Food Appreciation [Class Four, Period #3]

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Marshall was just kind of staring at everybody when class started. He didn't look angry or anything. He was just staring, maybe looking a bit worried.

A little more staring.

A little more...

"I'M AFRAID TO TALK TO EVERYBODY TODAY," he said suddenly. "So far today I told a radio squirrel that if I were another squirrel I'd totally tap that and I told Ted that I didn't really mind his red cowboy boots!"

Ignore the fact that nobody here knew who Ted was.

"What if I start doing lecture and I suddenly start talking about how I think Kaylee's little accent is about the cutest thing I've ever heard and how that sometimes I want to ruffle Sam's hair because it looks fun?" Marshall's eyes widened. "Oh god, I'm doing it already!"

He pointed at the buffet table which had all sorts of moddable sandwiches and subs on them.

"Sandwiches! They're delicious and easy to make! Eat them!" Marshall said. "And for the love of god, someone save me from myself!"

Comments

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Basically, yeah," said Hoshi. "I mean, I'm sure Captain Archer thinks I'm a more than just a dog sitter. He's really impressed with my linguistic skills."

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

"And dog sitting."

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"And my dog sitting, so he can go live with some stupid waitress who's allergic to dogs so she's totally not the right person for him," said Hoshi, wincing. "Ugh, why the heck am I even talking about this?"

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

"You totally have a crush on him, don't you."

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

There was no getting out of this one.

"I adore him," said Hoshi. "I had a crush on him long before I even met him, and he turned out to be even more wonderful than I could ever imagine. You know what? He even came to see me last semester when my parents couldn't make it for Parents Weekend."

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

Priestly smiled. "That's sweet! A sort of 'crush on your father figure' kind of thing. I kind of do that, too, except I won't admit it because Trucker's a guy and I'm pretty sure I'm not gay. It's more of a personality crush thing, really."

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"It's not just a 'crush on a father figure' kind of thing!" Hoshi protested. "Even if he's twice my age, and he's got a girlfriend, and he's about to become my commanding officer so he can't-- well, maybe it is like that."

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

"There's nothing wrong with it."

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Except when I took him for a walk in the preserve, expecting him to kiss me, and he doesn't. Or when he starts flirting with my boss while I'm standing right there!" said Hoshi, pouting.

"Who's Trucker and why do you have a father-figure kind of crush on him?"

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

"Trucker's my best friend. He's this totally cool fifty-something hippie guy who owns the best sub shop in Santa Cruz and he was totally gonna give me a job before my parents sent me here. He's like . . . my hero."

Re: Eat sammiches

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"He sounds like a great guy," said Hoshi. "Shame you had to give up that job to because of your parents."

Re: Eat sammiches

[lovemykilt]

"He said I can still have it when I come back. But I'm kind of worried he'll forget about me and hire some other punk kid."