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"Well circumstances could be better but it was nice to meet you... You keep sane and don't let this island get to you too much" Joliette didn't get up from the couch but nodded and gave the woman a weak smile.

Chubbs finally opened his eyes and looked at the all too familiar ceiling of his duplex, a sight he wished he wasn't use to. He groaned as he tried to sit up, and felt his hand down where it was still tender. It was all coming back to him now.

Days ago, Chubbs had not been feeling well at all, and for what he though was a dose of bad food turned out to be something worse. He had left his duplex to get some air, walk it off, have a smoke, but his gutt ached like crazy and a few innocent trees got slashed and broken. Soon he found himself on the ground, clenching his teeth in agony, and the last thing he remembered was the headlights of a jeep, heading towards him and then it all faded to black.

Chubbs felt the stitches along his belly and bent himself enough to look down. He could actually see skin, they had shaved his fur off in a patch to cut him open it seems. He knew what had happened, he'd seen this scar before on a couple of his friends. His apendix, must have been ripe for bursting it seems. Chubbs felt it weird, he'd never had stitches before, not even from boxing. He looked now around his duplex and couldn't deny it felt good to be back, but how long was he gone?

Joliette had started to hole herself up in the dark cool depths of the darkroom whenever seh wasn't absorbing the warm sun. She'd noticed the absense of David and it did concern her, but it wasn't hte first time they'd been apart, though she didn't want to get lost again to find him... Especially with even less control over the Komodo.

Carrying a couple pictures which had holes in their edges from her claws she pushed opent he door to the duplex and walked in... not expecting to find him there.

Chubbs blinked and rubbed his eyes as the room lit up with the light flicking on. There at the door way was Joliette, she'd been out in the darkroom by the smell that was coming from her. He winced and sat up, sitting on the edge of the bed and rubbing the back of his head.

" Well heya there hun"

Joliette stoppped in her tracks and blinked her tongue flicking once as she looked at him. She didn't say anything for a oment and then spoke "Where have you been? I've been worried" she said quietly.

Chubbs got to his feet and lifted up his t-shirt to show her the patch of fur missing and the black line of stiches across his belly. It wasn't a pretty sight, specially since it was like a friar tuck bald patch.

" I think my apendix when crazy one night, I dunno, I was hurting and a jeep came, and well next thing I know I'm here"

Joliette looked at them and frowned "Stupid idiot doctors not bothering to tell anyone anything... " she says putting hte photos on the dresser and then walking over to sit on the side of hte bed looking over what he showed.

Chubbs chuckled then stopped as it shook his stomach and he kept his shirt up to show her the cut. It felt wierd without his fur there, like when the air rushed by how it felt like a cold pack on his stomach.

" I hope that's all they bloody took out, bastards, I mean... was I gone that long huh?"

"A while yes... Not exactly sure how long... I've kinda lost track of days" she admitted and then sighed "I hate this place... but then all I seem to do is soak up the sun and develope photos now"

Chubbs sat back on the bed and shook his head. Days? it had been that long? He put his arm around Joliette and frowned, some days of his life now up and vanished. Now he had to play catch up.

" So ya been alright, I mean, sorry for worryin ya but not like I had a choice. Did much happen?"

"Yeah... no not really, just stayed in teh warth in teh days, there was a party on the beach that I kinda stumbled across, but otherwise... no not really" she shrugged

Chubbs raised a brow, a party huh? god he could have done with a party. Chubbs sighed and looked at the floor. His moral was dripping away like a melting ice cube with each passing day on the island, he needed something to keep him up.

" Party huh?... I always bloody miss out, was it fun at least?"

The lil bbit I went to yeah, and then I helped Zachary back to his duplex... I was the only sobber one there... We played I Never" She adjusted herself so her tail was comfortable as she spoke

Chubbs looked at Joliette with a raised brow, he'd never heard of such a thing, or who Zach was.

" What the hell is that? and who the heck is Zach?"

Chubbs looked concered, a little twitch of jealousy was forming in the back of his head.

" And I never heard bout this party"

"Uhm it's where you go around a circle and you say something you've never done, if the other person has done it they drink some of their beer, if they haven't they dont. Zach is someone I met on the isle, and uhm neither did I till I got there" She looked up at him surprised a little that he looked concerned

Chubbs stood up and sighed again, cracking his furry knuckles and pulling his shirt back down.

" I needed something like that, god damn freakin apendix"

He growled low and made his way to the fridge and opened it up, taking out a bottle of cold water. He spun the lid off and gulped down the cool liquid.

"I can't help that, sorry love, I didn't even know what happened to you, I thought you took off intot he jungle again" She watched him move about hte room, he was a sight she had missed seeing

Chubbs poured some of the water over his face and rubbed it in, cooling himself down. He was upset he missed the whole party, he coulda gotten a drink or two. He hadn't had a beer with a good friend in so long, he needed that feeling back.

" I took off to get some air and then they took me away. God dammit, I always miss out on this stuff, I don't even feel like I'm part of this community anymore"

"Hey now... dont say that, you are, after all I dont get told everything either... I just happened to stumble on teh group while I was walking and quite a bit after they were started, ambrose was already pretty drunk by the time I ran into them" She frowned

Chubbs turned around and stared at her like she said something unbelievable. Did they think him and Joli were two busy, did they not want to see a happy couple? Chubbs frowen

" ********, what the heck? I mean, did anyone of em seemed surprised to see ya, who organised it? Was it a stupid friends only crappy thing?"

"No not really surprised, I got a couple big hugs actually and one of them from a very drunk Lauren... Billy though... remember those drugs? they appear to be his... and tattoo woman... Antony says to flush it" She shifted position then lay back on the bed

Chubbs blinked and put his hands on his hips, there was two people that were mentioned right there that launched his anger up three notches.

" What the hell?! Billy? the horned a*****e with the missing arm? He still trying to kill people lately? And did you give that woman a decent lesson not to mess with ya?"

Chubbs then looked back to the bathroom and the toilet inside.

" I'd love for him to come get it back, give me a second round"

"Second round? so you met billy the arse? scruffy irish sounding guy with black hair?" She lifted her head looking at him curiously

Chubbs shook his head with a confused frown, Joliette must have it muddled up he thought.

" Nooo, the hissy clawed git with the horns and only one arm"

"Thats not Billy" she sat up frowning "Thats Zachary, and he's actually quite a nice guy" she watched him concerned, what had Zach done...

Chubbs put a hand to his head and gripped his hair. Wait, the guy in the cafeteria, he never knew the guys name. Chubbs must have gotten confused, but then.. did that make two guys attacking Colche?

" If that's Zach, he's still a bugger, I walked into the cafeteria one day and he was practically about to gut Colche and then rip apart another guy. If I hadn't gone in guns blazing the jerk mighta killed her. But there's some other ******** attacking Colche too out there now named Billy that we got his drugs huh?"

"Zach has about as much time controlling his beast as I do David. I doubt he meant to hurt her, Billy on the other hand... well I don't put that past him since he tried jump me at hte party. Zach is nice I've talked with him before" Joli tried to explain this

Chubbs growled a little and took another drink, why was she defending that guy for, he wondered what she'd been doing with Zach while he was gone.

" God, Billy's gone as far as I can say, ya know where he lives? I'll god damn brain him. And as for Zach he better learn to control that s**t, we go crazy but he was a nut job"

Chubbs finished his bottle and shook his head frustrated.

" What is it with this place, it's ******** up. The good people get screwed right up the a**, while the shits get fun on a silver platter. I'm cut up and sore and that p***k Billy had the time of his life I bet"

"I doubt it I heard he lost one of hte jewels downstairs to one of hte lab staff" she stretched her arms as she spoke "But yeah this please is seriously messed up"

" So I'm not the only one they cut things outa huh? Well he deserves that and more, and I got an idea for that toss knuckle too, since he wants them drugs so bad"

Chubbs thought it'd piss Billy off to no end, which was good, cuz Chubbs was pissed at Billy. Chubbs wanted to rend his flesh from his bones, no one touches Colche or Joli. He walked over and hugged Joliette protectively.

Joliette smiled and hugged him back careful of where he had stitches "love you David" she says softly and cuddles into his fur

Chubbs blinked and chuckled, holding her tight. Again the laughter was cut off due to his stomach. He stroked her and snd smirked.

Heh sorry that tickled. and I love you too"

He leaned down and kissed her forehead and winked playfully.

" Stitches or not, how bout you show me how much ya missed me hmmm?"

And with that he flicked the light switch.

"Okay." Amaya would have to be sure to return them after all of this was over... right now though, she really didn't want to be alone even if it was just to run and shower the blood and dirt off of herself.

Wiping her large hands off on her skirt, she took the offered clothing. and set it down. "You can go first, you need it more then I do. I'll wait out here." She smiled.

The iguana nodded and smiled at him as she watched him go into the bathroom. She listened to him for awhile as he bathed and even though he was right there she still felt rather... open for attack. The thought that some mad killer might be around lurking just outside his door sent a shiver up her spine.

So while he was occupied she walked over and sat on the floor just by the bathroom doorway. That way if someone barged in she would have enough time to scramble into the bathroom and get him.

Amaya's tail gave a nervous twitch as he stepped out of the bathroom doorway. "Okay, thanks." Grabbing the towel and her clothes, she headed into the bathroom and started to strip down, but paused to peek out at him.

"You won't go anywhere, right?" She still looked pretty shaken up. Especially now that she was going to be in the shower where she couldn't hear anything or have a quick escape route.

The girl smiled and then turned. It took her longer to get undressed since she had to unsaften her belt and the slide her skirt and panties off without ripping them with her claws. Once finished that she climbed into the shower and shut the shower door.

Unlike Chubbs, she did all her washing sitting down with the shower head on. She had learned early that standing with her slippery, long feet were not suited to standing on such a wet surface. So she sat and scrubbed off her toes and the blood she had gotten from Chubbs. Amaya also only removed her necklace to wash it free of dirt before putting it back on.

Once she was finished the shower was turned off and the lizard dried herself as best she could with the towel and her claws. Her long tail gave a few loud "SMAT"s on the wet tub floor before she stood and slowly got dressed in the clothing borrowed.

Amaya nodded and took the bag with a meak "thanks".

"Still kinda scared though... what if whoever did that is still out there? Who could it have been?" She wondered allowed.

The teen was a little big for Joliette's clothes, being as she was shorter and thinner and... well, had more of a figure. It also didn't help that she had to wear the shorts low, due to the base of her tail. But ah well. Better then nothing.