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 Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:43 pm
It had taken some work, but the copies of Lord of the Rings were found across various nerds on the Deus Dorms scene. It was odd just how many nerds were recruited to Deus. You'd think they'd go for burlier types.
Certainly they couldn't watch them all in one sitting, because the movies were incredibly long and neither of them could afford to miss so much time out of their life (mostly because Deus would hound their asses for it). That, and Chel didn't have her day off anymore (she'd used it to buy Finn his birthday present). Of course, if Jack wanted to play hooky she would comply- Chel had never been adverse to skipping duties- but she could hardly picture the Beanstalk wanting to skip his one true love, work.
Food was made and DVD was already playing the menu screen, just waiting for someone to hit the play button.
Chel's room was notably messier than last time Jack had finished. A lot had happened. Additionally, the N64 had been boxed up once more and was sitting behind the TV, packed away somewhat lazily in the corner. She sat on one of the kitchen stools regardless of how uncomfortable it was because the bed felt that much more foreign to her. When Jack came he would be greeted by the sights and smells of an (American) Mexican meal while Chel idly played Sonic on her gameboy advance at the kitchen counter.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:20 pm
The smell of fresh buttered popcorn heralded his arrival. Stooping at the door, Jack entered with a large bowl of the stuff and a can of Pepsi that he set on the counter; the smell of it along with Chel's meal made his stomach rumble. He still wasn't quite used to the blue and green hair. Even as he took note of the messier room, his eyes kept getting drawn back to it like the colors were some sort of magnet. "Yo. You're getting sloppy again, Craft."
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:42 pm
Chel was unsure as to why he'd brought an entire ******** bowl instead of bringing a bag that they could then warm up in the upper dormitory louge, but she didn't question it because it just seemed like a very Jack thing to do. The pepsi sent a clear message that he was thinking the same thing as her.
She looked up from the food to the man who'd brought them and cursed herself for smiling. "I been busy. Not a lot of time to clean when you're runnin' double duties."
The food was enticing and Chel put no airs about digging into it. "You wanna eat first, or watch the movie and eat at the same time?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:00 pm
"Depends on how long the movie is, but I'm leaning towards eat and watch." He frowned deeply. "You? Double duties? It's already weird Finn's being responsible, but this is hitting bizarro world. What on earth actually got Chelsea Craft working?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:16 pm
Chel picked up the DVD cases and waved. "You think I'm made ah money? Had to trade some duties for some grocery money. Don't even ask me what I did for the DVDs- it'll make me cry." She sent a forlorn look to her Nintendo 64.
"As for the length ... these movies are long as balls. Took me n' Chris a whole ********' weekend. They're like three hours each and we got four of 'em." She grinned. "I don't expect to get through all of 'em. I was just thinking we could watch the first one and then you can watch the rest in your spare time n' stuff." She reached for a chip as she spoke, pulling it free from its cheesy doom in the nachos. "Figured Owain wouldn't let me live if I just stopped after one."
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:48 pm
Naturally he wanted to know if only because he wondered if Chel ever cried over anything, literally or metaphorically. Video games maybe, he decided as he followed her gaze and then looked back at her. " Three hours?" he asked incredulously. "Guess we better get situated, then." Jack began to pile some Mexican food onto a plate, then taking it and the popcorn bowl to her makeshift couch. He made a second trip for his soda. "How much nerd trivia do I have to have to understand this film?" he asked. "Please tell me not a lot, or this will be a long three hours, because I can and will pause it to make you explain things." (( Take as long as you need! )) Owain had been ready for this movie for a long while, though, and his excitement was barely contained.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:37 pm
"Depends on how invested you wanna get," she responded, similarly piling her plate. "I mean there's a lot of son of this guy king of this land son of this chick warrior of this place, but if you can live without minuscule details you'll be good."
She suddenly was very worried.
Jack was a man of minuscule details.
< Astutely so. >
She took a deep breath and plopped herself down on the "couch." Her eyes caught the bed and she had a moment of "what the ******** am I doing with my life," but she pushed it down to make room for Jack.
"I'm not anywhere close to knowledgeable on this stuff. There's been whole encyclopedias and guides on this s**t. I just seen the movies once a while ago." She stuck up a hand and said, "I solemnly swear to google anything I don't know on my phone for you." She finally took the time to actually look over at Jack and it was somewhat unnerving. She remembered what they'd done at this spot last time.
Be normal.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:55 pm
"Son of the guy of the king of the land in a hole in the bottom of the sea," he said and snickered; the rhythm of it just seemed funny to him. "Alright, fine, genealogy will stay off the table. I'll try not to stop us too much, or we'll be here all night."
Try.
If Jack was at all uncomfortable being back on her would-be couch, he didn't show it. The point was to be normal and not weird about it, and so there he was. He pulled a chip from the sea of cheese and ate it without a care as he sat against the foot of Chel's bed and crossed his legs. "Ready when you are."
Owain squealed, causing him to stick a finger in his ear and curse.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:01 pm
"Sayin' it like you haven't done before," she said with a grin. She was behind her own door. She could crack a joke about it here.
She interrupted herself by starting the movie and biting down on a taco, letting the opening scene play.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:06 pm
LOTR pt. 1
"Oh, see, that's the problem right there," Jack said as the Wizard (he had yet to get these names) gave Elijah Wood the ring. "They're entrusting what's pretty much a weapon of mass destruction to a midget. A hairy midget. Two of them."
And then later.
"Four of them. Oh boy."
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:08 pm
LOTR pt. 1
"Nah," Chel responded. "It's supposed to be like a humility thing. If anyone else took it they'd just go crazy with power like that other guy."
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:19 pm
LOTR pt. 1
"I'd be humiliated too if four hair midgets ended up being the bane of my existence--especially if Elijah Wood's girly voice was one of them."
But he sat back, grabbed a fistful of popcorn, and decided he ought to see if he could get himself a cloak like that Stryder guy.
"The Naz things are cool, though."
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:22 pm
LOTR pt. 2
"God she's pretty," Chel said, looking at Arwen. "I'd ******** her so fast."
She ventured to put her head on Jack's shoulder (or more like the side of his arm- the giant). She'd been working double duties and sleepless nights. Hopefully he'd at least allow this. Probably not though. She prepared to move.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:30 pm
LOTR pt. 2
She wasn't shoved off. Jack studied Arwen intently, the popcorn in his hand briefly forgotten. Long dark hair, pale skin, clear eyes, soft voice. Classic beauty.
"Definitely," he agreed, because it was safe to reveal; Arwen didn't even exist.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:36 pm
LOTR pt. 2
She began to grow uncomfortable as Arwen and Aragorn professed their love in a ridiculously cheesy scene. She didn't move, just focused on Jack's oh-so-interesting feet.
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