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lampert pressed the button to his own floor after convincing kasper to come with him. he had been working on something and was eager to show it off to his best friend. the lamps tail whipped excitedly.
"i think youll like it"
"now im really curious"
lampert had been rambling off about how long it took, how some things were hard to find, and discovered new techniques to building. kasper was taking these little notes as hints, trying to figure out what lampert made. an arcade? skatepark? a replica of their own apartment?! he was bubbling with anticipation.
kasper tapped his foot restlessly until the elevator came to a stop, the doors sliding open to reveal the vast store. the skater was seemingly in a rush, grabbing lamperts hand and pulling him.
"cmooon! i wanna go see it!!"
"okay, okay! you might be more excited than me"
lampert chuckled, being dragged out of the elevator
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lampert was leading the way, with kasper following close behind.
"..how much further??"
kasper whined. lampert squinted into the distance
"not too far, i think we're close!"
lampert picked up pace, practically sprinting to the location. it seemed he couldnt wait any longer either!
"wait-LAMPERT!"
kasper was out of breath from the non stop walking, planting his hands on their knees and bending over to catch his breath. he looked up-
then the lights turned off. then back on-before they all began flickering simultaneously.
"whys-"
kasper suddenly felt tense-and blacked out, collapsing.
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lampert had already made it to the structure
"here it is!!"
he had sworn kasper was behind him-but turned around when he didnt hear a response.
"kasper?"
the lights went out, making lamperts heart stop-but then they turned back, flickering. he began speed walking back in the direction he had came from. he grew worried, glancing around frantically. lampert thought they might be playing some prank, or trying to scare him.
"kasper!! youre not being funny-"
he had almost tripped over him. kasper was on the floor-twitching. their hands were balled up tight into fists as he struggled to breath.
"k-kasper??"
lampert stammered. kaspers body shook violently-it sounded like they were choking. lampert panicked, feeling tears prick his eyes. he was trying to figure out what to do-head racing. he dropped to his knees and pushed kasper gently onto his side, the actions came to him like clockwork without even realizing his own efforts. lampert still thought he was frozen in time
"...kasper. kas!!"
his voice wavered while tears streamed-heart racing. kasper choked as spit dribbled out of his mouth endlessly. their body tightened up more, his knees retracting to his chest. the lights had stopped flickering, but their episode had not.
"i-im here kas-"
the skaters hat fell off from the violent tremors attacking them.
he hacked up more saliva that seemed to never end. then-he suddenly went still. kaspers body went limp, and the shaking subsided. he took one breath before choking on their spit and coughing. lampert jumped out of the sudden recovery- quickly helping his friend sit up. kasper wiped his face desperately with the sleeves of their hoodie, panting hard. his body ached.
"..what happened...?"
"you tell me!! what in the world was that!"
lampert raised his voice, scared and confused, hugging kasper out of fear of it happening again.
"was..what was what??"
"you were-y-you-"
lampert couldnt get the image of kasper struggling like that on the ground out of his head.
"sshhh-shaking-i-i didnt-you werent behind me-"
lampert was worked up, struggling to speak and was practically squeezing kasper at this point
"ohh.."
it finally clicked in the skaters head
"the uh...im pretty sure i umm..had a seizure..the lights were..going nuts"
kasper couldnt quite hold himself up-so lampert was his only piece of stability
" 'm sorry"
kasper mumbled. lampert quickly retorted
"n-no!! dont say sorry i should be sorry i ran off because i was so excited to show you that stupid thing!!"
"cmon dude..dont say that, i still wanna see it"
lampert sniffled
"..y..you do?"
"uh, hell yea bro!"
kasper reached out for his hat, picking it up and placing it back on his shaggy brown hair
"i feel wicked tired though, so i might need a few-"
then kasper was lifted up into the air by lampert effortlessly
"i got you!! lets go!"
lampert then sprinted back to the surprise, his mood easily clouded with thrill.
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"no peaking!!"
"im not bro i swear!"
kasper laughed as lampert kept pestering them not to look. he walked in and shut the door, turning on a few lights before setting kasper down on a sofa and shouting
"open!"
kasper removed his hands to reveal a makeshift bowling alley. an array of pool balls and other circular shaped objects to act as bowling balls, and mannequins as the pins. there was a tv as the score board and a few sofas. kaspers face lit up
"oh say what!! no way bro"
lampert felt a pit form in his gut, immediately thinking they didnt like it-but before he could ask his friends opinion kasper continued
"this is so fucking rad!! you seriously did all this?? how long did it take?!"
lampert started lighting up from the compliments
"uuh..maybe a month?"
"oh my god this is sooooo cool! lets play a round"
kasper stood up but lampert quickly sat him back down.
"um..should you be standing and doing stuff after that??"
"after what-OH! oh right, yea...i guess so"
kasper shrugged
"well i could just..sleepover? would that be cool?"
lamperts face lit up
"sure! i dont mind.."
his tail thumped as the two continued talking