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 Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:57 am
Efflo was pretty hopeless when it came to romance. He had never given it any thought before he met Gabby, yet now it seemed to be all that occupied his mind. It was strange and he didn’t know how to shake it, and at the same time, wasn’t sure he wanted to. It was a new feeling, caring about someone enough that you wanted to do nice things for him. But the poor boil didn’t know what do to about it. Or rather, he had an idea, but was entirely clueless as to how to go about it. He was strewn across his straw bed, fingers playing over the buttons of his skellyphone. Up until recently, his contact list had been completely empty but now the list was steadily growing. He scrolled down the names, wondering if he was making the right decision. Efflo sighed; he didn’t really have a choice. He selected Thackery’s name, and hit the call button. Anxiously he listened to it ring, wondering if the boil would pick up. Trying to ease his nerves, he reminded himself that it was pretty much all Thackery’s fault that Gabby and him were togehter in the first place, so it was the least that the cerberus could do. Right? The line clicked in, and Efflo responded instantly, his words jumbling over anything Thackery might have greeted the phone call with. “Thackery, hi, hello? It’s Efflo,” he spoke into the phone quickly, his voice quiet and shy.
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:38 am
Following some recent events that had unfolded in the form of phone messages, Thackery had begun to treat the eyephone as an extra appendage. It rarely left his hand, and when it did, it was close to his side as he continued to diligently wait for responses that had yet to come through. He tried his best to be hopeful, but optimism only went too far in the face of sadness. All of the blankets and pillows from the cuddle party were still spread all over his floor, a good portion of which were reclaimed as beds for his minipets, and his own bed was still in need of re-assembly. He kind of preferred it this way for now, since the bed couldn't feel empty if there wasn't a real bed, and there were still a lot of nice smells from his friends. In spite of all he was doing to try to retain every ounce of positivity left in him, there was something that always made him happy. And part of that something, he noted with a smile, was calling him right now. " HIII EF--" He answered, but his jovial greeting was met with a hushed tone. He lowered his volume to match even though there was really no reason for him to. The minipets in his room had heard far more scandalous things. "Hiii Efflo. What's wrong? Why are you so quiet?" And then, a little more panicked, "Is your ship okay?"
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 12:19 am
Efflo blinked at Thackery’s concern. “Everything’s fine! Really!” he assured him, raising the octave of his voice slightly. Sometimes he forgot that he could be too quiet, especially when he was nervous. “I was just calling to uh, well, say thank-you for the party the other day, I’m sorry we left kind of early, it was my fault… And thank-you for your help with picking out clothes and, uh, you have a boilfriend right? And you guys have gone on dates… Right?” Efflo paused, hesitating over the phone. Then he took a deep breath and decided to just go for it. “I want to… Surprise Gabriel and take him on a real date… We’ve never been on one. But I don’t know the first thing about going on a date! What do you wear? Where is a nice place to go? Do I bring him flowers, or a present? Will you help me, Thackery, please?”
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 2:29 pm
"Oh, good." Thackery sighed in relief, settling back into his little fireplace blanket nest. "And thank you for coming to it! I really meant what I said, okay? Any time you wanna stop by, you can!" As much as he wanted to add a 'please' at the end, he managed to refrain, tangled up in technicalities that dictated his response to Efflo's first question. "Well, I..." Did have a boilfriend. Maybe still had. And there was the complication of...skip that for now. "We went on dates! I think maybe I kinda called everything a date 'cause one time before we were together together we got paired up for a project and I called that a date too but um, anyway. I think it's soooo cute that you want to take him on a real date, and I wanna help however I can!" He flopped backwards and held his feet up towards the fire. "Let's see...you're probably gonna wanna pick out your clothes after you pick where to go, 'cause you don't need fancy clothes for a walk or something. What kinda stuff does he like? And what makes you think of him?" The more the conversation leaned towards their relationship, the more obvious the sound of a smile in his voice became.
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:19 pm
His cheeks flushed pink at being called cute, even though Thackery couldn’t see it over the phone. “Thank-you,” he answered politely, to the offer of hangouts and the compliment. Considering what Gabriel liked best, Efflo came to the conclusion it was probably being grumpy. That didn’t seem like a very good start to any sort of date, however, so he continued thinking. “Well, I know he likes his treasure more than anything. And he really likes sports and competing and being active, I think. And Sibyl, and dressing nice and um… “ Efflo trailed off, disappointed and embarrassed that he didn’t know more. Maybe a date really was a good idea. Gabby and him were together all the time, but it wasn't often they just sat around talking. Something else did come to mind that he knew Gabby liked but it seemed more like an after-date activity and definitely not a secret you shared over the phone, so he moved on. “Um, for me, anything cold makes me think of him! Oh, I guess he would like cold things too… And sports are fun but… Even though I am sure he would have fun, that doesn’t really sound like a date to me. I don’t know if he would like it but what I would really like is... Well, it would be nice to go somewhere we could talk but it wouldn’t just be normal talking, it would be special and romantic! …I want to impress him, and show him how much I lo- Er…” Saying it to Gabby was one thing, but Efflo had never told anyone else that he loved the boil. His blush deepened, and he was glad Thackery was on the phone and not in his room. That thought gave him an idea, however, despite embarrassed he was. “Thackery, do you want to come over? …I mean, you could help me pick out clothes and stuff… If you want, of course…”
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:26 pm
A thoughtful hmmm came from Thackery's end of the line. He chewed his lip and considered the options, based on what Efflo told him. Gabriel sure was difficult to crack sometimes, especially when 'Sibyl' was on his list of likes. Not that there was anything wrong with Sibyl, but a date was supposed to be for two people if you were a two-person couple! "Oh! I might have an idea, but I think it might take a little bit of planning. And I'm gonna need more of your help with some of the stuff. I'm not really good at cold stuff, but if we work together, we'll end up with something super awesome, I know it!" He poked his toe into the fire and scrunched his nose, stifling a giggle. It tickled! "Really?!" he cheerfully squealed, but the sound of something that sounded suspiciously like a dorm door opening and closing again seemed to indicate that he wasn't waiting for a confirmation. He hurried down the hall with no shoes (and only one sock) on, and was a bit out of breath by the time he started talking again. "I mean, I guess I could come help you pick stuff out..." The sound of another door opening and closing. "...'cause I do really like figuring out clothes and stuff, and it was fun to go shopping and I think I would really like to help you figure out what to wear. You look so good in all the clothes you've picked out! Uh, I mean, not that you didn't before, but...yeah! And it would probably make more sense for me to see what you had that might match the stuff you wanna do in particular." Another door opened and closed. "So I guess, if you're sure..." Someone was knocking at Efflo's door.
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 8:27 am
What was that noise he just heard? Was Thackery going somewhere? “An idea? And yeah, I don’t know a lot about cold stuff either, but Gabriel prefers it to warm things, definitely” he answered; listening as it sounded like the boil was shuffling around. Efflo wondered what he was doing. “Ah, that’s good though, you can come over now if you’d like? …Oh, yes, thank-you again, I really like my new clothes, I never realized how nice it is to be able to wear a different thing every day. Yes, that does make sense. I’m su-“ The knock at the door made him jump, and Efflo stared at it suspiciously. There was really only a handful of people whom it could be, and putting two and two together he figured it was Thackery but… One could never be too careful. Plus all this talk of surprising Gabby had made him nervouse, what if it was the dragon at the door? Would he know something was up? He quietly moved from his bed, cautiously approaching the door. “Thackery, is that you?” he whispered into the phone.
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:54 pm
At first, Thackery nodded in response to Efflo's question. When he realized how really dumb that was, he thought that he should try to make up for it by being clever for a moment. "Is what me?" he asked, feigning ignorance. "That you're talking to? Yeah, silly, you're the one who called me!" As he spoke, he hopped back and forth across the doorway to occupy himself. The hopping did a good job of doing that, but he didn't do a good job of keeping his balance after he got his last sentence out. He stumbled and hit the door with a thud, dropping his phone in the process. There was silence and a little bit of rustling around before his voice returned, sheepish and quiet. "Um, yeah, okay, it's me at the door. Sorry! I don't think I broke it, though." Maybe. Hopefully. He guessed he'd find out soon.
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 1:48 pm
Efflo sighed in relief, and then blinked, staring at the place where a loud thud had just rattled his door. The boil stepped forward, opening it quickly and peering down at Thackery. “Are you okay? What are you doing? You didn’t need to knock again so loud, I was coming to open it!” He swung his door a little, listening carefully. “You’re right though, I don’t think it’s broken.”
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