MMA - Part 5
MMA part 5
River decided not only did the school suck but the food did too. He noticed that Jamie didn’t seem to notice, shoveling food or whatever MMA called food, in his mouth and talking at the same time.
“Not too bad” he commented with a grin, then, noticing River’s lack of dining enthusiasm he asked chomping a mouthful of peas, “Hey are you going to eat that?” Jamie pointed with his fork at the non-descript meat like substance sitting on his plate. River eyed him disgustedly and pushed the glop over in Jamie’s direction.
Jamie grabbed it with a satisfied smile.
“What is it?” River asked, both repulsed and curious in equal measure.
“Chicken…I think.” Was Jamie’s casual reply.
“I cannot believe we share genetics.” River grimaced.
“So, “Jamie began, “other than get your ass beat, did you find out anything today?”
“No, nothing I didn’t know and to be truthful, nothing I care to know.”
Jamie seemed to mull that over a moment. “I found a cool book in the library.”
River turned baleful eyes at Jamie, “A book…in the library…my aren’t we the epitome of hunter exploration and analysis.”
“A hunter’s wet dream!” Jamie agreed enthusiastically.
Either Jamie was becoming slowly poisoned by the food or he really believed he had something. River rolled his eyes.
“Well, it’s a cool book, but I don’t know too much about it. It’s just a feeling.”
River nodded. Good. A feeling. They had so much to go on.
“Well, you look at your book and I’ll keep sniffing around this God awful place. Hopefully, we will have something or nothing at all by the time we check in with The Trio.
“Sniff away!” Jamie shoved the remaining piece of mystery meat in his mouth, “Just keep your nose clean!”
River didn’t even dignify that with an answer. He rose and headed back to their dorm, leaving his cousin to survive his dinner or not.
At least he knew why the military called it mess.
Part 6 http://wildblueyonder6.livejournal.com/46876.html
River decided not only did the school suck but the food did too. He noticed that Jamie didn’t seem to notice, shoveling food or whatever MMA called food, in his mouth and talking at the same time.
“Not too bad” he commented with a grin, then, noticing River’s lack of dining enthusiasm he asked chomping a mouthful of peas, “Hey are you going to eat that?” Jamie pointed with his fork at the non-descript meat like substance sitting on his plate. River eyed him disgustedly and pushed the glop over in Jamie’s direction.
Jamie grabbed it with a satisfied smile.
“What is it?” River asked, both repulsed and curious in equal measure.
“Chicken…I think.” Was Jamie’s casual reply.
“I cannot believe we share genetics.” River grimaced.
“So, “Jamie began, “other than get your ass beat, did you find out anything today?”
“No, nothing I didn’t know and to be truthful, nothing I care to know.”
Jamie seemed to mull that over a moment. “I found a cool book in the library.”
River turned baleful eyes at Jamie, “A book…in the library…my aren’t we the epitome of hunter exploration and analysis.”
“A hunter’s wet dream!” Jamie agreed enthusiastically.
Either Jamie was becoming slowly poisoned by the food or he really believed he had something. River rolled his eyes.
“Well, it’s a cool book, but I don’t know too much about it. It’s just a feeling.”
River nodded. Good. A feeling. They had so much to go on.
“Well, you look at your book and I’ll keep sniffing around this God awful place. Hopefully, we will have something or nothing at all by the time we check in with The Trio.
“Sniff away!” Jamie shoved the remaining piece of mystery meat in his mouth, “Just keep your nose clean!”
River didn’t even dignify that with an answer. He rose and headed back to their dorm, leaving his cousin to survive his dinner or not.
At least he knew why the military called it mess.
Part 6 http://wildblueyonder6.livejournal.com/46876.html