"D-d-dude. Where h-have you been?" Jimmy asked him as Craig sat down at their usual table.
"I got in trouble again." He said.
"What did you do this time?" Token asked, rolling his eyes.
"Literally nothing. I think my teacher just hates Funkytown." He said, taking a bite of his lunch.
"What?" Token asked.
"Nevermind, it doesn't matter."
"So what did you want to talk to all of us about?" Tweek asked.
Craig tried to avoid his gaze as he replied.
"Well, I was thinking on Christmas Day the five of us could go to that Christmas village with the carousel. I know it's kind of gay, but they have good apple cider and the light displays are always nice." Craig suggested.
He could see the other boys thinking it over while they picked at their food.
"Well, I know that I am d-down like a clown, Charlie B-Brown." Jimmy smiled.
"Could I bring Nichole?" Token asked.
"If Token's bringing Nichole, can I bring Bebe?" Clyde asked eagerly.
"She's not going to say yes." Craig replied.
"Fine, I'll ask someone else." Clyde said.
"Who, Red?" Craig snickered.
Clyde looked over at the girls' table, examining Red.
"No... her boobs aren't quite big enough." Clyde said seriously.
"Sh-shut your wh-wh-whore mouth, Clyde." Jimmy elbowed him. "S-save enough girls for the r-rest of us."
"Okay," Craig interrupted, "if you want to bring someone you can. But only one person each."
"Oh Jesus, I don't have someone to bring! Tweek panicked.
"Hey, you don't have to bring someone." Token assured him. "There's no way Clyde can get anyone to go with him-"
"Hey!"
"And I bet Craig doesn't have anyone in mind either." He finished.
"Actually, I was going to ask if Thomas wanted to come." Craig interjected.
"Your dad?" Tweek asked in confusion.
"I th-think he's t-talking about that blonde kid from the other s-s-school." Jimmy explained.
"Gah! What blonde kid?" Tweek asked.
"The one he totally has a boner for." Clyde smirked.
They all looked over at Craig when he didn't come up with a retort. He was staring down at his phone.
"Uh, Craig?" Token poked his shoulder.
"Sorry, what? I was reading a text." He said.
"Clyde just t-totally ripped on you, d-d-dude." Jimmy said.
"Oh, uh. Clyde, you're gay." Craig responded.
"Noooo no no no, you're gay." Clyde said, poking Craig in the chest from across the table.
Craig flipped him off.
He went back to reading the text from Thomas.
"Sure, that sounds fun! Do you wanna meet at my place or your place? I've got some new video games we can play."
Craig typed out a response before deleting it without sending.
"Should we invite Jason too?" Clyde asked the group.
"No, I think he's got his own group of friends now. He's been hanging out with Kevin Stoley for a while." Token said.
Craig bit his lip in frustration. Why was texting so difficult? He took a bite of his lunch and tried to ignore his friends for a moment.
"My house is fine, you can bring your games over if you want. My parents are at work until 5 so we don't have to move the x-box upstairs or anything." He typed.
Craig smiled to himself before quickly finishing his lunch before the bell went off.