Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
"I can't believe that we woke up at 5 o' clock in the morning, just to run down to a couple of stores to buy two rolls of tape and, uh, whatever Penni made us carry." Sebastian complained.
It was currently 6:00am. Sebastian, Penni, and Graham were on their way back to Astro Academy after buying the materials for their big prank.
"Oh be quiet, Sebastian, this'll be fun." Penni assured him.
Graham trailed behind his two friends, holding one of the large sacks that Penni handed him. "What's in these sacks anyways?"
"Oh, just a hundred or so stuffed animals." Penni replied casually.
Sebastian stopped in his tracks when he heard what Penni said. "A hundred or so stuffed animals? Yesterday when you told us the plan, you never specified stuffed animals."
"How much did these stuffed animals cost anyways?" Graham asked.
"Not as much as you'd think." answered Penni. "I just won them at that arcade nearby. You know I'm an expert at claw machines."
"You played the claw machine one hundred times?" Sebastian still couldn't believe what Penni had said. "Nobody has the patience for that."
"I nearly gave up, mind you." Penni scoffed. "Dedication is a miracle, it pushes people to do things and not give up."
"No wonder you arrived at the rendezvous point late." Graham commented.
Penni rolled her eyes, then pointed straight ahead at the building in front of them. "Look, we're at school."
The three friends crept into Astro Academy and scurried right up to the dorm rooms, being careful not to wake anyone up with their continuous chatting.
Graham fumbled with the dorm keys as the three of them thought that they heard someone's door open.
"Quick, get inside!" Graham hissed, rushing his two other friends into the dorm room.
The three of them stayed in the entrance hall, listening closely to the sound of doors opening and closing.
"I think we might've tipped them off." Sebastian commented, ruining the moment of silence.
"Pft, what are they going to think?" Penni asked. "That we're burglars?"
Graham shrugged. "Maybe."
When the group of friends tip-toed into the living room, they were greeted by a big surprise.
"Oh hey, guys." Leon greeted them casually. "Good to know that I'm not the only early bird today."
Sebastian, Penni, and Graham stopped in their tracks. What was Leon doing up at this ungodly hour?
Leon eyed their sacks suspiciously. "Uh, what are those? Are you hiding something?"
"We, uh, just went out." Sebastian replied cautiously.
"Cool, what did you do?" Leon asked.
"W-we, um-" Graham stammered, sweating nervously. "We just went to buy something."
"Well you must've bought a lot of stuff." Leon pointed at the three sacks. "What's inside?"
The three pranksters eyed each other warily, then huddled together for a group discussion.
"Should we tell him?" Penni whispered to the others.
"I dunno, we probably should." Graham whispered back.
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