Room 422, Monday Morning

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Ranma woke up with a dull headache, and blankly looked around for a few minutes. But sat up with a start when he remembered what happened. His eyes filled with a terror of impending doom, he quickly ran down the hall and knocked LOUDLY on Teddy's door. He needed to talk right now.

((Locked to Teddy and/or Will, since they're... probably both in there.))

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[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy opened the door, fully prepared to yell at whoever just woke him up from a very nice dream about Billy and a hot-tub.

"You have five seconds before I start with the punch-" He said and then noticed who it was. And how he looked.

"Shit, what happened?"

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Ranma looked absolutely horrified. "I'm sorry! I did something really stupid!"

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Teddy stuck his head out into the hallway and looked around for anyone who might be listening.

"Okay, how about you come in before we share your issues with the entire floor?"

He turned and walked back into his room, sitting down on his bed and wiping the sleep out of his eyes. "What happened?"

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If he didn't say it now he'd never struggle it out so it all comes as a rushing flood of words.... which, after he can't speak any faster, turns to Japanese. "The trip was horrible! Setsuna's friend tryedto take a bath with me then this Chinese girl said she was engaged to me and Jusenkyo is dried up and Setsuna fell into one that wasn't dried and nowshe'scursedjustlikemeandit'sallmyfault //and when Chad heard he took me drinkin' an' I drank toomuchandIaskedhimtohomecoming!//"

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Teddy wasn't able to do much more than blink, because wow, just wow.

He gave Ranma a reassuring grin and spoke slowly, like an adult would to a small child. "Okay, how about we try that with a little less crazy and a little more coherent, mmkay?"

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"I don't know if I can..." He holds his throbing head. Owch. Drinking hurts.

He takes a deep breath and doesn't look up from his hands, "Setsuna fell in at Jusenkyo... so she's got a curse too... and it's all my fault... and I can't get cured because most of the springs are all dry... and then when I got back... I was really upset aout it.. And Chad said "Hey lets go drinking." and I said "okay!" I'm such an idiot! Such an idiot! Why did I say yes?! I knew I'd do something stupid!"

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"Chad took you out drinking?" Teddy's hand was most certianly not going for the bat under his bed.

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"He thought it would make me feel better. He said he'd pay for it and... I... I got all mixed up and... I... asked him to homecoming..." He squeaks out the last bit. Just SAYING it made him want to faint.

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"You asked him to homecoming?!" To say Teddy was shocked would be a gross understatement.

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"I didn't know what I was doing! What am I gonna do?! He said "We'll talk about this when you're not drunk." and I don't think I can even face him! I'm so stupid! ARG!"

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"Have you talked to him since?"

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

"NO! I'd rather leave Fandom and never come back!" He scolds himself. "Baka baka baka!"

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"Stop insulting yourself in a language I don't speak," Teddy said, absent mindedly.

"You can't just ignore him for the rest of your time here."

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"Yes I can! I just have to leave now. Then I won't have to worry." He's got some good logic.

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Teddy narrowed his eyes at Ranma and than smacked him on the top of the head. "Not gonna happen!"

He frowned before continuing, "You need to talk to him."

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He rubs his head. It wasn't that it hurt badly, just that it shook him back to reality. "What am I suposed to say?!"

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"Well, do you really want to go to Homecoming with him?"

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Ranma gave him a look. It could probably be interpreted as miserable. "I don't know..."

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"Figure that part out and then you can talk to him."

Teddy Altman: Gay Guru.

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"But... I can't figure it out... Probably not for a long time... and he'll probably want to talk aobut this soon... and I'm not ready!"

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"You have to," Teddy said, giving Ranma a sympathetic pat on the arm. "I can keep him from talking to you for today, but I won't continue to do so, okay?"

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"Don't threaten him this time okay...? He didn't do anything... It's.. me... I just don't know what to do! I don't understand how I feel anymore..."

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Teddy pouted. He hadn't threatened Chad. He'd just had a conversation with him.

While holding a bat.

"I won't do anything threatening, I promise."

He stood up, "Now you go get some more sleep and think this through, okay?"

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Ranma WAS severly emotionally repressed. He tried to stand up and that whole trip, especially the results, came rushing back, with this Chad thing as the cherry on top. He faultered a bit in his steps towards the door and coughed a little, not really sure how he was suposed to deal with the pain that was making his eyes start to sting. "Why can't I do anything right...?"

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Teddy stepped forward and gave Ranma a hug and made soothing sounds.

And also contemplated getting him some therapy for his emotional issues, because reading a few self-help books to help Billy figure out his powers did not a therapist make.

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"I ruined everything Teddy... I cursed Setsuna and I screwed up things with Chad too. I just... can't do anything without messing up..."

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Teddy continued to hug Ranma, rubbing his back in a comforting gesture.

"Shh, it's alright."

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Was that a sniffle? I think it actually was.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy maneuvered so he could more easily pick up Ranma and place him in the bed, while still hugging him. And getting cried on.

He continued to make soothing sounds, "It's okay."

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A little too busy dealing with emotions to blush a WHOLE lot. But he's still blushing, that's for sure. "No... I can't just fix it... I don't know how to..."

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"Not everything can be fixed Ranma, sometimes bad things happen and we have no control over them."

Goddamn it, he was not going to start crying over his own issues, not now.

"We can only make the best of what we are given and try again."

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"... I'm sorry..." He blushes a lot now, because he's starting to calm down.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"One, stop apologizing for things you have no control over."

Teddy's eyes stopped watering, thank God.

"And two, get some rest. You look like death warmed over."

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"I meant I'm sorry for bothering you... and I'll try.."

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Teddy waved him off. "As long as you don't make a habit of waking me up, it's fine."

"You gonna be okay?"

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"I think so..." He gets up more properly, blushing a bit still. "I've gotta be... I have class today. And a meeting with a duck."

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After deciding it was best not to ask about the duck, Teddy nodded.

"Think about what I said."

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

"Okay..." He turns in the doorframe. "Thanks..."