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Tarim Vasquez (halfpinthero) wrote in avalonis,
@ 2010-07-18 20:00:00

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marco vasquez, tarim vasquez

Lazy Sunday
Who: Marco and Tarim Vasquez
When: Sunday Evening
Where: The Vasquez apartment, South-East Quarter
What: Brothers bonding over video games
Rating: PG for safety, will update if content changes unexpectedly
Status: In Progress

The Vasquez brothers weren't very sentimental, but like any family, they had their traditions. Two years ago, Tarim had bought an old Super Nintendo from a kid at a garage sale, including several games. Ever since, the brothers had held Sunday evening as a holy night: Marco had several hours off of work, and Tarim was usually finished with all his homework. So, for nearly two years now, the boys had a weekly video game brawl to top of their week.

For Tarim, he was grateful for an excuse to take a night off from his "job" in Downtown. He had lost his focus the night before, and earned a nasty cut along his right arm for his efforts. Luckily, Marco had been off at a job all day, so he could clean and bandage it properly. Now that Marco's shift is nearly over, he wears a long-sleeved shirt; he might be sweating, but it's better than having to lie to Marco about yet another beating.

It's a little after seven, around the time Marco is due home. After a day of homework, first aid and cooking, Tarim places a bowl of chips and dip on the coffee table, before taking a seat. Holding a controller loosely in his hands, Tarim watches as Mario and Luigi bounce along the screen until he hears the door open. "Marco!" He shouts, grinning to himself as he holds up another controller. "It's game time!"

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aboutaverage
2010-07-20 06:17 am UTC (link)

Marco grinned. "I'll do my best." He assured him. "I will do everything in my power to keep from dying, and-or having you sent back to Anita." Marco looked down at the controller to the nintendo again, not really in the mod to start the game up again, not yet. "Though, you are going to have to wait until then before we get any more Nutella in this place. Don't kill me off for the Nutella, please?"

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halfpinthero
2010-07-20 06:21 am UTC (link)

"I'll try not to. You're really not making it easy for me, though." Tarim says in a mock-serious tone, setting the game controller down. Luigi can take a break. "I mean, this is how super-villians start, Marco. First I kill you for Nutella. Then I get a girlfriend, and kill her for a pink snowball. Then, ten years later, I'm using my powers to stop semi's of Twinkies! It's a slippery slope!"

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	aboutaverage 2010-07-20 06:27 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I know it. The prisons are just full of people who kill for snack foods." Marco paused for a moment, then, shaking his head, "There's a joke here that's just too corny, and I don't want to say it... Oh hell. We'll just say the punch line is 'Cereal Killers'." He groaned at his own joke. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	halfpinthero 2010-07-20 06:31 am UTC (link)
	Tarim groans, laying his face in his hands and shaking back and forth. "Marco, Marco... you're truly the worst villain I have ever met." He proclaims. As snarky as Marco is, he can tell a joke... or at least a horrible, horrible pun. "If I had school tomorrow, I think I'd have to skip just to recover from the terrible delivery. That was awful!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aboutaverage 2010-07-20 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"You'll survive." Marco smirked as he reached for a chip, only now realizing that they were all gone. He tried not to let on how that surprised and amused him. It was a good thing Tarim was active, Marco was convinced the kids eating habits sometimes would make him chunky. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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