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 Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:33 am
Joliette propped herself up a little looking at his tail and then reached and gently felt it with the back of her fingers not wanting to accidently scratch it. "couldn't be a teddy bear if it didn't" she said trying to make light of the situation and kissed his cheek
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:39 am
Chubbs blushed, giving his fur a tinge of red, and he rolled over to accept the kiss on his cheek. His tail actually wiggled in her touch and he looked over her shoulder at her, not wanting to rest on his back in fear of the pain to his tail.
" That feels so weird but really nice"
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:44 am
"I know hte feeling" she admits with a soft chuckle tickling softly then pulling her hand away resting it atop the fur of his back... "David... I love you" she said softly and kissed his cheek as it was easier to reach
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:52 am
Chubbs smiled at the kiss and hearing the words. He really needed to hear that now. He rolled all the way back around to face her. There he smiled again seeing her face.
" I love you Joliette.. all of you, new and old"
With that he kissed her lips.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:54 am
Joliette smiled and leaned into the kiss willing her tongue to behave as she returned the kiss filled with the love she felt for him. She was glad their changes hadn't effected their relationship
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:58 am
Chubbs kissed fine, deepening it was tricky as his teeth were a bit in the way. Determined he still tried as he ran his hand down her arm softly.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:02 am
Joliette felt his touch and regardless the changes it felt comforting that they both had someone there for them, even if it was just each other... She contently returned the kiss and her clawed finger picked at the blanket
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:17 am
Chubbs was lost in her touch, He reached up and flicked the light, leaving them to their world together, to find their new changes.
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Chubbs later held Joli in his arms, holding her close to him. Nestled under the blanket he felt the even the changes could not hold them back.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:12 am
Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs was visiting the cafeteria late. The recent news, upsets, and shocks had him sleepy alot less than he should be. He sat at a table near the food counter, so he didn't have to walk far. He had three books on the table, one he was reading slowly, his head leaning on an arm. Flicking through the pages of the book with his injured hand, he glanced down at the picture of the giant grizzly roaring with salivating teeth. He pondered the face, trying to get the idea that he may look like that. With a sigh, he broke a piece of cake off his plate and ate it, licking his fingers. Amaya Vaughan It was late, Amaya was more awake then she needed to be due to sleeping almost all day, and even though the thought of keeping herself locked up in her room for the remainder of the night sounded really pleasing... it had been an entire day and she hadn't eaten a single thing. So after putting on a baggy shirt, a pair of pants and once again; the hoodie Chubbs had let her borrow so she could hide her tail and hands she made her way silently out of her duplex and towards the cafeteria.
Thankfully it was kind of late, the sun already begining to set. The food selection would be kind of sparse, but hopefully the population of islanders inside would be even sparser.
Amaya paused at the cafeteria doors to look inside, lifting the hood she wore to look through. Low and behold, there sat Chubbs right by the food line. s**t.
Cursing her bad luck, the girl paced around a little outside to weigh her options. She didn't get to think much before her stomach reminded her audibly that she hadn't eaten anything all day. Letting out a heavy sigh she stood at the door and put a long, clawed hand on the handle of the door before pushing it open and walking inside... though the hood was still up over her face, Chubbs would undoubtedly know it was her anyway.
The second her large foot touched the tile it resounded through the silent cafeteria with a 'click' of her claws. Amaya winced. Busted. Chubbs MacKraken Chubs slowly turned the page of the book. The information would really go in one ear and out the other for him. He couldn't remember alot of things at times, specially names. The page opened to feeding habits of brown bears, Chubbs pondered now what they actually hungered for. With a click in the cafeteria, Chubbs twisted his head to look up beneath the brim of his hat. Someone was at the door and clothed up plenty. If he knew any better, he swore that hoodie was... his. He smiled lightly and sat up a bit, waving his hand he was just leaning on. Amaya was here, and hidden under his large sweater. it made him blush thinking a girl was wearing his top. " G'day hun" Amaya Vaughan "Hey..." Amaya replied with little enthusiasm even though she was actually glad to see Chubbs. He was a nice guy and knew how to make her laugh.
For a few moments she stood by the door, her hands in the sweater and her head down. She was content to just stand there all day until her stomach gave an audible growl. Stupid need to eat...
With a sigh she walked over to the food counter, her larger feet in plain view since she really didn't have a way of hiding them. After grabbing a bowl of salad in silence, she walked over next to him and set the bowl down on the table rather awkwardly with her new large hand.
"Sorry about not returning your sweater... kinda been using it a lot lately." She forced a tiny laugh and sat down, manuvering herself so that her tail could hang down the back opening of the chair. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs looked at his book, and checked the page number before closing it. Like he would remember it anyway, female company basically stomped on his memory. He shuffled his seat forward and couldn't help but notice that she was different. Her hands and feet were anyway, he remembered her feet, made him blush thinking it was other reasons he had remembered. She certainly had changed, and Chubbs guessed she had been using his hoodie to cover up, like she was now. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable, she probably felt that anyway. He decided for now to obscure the fact he noticed the subtle differences. Picking up his fork in his bandaged hand, he picked at his cake. " It's.. it's ah fine, I don't mind... I umm, feel almost flatered" Chubbs tried to hide his face a bit, as he nibbled his cake and went red in the cheeks. " Be, besides... you need it to... well.. keep warm" Amaya Vaughan "Flattered?" Amaya blinked in surprise and looked over at him, the hood lifting up slightly to barely reveal her changed features so she could look at him. Giggling slightly, she stabbed at her salad and pushed it around with her fork while trying to ignore her stomach's cry for food.
After taking a bite from her salad and swallowing it, she noticed the bandage on his hand and jumped. "Oh my god, what happened to your hand?!" Green eyes looked up at him past her scales and the shadow created by the hood, though even despite all that you could tell they were filled with concern. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs blinked up at Amaya, he was a little surprised she jumped up like that. He tried to reach over nervously, not of how her hand looked, just that he was shy, and take her hand. He tried to bring her back down to her seat, it'd been a little while since he'd hurt it, he felt it wasn't something to be so worried about. " It's, o- okay, really umm.. I ah.. just hurt it.. is all" He tried to comfort her with a couple of pats on her hand " Please.. umm, ya salad's gonna evolve.. if ya don't eat it" He slipped his hand to rest on his book, and switched to eating with his left Amaya Vaughan Amaya frowned, but sat down as she was told and pushed around her salad a bit. "Well, the staff didn't do it did they?" After eating a forkful of salad she reached a hand up and pulled her hood down, but didn't look at him. If the man had the courage to pat her extremely large hands then the look of her face probably wouldn't make him jump... too much. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs looked up at her with a smile, only to be confronted by the new changes to her face. She had changed, it was noticable now. He sighed lightly, still mad at the staff here for what they had done, but he smiled anyway, at least for Amaya. " No.. no really, I ah, well I spoke to em on the intercom thing... and well..I asked bout well .. well what I was gonna be.. and.. umm.. what you were gonna be" Chubbs blushed a bit again, and hoped she wasn't mad at him for butting in. " I well umm .. I thought ya might want to know.. form me or something.. , I got mine.. then the smeghead said ya were a hamster... I kinda got mad at him for that. And well other things... ya know .. what they are doing.. so I swore at him." Chubbs rubbed the bandanges on his hand as he recalled the event that happened. Then he blinked and looked up. " Well umm... it's well ya know... obvious ya not a hamster...and he was being a jerk. I - I didn't mean to.. sticky beak or anything.. I just wanted to help.. ya out. I ... I well put my fist through the intercom" Chubbs lowered his head, trying to hide his face, feeling a little embaressed Amaya Vaughan "A hampster?" Amaya snorted past a mouthful of salad, but smiled afterwards regardless. "I'm not mad at you for asking... actually I'm pretty surprised you'd do something like that for me." She looked at him, the smile genuine. "Even though I know what I am now, it really means a lot to me for you to have asked." Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs brightened in redness, almost wishing he was a turtle to tuck his head away, he instead pulled his hat lower over his face. " Aww, it's nothin.. really...just.. well want to help, where i ah .. can" He took a chunk of his cake and chewed on it. Had to admit this place had some decent food available. He peeked up a bit under his brim and smiled shyly in return. " Wait.. let me guess... you got the beautiful mermaid serum... oh um wait... no... the...ravishing raptor serum.... oh.. no!.. better.. the sexy snake one?" He smiled a little, hoping it'd make her laugh Amaya Vaughan It was cute how shy he was. Amaya smiled as she munched on her salad, going wide-eyed at Chubbs' 'assumptions'. Beautiful? Ravishing? Sexy!? Holy crap... Even though it was just a joke... she... well... ah, s**t.
Amaya laughed nervously, looking down as her cheeks turned a bright red. No one had ever given her those kind of compliments before. Not even if they had been joking. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs grinned a little cheekily. It felt a little better that someone else was blushing besides him, and it looked nice with her green. He finished his cake with a light hearted chuckle, picking the crumbs up with a finger. " I ah... well the look on your face just now. Heh, I wouldn't mind it framed" He smiled again, lifting his hat some more, " coming out of his shell" so to speak. Amaya Vaughan This only made Amaya blush more and her nervous laughter resume as she pushed around her salad with the fork between her thumb and forefinger, her other fingers curled into a fist to keep them out of the way.
After a bit her blush deminished to just a light pink and she finally got the courage to look up, though at her salad and not Chubbs. She was still too embarassed by his compliments.
"Uh... I... Actually, I'm pretty sure it's a green iguana. My tail is a dead giveaway." She gave another nervous laugh, the tail hanging from the chair behind her motionless. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs looked her over, then leaned a little bit to his side. He wanted to see the tail for himself, but he decided against it, and sat back. He figured a girl hates you staring at her backside, why would it be any different to a tail? Chubbs watched her play with her salad, looking as though other things were on her mind. He leaned on the table some, looking to her. " Not umm, hungry.. or for salad... or umm.. is something up?" Amaya Vaughan "Huh? ... Oh." Amaya took another bite of her salad and ate it before speaking up again.
"Well... after I changed the first time it wasn't that bad. My hands and feet were bigger, but beyond that it wasn't that bad... but now my hands and feet are even bigger then they were before. Kinda makes me naucious." She paused for a moment, glancing up at him and then back again. "That and I haven't felt very well since I... changed last. I ended up vomitting and fainting afterwards." Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs tried to keep a brave face in it all, but he was worried about her, he didn't want it to show, he wanted to keep her happy. He reached over shyly and patted her hand. " I can't .. well begin to ah.. understand what it's like. I will soon I guess, and well.. umm maybe then I will. Just well..." Chubbs sighed, not from sadness, he was just trying to find something to help, to make her feel a bit better. " You just.. well you use me... well what I - I mean is ya just think, that' no matter.. umm how I look... Chubbs looks worse" He tried for a smile, a little one. In the back of his mind he new he'd be horrible and she at least might look okay still. " If ya hungry.. I umm... I could make a batch of umm Chubby chilli?" Amaya Vaughan "I hope you never have to know what it's like. It seems a few people have been here for a long time and nothing is happening to them... so maybe you'll get lucky." Amaya smiled up at him and gently squeezed his hand after he patted it, making sure to avoid her claws. Despite how big the man was compared to her, her hands were a lot bigger then his. She then let go, her hand having been shaking slightly.
She gave a small laugh, personally thinking he looked a lot better then her... but it was his way of trying to make her feel better, so she went with it. "As much as I'd love to try some... I'm not sure if I can stomach it. I'm pretty much a herbivore now and can only eat things that are around room tempature... but thank you."
Amaya tried to give him a reassuring smile as she pushed around her salad some more and started to finish it off. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs blushed lightly as he took her hand in his injured one and patted it with the other. She seemed to like the contact last time they spoke, he thought it might help some and stop her shaking. His own though were another matter. He nodded at her, then looked at her salad. It was a pitty she couldn't get to taste his chilli, he liked cooking, specially for others. He thought he might have to adapt and think of something for her to eat, He could get some ideas from cook books. Thinking about how she changed to a herbivore made him think of the animals he would become. The were pretty big meat eaters, could it be he would crave meat as well? " I - I ah recon i'll be eatin alotta meat myself probably... but .. umm.. hopefully i'll still like cake" Amaya Vaughan "Meat?" Amaya looked up at him. "So uh... they told you what they're turning you into?" She kind of wanted to know, but didn't want to ask directly in case it was a touchy subject with him. It had been to a few other people. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs didn't seem to mind at all really, people would know eventually, or at least, he'd have to explain the odd look to him. Reaching over with his uninjured hand, the other still holding Amaya's, he shifted his reading material closer for her to see. A book on bears, one on tasmanian devils and tigers, and the third on wolverines, all pretty thick with knowledge. " Have a guess?" Amaya Vaughan Amaya looked at all the books, the fork she was using hanging out of her mouth slightly as she thought. Why would he have so many different books if they told him straight up what he was going to be? Her brow furrowed and she looked at each one before removing the fork from her mouth and looking up at him. "A bear?"
He was certainly big and brawny enough to be a bear... a bear wasn't that bad, either. Kinda like a teddy bear. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs smiled lightly, he kinda figured she would say that, but he was sure she picked it for good reasons. " Well... actuall.. supposedly umm all three" He kept a small smirk on his face, knowing the news would certainly be a bit of a shock, but that she shouldn't worry. Amaya Vaughan Amaya's eyes widdened and she looked from him to the books. A mix of a bear, wolverine, and either a tasmanian devil or a tiger? Oh my god... they could do that now? She went to say something obvious like 'sorry', but knowing that smirk on his face he was probably trying to keep the topic light-hearted... But still, she didn't know what to say even though she looked worried. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, noticing she was speechless. He looked from her to the books again, and blinked, realising one had two animals as a topic. " Oh ah, yeah.. they said the devil one... heh trust the mad b*****d to ah.. give me the part serum of a waner brothers cartoon.. umm character.. that well eats everything" He looked backed to Amaya with a slight grin Amaya Vaughan Amaya managed to crack a small smile. "Yeah... well... at least the animals that they picked arn't... y'know... really different. Like a tiger, fish, and an insect or something." She tried to reassure both of them. The combiation wasn't... that bad. All of them were mammilian at least. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs nodded and sighed slightly, knowing she was right. HE really could have wound up completely freaked to the gills. There was need for trying to do something like that. HE was an expirimental though, The effects weren't going to be certain " I'm glad it wasn't.. well a pig... I just felt that would been mean" He looked down at her hand, checking out the her fingers and scales. " Umm.. sorry, ya can take ya hand.. if ya like.. just thought ya um.. well liked to be warm heh" Amaya Vaughan "Yeah, they have a knack for being mean. I know one lady here that's terrified of snakes... give you two guesses to what she's turning into." Amaya then blinked and looked at her hand. "Oh! Uh..." Blushing a little, she removed her hand from his and put it back into the pocket of the hoodie.
She then finished the last bites of her salad and lifted up the hood to the sweater once again. The air conditioning seemed to get to her a lot quicker now. Her eyelids started to sag slightly and Amaya wished she could shiver, but knew that cold-blooded animals couldn't... all they did when they were cold was get lazy and tired. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs smiled a little at her blush, she was a little shy bout things, but not near as bad as him. He figured she misunderstood him about the hand. " Just meant , ya know.. ya mighta wanted ya hand back, and umm, I thought I mighta been stoppin ya" He watched her pull her hood up and realised how late it was. " Heading back to ya room?" Amaya Vaughan "Yeah, I'd better. I can't stay in the air conditioning for long." Amaya stood up, her claws clicking on the tile floor. "Sorry about borrowing your sweater so much." She gave a nervous laugh and picked up her bowl with both hands, her long fingers wrapping around it. Despite how big they were, it was harder to hold stuff with them when she wasn't used to them yet... that and they were still a little sore.
After bussing her dish and silverware, she walked back over and gave Chubbs a small hug, her hands still making it a little awkward. "I'mma go get some shut eye... thanks for everything and take care, 'kay?" She smiled slightly and turned, leaving the cafeteria and heading back to her duplex for some basking and sleep. Chubbs MacKraken Chubbs was surprised by the hug, and gave her a hug back, blushing lightly. " It's um fine.. ya can look after my sweater for me" He smiled and as she left, he looked to his books, grabbed then and stood, jogging after her to catch up and walk her home.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:40 am
On her errand on dropping off stuff her first stop was to put an envelope on the dresser of david's duplex, or rather their duplex, she frowned and grumbled at herself when she accidently made a hole in the corner of the envelope
Note Enclosed with Merry Christmas David Thankyou for making my time on this island special ~Love Joliette
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:15 pm
Gathering up all the plushies she had time to make for the holidays, Amaya set to delivering each one. She wasn't sure if anyone would like them since... well, they were stuffed animals afterall, but since she had no money and was an ocean away from any store, she did the only thing she knew how.
Approaching Chubbs' door, she set down a tiny brown bear plushie with a black nose and yellow buttons for eyes. A small slip of paper was tied around one of it's paws with black thread. When it's opened up it reads in rather scraggly handwriting (holding a pen has become rather hard with her new hands): Quote: Dear Chubbs & Joliette, I know the holidays are the least one our minds, but I don't think we should let the staff get our spirits down. I just want you to know that despite the situation were all in, I could never express how glad I am that I met you both... though I just wish it was under better circumstances. I hope you have a happy holiday, regardless of how things are. Love, Amaya <3
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:39 pm
Sometime in the middle of the night, a grey-furred figure quietly makes a stop on your doorstop to deposit a cloth-wrapped package. The cloth is cut from a scrap piece of blue tarp from the looks of things, and tied shut with a length of rope.
Pinned to it is a note on Feral Labs stationary (much like the pad found in all of your duplexes in the desk drawer), penned in an elegant, confident hand.
Quote: Chubbs, While we have only met recently, I have already found myself warming up to you quickly. You are a wonderful man who in the words of many have brought a smile to faces in points of depression and a laugh where none else could be found. It has been my pleasure to work alongside you, and my honor to be your friend. This is a small token of my appreaciation - I had a difficult time thinking of something that you might use that I could make, and it dawned on me when I smelled the smoke on you. And hey, if you ever decide to quit, then it is still decorative! Your Friend, ~ Ambrose Maurlias PS - Joliette - My gift to you will be delivered via Chubbs, I presume. Merry Christmas.
And once the rope is cut or untied, inside the package is an ashtray carved out of a piece of interesting driftwood that may have been a root at some point. It has been scooped out, and then heavily shelacked.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:12 pm
Hargun made her way out of her duplex quickly, irritated with herself for not doing this sooner. In one of her arms was a few pieces of paper with scribbly writing, and several, tiny little clay figures, each wrapped in a makeshift red ribbon for a tag. Each also had a label to whom it was for. Most of them were hearts, but a few were animal shapes. She pulled out one shaped like a heart.  Then she placed it down near the door, on top of a letter that read (In terrible handwritting): Quote: Dear 'Chubbs', Sure we just met for a short while and we really havent gotten well aqquainted, but here's a gift from me to you because you deserve one. Hope you -and Joliette ;D- have a good holiday. And sorry about your changes. I know it must be hard especially at this time. Happy Holidays! Love, Hargun
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:21 pm
Sticky beak.... er I mean horns Awen had wandered by this blue tarp it had to be fifty throusand times since forever! She always sighed a little when Jamal went in there. She knew he was working for the good and all but... Awen was never much one for waiting and patience and surprises and such. She sometimes came over and sat nearby to wait for Jamal to come out for lunch or supper or bed. This time however she knew everyone was out. Ambrose had left awhile ago and she knew Jamal was dozing in her duplex for a mid-afternoon nap and she could have sworn she saw Chubbs in the cafe. She grinned softly and looked around. After all it couldn't hurt.... just a little peek.
She moved to the entrance and exit of the place looking at that blue tarp. For a moment she froze almost trembling in anticipation. She lifted her hand slowly and was pushing away the tarp....Chubbs had just gotten his tin of paint and brush. It was finally complete, ready for the unveiling at Christmas. He had a big smile on his face, it felt good to have the whole thing completed. He dusted himself down and carried the can towards the gate. Something whack up his nostrils like a blast of smell, He nearly toppled back. Chubbs was still getting use to his upgraded senses, it was hard to control his nose. He took another wiff, it smelt really nice, kind of perfumey. It was just ouside the gate. Looking down, he noticed the tarp was beggining to move. Chubbs' eye sprung open... a spy! He unlatched the gate and pulled it open a crack and peered out.
" Awen!... you lil minx!""Gyah!" Startled Awen quickly pulled away and...tipped over a rock landing on her bottom on the ground. She winced a little bit before looking up. She knew it had been Chubbs that had spoken to her, the accent and depth gave it right away, but she certain looked him over a bit. She would smile and conclude that what she said to Joli was right, he was more of a cute teddy bear now...but she had been caught snooping.
She decided to play it cool. She smiled awkwardly as she stood up. "Hey Chubbs."Chubbs folded his arms, and looked at her with a smirk and a raised brow. He looked like the bouncer that he was so long ago. He crept out of the gate, keeping an eye over his shoulder in case Awen tried to peek, and he closed and locked it up. Turning back around, he smiled, then remembering his teeth, remembered Awen hadn't seen his new form. He bit his upper lip shyly and walked over to her and helped brush her down from the dirt and sand.
" You.. ah okay?"She nodded a little bit and smiled thankfuly up at him. "Just a little fall, happens all the time." She said confidently. She tilted her head a little bit. "I was just looking for Jamal..." Such a lie and she knew it but it was a nice cover. At least she hoped so, something about her awkward delivery of it made her think she wouldn't master Jamal's level of smooth talking anytime soon....Chubbs folded his arms again, it was the bouncer stance again. he pulled off his cap and put it on Awen's head with a smirk. He had no reason other than she'd look cool in it. Chubbs knew alot better than Awen lead on. He had to deal with a lot of people feeding him crap before, lying about their age and such.
" That right?.. hmm well he went... I believe to your place, so he told me about two hours ago.... so ah... sure ya not looking for something else?"Awen peeked out from under the cap and laughed a little bit. So she had been caught huh? Looking up at him with his arms crossed as he had them she realised he would be a very...very scarey guy if he wasn't smiling. And not because of the new found fangs either. "Well okay ya caught me. I've just never been good at being patient.... it was just a little peek." She said the last part innocently as she could." Awwww, I'm not mad hun, just wanna see ya face when it opens.. wouldn't take that from me would you?"
He reached over and rubbed the cap on top of her head, he really liked the look. He smiled then made a slightly pouting face at Awen, trying to tug at her heart strings. He rally did wanna see her face when he unveiled the present for everyone.She sighed a little bit looking at the face the big man made and then chuckled. "Alright.... alright. I promise I won't try again." She waved her hand and turned back to the village. "Call it my christmas present to ya?" She looked back and smiled a little bit. Chubbs smiled then smirked, lifting a hand to stroke his chin as if giving it some thought. He didn't mind if he got nothing at all, happy people. hopefully with his gift, would be more than enough. Finally he reached out a hand to her, as if to offer a hand shake.
" Okay... deal then"
When he took her hand, he shook it once, then pulled her towards him. With that, he gave Awen a big hug, lifting her off her feet and giving her a quick spin before putting her on the ground.During the hug with the big guy she felt something pop. But thankfully it wasn't a bad pop at all.... She laughed as he spun her, or tried to anyway, the hug had restricted her airflow which made laughing difficult until he put her down. But that didn't mean she didn't enjoy it. She giggled and slowly took off his hat, handing it back to him with a little bow.
Awen looked up at Chubbs and wondered....She couldn't help herself but... she reached up and poked him nose. So it was cold and everything!Chubbs chuckled and wiggled his nose with a blush. He put his cap back on with a smile. Seems everyone thought he was just a big teddy from the change, he didn't mind. She was laughing, it made him feel better.
" So...Chubbs mark two point zero, yay or nay?""Yay, definately." She nodded approvingly. "More like the teddy bear you are, like I always said, eh?" She looked down at her arms and self conciously put her gloved hands over the grey patches on her forearms. Better than a rubbery-fish-monster... she thought to herself.Chubbs looked at the ground and blushed, no matter how use to it he got, it just made him a little bashful being compared to an adorable toy that's for hugging. Chubbs looked up and watched her rub her arms, she must have thought she was odd or something. Chubbs just reached over and patted her shoulder.
" And ya still the gorgeous gal I ah.. kicked ya butt on the X-Box"
Chubbs smirked a little, hoping that'd get her out of her moodShe made a short smile which quickly turned into a mockingly sour face. "It was a fluke!" She exclaimed but couldn't keeep the grin off her face. "You're just lucky.. that's all!" As if even she believed.Chubbs chuckled and the gasped, mockingly of course.
" It was not... I'm all skill baby!"
Chubbs put his hat on backwards and pulled a street thug pose at that comment. He knew he looked rediculous.She blinked a little bit before turning around and shaking her head. "And Jamal says my ghetto's bad." She mumbled just loud enough for Chubbs to hear. Glancing back over her shoulder to make sure he knew that no offence was met.Chubbs grabbed up his paint tin and paint brush, it was still a little wet from the painting inside. He grinned for a moment to himself then looked at Awen and aimed the brush at her with a humerous sour face.
" Ooo! what was that then?"Awen squeaked a bit and started forward away from Chubbs. "Nothing! I said nothing!"Chubbs chuckled and lead the charge, running after Awen with lethal paintbrush in hand.
" Lies!, come back here you misfit"She giggled and took off into a run away from the charging Chubbs. "Chubbs! Come on I didn't mean it!"She skidded to a halt hearing him fall. Instantly she worried if he was okay, hearing him laugh though it seemed as though he was really fine. But she still returned and looked down at him. "You okay Chubbsie?"Chubbs nodded and sat up, dusting himself down. He had to chuckle still at the embaressment. He slowly got to his feet and shook his head.
" Blasted claws... freakin annoying""Heh heh... yeah I.. really wouldn't know. No claws for me." She shrugged a little bit. Chubbs smiled and looked Awen over. It was true she didn't look so canivorous like himself. He hoped she would stay in mind the same Awen he liked.
"Be glad for that"She cringed a little bit thinking of what she knows of fish. "I don't know. I'd rather have claws, and teeth and everything. At least that means I could eat nromally, like I could still eat some of the foods I normally do." She shivered a little bit. "Worms are what fish eat... I'd like to avoid that really. Claws aren't so bad really."Chubbs petted he shoulder lightly. It wasn't eay the situation she was in, and she didn't even know what she was yet.
" Still can hug with em"She smiled softly and even at the mention of it she couldn't help but hug him tightly. She burried her face in his shoulder and took in a deep breath. She didn't want to cry she shut her eyes tightly adn refused it.
She had no right to, of course. Everyone was in rough situations, everyone was hurting because of this. Chubbs was loosing the kids he helped, Joli was turning into a meat eater, Abomrose, Jamal, the only one that seemed pleased about all of this was Lauren and Awen hadn't seen her in a long time. Everyone was having a hard time, so what right did she have to feel sorry for herself? She had already spent two weeks sorting things out, why should she take anymore time.
she took another slow breath before looking up to Chubbs. "Thanks for everything. You are... a really great friend." Stepping back she gestured to the large blue tarp. "And you obviously care about the community."
She mused on that a little bit. Community, they were a community now. Only Chubbs seemed to really be acting like it though... Her smile up at him grew slowly. Things were certainly more unified since he got here.Chubbs blinked at first when she hugged herself to him, he returned it though, big and warm. It was obvious she was still touchy about the change, hell anyone would be. He ptted her on the back, trying to lend a comforting touch. When she looked up at him he blinked at her words. He couldn't hold it back, a tear trickled down his cheek as he blushed and smiled a little. It was a really nice thing of her to say to him.
" Awwww, hun, I'm glad I can be here for you guys"She frowned a little bit in worry seeing the tear. "I'm sorry, did I upset you?"Chubbs went redder in his cheeks, rubs his eyes and grinned bashfully.
" Awww no hun, just like a really nice thing you said"She smiled softly and nodded thankful he wasn't hurt."You deserve it Chubbs.. you really do." She looked down to the ground with a little giggle.Chubbs poked her in the somach with a grin, hoping she would cheer up soon.
" Now.. ya only got one more day to wait, so If I head home now, I can trust ya?"She raised her right hand the took a thoughtful look then put that hand down and raised her left and frowned and tried her right again. Sigh shurgged and put her hands down and nodded. "I swear I won't look. It would ruin your Christmas present, remember?" Chubbs winked and rubbed her hair and smiled.
" Okay.. I feel I can head back to my dplex and not find ya peeping"
He really did trust her, he was confident to head back. "Eh, I should head back to the cafe anyway." She smiled and started back towards the village. "Sorry for trying to snoop in the first place, Jamal has been teasing me about it lately."Chubbs grinned brightly and winked to her as her picked up the paint cand and brush and made his way towards his place.
" Oh you'll get ya chance to get him back after tomorrow"She chuckled softly and seemed to grin almost to herself. "You better believe it Chubbs."
Snapping out of her own little world and smiled and waved. "See you later, and Merry Christmas Eve my friend!"Chubbs grinned and waved over his shoulder
" Have a good one hun"
He headed on back towards his duplex, feeling happy about the completition
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