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[gunsling]

Who: Nill, Ahiru, the Auto-Responder and Jake
When: Backdated waaaay back to the night of the 4th
Where: Jake and the AR's apartment
Summary: After all their friends from home disappeared, some of Jake's friends come to watch movies and eat food with the boys... well, one of them anyways.
Warnings: Just language probably.

[ Jake had kept true to his word and bustled about the apartment at breakneck speed trying to tuck everything away, and having formerly lived with Roxy and Dirk there sure was a lot of stuff to tuck away. He had avoid touching any of his friend's rooms, feeling more than a little uncomfortable with the fact that they were now empty of their former occupants, and as far as he knew would be for some time now...

But that was exactly the sort of gloomy line of thinking Jake was trying to avoid right now. He had friends coming over and there was no reason to drag them down with some morose feelings about missing friends. Besides, he'd been alone before he came to the island, he could live alone again. And he was hardly alone anyways! This was a bustling city full of people, and if he was going to cry over a little spilt milk (or missing friends) then he could sure as hell find something more productive to do with his time.

Like cleaning! Or more finding every out of place object he could and shoving it all into his room for the time being. He figured he'd sort it all out later once the guests were gone. For the time being the rooms (all the rooms) were completely off limits.

Now to just wait for the other two to arrive. ]

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[reassures]

[Knock knock! At least one of your guests for the day has shown up, and she has a shoulder bag full of DVDs for them to watch, of varying genres since she wasn't really sure what Jake would like. They're all a little dusty though; Nill hasn't touched them in over a year. But she brought some wires along too in the hopes of setting something up for AR... too bad he doesn't have anything to connect to that way. She also has money and a few takeout menus!]

[dialogic]

[ The auto-responder has been his usual gracious and helpful self, making Jake carry him around on the top of his head and heckling him through his holo-text function. He's pretty sure the girls won't give a fuck if their house is a total sty, and he has a phd in girls and how they behave, due to being a casanova and growing up around like, all the girls ever. ]

 I'm tracking their NV addresses through my undeniably rad stalker core. You've got plenty of time before they show up. Relax, take a load off, take a shower, you need one. You kind of smell like someone took a dump on a butt? I mean, my scent sensors are going off the charts, and they don't even exist. Your dude stank is literally breaking reality right now, Jake. Forget the house, let's get you ready for your date.

Also I was just fucking with you, Nill's about to knock. I wasn't fucking with you about the smell though. You might want to get that checked out.|

[ And would you look at that, less than a second after he's thought-typed it, there's a knock at the door. ]

[gunsling]

[ He does his best to ignore the Auto Responder for the most part. It's not too hard, considering the man is all text and no voice. If you can tune out the visuals you're basically able to tune him out altogether. The problem is that when he keeps prattling on it does become pretty hard to tune out the visuals. Especially when he's saying things that make Jake just a little self-conscious. ]

Good thing it's not actually a date then.

[ Still, Jake can't help but lift up and arm and sniff to make sure he doesn't smell as bad as the stupid AI is claiming. And HA! Dude stench indeed. Jake knows for a fact he's smelled a HELL OF A LOT worse than what he smells like right now.

Actually he thinks after picking up so much of Roxy and Dirk's things he has this weird almost motor oil mixed with alcohol scent to him. ... He probably could use a shower now that he thinks about it.

No time to worry about it though. Jake jolts when he hears a knock at the door and darts towards it, flinging it open hard enough that it swings back and hits the wall of his apartment.

Just ignore that. ]

Howdy, Nill! Glad to see you could still make it.

[reassures]

[Man, if only Nill could read AR's mind and hear this stuff. From outside the door she's mostly just getting little bits and pieces from Jake about the way he smells, and that seems a little strange, even to her. And... something about a date? Huh. Well, it's not like she's a total newbie to those, but she's pretty sure this doesn't count as one. Does it? ...nah.

She smiles when Jake opens the door though, and lifts a hand to wave, which is simpler than pulling out the NV for a greeting. She pauses a little when she notices AR is up on Jake's head, and then waves up at him too, although... she's not totally sure he can actually see her. It's the thought that counts, she figures.

She lifts the bag in her other hand with a little gesture. She brought the movies! Lots of movies for him to pick from, and only a few of them are romance flicks.]

[motioned]

[It's not long after Nill enters the apartment that Ahiru comes rushing towards the building. She had left plenty early, but figuring out what kind of dessert to pick up at the store had taken longer than she could have expected.

To make up for it, she's trying her hardest to hurry now. She knows how hard it can be, losing so many people in a short span of time, and she wouldn't want to leave him alone through something so painful.

Of course, this means that by the time she enters the building, she's fairly winded. She knocks on the door a few times, trying to catch her breath.]

I-It's Ahiru! I brought - brownies.

Casey said to skip her for the time being as;df

[gunsling]

[ Jake waves back at Nill, which is a little silly considering he could just as easily use his words. Hell he had when he greeted her! It just felt rude not to wave back at someone who was waving to you. And excitingly enough it looks like Nill came through with her promise of movies. It's been awhile since Jake has seen so many! Not having been able to purchase himself as many as he'd like with the spare cash he had left over after food and bills and all the rest of that were paid for.

Being a working man, and actually having to deal with a monetary system was not an easy thing to do. He never seemed to have as much ready money as he wanted for all the purchases he wanted to make.

Money woes aside, Jake ushers Nill inside the apartment. ]

You managed to pull quite the collection there. I'm sure they'll all be great too.

[ Because all movies are great, even romancey chick-flicks. Jake wasn't all that discriminating in his movie watching tastes. Though he should let Nill know. ]

Another friend is scheduled to make an appearance--

[ And no sooner had the door been shut and the words escaped his lips than the knock at the door came. ]

Speak of the devil.

[ Jake swings the door back open and stands aside so she can make it. ]

Did you sprint all the way here?

aye aye o7

[reassures]

[Getting the money to pay for all the things is a truly difficult endeavor. Nill will probably leave a few of the movies here after she leaves, considering she doesn't really have anything to watch them with.

Oh-- she hadn't been expecting more people to show up, though! Nill blinks, and takes a step or two back inside the apartment to make more room near the door so Ahiru can come in. She recognizes her a little from the network, but not a great deal... She's pretty sure she knows her name, at least! So Nill lifts a hand and waves at her, too, not having the time to say much else to Jake before she showed up.]

[motioned]

[She nods, taking a deep breath before answering.]

Well, not all the way, but I got a little lost and then I knew you were waiting for me, so I didn't want to be late, and—

[She stop mid-sentence as she notices the girl waving behind him. She doesn't recognize who it is, but seeing as the unfamiliar person is waving, she gives a smile and waves back before walking through the open door.]

Hello!

[gunsling]

[ Jake looks beside himself with excitement. It's been awhile since other people have been in his apartment now, not since his friends mysteriously disappeared, and considering he'd held off for a bit on mentioning they weren't around it meant he'd been alone here for a few days now.

Well, alone except for the Auto Responder, and considering the Responder could harass him just as well from hundreds of years in the future as he could when he was seated right on Jake's face it wasn't exactly the same. Jake had spent years and years by himself, and he'd acclimated to living with other people pretty quickly.

He hadn't really been keen to give that up.

He looks back and forth between the two girls, rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet before throwing his arms open a little theatrically. ]

And I think introductions are in order now. Nill, this is my friend and colleague, Ahiru. And Ahiru this is my good buddy, Nill.

[reassures]

[Jake, you are adorable. It's a little sad that he's been here by himself for so long - back when most of Nill's friends had gone or moved out, the first few nights were the worst, in her opinion - but just the fact that he's so happy to have two people here... it's almost a bit infectious.

The smile that spreads across her face comes more easily, as she pulls her NV out of a pocket on her coat with one hand and holds it up for Ahiru to see.]

It's nice to meet you.

sorry for the slow on my part!

[motioned]

[There's a smile on her face as well as she watches him rock by and forth as well. That happiness is definitely affecting, even if it's hardly a difficult task to buoy her mood in the first place. She giggles as she throws his arms wide open, walking a bit closer to see the girl's NV.]

It's nice to meet you, too!

[But - oh, hadn't Nill been the name of the girl she'd talked to on the network after she told everyone that Davesprite left? There's a blink, and a moment of recognition, before the smile comes back.]

In person, that is.

It's okay! I was slow too :(

[gunsling]

[ He's glad to see the two girls are in such a good mood! He was hoping that the added company wouldn't put a damper on things, though Ahiru and Nill both seemed friendly enough that he couldn't imagine either of them wouldn't be able to get along with the other. Still, it was always nice when these things were reaffirmed.

He makes sure the door is shut tight and secured, not wanting any unexpected visitors (not that he expected anything of the sort, before looking back at the girls. ]

Well now that that's all together, should we start with the movies or the grub?

You are both forgiven!

[reassures]

[Oh-- Ahiru remembered her. She hasn't quite been expecting that, though she doesn't mind. Her smile widens the slightest bit, and after pulling the NV back to type something she holds it up for both of them to see.]

We could order the food, and start a movie while we wait for it to get here.