By Me. The Lucid One
The Brotherhood boys had spent the last four hours fiddling behind their television set. With all the wires strewn over the floor, and the directions torn apart and scattered, one would think a tornado had hit the home of Bayville's most disadvantaged youths. But no. It was just an ordinary day in the lives of the Brotherhood.
"What have you idiots been doing down here?" Wanda bellowed as she tried to keep from tripping over what she affectionately referred to as 'godforsaken piles of crap'.
Lance kept his head down while answering, waving around a pair of pliers in his hand. "Pietro 'found' this black box, and we're trying to get it to work."
Why I even bother to ask anymore is beyond me. "Don't you just plug that stuff in between the cable jack and the television?""You don't think we would have thought to try that? We aren't all stupid as the Toad, over here."
"Hey!" Todd called out, from the tangled mess he'd created within the last 8 seconds.
"Hey, it's only got a few plugs, Wanda! How much longer can it take? We'll finish up soon, so don't worry that pretty little head of yours about the mess."
"Don't you talk to my snookums that way!" Lance and Todd started throwing things around, and wrestling on the floor.
The reasoning nothing ever got done was obvious to the Scarlet Witch – she was living with morons.
The moment was broken by the sound of the television trumpeting itself back to life. A whirlwind suddenly whipped through the room and, in seconds, Pietro had thrown all useless materials into the dining room. "You wouldn't believe it guys, we forgot to plug in the TV!"
Morons. At least this isn't another Ham Radio fiasco. Wanda decided to make the best of things and make some tea, instead of shutting herself into her room like normal.
Lance cried out, "Whoa! Free porn!!!"
The boys sat glued to the screen as an overly large-chested woman positioned herself on a swing. Upside down.
It was Todd who broke the reverie, as his sight drifted to Wanda looking away annoyed. He snatched the remote control, and turned it to some cartoon network. "You people disgust me! Don't you know we have a lady present?"
Todd tried to latch onto Wanda from behind, but found himself propelled through the air and into the wall.
"Ugh. Get off me, worm."
"That's Toad!"
Pietro grabbed the controller from the young boy slumped against the wall. "What the hell is this Toad? Hamtaro? I'm not watching that again!"
"Again?!" Lance and Fred's eyes widened, just before they broke into a fit of laughter.
Wanda choked on her drink, spilling half its contents onto the tabletop.
"Uh….. I mean, for the first time!"
"Pietro watches Hamtaro! Wait'll word gets around."
"I do not!"
"That's right Blob." Lance put a comforting arm around Pietro's shoulders. "He loooooovesss it!"
"Shut up!" Pietro kicked over the table, while the boys rolled about the floor. Grumbling, he left the house as the rest of the guys made their wishes about having had a video camera, and selling copies to humiliate their roommate
Wanda frowned at the scene and sighed, then decided to head back to the relative safety of her bedroom away from the annoying boobs in the living room.
I hate my life.
The ham radio thing gives me an idea for a bit. Now, review and tell me how much you hate me.