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

[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.

[spandexisyouth]

Bell, hope does not have to revolve around porn.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Mine does.

[spandexisyouth]

Maybe I will be able to teach you about hoping for other things as well.

[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.

[spandexisyouth]

I am glad to hear that, Derrick! Read that. I am glad to read that!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Hearing, reading, it's kind of the same with the magic journal, right? You hear words in your head as you read them to yourself.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

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

[spandexisyouth]

Yes! Because hope is a very good thing.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

Okay!

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

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

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[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. :)!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

:)

I look after my friends. And my friends' kids.

[lotus-bloomed.livejournal.com]

Thank you again. It is very kind of you.