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Post by prettylittlefish on Oct 3, 2014 23:43:04 GMT
It was finished. Everything was finished. Cardboard boxes everywhere, but he’d done it. The room wasn’t gorgeous. Nothing to brag about, exactly the same as last year’s. Different roommate, surely. But that he didn’t mind. Ralph was a nuisance. Douche to the power of 10. Thank God he’d transferred out.
The bed creaked beneath his weight. Spring and cushion and wood protesting in unison, yet he laid back nonetheless. A vague thought occurred to him: am I gaining weight? Anxiety seized him. He pressed his lips together and breathed out of his nose. He wasn’t gaining weight. It was just an old bed. If anything, he was gaining muscle. More muscle. More strength. Color returned to his lips. He opened his eyes.
A soft whine drew his attention. He peered over the side of the bed, and the wolfish dog perked, pointy ears twitching.
“Happy?”
Claudius barked.
“Good boy,” he decided. He patted the spot beside him on the bed. “C’mere, Claude.”
The dog pulled itself to its long legs and jumped onto the bed. It creaked. With a lick to Joe’s face, he settled down beside his owner. Relaxation at its finest.
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Post by Kenzie on Oct 4, 2014 0:05:52 GMT
Takeshi grumbled to himself as he approached his future dorm room. He’d been in there once, just before Mariko dragged him off to the little meet and greet event earlier. He had only dropped off what little objects he had—clothing, notebooks, ect—off on his bed. Takeshi wasn’t one to pack a lot of things. Not that he really had much to pack, anyway.
His head was pounding. His ears were ringing. All he wanted to do was take a nap. He could only hope that his roommate wasn’t here—
Takeshi swung open the door to reveal his new roommate lounging in his own bed, with a fluffy stuffed animal at his side. Takeshi took in the scene for a minute, blinking slowly. He grit his teeth together in irritation. He wasn’t alone.
His dark eyes darted over to his own side of the room, quickly examining his things. Untouched, good. He slammed the door shut behind him as he strode over to start making his bed with the cheap, thrift store purchased sheets he’d brought for his bed.
“Are you going to be another one of those roommates who insists we do an icebreaker or something?” He eventually snapped, aggressively rolling the sheets onto his bed. "My name is Takeshi. I’ve been here since I was fourteen. My power's complicated, but not dangerous to you. Any more questions?”
He turned around after he finished lying out the bed, though he paused when he saw the stuffed animal was breathing. That wasn’t a stuffed animal—it was a living dog. He eyed Claudius for a moment.
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Post by prettylittlefish on Oct 4, 2014 0:16:38 GMT
Joe raised his head and watched. New roommate. Not Ralph. He supposed he’d be satisfied with anything at this point. He ran a hand over the dog’s fur, and then again, and then again. Scratched behind his pointy ears. Claudius panted contentedly and watched the new kid as well. The two blinked in near unison as Takeshi began to attack the sheets with an unnecessary aggression. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Joe nodded once. Gave the dog’s flank a good pat.
“Name’s Joe,” he said, sitting up some. The dog followed suit. “This is Claudius. Hope you’re not allergic.”
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Post by Kenzie on Oct 4, 2014 3:39:03 GMT
Takeshi put his pillow in place before he eyed the dog again, which was still very much alive. He was surprised that the school hadn't told him about the dog. He wasn't particularly fond of new things or surprises. But still... his eyes narrowed at the dog. It was cute. He hoped it didn't slobber over his things, or start barking at odd hours of the night... otherwise he wouldn't mind the dog.
"I'm not. He better be trained. I don't want him peeing in the room, or making noise in the middle of the night. I have enough trouble sleeping as it is." He stared at the dog, skeptically, then offered his hand to the creature slowly so he could sniff it. He better not be a biter, either.
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Post by prettylittlefish on Oct 8, 2014 0:06:37 GMT
A meager smile ghosted across his lips. Claudius was just about the most well-behaved dog on the planet. The kid had nothing to worry about.
"He's trained," Joe nodded. The dog reached forward and sniffed his hand a few times. Blinked, his ears twitching. He then gave Takeshi's hand an experimental lick and panted happily. "Atta boy," Joe said, rubbing the dog's fur. This situation could've been far worse. Not a bad roommate.
"Where're you from?" he offered absently, a simple topic of conversation. It was good, finding out where people grew up. Everyone had a home.
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Post by Kenzie on Oct 8, 2014 2:08:08 GMT
Takeshi scrunched up his nose slightly when Claudius licked his hand, though he couldn't resist the urge to pet the creature after he was sufficiently checked out. His expression looked sour, like he was annoyed at thie turn of events, but his actions spoke louder than his face. He rubbed the dog's fur, finding him adorable. He was just acting put off because he didn't want to look over eager. The result was that he looked more confused than anything, but Takeshi really couldn't hide his love for dogs here. He nodded in response to the statement that Claudius was trained. He should have assumed as much-- no way the academy would allow untrained dogs to live with students.
When Joe asked where he was from, Takeshi's hand stroking Claudius paused and his face soured furthur, this time the sour looked genuine.
"I'm from around here." He lied easily. Well, technically it wasn't a lie. When he wasn't here he just kind of floated around with Mariko-- he didn't really have a home. Even the whore house his mother lived in was paid for by someone else. He decided to direct the conversation to Joe, "What about you? You from around here too?"
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