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Tommy wonders if he would love the outside a lot, wonders if he would be like those kids in movies who were always bear foot, the grass between their toes, he loves to think about how the sky would look like, to see the fluffy white clouds in person. God he could only dream of it.
He couldn't ask for a better home of course, living among the stars, orbiting around earth oh so slowly was amazing! The l’manburg space station (or just plainly l'manburg) had hundreds of windows he could look out of that he could see out of, he could see the pail cloud covered once Beautiful earth in front of them, though, his dad used to tell him about how beautiful it used to be and how much he loved looking up at the stars, looking up from earth he always would say "you know tommy," in a soft voice before continuing with, "looking down on earth is so much blander than looking up." He would smile and pat tommy back before showing an old photo of him and his parents outside it a telescope, the stars in full sight.
Now tommy loved it here, don't get him wrong, this place was his home but after awhile the old 100 year old metal walls got boring and he needed so adventure, something exciting, something new. That might explain why he thought throwing eggs at the chanslers office door was a good idea or even why he rigged the door to poor a bucket of freezing cold water on top of the man's head. But he wasn't trying to get put into salutary confinement and risk being floated, not after what he saw happen with his dad. Tommy only wanted a little excitement is all. He did expect the chansler to take it that seriously, I’m mean sure he wasted some good water but the chansler was being an ass.
Yeah maybe putting vinegar in the chanslers coffee that one times wasn't a good idea and a dick move but he didn’t have to be dramatic, it wasnt like it was rubbing alcohol, but regardless now he was here and he didn't want to be so the obvious solution is to knock down the guards, make a break for it and hid in the vents, that seems easy enough but these guys were taller than tommy and there were more guards and spectators around him than last time. so he just sighed, mumbling quick joke that didn’t quite catch. "Are the handcuffs really necessary boys" tommy nervously laughed as he tried to wiggle his wrists around the inside the cuffs trying to get them to come loose ultimately failing.
"Yes, if you didn't try to run last time you wouldn't have them but you're a flight risk,” one of the guards said glaring at tommy the thin scar between his eyebrow and cheek startling tommy. but tommy laughed it off continuing to joke around, “where would I even go it’s not like I can walk outside this stupid space station anyways and plus I’m banned from half this place!” The guard rolled his eyes, and scoffed.
“That doesn’t mean you won’t try to hid there.” The guard pulled tommy arm tighter behind his back as they walked up to the chansler who turned around smiling happily at tommy.
“Hello toms. How are you today?” He grinned a ass eating grin.
“I’m just peachy, Wilbur,” tommy glared at the man in front of him.
“Cuffs no too tight?” he motioned towards his own wrists, smiling as tommys smile dropped. “Oh don’t pout, your going on a adventure just like you always wanted.” Tommy looked up at Wilbur confused. What was he on about?
Wilbur waved the guards off of tommy, “I got this quackity go on break, you too Karl.” The two nodded and let go of tommy, but before quackity he pulled on tommys arm ever so slightly so tommy would wince and feel a once of pain up his arm.
Wilbur wrapped his arm around tommys shoulder and walked towards one of the many emergency escape pods. “now tommy. How would you feel to be one of the 10 people who will be send down to earth this afternoon?” Wilbur looked tommy in the eyes and tommy felt his heart drop.
“what?” and a small confused look was all tommy could say and do, how can he go to earth the planet is dead? The ground must be full of radiation from the nuclear wart that only happen a hundred years prior. “That’s. That’s no possible. No! I’ll die!” Tommy screaked and pulled away from Wilbur only for him to pull him back.
Wilbur smiled. “I’m sorry toms but I think I would be better if you did go, I mean you are a criminal.” Wilbur shrugged. Tommy looked at Wilbur. “No I’m not! I- I only play silly pranks! No body has ever gotten hurt.” Tommy jaw was left hanging his lips slightly parted as he thought of more to say, he closed his mouth once he figured that there wasn’t anything to say. How could you respond to that anyways?
“tommy, oh dear brother, oh how dad would be disappointed in you.” Wilbur chuckled. “you are their, you are a rebel. You. Are. A failure.” Wilbur rolled his eyes. “besides didn’t dad want you to see earth once have memories like he did.”
Tommy Said nothing for awhile. “I want to talk to mum.” He finally spoke. Wilbur nodded and called a guard over, leaving tommy with another armed guard.
"Fuck" tommy whispered to himself.