[It sure was. Freddy's never lived in a place like this before, the city outside the apartment included. He can feel those paws on him, warm, tequila tinted, and comforting. Monkeys and diamonds aside...
Green eyes lower from those kitchen lights to nothing in particular.]
It sucked.
[He still hasn't told Larry why. Should he?]
But it's better now. [There's a little smile here as he snakes his arm to rest on the old man's broad chest.]
[Looking over your shoulder never should go out of practice. Once again, Larry is compelled to assess their life, their security and look for holes in the cracks before something, someone crawls in.
Talk about a harsh refresher though. Not that Larry can ever forget what he saw as Mr. White, those easy living days with the mind bending curses make it all seem so removed.
Blonde. That fuck. He has to keep popping up. The old man's nerves are raw. And he didn't get to see the full extent of the man's cruelty. Freddy did.
The plastic bag he's got rustles as he moves it to the coffee table.]
[The door knob's making sounds. Then it turns slowly. With only a day gone by who knows if that creep is still hanging around. Hell how do they know he's been here and only sparingly made an appearance to have them lull themselves into a false sense of security? Paranoia like that makes Freddy Newendyke not such a fun loving kid. Reminders like this bring out the seriousness in him; don't take shit for granted Newendyke. Fortunately for Lawrence Dimick the shadow that looms in this doorway is just the kid's. He shuts the door behind him with the briefest parting glance over his shoulder.
Good. No one followed him home. Looks like someone's here too. Okay just relax now.]
[The jingle of keys were what kept him from drawing a gun. Blonde shouldn't have keys to their place. There are only three copies. One for the building owners, one for Lawrence Dimick and the last for Freddy Newendyke. It would be a lie to say that his heart doesn't thud waiting to see who pops up.]
Hey there.
[He comes closer, leaving the bag on the coffee table.]
[Freddy nods, unable to add more to that without inevitably bringing the scumbag up. So he just leaves it as is but he nods to the old man for the beer.]
Thanks. [A much needed sip goes here as the kid does go for the couch. He's planning to take up the long chair lengthwise. Larry can take the accompanying sofa chair...or move Freddy.]
[Rrrriiiippppp. He's opening the Hulk already. Some guys keep their figures on the card, some guys actually like to pop them out and play with them. Freddy is the latter. Oh wait, he looks up from reading the instructions.]
[Talking about you, cowboy. But really though. Larry's ready to surrender to the fact that Freddy is going to be occupied with the figures. Better than thinking about pokerfaced psychos.]
[This is a lot harder than it looks on the backing card. Freddy quirks a brow and attempts the same step three different ways. Oh wait. He looks at Larry again.]
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