BBRae Week Fall 2015

Monday: Lazy Day

Beast Boy opened his eyes and smiled to himself. Today was his day off and he knew exactly how he was going to spend it... lazily.

He had a plan to eat cereal in front of the TV, watching cartoons then switch to movies and finish with video games. It was going to be awesome!

He slipped off the bed and went to find a clean(ish) uniform to change into. Whistling, he nearly skipped to the kitchen, where he looked through the cupboards for his favorite brand of cereal; Kaptain Krunchies Sugar Bombs.

He frowned as he couldn't find the box. It was hard to miss. It was every color of the rainbow and had a turtle with a pirate hat on it. He couldn't believe this! They were out of KKSB!

He groaned and grabbed a box of Robin's cereal; Steelwill Bran. It was that or nothing. He went to grab a bowl and spoon before going to the fridge for milk.

He should have looked for milk before pouring the cereal... There was no milk. No soy milk. No almond milk. No cow's milk. There was no milk.

He sighed and was going to pour the cereal back in the box but his stomach growled. He was hungry! Groaning again, he searched through the fridge for a good substitute but couldn't find anything but bottled water. They had no beverages!

He opened a bottle of water and emptied it into the bowl. He scooped some watery cereal into his mouth and gagged. It was awful!

Pouting, he kept eating. At least he'd be full and he could still watch Saturday morning cartoons.

He went to the couch and set the bowl on the table in front of it then reached for the remote to turn the TV on. He switched it on and flipped through channels to find the one he wanted.

He sat back when he found it and picked up his cereal bowl and began eating. He was just in time. The cereal wasn't getting better but he was getting used to it.

He watched TV for a while until his program came on. He wiggled in excitement. This was going to be so good! X-Men was his favorite comic/cartoon.

"We interrupt this program for the monthly audio/visual testing."

He frowned. What?!

The channel turned a cacophony of colors and made a buzzing sound that hurt his sensitive ears. He turned off the volume quickly and shook his head.

The day wasn't starting off good but that's what video games were for. He switched the HDMI so he could play. It loaded and he got up to find a game to put in.

He went through the games until he found one that would hold his interest then slipped the disc in. He sat back on the couch with the controller and resumed eating.

He sat there for a while waiting idly, daydreaming. He finished his food and set the bowl on the table. He frowned. He'd been waiting a while. He usually knew the game had loaded when it played a tiny jingle but there was silence.

He looked up and saw error on the television screen. He moaned. "Come on!"

"What's going on, Grass Stain?"

He turned around to find Cyborg walking in. "My game's not working."

"Oh, it's the station. I tried to play earlier but it wasn't working. I was thinking of taking it into GameStop later."

Beast Boy sighed. "I guess I can wait for you."

"Play your GameBoy." Cyborg suggested.

"Good idea! But I need some batteries."

"No can do, little buddy. I just used the last of the batteries changing them in the fire alarms." He held up a bag of old batteries.

"You've got to be kidding me!"