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Creative Arts and Media => Roleplay => Fun RP => Topic started by: Kaprika on April 24, 2011, 12:03:13 AM
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so this RP is taking place in an apartment complex, you are just moving out of your parents place and cruisin the want Ads for a place to call your own. its in a small town..not a huge city area but there are plenty of places around to keep it bustling. you gotta get a job or already have one. and you dont know who your roomy is..but the antics are neverending as you get to know one another and experience LIFE as big and all grown up furs. there are parties, trips to be made and just hilarious drama. i have two rooms open and im lookin for a roomate(s) to call me, but obviously there are MANY rooms in this building. talk to the landlord and see if he has a opening???
spaces available: for my apartment
1:Lively Lizard
2:Kodachi Devil
spaces for the apartment across the hall with Bloodfang Redfyre
1:serpington
2:
the rules are as follows:
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this is just like real life..to live in the "big bad world" you need to do things that anyone else would do to make by. you need to have some sort of income, and hopefuly some transportation.
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this is taking place in modern times..so try to keep your actions and character within that timeframe...so you cant be like a mercenary for hire or some kinda beast slayer.
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since we are living together..be as detailed as possible when your at home, after all thats where the fun is at! be social, it really enhances the RP
im writing this RP in first person. so when talking please speak as such
example.
"i get out of the shower and squeeze the water from my tail. its terribly matted, but thats nothing a little toweling and blow drying couldnt fluff back up. with my bathroom buisness done i walk out with a towel around my waist and venture back to my bedroom to fetch some clothes"
so to join, simply follow the lead of the RP im providing below. and be quick, there are only 2 spaces..!
*Sigh*...so that was that..i finnaly spoke to my landlord about where all our rent money had gone. as it turned out my roomate had been screwing me out of rent by taking it and spending it on her shopping addiction and id been being landed with all the landlords bills and orders to appear in court. i had kicked her out finnaly and got my money that was due out of her and payed off this months bills...though if i wasnt going to get kicked out myself i had better find a roomate to share the rent with and FAST. i swish my tail frusteratedly and walk over to the computer to type out a Ad for a roomeate...a spacious three bedroom apartmnet with full kitchen and utilities... water would be included and two bathrooms. the rent was $1,600 a month and would be split evenly. though id need two roomates now. the only reason we could together afford this place was because she had two jobs that payed realy well. (and daddy sent her mony from time to time in large sums)
i finished typing out the slip of paper and walked over to the door and grab up my keys..it wasnt a far drive down to the local gorcery store..
..i walk in the store and go up to the public bulliten board, there was a nice big open space to the left and i peg my paper up on it. it has all my contact info and necissary information..i can only hope someone calls my number soon, rent is due in 30 days
so thats that...all there is left to do is wait for someone to call. i walk back out of the store and to my car. i turn it on and drive back home where i was to start on cooking dinner.
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*The time is late. The sun hasn't fallen behind the horizon yet, but rain clouds block out what light it still provides. Street lights and store front displays shine off the wet sidewalk Lizard finds himself walking down.
'Just my luck,' Lizard thinks, 'To be caught out in the rain.' He had recently moved to the city in search of work. The word "moved" here is used loosely. There was an opening at some Pizzeria and he jumped on that chance. Of course he acted a little too fast and never found a place to stay.
Lizard walked down the streets with no destination in mind. The rain was starting to pick up so he figured it was about time to find something with which to stand under. Eventually he found a building that had some sort of umbrella overhang on its front. He stood under that and placed his backpack down on the ground next to himself. Lizard stood there for a while just watching the rain pour. The street was bright with reflected light, and the reflections were blurred by rain disturbing the wet ground.
Lizard soon grew bored of standing there staring at the downpour and tried finding something else to distract him. He looked around and found a notice board on the wall next to him. 'That's more like it!' he thought, 'Something to read.'
He began skimming over the notices, trying to find something long and interesting to lose himself in. Something soon caught his eye. It was an advertisement for a roommate on an apartment! This is just what he needed, so he took some paper and a pencil from his backpack and wrote down the available contact info.
His next problem was trying to find a phone. Everywhere he looked places seemed to be closing, and the rain wasn't getting any lighter. He eventually found a pay phone and asked a passing stranger if they could spare some change. With change put into the phone he dialed the contact number and heard it begin to ring...*
This part of the post is Out Of Character. Just wanted to say great idea and great new format! And I also wanted to ask how we carry out character conversations on the forums so I know how to play out this next part.
Post Merge: April 24, 2011, 01:23:45 AM
OOC- I also apologize for messing up my narration. Forgot first person.
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just follow my lead
Kaprika walks into the apartment and locks the door behind her. it was a good neighborhood but her paranoia dictated her to lock doors behind her.
no sooner than she hangs her key on the key rack on the wall her cellphone in her belt holster starts ringing with the little numa numa ditty. fumbling with the clasp she takes it out and answers the call...
"uh, yes hello..?"
she waiting eagerly to hear the voice of her caller..was she going to get a response to her add that fast??
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I hear the phone click and a voice sound. She sounds like a nice enough woman.
"Umm, yeah hi. My name is Chris Lively and I just found your ad."
The rain starts to pour harder and it forces me to move further under the booth.
"I thought I'd call to discuss it..."
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Kaprika grins, well hot dang it WAS a Ad caller!
"uh, yes. hello Chris, sure we can talk about my availability..though i think its kinda late and....is it raining where your at?"
she thinks to herself how miserable it was outside
"listen...why dont you actualy come over here right now and we can discuss and ill give you a tour of the place..does that sound ok?"
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"It's only sprinklin' a little bit," which was a complete exaggeration of the fact. "and yeah, I'd love to talk about this on a tour!"
I was getting excited. The possibility of actually having a place to stay was almost more good news than I could take. My next words start off sounding a bit choked up, like I'm crying. Which I am, but it's out of happiness. I take control of myself quick.
"I-I, umm..." *Sniffles* "T-thank you so much. I'll grab a bus and be right there." In my excitement I start to put the phone down, disregarding the fact that this may be rude to do without a goodbye or acknowledgement. However, I stop myself as soon as I realize that fact, and that I have no idea where I am going. I pull the phone back up to my face.
"Miss, I don't think I know where to go. And I never caught your name..."
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i slap my palm to my face..i tottaly forgot to write my adress on the Ad...how brilliant of me.
"i am so sorry, my name is Kaprika..and the adress is 246 Galivant rd. its the blue building...room 347. ill see you then?"
im absent midedly pacing back and forth infront of the door..
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"Okay, thanks Kaprika. I'm gonna check where that is real quick. One sec." I pin the phone between my neck and shoulder, then reach in an outside pocket of my backpack for a map. It's soaked with rain and delicate to open, but I manage to get it unfolded without too much tearing.
"So it'ssss... there! Oh hey, that's in walking distance. Could be there in about 15 minutes. Thanks again Kaprika, I'll be right there..."
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"thats fantastic, ill see you then. and take care, its raining buckets out there"
i hang up the phone and silently fist pump in the air...this was GREAT
but wait...the apartment was a huge mess, if i was gonna get a roomeate i needed a clean and tidy ship. so in a flash of blue fur i blaze around the apartment tossing out pizza boxes and loose paper from my work area.
i usualy kept the place fairly clean but with my financial stress it wasnt really the priority on my mind...it would have to do for now, i didnt want to answer the door panting like i had....uh...
so with everything in order, there was nothing left to do but wait for that someone to answer the door...
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With the conversation over I hang up the phone and turn around. After looking wearily up at the sky from under the booth, I start walking down the sidewalk. The rain has let up a bit, but my clothes are still getting soaked. Already the jacket I am wearing is getting colder, losing its ability to hold heat.
I tried jogging there, but it was hard with my clothes being weighed down by water. Eventually though I can see the big blue apartment complex and I run inside.
'Geez,' I thought, 'I must look terrible!' I throw off my backpack and jacket, then pull the shoes from my feet. After picking them all up I start up the stairs, making sloshing noises as my drenched socks flop around with every step. I soon find myself standing in front of room 347.
'Here goes...' and I ring the doorbell.
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i jump in my seat as the ring of the doorbel pervades the air
i hope to my paws and race to the door brushing my fur down...best to make a good first impression.
i open the door to a very...very soggy lizard standing at the door and i had to say....my fur looked JUST fine.
"hey uh...welcome? come in come in, go ahead and stand in the kitchen so you dont soak the rug and ill get you a towel or something"
i shut the door behind the guest and rush off to see about obtaining a fresh clean towel.
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The door opens and there stands Kaprika. She has a look surprise or relievef, I can't tell. Maybe I'm reading her expression wrong. 'What must she think of me in this state...' She greets me and I walk inside, moving quickly to the kitchen.
"Sorry for... you know... being such a mess. I haven't had a place to stay for a few days." My clothes are definitely not as dirty as they had been before, but now they drip with water and stick to my scales. I stand in the kitchen, a puddle forming where me and my stuff were, and wait for Kaprika to return.
Post Merge: April 24, 2011, 08:09:35 AM
Am I doin' okay so far? First time I've ever really Roleplayed like this.
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Since theres still one slot open....)
I stare at the ad in my paws for a while, a bit unsure. It seems too good to be true that I would happen upon this. I am in the phone booth, hesitant to call her, but perhaps I should. After all, I don't have anywhere to stay. I got a good job as a waiter at a fancy restaraunt, but i'd rather pursue my dream of becoming a stand-up comic.
I pick up the phone, insert the quarter and dial the number.
'please pick up pleaaaase pick up!' I whisper, crossing my fingers and hoping for an answer
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i floped down just inside the doorway of a large blue apartment building. "man i hate this damn cold weather. i wonder if this place has any spare rooms?" i got up and walked around, looking for a landlord. finding the managers door i knocked a bit louder than i wanted to and nurvously waited for a reply.
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my paw lands on a nice big beach towel and i smile...perfect
im about ready to walk back when i hear my cellphone ringing and im caught offguard..now what?
i walk down the hall and i hand my new guest the towel. "hang on a second, im really sorry" i smile briefly at him and pull my phone back out to answer..
.."hello..?"
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I was beginning to shiver. The sight of Kaprika approaching me with a big, dry, warm looking beach towel was almost as welcome a sight as her roommate ad. As I'm accepting the towel I thank her and she answers her phone, which had been ringing. I soon realize that this towel is no where near good enough to get me dry. My pack has a trash sack full of clothes, so they should be dry enough to wear. A bathroom is what I needed now, so I wait for her to finish talking before I ask...
So now that we have more than just two people in play, do we need to start restricting posts and take turns?
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I giggle a little as she answers the phone, proud of myself for having the nerve to call.
"hello!" i exclaim. "my name is KOdachi, and I got your ad...i'm curious. Does your offer still stand?"
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I giggle a little as she answers the phone, proud of myself for having the nerve to call.
"hello!" i exclaim. "my name is KOdachi, and I got your ad...i'm curious. Does your offer still stand?"
im shocked...another one? my Ad hadnt even been up for more than 4 hours...jeeze housing must be awful around here for people to be clamoring an Ad like this.
"uh..yes, hello. yeah. it is" i peer over my shoulder to my guest and bite my lip...
"hey....is there any chance you could actualy come over here tonight?
i thought if i could get them both together...why not just talk to them both at once? save the time.
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as i wait for the person on the other end of the line i hear a knocking..? knocking??? this was nuts, i was mrs popular today. with the phone to my ear i go to the door and peer through the peep hole and sure enough there was somebody standing at the door with a eager yet anxious look on there face...
.....sure, why the heck not.
i open the door and peek my muzzle out..another sopping wet fur..i might need to break out my hair dryer tonight.
"yes..? can i help you?"
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i put my paw on the reciever of the phone and ask my caller to wait a moment...
"woah...uh......"
i look at the poor guy standing there looking so utterly helpless...i felt kinda bad for him.
"uh....i really dont have any clothes. im a fur sporter..im sorry...all i really have are belts and sparse things....."
i still wanted to help so i think for a moment...
"uh....my old roomie may have left some things i think....but she was a girl, i hope you dont mind?? its all i got right now?"
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*moves into the apartment across the hall*
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i apologize to the person im on the phone with for making them wait like this, so i go into my old roomates room and dig around her closet...sure enough she has a little pale pink cotton Tee that says "cutie" across the chest and some jean shorts that cut rather high up the legs...gosh i was gonna be dressing this poor boy like a high grade male prostitute...there has to be SOMETHING better in here? i look further and my paw finds a pleated black skirt with a pink skull printed on the front...wow....i forgot how girly she was.
i walk back to the door and open it up...waving my paw to my guest to remind him he hasnt been forgoten.
"uh...im really sorry...i mean REAL sorry..this is all i could find."
i hand the guy the clothes i found...id not have blamed him if he stormed off..i make an "im REAL sorry about this" face and shrug...its all i had
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I took another look at the flyer, and slapped myself as hard as I could.
"stupid!" i exclaim. "im right across the street"
I growl, hanging up the phone and running into the apartment complex, getting throughly soaked as I was really only wearing a t-shirt and shorts. I shake myself off as I dash up the steps before running smack in the door of 347. Woah.....stars....
Ow!" i exclaim, reeling from the hit
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seeing the boy strip down in the hallway was a little odd...i didnt see the point of clothing wearers with no shame. if he didnt care, why wear clothes in the first place..
i shrug and return back to the room...but before i can bolt the door a knock comes pounding...did he need something else??
i turn back around and open the door to see a new face at the door..now who was this??
"hello??"
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"im sorry!" i stammer out. "i'm the guy that just called you a few minutes ago"
I whimper a little and look up at her, some water dripping onto the floor.
"some rain we got there"
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"oh geeze...yeah come in"
i open my door and gesture my new guest in...ok NOW that blowdryer was possibly gonna be needed.
"go ahead and stand with uh.....that guy..and just hang on a sec..im gonna get you both more towels"
i gesture to the lizard in the kitchen and scamper off to get the towels...
"uh...talk amongst yourselves for a sec"
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I look over at the lizard, and wave sheepishly at him, although I'm a squirrel.
"hi...." i say, smiling at him. "'my name is Koda...what is yours?"
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A whole lot happened very fast! First Kaprika received a phone call, then then two people showed up at the door in sequence, one of whom was standing next to me. He was a very wet, yet very happy looking squirrel. I was surprised to see him, and reacted thus...
"Oh, hey!" I replied to his greeting, shivering slightly due to my blood getting cold. "M-my n-namesss Chris. N-nice to m-meet you Koda. I, umm... n-need to change. My bloods getting too cold.... m-mind turning around?" I began opening my bag and bringing out my trash sack full of dry clothes, then waited for Koda's response....
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I nod happily and turn aroun, wagging my tail
"tell me when I can turn again, pal!" i say, tail swishing back and forth. I can't believe I already met someone so nice. I giggle a bit and say
"hey chris, want to be my friend?"
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i walked upstairs not finding the manager. i walked through the halls following the trails of wet paw prints that all lead to one door with the noumber 347 on it. "wow, looks like this place is full." i turn to the room across tha hall and decide 'what the hell' i walked over and knocked, hoping for a response. "man, i need someplace warm, quick. being a serpsicle doesn't sound fun." he sat down in the hall while waiting for a sign of life from inside to apartment.
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"oh, hi." i quickly said standing back up. "i hate to impose but i was wondering if i could stay here tonight........i wont be a bother and i can pay for the night, i just need somewhere warm to stay for the night." expecting the door to slam shut i stood there looking at the slightly shorter tenant and looked away trying to be polite and still hoping for warmth. "if you say no i understand, could you at least lend me a blanket or something?"
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"thank you. you don't know how much this means to me." i walked and headed to the bathroom throwing my bag into the spare room on my way. "so whats the rent on a place like this? must be a fair bit." i take my shirt off and hang it on the side of the shower, not quite sure if i should be so quick to do so. (as far as i'm going to know at the moment your a girl...due to the clothes and how tired i am) "do you mind if i have a shower? i have a few changes of clothes in my bag, i just really need warmth at the moment before i freeze to death."
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"thanks" i walked out into the loungeroom still shirtless. "yea, i can do that, i just got transfered into the area by my last boss, i now work for his nephue down at the resteront on the corner. infact i start in the morning and just came from getting my gear." i smiled looking around for a cupbourd with some towles in it. "so what kind of job you looking for?"
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"yea, he needs a few more waiters and chefs and he pays big. he's not my nephew though. he's my old boss' even though the two of us grew up together. if you wan't you can come with me in the morning and talk to him. with th e two of us working there that rent should be easily paid each month, after all the standard wage is $350 a week." i streached my back while standing back up from my crouched position and walked over and sat down, a towle now over my shoulders. "and what were these 'cirtain crowds' you mentioned?"
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i come back with three towels, and a blow dryer in paw..this was gonna be a introduction that would have to wait...
"ok..two for you..and one for YOU cause you already have a towel.." i hand out the towels in accordance and walk past them to plug in my dryer in the kitchen.
"if anyone has any need for that.its right there...use it as you like.."
i stand there awquardly for a moment...to be honest ive never had guests like this..i was usualy such a solitary animal. but if these were to be her new roomies...she needed to be brief, polite and welcoming.
"so...if either of you need to change, i got two bathrooms..one on each side of the apartment.." i point to the two rooms where they could do so.
"we can discuss the apartment buisness after were all taken care of...cause hey, nobody likes the smell of wet fur.. "
i glance over to the reptile..
"uh....or............i dont even know WHAT you smell like wet"
i smile warmly and wait for them to make themselves dry and comfortable
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I begin drying myself off, taking extra time on my bushy tail. After all it is my pride and joy.
"uhm...miss" i say, as sweet as I can. "do you perhaps have any guy clothes I can borrow?"
i do my best to smile. "or...if you have skinny jeans at the least. I dont mind a girly shirt...but..."
i fidget around. "skirts aren't really my thing"
i say, trying to pat my clothes dry just in case she declines my offer.
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I stopped removing my pants awkwardly and gave an embarrassed smile at Kaprika.
"S-sorry, I'm-m getting a bit too cold s-so I had to change. Cold blood, you kn-know..."
To Koda I said, "S-sure I'll be your friend! And if you need to b-borrow any guy clothes you can have s-some of mine. M-mind you the tail holes are a bit big in my jeans..." I looked down at my thick, long lizards tail. "You can use the hair dryer, if you want. I've got something I use to keep warm in my pack." I reached into my pack and pulled out a large blanket with a cord drooping down off of it. I plugged it in next to the blow dryer, took my shirt and socks off, and sat down on the towel Kaprika had given me, wrapping up in the blanket which was now starting to get warm.
Normally I would have dried off and changed first, but my blood was getting dangerously cold and it was getting to the point where I could barely move. Drying up was more important.
I said to Kaprika while shivering under the blanket, "Once I g-get a bit warmed up I'll g-go change in the bathroom."
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I grin happily and spin around to hug lizard.
"thanks so much" I say, forgetting all about my promise to stay turned around.
My tail wags happily and I giggle.
"and dont stutter so much!" i say. "you dont need to be nervous around me!"
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Koda took me by surprise, hugging me like that. And it surprised me even more when he said I don't have to be nervous.
"I'm-m not nervous," As I pat him on the back "I'm c-c-cold..."
I don't usually get hugs, especially from guys. So NOW I was a bit nervous, but it didn't show through my constant shivering.
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"then don't be cold!" I exclaim, covering him in the towels I was given. "get warm, haha!"
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i watch the spectacle and smile...there getting along well, which was good. happy roomeates make for a good living.
"so...lets formaly introduce ourselves...im Kaprika...and you both are?"
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From under my pile of blanket and towels I say, "Chris Lively, Miss. The, umm... Lizard. I don't really know what my species is."
Really I didn't. No one had ever been able to tell me what kind of lizard has spikes, dark green scale and poisonous green stripes...
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I smile kindly at Kaprika, bowing, and say
"my name is KOdachi, but please call me KOda!"
i giggle a little, before saying "chris said i can borrow some of his clothes...ya got a bathroom around here?"
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"yeah, i said you could use em anythime"
i point to both the bathrooms on the opposite sides of the apartment.
"use them as you like, just remember to wipe up the floor when your done so nobody slips later...its nice to meet you both. so tell me a little about how you got here?"
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I sigh a little, already in the bathroom, stripping down to my undies and grabbing some of the clothes chris offered me.
"well!" i say loud enough for kaprika to hear. "i heard theres a pretty popular comedy club there, and i figured id start my career as a comic here!"
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"really..?"
i bite my lip....that didnt sound promising..
with how much the rent was here i couldnt afford to have a roomeate that made dollars on the hour.....if she really WAS gonna make that her main employment, this wasnt gonna work her being here...these places were NOT cheap..
"uh...that sounds great, anything ELSE you uh...like to do?"
i try to span out...mabey that was just her hobby. and she had something else that she did for a living?
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I'm a waiter!" i exlcaim, changing. "and a make a little bit of money with stocks"
after a few moments I step out, comepletely changed into jeans and a regular t-shirt.
(...why does you keep calling me a girl D: ? )
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whoops...sorry! ><
"oh stocks..thats different, what are you invested in??"
i sigh in relief...so this was still a possible happening...
i look over to the window where its pouring....geeze it was coming down.
"so you both looking to rent here?..."
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It didn't take long for me to warm up enough to start moving around. I start to pat myself down with a towel to get the last bit of water off my scales, then start picking up all my stuff so I can move to the second bathroom. Before I leave the kitchen I wipe up the puddle me and Koda had made. I make my way to the bathroom, saying "Excuse me." to Kaprika as I pass her, and close the bathroom door.
"One second, Kaprika. I'm gonna change then talk in person." I pull out a pair of dry, baggy black jeans and a brown, collared, short sleeve shirt. Once changed into those I put my wet clothes into a second trash bag where all my dirty clothes were put, and packed up everything else I had taken out. Thinking it would be polite not to poke anyone or anything with my claws, I pull on some leather gloves over my hands.
Once my outfit was taken care of I open the door of the bathroom and face Kaprika to talk.
"I just moved here to the city. Got a job as head chef at some Pizzeria a couple blocks over. Never thought of gettin' a place to stay. So yeah, I'm lookin' to rent if that's okay with you...."
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I grin and name a couple good stocks im involved with (i know nothing of stocks irl o_o).
"and so...yeah!" i say. "and yeah i want to rent here"
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"well yeah. im lookin for two roomeates to make this place run a LITTLE smoother...im gonna wanna ask you both a few questions to be sure this is gonna work...if thats ok with you?"
i sit down at my diningroom table and lean on my elbows..whenever they finished cleanin up we could sit and chat about buisness details
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I nod gently and say "i dont mind any questions at all!"
i walk over to her, smiling
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I'm not sure where I should place my things, so I pick them up and take everything over to the table where Koda and Kaprika are sitting.
I sit down in a chair and look over to Kaprika. "Alright then, business. Ask anything ya like and I'll do my best."
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"some guys? what are the others gay?" i joke smiling while i drape the towl over my shoulders and back a little more. "so whats it like back where you came from?"
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"ok...first i need to ask you both some..compatability questions. you know...make sure we have nothing thats gonna make living together unbearable.."
"first..what are your sleeping hours...like do you stay up late..go to bed early or whatnot..."
"do you have friends that you would be inviting over, and if so how many and how often and what times?"
"what are your eating habbits...like how stocked is the kitchen gonna have to be?"
"and is there anything else about you personaly i need to know?"
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"it's ok, everyone needs to vent every now and then. well i had better have that shower, i'm sure the last thing you need is me freezing to death in your appartment." i smiled joking. i stand slowly and walk over to the bathroom again. "thanks again for letting me stay here. i really apreciate it." i disapear into the bathroom, forgetting to close the door fully, i finish striping down and hop in the shower. i sit down and just sigh under the hot water.
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"Understandable."
I nod my head after she asks the questions, and take a moment to think out my answers.
"I don't usually stay up late unless there's somethin' to do. I don't have too many friends," I frown slightly as I say this "so that probably won't become an issue. I don't eat that much either, having the metabolism of a reptile n' all." I smile and give a quick chuckle after saying this, hoping the answer was a good one. "About a meal a day gets me by, unless I'm bored n' feel like snackin'. N' about me? Hmm, well I keep to myself most of the time but if you like bein' social I can definitely change that!" I end my session of answers with a grin and look hopefully at Kaprika...
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"well that sounds...affordable"
i smirk, no worries in the kitchen there..
i turn expectantly to my other guest...
"and you..?"
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(so instead of just *moving in* I will instead...)
Drake sat in the landlord's office filling out rent applications hoping that his new roommates would be okay.
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"well..." i say, thinking. "i go to bed around ten, but stay up till midnight reading. Im very quite in bed."
i blush for a moment, remembering what the last person i said that too said. I shrug it off.
"im not a heavy eater as you can see. I never eat lunch, only breakfast and dinner. And i enjoy cooking."
i smile politely and bow.
"as for friends, i dont have many that id invite over, unless you count the occasional hot chick ill bring over from my shows!" i say this half joking, hoping she wont take me seriously
i havemt showed an interest in the opposite sex in years.
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Hope it's ok if i join
I walk out of a building carrying a duffel bag and a instrument case and walk to the nearest bus stop put my things down and start loosely studying the little structure that is keeping me dry from the bombardment of rain. My eyes soon fall on to a single piece of paper hanging on the wall. It was a ad for a roommate for an apartment. Which I need so, now paying more attention to the paper I looked for contact information and found a phone number. I put the number on the paper into my cell phone and before pushing the call button took in a deep breath and exhaled. Then nervously pushed the button and thought to myself 'I hop to god I'm not to late on pouncing on this offer." as the phone rang.
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hmm...well ok, that sounded good to me.
"ok...now your finances..what is your current work"
"do you have alot saved up already in case of emergencies?"
"do you think that you could handly paying your personal bills, one of the utilities and rent of $533.00 at the end of each month?"
..."along with helping with groceries and such...so id like it if you each brought in at least $900 a month"
Post Merge: April 27, 2011, 12:56:00 AM
Hope it's ok if i join
I walk out of a building carrying a duffel bag and a instrument case and walk to the nearest bus stop put my things down and start loosely studying the little structure that is keeping me dry from the bombardment of rain. My eyes soon fall on to a single piece of paper hanging on the wall. It was a ad for a roommate for an apartment. Which I need so, now paying more attention to the paper I looked for contact information and found a phone number. I put the number on the paper into my cell phone and before pushing the call button took in a deep breath and exhaled. Then nervously pushed the button and thought to myself 'I hop to god I'm not to late on pouncing on this offer." as the phone rang.
im sorry, my apartment is filled..you have to try for the other girls apparment...she has one more room open
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"well you already know where i get my money!"
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I'll try again then
I walk out of a building carrying a duffel bag and a instrument case and walk to the nearest bus stop put my things down and start loosely studying the little structure that is keeping me dry from the bombardment of rain. My eyes soon fall on to a single piece of paper hanging on the wall. It was a ad for a roommate for an apartment. Which I need so, now paying more attention to the paper I looked for an address for the paper and found one I then put the address in to the gps on my phone grab my things and flow it to the blue apartment building. Then walk in the door and start looking for the landlords office and knock on the door.
Starts the same, but the ends different
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Drake heard the knock on the door of the landlord's office. The door opened and in walked a young jaguar. The landlord looked at the jaguar wondering what he and Drake wanted.
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I quietly put the case and bag agents the well near the door. Then acknowledged the foxaroo already in the room with a quick "Hey." Then stated to the landlord "Would you by chance have any apartments available?" I then stood there waiting for a reply and wondered why the foxaroo was there.
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"I took up a job as head chef at a local Pizzera, and yeah I have some money saved up. About $2000 I think." I stop talking for a moment to try and remember the facts. "I'm not sure what the exact numbers are on my check, but it's over $900 for sure. They sort of need me there." I give a smile and look back to Kaprika...
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Drake instinctively liked the jaguar. Something about him was intriguing. He looked at the rent information on the desk in front of him. Crap, he was paying way too much to just be living alone.
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"ooooh!" i say, my eyes lighting up.
"a fellow chef! Perhaps we can cook something together sometime!" i say, patting his back
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My eyes wandered and found the papers on the desk in front of the foxaroo. I Started to quietly study the documents from where I was standing. Once I figured out what they were I almost blurted out "Well it looks like both you and I want a apartment here so you want to room together?" looking at the wall in front of me and waiting for his response. I didn't know anything else at that point about rent or things of the like.
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"Sure," Drake replied, "just sign here mate." he thrust the papers at Jag
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"That sounds like a great idea, Koda. I think Kaprika might like that sometime. And it would be fun!"
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"i like you already!" i exclaim happily. "yay for friendship!" i immediately pull him into a hug and lift him off the chair, spinning around before i set him on the floor
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I was a little startled by the foxaroo's action, but none the less signed after a closer look at the document. "Well we're going to have a long time to get to know each other now." I put the pen on the desk in front of me "so when can we move in?" I asked the landlord.
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"oh wow..hahahah! mabey you two can cook a big 'ol moving in dinner later on"
i smile at the spectacle before me..they sure were getting along.
"just one last thing before i send you down to the landlords office to fill out the paperwork and credit review slips...how long are you two planning on staying here? months...years..?"
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Drake didn't have many things, he was planning to you know...sleep on the floor for a bit till his next novel came out and earned him money for a bed. He was about to exit the office when there was yet another knock at the door.
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I heard a knock on the door as i turned to follow the foxaroo out of the room after picking my bass case and bag up to take them with me up stairs.
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I giggle happily as Koda spin-hugs me, and smile brightly when he sets me down. "Well, you are friendly aren't ya?"
I look over to Kaprika, still smiling, and reply "Well I don't plan on leaving this city any time soon, and there aren't really any future goals I'm following. So... yeah, I'd say years."
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"well!" i say.
"i do'nt know. See, it all depends on how things turn out for me and all, you know?" i smile politely at her.
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i get out of the shower and dry off, i head beck to my room noticing my roommate asleep on the lounge in a posibly comprimising pose. "wow, she's keen....lucky i'm not some low down perv." i smirk and walk into my room. a moment later i hear a conversation shortly before i hear her leaving. "guess it was important." i walk into the kitchen now in clean shorts and a t-shirt and start cooking some thick soup with whatever i can find. it has almost stoped raining by the time i sit back down waiting for the girl to get back.
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After dismissing the knock as nothing I put my bag down and leaned on the bass case to support my self. It was soaking wet, but it didn't matter I was wearing my foul weather gear because of the rain. Then I figured that I should at least know the foxaroo's name so I said "You." while pointing at him in mock seriousness then smiled to make sure that the wrong message wasn't going across accidentally then continued "What's your name?" in a friendly tone of voice.
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i eye both of my guests up and ponder...were they the ones i needed? will they have what it takes? cause i couldnt risk taking in people that werent gonna pull there weight.
"well......you both sound really great..i like both of your answers..and i think we would do great under one roof. now while id take you in tonight, its not up to me..you should both go downstairs..take the red forms off the main desk and fill them out and put them in the basket on the desk"
i look at them both...how they just moments ago were soaked to the bone.......they probably didnt HAVE anywhere to go.
i chew my lip...if they agreed to help pay for things around here i didnt see any reason to kick them out and make them wait till the paperwork went through.
"if you guys can assure me that you both have good credit...i mean REALLY promise me that. you can both stay here till you get cleared to be put on the Lease for the room..?
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My eyes light up and i try not to scream out in happiness and hug this wonderful girl.
"of course!" i exclaim, smiling brightly. "i promise you i will do as best i can!"
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My eyes widen and a grin sweeps across my face as Kaprika tells us we could stay. Inside I am yipping with joy but I think it would be a good idea not to express myself in that manner. Still smiling very brightly, I say, "Well, I never used credit before. So I'd expect mine to be pretty good. Never trusted m'self to have the money for payin' 'em back, since I never had a steady income. Now that I do, though, I can probably start usin' credit if you need me to." With that said I eye Kaprika hopefully...
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*smiles*
"well alright then, you two scurry on downstairs...take a seat, fill out the paperwork and ill see you when your done!"
i get up from the table and walk to the front door to see them off
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"oh nothing much. just work like i mentioned erlier, and the promis of good weather." i joke calmly sitting up more in my chair. "theres some soup on the stove if your hungry, i'm not sure if you'll like it but it's not to bad." i gat up and start walking to the kitchen calmly, i turn at the last moment and look back. "my name is max by the way." i disapear from view into the kitchen.
has anyone realised thet the majority of the jobs here at the moment are either a cook or a waitor?....
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I nod and walk with Kaprika and stand just outside the door, waiting for Koda.
"Ya comin'?" I ask Koda.
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"and whats that bloodfang?" i ask grabbing two bowls out of a cupbourd. i tur around and notice bloodfangs expresion. "what ever it is i'm sure its fine."
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I happily follow chris out the door. 'what a nice guy' i think to myself, giggling
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"huh.....oh...OH....well awqward moment.....really? well to be honest your hotter than my previous girlfriend." i say rubbing the backof my head imbaresed. i look away feeling like an idiot. "so eirlier, was i interupting something?....of do you just dress up some times, not that i mind, i just......would like to know....." i start to blush visibly through my scales while standing infront of bloodfang, still rubbing my head and looking away.
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"yea." i look up slightly and remember the soup. "are you hungry? i'll get you something to eat if you are. then we might as well continue in the loungeroom"
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i pour soup into the two bowls and grab out two spoons. "hope you like it." i hand bloodfang one of the bowls and carefully walk bast him so i don't bump into him. i walk over and sit down, looking back over to bloodfang after i take a sip. "it's not the best, but its edable."
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"no, i'm not bthered. it's just going to take a moment to get over the shock. and i'm glad you like the soup. so how long have you....well...been you? if you get what i meen." i ask nurvesly looking down at the bowl of soup.
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"cool, just to warn you though.....some days i might forget this little chat.....feel free to hit me anywhere above the belt if i start flirting with you or something....." i joke batween sips. "so, any other intersets that you have? you don't have to say anything you don't want to, it's just if we're living together we might as well gett to know each other a bit better." i say before taking a large sip of the soup and sitting my bowl on the small coffee table nearby.
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"nothing major, my dad was a mechanic, so i learnt a little about cars, i sometimes go out to clubs and stuff like that. i have no idea how to dance. and stoping me from flirting was kind of for both our sakes. to i don't make an idiot out of myself and theres no awqward morning after....." i rub the scales on the back of my head again. "so, just asking....i have a few hundred in the bank that i don't need, and we'll need to make this place a bit more...comfortable...before we can really stay here long term. would you like to go shoping with me for some food and furnichr?" i realise almost emediatly how wrong thaat had come out but it was too late.
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"your trying to make me blush arn't you?" i joke getting up. i walk over to my room and grab out my wallet. "so what would you like to get first?"
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"he, how i got here.....thats a story for later....." i walk over to bloodfang and smile softly. "i thing you r car is our best bet." and i can rill out the paperwork so i can stay while you go get it." i open the door and hold it there for bloodfang to walk through. "and you could really mess with people if you wanted to. you have the looks."
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i follow bloodfand closely, only stoping to grab the note. i walk down stairs and get the paperwork and run out to the car. "got it. so where first?"
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"well....this could be a problem....i've only been in town for about four hours, and three of them were in your apartment." i look around for any clue where to go. "we could just walk around and see what we find. i'm sure theres a good place around here somewhere. and we can stop by my work and see about getting you a job."
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i stop to thing for a moment before answering "i can't really thing of anything. so why did you move here?" i ask looking over the interier of the old merc in awe. "and where did you get this?"
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"to be honest, my dad. he kind of......well threw me out...painfully....i spent a few weeks living in my old boss' spare room, then he asked if i would like a higher paying job. his nephue's resteraunt had recently suffered some...'losses' in it's staff. most of them being bribed out of their jobs and into my old boss' main rivals hands. and so i hitchhiked my way here and was told that by the time i got here their would be a couple thousand to start a new life with. but when i wen't to get a place the landlord wasn't around, and i wound up at your door." i look over at bloodfang, his fur seeming to glow in the passing light. i look away quickly. <hes you roommate, HES your roommate.> running through my head "i'm sure you get this alot but.....even though your a guy.....your still the mose beautiful person i've seen in a long time......." i sigh looking out the window to avoid eye contact.
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"don't be, he made it clear that he 'doesn't care about his embaresment of a son, who couldn't survive on his own if he tried.' trust me. me leaving wes a more than welcome occurance for both partys......and i kind of owe him a plate glass window and a tv....better you don't ask...but thanks." i turn towards bloodfang slowly. it starts to rain lightly again as i look into his eyes.
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<god, i feel so stupid> runs through my head as bloodfand gets out of the car. "Come on, hurry, I'm getting all wet!" i hear from bloodfng outside the car. "sorry, coming." i quickly get out and head over to the shop. "looks like we might be here for a little while. i don't think this rain is going to let upon us." i say to bloodfang as he and i get under cover outside the store.
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"your shows arnt that bad....i'm not even wearing mine." i smile chearfully. "and it's up to both of us. just cos i'm paying doesn't mean it's my choice. feel free to pick out what you like."
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i walk over and look at the bed. a smile creaping across my mouth as i notice the wet patch roughly bloodfang's size. "looks big enough for the both of us. how much?"i look at the sign which reads '$570' "if you want it, it's all yours."
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"well thats your bed sorted. anything else you can see?" i ask as bloodfang hugs me. i look over at the sales attendant and point at the bed. "do you guys deliver?"
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"ok, call me if you need me, i'll be just over here. and feel free to hagle with the sales attendant, he seems to like you." i say as i turn away and walk towards the lounges. "i wonder how much he could get discounted if he tried?"
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as bloodfan approaches me i say " hello iam icy, how , do u need any help to day? or with any thing to night ?"
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hey..are my roomates gonna go do there thing or what???
ya gotta go fill out the paperwork before we can continue
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I start down the stairs with a smile on my face. 'I'm going to have a place to stay!' There on the front desk is a basket of forms for residency, and I pick up a form and pen. I sit down at a table in the lobby then fill out the form to the best of my ability. I had never done this kind of paperwork before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Some info was hard for me to remember, so I had to pull out my laptop from my pack and look it up. Once finished I put my computer back up and drop the form on the front desk. Before going anywhere I wait for Koda to finish his paper.
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I eagerly fill out the paper, unsure of what most of the questions mean. So, I just check random boxes that sound good. After I'm done, I fold the paper into an origami boat and plop it into the bin.
'okay lets go!' i exclaim, secretly incredibly nervous that I screwed up bigtime, because I am too stubborn to ask for help.
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I head back upstairs with a spring in my step. I'm really excited about having a place to stay, and sharing it with some really nice people. Never before had I shared a place with someone besides one of my younger brothers, and then it was only for a week and with nothing to pay. This time around was much different because more responsibility was involved. Though Kaprika said it might be fine if we stay the night, I stop at her door, unsure whether I should just walk in or ask first. I decide it would be more polite to knock and do as such...
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I stay behind lizard, following his lead, and politely wait at the door
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i open my door and let them both back in the apartmnet...
..."alright..now, since your TECHNICALY not supposed to be living in here yet for another 2 weeks till the paperwork gets done processing...im gonna need you both to be on the downlow, meaning dont draw attention to yourselves and dont let anyone see you walkin in here. and if anyone asks...your my friends from out of state coming to visit and your just staying with me for a little bit. im not gonna get kicked out cause i have unlawful residence"
i think for a moment.. "also..i know you already can tell..but do you mind that I'm a fur sporter? cause i see you both wearing clothes and uh....i never do. thats not gonna be any problems will it? i know that offends somefurs."
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I giggle a little at Kaprika
'hee-hee! I do that sometimes myself but no i won't mind' i think for a moment. 'chris, do you mind?'