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2024-10-29 19:42:56Asher sits at a lunch table with his friends, but once again he is seriously annoyed by them. Tyler is still pouting because of what Asher said yesterday. James and Elliot are pissed at each other for some stupid reason and Thomas is blathering on like an idiot about shit that no one cares about in the hopes of getting everyone out of their bad mood.
He wants everyone to talk and get alog, but today is just not the day for it. Asher has the beginnings of a head ache and the sound of Thomas's voice droning on and on is making it worse by the second.
When he sees Danny walk into the room, he stands up from his seat and moves over tow
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