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 Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:29 am
Barnaby leaned on the edge of the railing, brown eyes watching the people wander below. Christmas season was never a good time to go hang out in the mall. Not only where there tons of people, bustling around with their collections of bags, but the majority of these people were in a rush or very irritable. His mother had often said that Christmas shopping was a fulfilling, albeit dangerous, activity, and he was inclined to believe her.
But that was why Barnaby was here. Christmas season provided him with some excellent people watching time. They hadn't been able to book the indoor batting cage this week (leaving him without baseball practice) which meant he'd scheduled in a couple of hours of people watching at the mall. So far, nothing exciting had cropped up, unless you counted the kids who wailed at the sight of Santa Claus, but he had hope.
Drumming his fingers on the railing, he caught sight of a woman carrying a nice stack of packages walking directly towards a teen texting and walking. Oooh, now this looked like it was going to be good.
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:37 pm
He was texting at the speed only a teenager could text at. At the was pretty fast. But, as fast as he could text, Elzo wasn't the fastest at reacting when it came to 'how fast can you avoid crashing into a stranger at the mall?' Well, as he looked up, Elzo got his answer.
He couldn't react at all.
Crashing into the woman, bags went flying, mainly clothing for kids, (those poor children. They were getting socks for Christmas it looked like).
Overall: Big cluster ******** of chaos had just been unleashed upon the mall floor as the woman scrambled to gather her belongings, and Elzo was accused of being an attempted mugger.
"You were after my purchases!"
"Lady, what the ******** am I going to do with your s**t?"
"SECURITY! SECURITY! HELP!" Onlookers stared at Elzo accusingly, even if they had seen the beginning, a simple accident.
It may have been due to the Hillworth uniform he was wearing.
As security arrived, Elzo was stuck trying to convince the rental cops no, he was not a thief, and yes, the lady was just batshit.
Unless somebody backed him up, it looked like the rental cops were going to actually be cops. Looking around at the crowd, his eyes landed on Barnaby. "You, dude, you saw what happened right?"
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:16 pm
The redhead's face had lit up with almost childish glee as he watched the pair get closer and closer. The lady couldn't see, the teenager wasn't looking up, and they were headed right towards each other. He started the countdown.
"Three… two… one… Kablamo!"
The collision was almost exactly on schedule, his 'kablamo' timed so well that he ended up getting not only the actual collision but several of the bags hitting the floor while he was getting the word out. Barnaby honestly couldn't have planned it better. It was such a pity he didn't have anyone else with him to witness this epic catastrophe. As it stood, he already had to resist giving himself a high-five to compensate.
He had half-expected the teenager to shuffle off and some nice elderly couple to help the woman to pick up her belongings. That would have been the normal thing to do. But, as luck would have it, the situation just went from bad to worse. Even from where he was standing he could hear the lady screech, accusing the teenager of trying to steal her bags. The Christmas spirit was almost overwhelming.
Barnaby couldn't take his eyes off the unfolding scene, torn between enjoying things while they lasted and hopping in to lend a hand to the teen down below. Bros did stick together, after all, and the teen hadn't done anything. He was starting to honestly consider going down when the Hillworth student singled him out from the crowd, asking for assistance. Who was he to turn down a bro?
"Yeah man, they just collided!" The redhead called back, leaning a little further over the railing. "He didn't make a grab for anything. No harm no foul, eh?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:58 pm
After a very firm talking to about looking where he was going, the security left, and the lady stormed away, calling Elzo a 'miserable little Grinch'. As the crowd dissipated, Elzo was left alone, and with a job a to do.
Thank his new bro.
Running up the down escalator, (well, halfway, before he realized it was going down and he wanted up), he moved to the stairs, and rushed to his savior. "Dude, thank you so much. I though my a** was grass. Glad to know a bro has got my back." Grabbing Barnaby's hand, Elzo proceeded to shake it violently, (he was not trying to rip your arm off. Honest!). "Alot people just assume I'm some d**k 'cus of my uniform you know. It's not like I'm going to set the place on fire or suddenly beat up some kid."
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:55 am
Well, that had gone rather well.
Though he couldn't hear what was going on down there, judging by the expressions on the mall cops' face they seemed to be letting the teen off, no doubt with a stern warning. He'd been there before and he knew the drill. Believing his duty as a bro was done, the redhead had turned to find a new spot when he caught sight of the teen attempting to run up the down escalator. Momentarily amused, he paused, giving Elzo enough time to make it to the stairs and towards his target.
Barnaby blinked at the greeting, before his face broke out into a wide grin. "No problem man! What are bros for?" He shook along with Elzo, giving the hand a final clasp before releasing it. "Uniform's just a piece of clothing. Besides, it wasn't like you were actually trying to hit her or anything. Did you see her packages go flying though?" The redhead made a sound like an explosion, followed by the "peeeeeeeeyuuuuu" of objects falling towards the ground. "It was pretty awesome."
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:58 pm
"Bros before hoes." Ironic, given how easily Elzo was manipulated when it came to women. At his newfound comrade's sound effects and enthusiasm, Elzo felt a brobond form. Because in his mind, this was a guy he could be a bro for life with. This was all due to the fact that he was acting very much like Elzo might have. Laughing at the effcts, he offered his fist for a bump. High fives were not yet at the brobond level yet.
Broforce, activate!
"Yo, Elzo Xanis. All ready told you Hillworth is my school and place of residency. Came here to find a sweet xmas gift for my bro, that is, my blood bro. You know?" Blood brothers and bro were so different yet so similar. It really was shame. Had they been the same, Elzo would consider life so much simpler.
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:16 pm
Bros before hoes. Truer words had never been spoken.
Barnaby returned the first bump with proper enthusiasm, glad that Elzo wasn't the type to be easily offended. Some people might have taken offense to the fact that he found their collision with an innocent (albeit rather irritable) bystander funny. But the redhead wasn't laughing at Elzo, not really anyways. It was too good not to laugh at flying parcels, after all.
"Elzo," he repeated, inclining his head. "Barnaby Price, from Meadowview. Occasionally." He could hardly say he actually went to school there when he spent a good portion of his classes goofing off, but he was on the attendance list so that had to count for something. At the mention of Elzo's blood brother he grinned and raises his eyebrows.
"Oh yeah? Serious gift or something for laughs?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:16 am
"Hey, at least your school isn't a sausage fest. You get to be around some of the lovelier ladies." Looking behind Barnaby, he winced. A few Crystal girls. "Like, over there, lovely ladies, but willing to rip your d**k off if you'd let them." They walked by, noses held high in the air. "...You also think their necks would break, bent back like that all day."
"Anyway, my bro. I need to get him both types. The s**t gift comes first, then when he thinks life sucks a nut, I give him the real deal. That way, it's more uplifting...It also gives me an excuse to tease him later on."
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:51 pm
Elzo had a point. The redhead followed his gaze to the Crystal girls and gave a soft chuckle. "I guess Meadowview's lucky that most of their girls don't want to be like Crystal girls otherwise we'd all be in trouble. Thank god for rivalry." Not that he was looking for a girlfriend, but it at least made girls tolerable to be around for longer than five or ten minutes. Like Portia, for example. She at least didn't snub him right off the bat for his uniform.
"I like your style, man. Any ideas for the s**t gift or you just letting inspiration hit you?" 'Adult' gifts may have been out of the question, but that didn't mean there weren't any good gag gifts at the mall. When in doubt, a bizarrely shaped Pez dispenser could always do the trick.
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:00 pm
"Well, some of the Crystal chicks are cool. But for the most part, nuttier then fruit cakes. Anyway. Gag gift. I was thinking of something along the lines of cheap, low quality kid stuff. I like one of those lame pokemon rip off things. Stupid, childish, and really really lame. But, if I can find something better, I'm going for it. Already know what I'm getting him for his real gift."
Elzo was walking towards the cluster that was photos with Santa. "Dude. Why can't we get free candy canes?" He tossed the helper elf a dirty look. The kids were getting free candy. Parents did too. But anytime you even asked, you were told to get lost and buy your own. "We're kids...at heart."
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:05 pm
"The lamer the better, eh?" Barnaby replied, falling into step with his newest companion. Gag gifts for a brother. Truthfully, having no siblings of his own, he wasn't all that familiar with the concept. His father had never given him anything as a joke and his mother wouldn't dream of such a thing. Elzo, however, seemed to at least have some idea of what he was looking for, which gave him hope.
He would just have to come along for moral support.
He snorted softly at the sight of the line for Santa, taking in the screaming children and equally displeased parents. It was funny how on television children loved sitting on Santa's knee, yet in the real world they seemed positively terrified. Not that he blamed them. He had never been too keen on sitting on Santa's knee.
"I dunno, man, if it means having to sit on some old guy's lap for it, I'm not so sure I'm game. And that's what I say every year at Halloween and they never buy it. I mean, what's the point in having free candy if you're not going to give it away?" Clearly something was amiss in the world.
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:41 pm
"That, my friend, its the God's honest truth." After a try at hitting on the other helper elf, Elzo was promptly shooed away, with not a candy cane to his name. "Now, see, I was thinking...as much as I love the idea of my gag gift, I think it's a bit of a low blow, and expensive, thus the idea of cheap and lame. I was going to go for a mini motorcycle, the ones kids can drive, as his old one got wrecked. But, he's sill a bit bent up over it....what would you-"
Elzo paused as they passed Victoria's Secret and a few Crystal girls leaving said store. "uh..." Jerking his head back to Barnaby, Elzo managed to finish his sentence. "Uh, what would you say to helping me shop around for it? I can help you shop for anything you might need...Besides, shopping sucks. I want to get it over with you know?"
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:30 pm
Barnaby watched with mild interest as Elzo attempted to woo a candy cane from one of the helper elves. Sadly, she seemed to be immune to his charm (and his dashing good looks) which left both of them in the same situation as before. The redhead gave Elzo his best 'bummer, dude' look and a one-shoulder shrug. It was a pity he couldn't bring Minnie in here. Girls were always suckers for adorable furry, dogs.
"Your brother has a motorcycle? Not bad! What model, d'you know?" It was always a little exciting to hear that other people enjoyed cavorting around the city on two wheeled machines of potential doom. So far, his only two motorcycle junkies were that strange girl from the auto shop (Ellie? Elle? Something like that) and Jessie the Gladiator fanboy. He was half hoping for some better prospects, and seeing as Elzo was pretty cool the redhead naturally assumed his brother was on the level. Providing, of course, he had inherited the cool gene.
At the request for his assistance Barnaby grinned. "As long as we totally get to test drive a few of them in the store, I'm game." Because two guys riding around Toy-R-Us on kiddie tricycles was totally the best thing ever.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:41 pm
"It's dead I'm afraid, Some douche tried to steal it and ended up shitting all over the ignition. Buuuuuttttt...." the was a terrifying grin on his face. Creepy. "Santa has a plan man. A dastardly one. One that will BLOW. HIS. MIND." The idea or even the notion of Elzo blowing anyone's mind was odd. But then as he looked to Barnaby, then the toy store. It was clear.
"Race you!" Elzo was not one to wait, or, one to even contemplate the woman yelling 'no running' at him.
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:51 pm
"Dude that is totally lame. Way to fail at stealing a bike." It honestly couldn't be that hard, really, since it seemed to happen a lot on television (and everyone knew that television was a representation of the truth). Still, it was pretty lame to have someone try to steal your bike and ruin it. Barnaby knew he would have been pretty pissed if someone ruined the Scarlet Bandit. He'd have to drive the car to work every day, even in the summer. Just the thought made him grimace.
The redhead couldn't help but laugh at the mention of dastardly, mind blowing plans, which may have been Elzo's intention in the first place. It certainly helped the brunette distract Barnaby so he could get a head start on their race for the toy store.
"Aw man! No fair!"
Barnaby, at least, had the courtesy to call "sorry ma'am!" over his shoulder as he took off after Elzo, though whether or not she heard him was debatable. The toy store greeter seemed even less impressed, but he missed his chance to stop the two boys.
"You are so going down!"
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