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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 2, 2004 18:10:15 GMT -4
AN: I wish I was joking about the events in the intro post to this fic, but sadly, I'm not.
Thursday afternoon classes were just ending, and Elizabeth and Theresa were eager to get back to their dorm and relax. Time to relax was growing increasingly limited as the term progressed. Elizabeth was swamped with countless school projects and Theresa had taken a work study job at the campus switchboard.
"Don't forget about the ceremony for the copper beech tree!" the teacher called after his students as they hurried out of the class.
"Can't we?" Elizabeth asked Theresa under her breath, glaring darkly at the yellow tape blocking part of the path. She rolled her eyes at the sight of the black funeral bows adorning the poles that the tape was on.
"Relax, the tree will be gone soon," Theresa said, grinning as she ducked out of swatting range.
Elizabeth gave her roommate a dark look before slapping her forehead. "You have work now. Run," she said, before letting out a cry of surprise as her roommate thrusted the backpack at her and made like a bat out of hell and ran to get to work. Elizabeth sighed and shook her head as she walked up the stairs to their room. Elizabeth hurried into the room and grabbed the phone just as it started to ring. "'ello?" She frowned when no answer seemed to be forthcoming. "Hello?" she asked again, sounding irritated.
AN2: Tag, Tae
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 17, 2004 22:46:16 GMT -4
AN: Yup. A funeral for a *tree*. No, our college officials aren't on crack....
"Um... yeah..." The male voice stammered. "... Is Theresa there?"
"No, she's working right now. Do you want to leave a message?" Elizabeth asked, looking around for a piece of scrap paper.
"Um.... no. Just... just tell her Scott called. When is she getting out of work?"
"Not till nine tonight. I'll tell her you called." Elizabeth hung up after Scott thanked her. She found a pack of post-it notes and scribbled down Scott called.
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 12:22:43 GMT -4
Elizabeth sighed quietly and looked around. Where to stick the note so Theresa could find it. She sighed and stuck it to the bottom part of her roommate's computer. She decided a long nap was decidedly in order.
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 12:29:57 GMT -4
Theresa came back hours later. "If I hear one more Prentis kid playing on those damn phones...." She grumbled. She nudged open a window to cool off the overly-hot room. "We are gathered here to commemorate the passing of...." The college president's voice drifted in, aided by a loudspeaker. A damn tree. Theresa thought. Realizing Elizabeth was asleep, she settled down quietly at her computer, finding the note. She tried to hide a squeal, but failed. Immediately she was up on AIM and chatting away with "RedShadesXman".
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 12:36:10 GMT -4
Elizabeth lifted her head up on hearing the squeal and half heartedly threw a pillow at the door. "Quiet you, I'm trying to sleep," she muttered darkly.
RedShadesXMan: hey, Theresa Dragonfox: hey yourself, Scott. Sorry about earlier. Was working. What's up? RedShadesXMan: Nothing much. Just called for some idle chitchat. RedShadesXMan: Hang on - someone's IMing me ~ RedShadesXMan: What do you want, Kurt? BlueFuzzyElf: How'd you know it was me? RedShadesXMan: The user name? Blue FuzzyElf: ... point
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 15:03:53 GMT -4
Dragonfox: So, who is it? RedShadesXMan: Friend of mine. Kurt. Dragonfox: Is he single? RedShadesXMan: What? I thought you liked me! Dragonfox: -_-* I do. My roomie is single. RedShadesXMan: oh. Dragonfox: Theresa giggled. He's such a dork. She thought. "Sorry!" She called back to her roomie. "Don't kill me!"
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 15:15:28 GMT -4
"Too late," Elizabeth said walking out of the bedroom attachment. A purple nightshirt with Penelope the cat on it, captioned with "Don't bother me or I'll bite your head off" hung loosely on her petite frame. "What time is it?" she asked, leaning over to look at the screen.
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 17:42:11 GMT -4
"Three in the afternoon." Theresa replied. "Talking with Scott on AIM."
Dragonfox: So, what are you up to? RedShadesXman: Talking to you. Dragonfox: Besides that. RedShadesXman: Thinking of you. Dragonfox: So sweet you're rotting my teeth. RedShadesXman: ;D But you love me anyhow. Dragonfox: Of course.
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 17:54:33 GMT -4
Um... Theresa, you said you got out at nine, yet you said it was three in the afternoon... check your clock.. ~~ Elizabeth read the screen, staring at it in disbelief. "Tell me that isn't the guy that called earlier," she said, trying very hard not to gag. BlueFuzzyElf: Scott's got a girlfriend, Scott's got a girlfriend RedShadesXMan: Kurt... Don't be rude Dragonfox: ::blinkblink:: who just popped into our chat? RedShadesXMan: That would be Kurt. The single guy I told you about. BlueFuzzyElf: Talking about me? I'm touched. RedShadesXMan: Yeah, touched in the head. Claws: Scott. Xavier wants you. You have a session to teach. RedShadesXMan: What I want to know is how you and Kurt entered this IM, Logan. Claws: I'm the best at what I do and what I do BlueFuzzyElf: Is not pretty RedShadesXMan: We know, we know Shadowcat: Time to wrap it up guys, AOHell is profitting from this conversation.
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 18:06:52 GMT -4
((Time frame is screwy. You took a nap, and you don't normally nap in the evening, at least, not all the way to 9pm. You go to bed at 9 if no one's on the boards))
"Yup. That's Scott... and half his friends...." Theresa said.
Dragonfox: Scott, who are all these people? Well, if you have to go, go, but call me later and explain, ok?
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 18:18:44 GMT -4
(I took a nap after afternoon class, Theresa.) ~~ RedShadesXMan: BlueFuzzyElf is Kurt, the guy we spoke about earlier. Claws is a fellow teacher/student thing at the school I go to. Shadowcat is a student. And I promise, I'll call. RedShadesXMan has just signed off.
"I'm not even going to ask."
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 21:26:23 GMT -4
Theresa sighed. "That's going to be fun if I ever visit. A whole school of names to remember. I was thinking about going to meet him over Spring Break. Now I might just have him rent a hotel room in Rehobeth and I'll see if Steve lets me crash in Funland's dorms. Not like they're used then, anyhow."
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 18, 2004 21:34:28 GMT -4
"I thought you and Steve weren't on speaking terms because of last summer," Elizabeth said, looking at Theresa. She arched a thin eyebrow. "So how'd you two meet? And furthermore, does *Doc* know about this?"
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Post by taeladragonfox on Oct 18, 2004 21:38:11 GMT -4
"I'm going back there because they pay really well. I can't beat $8 an hour with 45 hour weeks." Theresa said. "Scott and I met online, in some random AOL chat room I went into one of the times I was at home. Besides, Doc's dating again, plus he's in Florida."
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Oct 19, 2004 10:32:08 GMT -4
"How do you even know he is who he's claiming to be?" Elizabeth said, crossing her arms over her chest. "He could be a nutcase for all you know."
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