by Ridder » July 31st, 2012, 5:56 am
(An Afternoon Walk)
The pad had become a mess. The stench of rebellious behavior lingered in the air, the whole living room a complete and total wasteland of trash, food, and fancy clothing. Sam slowly awoke, his nostrils first to give him a slap when he sniffed the putrid smell, his ears filling with this buzzing that came from somewhere, his eyes slowly adjusting to the incredible amounts of sunlight that wasn't there before.
Hold on a minute, the sun was barely setting when he got home, how long has he been out?
As far as he could tell, he was lying on the couch, completely dazed, and when he looked around, he could see Michael sleeping under the table, Ami sitting next to his head, also asleep, and Buffy lying sideways on the nearby chair.
"ish.... Buffoon..bersisis.ious........damn.............imposterhejvbeixb...nyaaasasadbejc" Buffy muttered in his sleep.
Besides a few headaches and absolutely no recollection of what happened, everything seemed fine. The TV was still on, although at a very low volume, which explains the buzz in his ears, and the channel set to... The Discovery Channel? What kinda party ends with a show about mating wolves?
Sam, reluctant to even want to think about it, instead, pulled out his phone to check the date. 3:43. Thursday. Huh, he coulda sworn it was Tuesday the day he came home. With a great amount of effort, Sam managed to get up, stumbling at first, but he was quick to get to cleaning up. He always was.
The cleanup process was actually far simpler than he thought it was going to be, Drag Mic out from under the table, Put Buffy's top hat back on top, throw away the random trash laying about, and spray the air with air freshner, and although Ami bugs him about the status of "that thing they call an O-Zone", he actually couldn't give less of a damn. Before anyone would realize it was messed up in the first place, the pad was all nice and not dirty again.
All of a sudden, a buzz at the door. Oh, right. Thursday. With a quick slap to the face, Sam was slightly more awake now, enough to greet whoever was at the door. As if he didn't already know.
With a heavy sigh, Sam opened the door, and behind it, the people that always visit him on Thursday. A man in a mask and his girlfriend.
"Oh, hey Forrest, Hey Ashley, how have you been?" Sam greeted them with a genuine smile.
The masked man, the most logically witty guy he knew, took it upon himself to come up with a brilliant response.
"Ay."
THE CREED: Nothing is True. Everything is Permitted.
"...That's rather cynical."
"It would be if it were doctrine, but it is merely an observation of the nature of reality.
To say that Nothing is True is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shephards of our own civilization.
To say that Everything is Permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with the consequences, whether glorious...or tragic."
-Ezio Auditore da Firenze explaining the Creed, 1514, Masayaf.