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Jed ran far ahead of Octavius, a wide toothy smile on his face. His hair was wildly strewn about in front of face and behind him as his boots echoed on the marble floor.
“C’mon Oct! Get yer tail in gear! We’re gonna be late!” Jed hated it when they were late to movie nights, even if they were the only exhibits there.
“I’m coming, I’m coming!” Octavius panted. “Armor is heavier than you think it is, Jedediah. It is very hard to run in.”
“Then ditch it, you donkey!” He laughed. Jed turned to run again before he could spot the blush that covered Octavius’ face.
“Damn this Doctor McPhee for taking our car.” Octavius muttered under his breath. Through gritted teeth, he started running again, desperate to keep up with his friend.
But; as they were running, a question echoed in Octavius’ mind. ‘Why did he blush when Jedediah had called for him to ditch his armor?’
When he finally caught up with Jedediah, they were nearly to the reception desk before Ahkmenrah stopped them.
“Ah! I was hoping to catch you guys before you started your movie.” He said in the sweet, almost baby-talk voice he always put on when he was talking to the miniatures.
The pharaoh especially baby-talked Jedediah, and the cowboy hated it. It always made Octavius snicker whenever Ahkmenrah would talk to him normally, then switch mid-sentence when he realized Jedediah was there.
“Octavius, to pass the time, I’ve been learning a bit of Latin, and I was wondering if you could assist me with some lessons occasionally?”
“Why of course!” The general replied before seeing Jedediah stomp his foot and cough.
“Octy! Not. Right. Now. We got a movie to catch pardner-“
“Ah, of course it would only be when you have the time, general.” He cut off. “Have fun tonight you two!” And with a wave, the pharaoh was gone.
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Jedediah’s thoughts raced after their encounter with Ahkmenrah. They tumbled through his mind as carelessly as tumbleweeds in a hot Texas tornado.
‘Why’s it have to be just Octy? There’s plenty of other Romans who would probably jump at the opportunity to teach Ahk. Hell, they’d probably schmooze all over him when they did… It’s not like I care if Octy and Ahk get close, right?’
Immediately, Octavius noticed the troubled look on Jed’s face.
“What’s troubling you, amica mea?
Jed widened his eyes, caught off guard by the general. “Gah, it’s nothing.” He ran a hand through his hair, temporarily putting his hat on top of Octavius’ helmet.
“Are you ever gonna tell me what any of yer Latin stuff means?” Jedediah chuckled, quickly changing the subject.
Flustered, Octavius stumbled for words. “I… uh… um…” Jed smirked, his eyes dancing with laughter and anticipation. “One day.”
“Ya reckon so?” Jed would tease as he grabbed his hat.
“Yes, I do ‘reckon so’. Where’s Larry? I thought he was going to wait for us here.”
Jedediah turned his head on a swivel, just to find he wasn’t there.
“Gigantor?” He started shouting, pacing around the desk impatiently.
Octavius found it quite cute. Why did he find it cute? Perii, this man was going to be the undoing of him, that was for sure.
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Just then, they heard footsteps running down the hallway. It was Larry, and he was fine, if just a bit disheveled.
“Where ya been, Laredo? I was sitting here thinking, ‘Ima turn to dust before he comes.’ Me and Octy both!”
“Just to be clear my liege, only Jedediah thought that. I was preparing to get up onto the desk without your assistance.” Octavius beat a hand against his heart for dramatic effect, and to show his unwavering loyalty to Larry.
“Sorry guys, a new traveling exhibit came, and turns out it was Al Capone from the Smithsonian, and he was not happy about the last events that happened before he froze,” The words came out rushed and frazzled, but Jedediah and Octavius understood what it meant.
Larry stooped down to pick up the two miniatures and placed them on the desk. Jed jumped down from his hand, and Octavius followed suit.
“Well, my liege, I’m sure that was a much bigger problem you needed to attend to before getting us to our excursion.” Octavius said as he glanced at Jedediah, pouting in the corner.
“Thank you Oct. Now, do you guys want me to pick a movie, or do you want to choose?”
Larry already knew what the answer would be. They always chose their own. The two miniatures would sometimes take hours just to scroll through the plethora of streaming services before settling on a movie to watch.
“Choose our own.” Jed and Octavius said in perfect sync as Larry opened up Netflix on the computer.
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After a bit of scrolling, one title really stuck out to them.
“Night at the Museum?” Jed questioned while motioning for Octavius to click on the movie. “What’s that?”
“I don’t know. I suppose we should find out.” Octavius tilted his head as he pressed on the ‘watch trailer’ button.