Derp Tank

Harry: Any kind as long as it's very strong.

Todd: Stop talking like I'm not here... D;

Key: Awesome, okay. :D *goes into the coffee shop, and gets in line* :I

Todd: Whyyyy did you make her do that?

Harry: Well, she'd otherwise explode. XP

Key: *comes back after a few moments with the cup* Here you go. ^^

Todd: Thanks... ^^; *sips it*

Harry: Trouble receiving gifts? You sure as hell can bet I'm gonna randomly get you something just to watch you squirm.

Todd: D:

Key: *laughs a little bit, amused* ^^

Harry: Like, maybe something EXPENSIVE, but OHHH RIGHT, that might eat up all my money for things like FOOD and CLOTHES and SUPPLIES.

Todd: No, don't...! D:> YOU - you're not serious! Hah! Haha! <:D ... right?

Harry: *in a bored tone* I dunno. Am I?

Todd: D8>

Key: *snickers* Can I pitch in? We should get him something HUGE. XP

Harry: YES. Like an ELEPHANT.

Todd: Stoooop... DX

Key: Heck, maybe we can just get the entire circus. And put it in his room. :P

Harry: Yeeaaahhh... >:F

Todd: XC *sips coffee*

Key: Heheheh... Oh, we're just pulling your leg. :P But really, what's wrong with gifts?

Todd: I HATE it when people spend money on me! DX *sips coffee*

Harry: You're too modest.

Key: Seriously, I mean... Jeez, you're the nicest guy I know, you deserve MORE than just a cup of coffee. <:P

Todd: Well! I guess I'll just.. be... uh... MEAN! Key - you... you're SHORT! Yeah! >:/

Harry: XD;

Key: *crosses her arms and pouts* I will take that coffee back. >:P

Todd: Aw! But then you would have wasted your money, and... and that's WORSE...! D8>

Harry: Drink it, then.

Todd: *DOES and nearly gags*

Harry: NOT THAT FAST - how do you even DO that - ??

Todd: IT'S SO HOT, OW. ;__;

Key: Uh, YEAH, it's COFFEE! D:>

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Harry: ... *he, too decides to go shower. Once Todd is awake, he can do so as well*

Todd: *asleep*

Key: *comes out of the shower and gets dressed, then flips open her computer to work on that stupid paper... she nearly smacks herself when she remembers that she didn't get either of the guys' numbers, just so she could ask if she could come over later... ah well. maybe she'll run into them later*

Harry: *finishes showering*

Todd: *At this point he's awake* G'morning, Harry. :)

Harry: Morning.

Todd: I feel sweaty and dirty, so I'm gonna go shower. ^^; *walks over to do so*

Harry: I'll pour you a bowl of cereal.

Todd: Thanks! :D *walks in the bathroom and showers*

Key: *starts feeling a bit hungry, so she goes out of her room into the shared middle area--looks like her roommate was still asleep. she decides she doesn't need to go grab her hoodie again (actually, she should probably put that in the wash) and steps out, puts some bread in the toaster and waits around for it to be done* ...

*after the two get ready, they decide to head down and get some fresh air*

Harry: *smokes*

Todd: Stoppit. >:U

Harry: No.

Key: *sits on the window ledge and eats her toast as soon as it's done. maybe... she should go explore outside today. there's a lot of stuff she still hasn't seen. maybe she'll run into Todd and Harry? She smiles. That alone was reason enough to go out. she finishes eating, and grabs another hoodie, this one black and green, slings her bag over her shoulder, and heads out*

Todd: *stands around with Harry, who still smokes, just hanging out near a coffee shop*

Harry: *smokes still*

Todd: *he spots Key in the distance* HEY! Hey, Key! :D

Key: ! *hears him and grins, running over, hood still up* Hey! ^^

Todd: Didja sleep okay? ^^

Harry: *wonders if his suspicions are correct, and that Key really is crushing on Todd* ...

Key: Yup... I was kinda tired after yesterday. ^///^;

Todd: Ah, same here. Feeling any better since... well, you know...

Harry: *decides that perhaps... he can question Key about her particular feelings towards Todd. If there are any*

Key: Yeah, I feel a lot better... though I don't think I've uh... healed enough to take the hood down yet. >___>;; *clears her throat* So um, c-can I get you something? I um... n-never really got to thank you properly...

Todd: Oh, psh, no, you don't have to do anything or get anything for me, Key - I'm just happy you're okay! ^^

Harry: Mh. You could at least humor her, Todd.

Key: Y-Yeah, what Harry said! D: Come on, it'd make ME happy. <:P

Todd: ^^;

Harry: Just run in and get him a coffee or something - he's tired anyway. I can tell. :P

Key: What kind does he like? <:P

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Todd: Come on, let's go to the next roof! :D *runs and jumps over to the next roof*

Key: *follows him, stumbling a bit when she lands* !!

Todd: !! *catches her so she doesn't fall* Careful! D:

Key: *grabs onto him to steady herself, THEN realizes howwwww close he was to her. reddening even more, she stands there, frozen for a moment in embarrassment before pulling away and straightening herself out* Ahum. I'm okay. >/////////////>;;

Todd: You're not hurt or anything as far as I know. Heh. You wanna keep running? ^^;

Key: Yeah, s-sure. ^///////////////^;

Todd: Alright, cool. :) *he then runs some more, jumping from roof to roof*

Key: *follows him without complaint. the run for another hour or so, and then head back to Todd's apartment, climbing back in through the window*

Todd: *he looks around for Harry until he finds him asleep on the couch* Oh... <:)

Harry: *is asleep*

Key: ! *keeps her voice low* I guess I'll get going... Th-Thanks for letting me run with you. ^///^;

Todd: *also keeps quiet* Sure, anytime... it's nice to have company when you're running...

Harry: *asleep*

Key: *smiles and nods, glad that her hood still hid most of her face, and he couldn't see how RED she was. she picks up her bag, and silently leaves the apartment, waving a bit before heading out*

Todd: *waves back before going to bed, himself, feeling exhausted*

Key: *walks back to her room, constantly casting glances over her shoulder--but no, no one was following her tonight. just to be safe, she picked up the pace and half-jogged back to her dorm room, collapsing into bed as soon as she gets there. Last night had been a nightmare, but today... Today had been a good day. she falls asleep happy*

*The Next Morning*

Todd: *he is asleep*

Harry: *awake and waiting for Todd to get up. The guy must be exhausted after all that running, he thinks*

Key: *wakes up, feeling a bit sore. but it was a good sore, more like i-just-worked-out sore than i-just-got-the-crap-beaten-out-of-me sore. she gets out of bed, and hops straight in the shower, feeling somewhat icky from not having done so in two days. she was glad to see that the bruise on her ribs wasn't all that serious anymore, and that the ones on her face were already fading... she had to go thank Todd for rescuing her again... but... what could she DO...?*

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Harry: *waves* Bye! ^^

Todd: ^^

*and so they drive back to Harry and Todd's aparment*

Todd: *suddenly he takes off his shirt* Hot enough outside for zero usage of the hoodie today. :P

Harry: UH? D8|

Todd: Parkour time! :D

Key: *blushes redder than a tomato. she had NOT realized how ripped he was* O//////////////////O;;;

Todd: Key, right, you're into parkour - or were, right? Wanna come with? :D

Harry: *snorts*

Key: A-Ah, u-u-uhm, yes please. Err... y-yeah, I'll go. >//////////>;;;;;

Todd: You okay? <:/

Harry: *wonders if Todd is blind or just stupid. He pities Key* ...

Key: *coughs* Y-Yeah! Yeah, I'm fine, just uh... h-haven't done this in a while... ^/////////^;;;;;

Harry: *rolls his eyes at the poor excuse*

Todd: Oh - well, okay! That's alright, you can just stay close to me, and I promise I won't let you fall or anything. :)

Key: *can't stop STARING* O-Okay... o/////o

Todd: Alright! :D *he opens the window then jumps out onto the roof*

Harry: Go follow him then, Key. I know you want to. |:/

Key: *looks back at Harry* W-What? I-I'm just nervous is all. <___< *drops her bag, and goes out the window after Todd*

Todd: I'm gonna just be running on the roofs. This okay for you? :)

Key: *trying very hard not to look at him* Y-Yeah, that's fine. >////>;;;

Todd: Alright! Here goes! Stay with me! *he runs to the next roof*

Key: !! *follows him, easily making it to the next roof* ..okay, i still got this...

Todd: Great! Maybe we can do this more often! :D

Key: H-Hopefully, yeah. ^////^;

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Todd: *he holds his cookie in his teeth and shoots the cue ball, grazing a ball, nearly getting it into a pocket* ! *takes the cookie out of his mouth* Damnit! DX

Harry: Suuuucks. :P

Key: Oh! I got it, hang on-- *puts the cookie in her mouth just like Todd did, and shoots the cue ball so it bounces off the side and puts the other ball in the pocket* YUS! *drops the cookie* CRAP-- *picks it up* ...No one saw that. >______>;;;;;

Todd: Nope nope, no one did. It's okay, your ego is fine. XP

Harry: You get to go again, Key.

Key: Okay good... alright... >__< *stuffs the rest of the cookie in her mouth and shoots again, but misses* ...Mmph.

Todd: Still, you got one in. :D

Harry: *shoots and misses*

Todd: *Same* D:

Key: Mmh. *shoots and also misses* Muuuhhh! D:>

Harry: And suddenly we all sucked. D: *shoots and misses*

Todd D: *shoots and gets a ball in the pocket* :D

Key: And suddenly we didn't. :D

Todd: *manages to shoot another in a pocket* :D !!

Harry: Well, eff you. <___<

Key: *mock-cheers* Whooo! :D *eats another cookie* X)

Harry: *eats a cookie*

Todd: *hits and misses* Baw. D:

Key: My turn~ *tries, and fails* ...aww. now we suck again. :C

Todd: Apparently. D:

*they play until Harry is the one to put the eight ball into the pocket* Bam. I win.

Todd: Awww! Well, good game. D:

Key: It was two on one, too. D: Welllll... losers get all the cookies. ;D *nabs the plate*

Todd: We can actually just split those up into separate bags so we can take the rest home. ^^; Speaking of home, you wanna head back?

Harry: I'm okay with it. Key?

Key: Yeah, I'm fine with it.

Todd: Alright, off we go, then. :) *he packs up the cookies into three bags, giving two to Harry and Key, in the main room...* Goodbye, Mom!

Harry: :)

Key: Bye, Ms. Huntings! Thanks for having us over! ^^

Joanne: Bye! Feel free to come over as often as you'd like, okay? :)

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Harry: Don't worry, we can teach you. :)

Todd: Yup! It's not hard, really. ^^

Key: Well, okay. cool. :D *takes a cookie, and nibbles on it* ! these are good... :o

Todd: Well YEAH, my mom made them. XD

Harry: The table's set up. *takes a cookie himself*

Todd: Awesome. :D

Key: *noms on her cookie* X)

Todd: *takes out three pool sticks, handing two to Key and Harry* :)

Harry: *finishes his cookie and takes his stick* :)

Key: *takes the stick, quickly finishing off her cookie* So um, who goes first?

Todd: You will. Mainly because the first shot is the easiest, and it's the perfect time to show you how to shoot a ball. :) *he steps closer to her* Mind if I move your arms for you?

Harry: Heh.

Key: Erm... No, go right ahead. .____.

Todd: *he steps a bit closer to her to move her arms in the right position, placing the stick between Key's middle and index fingers* See, you hold the stick like this, pulling the stick back then pushing it with a whole lot more force forward in order to hit the ball... you're gonna be on my team, okay? We're gonna play against Harry. But anyways, you break up that triangle of balls with the white one set up in front of you. Wanna try that?

Harry: *waits* ...

Key: *reddens a bit from how close he was standing* E-Em, yeah, I'll try that... *huffs, and strikes the cue ball, successfully breaking the triangle* :D!

Todd: Good job! Now we can begin the game. ^^ Harry, stripes or solids?

Harry: Solids.

Todd: Alright, you go. :P

Harry: *carefully aims himself at the cue ball so that, when he does strike it, it manages to get the solid 3 ball into a pocket* Hah.

Todd: *to Key, somewhat annoyed* ... When you hit a ball on your turn, you can go again, and again, until you make a foul or don't hit anything. XC

Harry: :P *goes again but fails to hit another solid ball*

Todd: I'm up. ^^ *aims the cue ball and hits it, failing to get a stripe ball* :C

Key: Ooookay... *tries to hit a striped ball, but completely misses* .... XC

Todd: It's okay. <:P

Harry: *shoots the cue ball and manages to get another ball in, then another, then misses* ... Heh...

Todd: Well, your strength not be video games, Harry, but Christ are you good at pool. <:P

Key: Seriously. <:P Your turn, Todd.

Todd: Right - *he shoots the cue ball and manages to get one in, then shoots again and misses* Baww...

Harry: Heheh.

Key: *steps up to the table and shoots the cue ball, barely managing to get the ball in* :D! *tries again--misses* Aww... :C *goes and grabs another cookie, and proceeds to nibble on it*

Todd: *he takes a cookie as well* Yum ~ ^^

Harry: *shoots and misses, nearly getting a foul* Agh. D:

Key: Wuh oh. D: *nibbles on her cookie, stealing a glance at Todd. He was really a nice guy, inviting her over... and he's only known her for barely a week!*

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Todd: Hey Mom! X) Uh, the girl with us is Key - she's a freshman at college.

Harry: :)

Key: *holds out her hand* Nice to meet you. ^^

Joanne: *gladly shakes her hand* The pleasure's all mine. ^^ *turns to Harry* It's good to see you, Harry. :)

Harry: Good to see you too, Ms. Huntings. :)

Todd: :D

Joanne: Well--I don't know why we're still standing here, come in! :P *steps aside*

Key: >_> *waits for one of the guys to go in first before stepping inside*

Todd: ^^ *walks in*

Harry: *follows him in, seeming almost... giddy* ^^

Key: *follows the two of them in* ^^;

Joanne: *closes the door behind them* Make yourselves at home, okay? ^^

Harry: *nods* :)

Todd: Sooo! Sooo... sooo this was the house I grew up in, heh. :D

Harry: Yes, we're aware. :P

Key: It's nice. ^^

Joanne: *hears something ding in the kitchen* Whoops. Be right back-- *goes over there*

Key: ...Your mom's really nice. ^^

Todd: Yeah, she really is. =^^=

Harry: Did you doubt me or something? :P

Key: Nooo, I'm just confirming a fact, that's all. :P

Harry: :P

Todd: *sits down on a couch* Come join me, friends! :D

Harry: *sits next to him* XP

Key: *sits on Todd's other side* :P Sooo what're we doin'?

Joanne: *calls from the kitchen* Give me a minute~

Key: ._.

Todd: We have a pool table. Wanna play pool? :D

Harry: ^^

Key: Uhm... sure. *has no clue how to play* ^^;

Joanne: *comes out of the kitchen with a plate of cookies* Take these with you, then. :P

Todd: Hooray! :D Thanks, Mom! ^^

Harry: XP

Joanne: You're welcome, kiddo. :P Now, go enjoy yourselves. :P

Key: *nods* ^^

Todd: You're the best! =^^= *he walks over to the game room - there, there's a cabinet full of board games and video games, a TV and a few game systems lying around, and, indeed, a pool table. Todd puts the cookies on a small table*

Harry: *starts setting up the pool table* Do you know how to play, Key?

Key: Eheh... nnnot really. ^^;

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Harry: Well, if he has nothing to worry about, he can still be cheery... but if he's just been hiding it this whole time... <:/

Key: Then maybe you should talk to him. <:/

Harry: No! No, I... I can't... it's been like this for so long... I can't just say something NOW...

Key: ...so, you won't EVER say anything about it? At all? <:/

Harry: ... If it means disturbing the status quo, then I will remain silent.

Key: ...What if, um.... what if it gets worse? <:(

Harry: HOW could it get worse? \:(

Key: I dunno, I'm being hypothetical. D:

Harry: Well, sometimes that's just unrealistic. I'm fine. Todd's fine. Everything's okay.

Key: Well... okay, fine. Don't say anything. What I wanna know now, is what you'll do if he ever finds out.

Harry: ... I don't know... W-well he won't, so... I'm fine...

Todd: *comes out of his room, phone in hand Hey! Sorry that took so long - Mom wanted to know how college was going, too. ^^;

Key: Sooo... are we going, or no? :o

Todd: Well of COURSE we're going. Mom loves visitors - especially new ones! ^^

Harry: :)

Key: Yay. :D ...So... are we going NOW? .__.

Todd: Hell yeah! Let's go! :D

Harry: Right - *puts out his cigarette, then goes over to the door*

Todd: *walks over with him, opening it for Harry and Key* ^^

Key: ! *quickly grabs her bag, slings it over her shoulder, and follows the two guys out*

*they drive until they reach a suburban area, stopping at a smallish house*

Todd: *gets out of the car (a beat up tiny thing)* Here we are! :D

Harry: ... I'm getting nostalgic...

Key: *gets out of the car, and looks around--it wasn't too different from where SHE was from* ...heh. :)

Todd: C'mon! ^^ *walks over to the front door, knocking on it*

Harry: :)

Joanne: *opens the door* :D *hugs Todd* Hey, kiddo. X)

Key: ^^

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Todd: Uhh, lemme check... *he checks a clock* Wow, yeah, time to call. *he uses his cell phone, walking into his room to talk*

Harry: ... Heh...

Key: Heheh... I'm guessing he gets along pretty well with his mom?

Harry: It's hard to imagine anyone NOT getting along with his mom. His mom's a fracking SAINT.

Key: Heh... well, that's good to hear. ^^

Harry: Mhm... going over to Todd's house was the only good part of my childhood... it was like, I dunno, Christmas. Except almost every day.

Key: Well... it's a good thing you were able to get away from all that, right? Even if it was just for a little while? <:(

Harry: ... Well, when I got home, which was always at sunset, my dad would drag me in and beat me twice as hard as normal... well, I didn't give a frack. I kept going back to Todd's house. Had to make up excuses for the beats, though... "ohh, I got hit with a baseball bat", "ohh, I fell down the stairs, don't worry."

Key: ...And you still make excuses when you get beaten up. <:(

Harry: .. I don't want people to worry about me. Especially Todd.

Key: ...I have a fealing he worries more when you DON'T tell him things.

Harry: ... He doesn't SEEM that worried...

Key: *shrugs* some people can be good at hiding things, I guess. But I'm sure he worries about you. You ARE his best friend.

Harry: ... *he looks down at his feet* ... ...

Key: ... *goes and stands right in front of him, effectively blocking his view of the floor* Heeeeeyyyy... don't go hiding your face, that's MY job... <:P

Harry: ... Hrm... Todd needs to stay cheery... his cheeriness helps me get through things...

Key: But how can be be cheery if he's worried? :/

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Harry: *BUTTON MAAAAAASH*

Todd: XP

Key: *buttonmashbuttonmashbuttonmash*

Harry: Ahm I winnink? Ah cannat tell!

Todd: Uhhh... no. Key is.

Harry: FUHK! D8<

Key: :D *keep mashing buttons like a madwoman*

Harry: FUUUUHK!

Todd: *cracks up* XD

Key: *somehow manages to win again* AHA! :D

Harry: D8|

Todd: XDDDD

Key: WOW, either I'm really good, or I'm really really lucky! :o

Harry: LUCKY. ONLY. LUCKY. <__________< *takes the cigarette out of his mouth to puff out some smoke away from Key and Todd*

Todd: XD;

Key: I can accept that. ^^ AT least I"m not a sore winner-slash-loser. :P

Harry: I don't even ever PLAY. DX

Todd: Maybe this is why. :P

Key: But I don't play either. :P

Harry: Well... well... NUGH.

Todd: XDD;;

Key: *puts down the controller, grinning proudly* X3

Harry: *goes back to the window to smoke*

Todd: He doesn't take failure well. XDDD;;

Key: Well, that's unfortunate... :C

Todd: Nah, it's okay - he cools down after a few minutes. XD

Harry: *smokes, looking out at the white clouds outside* ...

Key: Well, thaaat's... fortunate! XP Oh uh, weren't you going to call your mom? Or is it still too early? o_o;

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