Chapter 16. Holding out for a home life

[thebestseller]

Man-twin, pack up your bags. I, among others, have joined the elite ranks of the Guides and now have the illustrious job of welcoming naked people to this crazy hippie commune.

Which means we now get CUSHY SECTION 4 DIGS. Heat. Air. SPACE in which you can conduct your science and play with your star-friend. Let's get going already and into the lap of luxury.

[Hastily added in.]

Boss. Buddy. Pal. Section 4 only has two bedrooms, I'm afraid. So unless you like couches...

Comments

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

Yeah yeah don't let it go to your head.

Awesome but that's a lot of naked people viewing in your future.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's not every day I get called a stud. Gotta let it go to my head a LITTLE.

Mmm, I think I'll cope SOMEHOW.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

Your ego still needs to fit into Section 4. Hey does this make you the 1337?

I can come visit you at your job sometime right? Just to see how my man-twin is coping with the rampant nakedness?

[Or you know steal a cocoon]

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, okay. I'll deflate it a little bit to fit inside our new house.

... yeah, I pretty much am 1337. I'll be guarded whule on duty and everything.

'course you can.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

You know I just realized something. I have to repaint the walls in my room. Aw man!

Sweet!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

OK, I am not going to do the "told you so" dance.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

Shut up and help me paint.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Anything for you, dearest brother.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

[ooc: A little while later he comes back to this comment after talking with Grift]

Ah Derrick? Do you by any chance remember if you know how to fire a gun?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Maybe all the gratuitous nudity will inspire you to write something.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

YOU NEVER KNOW.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

I WILL HOPE.

[spandexisyouth]

YOU ARE HOPING ABOUT SOMETHING! THAT IS GOOD!

[Pause while he reads up.]

Oh. It is porn. I think that I should have known.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

[LOL, Youth.] Most other hopes are a waste of time and energy. But even if Derrick never does write it, there's always the fantasy/dream porn I've imagined him writing in the meantime.

[spandexisyouth]

Hope is not a waste.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

[writes in after Youth's statement:] if porn is involved.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

I do not think that Bell would hope about anything other than porn, Dad.

[spandexisyouth]

I think that he might. With time and encouragement! There is no reason to be pessimistic.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Youth, my friend, pessimism is damn near impossible when you're around.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

So we have to encourage him to get hopeful about things that do not involve sex?

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

I thought you said that you would not write that kind of thing for him. :(

BUS-TEEEED

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

I have to humor him, little friend. Otherwise he won't leave me alone about it.

Totally.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

But you will not really write that kind of thing for him, right?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

As long as you're living with them, I couldn't bring myself to. I mean, I have a kid, too- so I understand the squickiness.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it a lot. :)!