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[im_a_toughguy]

The same flap of wood had been driving Freddy batshit for the better part of two weeks now. It was nothing more than a loose... thing, on the hut. He wasn't exactly sure what the technical term was in the overall structure, just that while usually stationary and harmless but whenever the wind picked up it would get caught and thwapthwapthwap until

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[jill_langston]

"Freddy, what are you doing?" Jill asked, approaching from nearby with Dante at her side. The lynx swished his tail, sniffing the air curiously before he sat back on his haunches and stared at the man accusingly. She had no idea what it was with Dante and men lately, but the only one he seemed to like was Rodney.

"Are you okay?" she continued, patting Dante's head and telling him to stay where he was.

[im_a_toughguy]

"Oh, I'm peachy." He griped, though it was rapidly losing heat and turning into more of a belated self-amusement. Really, he should have seen this coming, but he just had wanted it to stop. He chanced a look at the space of wall he'd been at war with and was annoyed when it remained serenely thwapless.

"I don't suppose you managed to not witness that, did you?" He chanced a look at Jill and offered a half smile. It may have resembled a cringe.

[jill_langston]

"I think I could be persuaded to forget I just witnessed something you don't want me to witness," Jill answered with a smile in return, crossing over to where Freddy was working and looking at his hut. "Do you need some help?"

[im_a_toughguy]

"Will it be at the cost of my masculinity? Because in all honesty, I'm running low." He raised the thumb which was turning a rather impressive purple into her view before stooping down to retrieve the hammer. "One nail, Jill. One nail is all I need and instead I hit my thumb. My dad would wash his hands of me."

[jill_langston]

"Only a man would think that missing one nail one time would be this big a blow to his masculinity," Jill answered cheerfully, taking the hammer from Freddy. Just in case. "What are you hammering? We'll get it fixed in no time."