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Post by Leedzie on Feb 9, 2009 18:25:14 GMT -5
Despite looking incredibly unconvinced, Leedz picked herself up from the couch which by now had a clear impression of her ass and shut off the TV. Sure they had a messaging system and all, but... What if Dash DID come back while they were out? What if he was actually HERE, and she missed the chance to see him, and find out if he was okay, and where he'd been for the last couple of weeks? Mulling over these things and more, the pangolin shuffled after her roommate.
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Post by Raki on Feb 10, 2009 15:07:13 GMT -5
Keeping an eye on the pangolin and making sure she was well within grabbing distance (lest she try to bolt), Raki lead her friend to the door, gesturing to the newcomer standing outside it. "This is Chase. He's from Sol."
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Post by Xeric on Feb 10, 2009 15:23:53 GMT -5
Chase picked himself up off of the floor, and put his hand out to the pangolin. "It's a pleasure to meet you.. Leedz!"
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 11, 2009 15:24:10 GMT -5
"Hi," she replied simply, taking his hand but only shaking it once. She didn't seem disinterested so much as distracted.
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Post by Raki on Feb 13, 2009 0:13:40 GMT -5
"Well, now that that's sorted, lets go see how Chuck's doing."
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Post by Xeric on Feb 13, 2009 11:55:54 GMT -5
Chase once again, held the door open for his two new friends. "Ladies first, of course." he smiled.
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 14, 2009 23:11:02 GMT -5
The pangolin frowned. She knew how Chuck was doing; he provided them with a good 50% of their meals. Leedz was a lot more concerned about someone else. Nevertheless, she trudged after Raki, lest she incur the tenrec's ire. Elsewhere, the elusive landlord had returned to his office, and had two other visitors before him: One of his current tenants, and someone that hoped to attain exactly that title. "And so like, it would be so fabulous if you could get my lil' poodle here a place to stay. She's totally honest, and would like, never skimp out on her rent!" @nook@ The raccoon smoothed out his blue apron as he considered the proposition. "I have a couple of apartments available, yes," the shrewd businessman began. "The rent for each varies. Just what kind of price range are you looking for?"
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 15, 2009 0:32:18 GMT -5
Next to the porcupine stood a very nervous lizard, with a couple of shopping bags consisting of various items, such as clothes and cosmetics, by her side. Needless to say, Liz was rather anxious about what was going on right now. After Chocolate's little shopping spree for her, he had brought her here in hopes of getting her an apartment to live in. She was quite grateful for it, of course, but she still felt a little bad about putting him through all of this. It also didn't help that she was still rather concerned about her friends and all. They were out in Chaos-knows-where, and she was here renting out an apartment? ... Oh well, at least they'd have a place to crash once this was all over. Liz's train of thought was immediately cut short, however, when she heard the landlord address her. "Oh, um..." she began, trying to think about how much money they had (and then remembering that she kinda lost it all), "Well... Unfortunately, I kinda got... robbed... the other day and lost a lot of my cash, but if I can get it all back, I think I could probably afford somewhere around..." Cue long pause as she computed how much they had originally and how much they were expecting to earn doing odd-jobs wherever they went. "... o500 a month? ... Although I'm probably being a little too generous..."
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 15, 2009 1:27:00 GMT -5
@nook@ "Ho ho!" Nook chuckled, his eyes narrowing into a pair of bemused arches. "I'm afraid my cheapest lodging is around o3,550 a month, my dear!"
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 15, 2009 1:52:24 GMT -5
*twitch*Liz was... not expecting the rent to be that high, suffice to say. At the moment, it looked like you could knock her over with a feather. "o3,550 a month!? But... I... That's..." After a moment of sputtering, she quickly turned to Chocolate and whispered to him. " ... The salon pays really well, right? I may need that job more than ever now..."
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 15, 2009 1:58:33 GMT -5
However, Chocolate just looked annoyed more than anything. "Poodle, do you really need to shock EVERYONE before telling them the good news?" @nook@ Apparently so, because the racoon just continued to chortle. "You don't necessarily have to pay the rent in rings," Chocolate told Liz emphatically, crossing his girly arms. "If you can't, like, completely cover the rent -- and let's face it, who can here? -- you can totally just donate to his lil' store to cover the rest." @nook@ "Ho ho ho!" Nook tittered, waddling his way over to a nearby filing cabinet. "Donations are always welcome to Nook's Cranny, indeed! It helps my business, and helps you keep a roof over your head! Everybody wins!"
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 15, 2009 4:06:01 GMT -5
O... Kay... That was a new one. Liz had never heard of a landlord that took stuff as payment, but considering her (lack of) funds, she wasn't about to complain. "Really? Well... Um... Alright, then..." the lizard paused as she reached into one of her bags and pulled out a bra, "How far does this get me?" What? It came with one of the other outfits, and she certainly didn't have a use for it because... well... you know...
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 16, 2009 17:53:19 GMT -5
@nook@ Tom took the article of clothing and inspected in carefully, practically giving himself a white mask instead of his natural black one. "Oh, a fine woman's garment! From quite a fine woman! This would take a sizable chunk out of a month's rent!"
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Post by Raki on Feb 16, 2009 18:15:06 GMT -5
And, at this point, a small menagerie of tenants came by. "Hi Nook, we actually needed to talk to you." Nodding her head in the direction of her new friend, she continued. "Chase here lost his keys." Apparently ... she was not phased by the bra.
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Post by Xeric on Feb 16, 2009 19:03:20 GMT -5
Chase looked at Nook and tilted his head. " Why does the small raccoon have a bra in his face?" he pondered. "Err.. yeah. Would it be possible to get a spare set?"
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 16, 2009 19:32:47 GMT -5
@nook@ The portly raccoon moved the undergarment enough to notice a few more familiar faces lingering in the doorway. "Of course! You can borrow mine for now, but I'll need it back by the end of the night. Otherwise, I'll either have to make a new spare, or change your locks. Both of which would cost you!" And somewhere at that moment a couple of moths taking up residence in a tenant's wallet keeled over and died. Meanwhile, the Leedz took up the rear of the entourage, repeatedly glancing back at the way they'd come from.
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 16, 2009 21:25:52 GMT -5
Liz just quietly nodded at Nook's compliment. How a bra could take a 'sizeable chunk' off her rent was beyond her, but if that was the case, it certainly was going to make paying him a whole lot easier. Her attention was quickly diverted, however, when she suddenly noticed more people entering the room. Her first reaction was immediate embarassment over the fact that they just walked in on Nook inspecting 'her' bra, but it faded when she noticed they didn't seem to be reacting in any way. Guess they were used to this kind of stuff by now... Well, might as well introduce herself to who was probably her new neighbors while they were here. "Oh, um... Hi there!" the lizard finally greeted with a small wave, "I'm Liz. I take it you all live here?"
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Post by Raki on Feb 17, 2009 11:12:42 GMT -5
"Yes." Short and to the point.
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Post by Xeric on Feb 20, 2009 11:05:18 GMT -5
Chase took the keys from Nook and put them in his backpack. "So.. we still on for Chucks? I'm still hungry" he laughed.
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 24, 2009 22:24:30 GMT -5
Before the group could leave, however, Chocolate sidled his way to Raki, giving her a careful examination up and down. At first the tenrec said and did nothing. However, when it continued... she finally turned to confront the porcupine, an eyebrow raising. "What? Do I have something gay on me?" Tittering like a Japanese school girl, Cocoa grasped his neighbor's hands in his own. "I sure hope so, poodle, because that new look is FAAABULOOOUS!! Where did you EVER get that vest?! It is, like, so cute!! And your hair is just SO fashion-forward, even thought you totally didn't let me do it!" Meanwhile, the pangolin seemed to be edging back toward the apartments.
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 25, 2009 1:58:47 GMT -5
There was a moment's pause as the lizard realized that a one-word reply from just one of the tenants was all she was going to get. However, they seemed to be a bit preoccupied at the moment, so it was probably understandable. While Chocolate continued to be much more foward in his socalizing, Liz turned her attention back to Nook. "So, taking the... bra... into account, how much more rent will I have to pay?"
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Post by Xeric on Feb 25, 2009 15:20:07 GMT -5
Chase was looking out of the window when he noticed Leedz trying to make a break for her apartment. He approached Raki, and tugged on her vest. "Err.. we have a problem?" he sighed as he pointed in the direction of the Pangolin.
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Post by Raki on Feb 27, 2009 16:49:28 GMT -5
"Hmm?" Looking back behind herself she noted her compadre attempting to escape. Slowly, each word enunciated clearly, she replied to the canine. Or was she scolding Leedz? It was difficult to say which... "No we don't."
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Post by Leedzie on Feb 27, 2009 16:55:33 GMT -5
The pangolin froze in her tracks. Possibly because she'd just gotten an icy chill down her back. Whatever the case, the shuffling ceased and Leedz defeatedly rejoined her party at the office. @nook@ Oblivious to the potential hazard brewing just outside of his door, Nook carried on with business as usual. "Oh, I would say after this you'd still owe about o3,000 or so! That, or about half a dozen more store donations, ho ho!" The raccoon waddled cheerfully for his desk, and after some slight rummaging produced a contract. A rather... lengthy contract. A pen joined it shortly after. "So then! Do we have a lease?"
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Post by SHM 128 III on Feb 28, 2009 23:17:27 GMT -5
Taking the (rather long) contract, Liz began to scan over its contents. Even though she was most likely going to sign it regardless since she didn't have very many options at the moment, she was at least going to know what she was getting into. After going over it, it appeared that, despite the length, it was still pretty benign... except for the fact that the penalties for missing payments was rather... vicious. Well, she certainly wasn't planing on not paying her rent, especially since she could apparently pay it off by buying a six-pack of bras. Grabbing the pen that Nook had offered, the lizard released a huge sigh and signed her name at the bottom of the lease. "Alrighty, then..." Liz replied as she handed the papers back to Nook, "looks like I have my own place now. When will it be ready for me to move in?" She also paused to glance back at Chocolate, trying to get the porcupine to return his attention to her rather than the other group, just in case she needed his assistance soon.
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Post by Xeric on Mar 1, 2009 12:47:49 GMT -5
Chase just scratched his head. "Okay.." he replied. "So, are we going for food?" he questioned again smiling.
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Post by Raki on Mar 5, 2009 0:36:52 GMT -5
"Yes, yes we are," the tenrec began, gesturing down the hall, "Onwards to GLORY and the BEST CHILI AROUND. Whichever comes first." Leading them off, she added one last note. "It'd probably be the chili."
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 5, 2009 14:02:55 GMT -5
The other tenants now gone, Chocolate returned his attention to the signing of the lease -- and seemed surprised that it was already signed. His expression flattened as he eyed the landlord. "There SO had better not be, like, something funny in there." @nook@ "Ho ho ho!" Nook chuckled, filing the massive contract away. "Just the usual policies!" "Ugh," the porcupine bemoaned, rolling his eyes to the ceiling. @nook@ "Well now! Let's go look at your new home!" Handing Liz a set of keys, Nook waddled his way ahead of the pair and headed for the apartments back beyond the courtyard.
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Post by SHM 128 III on Mar 6, 2009 21:13:30 GMT -5
Noticing Chocolate's frustration, Liz smiled at him as she took the keys Nook offered her. "Don't worry, I looked it over... Everything seemed okay so as long as I remember to pay the rent." Looking down at the keys now in her hand, the lizard let out another sigh. She couldn't forget her original mission: After getting settled down in her new home, she had to try and find her friends again. As she made her way towards her new home, Liz began to try and think of where to begin her search... ... Completely oblivious to the fact that the biggest clue she had was a fellow tenant who had just walked out the door.
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