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cheer em on once they get back there. After all, we’re part of the same university institution now, ain’t we? Maybe we’ll even start our own Frat-House, move in on the Greeks too.”
“It’s funny,” Ferret said, peering thoughtfully out at the subterranean darkness through the windows around them, “I always figured getting into college would be harder than this…”
They dismounted the train at the campus station near CCU and stepped out into the ivy darkness of the night. The surroundings were more suburban and well-to-do than either of them were used to, but rather than being intimidated by the unfamiliar landscape they only became more aggressive and unruly in their demeanor.
“Would you look at this place?” Ferret breathed, “Man, something strange about the whole scene. It’s like a movie or something, “ Animal House ” or some shit, you ever see that one?”
“It’s a university area Ferret,” Eyeball said, “this is what they look like.”
“Well I could get used to it is all I’m saying, you know what I mean? Get me one of these little bungalows, bunk up with a couple of sorority chicks. Hell, you and Sal can even come visit sometime if you bring a little ziti from the Grove with you.”
“Sure,” Eyeball snorted, “you get the chicks and I’ll get the ziti, we’ll see which one happens first.”
Ferret looked around himself, peering down the long avenue towards the university campus. “Where we going anyway?” he asked.
“This way,” Eyeball pointed, walking on ahead, “Flip N’ Chip’s you call the place, that’s where Lou said to meet them.”
As they crossed over onto official Campus grounds, even Eyeball allowed the wonder to show on his face at their new and unfamiliar surroundings. Compared to the tough streets of their up-bringing—the more dangerous, rougher parts of the Orange Grove and the connecting Harlow neighborhood—this was like a dream come true. A playground of innocence and virtue where guys like them could run wild without fear of repercussion. As long as they didn’t go too wild, that was—compromising a thing like this because they got over-excited at the beginning and pushed it too far would be a terrible mistake. No, they had to somehow blend in at least sufficiently enough that nobody would call the cops the moment they showed their faces. From here on out they had to make like students. It promised to be quite the learning curve for them.
Flip N’ Chip’s Bar and Tavern was bustling at this hour. As the only bar close to campus grounds it was always busy but now, on a Friday night near midnight, it was particularly jumping—even despite the huge frat party that was taking place that night over at Delta Gamma House. Waiting in the glow of the main door-light a little to the side of the entrance, Romeo and Lou stood smoking cigarettes, casually leaning against the wall like they hadn’t any particular place to go to nor any particular time to get there in. Lou nodded to Eyeball and Ferret as they approached while Romeo merely smiled.
“So,” Ferret called, “here we are—now which one of you is Chip and which one of you’s Flip?”
“Get the fuck out of here,” Lou laughed, waving his hand at them. “What took you so long—you get held back by campus security or something?”
“The hell did we,” Ferret replied, “the train timetables are all screwy getting out this far from the city. We were lucky to even get one at this hour.”
Lou shrugged. Romeo let his cigarette fall to the ground and then he crunched it softly beneath his boot heel. He stood up from the wall and narrowed his eyes. “Well what are we waiting for?” he said.
They walked in silence across the campus, joining the gradual influx of party-goers as they flowed in steady streams towards the big blowout at Delta Gamma House, and from a distance the four of them would have looked no different than any of the other CCU students, just out
“It’s funny,” Ferret said, peering thoughtfully out at the subterranean darkness through the windows around them, “I always figured getting into college would be harder than this…”
They dismounted the train at the campus station near CCU and stepped out into the ivy darkness of the night. The surroundings were more suburban and well-to-do than either of them were used to, but rather than being intimidated by the unfamiliar landscape they only became more aggressive and unruly in their demeanor.
“Would you look at this place?” Ferret breathed, “Man, something strange about the whole scene. It’s like a movie or something, “ Animal House ” or some shit, you ever see that one?”
“It’s a university area Ferret,” Eyeball said, “this is what they look like.”
“Well I could get used to it is all I’m saying, you know what I mean? Get me one of these little bungalows, bunk up with a couple of sorority chicks. Hell, you and Sal can even come visit sometime if you bring a little ziti from the Grove with you.”
“Sure,” Eyeball snorted, “you get the chicks and I’ll get the ziti, we’ll see which one happens first.”
Ferret looked around himself, peering down the long avenue towards the university campus. “Where we going anyway?” he asked.
“This way,” Eyeball pointed, walking on ahead, “Flip N’ Chip’s you call the place, that’s where Lou said to meet them.”
As they crossed over onto official Campus grounds, even Eyeball allowed the wonder to show on his face at their new and unfamiliar surroundings. Compared to the tough streets of their up-bringing—the more dangerous, rougher parts of the Orange Grove and the connecting Harlow neighborhood—this was like a dream come true. A playground of innocence and virtue where guys like them could run wild without fear of repercussion. As long as they didn’t go too wild, that was—compromising a thing like this because they got over-excited at the beginning and pushed it too far would be a terrible mistake. No, they had to somehow blend in at least sufficiently enough that nobody would call the cops the moment they showed their faces. From here on out they had to make like students. It promised to be quite the learning curve for them.
Flip N’ Chip’s Bar and Tavern was bustling at this hour. As the only bar close to campus grounds it was always busy but now, on a Friday night near midnight, it was particularly jumping—even despite the huge frat party that was taking place that night over at Delta Gamma House. Waiting in the glow of the main door-light a little to the side of the entrance, Romeo and Lou stood smoking cigarettes, casually leaning against the wall like they hadn’t any particular place to go to nor any particular time to get there in. Lou nodded to Eyeball and Ferret as they approached while Romeo merely smiled.
“So,” Ferret called, “here we are—now which one of you is Chip and which one of you’s Flip?”
“Get the fuck out of here,” Lou laughed, waving his hand at them. “What took you so long—you get held back by campus security or something?”
“The hell did we,” Ferret replied, “the train timetables are all screwy getting out this far from the city. We were lucky to even get one at this hour.”
Lou shrugged. Romeo let his cigarette fall to the ground and then he crunched it softly beneath his boot heel. He stood up from the wall and narrowed his eyes. “Well what are we waiting for?” he said.
They walked in silence across the campus, joining the gradual influx of party-goers as they flowed in steady streams towards the big blowout at Delta Gamma House, and from a distance the four of them would have looked no different than any of the other CCU students, just out
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