The Meeting in the Sun

by THX 0477

Despite the sunny day Lighter wore no sunglasses as he basked in the glory of an edge table at the sidewalk cafe. Flimsy as it was, even his ‘Flash Gordon’ T shirt seemed like too much between him and his god, the sun.

“Hope I’m not interupting.” His darkly dressed friend shuffled into the seat across from him.

“Oh, hey Clicker. What’s new?”

Clicker shrugged, “Just did the work of ten technerds in a tenth of the time, so I’m basically 100 percent cool.”

From behind an exasperated hand Lighter remarked, “What did Cerise tell you about the math-laced self-agrandizing?”

“Whatever. She’s not even…” Clicker trailed off into mumbling before snapping back with, “How are you doing, light bulb?”

“Not bad,” Lighter offered with a shrug of his own, “I burned a hole through 3 sheets of paper today.”

“So, if we ever face a villain armored entirely in college ruled writing paper, you’re on the job!”

“Let’s just order before the others arrive, otherwise Hounder will take all day to pick.”

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  1. The Meeting in the Sun

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ...What are they ordering?

    I’m looking forward to seeing this continue…

    I might pop in, though not just yet I think.

  2. The Meeting in the Sun

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nevermind, I figured it out. :D Missed that cafe part.

    And I decided to contribute anyway. :D

  3. The Meeting in the Sun

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The college-ruled paper line made me laugh.

  4. The Meeting in the Sun

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great sequel! (Happy dance just turned full out jig!) I love mopeysarcastichappy tech people, reminds me of, well… me! :D Flimsy’s subdued optimism over a hole in 3 sheets is a great counter to Clicker’s sour state. Love it. Can’t wait to meet Hounder. (BTW love the names! I think I’ve mentioned before names are not my thing. I have a hard time picking them, as if my characters will turn against me should I chose wrong.)

  5. The Meeting in the Sun

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Lighter I mean. (Sorry, I looked up and saw Flimsy.. Maybe I should be Goofy.)

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