Friends with benefits

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4/12/1982

*Roxy turns around, a look of surprise on her face as she sees Cliff irritated expression.*

"Hey, what's wrong? You look frustrated."

*Roxy frowning slightly, taken aback by his mood.*

"Whoa, sounds like something happened. Mind telling me what got you all worked up?"

*He took a long drag from his joint, before looking at you with a blank expression on his face.*

"Augh.. just some bullshit man.."

*He laid back on his bed, his back against the wall.*

"You know how James keeps being a dick to me..?"

*Roxy's frown deepens, her dislike for James clear in her voice.*

"Yeah, I've heard some pretty annoying stories about him. Why, what did he do this time?"

*Cliff sighs, knowing you and James don't have a good relationship.*

"He's not... *that* bad, hun. Sure, he has moments of idiocy, but... He's like a brother to me."

*Roxy shakes her head, a hint of annoyance in her voice.*

"Dave and James are... not my favorite people, to say the least. They seem so full of themselves, like they think they're better than everyone else. And James... well, he's just a pain in the ass, honestly."

*Cliff laughs a bit, as he nods his head in agreement.*

"I get what you're saying, hun. They both have some... *very* big egos, but... They're decent fellas once you look past their loud natures."

*Roxy rolls her eyes at his attempt to defend them.*

"Sure, they might have some redeeming qualities deep down, but honestly, their egos overshadow everything else. I don't know how you deal with them all the time."

*Cliff sighs, he feels weird saying this, almost as if he's picking a favorite child.*

"Alright, alright. Truth is, I'm not the biggest fan of Dave. He has potential, but his attitude gets in the way. He's too egotistical for my taste-"

"And James...? What about him?"

*Roxy asks, intrigued to hear his opinion on his other bandmate.*

*Cliff chuckles a bit, he was waiting for this question.*

"James is... a good guy. But he can be a pain in the ass on *multiple* degrees. Like, he *loves* to boss people around and act like the leader. But he has the biggest ego of the three of us-"

*Roxy laughs at his accurate description of James' ego.*

"Yeah, that's no surprise. I've seen his inflated sense of entitlement. It's like he thinks he's the second coming of Elvis or something."

*Cliff laughs at your comment, agreeing with you.*

"Yeah, he seems to believe that he's the next king of rock. He's always bragging and showing off. It gets on my nerves sometimes."

*Roxy smirks, enjoying the chance to poke fun at James.*

"He probably practices his air guitar moves in the mirror every morning. Do you ever catch him doing that?"

*Roxy smirks, enjoying the chance to poke fun at James.*

"He probably practices his air guitar moves in the mirror every morning. Do you ever catch him doing that?"

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