a night in (Delano)

[hanson]

Characters Appearing: Tom, Delano
Time of Day: Night, 9:00pm
Location(s): Tom's apartment in Hastings
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NPCs Used: Maybe Doug or someone else?
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Tom had jumped up from his desk. As always, he seemed to be one of the last to leave. Doug, being the first. Tom looked around his desk to make sure that he didn’t forget to do anything. He smiled and he then headed towards the door. “hey see you later Sal!” Tom smiled to Sal and Sal smiled back. Tom walked out of the chapel and to his nice car. He smiled as he got inside and drove off.

When Tom got into his apartment, he looked around. He switched the light on and walked over to the fridge. Where ever Delano was, he wasn’t here. Tom shrugged it off. He looked around for something to eat, but he realized he hasn’t gone grocery shopping yet. He let out a sigh and he turned to the phone on the counter. Tom had ordered an extra large pizza, and he walked over to the TV and switched on the news.

Tom sat on the couch and when the door buzzer went off, Tom let the pizza guy in. he paid for the pizza, then put it on the table. It had been a while since the undercover cop had something like this to eat, which was odd since he was posing as a teenager and pizza is something they eat all the time. Tom grabbed a few plates and he put them on the coffee table next to the pizza and grabbed a slice.

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[Delano Krueger]

Living with a roommate does end up being different than living on your own. Guidelines need to be set and obeyed before someone blows a fuse. So far with only bunking with Tom Hanson for a short time, Delano felt as if things were going great. He was still adjusting to everything since Tom got him a job working at the Chapel. Sal didn't mind the extra help or if he took off early along with everyone else.

Although Delano was still looking for another job and hadn't told Tom about it. More along the lines of precaution in case something went wrong and he was near being jobless again. One can never be too cautious about these things. The feral mutant had decided to do a little grocery shopping and didn't bother to wait for Tom to finish up his work.

With four bags, he managed to make it to Tom's apartment in one piece and without dropping anything. Being slick like a fox he even managed to make it inside the apartment without calling out for help. “I have arrived....with food!” stated Delano. His nose detecting the pizza aroma filling the apartment. “And you have bought pizza! Good because I didn't feel like cooking.” It didn't take him too long to put all the groceries away.

Hoping it would last for a few days until Tom decided to do some major grocery shopping. He went over to the table and picked up a few slices to put on the plate sitting near the box. “If I knew you were buying pizza tonight I would of picked up ranch dressing and chocolate sauce,” said Delano as he went to sit on the couch with his food. Sure it was odd but he like the combination.

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Tom just sat there, the news wasn’t really interesting but it was something that seemed to always be on that he could watch. He sighed. He started channel flipping and he rolled his eyes. There really was nothing on. Tom started eating more pizza then stood up and walked to the fridge and grabbed a beer. He walked back over to the couch and looked at the door as it opened.

“Hey, and yeah. Pizza’s on me. Doug and everyone might be coming over too. Hope you don’t mind.” Hanson smiled. He looked at all the groceries and stood up, walking over to him to help Delano put them in the fridge and away.

When Delano mentioned chocolate sauce, Hanson looked at him and he tilted his head to the side in confusion. “Chocolate sauce?” Hanson shook his head at his weird friend slash room mate. “you are one strange person.” Tom noted and he then sat back down on the couch. He started watching TV and he then looked back at Delano. “I hope you’re still okay living here…sometimes I can be hard to get along with.” Tom said, then taking another bite out of his pizza.

“How was working with Sal?” Tom then asked/

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[Delano Krueger]

“Strange is the best, y'know?” grinned Delano. “Also the more, the merrier. If they show it's cool with me. Not like I'd get upset.” He shook his head to what Tom had on the television. News was so boring and half of them couldn't get their facts straight. “Also you didn't diss the ranch dressing on pizza. I take it you've tried it before?”

He so had to point that out. He dissed the chocolate sauce but didn't mention the ranch dressing. His ocean blue eyes glanced to where the remote was located as he took a bite of pizza. Unfortunately, he could not get the remote unless he tackles it from his roommate and new found friend. It already felt like they knew each other for several months when it really has not been that long yet.

Sure he didn't let Tom know everything about him but some things were best not talked about. Soon he would have to disappear for a few days due to the full moon. Only if Tom asked where he took off to is when he'll tell him that he's an uncontrollable beast during the full moon. “Sal is cool. I'm learning a lot by helping him out,” said Delano.

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“Yeah, maybe in your whacked out world strange is good.” Tom laughed and he took another bite of his pizza. He looked at the TV and turned it off so he could give all of his attention back to Delano. “I knew you wouldn’t, just giving you a heads up. See sometimes they say they are coming but really don’t. gotta love our friends right?” Tom laughed. He started eating more pizza and slid over on the couch so that Delano could sit next to him. He nodded to his question. “Yeah, its not that bad. I do it all the time at restaurants like that pizza place down the road, well this pizza place. They are so good.” Tom then said offering Delano a piece. He started eating more and wondered if he should have ordered a whole other pizza.

Tom didn’t think that the room mate thing would work, but it seemed easy with Delano. They got along great most of the time and the other bit of time, they would be doing their own thing, or at work or something. He just hoped that Delano was getting along well here. He liked the mutant and really wanted to learn more about them. That and since Delano has been here, Tom has been more tolerant to animals.

“has he done his glass bowl or window trick for you yet?” Tom asked, laughing a little. He loved it when Sal did that. Fuller didn’t, which made it more funny in a way. Tom leaned back against the back of the couch and waited to see if he wanted to turn the TV back on again or not.

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[Delano Krueger]

Delano shrugged when Tom mentioned how they sometimes never showed up when they say they are. People change their minds all the time and it wouldn't bother him if they decided to stay in themselves. With work tomorrow it would be a better idea to try and get some sleep than go out to have fun. The feral mutant had to smile when Tom said he puts ranch dressing on his pizza while at restaurants. He wasn't a total loser then with trying new things.

“Restaurant pizza and ranch dressing does seem better for some odd reason.” He felt like Tom was going to try and ask him more questions about mutants since he watched the television get turned off. How much more can he tell him before they needed to find Professor Charles Xavier's reports on the subject? Munching on another slice of pizza, he wondered if he should tell the others what he is and how they would react.

Or if Tom should be the only one to know.

Snapping out of his thoughts, he chuckled as he caught what was being asked. “He has. Pretty amusing when he does it at random. Sal's a good guy. Some of the horror stories he has told me about his kids makes me think I could probably teach them some respect. Probably not right away though,” he said while not having brought it up to Sal yet about being open to babysit so his wife and him could go out.

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Hanson looked at Delano when he shrugged. He knew that Delano wouldn’t care. Delano was just one of the easy going people. Sometimes Tom got a little angry when they say they would come and never show up. At least Judy has the decency to call before hand. Tom had heard the phone ring. He wondered who this would be. He walked over to the phone on the kitchen table and picked it up.

“hello?” he asked curiously, a few moments followed by “alright see you soon.”

Tom hung the phone up and looked at Delano. “only Doug is coming. He is bringing Clavo, so no excessive drinking.” Tom smiled to Delano. Tom had walked back over to the couch and he set the phone down on the coffee table by the pizza. He continued to eat the piece he was eating before. “it’s a lot better.” Tom had replied to Delano’s comment.

Tom laughed when Delano started talking about Sal’s kids. He continued to laugh and he then said “have you seen his wife? Now she is freakin’ insane. They fight like all the time, but yeah his kids are crazy and full of energy. If he tells you the story on how they got married, its a funny one.” Tom had put a slice of pizza on a plate for Delano and offered it to him. “don’t worry, this is all on me.” Tom said about the pizza. He wondered what was going on through Delano’s head. He seemed out of it.

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[Delano Krueger]

Delano had heard the phone ring and arched a brow. So who could be calling? It didn't take long before Tom had told him. So he finally gets to meet this kid Doug is so proud about. “Fine. I'll hide all the juice boxes,” he joked. Not like he drank much. Besides he figured Doug didn't let Clavo drink a lot of juice all at once.

Unfortunately, he had not seen Sal's wife and found it odd she would be deemed “insane.” He wasn't even told the story on how they got married either. Maybe he'd ask the next time he saw the maintenance worker for the Chapel. The feral mutant noticed that Tom put another piece of pizza on his empty plate. His mind had drifted off to somewhere else upon noticing how happy Sal is even if he jokes he isn't.

“Oh, no he didn't tell me that story,” said Delano, “and I don't mind that you paid for pizza.” He noticed how it was pretty much gone already from between the both of them. Looks like either making something else later or ordering another pizza. Depending on if Doug and Clavo ate dinner already. Delano's hand instinctively clutched at the silver necklace hidden below his shirt that held two wedding rings.

[hanson]

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Hanson laughed at Delano’s joke. He shook his head and he had walked into the kitchen area and he grabbed a glass and filled it with water. He headed back over to the couch and started eating more. The pizza they had gotten had a large chunk of it gone already, thanks to Hanson, so he picked up the phone and ordered another one. He knew how much Doug could eat and this wouldn’t be enough for them. Hanson looked at the clock, then heard the buzz for the apartment door. He walked over and allowed Doug and Clavo to come in.

“oh, that’s a good one. You should have him tell you.” Hanson smiled to him. It wasn’t his place to tell the story for Sal. That was one he told that one valentines day. That was a great story. Tom watched Delano play with the necklace he always wears. He was afraid to ask about it. He could only wonder.

Tom had watched Doug and Clavo walk into the apartment and Tom invited them to sit down with them. “so what does everyone want to watch” Tom asked the group curiously. He took another bite of his pizza and then took another drink from his water.

“hey Penhall, Clavo what do you guys want to drink?” Tom asked them.

“Clavo will have some milk and I will take a beer.” Penhall smiled to Tom, like a pretty please smile.

Tom rolled his eyes and got up to get what they had asked for.

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[Delano Krueger]

Yeah he would ask about the story of how Sal met his wife the next time he talked to him. Considering they both have different taste in what's good or not. He was a bit skeptical on Tom liking Sal's story and how he would like it. Delano shook off his thoughts and went back to eating. It would be odd if he announced being full already.

Especially with how he didn't eat before grocery shopping and hauling the bags home. “The Lion King!” spoke Delano as Tom asked what everyone wanted to watch when Doug and Clavo came in. He noted the kid's mild interest in his suggestion to a cartoon movie. “I've heard so much about you, Clavo. I'm Delano. I work with your uncle and the other guy.”

“Mucho gusto, Delano,” replied Clavo with a meek smile.

Delano heard what Doug wanted to drink and he set his plate aside and made the motion of rubbing one index finger over the other one. “Naughty, naughty. A child is present, mister. So take water or milk instead. There's also juice in there somewhere.” Sure Doug probably taught him all about alcohol but Clavo didn't need people drinking in front of him. So Delano felt like sticking up for the kid.

“Plus you came at the right time. Tom ordered another pizza since we pretty much polished this one off. So at least eat one piece to make him feeling like he's not wasting money,” added the feral mutant with a chuckle.

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Tom wondered if he even had the Lion King here. He had several cartoon movies, but didn’t know what he had. He loved the Lion King and would be surprised if he didn’t have it. He had gotten Clavo some milk and with Delano saying that Doug shouldn’t drink in front of him, Tom didn’t get anything for him. Tom walked over to the movie cabinet and he opened it. Oh they were in luck. Tom did have the movie. Tom took it and tossed it to Delano as the door buzzed again. Tom walked over to it and buzzed the pizza guy in. “great timing, if I might say.” Tom smiled and he walked out to go get the pizza that he had ordered.

Tom paid the pizza guy and walked back into the apartment holding it. He placed it down on the coffee table on top of the other pizza box and threw the few pieces that were left on top of the one they just ordered. Tom looked at Doug who now had a glass of water. Tom had put the movie in and remembered the last time they had watched this movie with Doug and everyone else, including Clavo. Doug was buzzed and tried to sing the Circle of Life. That made Clavo, Ioki, Hoffs and Hanson laugh really, really hard.

“so Doug, are you going to sing again?”

“oh you bet!” Doug said happily and Hanson laughed. Clavo then covered his ears. Hanson just laughed and looked at Delano. “I would do the same thing he is doing. Doug can not sing… at all.”

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[Delano Krueger]

Delano had to laugh when Clavo covered his ears upon hearing what happened the last time they watched The Lion King. “That bad, eh? Well if you start singing, Doug, I'm going to duct tape your mouth shut and tie you up like a calf,” said the feral mutant. A mock leer towards the other off duty officer in the room as he grabbed a piece of pizza.

“Fine. No singing. Which means you can't sing-along either,” stated Doug.

“Deal. Even though I don't really sing unless at a karaoke bar,” replied Delano as he grabbed two more pieces of pizza. He munched on them slowly instead of inhaling them. Starting to feel full normally did that to people unless it was something so delicious the nagging feeling at the back of the head was shut out until you ended up throwing up. Getting up with plate in hand, he headed into the kitchen to grab a glass and filled it with water.

Downing the first glass before refilling it, he grabbed a plate from the cupboard and handed it to Clavo, before sitting back down. At least the kid wasn't going to deny fresh pizza as he would of found it odd. Unless Doug had stuffed him with dinner before stopping by, which wasn't the issue here. “Shame the others didn't show up,” he said, knowing full well there would be pizza for breakfast unless Doug and Clavo polished the second one off.

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Hanson watched the television as Lion King started up. He smiled at Clavo who looked really happy. He liked it when everyone was over and a game was on, but right now, there wasn’t and they had to make due. Hanson nodded to Delano’s statement about Doug’s singing. Doug just shrugged him off and still looked as if he was going to but didn’t. thank goodness. Hanson took another bite of his pizza and watched Clavo take another. He looked at Doug when he said that they couldn’t sing along either. Fine. Tom just shrugged and he looked back at the television screen. Tom then laughed at what Delano said and he then said “I don’t sing. Period.” Hanson took another piece of pizza and started eating it.

Hanson nodded to what Delano said. “yeah too bad.” Hanson said and he then took a drink from his water. Hanson turned his attention to the television again. He had forgotten that this movie was awesome. Hanson ate more pizza and started to feel full.

“man this movie is awesome!” Doug stated looking at them.

“yeah we accomplished that.” Tom laughed at Doug. He watched Clavo trying to give them to shut up. Tom laughed and smacked Doug. “quiet, you” Hanson said to him.

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[Delano Krueger]

As the movie went on, Delano had kept quiet as he finished eating and drinking his glass of water. When he was into a movie he rarely talked during it and he had not seen The Lion King in forever. The other could talk during it and he did not mind. Memories of watching it with his older brother and baby sister crept up from out of the depths of his mind. Something he had thought would never be remembered at all.

At least he was making new memories with people he can call friends. He could hear Clavo asking Doug for something. His eyes drifted from the movie to see what was going on before reverting back. Nothing serious, so must of wanted something for desert. Thankfully he had bought ice cream but that would be about it for desert products. Unless Tom had some hidden around the apartment on him. Although he would of sniffed it out by now with his super nose, which he hadn't but also was not looking.

When the movie got to the stampede part, Delano tried to keep his cool. Obviously anyone who has seen this movie more than once knew what was about to happen. Taking a deep breath, he felt tears well up in his eyes as Simba went to find his fallen father in the dust after the stampede had passed. 'Damn you, Scar. One of the best villains and you have to cause this type of emotional trauma for kids,' thought Delano.

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Everyone was silent during the movie. It was polite to do so for Clavo’s sake. The kid was cute and it was nice that Penhall had someone to care for, someone who was almost like him in a way. He and Penhall were just the cutest thing to see and Penhall was a really good father, as much as Hanson hated to admit that because he could never see Penhall in a father position.

Hanson looked at Clavo when he asked Doug for something. He was completely distracted by the movie that he didn’t hear what Clavo said, not that Hanson couldn’t understand it anyway since the kid seemed to only be able to speak Spanish and a little bit of English. Tom smiled and he stood up and walked over to the freezer to pull out some ice cream that Delano had picked up earlier. He put some in a small bowl and he gave it to Clavo. The kid had a smile on his face and went back to watching the movie.

They had gotten to the part where Scar had killed Mufasa. Damn, this movie was very well made. Tom loved every moment of this but at this part he wished that he can just go in and shoot scar and be like NO, GO TO HELL. He smiled at that thought and looked over at Penhall. He looked like he was thinking the same thing and the two laughed together. They had talked about something like this before. Clavo still sat on the floor, eyes glued to the screen.

“I don’t like this part.” Penhall said looking at Hanson and Delano.

“no one does.” Hanson replied.

"Dude, are you crying?" Penhall asked, looking at Delano who did look a little upset.

Hanson then started laughing. This sparked Clavo's interest and he looked at Delano with a concerned look on his face.

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