|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:12 pm
"Mah-mah-mah-miss Natsumi!" Newt managed to squeak, giving a sudden loud croak, his throat inflating again at the sight of her, leaving him looking rather embarassed once again befor continueing to babble, "Wuh-wuh-wuh-what are... are y-you... th-there's a snuh-snuh-sn-sn-snoo... There's a snuh-ssss-snuh...!"
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:02 am
Clearly sarcasm evaded Natsumi. Mind, Thom was only half sarcastic. He hadn't a doubt in his mind that the frog man was scared of becoming dinner, especially after the snake in his head had suggested the same thing. But while he had lashed out at, say, Emelyn's dog, or tried to swallow the hamburger chunk without thinking, he was still quite human enough to know that Newt was absolutely impossible as dinner, and therefore of no interest to him.
Indeed, he was quickly growing irritated with the entire situation. It was bad enough that someone was utterly terrified of him on sight--even worse when said person was sitting in a heap outside his door and stuttering his head off. He never even made it to the bed before he turned around and headed back to the door, pausing just behind Natsumi and leering over her shoulder at the frog man. "A snake?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:15 am
Natsumi had never quite caught on to english sarcasm. It wasn't that she was just completely dense... Get her talking in Japanese and she might pull out the same sorts of jokes, however with the moment they were in she had lost most sensible reasoning. She was near tears for the most part, and Newton had started floundering on the ground... her head was spinning again. So, first task... Calm Newton down.
Then Thomas was back... behind her, causing a light chill to run down her spine. "Aa.." She quickly piped in, not wanting Newton to somehow offend Thomas. That was ignoring the fact he probably already had. "Newton, this is Thomas." She gestured back behind her, giving a light sniff as she introduced them... Maybe that would stop the whole 'ahh its a snake' thing?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:36 am
"Ah... ah..." Newt glanced back and forth between the little gecko girl and the disgrunteled snake man, and his stomach fell. Not ebcause instinct told him that this man wanted to eat him, but that he had inadvertantly stumbled upon Natsumi and.... another man. His throat suddenly bulged out, inflated as wide as he could manage without suffocating himself befor giving a startlingly loud croak as though the frog in him was trying to scare the other potential mate away.
The Newt in him was far easier to thwart, "I... I... I huh-hadn't... excuse me... " He appologized for his croak, looking terrified and embarassed. He hadn't been aware that she- had a boyfriend... well, of course... she had been pregnant. She had to have had a partner.... was it this man? Was it someone befor the island? Either way, Newt was suddenly sickeningly embarassed, and tried to pick up his basket and collect the "boquet" he had brought for her befor either of them could spot them. He suddenly wished he hadn't gone to so much trouble to try to look nice either- it would only make matters worse if this "Thomas" was the jealous type.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:52 pm
Thom couldn't honestly say it was a pleasure to meet the frog man, and so he didn't, simply nodding a greeting when Natsumi introduced him. Newton, Newton... He couldn't remember her mentioning a 'Newton'. Of course, on the same note, the only people she had mentioned had been the ones who terrified or upset her, so it was no surprise. This man seemed nice enough, if, well, terribly irritating. Natsumi was a much more patient person than he was, and the frog man wasn't scared of her, so it made sense that she could befriend him. Thom was just glad that Newt wasn't freaking out anymore.
And yet the stuttering continued, and the frog man was scrambling around once more. Thom was very tempted to just go hide in his duplex and let them talk. Even moreso when he noticed the maggot 'boquet' and nice clothes beneath the jumpsuit. Really, he was hard pressed not to laugh at the sight once two and two registered. However, for Natsumi's benefit, he settled for a grin, glancing down to the gecko girl and nudging her with his elbow. "Why Nasumi, I'm shocked. 'Ere you've been cheatin' on me all this time."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:23 pm
Natsumi, on the other hand, apparently wasn't good at math. It wasn't that she hadn't noticed how nervious he was... It was just that he was always nervious. In fact, this reaction reminded her a bit of the first time she'd met Newton... Except he'd been shoving on a gas mask then and wasn't quite this green and slimey.
Now that he seemed to compose himself she noticed the various objects he had, her nostrils catching the oh so fonderful scent of rotting food... it reminded the rest of her brain that there were other things that would have been on such a smelly thing, which in turned caused a little growl from her stomach, reminding her she hadn't eaten yet. Then she remembered something... "Aa! Lunch...!" her smile widened on the simple fact he had remembered and apparently gone through alot of trouble... Originally she had meant they could get something from the cafeteria, or eat some of the bugs she'd caught in that wierd thing he gave her. Either way, this was a nice turn to a day that had started out rather rough...
She jumped some as she was nudged, turning back to look at Thom in a rather confused manor. Crap... She missed something. What he said hadn't made any sense to her at all... Her mind tried to turn the gears and place what cheating meant in this situation. Was he talkign about football? That was the only game she'd ever played with him... And why would that come up now? So that definatly wasn't right.
Still she wasn't getting anywhere with that thought process... Which left her staring at Thom lost and confused, before finally giving a soft "Eh?" as she figured she wasn't going to get this one.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:29 pm
"Chuh-chuh-chuh-cheat?" Newt's voice cracked pubescently as his expression fell. If he had been able, he woudl have been a bright scarlet as he dropped the buggy boguet again, hugging the basket to his chest, "I... I... I... I'm suh-sorry... I... I... I had... I wuh-was j-just... I'll... " He placed it down, turning to suddenly hop away in utter embarassment. She had a boyfriend!! How stupid was he? Stupid stupid stupid Newt!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:41 pm
Well, that had completely backfired. Thom raised a hand to rub his temple, shaking his head slightly in dismay. And then Newt was off and, rather than risk ruining Natsumi's stay on the island permanently, Thom was around the gecko girl and crutching after him. Between Newt's ungainly hops and his own strange gait, they were quite a sight--but it also meant Thom didn't have much trouble catching up.
Once he neared, he reached out and caught Newt's arm with his right hand, laughing to keep the frog man from spazzing out again. "I was jokin', lad. Natsumi's just 'ad a rough day, an' I was cheerin' her up. Go pick up your bunch of maggots." Not that he could understand for the life of him why someone would give someone they liked maggots.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:59 pm
Natsumi blinked as the reinvented boquet hit the ground, poor thing was taking quite a beating. She hadn't quiet figured out what it was supposed to be yet... But before she could think about it Newt was suddenlly leaving and she had no idea why. "Wai--" she barely managed the start of the word before Thom had moved after him. Yep.. she was lost. The metaphorical fog of the language barrier had settled in on her... So she simply stood there, confused. But atleast she'd forgotten all about crying nad the like...
As Thomas caught Newton she thought about following after just to keep that paniced frog thing from happening again. Her eyes were caught by a wiggling along the ground where the little maggots had fallen from their precious food. Her tail shifted as she found herself staring... And then, before she knew it, instinct and hunger had driven her to kneel down to pick up a few of them, place them in her palm, and proceed to tilt her head back and drop them in her mouth as though they were candy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:09 pm
"I duh-duh-duh-didn't muh-mean any harm!" Newt cried, "I wuh-was j-just... I d-duh-didn't know! I'msuh-sorry!" The janitor squeeked, trying to pull away in his panic.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:12 pm
"Calm down," Thom ordered, growing impatient once more. He kept a tight hold on Newt's arm with his right hand, but he half turned to shout over at the gecko girl. "Natsumi! Kindly explain t' your friend that you an' I are not in a relationship."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:24 pm
She was snapped out of her little instinct driven maggot feast by Thom's irritated voice. She nearly fell over as she jumped up and away from the bugs in a guilty fasion... "Relationship?" She echoed, the gears turning... Her face flushed amongst the already reddish scales. "Eehh?" she squeaked out, covering her mouth to prevent any further noises.
Suddenlly, she realized just how wrong it looked to have been setting on Thomas' bed in his duplex... However, the thought of that just seemed... Wierd. "No, no.." she shook her head to further that answere. "Thomas is my friend." she emphisized the word to make sure he knew that meant nothing more... Even if she had been on his bed. Several times. And he was attractive in a sort... It didn't seem right though, it was like someone suggesting she was with Haruko or Jiro.
She started weaving her way around the fallen boquet, not wanting to squish any potential meal bits, and starting towards the two. "Why?" she asked a bit softly, wondering where on earth that had come in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:04 pm
Newt glanced up from where he hung from Thom's grip, his previously neatly groomed hair springing free from it's gelatinous prison to curl in it's thinned out but still maddened sloppy state. His tie had come loose from his jumper to hang free, and he was dirty as ever from his hopping, "Ah- fruh-fruh-friends?" He suddenly felt rediculous, embarassment burning on his froggish cheaks as much as a frog *could* blush. "I... I... I ah... I... Oooh."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:12 pm
With Newt actually calm and listening, Thom released the frog man, rolling his eyes at the whole spectacle. Deciding things would go much better if he just left them to their own conversation, he turned his attention to the approaching Natsumi. "I'll leave you two t' chat, then. Where's whatsisface's duplex, Natsumi? Taro?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:41 pm
She let the why drop, assuming she had asked it too softly... Her mind tried to taunt her with the fact someone might be interested in her, but she pushed that away. Who would after all these lizardy-changes? And especially since she'd been pregnant... That fact alone made her feel like she didn't deserve to have another love-intrest.
She pushed those thoughts aside for the time being, "Aa... Alright... Taro? 53.." she answered before fully thinking about why Thom would need that. She turned back to Newton, offering a small smile... "Aa... We will have our lunch, then?" Hm. What an eventful exciting day...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
