Week 4 - Saturday Night - Eddie & Richie

[finalguard]

[ Late that night, after the Stan talk has faded out and clothes have been burned, Boa pulls his two best friends aside. ]

We really need to talk. Privately somewhere.

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[trashmouthtozier]

Okay ... sure.

[Richie frowns. today has been so full of revelations that he's just ... waiting for another shoe to drop. like there's a spider somewhere losing footwear]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie just nods, following.]

Yeah, what's up, Boa?

[finalguard]

[ Once they're away from the group, he'll just flop down on the floor to have this conversation in sitting. Comfort, it is needed after a trial day. ]

Are you two really intending to vote for the true culprit every time, no matter what?

[trashmouthtozier]

Why would you even ask us that? You're not planning on fuckin' killing anyone, are you?

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie looks down at his hands. Richie asked the important question... but he has a confession.]

I, uh... Last week I didn't vote for anyone. 'cause it was an accident. No one meant to kill Clarke.

[finalguard]

I'm not, god.

[ Stop asking him this, Richie! This is like the second time! ]

But with everything always ending up in accidents or misunderstandings, I'm not sure it won't hit one of us some day. Someone of... of the club.

This trial, for a time I thought Nine looked suspicious. And I decided I won't vote for Nine or lead the trial to him, no matter what. He'd do the same for us. And I'd also do it for either of you.

[trashmouthtozier]

[HE'S TIER 1 OKAY THIS IS HOW IT SHOWS ITS UGLY FACE]

... You're right. I thought ... when Chloe died ... for a while I was afraid someone would try to frame me. Because I can turn invisible.

But ... you're right.

[he shakes his head]

I don't think I could do it. Not to either of you, or Nine, or ... Gonta, either.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie nods in agreement. He could never imagine putting one of his friends' names on one of those fucking voting slips. It'd be the same thing as signing one of their death warrants... he couldn't do it.

It's why he couldn't hold it against Floe for not voting today.]

Yeah... and I don't know if I could vote for Ren or Cielo, either...

[finalguard]

[ Boa breathes a sigh of relief when they give their agreement. ]

You two, Nine and Mitsuru. [ The boy one, he always forgets to clarify. ]

That's the people I will absolutely not let die, no matter if they're guilty or not. I'll ask the questions later, I won't let it happen.

[ He chews on his lip for a moment, then continues: ]

As long as they haven't harmed any of those people or they aren't other suspects, I'm fine with covering for both of your friend's too.

[trashmouthtozier]

[Richie holds out his hand]

To the Losers' Club, then.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie nods, putting his hand over Richie's - the same hand scarred by the blood oath they'd made back home]

To the Loser's Club.

[finalguard]

[ Boa has no similar scars to offer, but he understands the gesture and places his hand on top. ]

... to the Loser's Club.

[ He sounds a bit embarrassed by the formality of this, but... he lets it stand for itself. No comments. We're really owning this title now. ]

[trashmouthtozier]

Excellent.

[aaaaaand BREAK. Richie throws his hand up in the air, smiling. and now? to seal the occasion? BRITISH GUY VOICE]

Now, pip pip and tally ho, my good fellows! I do believe what this gathering could use would be a spot of something to munch, eh wot wot? To the kitchen?

[feel free to just make him go get his own snacks as punishment for being a complete and total large ham]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie rolls his eyes, smacking Richie in the shoulder.]

Why? We've already got a huge ham right here?

[finalguard]

... tally ho....?

[ Shaking his head at Richie, man. But with a small smile. ]

Either way, food sounds good. We spent forever at that dumb fire.

[trashmouthtozier]

The hugest, and you know it. [WINK!!! just because you're sorta boyfriends does not mean the inappropriate jokes are stopping]

Okay. I'll go see what's in the fridge. I mean - Lilith brought cake, but - I'm still starving.

[itsagazebo]

Oh my God, Richie!

[Eddie's eyes get huge. CAN YOU NOT?!]

[finalguard]

[ He'll get up to actually get moving, but... ]

... do I want to ask what joke I am missing here?

[itsagazebo]

[SO unimpressed. He's heard jokes like this a MILLION times before, man.]

He's trying to brag about the size of his dick.

[trashmouthtozier]

Don't need to try if it's true, Spaghetti.

[YOU LOVE HIM]

[finalguard]

[ ... and Boa turns red again. GOD. RICHIE. ]

Okay, that... yeah, I didn't want to ask.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie just gestures towards Richie]

See?! You see what I have to put up with? Every. Single. Fucking. Day.

[trashmouthtozier]

What's the big deal? C'mon, we've all got one, Boa, you lived in a place called the Snake Pit for God's sake. Did nobody make a single dick joke? Are you all wangaphobic or something?

[finalguard]

No?!

[ THIS CONVERSATION IS TERRIBLE, HE WANTS OUT. WHERE CAN HE GO BACK TO HIS NICELY KIDDIE-FRIENDLY CANON. ]

Nobody ever--- Why did you say that? Now I'm thinking it!

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie double facepalms. Just. No. No.]

Shut up, Richie!

[trashmouthtozier]

What? I mean - come on. Seriously, these are classics. I've got to bring him up to speed so we can bring him back to Derry.

[because yep that's totally an offer he made]

[finalguard]

[ He's just going to be walking a bit faster than the other two on the way to the lodge so they don't see his face burning up, because this is EMBARRASSING. ]

... Eddie, tell me the rest of your friends don't all do this. Please.

[itsagazebo]

He's the worst of them, don't worry. There's a reason we call him Trashmouth.

[He smacks Richie's arm as they walk.]

Don't scare him away!

[trashmouthtozier]

Hey, I haven't yet! [he sticks his tongue out at Eddie and smacks him back]

Right, Boa? I'm just tryin'a be funny...!

[finalguard]

You're gross!

[ There is so much childish emphasis on the word that it's impossible to think of Boa as seriously mad. ]

But if you're the worst of them, I guess I've already been tested by fire anyway.