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Tweak says, "I call it Caribbean Drano."

Santo Vaccarro (rockem_sockem) wrote in tensor,
@ 2011-02-13 00:14:00

Entry tags:

mark_sheppard, santo_vacarro

Mark
Santo's roommate had gone to meet someone and Santo was taking advantage of having the room to himself by opening the door and turning his music up. After all, he figured if one had a playlist full of bouncy upbeat music, one had to share it with the world. Or the dorm, which was the world at the moment.

The only trouble with bouncy upbeat music was that Santo usually wanted to dance to it, and while people forgave the music, his dancing was pretty much unforgivable unless he was outside. Still, when Whip It came on, he couldn't help but tap his toes while he ignored his math homework.

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	musicallife 2011-02-14 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"I have many cool hats. No racing snails, though," he added with a faint pout. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Obviously you need to fix that," Santo told him firmly. "We should start a club! Racing snails! It'd be awesome." He smiled broadly and tossed the magazine he'd been reading at his bed. "Come on! Let's go find snails!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-14 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Are you serious?" Mark asked with a laugh. But he didn't hesitate, tossing his stuff on Santo's desk and following eagerly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Santo grabbed a huge school sweatshirt and pulled it on before grabbing his keys and heading out of his room. "Totally serious, and if we can't get a club going, we'll still have fun with the snails, right? I mean, how can you go wrong? Snails always equal a fun time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-14 04:59 am UTC (link)
	"I'm dubious but willing to be proven wrong. Do we need the funky hats, or do those come later?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"Those come later," Santo told him as they headed through the halls. "Cause you need the snails first. Huh. Or maybe not. You know, you can always use a snappy hat." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-14 05:04 am UTC (link)
	"You're the strangest, coolest rockeater I've ever met," Mark said, laughing. He slid the rock carefully into his pocket, nearly bounding to keep up with Santo. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Santo laughed at that. "That's me. Santo the Bizarre. Maybe I'll use that as my wrestling name when I go pro." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-14 05:09 am UTC (link)
	"Santo is a seriously great wrestling name. Mark, not so much." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 05:26 am UTC (link)
	"Oh man, you need a wrestling name," Santo told him, totally ignoring the fact that Mark was tiny in comparison to himself. "Something flashy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-14 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Um... Something riffing off Sheppard, maybe? That's my last name." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-14 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	Santo thought it over, coming up with a few options but discarding them for not being nearly badassed enough. Someone Mark's size needed something more awesome than usual. "Never fear," he assured Mark. "I'll think of something. Maybe something... You got powers?" After all, he didn't want to assume. He'd gotten his own somewhat late. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-15 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Well..." Mark said, looking sheepish. "Yeah. I manifested just last October. Thing is, I'm not sure what I've got yet. They're kind of unpredictable." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-15 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, me neither. No clue what I've got, you know?" Santo joked, smirking a little at Mark. "But seriously, any clues? I mean, you manifested, so... What happened? Not that you've got to tell me! If it's embarrassing you can totally keep it a secret and I won't tell a soul." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

musicallife
2011-02-15 01:20 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, you're a hard one to figure out," he said with a bright laugh, double-hopping to keep up. "And it's not too weird--it's just confusing. When I first manifested, there were these blasts that just flew from my hands--I blew up a few tents and part of a building on accident. It was horrible, but I figured, hey, I'll learn to control this." Mark made a face. "The next time it happened, it wasn't blasts. It was something else entirely. The next time..."

He glanced at Santo out of the corner of his eyes.

"So far, my powers have exploded out of me with no warning five separate times. Each time, it was a different power. I can't seem to make myself do anything, either. It just happens. I've only replicated one of them once. I bet that really makes you glad you're hanging out with me, considering I may blow us up at any moment."

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	rockem_sockem 2011-02-17 03:57 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, you're not the only explosive guy around," Santo assured him. "I mean, I only did it once, but I'm guessing if I did it again it'd be a little more destructive than when I was made of meat, you know? But I won't explode if you won't. Deal?" He paused and turned to Mark, hand held out to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-17 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"...the phrase made of meat may have made me a vegan for life, but, deal." He took Santo's hand and shook it firmly. The rocky palm absolutely dwarfed his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-17 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Santo had worked really hard to keep his grip gentle. It had taken time for him to learn just how strong he was and retrain his movements, but he was fairly proud now of being able to shake someone's hand and not crush them. "Sorry about that. I'll get you some bacon. That'll help." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-17 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"Mmm, cured by bacon." He squeezed Santo's fingers warmly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-17 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Santo squeezed back as gently as he could and nodded. "Bacon can cure a lot of things. Personally, I think it's a miracle meat. Just promise me something? If you have some, can I watch? Can't taste it myself, but I can remember it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-17 12:42 pm UTC (link)
	"That has got to be kinky," he said, squinting his eyes a little. "I mean, it sounds kinky." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-17 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	Santo shook his head quickly. "No! No way. I mean, it's just a thing. Bacon. Imagine not tasting bacon? Nothing kinky. Not the sort of thing... Yeah. Awkward. New subject." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-18 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"New subject!" he said with a bright laugh. "What are you thoughts on jello wrestling? Whipped cream panty sets?" Mark's technicolor blue eyes were dancing with amusement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rockem_sockem 2011-02-18 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Santo would have been bright red if he still had a circulatory system, but he figured he was lucky that way just then. "Wrestling!" he said, latching onto something familiar. "Not jello, but wrestling? Wrestling is awesome." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musicallife 2011-02-18 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"You mentioned that. Oiled men throwing each other around and geting into," he did air quotes, "'submission holds'. You are noooot helping your case." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)