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 Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:52 pm
 The thing that really REALLY sucks about living in a shoddy little apartment four stories above ground in a concrete jungle was the lack of DIRT anywhere! You could scrape and scramble and pick all day but all that was there around the base of the building was sand and stone. Absolutely useless for the greenhouse that happened to be Benji's room. But it was summer! People were ALWAYS outside no matter what time of day! Their nasty little feet stomping all over the carefully manipulated gardens and grasses of the park! Nothing of the sort would do for his beloved basil that was growing in the windowsill!
No, no no! Not at all! He needed that super specialized stuff that was crafted specially for 'inside' plants. Stuff that was already pest free, sans a few worms here and there for good measure. Who would really care if you stole dirt from some high maintenance uppity buppity gardening store anyway? He wouldn't even steal the whole bag. Just a few Ziplock bags to hold him over until they refreshed the soil in the parks again.
Benji waited until it was properly dark before he left his house through the fire escape (blasted parents always wanting to know where he was.. Sweet of them but gods be damned, the were always afraid of those Damned Negatwats.), and made his way down town to where all the 'richies' hung out. There was an especially snooty flower shop that priced roses way way way too high every year, but still had people eating out of the palm of their hand. And the owner was a b***h too, having kicked Benji out for 'scaring away her customers with his angry appearance.'. He was beautiful and she KNEW it. So yes, Benji decided that her shop was the best target. As 'smart' as that woman was, she knew nothing about security systems.
Calmly, quietly, and with his hands in his pockets, Benji walked and walked until he reached the ally that led to the back of the woman's shop, to a high wooden fence where she kept all her supplies outside. It was simply a matter of hopping the fence to get where he wanted.
Kyrieko I'm sorry.. I don't have a Civ of Benji, so his powered form will have to do!
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:54 pm
 Kodi had found herself lost in a book at the library. Again. It really had to be a family trait. She was quite sure that her mother and brother were notorious for the same thing. Or could be. But she'd found this really intriguing romance novel that had been about a girl who thought she was nothing but a failure and a klutz. Only to discover she was destined to be a woman the entire world - and a few other worlds - would look up to. And, of course, in typical romance fashion, there were a few guys fighting for her attention.
Okay so she may have read almost the entire book. And had been asked, kindly, to leave the library for it was closing time. So she'd checked out the book, and a couple others, finally starting back towards her apartment.
Honestly, she couldn't even remember what she'd been going to do earlier that day in the first place! Vaguely she thought it might have had something to do with vising Magiore or Durumi. Maybe. Oh well!
She was wondering if that really good deli was still open when movement caught her eye. Normally it wouldn't have made her pause if it had been daylight. But since it was evening and there weren't that many people out at this hour, she happened to glance at whoever it was. Then found herself frowning a little, slowing to a stop. Why was that boy in the alley all by himself? And walking around that fence? Was something on the other side?
Looking towards the front of the building the alley ran between, the sign informed her it was a flower shop.
Okay that was... really odd. Why the heck would someone be hovering around the fence to a flower shop?
Her curiosity may have gotten the better of her and she hesitated in continuing on her way to see what he might do.
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:25 am
Now that Benji was back in the ally, no one would suspect breaking into a flower shop, right? The first thing to go over was his backpack. It was tossed over with surprising carefulness because as much as he despised the woman who worked here her plants did NOTHING wrong. He didn't want anything to do with the poor sweet things being crushed.
This is where the hard part started. This fence had to be at LEAST 6 feet tall. And standing at a measly 5'1, Benji was lacking a little in the vertical department. He looked around quickly to see what he could use to stand on.. And there it was! A rather sturdy looking metal trash can. It was one of those old old ones like that one grouchy puppet from Sesame Street lived in. Benji had LITERALLY never seen a trash can like that before in real life, so he wondered just how old this place was.
What he neglected to realize that these old trash cans were heavy as ********! No sooner as he started to drag it, he knocked it over, making a large CLANG that echoed through the empty ally.
"s**t.." Benji quickly scrambled to stop the echoing sound and finished pushing the container up against the fence. Before he climbed up, he paused to look out and it was a GOOD thing he did too, because standing there in the ally with him was a girl, and older one, who was heading his way with a curious look on her face. <******** off, will yah?!"
Kyrieko I do apologize about my lateness! That ORP is killing me with activity
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:02 pm
Even Kodi herself had to wince at the loud sound of the trash can (that's what she assumed it had to be) rattled and clanged. She glanced down either side of the street before hurrying over towards the flower shop. Was he okay? Did he fall? Why was she bothering to check on someone that was clearly up to no good? But she couldn't help it! What if the poor idiot cracked his skull open or something?
Apparently, she need not have worried. As soon as he popped back up over the fence and spotted her, his words clearly said he was quite alright.
Kodi gave him a huffy look. "Excuse me? I was just trying to make sure you didn't hurt yourself since you decided to let the whole block know you're up to something. Just what the heck is so great to break into a flower shop for?"
If he'd been attempting to intimidate her, it had failed. Her temper rose up instead and she crossed her arms, firmly planting her feet in place to hear this glorious excuse he'd have. Or listen to more rude things. This one certainly didn't have manners. And needed to work on his ability to sneak in and out of places.
And seriously it was a damn flower shop! How desperate was he?Kapoodles LOL it's quite alright |D It's my turn to say sorry, it looks like! OTL
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:38 pm
"Who said I was breaking in? Why are you ASSUMING that's what I'm doing?" Benji didn't bother to climb down off his trashcan. He hated being this short and having people loom over him, so once he was up, he felt POWERFUL and enjoyed staying up high. Plus it was a little more intimidating in his own opinion.
His eyes stayed steady on the woman's hands though, because if she was planning on calling on the cops.. He'd have to hop over the fence even faster and bail out Powered up. But that seemed like far too much of abusing his powers. And that would be bad karma, he could just feel it.
"I'm just getting back what she took from me, and that's my business. The d**k bag of a lady who owns this shop kicked me out when I was browsing because 'she didn't want my rift-raft about scaring her hoity toity customers who pockets filled with cash up the wazoo.' So I say ******** her and take some. No one's going to miss some dirt filled with worms." He grinned slightly to himself. If this woman wanted to be nosy, maybe he should hop the fence a little faster and get an extra handful of warms to chuck at her. She'd freak out way too much to notice he'd split.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:25 am
She probably should have felt a little intimidated, but the tone in his voice irked her. So instead, she crossed her arms and gave him an exasperated expression. "So you normally hop fences of businesses that are closed for the day? And sneak around alleyways?" Because of course none of that was suspicious. Not at all.
The thought of calling the police never actually crossed her mind, if she were to be honest.
Although calling her brother on the other hand was a possibility, or just threatening that he'd kick this guys butt. Especially with his attitude. But she was supposed to be doing the adult thing on her own now! And calling 'big brother' was probably cheating. Maybe.
"Really? All this for a little dirt?" She just gave him a sckeptical look, though a tiny bit of sympathy entered her eyes. Kodi looked back towards the shop with a small frown. "That's rude of her." She said after a minute before looking back at the guy. Who was still sitting on the fence. "Though... if you plan on getting away with stealing... dirt... you might wanna make it look less obvious. Like not sitting on the fence." Okay now there was a little bit of humor escaping. Seriously?! Dirt! Just how desperate was this dude? How funny it would actually be if he got caught stealing dirt. That would be some story to share! And yes, alright she may have been laughing just a little.
"I'm sorry... just... seriously? Dirt?!
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:29 am
"Hey, lady, what I do with my time is my business. I'm not hurting anyone." Why wouldn't she just go away?! Maybe she was one of those self righteous people who thought they THEY should be the ones taking care of everyone. A vigilante of sorts.. She looked cool but she didn't seem ready to fight. So.. Yeah, most likely she was just another nosy p***k.
"YEAH, Dirt! Do you know how hard it is to find a bucket of worms around here?! Redworms cost a fortune shipped in from other places, so I came here to buy some from this chick. And then she went ahead and decided I was not the kinda customer she wanted, even though my money is JUST as good as the snooty dickbags who come up in here, so.. This is my punishment to her." She was laughing WAY way WAY too hard for comfort.
"You don't garden much, do you? Let me guess, from the look of you.. Your hipsterness... Ugh, you do theater stuff, don't you? How about you go back to kissing Yorick and let me do what I need to do, okay?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:58 pm
Oh, she was annoying him, wasn't she? Normally that would be something she tried not to do. At least very often. And only with certain people. But this guy had to be a butthead. So she was entitled to be one herself. Or something like that.
Finally, she managed to reign in the laughter, and just watch him with an amused expression. "Right. So you're making yourself some sort of...worm vigilante. Punishing the wicked for overpriced worms and snooty customers looking down at a respectable gentleman such as yourself?" No she was not making fun of him. Completely.
Hands uncrossing and landing on her hips, she just gave him a short laugh. "Theater? Me?! Perhaps that's where you should gain some practice in acting. Or thieving." A pause. "Not that I know any better, but perhaps you should hurry up with the dirt and worm acquiring? Someone's coming down the way, a couple shops down."
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:41 pm
"Damn straight! Call me the Worm Lord! She and any other snooty douchebag can feel my wrath of worms all day long. ******** all. I'm an absolute ******** delight." Yeah... Even he knew that was a lie, but whatever, this girl was just getting on his nerves even MORE and he didn't have time for her.
Especially if what she said was true and there were people coming. One leg hooked over the fence, straddling the pole for a moment while he shot a dirty look to the girl who still stood there.
"I guess you should get going then, Missy. Don't want your precious time wasted by explaining why you are creepily following a kid around like that. Some people might think it's weird."
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:30 pm
Worm Lord? Okay, there was no way she could not keep a small laugh from escaping at that. That she quickly tried to turn into a cough but wasn't completely successful. Just what was it with boys?! And this one, with his little attitude and determination to break in and steal worms! Kodi wasn't even going to try and understand him. But, she was enjoying being a pain in the a**, since he was such a ray of sunshine to her.
"Right. Worm Lord. Might wanna work on the delightful part." She added, casually leaning against the side of the building and pulling her phone out. Anyone passing by her would just see a young lady taking a moment to text on her phone instead of risking running into anything (or anyone) while completing that task.
"Well, I could always call and report a break in, if you'd prefer that." Kodi added sweetly. Creepily following? So far, he'd just sat up there. Unmoving. Except for his mouth. "Or, maybe you could shut that hole in your face and move off the fence before they come by?" She added, not looking up at him. And yes, she really was texting someone. Kapoodles lmfao Benji u r too much fun to torment i'm sorry |D
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:34 pm
yup, it was that kid right there breaking in. Whatever, he didn't have the time to deal with her anyway. His mom would be making her rounds sometime soon and he didn't want to be out ALL that late. Only late enough to get what he wanted then vanish out of sight.
"I don't got any more time for you, go on and do whatever it is creepy women like you do!" He angrily and softly hissed at her, swinging his leg over the fence to land on a conveniently placed shelf there. "Rat me out or whatever, I'll be out of here fast!"
Peeking through the cracks in the fence one last he couldn't help but blow a raspberry at the woman before heading further into the outside sales floor. He'd grab a bag or so of worms and dash off, no sweat! And hopefully that p***k of a lady wouldn't be there when he got out!
Kyrieko I think this would work as an end for me, if you wanna claim it for a req for Feb!
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:03 pm
She bristled a little at being referred to as 'creepy' again. Riiight, like happening across some dork trying to steal, of all things, dirt and worms wasn't creepy? Kodi shot him a venomous glare that disappeared just as quickly.
"Whatever, 'Worm Lord'," she even made air quotes. "You have fun gettin' your kicks off playing with dirt."
Really, what was it with boys these days? Perhaps that would be an interesting question to propose to her brother?
"Best be swift as the wind. They're at the other end of the store!" She said too cheerfully, presenting the boy with a very unladylike hand gesture when he blew a raspberry at her. There was definitely a smirk that curled her lips as she casually slipped her phone into a pocket, smiled at the folks approaching and stepped out onto the sidewalk. Maybe he'd get caught and have to explain about the dirt and worms? And wouldn't that be hilarious to hear?
Shaking her head, Kodi glanced back once more before heading off around the next building and making her way home. Kapoodles Works for me! I'll say this is FIN <33
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