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 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:56 pm
He head straightened up at the question, eyes blinking like a student who was suddenly woken by a teacher after dozing off in class. "Y-y-yes! Yes ah... krrIIT! Ah..." Right, right! Pay attention! He wasn't in the jungle, now! He wasn't... he was... he... he knew this person. The sight of that snaggle-toothed mouth and deformed nose flashing brightly in his memory. "Tom-tom-tom-tommy!" Right! Right! "KRrIIT!" Alright, just a matter of getting your wits together.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:59 pm
Tommy breathed a sigh of relief at the recognition. Who knows how long that poor man had been out in the jungle...he probably went the way of Joli...just gave in and went out there. Tommy shuddered once more. He didn't even want to think of that. His month-long tour out there were enough for him, thankyouverymuch. He grinned slightly at Newt.
"What're you doing all the way out here, Newton?" He asked, trying to goad the frog into talking.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:13 pm
"NrrrrrIIIK! S-swa-swamp... ah..." You can do better, Newton Alexander! "M-my swamp..." He corrected, and forced himself to sit down properly on the bank, although he kept his knees pressed up against his body. "Is... krrrIIT! C-close." Right, good. Good job. Good froggy.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:16 pm
"You're living in a swamp?" He asked, frowning. Well...at least he's original...stop it, Tommy...don't knock it. God knows you'll probably be living in one of those caves in about a month or so. He nodded a few times. "Ah, that's cool...I guess. Why'd you leave the village though?" he asked, wondering if she did what that hedghog woman did too. He sighed, if it weren't for his peculiar eating habits, he probably would have joined them too.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:49 pm
The frog's stomach clenched as his head dipped down guiltily. They practically kicked him out. He had left, yes, but only because he couldn't physically stay in his duplex any longer. He could barely go back to the village. A whistling wine escaped his throat and he rubbed his throbbing snout, "Com-com-com-complications."
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:53 pm
Tommy frowned at the reaction, noticing for the first time the wounds the frog-man had. Something bad had happened...I'm sure the word 'complications' meant something a lot worse. Poor b*****d. The bat-man knew better than to ask. he just nodded a few times, a worried look creasing his brow. "Well...you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, Newton...But...Are you feeling alright?" He trailed off for a moment, trying to figure out what to ask. Again, he went with the more direct route. "Are you having problems...keeping in...yaknow...control?" he asked, trying to keep the frog's attention on himself.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:04 pm
The frog's eyes glanced up at the bat, widening at the phrase. "Con-con-con-con-KrrIIIK!" He squeaked, and fidgeted with the scraps of his tattered swim trunks. "N-n-n-no... no... ah..." He cocked his head and inched back closer towards the water uneasily. "M'f-fine... f-fine.... j-just... f-f-krrIIIT!" His throat jumped with his rapid heartbeat and he huddled back down into a froggish posture before he realized what he was doing. "And... and... y-you... you l-look ah... um.... " he glanced at Tommy with one eye and then the other, twisting his head this way and that. "I'm... I'm s-sorry... ab-about... t-trying to... ah...KrrIIIT!"
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:08 pm
Ahshit...s**t! I've freaked the guy out. Goddamnit...how to make this better...Christ...I was able to pull myself out of it...albeit with a good whack on the head by Richard...but still...it can be beaten, right? Oh please let it be able to be beaten...I don't want to end up like this one day...Christ...
"Nonono, Newt. I didn't mean it like that. Honest, I didn't...I just want to help, is all...really, I do. I just hate to see a nice guy like yourself...all lonely out here. You must get lonely all by yourself, huh?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:14 pm
Suddenly, the balloons on either side of his throat inflated with a loud, "KrrKIT!!" like the blow of a sledgehammer against stone. "KrrKITKrrKIT!" He finally managed to get control over his mouth again, sitting back sharply with his head lowered, "N-not alone! N-not... Ah... ah... D-dee... and...R-richard.. krrrIIIT! N-nita... all... all v-v-visit..." That explained that, didn't it? His pulse was racing, his throat trembling with the quick beat.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:17 pm
"Alright! Alright, Newt...Yeah, you're not alone. Hell, you've probably got more friends then me right now," he said with a forced grin. "Dee and Richard visit you? Wow...they're great friends to have, you know? I just met Dee the other day. She's a real nice lady. Richard, too...he...she's going through a real tough time right now though. He just changed again." He nodded, hoping that his attempt to start a conversation will calm Newt down.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:22 pm
"Ah.... ah... y-yes... yes... krrrKIT! D-dee's... d-dee's real nice..." He settled back, sitting down as he twisted his webbed hands against his barrel-like tummy. "Ver-ver-ver-veryKRrIIIIT!... nice..." If he could have blushed, he would have been scarlet.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:27 pm
Tommy blinked a few times at how he instantly fixated on Dee. And then his tone of voice...his ears picked up a slight tone there...could only mean one thing. Tommy couldn't help but smile. "I'd say she is. She lives in the village though..." He said, his voice trailing off. He put on a look like he just had an idea. "Hey Newt! Why don't you go into the village and go say hi? I'm sure she'd like that. Maybe get some dinner at the chow hall...watch a movie in the entertainment center? Man, I bet she'd love that."
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:36 pm
"Sh-sh-she likes my s-swamp... Sh-she... she krrrIIIT! Th-thought... thought my... Th-thought I was cl-clever," He smiled shyly, lifting a hand to rub the end of his snout again. "Y-you met her? Th-then... then you'd know how... how sm-smart she is!" He seemed to have been able to inspire a sentence, which was very good indeed, and also betrayed is very blatant infatuation.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:53 pm
Tommy was elated. The frog-man was actually starting to make sense! "She liked your swamp? s**t, then it must be amazing. Mind if I come visit sometime then? I actually like swamps, myself. I'm from Louisiana, lived right next to a swamp," he said with a few nods.
"But yeah...did you tell her what you thought about her? Did you tell her you liked her and thought she was smart?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:34 am
He glanced away, the shyness back with a vengeance as he gave a little anxious croak, "I.... w-well... w-well, n-no... I've b-been... ah... w-well, I m-mean... " He stammered uselessly, twisting his hands in front of him. "I've... I've n-n-never... n-never b-been good with... wi-with ... KrrKITkrrrKITkrrrKITkrrrKIT!" His neck sacks erupted again, and he covered them with his hands.
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