Ted 'Theodore' Logan's house - Sunday night

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

It was good to know that whenever the fridge was empty, Ted could run down to the Kwik Stop and get a sugar fix. He did just that, and was returning to his house on Apocalypse Ave when he saw the giraffe. It wasn't a full-sized giraffe. It was a miniature giraffe. How did he know this? Well, it was a long story and involved Descartes, and he really didn't like to think about it all that much.

"Uh.. hey little dudes," Ted said to the students he saw with the giraffe. "Who's your spotted long-necked friend?"

[OOC: Locked to bridge_carson, kawalsky, psycho_barbie, ihatedenmark and fh_anonymous (aka Earl the miniature giraffe) for now!]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Earl." Bridge chirps.

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

Ted looked at 'Earl'. "Kay. Um, Earl, I don't owe you, like, leaves or anything, do I?"

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"We, uh, found him in the woods last night." Callisto helpfully chips in.

[fh-anonymous.livejournal.com]

Earl peers over his Secret Disguise Glasses (TM) at Ted.

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

"That's really cool, little dudes, but why is he here? Is he a time travelling miniature giraffe that needs to be sent home? Or.. oh. He's not one of my students, is he?"

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"A student? I don't think so, but your name was in the Book."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, see..." Bridge flips to page 48, where it tells THE STORY OF TED "THEODORE" LOGAN, WHO CONSIDERED HIMSELF A FRIEND OF DESCARTES, BUT WHO WAS NOT INVITED TO HIS WEDDING. "So, we thought maybe you'd be able to help us out?"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet, although having been proved wrong about there not being giraffes in this part of the world, is still kind of skeptical about this whole thing.*

And if it's in a book which proposes that all giraffes arrived here on a conveyor belt from Neptune, than certainly the section referring to you must be correct.

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

"Ohhh," Ted nodded sagely. "That book. Yeah, that part is true. Descartes was a total dickweed. I bought him a present and everything, but he wouldn't let me come to his wedding. AND he ruined my artichoke garden."

[fh-anonymous.livejournal.com]

Earl began to chew on the turned up collar if his Secret Disguise Coat (TM).

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky held onto the makeshift leash they'd made for Earl, but didn't say anything.

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"So, Professor Ted, I don't suppose you'd know what we should do with Earl? After all we're only going to be able to pass him off as an exchange student from Neptune for so long."

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

Ted looked at Earl. "Well, if he can't stay at the school, I guess he can stay with me. I have bread sandwiches, and an artichoke garden. You like artichokes, giraffe dude?"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

I still am unable to believe that we're managing to accomplish this. Only at this school could a giraffe be passed off as a an exchange student from Neptune, of all place. You'd need a substantial amount of artichokes to feed a creature of this size.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dude, dude, dude," Bridge says patiently, "miniature giraffe. They don't eat as much as normal giraffes. And the Neptune thing isn't exactly a lie. It's not like it's our fault if people assume he's from Neptune-the-city and not Neptune-the-planet."

[fh-anonymous.livejournal.com]

Having had enough of this standing around stuff, Earl tosses his head to try and free himself from the makeshift leash. The only thing he succeeds in doing, however, is dislodging his Secret Disguise Hat (TM).

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

As Earl's Secret Disguise Hat (TM) falls Callisto grabs it and tries to put back on.

Considering that Earl is nearly a foot-and-a-half taller than her, all this really accomplishes is Callisto jumping up and down on the spot, waving the Secret Disguise Hat (TM) in the direction of Earl's head.

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky held onto the leash firmly and tried to calm Earl down as Callisto did her impersonation of a Superman wannabe. "Listen, Professor," Kawalsky said. "We just found Earl. The Dean won't let us keep him on campus. It's a ridiculous amount of luck that we got him here at all. He needs a place to stay, you know giraffes and the big guy could use a home. Will you take care of him?"

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

Ted shrugged and nodded. "Sure dude!"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

You promise that you won't tell the dean that we kidnapped a miniature giraffe from the woods and brought it on campus, will you? Such a thing is apt to get us in a great deal of trouble.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dude, really. We didn't steal so much as... redirect. Yeah. We redirected Earl. Right, dude?" Bridge asks the giraffe.

[fh-anonymous.livejournal.com]

Ignoring Callisto trying to replace the Secret Disguise Hat (TM), Earl blinks at Bridge. The Secret Disguise Glasses (TM) start to slide down his nose.

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

Ted placed his hand to his heart. "Your secret is safe with me, little dudes." He didn't mention that he was too scared of the Dean to go talk to him anyway. "Come on Earl-dude. I think Letterman will be on soon."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dude," Bridge chewed his bottom lip nervously. "You're sure? And you've got, like, lots of bread sandwiches and artichokes for him? And fruit juice? Because giraffes like fruit juice, even if their bodies have no use for it, and I just want to make sure he's safe and happy, because I don't think Fandom is the best place for a minature giraffe to be wandering around by himself." Bridge pauses to take a deep breath. "And now that I think about it, would you rather have turnip-flavoured milk, or jam made from cactuses?"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet just stares at Bridge in bewilderment. He probably should just smile and nod at all the things that go on here, but years of academic training keep making him want to apply earth logic to all these crazy events. He decides to just make things up to go along with this senseless conversation.*

And, er, papaya juice. I'm told that it is a part of this balanced breakfast. As is lutefisk. It's always a popular treat.

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Wondering if giraffes radiated some kind of incoherency field, Callisto edges away from Bridge and Hamlet.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge looks at Callisto, a little confused by her reaction.

[fh-anonymous.livejournal.com]

Earl looks at Callisto, a little confused by her reaction.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet looks at Callisto, fully understanding her reaction.*

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky looked at Bridge, Callisto, Earl and Hamlet, and absently wondered where his kazoo was.

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

Ted looked at the bird sitting on the roof, totally distracted from the situation. After a moment, he looked back at the group assembled outside the front of his house. "Oh! You dudes are still here." He stared into space for a moment, then nodded sagely. "Cactus jam. Don't worry, green-clad dude. I was a giraffe. I know how to take care of Earl. You can come and visit him whenever you want."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Okay, well, good, dude." Bridge says, relaxing visibly. "And that's good, that we can visit." he pats Earl on the neck. "Guys? Should we maybe head back now? I mean, there's no curfew anymore, but we still have classes and things on Monday, and I don't think the teachers- well, the other teachers- would really buy the 'Oh I'm sorry I slept in and missed class, I was out till all hours of the night babysitting a miniature giraffe' excuse. That's even less believeable than the 'Oh, I'm sorry I missed class, I was saving the world. Again.' excuse."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky handed the leash over to Ted.

"See you later dudes!" Ted said and led Earl around the back to the artichoke garden.

Kawalsky waved, and then looked at the others. "I've got some stuff to do around here before heading back," he, omg, lied. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

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