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 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:35 pm
"At the Halloween party...With the cemetery...That was real, wasn't it? I mean...It was a real cemetery, right?" Marshall asked, looking up at the over-cast sky, thinking about that horrible night. "Y'see, I met this girl...She said it was a joke the Labs pulled...But...You were there, right? It wasn't a joke, was it?" Marshall asked. He could possibly be losing his mind; that was some thing he had considered.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:40 pm
Newt hesitated, a flashing memory of a wolf springing from the dark woods making him ribbit and duck against the ground as he landed again, "I... ah... it... it s-seemed r-real to me... b-but... I d-don't know. I h-haven't gone b-b-back there... It s-scares me!" After he said it, he realized how dumb it sounded. Heck, everything scared him. He was honest, at least.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:46 pm
"Yeah. It scared me a lot, too." Marshall said, matter-of-factly. "So, to Chez Green, or whatever the hell you want to call my house." Marshall said with a forced chuckled as the two came up to Marshall's humble abode.
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:22 pm
Newt hopped after meekly, trying to assure himself that he was making this a far bigger deal than it needed to be. That is untill that familiar twisting sensation returned to his gullet and the terrified urge to vomit arose once more. "L-l-listen... it's... it's.. r-really not th-that big an issue... I... I'll j-just ch-change again and... and who knows if... if th-they'll even s-still fit! It'll... it'll j-just be a waste!"
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:44 pm
Marshall sighed, rolling his eyes as he opened up the door to his duplex. "Newt, relax, will ya? Getting you a couple of shirts and some better pants isn't a big deal at all. Besides, like I said, what if your trunks rip and you're hopping around in your birthday suit?" Marshall said as he walked up to his intercom. "So, what kinds of clothes do you want any way?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:47 pm
"I... I... I d-don't know... " He shifted, trying to look more relaxed, but only ended up looking stiff and awkward as he sat up as unforggishly as he was able, "Er... w-what... c-could you s-see me in?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:47 pm
"Umm...Thats a good question. I've only ever seen you in those trunks...Hmmm..." Marshall rubbed his feathered chin, not sure what go get his jumpy friend to wear. "Well, how about some more swim trunks? You probably don't want shirts...Then again, it is kind of winter, so maybe we should get you some jackets or some thing?" Marshall suggested.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:52 pm
Newt stared blankly at the penguin for a minute, "J-jakets? It's... a truh-truh-tropical island... and... and I l-like the r-rain..." H cleared his throat, shifting to hop after him still awkwardly, "I... I used t-to j-just... w-wear my un-uniform... it m-made th-things easier and... and I th-thought it was com-comfortable..." He missed his jumper. It made everything easier.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:11 pm
"Your uniform? What was it? Some sorta cover-alls or some thing?" Marshall asked inquisitively. Now that he thought about it, he had no idea what Newt was like a person, let alone what his occupation. How peculiar.
"Hmmm...Well, whatever it is, we could probably get you a new one or two. Specifically built for your Froggy Frame?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:26 pm
"It... y-yes... I... ah... y-you... you th-think they'd d-do that? I m-mean.. I d-don't... I w-woo-woo-woudln't want to... to be any t-trouble or anything... I j-just... I'm n-not very... ah... f-fashion... um... I m-mean... wh-whatever th-they'd... um... have I'd be f-f-fine with..." He smiled weakly.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:35 pm
Marshall smiled back, glad to see his new friend relaxing, even just a tiny bit. "Of course they'd do it." he said, before turning to his keypad pressing 0 on the intercom.
"Yes?" said a rather irritated female voice on the other end. Marshall was less that sympathetic with her tone of voice; even if she was annoyed she still had two workings hands.
"Yeah, I'd like...four of your Janitorial Uniforms, fitted for a frog." Marshall said simply, as if he was ordering a hamburger. He figured Newt wasn't the first Islander to need clothes after their changed. There was an awkward moment of silence on the other side, as Marshall heard the faint sounds of keyboard clacks.
"...Your suits will be ready in a week. Is there any thing ELSE you want?" she hissed.
"No, no, thats fine. Thank you." Marshall said, hanging up. He looked at Newt and gave him a thumbs up with his left hand (his only hand with a working hand at the moment).
"See? Easy enough."
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:50 pm
But Newt knew there was only one frog on the island who'd even want a janitorial jumper. He was positive they would all be sniggering, and when the jumpers DID arrive... He wondered if he would have ben better off with real clothes, but his old uniform did have a certain sence of security...
Newt fidgeted again with his webbed hands, staring down at the carpet in embarassment.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:54 pm
Marshall frowned, thinking he had done some thing to upset Newt. "Ummm...Is that alright? I can call 'em up and cancel if you rather..." Marshall said timidly. He was trying not to upset Newt, even though it seemed almost too easy to.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:02 pm
"N-no... n-no, you're r-right... I... I n-need d-decent c-clothing," The frog murmured, wide m outh twitching into another nervious, awkward grins.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:56 pm
Marshall smiled at his friend's smile on his long face, enjoying the fact that he didn't look so depressed for the time being, and that a frog smiling was kind of a funny sight. "So, drop by in one week and I'll have your clothes, alright?"
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