10/8 Instance: Taking Out the Trash

[Slarti]

Timelined a few days after Thanksgiving.

rachel: Rachel glanced up at the scores in the corner of the screen as she clicked the buttons on the mini guitar. She was so close to winning, and "Beast and the Harlot" was almost over. Damn. Rachel needed star power.

Bobby: Bobby took a sip from the water bottle and sank deeper into the sofa cushions. Watching Guitar Hero was so much more entertaining than playing it.

Rogue: Rogue concentrated on her half of the screen and the notes. She whipped her guitar up right, then back down quickly, her Star Power blazing to life. Judy Nails doing a pirouette with her guitar.

rachel: She frowned. Of course, she didn't have star power when she needed it. Rachel sighed as the song ended and let her hands drop to her side, "Wow. Only lost by, like, 300 points..."

Rogue: Rogue grinned over at her and shrugged a bit, "Good game though. Rematch completed? Or do you feel the need for more pwnage? An' yes, Ah just said pwnage." She pointed to Bobby, "Blame that one."

Bobby: "Ha!" Bobby sat up. "Oh, it's not blame, Roguey, it's credit."

rachel: "I'm cool," she smirked and shook her head at Bobby, "I'll have my revenge later..."

Rogue: Rogue snickered, "Ok then... Credit that one." She pointed at him again before putting her guitar down by the TV.

Rogue: "Sorry ta say it guys, but now that tha rematch is over, Ah'm hankerin' some food. So Ah'm gonna go see what Ah cain't whip up. Feel free ta join me if ya want..."

Bobby: "Nah, I have agua." He sloshed the bottle for emphasis. "See you later, dollface."

Rogue: "Later, Bugsy." She winked at him and waved at Rachel, "Bye, Rae! See y'all later!" She left to the kitchen to poke around for the makings of a snack.

rachel: "Bye, Rogue," Rachel set the guitar down and took a seat on the couch, "So, now what?"

Bobby: "I dunno. The boredom is already gnawing since I don't have entertainment." He let his head bounce against the back of the sofa a few times.

rachel: "Yeah, my entertainment just left. There has to be something...besides destroying stuff..."

Bobby: Bobby slid Rae a look from the corner of his eye. "Yeaah, I think since I've apparently managed to survive without my brains scrambled after Farouk I'm laying off on destruction of property."

rachel: "Yeah, I'm not allowed to mess with Farouk anymore, not that'd I want to after everything," Rachel glanced at him.

Bobby: "Wise decision. His is a mastery of the dark side you and your master have yet to accomplish."

rachel: "I'm don't want to be that evil..."

Bobby: "There may be hope for you yet then." He chuckled, reaching over and flicking her hair, then smirking as an idea dawned. "Well, Rae-Rae, we could always find a lesser target... who's annoying this year?"

rachel: "True." She batted his hand away as an evil smile slowly made its way onto her face. "Have you met the new kid?"

Bobby: "The gold kid? Yeah, I met him when he healed Remy's ankle." Bobby's eyebrows rose. "Why?"

rachel: "Well, we kinda trashed my room the other day during a pillow and popcorn fight. Plus, he won...so revenge."

Bobby: "Ahhh." He batted at her batting hand. "What have you got in mind? I don't even know the guy, and it's so much easier to hit them where it hurts after you get to know them."

rachel: "We need popcorn...lots of popcorn..."

Bobby: Bobby sat up. "Popcorn? Intriguing. To the kitchen?"

rachel: "To the kitchen," she got up and went through the door, "Think there's anyway we can go through his window?"

Bobby: "You're the one with the Force," he said, getting up and following her. "You could probably unlatch it from the outside." He poked his head into a cabinet, looking for popcorn.

rachel: "I know I can unlatch it. I've had training for that. It's just getting up to his window with loads of popcorn that I'm worried about," she checked another cabinet and pulled the boxes out.

Bobby: "Oh." Bobby wandered to Rachel and picked up a box, hopping up onto the counter and taking a swig from his water bottle. "Well, I could be persueded to help with that." He winked. "Maybe."

rachel: "Maybe?" She gave him a look as she pulled a package out of the box and looked over the directions before placing it in the microwave.

Bobby: "Yeah. I mean, what's in it for me? I have nothing against Goldy." He read the box, looked at the stack of packets and did the math. "This, will take forever. We need some of that loose popcorn."

Bobby: Sliding off the counter, he starting poking around in other cabinets.

rachel: "I don't know," she shrugged, "Seeking revenge on anyone?"

Bobby: "Aha!" He found a bag of corn and backed out of the cabinet, mulling the question. "Revenge does not befit a Jedi...but it's more I can't really think of anybody."

rachel: "Pfft...you're helping me. Welcome to the Dark Side," Rachel rolled her eyes as she replaced the popped popcorn with another bag.

Bobby: "Well... the dark side has popcorn, so it can't be all bad." Bobby snatched the bag and popped it open, hissing when it burned his fingers. "Shit!"

rachel: "Popcorn that apparently doesn't like you. You okay?"

Bobby: "Yup." He chilled the bag and tossed a couple kernals into his mouth. After inspecting his fingers for a moment, he picked a few more kernals and threw them at her.

rachel: "I already went through this with Josh," she swatted them away, "...Except I started it."

rachel: Once they had enough popcorn, Rachel led the way to Josh's window. She look up at the window and floated into the air up to it, peeking in before unlocking and opening it.

Bobby: Bobby leaned against a tree, squinting up at her and left holding the extra trash bag of popcorn. "Y'know, if I wasn't so secure, having so many women around me who can fly would make me feel inadequate."

rachel: She shook her head and started dumping the popcorn in, "Well, good thing you are. Can you toss me another bag?"

Bobby: Bobby tossed the bag lightly up to her and glanced around for witnesses. "Might wanna speed it up." He smelled cigarette smoke wafting from somewhere, but couldn't see where.

rachel: She caught the trash bag and quickly finished filling Josh's room with popcorn. As Rachel floated down, she closed and locked the window, "So, now we find somewhere to hide?"

Bobby: He eyed the tree and several nearby. "I think we'd have a good view from that one." He picked a stray piece from the rumpled bags and crunched it. "This will definitely be more interesting than the last popcorn fight I was in."

rachel: She took a look at the tree, "Yep. This should make piano lessons a bitch tomrrow."

Bobby: "Piano lessons?" He stuffed the bags into his pockets and circled to the back side of the tree.

rachel: "Yes, he's teaching me to play piano," She leaned against the tree, "So, thought of anyone that annoys you yet?"

Bobby: "That's actually pretty cool," he said, tilting his head to look back around the tree at her. "Shoulda filled the piano with popcorn."

Bobby: "Annoy?" Bobby idly kicked at the tree. "Nah... not really. Last person I couldda pranked would have been Lorna's dad at Thanksgiving. Aaand that wouldn't be so smart."

rachel: "Could've. Probably wouldn't had to make so much popcorn," She peered around the tree for a second, "Yeah, probably not. How was Thanksgiving anyway?"

Bobby: "True - but this way we can watch Japh's maggots chow down on the leftovers and that's always a good time." He glanced up at the window. "It was good. Lorna's grandma cleaned up on the nickel slots at the river casino. And her dad kicked my ass at Halo 3."

Bobby: "Yours?"

rachel: "Sounds like fun." She shrugged, "Well, I didn't start a food fight this year. I just hung out here. Not all that exciting."

Bobby: Bobby made a face. "Aww, but what fun is Thanksgiving without a food fight?" He watched her for a moment. "So, what're you doing for Christmas?"

rachel: "I think I'm going home and coming back here right after Christmas. You?" She glanced back at the window again and squinted.

Bobby: "Yeah, same here. Home. Alone, this time. Home with Lorna and her family there was pretty fun, but..." He shrugged, following her gaze to the window.

rachel: Rachel raised an eyebrow, "But?" She kept staring at the window. Was someone in the room?

Bobby: He shook himself. "Meh. But nothing, really..." Bobby sidestepped to look into the window, then ducked behind the tree, grabbing Rachel's arm and pulling her out of the line of sight. "I swear I saw something move."

rachel: "Dude, I swear I did too..." She looked at him, not forgetting about the but. She'd bother him about that later.

Bobby: He let go of her arm and looked back, eyes wide. "Okay, on three we look for Goldy? One... two...."

[Feuerstein]

You meanies. XD