Post by Bluedramon on Feb 11, 2015 19:44:27 GMT -5
I started to work on a new ChalkZone oneshot. It's based off the theory that Cutie Tabootie had, regarding Rudy being bullied and thus having given up on making friends before Penny came along. Here's a snippet from the story I have so far. I'll post the rest when I'm done.
To note, this story begins the night before Rudy's Story.
She’s going to be like all the others. Why don’t you just give up on her? Break it off before she hurts you. Just like all the others did.
No! Penny wouldn’t do that to me!
Oh? How are you so sure?
I...I just am!
Foolish boy. You’re just deluding yourself. You think that she would treat you any differently? What proof have you that she’d be nice to someone like you?
Well...she hasn’t been nasty to me... She hadn’t called me names or threatened to beat me up or anything... She seems so nice.
So did all the others, kid. So did all the others.
You’re wrong about her! She’ll be different! I’m sure of it!
You never even spoke to her. You are basing your conclusions on assumptions. You know very little about her. You don’t know what she was like at her other school. You don’t know what kind of friends she might like to hang out with. You don’t know how loyal she would be. She might act nice but then stab you in the back.
No! You’re lying! Penny would never...
Again, you don’t know her. You never even worked up the courage to speak to her. And you never will. I think it’s best that you avoid that. Remember how all your other attempts at making friends turned out? Remember how they betrayed you the moment they had a chance? Remember that time when your comic was ripped apart right in front of you? Remember how that hurt?
I...
Face it, Rudy. Nobody would ever want to be friends with you. To everyone else, you’re just a weirdo. No one in their right minds would try to befriend you. So why don’t you just give up and accept your life as a loner? Trust me, it will be a lot less painful.
I won’t give up on Penny. I..I have to try...
Eh, suit yourself kid. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Rudy laid on his back on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. It was dark outside. He still hadn’t gone to sleep. He just couldn’t fall asleep yet. His mind was going a million miles per hour. There were so many thoughts fighting inside his mind. He could feel his head hurting from all the conflict. He tried to push it aside and ignore it, but he found it impossible. His head continued to thumb and almost vibrate from all the thoughts.
Yesterday, late in the day, there had been a new student joining their class. It was a bit of a surprise. It had been a long time since they last got a new student. Normally, Rudy didn’t pay this much mind. For him, a new student just meant someone else who might make fun of him, or just ignore him like how most students seem to do.
Today, however, was a surprise. The new student was a girl named Penny Sanchez. He recognized that last name. His parents had told him about a Mrs. Sanchez that was a vet. They only ever had positive things to say about her. Apparently they were childhood friends, although they went their seperate ways long ago. Thus is life. It must have been one big stroke of luck for her to move out here in Plainsville. He remembered how happy his parents were to see Mrs. Sanchez again.
And it turned out that Penny was her daughter. Mrs. Sanchez had stopped by the house to see her old friends and Penny had come along. Rudy, despite his parents’ attempts, locked himself away in his bedroom. He claimed to not be feeling well and just wanted some rest. The lie worked and now he was able to lay here, trying to think of what he was going to do.
He did feel guilty about lying. It wasn’t something that he particularly enjoyed doing. He would have loved to try to meet Penny. He never got a chance to talk to her the other day, nor did he ever make the attempt. He was just too shy. But maybe talking to her in his own home would have been easier. He did feel safe here.
And yet he still chickened out. He didn’t take the chance to speak to her and instead he was hiding up here. Oh why did he have to be such a coward?
He turned himself onto his side. He stretched his legs a little as he did so, creating a brief feel-good sensation in his muscles there. He had been laying down the same way for a while now. How long has it been? Probably hours now. A part of him wanted to get up and walk, but the other part just wanted to stay here. He didn’t want his parents alert to the fact that he had been lying about being sick.
He wasn’t sure how he was going to get to sleep tonight. He was so tired... He had to at least try. His eyes felt so droopy. The temptation to sleep was there, strong, calling out to him.
Yet he could not bring himself to go to sleep. Not with all these thoughts in his head. Not with the anxiety clinging to his stomach like this, making him feel sick. These thoughts weren’t going away any time soon. All he could do was stay up and try to get it sorted out the best he could in his head.
He recalled the argument that he just had with himself moments ago. He hated thinking those thoughts. He hated having doubts. He hated the part of him that doubted everything. He didn’t want to believe that Penny would turn out like the others. She...she couldn’t be like that, right...? She was Mrs. Sanchez’s daughter after all. And his parents seemed to like Mrs. Sanchez. Penny couldn’t possibly be...
But then again, it was not a good idea to judge someone based off of their parents. After all, a parent could be really nice and their offspring one of the nastiest people you could ever meet. Could Penny be one of these people? Could she be a wicked offspring? It was possible, but...
No, he couldn’t judge her that harshly. Not yet. He just needed more time, that’s all. He needed to get to know her first.
But...would he even be able to do that?
Yeah he liked her. He thought she was really pretty, and from what he saw of her during the remaining school hours, she did seem pretty nice. She didn’t give off that vibe that she would be nasty.
Then again, neither did the others...
To note, this story begins the night before Rudy's Story.
She’s going to be like all the others. Why don’t you just give up on her? Break it off before she hurts you. Just like all the others did.
No! Penny wouldn’t do that to me!
Oh? How are you so sure?
I...I just am!
Foolish boy. You’re just deluding yourself. You think that she would treat you any differently? What proof have you that she’d be nice to someone like you?
Well...she hasn’t been nasty to me... She hadn’t called me names or threatened to beat me up or anything... She seems so nice.
So did all the others, kid. So did all the others.
You’re wrong about her! She’ll be different! I’m sure of it!
You never even spoke to her. You are basing your conclusions on assumptions. You know very little about her. You don’t know what she was like at her other school. You don’t know what kind of friends she might like to hang out with. You don’t know how loyal she would be. She might act nice but then stab you in the back.
No! You’re lying! Penny would never...
Again, you don’t know her. You never even worked up the courage to speak to her. And you never will. I think it’s best that you avoid that. Remember how all your other attempts at making friends turned out? Remember how they betrayed you the moment they had a chance? Remember that time when your comic was ripped apart right in front of you? Remember how that hurt?
I...
Face it, Rudy. Nobody would ever want to be friends with you. To everyone else, you’re just a weirdo. No one in their right minds would try to befriend you. So why don’t you just give up and accept your life as a loner? Trust me, it will be a lot less painful.
I won’t give up on Penny. I..I have to try...
Eh, suit yourself kid. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Rudy laid on his back on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. It was dark outside. He still hadn’t gone to sleep. He just couldn’t fall asleep yet. His mind was going a million miles per hour. There were so many thoughts fighting inside his mind. He could feel his head hurting from all the conflict. He tried to push it aside and ignore it, but he found it impossible. His head continued to thumb and almost vibrate from all the thoughts.
Yesterday, late in the day, there had been a new student joining their class. It was a bit of a surprise. It had been a long time since they last got a new student. Normally, Rudy didn’t pay this much mind. For him, a new student just meant someone else who might make fun of him, or just ignore him like how most students seem to do.
Today, however, was a surprise. The new student was a girl named Penny Sanchez. He recognized that last name. His parents had told him about a Mrs. Sanchez that was a vet. They only ever had positive things to say about her. Apparently they were childhood friends, although they went their seperate ways long ago. Thus is life. It must have been one big stroke of luck for her to move out here in Plainsville. He remembered how happy his parents were to see Mrs. Sanchez again.
And it turned out that Penny was her daughter. Mrs. Sanchez had stopped by the house to see her old friends and Penny had come along. Rudy, despite his parents’ attempts, locked himself away in his bedroom. He claimed to not be feeling well and just wanted some rest. The lie worked and now he was able to lay here, trying to think of what he was going to do.
He did feel guilty about lying. It wasn’t something that he particularly enjoyed doing. He would have loved to try to meet Penny. He never got a chance to talk to her the other day, nor did he ever make the attempt. He was just too shy. But maybe talking to her in his own home would have been easier. He did feel safe here.
And yet he still chickened out. He didn’t take the chance to speak to her and instead he was hiding up here. Oh why did he have to be such a coward?
He turned himself onto his side. He stretched his legs a little as he did so, creating a brief feel-good sensation in his muscles there. He had been laying down the same way for a while now. How long has it been? Probably hours now. A part of him wanted to get up and walk, but the other part just wanted to stay here. He didn’t want his parents alert to the fact that he had been lying about being sick.
He wasn’t sure how he was going to get to sleep tonight. He was so tired... He had to at least try. His eyes felt so droopy. The temptation to sleep was there, strong, calling out to him.
Yet he could not bring himself to go to sleep. Not with all these thoughts in his head. Not with the anxiety clinging to his stomach like this, making him feel sick. These thoughts weren’t going away any time soon. All he could do was stay up and try to get it sorted out the best he could in his head.
He recalled the argument that he just had with himself moments ago. He hated thinking those thoughts. He hated having doubts. He hated the part of him that doubted everything. He didn’t want to believe that Penny would turn out like the others. She...she couldn’t be like that, right...? She was Mrs. Sanchez’s daughter after all. And his parents seemed to like Mrs. Sanchez. Penny couldn’t possibly be...
But then again, it was not a good idea to judge someone based off of their parents. After all, a parent could be really nice and their offspring one of the nastiest people you could ever meet. Could Penny be one of these people? Could she be a wicked offspring? It was possible, but...
No, he couldn’t judge her that harshly. Not yet. He just needed more time, that’s all. He needed to get to know her first.
But...would he even be able to do that?
Yeah he liked her. He thought she was really pretty, and from what he saw of her during the remaining school hours, she did seem pretty nice. She didn’t give off that vibe that she would be nasty.
Then again, neither did the others...
