 GMT -8
Later, after the siege, this room remained relatively empty for the duration of the night.
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