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 Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:50 pm
"Its not fair...Its just not fair...What did I do wrong, huh? I mean...Am I so useless that I don't even deserve a birthday?!" Marshall said between sobs.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:55 pm
"Of course not! Shh, it'll be okay. There's just a little bit of a mess. I'll go, and Gaius will wake up again, and your party will be just fine." Nita's eyes were getting a bit teary; being around people who were upset tended to start her crying, too.
After another moment of patting Marshall's back, Nita stood up and walked resolutely over to the table where his abandoned present lay. "Here," she said. "At least open your gift before I scram." Nita held out the box and attempted a quirky smile.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:22 pm
Victor moved back a bit further to sit closeby Tommy, watching the going-ons around Gaius's unconscious body. He didn't feel it was his place to decide if Nita should stay or go, that was up to Marshall and Gaius....and the horseman was still laying there with bits of food on him. While he sat and watched, Victor thought about what was going on with Jordan...wondering if he should try and find Jordan later and make sure the guy was alright.
After some time of silence Victor turned to Tommy "Whhen issss yourr Birrthhday Tommy?" the lizardman asked curiously.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:24 pm
"..." Marshall looked up at her with tear-stained eyes, slowly taking the wrapped box. He didn't feel like celebrating any more. Right now all he wanted to do was cry and cuss. Slowly, he removed the wrapping paper.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:29 pm
Inside the plastic container, Marshall would find half a dozen mini bagels, a small container of cream cheese, and lox.
Nita's smile grew a little more sincere. "I know it's not much, but I hope you like it. Happy birthday, and all that."
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:34 pm
Marshall looked down at the present, and couldn't help but giggle, even just a little. He looked up at Nita and some how managed to smile "...Thanks...Though...Its kind of a strange gift." he said, looking down at the bagels.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:55 pm
Nita snickered. "Well, I'm kind of a strange person. I really do hope you like it, though." She glanced around at Marshall's other guests, her gaze finally falling on the still-prone form of Gaius.
"Try to enjoy the rest of your party, okay? And thanks for putting all those signs up." Nita knelt down beside Gaius and gave him a quick peck on the forehead. "Take care of him for me, will you?"
With a brief wave, Nita trundled out of the cafeteria... and once again more than 25 feet from Gaius.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:38 pm
It was several more minutes after Nita was gone before the pegasus-man stirred. A groan alerted those around him to his returning consciousness, and he slowly sat up, rubbing his head to try to massage the residual pounding of the zapping.
"Ugh... wha... what happened...?" he asked, his voice thick. A bit of guacamole fell from his bangs and dribbled down his wrinkled snout.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:41 pm
Marshall knelt down next to Gaius, his box of bagels safely next to his new fan.
"Um...Nita showed up..." Marshall said awkwardly, finally getting some control over his emotions. Deep down, he was convinced his birthday was ruined. But he'd just save that bit of depression for when no one was around.
"...Care to explain?"
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:46 pm
"Nita?" Gaius blinked. "Oh... OH. Damn. That explains it..." He groaned, rubbing his face, only to pull the hand away and look at the guacamole smeared on it. Then he looked back up at his penguin friend. "I... I must have been zapped... Did I make a bad mess?"
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:49 pm
"Well...You kind of spilt some of your own food, but I guess every thing is still okay...Haven't tried the cake yet, though..." Marshall trailed off, before remembering what he was asking, "Ah! Now, is there some thing you want to tell me? As to WHY Nita can't get in 25 feet of you?" Marshall asked sternly.
"And just to let ya know? Yer a crappy liar, so don't even try it." he said with his arms crossed, trying to come off as determined but looking more childish than any thing.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:52 pm
Tommy blinked a few times at the outburst. He wasn't surprised really...on many occasions he too just wanted to scream and lash out. In all honesty, he thought the penguin was taking it rather well. He gave a slight sigh though as he sat back...no knowing what to do. He didn't know any of them well enough to try and offer comfort. Besides, who would want comfort coming from a flying rodent that drinks blood? Thankfully, Victor snapped him out of this deadly spiral of thoughts before it got out of control.
"Hmm? Oh....uh...June...June 17th."
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:59 pm
Gaius hunkered down, a bit ashamed by the whole situation. It was his fault, after all. His fault he was covered in food gunk, his fault Marshall's party had been disrupted...
"Sorry... It's because of me..." Gaius sighed, hanging his head. "I got in another scuffle with Zach, and Sabin decided to make sure that never happens again. He put the punishment on me, since it was mostly my fault for this last time. I didn't mean for Nita to get dragged in too..."
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:07 pm
"But...She did." Marshall said, as if Gaius' sentence needed to be finished. He sighed, "Look...Next time crap like this happens, tell me! Okay?! I'm twenty-two now! I can handle hearing that kinda stuff y'know!" Marshall said sternly, before letting out yet another long sigh.
"Well...I don't like fighting y'know. And I'm not sure what Zach did, but odds are he had it coming any way..." Marshall said, trying to cheer up his clearly depressed friend, but not doing a very good job, "Maybe if you're like...On really good behavior? Like, no taunting and stuff? Maybe the Labs will end the punishment...I dunno..." the penguin said, almost defeated sounding.
"...You wanna...Get some cake or some thing?" he asked in a desperate attempt to change the subject.
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:37 pm
"ahh...not thhat farr off, Mine'ssssss not till Auggusssst ninthh, Anythhingg you thhinkk you'd migghht likke to gget?" Victor said as he looked on at Gaius and Marshall. He felt bad for Marshall because his party got interrupted like that, and for Gaius because he got zapped and fell into his food, but things seemed to be improving a little as he crawled over towards the foodline and grabbed a burrito and crawled his way back over by Tommy
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