It's been sometime since we had seen the strange character, Waldo. He was completely pushed to the curb by his small crush on Jessie-ica Diaz and hasn't been seen since his heart had been stepped on. He sneaks in the backstage area in the XWF office looking around.
"Look I found Waldo everyone! What's my prize? You know if we found Waldo in the books in Elementary school our teacher would give us a prize... what's mine?"
Alexandra chuckled softly.
Waldo notices Alexandra looking at him and he stops, as if he were a deer spotted in a light. He starts to shake a little. He realizes who she is and lets out a high pitch scream, and runs to hide.
Alexandra looks at him, she can sense he's afraid.
"Waldo.. come out... I wont hurt you. I promise."
She places her hand over her heart.
He starts to shake pretty bad. It's almost like this is the first time a beautiful woman, well any woman, had touched him before. He closes his eyes and looks like he's expecting a kiss.
"Well well; what do we have here?"
From around the corner steps the woman now known as Miranda Tigris, this time with no guards in sight. Either she trusts the people here not to try anything; or more likely there's something more to that. However, that's a tad irrelevant right now. Approaching the scene, she sees Waldo puckering up and can't help but giggle.
"Did I come at a bad time?"
Alexandra giggled hard and put a finger to Waldo's lips.
"Sorry darlin' these lips belong to someone. I'm in love with Mystica."
She turned to Miranda.
"Poor little Waldo here looked lost.. want to help him find his way."
She placed Waldo's hand on Mirandas.
Smoke appears to be walking toward them as Alexandra speaks. He heard the majority of her statement.
Waldo?
He jumps at the human candy-cane and looks him up and down, clicking his fingers, as if he's trying to work out something.
Hey you're the guy from the... Where's Wally books, aren't you?! Oh, awesome, I love those books as a kid!
Smoke notices the awkward stare he receives as an un-welcomed guest. He spreads his arms out to his sides.
What!?
Alexandra snickers softly.
"Hello Smoke."
Waldo can't help but think he has made his first few friends in the XWF. People are actually talking to him, well, not exactly to him but they are around him. He watches as people start to interact. He continues to shake a little.
"Hey."
His voice squeaks like a boy going through puberty.
He casually smiles again, nodding at the greeting.
Hey, Alexandra.
He looks at the shriveling, winter-clothed man standing beside her.
Uhh, hey.
"Anyone want to hang out?