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Check in on your best bud, of course! He doesn’t seem that broken up as you approach him lying spread out on the grass, but still waters run deep, right? Your attempt at comforting the skater is soundly thwarted, however, when Raj leaps to his feet with uncharacteristic agility and <span class="mu-i">TACKLES</span> you into a <span class="mu-s">BRO HUG!</span>
“Stick a fork in that science lady, Dee, cuz’ she’s <span class="mu-i">DONE!</span>” He exclaims as he grabs you by the shoulders and gives you a firm shake!
“... she uh… we <span class="mu-i">did</span> beat her, right?” He adds, his enthusiasm swiftly giving way to more subdued confusion. “Don’t really remember much to be honest, bro.”
Yea, well, you reply as you give his damp, grass-stained back a few pats before wriggling out of the hug, he <span class="mu-i">did</span> take out a <span class="mu-s">GIANT CARTOON CAT WITH MALLET</span> himself… a feat like that would make anyone tired.
If you look closely you can see one of the skater’s eyes bugging out in surprise underneath his jungle of bangs! “<span class="mu-i">Woaaah…</span> Wait, <span class="mu-i">really</span>? No shit?”
Jesus… he’s… he doesn’t remember anything, does he? Raj shrugs as he drops back onto the grass and takes a seat, “I remember <span class="mu-s">LINDA</span> getting whomped, yea… next thing I know the old guy’s got me, like, over his shoulder…”
Right, you nod, about Linda… the skater perks up a bit at the sound of his trusty deck’s name.
“Yea?”
Well, you sigh, popping a squat next to him and scratching your head as you ponder how to word it, you’re… you’re sorry she got ‘<span class="mu-i">whomped</span>’. She was a damn fine board and… and you can’t help but feel responsible for her untimely demise. If he wants you’ll buy hi-
Your buddy cuts you off by wrapping his bare and somewhat sweaty arm across your shoulders with a long sigh.
“Look, bro: I’ve lost more boards than I can count. Seriously.”
You don’t doubt it.
“Linda, though… well, Linda was special. Got her from one of the kids I used to skate with down at the <span class="mu-s">ORANGE CLIFFS WASH</span>, y’know?”
Ah yes, <span class="mu-s">THE WASH</span>, you nod, that cement monstrosity that apparently used to be a river leading out to sea… never struck you as a prime skating spot.
“Ha! Cuz’ it’s <span class="mu-i">not</span>!” Laughs Raj, prompting Pepper to stir a bit from her cat nap! “Once you hop that fence, though, it’s like… like having a whole highway open to ya… just for skating. And Linda was the one that knew all the cool spots: there was the <span class="mu-s">MURAL</span>, obvs–that’s where all the graffiti artists sprayed cool stuff… then there’s the <span class="mu-s">BREW BRIDGE</span>--there’s this old cooler there that people just fill up with ice and brews… ohh, and the <span class="mu-s">FAIRY FOUNTAIN!</span> My fave!”
What’s so special about that one?
>CONTD.
