Desmond stood underneath the stream of hot water that fell upon him from the shower head. Whistling the tune to "Make Your Own Kind of Music," he found himself turning up the temperature even hotter. Desmond liked his showers scaldingly hot, much to Kelvin's chagrin. On this particular morning, Kelvin had already warned his partner that if he used any more hot water, there would be consequences.
"DES!" A flabbergasted Kelvin yelled as he charged into the bathroom. "You've been in there for half an hour!" When the younger man simply continued to whistle, the older man became all the more agitated. "Desmond, I am trying to do my laundry!" Kelvin's attempt at reasoning with his roommate was futile, as Desmond simply advised, "Wash on cold, brother!"
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Exasperated, Kelvin left the room in a huff while Desmond snickered to himself, happy to continue posing underneath the scalding hot water in peace. The quiet did not last, however, as Kelvin came charging in once again after resetting the clock. Covering his eyes with one hand, Kelvin opened the shower door and placed Charlie on the floor with the other. He then quickly shut the door and tip-toed down the hall.
Desmond turned around to wash the shampoo out of his luscious locks when he was greeted by Charlie's beady eyes staring up at him. Kelvin could hear Desmond's scream from across the station. Giggling with glee, Kelvin ran for cover when he saw Desmond, soaking wet and clad in a towel, booking down the hall with Charlie in hand. "Kelvin, you bastard!" Desmond exclaimed, "This does not belong in the bloody shower!" The Scottish man held Charlie up so that his partner would have no doubts as to what he was referring to. "Um...Des?" Kelvin answered, holding back giggles, "I'm over here, buddy!" Desmond, who had been facing the wall, followed Kelvin's voice to face the booth, where the older man was sitting. Desmond's face turned beet red as Kelvin laughed at him. Sighing, Desmond put Charlie down and explained to his partner, "I was so surprised that I got shampoo in my eyes." Still laughing, Kelvin pointed out that he had made a rhyme. Desmond scampered back off to the bathroom as Kelvin called after him, "At least now you won't even need a blindfold!"
It was the day of the second event of the Swan Station Olympics, and Kelvin was confident that he could take Desmond down. After his agonizing defeat in the first event, the American man trained his ass off, determined not to lose again. For this event, both men would take a turn typing in the Numbers blindfolded, and whoever made the least amount of mistakes would win the round. Of course, the other man would correct any mistakes before pressing Execute...or so Kelvin had led his partner to believe.
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Happenings in the Hatch
HumorHave you ever wondered what went down while Desmond and Kelvin were roommates in the Swan Hatch? Luckily for you, I was observing them the entire time from the Pearl Station, and I wrote down every interaction in my Dharma notebooks. I have finally...
