Mobsters, the last bit of chapter two, and starting chapter three.

First, a non-camera-shy dog + my photographic genius + picnik = ...

Flickr isn't doing shit for me, so I have to use blogger to post my pictures. :\

Anywho, I need to change the ending of chapter two of HJ. Or at least add to it.
And I think I'll finally start chapter three. I had a decent opening sentence in mind, but I forgot it.

I typed out this huge comment, and now I'm gonna post it as a blog entry.

But seriously, HJ needs to be continued. Agh. Here, lemme help...

Ch. 3: Nate bumps into Jenna dog-walking, and they have that brief conversation (Jenna's a little snappier, since she doesn't know NOJAC that well...other than the fact that he's creeping her), and the whole dog piss thing. Then Jenna begrudgingly allows Nate to step in in order to change pants. She gives him her older brother's, the same "thank god it's not a miniskirt" convo. They have a snappy conversation. Jenna's mom/dad/whoever you want comes home and sees Nate. Jenna's having a party that weekend and her mom/dad immediately invites Nate. Jenna argues. Mom/Dad wins. Nate's invited, much to Jenna's dismay.

Nate leaves and goes home to his mother/father/whoever it is that didn't abandon him. How does his parent react to it? Freak out that he's wearing somebody else's pants, or don't even notice it? Your choice.

Ch. 4: It's the party, and basically the same as the old party, except this time Jenna avoids him as much as possible. Extend the scene a little though...he sees Jenna, perhaps, and approaches her, but gets cut off by Amelia. They banter. Nate tries to find Jenna again. Amelia tells him that it's no use; she's in love with That Guy from the old chapter. Nate is all in denial etc etc play it out to your advantage (aka, use your humor). He immediately, in a rush of fury, approaches Jenna and That Guy and makes a fool out of himself somehow. Again, use your humor. He promptly gets kicked out? Or...I dunno, he stays, and gets drunk. If he gets kicked out, what will he do? If he gets drunk, he can't wake up the next morning in Jenna's home if she doesn't like him. Or if she's in his home.

Ch. 5: Let's go with the drunk situation. Nate wakes up and it's the whole Jenna scenario. Jenna's still snappy, because...How about her mom/dad stepped in again and suggested he camp out in their guest room after being totally durnk, etc. And Nate's mom called his cell to check in on him, and Jenna picked up. And his mom was okay with it and whatever. So yeah. Um, what else...okay, let's go with the date scenario. I like that, uh, Tori girl. Tori, right? Have Jenna explain to Nate about the date...with a smirk. Jenna's a little bitchy right now. Sorry, Jenna. Ooh, but how about this time, yes Nate does basically ditch the date, but then...

Ch. 6: Tori calls Nate and sets up another date. Use your imagination. Nate's kind of a pushover. A nice guy. You know the drill. But this time it's a double date; Jenna and That Guy, Nate and Tori. He hates it. I have an idea for later on...he's on another date with Tori and he sees That Guy with some other girl. However, Jenna doesn't believe him, and (this is at the point where they're friends again) basically hates him for a while, and she's still going out with the cheating That Guy. But this is later on, like Chapter 20. Pssssha. Because all in between Ch. 7 and 20, Nate and Jenna are becoming friends. Maybe in Ch. 18 ish they start to get feelings, but Jenna wants to be loyal to That Guy. So when Nate tells her about That Guy cheating, she obviously thinks Nate's just trying to get Jenna for himself.

Okay, I'm rambling. Agh.

Anyways, the problem now is the stuff inbetween.

For right now, just write Ch. 3 - 7.



Love,

BEAVER

I need help from Sista Beavah's oh-so-creative mind.

So I'm stuck. Here's the excerpt, and I'll fill you in on details later...
Agh, some of the italics didn't work. Whatever.
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What I hate the most when I enter the cafeteria on Monday is not that Donut looks up at me with a devious look in his eyes, or that my designated seat is littered with food crumbs the janitors forgot to clean from last block lunch, or even that the big chalkboard menu at the pick-up food line says Meatball Mystery that guarantees at least one mole hair from Lunch Lady Gladys. No, it's that Ria and Jimi are sitting at my lunch table. Together.



Sitting. Together.


Together.


"Hey, uh, what's up?" I greet them as I approach the table, trying to mask the sound of my heart breaking. "Yeah, um, good lunch today? Huh? Cool, right? Yup."


Ria gives me a funny look and says, "Who tied your balls in a knot?"


I cough to mask her obscene joke and reply, "Nobody. I mean, they're not even relevant. But okay, if you wanna talk about them, go ahead."


Jimi gives me an equally weird look and chuckles. "Seriously, dude, what's wrong?"


"Nothing!" I burst, which blows them back a couple feet, and I clamber over to Donut's side.


"Phase One of King Cept: LAUNCHED," Donut hisses to me.


"I don't even want to know," I mutter and sit down. "Do you have an Oreos? I need some sugar."


"Sure thing." Two seconds later, there's a package of Double Stuf Oreos directly in front of me, and my mouth attacks it like a lion in front of a gazelle. Which is, I suppose, semi-accurate since I'm trying to be a King anyways.


Ria clears her throat and smiles at me. "I need to tell everybody at this table something."


I look at the three guys sitting here--me, Donut, and Jimi. Wow, what a big Everybody.


"Uh, I'm--"


"Dating Jimi Hendrix here, we know," Donut states lazily, waving a hand at her like she's yesterday's news.


I choke on my Oreo.


"Gaaaaht?" I manage to sputter between coughs.

And then Ria does it. She shoots me the look.



The Pity Look.


Honestly, if there's one thing a guy should dread in his lifetime, it's The Pity Look. Because it's not a look of hatred or resentment, which actually counts as passion, but it's like you're so pathetic that a girl actually has to comfort you.


But anyways, there I was, noon on a dreary Monday, and the girl who'd turned me down with the "I'm not ready for a relationship" turd/excuse was announcing her new relationship with a guy named after a rockstar.


Donut looks at me. His Oreo's inches away from his mouth, ready to be eaten. "Um, I didn't call you last night and tell you?"


"No!" I yell.


His eyes widen. "Meaning...I didn't tell you about Phase One either?"


"NO!" I yell louder.


Ria laughs. "Wait, so Bryan doesn't know what's gonna happen?"


"No, I thought I gave him a call, but I guess--oh wait, Sonny with a Chance came on and I needed to..." Donut stops midsentence. "I mean, I was watching wrestling. Sorry."


"Um, guys, what exactly is going to happen?" I ask timidly, glancing around the cafeteria to see if a chorus line is about to pop up from behind the lunch counters.


Donut shakes his head. "You shall know in time, young one."


I glare at him and throw Ria a pleading look. She shakes her head. "In time, grasshopper, in time."


Jimi nods his head. "Yes, in time."


"What?" I yell. "Jimi knows, too? How did he even find out?"


Ria looks at me sheepishly.


"Oh, right," I mutter. "The 'Couples Tell Each Other Everything' rule."


"Actually," Ria argues, "couples don't actually tell each other everything, since--"


But before I get to hear what she probably thinks is a convincing point, 
... 
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Alright, there's where I'm stuck. Basically, Donut's trying to make Cept "Fish King", which is basically like homecoming king but...for freshmen/fish. But what's his "Phase One" of the plan? How does he advertise it in a grandeur way?
Help.