Grub Kelp
Cadet
"You shut up. You were supposed to look out for me. Mommy said!"[M:0]
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 21, 2007 23:43:14 GMT -5
Grub normally doesn't venture into karaoke clubs or anything of the sort, but he has wandered into the Dance & Dine simply to avoid having to choke down another meal from Spud's Spud Emporium. He and his brother have been forced to eat there the past couple of days, just to grab a quick bite before returning to their posts. Not tonight though. Grub is certain that, if he eats there one more time, he will die of food poisoning.
He carefully picks his way across the dance floor, not really taking notice of anyone in particular--not even Holly or Chix. He skirts around some particularly tough looking dwarfs and tries to hide behind a menu at one of the tables at the edge of the dance floor. Unfortunately for him, Chix's break dancing proves to be quite dangerous and he gets knocked right out of his seat.
"Ow! Watch it, Chix!" he whines, giving the sprite a dirty look, "You almost--Chix? Holly?"
He blinks wide-eyed at the two as he can't believe what he's seeing. As far as he can tell, these two are out on a fun night...together.
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 22, 2007 0:03:28 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]Chix freezes in mid-disco when Grub's whiney voice pierces the dance party atmosphere. He whirls around to glare at the insignificant Corporal Grub Kelp, not bothering to help him up.
"What the heck are you doing here?" he asks incredulously, "This is the Dance & Dine, not the Whine & Dine, y'know."[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 22, 2007 21:08:47 GMT -5
"Grub?!" Holly asks astounded. "Why the heck are you here? Your in here to whine, right?"
Holly stares at Grub, not trying to scare him or anything.
"I'm just wondering what you're doing here? Well, anyways. Chix, shouldn't we be getting back to our date?"
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Grub Kelp
Cadet
"You shut up. You were supposed to look out for me. Mommy said!"[M:0]
Posts: 98
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 22, 2007 21:23:30 GMT -5
Grub's eyes flick from Chix to Holly and back again, his brow furrowing in an offended scowl. Why does he have a reputation for being a whiner anyway? It's not like he whines on a daily basis. Well...then again, maybe he does.
"No, I'm not here to whine," he pouts at the sprite and female elf, "I'm just sick of eating regurgitated rancid grease at the Spud Emporium, that's all. I figured I'd try to find something that's safe to eat here. I have rights too, you know!"
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 22, 2007 21:48:00 GMT -5
"Okay, okay. Not trying to get offensive, sorry. Besides, this food tastes better than the food at the Barf Emporium, enjoy."
Holly continues to dance with Chix and then opens her mouth to say.
"Chix, do you wanna go for a walk in the park?"
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 22, 2007 23:19:17 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]Chix frowns at Grub, already tuning out the young officer's whining and petty complaints. He can't bring himself to pity the corporal simply because he is so annoying.
"Why don't you go whine to you brother or your mommy or something?" the sprite scoffs, further ignoring the elf by busting another move and tipping a waiter--literally.
"A walk in the park would be a breath of fresh air, Cap'," he replies with a grin, "Corporal Whiner is cramping my style here."
He then utters a tremendous belch--one that might even put Mulch Diggums to shame--and heads for the door.[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 23, 2007 22:55:19 GMT -5
Holly holds onto Chix's hand, and walks out the door. The skies were artificially beautiful, and the night was romantic.
"Chix, at times I kinda feel sorry for Grub. I know he can be a whiner, but he's still a sentient being."
Holly then looks Chix in the eye, and she smiles warmly and compassionate.
"This is the most, actually it's the only romantic night of my life."
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 24, 2007 0:29:54 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]"I'll feel sorry for him after I mop the floor with his face," Chix mutters under his breath, "For the life of me, I can't figure out how he made it into the LEP. Probably his brother put in a good word for him or something. I doubt he'll last much longer."
He decides to foget about Grub as it is starting to put a damper on his good mood. Gazing up at the artificial stars, he smiles a bit, then looks back at Holly.
"Same here," the sprite replies good-naturedly, "The last girl I went out with dumped a bowl of soup in my lap--hot soup! On purpose!"[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 24, 2007 21:47:18 GMT -5
"That girl was probably pretty. I'm not that pretty, everyone probably think's hey what an ugly elf. So your not going out with the best looking elf."
Holly feels sad for a brief moment, she really doesn't think she's pretty.
"At least I'm having a good night."
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 24, 2007 22:18:51 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]"Pretty like a stomach pump," Chix grumbles, picking up a rock and skipping it out over the pond, "She didn't have diddly squat on you. A dumb blonde is what she was. I think she was a pixie. Maybe she was a dwarf. I dunno...the experience having hot soup in my lap was so traumatizing, I've forgotten a lot of details."
His wings twitch in an attempt to fight the clip. Everything in him wants to take to the artificial skies and zip out over the pond. At last, he can't take it anymore and, reaching around, he snaps off the clip and his wings fan out behind him. He takes flight and circles around behind Holly, catching her under her arms as he flies over her and carrying her out over the water with him.
"Freedom!" he cries joyously, dropping low enough for his wing tips to brush the still water as he flits over it like a meandering dragonfly, "This is living!"[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 24, 2007 22:34:00 GMT -5
"Chix! Put that clip back on! You'll get yourself killed!"
Holly tries to talk him into putting the clip back on his wings.
"Chix, you wanna sit and talk on that bench over there?"
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 25, 2007 0:51:15 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]"Relax, Cap'," Chix laughs, "One quick flight across the pond won't kill me."
He touches down again on the other side of the pond, lightly setting Holly down on the bench, then plunking himself down beside her.
"So, uh...what should we talk about?" he asks, wincing as the stitches in his side remind him that it was a stupid idea to fly against the doctor's orders.[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 27, 2007 22:18:12 GMT -5
"I dunno. What do you wanna talk about? Oh and by the way, no offense or anything but I don't think you should have flown. It was a bad idea, for you that is."
Holly sits down on the nearest park bench, hoping that she doesn't embarass herself. But she was speechless for a moment, she was nervous, and she really didn't want to blow it.
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 27, 2007 23:18:52 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]"Yeah, I know, but no harm done," Chix shrugs with a remorseless grin, "I've been known to bend the rules before--although...not quite as often as you do."
He says this teasingly. Holly has a reputation for not followong orders and Chix feels this might be a good time to remind her so. Had she been a sprite, he's pretty sure she would have disobeyed the doctor's orders too.
"Y'know...you should practice what you preach," he gives her a light, playful punch in the shoulder, "If you're gonna tell me to obey orders, you oughta try it once in a while yourself...set a good example."[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 28, 2007 21:47:51 GMT -5
"I know I stretch the rules a bit. And I'm still going to when nessessary, I still think your not that bad looking. But I'm not that good looking. Thanks for letting me have a great night."
Holly blushes at the fact she just complimented him. She still was having a great night with him, she just wished she could enjoy the organic stars instead of the artificial ones.
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