Chapter 3: All My Friends Are Assholes
It was only the middle of the day and Godzilla could swear his brain was fried from the first couple classes and he wanted to just lie down and sleep. "This was a terrible mistake" Godzilla mumbled to himself as he packed his books "I should not have taken this deal, my brain is gonna explode before the week is over." he continued but was pulled from his thoughts when his phone buzzed to signal a text. He quickly pulled it out to find the message had come from his friend Varan.
Varan: Yo man, we're all meeting up for lunch, grab Anguirus and Rodan and meet in the south courtyard.
Godzilla: Alright. Hey, where the hell were all of you this morning anyway?
Varan: Oh... you know... around...
Godzilla: That's not an answer.
Varan: Look... I got lost O.K., Manda refuses to tell me what his deal was, Goro had to come find me, Baragon overslept and missed the whole ceremony, and as for Caesar... well... you know how his family is.
Godzilla: He had to wrestle his dad to get out, didn't he.
Varan: Family traditions are a bitch.
Godzilla huffed a small laugh before putting his phone away to grab Anguirus and Rodan for the meetup. After grabbing his two oldest friends the three went off to meet up with the rest of the group "...and that's what happened to them." Godzilla finished relaying what Varan had messaged him earlier. "It all makes sense, except Manda, I'm poking him for answers when we get their, both figuratively and literally. " quipped Rodan with a grin, "Y200 says he got chased by a dog or something." Said Anguirus confidently, "Your on!" replied and equally confident Rodan, taking the bet as Anguirus knew he would. "That's a horrible decision Rodan," Godzilla interjected "You have lost EVERY bet you've ever made with both of us" "Hey, I gotta win sometime don't I?" Rodan replied, unshaken in his resolve. Anguirus and Rodan shook hands to seal the agreement as the big guy just shook his head, already rather certain of the outcome. Soon enough, the trio reached the meeting spot, Varan and the rest were waiting just as expected. Varan Kuronuma himself stood in between Rodan and Anguirus height-wise, he had orangish-brown hair that he kept cut rather short but spiked it up in a semi-mohawk fashion in the middle, just high enough to be noticeable, he spoke with slightly scratchy voice. Baragon Ota was next, he had brick red hair, a slightly lighter shade than Rodan's, that simply hung off his head, he kept it just long enough at the sides and back in an attempt to make his somewhat large ears appear smaller. Baragon rarely spoke, but when he did it was always with carful thought and clear intention, often meaning that he would say something that should have been obvious to the group but that had somehow been overlooked, his voice was deep but rose comically high on the rare occasion he screamed or yelled, he was the only one of the guys shorter than Anguirus and Mothra. Manda Toshimitsu was just as tall as Rodan but far thinner, for almost as long as Godzilla had known him Manda had always had his hair dyed some shade of green, his voice was average except for a light speech impediment that caused his A's and E's to be breathier than he intended. Most notable about Manda however was his impressive moustache, which hung down roughly and inch past his chin, Manda loved his moustache. Goro "Gorosaurus" Sekita had grayish-brown hair that he kept in a short, almost military cut, fashion. He had a loud, booming voice and was kept fit by his long time participation in track and field clubs. Lastly their was "King" Caesar Kusumi, he had a slightly above average pitch to his voice and would speak in an overly dramatic fashion on occasion, usually for the sake of a joke or sarcasm. Caesar had long, wavy, blonde hair that fell messily around his unique face with his angular, almost catlike eyes and squared jaw. He was also the closest to Godzilla in terms of overall fitness due to it being tradition in his fathers family that all children learn martial arts, it should also be noted that the same tradition meant that all children of the family must wrestle their father at the start of "every phase of life to adulthood" starting at age 10 as a way to "show their growth" and aren't truly considered an adult until the child wins.
This was Godzilla's group of friends, his "Assembly of Assholes" as he sometimes put it. "Time to fess up Manda" Godzilla began "Varan filled me in on everyone but you, why was your lanky ass late?" he said with a teasing jab as the group began to chat and pull out their lunches. "I'd rather not talk about it." The thin man answered flatly. "Too late!" said Rodan "Anguirus and I already got a bet going!" "It can't be worse than Varan getting lost despite his phone's GPS telling him the directions." Added Goro. "I'm so bad at that." Varan said in defeat, "I warned him that it wasn't a short-cut." Baragon muttered just loud enough so he knew everyone heard him. Anguirus was more intrigued now "Oh? Where did you wind up this time?" he asked. "Look, I didn't know there'd be a dog - ah crap." Manda quickly cut himself off upon realizing what just escaped his mouth. "DAMNIT!" Rodan exclaimed as Anguirus chuckled "I expect my winnings by the end of the week." He said with a triumphant grin. "How'd the match with your dad go?" Godzilla asked Caesar, "I almost had him, but at the last minute he swepped my legs out from under me and then that was it." The blonde answered with equal parts frustration and pride towards his father. "Ugh, I know that feeling, almost hurts more from the shock of it than anything else." The big guy replied "You should join the MMA team with me, might learn some new stuff." Godzilla offered "No no no no no no," Caesar said wagging his finger as he did "if I'm gonna bet my dad then it's gonna be using just what he taught me. The family style means a lot to him both to see his face light up in pride from teaching me so well, and also my own stubborn pride." the last part coming with a hint of dramaticism.
"Soooooo..." Manda began as the group was packing up "Godzilla... did you tell Mothra yet?" "RODAN!" was his only response as Godzilla quickly shot Rodan an annoyed look. "I said nothing!" the redhead quickly retorted, "Also, why me specifically? Anguirus could just as easily tell them." "Nothing he said is untrue, and to answer your question Rodan, I COULD do it, you WOULD do it." The short man responded Rodan gave Anguirus an exaggerated look of betrayal as Godzilla grumbled to himself before speaking up, "I already talked with Anguirus and Rodan about this, so the rest of you get the one warning, I am NOT doing this! Besides, after this morning, I'm more worried about f I should even BE in college at all." "Oh come on, you're not THAT stupid." Goro said with a sly grin, Godzilla stared at him "Gorosaurus, I'm here, essentially, to hit people. I'm glad that something that I originally started doing to manage my anger got me here, but, what do I do afterwards?" "Right now, just try to take it as it comes I guess." Manda interjected "And look on the brightside, if you do fall, we'll all be there to point and laugh!" "I'm gonna shave off the moustache of yours one day while your asleep I swear." Godzilla said as a half threat half joke to which Manda gasped and covered his prized facial hair "YOU WOULD"T DARE!". "We have five minutes to get to class." spoke Baragon, and with that, the group snapped out of their bickering and dashed off towards their respective classes, adjourning the new school years first meeting of the Assembly of Assholes.
Notes: A thank you to everyone who has been reading so far. I'm sorry for the info dump on Varan and co.'s descriptions, I hope it didn't kill the chapter or hurt the flow of it too badly. An of course, as always, any feedback is welcome as long as you're respectful, and feel free to ask any questions.
