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[burger_king]

The year is 2018 and the Red Scare is alive and kicking. Worlds collide as we're brought here under mysterious circumstances, given gifts we couldn't dream to prepare for. Trapped without hope for escape we ask ourselves - will we ever see our homes again? Our loved ones? Will we embrace our new lives and is it a question of when - not if - that these powers turn on us? So many questions, and yet the biggest mystery is something else entirely.

Best burger joint. Give me your suggestions. Bonus points for cheap menus.

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[burger_king]

Probably not a good idea if I show up there unannounced. I have some history with Reggie.

[ And present and future. There'll always be something with Reggie. Besides, he doesn't actually know where they live. ]

He'll turn up eventually. He always does.

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[fehus]

yeah you gotta put 6 layers on if they're all fucking paperthin?

open your eyes gallagher the burger king's a despot

[perfectible]

[ This is what they wanted, this is the place they talked about. There's no Northside or Southside or Serpents, Ghoulies. No crazy moms, no Black Hoods. They were free of it, even if there are other things here that might be even more dangerous. She feels like she can face anything, now that he's here.

She keeps on kissing him, deepening the kiss as the hand at his back clutching at him a little tighter.]

[fehus]

history bad enough to keep you from seeing your best friend? the circumstances are pretty extreme, alternate universes and everything.

[burger_king]

Good, because I'm really not cut out for the hero stuff.

Guess we'll see. I'm not in any rush to decide right now.

[burger_king]

Trust me, nothing is worth seeing Reggie voluntarily.

[burger_king]

[ The way she touches him sets his blood on fire, his hands moving over her clothes, finding their way to bare skin or tracing the soft curves of her waist, her hips. They... haven't - and he's not in any rush but there's been a few close calls, feels like it's been only a matter of opportunity. This could be a good one, alone in her room and away from parents but he still breaks the kiss after what feels like hours but is probably more like minutes. ]

Betty... [ Breathless. ]

[perfectible]

[ Things get heated and she feels warmth pooling in her cheeks, a flush spreading over her chest. She wants to be closer and she's impatient as his hands move along the curves of her body, restless. And when he pulls back, the air between them is heated, electric.

She's just as breathless and her hands move to push his jacket off his shoulders as she walks them backward towards the reading nook. She whispers into his mouth: ] Yeah?

[burger_king]

[ Good point. He can't really argue with that. ]

Nothing.

[ He wrestles out of his jacket, decides to get rid of the flannel shirt while he's at it, hands returning to her hips as soon as they're free. Wherever she wants him, he's there. ]

[perfectible]

[ Humming against his lips, she somehow manages to get them to the nook, hitting the backs of her knees at the edge. It's then that she breaks the kiss to look at him, utterly breathless and flushed.] Juggy... [ She kisses him again, softer this time.] Should we go to the bed or...? [ Stay where they are.] Or do I owe you a tour instead?

[burger_king]

[ He needs a moment to parse what she's asking, to catch his breath. ]

We could. I want to, but- [ Preparations. Responsibility. He doesn't want to get them in the wrong kind of trouble. ] Maybe we should stick to the tour..? For now.

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[thirdstrike]

no ur a despot

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[specialise]

yes
how does this story end?
i won't sleep if i don't know the best burger joint in town

[thirdstrike]

me either
even the kind that doznt come with spandex

im pretty sure u can change ur mind whenever or at least thats what ive herd
i only got here last month so i dunno much more then u

[fehus]

[whoah]

ok then. that's your business.

you got a place to stay?

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[fehus]

i bet you think that's some kinda special crockpot?

[the image sent back; two middle fingers]

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[thirdstrike]

fuck u i know what a despot is
its a place thats kind of a dump but also great at the same time
like home despot?

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[fehus]

holy sif? ok putting aside

no you know what i can't put it aside what the hel is so great about home despot? educate me.

[burger_king]

[ y e p ]

Yeah, I'm all set. Government issued housing, can't go wrong there.

[burger_king]

So far Roller Rock Diner is in the lead, but this might turn into a serial.

[fehus]

yeah fuck that noise? you know people. i spent my first couple months here on the street bc i didn't, but that's not like, ideal. there's plenty of room at farm where betty's at. i lived in the woods there for another few months. it's a nice place. **the inside, too.

[burger_king]

How've you been settling in?

[burger_king]

I'll figure it out. Wouldn't be the first time.

[ If he can live out of a drive in theatre and a forgotten supply closet at Riverdale High, he can find some place to crash here. There's always 24-hour diners. ]

How do you feel about registration?

[fehus]

fwd: yeah fuck that noise?

[burger_king]

Yeah, I've been hearing that more and more. Doesn't seem worth it.