Post by Juggers on Sept 19, 2006 17:41:04 GMT -5
" ... where sweet Maria waits for me!" The Juggernaut finished off the line of the song badly out of tune. He proceeded to hum through the instrumental section while staring at the three cards in his hand. The table that occupied the centre of what passed for the base common room groaned faintly under the weight of his massive boots, several beer cans and two pizza boxes pilfered from the recently stocked kitchen.
Gill puffed on a cigarette opposite him, his flat, webbed feet likewise propped up on the table.
"Shouldn't you be checkin' security or somethin'?" Cain rumbled after a few minutes of staring at the cards.
"Probably mon," Gill replied, "but, y'know the alarm is pretty redundant at de moment, everybody and dere grandmother jus' walks on up anyways."
The Juggernaut nodded slowly, brow furrowed.
"You'd think that people'd think twice before wandrin' up to the base of the mutant most wanted," he agreed, "one of these days I'm just gonna run out there and squash someone commin' up the beach, just to see what 'appens."
Gill nodded his own agreement.
There was a long pause filled only with the puffing of smoke, the occasional slurp of beer and the crunching of cold pizza crust.
"So how you reckon we doing mon?" Gill finally asked after several minutes of staring at his own cards.
"Doin'?" Cain replied, "I spose we're doin' alright. We got new blood an fresh meat for the grinder." He shrugged.
"Pyro is a bit less crazy, though 'e seems to be 'avin a bit of an 'ippie streak at the moment, cuttin' up trees an buildin' ... "
His brow creased for a moment.
" ... buildin's. Dunno if that blondie bint is good for 'im or not, less crazy but more 'ippie." He cocked his head on one side and sniffed, "spose it's ok as long as 'e don't start wantin' to go out an kiss babies n'shit like that we're ok."
Gill made a dry rasping sound that passed for a chuckle.
"She be a fine looking blondie bint though huh?" Gill said, winking one of his big eyes, "I could stand to see a little more of her if you know what I mean?"
If he could have leered he would have.
The Juggernaut snorted, "you got a messed up 'ead yourself mate," he said with a smirk, "gotta be pretty desperate to want to go with that bitch, would be like sort of hate-fuck."
"Ah, you just be jealous of Pyro bagging all the female attention big man," Gill said with a tone that conveyed he would be smirking if he could.
They both laughed.
"You seen 'ow poor little Angie 'as been all moon eyed over 'im?" Cain continued once their mirth had died down, "poor girl ain't got no idea what she's lettin' 'erself in for, an there's the blue bitch as well, she ever came back an found 'im bonin' 'er there'd be 'ell to pay."
They laughed again.
"I don't tink she can do much boning big man, not with that power of hers," Gill commented.
"Dunno," Cain replied, "she'd be alright as long as 'e wore a rubber, no skin contact eh?"
This time the laughter threatened to overturn the table.
"Hey mon," Gill continued once they had recovered from their hilarity, "how about Aurora an Callisto, what you think?"
Cain stuck his tongue into his lower lip and twirled a finger around his ear, "I reckon we attract mentals," he said helpfully and took a swig of beer.
"Mentals and crazies like you wouldn't believe."
"I hear ya man, but dosn't that sorta go with the territory? I mean the Brotherhood isn't exactly known for its charitable works eh? We fight for mutant freedom. You gotta expect the sort of people attracted to that have one or two loose screws huh?"
The Juggernaut conceded the point.
"Yeah, but ain't crazy, Python ain't crazy," he stopped and thought about it for awhile, "Angie an Jane an Dharma ain't crazy." He paused again, "well ok, maybe Dharma is a bit, but 'e's crazy good, instead of lickin' the walls crazy."
"You just a barrel of judgmental joy arn't you big man?" Gill said before taking a gulp of his own beer.
They sat in companionable silence for awhile staring hard at their cards, Gill periodically dragging on his cigarette while Cain hummed the tune to Amarillo badly out of tune.
"Would you do Jane though?" Gill finally piped up.
"What the fuck man!" Cain replied with a laugh, "that's all you ever think about innit, I bet that's what you do up in that office all day, peekin' through ya cameras, lookin' at the girls."
He shook his head.
"Ya bloody perv, you'd put bloody cameras in the rooms if ya could get away with it!"
There was a long, smoke filled pause.
"What makes you tink I havn't man?" Gill eventually replied.
Cain looked at him, "you are bloody shittin' me?" He said, scandalised.
"Maybe."
"Piss off," The Juggernaut said back, only half disbelieving.
Gill shrugged and went back to staring at his cards. Cain shook his head slowly and returned his attention to the game as well.
There was a long quiet pause during which the pair considered their next move, then, without warning.
"I can tell you that Emma don't wear no panties though man."
Gill puffed on a cigarette opposite him, his flat, webbed feet likewise propped up on the table.
"Shouldn't you be checkin' security or somethin'?" Cain rumbled after a few minutes of staring at the cards.
"Probably mon," Gill replied, "but, y'know the alarm is pretty redundant at de moment, everybody and dere grandmother jus' walks on up anyways."
The Juggernaut nodded slowly, brow furrowed.
"You'd think that people'd think twice before wandrin' up to the base of the mutant most wanted," he agreed, "one of these days I'm just gonna run out there and squash someone commin' up the beach, just to see what 'appens."
Gill nodded his own agreement.
There was a long pause filled only with the puffing of smoke, the occasional slurp of beer and the crunching of cold pizza crust.
"So how you reckon we doing mon?" Gill finally asked after several minutes of staring at his own cards.
"Doin'?" Cain replied, "I spose we're doin' alright. We got new blood an fresh meat for the grinder." He shrugged.
"Pyro is a bit less crazy, though 'e seems to be 'avin a bit of an 'ippie streak at the moment, cuttin' up trees an buildin' ... "
His brow creased for a moment.
" ... buildin's. Dunno if that blondie bint is good for 'im or not, less crazy but more 'ippie." He cocked his head on one side and sniffed, "spose it's ok as long as 'e don't start wantin' to go out an kiss babies n'shit like that we're ok."
Gill made a dry rasping sound that passed for a chuckle.
"She be a fine looking blondie bint though huh?" Gill said, winking one of his big eyes, "I could stand to see a little more of her if you know what I mean?"
If he could have leered he would have.
The Juggernaut snorted, "you got a messed up 'ead yourself mate," he said with a smirk, "gotta be pretty desperate to want to go with that bitch, would be like sort of hate-fuck."
"Ah, you just be jealous of Pyro bagging all the female attention big man," Gill said with a tone that conveyed he would be smirking if he could.
They both laughed.
"You seen 'ow poor little Angie 'as been all moon eyed over 'im?" Cain continued once their mirth had died down, "poor girl ain't got no idea what she's lettin' 'erself in for, an there's the blue bitch as well, she ever came back an found 'im bonin' 'er there'd be 'ell to pay."
They laughed again.
"I don't tink she can do much boning big man, not with that power of hers," Gill commented.
"Dunno," Cain replied, "she'd be alright as long as 'e wore a rubber, no skin contact eh?"
This time the laughter threatened to overturn the table.
"Hey mon," Gill continued once they had recovered from their hilarity, "how about Aurora an Callisto, what you think?"
Cain stuck his tongue into his lower lip and twirled a finger around his ear, "I reckon we attract mentals," he said helpfully and took a swig of beer.
"Mentals and crazies like you wouldn't believe."
"I hear ya man, but dosn't that sorta go with the territory? I mean the Brotherhood isn't exactly known for its charitable works eh? We fight for mutant freedom. You gotta expect the sort of people attracted to that have one or two loose screws huh?"
The Juggernaut conceded the point.
"Yeah, but ain't crazy, Python ain't crazy," he stopped and thought about it for awhile, "Angie an Jane an Dharma ain't crazy." He paused again, "well ok, maybe Dharma is a bit, but 'e's crazy good, instead of lickin' the walls crazy."
"You just a barrel of judgmental joy arn't you big man?" Gill said before taking a gulp of his own beer.
They sat in companionable silence for awhile staring hard at their cards, Gill periodically dragging on his cigarette while Cain hummed the tune to Amarillo badly out of tune.
"Would you do Jane though?" Gill finally piped up.
"What the fuck man!" Cain replied with a laugh, "that's all you ever think about innit, I bet that's what you do up in that office all day, peekin' through ya cameras, lookin' at the girls."
He shook his head.
"Ya bloody perv, you'd put bloody cameras in the rooms if ya could get away with it!"
There was a long, smoke filled pause.
"What makes you tink I havn't man?" Gill eventually replied.
Cain looked at him, "you are bloody shittin' me?" He said, scandalised.
"Maybe."
"Piss off," The Juggernaut said back, only half disbelieving.
Gill shrugged and went back to staring at his cards. Cain shook his head slowly and returned his attention to the game as well.
There was a long quiet pause during which the pair considered their next move, then, without warning.
"I can tell you that Emma don't wear no panties though man."
