Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

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Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:49 am

Cal sat on the couch, legs curled up against his chest, clicking the remote trying to find something to watch.

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Fucking quit it, HAL.
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Shut up, HAL.
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"HAL, will you shut the FUCK UP?" Cal said out loud, squeezing his eyes shut.
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Re: Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:59 am

Will staggered out in a robe, bleary eyed.

"Mmmmph," he said. "You OK, Cal?"
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Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:19 am

"As long as I stay awake? Sure," Cal answered, still flipping through the channels. Finally he tossed the remote to Will. "Here... you find something, I'm not feeling the whole 'search for shows' thing."
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Re: Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:34 am

Will randomly hits some buttons and stops at some kind of recap of a soccer match.

"Can't sleep? Got a big test or something in the morning?" Will asks, shuddering a little bit as he remembered his dream...
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Postby Teri Napliotis » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:47 am

There's a sudden surge of activity outside the window as hundreds of shapes flutter against the window.
A second later they're gone, having disappeared into the darkness outside.
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Re: Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:49 am

Will jumps, spooked enough already.

"What the hell was that....I AM awake, yeah?"
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Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:51 am

"Unless I'm dreaming you, yeah, you're awake."
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Re: Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:51 am

"Thank god for small favors," Will mumbles. "There is no way I'm going back to bed tonight."
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Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:00 am

"You too, huh?" Cal said, sympathetically.
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:01 am

"Wait, what do you mean, 'me too'?" Will said, looking up in surprise. "You...uh....pleasant dreams?"
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Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:12 am

"I don't want to sleep for the rest of the week," Cal said flatly.
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Re: Well, *I'm* sure as hell not going back to sleep

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:15 am

"That bad, huh."

It wasn't a question.

"...odd that two of us would have one...on the same night..."
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Postby Calvin Strong » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:19 am

"Please. There's probably more than two each night. We just didn't feel the need to go back to sleep."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:22 am

"Yeah, I guess," Will said, unconvinced. Man, if two people have it this bad each night...shudder.

"Soccer. Weird," he said, returning his attention to the TV. "Sorry, uh, 'football' over here, I guess..." he said, making small talk.
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:33 am

Juma stalks out of his room and into the common area, barefoot and garbed in a simple bathrobe. He wipes a hand over his face before nodding to the others present. "Evening."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:00 pm

"Juma? Evening. This is getting more and more crowded..."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:03 pm

"Even I don't think three people counts as a crowd," he replies with a tired smirk, flopping with an unusual lack of grace into an armchair, "Can't sleep?"
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:06 pm

"Could, but not going back tonight," Will said.
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:21 pm

"Fair enough. Ah well, it is not like this is the first time I have kept strange hours. Usually I have more to show for it than a bad dream, but what can you do."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:30 pm

"You too, huh?" Will said, quietly.
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:37 pm

He nods, stretching out with a faint pops coming from his joints, "Yes. It was particularly unusual for me, I rarely dream of cities."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:44 pm

"Maybe it's all the stress form the mission," Will hazard, "letting itself out."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:49 pm

"That seems fairly likely. I am really going to have to find someplace out of the city for a visit, perhaps that will help me regain my balance," he shrugs, "What was your dream?"
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:24 pm

"Um...." Will started. "I was....well, that is to day..." Will shuddered as Sara's screams echeoed in his head.

"Let's just stick with "I was hurting people"".
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:31 pm

"That is not exactly unusual behaviour, depending on the circumstances. Still, it does sound like it was unpleasant. Hopefully it is an isolated dream."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:37 pm

"It wasn't the what so much as the who and the how, really. But yeah."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:50 pm

He nods, not pressing Will for an elaboration he does not seem comfortable giving. "Ooh, football. Who's playing?"
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:55 pm

Will peered in.

"Looks like...Cardiff City and Sheffield United. I have no idea about any of this."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:03 pm

"I do not keep up on the stats but I do enjoy the game. We really should start up a football team or a rugby squad."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:10 pm

"Heh. It'd be interesting, at least--we'd need two, or no one would ever play us."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:35 pm

"We might be able to get other teams to participate in exposition matches, but I doubt we would be allowed in a standard league, no," he sighs faintly.
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:21 pm

"Well, a twelve foot tall striker and a goalie who can take up the entire width of the goal might make it a little unfair..."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:49 pm

"We could always restrain ourselves to more conventional skills. At least, most of us can," he chuckles.
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:58 pm

"Even then though, I'd be pretty decent just take the body type of, say, a Pele. Of course, I'd be severely lacking in,like the strategy department..."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:09 pm

"That is something I noticed with many North American sports and teams versus European and African. America tends to go for the superstar lead player and build strategies around that. European teams tend to stress teamwork. I would expect that a local team with a year or two of experience would be able to hold us off or even beat us based simply on our lack of sports training."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:11 pm

Will nods.

"Yeah, there's a certain level that sheer physical strength will get you to, but a lesser physical specimen can still pass them based on skill and form. I mean, I couldn't take Muhammad Ali in his prime or anything, even if I were to have a perfect boxer's body, you know?"
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:15 pm

"Exactly. I also suspect there are enough prideful teams that would be willing to give it a go and see if homo sapiens can't beat us mutants in a 'fair contest'."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:19 pm

"Heh. Honestly, I'm more of an American football fan myself; but what with only one game a year over here in Britain, I don't have much company."
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Postby Juma Ngomo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:21 pm

"Have you tried rugby? It is like American football, only fun."
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Postby Will Stanton » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:25 pm

"I may have to challenge you to a duel over that, good sir," Will chuckled. "I've been looking forward to the Bills-Pats game over here ever since they revealed the schedule."
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