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Post by Snapcake on Dec 24, 2003 10:03:44 GMT -4
OOC: This is taking place AFTER the "Fast Forward" of the plot-two days after the First Strike mission...
Toad couldn't help but notice that Guido hadn't been himself lately. In place of the goofy grin that normally adorned the big mutant's face was a hopeless and vacant stare that seemed to look right past you. He didn't acknowledge anybody as he trudged up and down the hallways, and the cloud that hung over his head just seemed to get darker and more foreboding everyday.
Something needs to be done about this. I'm sure I could cheer him up!
With Guido's wallet in hand he briskly walked down the hallways to Guido's door and turned the handle, walking in unannounced. He waved the wallet at Guido and said, "Hey, I found your wallet. You really should be more careful with your things." He laid the now empty and green slimed wallet on the dresser, and turned to Guido.
"Man, you look like crap!"
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 24, 2003 14:52:45 GMT -4
On a better day, Guido would have snatched Toad up by the neck and throttled him. He knew exactly where his wallet had been.
Today wasn't a better day, though.
He stared vacantly at the wallet on the dresser, then back at Toad.
"Hm. Thanks."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 24, 2003 15:40:18 GMT -4
Toad looked around the room. It was cluttered with junk and clothes all over the place. To Toad it was as good as home sweet home, but somehow he doubted this was the way Guido normally kept the place up.
Posters of some woman named Lila Cheney decorated the walls alongside a variety of other rockstars. A pair of Groucho Marx glasses sat precariously on the edge of the stereo.
Toad's eyes landed on the festering and green sores on Guido's arm. "That don't look too good-yo. Has grape ape looked at it yet?"
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 24, 2003 15:45:52 GMT -4
Guido didn't bat an eyelash.
Normally, if he wasn't in the mood for company, he would have shooed the offender away by now. Again, this was no ordinary day, and he simply didn't care anymore.
"Ah, it'll be all right. Nothin ta worry about. I've seen worse."
He paused for a moment. "I've definitely seen worse."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 24, 2003 15:53:02 GMT -4
The look in Guido's eyes was akin to what Toad had watched about some of the old war veterens on the History channel. Some of those guys had seen things so unspeakable that they just had a wide-eyed vacant stare about them.
Toad shivered. "Man, you're givin me the heebie jeebies here!" He needed a reaction from the man-any kind of reaction. "I rang up over six hundred dollars on your credit card on 900 numbers! Doesn't that make you mad?"
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 24, 2003 16:06:48 GMT -4
Guido's left eyelid twitched.
Six hunnert dollars?! Hope he didn't slobber in my phone, too.
He grunted. "Merry Christmas. Hope ya picked a winner."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 24, 2003 19:00:20 GMT -4
Toad could hardly believe it. All he got from him was a little eye jiggle. He decided to pull out the heavy artillery.
"I wanted to wait and show you this one in person..." He pulled a few bent photos out of the back pocket of his new leather pants he had bought with Guido's fine line of credit and held them proudly right in front of the big man's nose so he couldn't miss it.
There it all it's glory was the new Beast Mobile. Midnight blue with a silver striking cobra on it, blue tinted windows, blue furry interior, fuzzy blue steering wheel, eight ball on the stick shift, gas pedal that looked like a foot...the details went on and on.
"I wanted you to see what we did for Beastie boy." It was the way he said the word 'we' that stood out.
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 25, 2003 8:40:38 GMT -4
Guido's eyelid twitched again.
What's this "we" crap?
His temper was beginning to boil. He didn't care for Toad normally, and as far as he was concerned the smaller mutant was digging his own grave.
He glared at Toad and snatched the pictures out of his slimy hand. Rifling through them quickly, he was about to hand them back when he stopped.
This is Beast's ride? Heh. Now THAT'S funny!
He barely suppressed a chuckle, and managed to keep his stony face in place.
"Nice ride. Ya forgot ta get him those mudflaps with the silver women on them. Now git."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 25, 2003 12:46:18 GMT -4
Well at least that got some kinda reaction out of him! Toad looked around the room, ignoring the suggestion that he 'git'.
"Well, the mudflaps would have been great. It's never too late-yo!" His eyes flickered at Guido's wallet momentarily.
Then a giant poster at the foot of Guido's bed caught his eye. "Lila Cheney?" His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. "Now THERE'S A HOTTIE!" His tongue was lolling out of his mouth halfway down to his navel.
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 25, 2003 12:51:44 GMT -4
Guido looked up momentarily.
"Yeah, me and Lila go back a bit. I used ta do some bodyguard work fer her while she was on tour. Heh. Among other things..."
He caught Toad's eye for a moment.
"Look, kid, I see what yer tryin ta do. An' I appreciate it, believe it or not. I just got some things I need ta sort out fer myself."
He lowered his head until he was eye-level with Toad.
"An' we WILL be discussin' where my wallet's been off to these last couple days. Believe you me."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 25, 2003 21:03:40 GMT -4
As if he hadn't heard the rest of it, Toad did snag onto one part of what Guido said. "Youu know her?" His voice had a twinge of awe in it.
"I saw that special she had on tv the other day." He looked over at Guido. "I'm sure you saw it too. Man that thing she does with her- Well, you know what I mean!" His eyes took on a wistful look.
Then he caught the last part about Guido's wallet. And waved it off as if he had done the man a favor. "Oh that, don't worry about it buddy. Just found it layin around somewhere's. You gotta be more careful!"
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Post by Guido Carosella on Dec 28, 2003 10:31:16 GMT -4
"Yeah, I know her. A lot. I mean...Never mind. Doesn't matter now, we had a, ahem, falling out. Rock & Roll lifestyle and all that."
At Toad's mention of her TV concert, he grinned wistfully.
"Yeah, she does all kind of things with her..."
He stopped.
"All right, that's enough. You win. I'll have McCoy check out my owies here. And I'll be keepin' a VERY close eye on my wallet from now on. Now shoo."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 29, 2003 11:40:38 GMT -4
When Guido said "shoo" he actually whisked Toad out the door with the back of his hand with no more effort than if Toad had been a bothersome fly. "Well that's a fine 'how-do-you-do?'!"
Toad stared at the closed door indignantly for a moment and then just shook his head. "Some people are just rude I s'pose." Still shaking his head he made his way down the hall in search of something to do.
Or someone to bother.
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