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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 18:22:23 GMT -5
Anthony blinked, dumbfounded. 'You were talking to my plant? .....dare I ask what it told you?'
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 18:24:37 GMT -5
"well it was just telling me what some things were, like cars and roads, and that this is an apartment. It also mentioned monsters and stuff and said that if I considered Nate's dirty laundry monsters, then there were plenty here. I don't know what dirty laundry is, but it was funny never the less." he smiled at Anthony.
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 18:26:20 GMT -5
Anthony absently said, 'Laundry is the clothes you've worn. What about Nathan, now? Did he bother you at all?'
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 18:28:23 GMT -5
"well he woke me up, and was really close so it was a bit shocking, but other than that, no." he shook his head.
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 18:31:45 GMT -5
Anthony looked relieved. 'You must have really scared him if he's hiding in his room. He probably thinks you're crazy or something,' he said lightly, laughing a little.
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 18:32:44 GMT -5
"crazy?" he asked, and then turned to the plant as it moved and whistled, then an expression of understanding came over his face.
"I'm not crazy." he was perturbed.
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 18:42:57 GMT -5
Anthony came to sit next to him. 'But uhm.... normal people can't 'talk' to plants.... and they tend not to believe anyone who says they can. So they think the only explanation for you saying you can is that you're... well, crazy.'
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 18:46:12 GMT -5
"you can't talk because you don't listen." Darden said calmly, as if it was the most common knowledge in the world.
"they speak, all the time, but with so little here, and so many other noisy things... no one can hear... or they just ignore them..."
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 19:03:59 GMT -5
Anthony only shrugged helplessly in response. At the same time, Nate decided to make an appearance. He crept out of his room quietly and regarded the two for a moment before demanding to talk to Anthony, who excused himself from Darden. He pulled Anthony into his room and scowled a little, obviously not happy.
'Why did you bring a crazy homeless guy home with you? I live here too you know, and you can't just bring home whoever you feel like and then leave him ALONE here like he's completely trustworthy. He told me himself he didn't even know you! What wrong with you?'
'If I didn't think he was trustworthy I wouldn't have left him. Not everyone is like you, Nate,' Anthony snapped in response. 'Besides, what would you have done? Just left him alone? Regardless of the reaosn he obviously doesn't know anything about where he is or what he's doing.'
'Yeah, well it's not your job to make sure that every derelict on the planet has a place to call home. Why couldn't you just have walked away like a normal person?' Nate asked exasperatedly.
'Why does it matter you anyway, it's my problem to deal with not, yours. It's only until I can figure out what to do with him. Someone must be looking for him,' Anthony insisted, trying to justify his logic.
'Fine, whatever, but like you said, it's YOUR problem, not mine,' Nate insisted, satisfied to let it go as long as he didn't have any of his things stolen by the weird kid. Anthony sighed in annoyance in response and left without further discussion of the issue, heading back into the living room to sit on the couch.
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 19:06:31 GMT -5
Darden sat there quietly for a bit before getting up and pulling Anthony over to the plant, "come on, just ask it a question, it can't understand all human words, but after being around them, for so long, it can understand some. so ask, and then listen."
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 19:09:19 GMT -5
Anthony asked, 'Why so Nate can think I'm crazy too? I don't want to ask it a question.' He folded his arms over his chest, sulking.
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 19:17:25 GMT -5
"come on, just ask anything, even if it's just about the weather, please?" he asked with pleading eyes.
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 20:17:16 GMT -5
Anthony sighed in frustration, feeling incredibly stupid.. 'Fine... ask if it's mad that we killed all it's little plant friends.'
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Post by Ze on Sept 30, 2007 20:21:10 GMT -5
"I guess I could ask that..." he sighed, "but you have to be quiet and really listen."
Darden then made the swooshing, whistling noise to the plant, asking the question and then waited.
After a bit the plant responded, moving quickly to a non-existent breeze, making the same noise.
It was furious, and it feared for its life in such a hell hole.
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Post by Ven on Sept 30, 2007 20:27:31 GMT -5
Anthony sat back in surprise as the plant seemed to stir. 'Is that what you're talking about?' he asked Darden, confused and slightly incredulous.
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