Apocalypsis 01 - Kahayatle

has a stroke.”
    “Sorry, Peter,” he said, bending down to pull a shirt out of my bag.  
    “Sure, help yourself to one of mine,” I said sarcastically.
    “I don’t haff anymore.   You don’t want me to put da smelly one on, do you?
    Actually, I’d prefer you stayed shirtless.   “No.   Go ahead, I’m just messing with you.”
    Bodo came over and sat down next to me.   He pulled the shirt on over his head and down to his waist before leaning over and whispering in my ear.   “Did you like what you saw?”
    I laughed, pushing him away.   “Get out of here.”   I had to fight to keep the smile from my face.
    “Seriously,” he said quietly.   “I’m ready for dat hug anytime.”
    I could feel my face burning red again.   “I’ll keep that in mind, Hulk.”
    “Ah. You called me da Hulk. Dat means you likedt it.”   He smiled hugely, obviously beyond pleased that he’d figured me out.
    “Yes, but I didn’t call you Ironman now, did I?”   I got up to kick all of our dirty things into a big pile, sneaking a look over at Bodo.  
    His brow was furrowed and he was pouting his lips in thought, before he said, “Iss dat a problem?”
    I laughed.   “No.   It’s not a problem, Bodo.   You’re hot.   You’ve got a kickass set of abs.   Go ahead and strut your stuff around here.   Peter and I will just admire you from afar.”
    Bodo smiled again.   “Dat’s good den.   I will do dat if it makes you happy.”
    I decided to let it drop since poor Peter was going to start suffering soon.   Bodo was obviously a hell of a male specimen, but he wasn’t batting for Peter’s team.   Odds were, there were guys out there for Peter, but so far, we hadn’t seen any.   I don’t know what I’d do if I lived in a world full of just girls.   I’d be fine with it for a while, but eventually, I’d want a straight guy’s company.   Peter was right - everyone needed a cuddle every now and then.   I looked over at Bodo as casually as I could.   It was nice to know he was offering when and if that time came.
    “Did you see the organizing Peter did, Bodo?”
    “Yes, I dit.   It’s very nice.   It pleases my Cherman heart to see everything so neat.”
    I smiled, knowing now that I had the power to mess with two of my housemates at the same time with a simple switching of pantry items.   I would use this power sparingly and with great care - a zen master of teasing awesomeness.   I couldn’t wait for my first opportunity.
    “Thank you,” said Peter, trying to act all modest.   “I have other things in mind for this place, but I need to get those wall parts.”
    “Yeah, what was that all about?” I asked.   “This thing has movable walls?”
    “More like removable.   See those hooks up there?   I think they have these hides that connect and hang down to keep out the rain and stuff.”
    “Cool.”   I’d never been in the Everglades during a rain, but I knew it could come down pretty damn hard in central Florida - there was no reason to think it’d be any different here.
    “Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m pretty damn tired.   Anyone else up for a nap?”
    “Yes.   Me,” said Bodo.
    “I have to shower first.   Can you show me where it is?” Peter asked both of us.
    “Better have Bodo do it.   I was following Coli the whole time.”
    “Come on.   I’ll bring you.   Bryn, you can get our bed ready.”   He winked at me.
    “Try beds.   Plural,” I said.
    Bodo pouted for a second before reverting back to his default Bodo look.   “Come on, Peter.   I will show you.   Bring your clean clothes.”
    They disappeared a minute later, and I got to work making a bed of sorts.   I took the blanket that had glass pieces in it and worked on picking them out, putting the shards in a small pile on the top shelf of the pantry.   It was relatively easy work since they were all in a neat line and big enough to see.    
    Once the blanket was cleaned up, I opened it and laid it down on the floor of the second hut.   I figured one hut should be for living in and one for sleeping in.   I went to my backpack to get my mosquito spray out.   I still had almost an entire bottle of it, using it only in emergencies.   Right now felt like one of those times, since I had so much skin showing.   The cool spray was a relief on my hot, itchy skin.   At least five bites had appeared in the last fifteen minutes, and it was the middle of the day.   The