[OPEN] fastforwarded to december 1. open house!!

[overstrain]

[ On December 1st, Hirajiro's residential district goes through a minor change, which is having Terry's two-story house appear right next to the Black Cat house. With Orien's help, Terry bought the land that the house sits on. Anyway, the house has two floors. The entire first floor has a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom with sink, toilet, and shower. When you climb up the stairs, you'll reach the second floor, which has four bedrooms with a bathroom connecting two bedrooms together. The bathrooms can be locked from the inside only. There is no master bedroom nor bathroom in this house. One of the rooms are soundproof, but Terry is not telling anyone which one it is. You'll have to find that out for yourself. AC and heater are fully functional.

Terry sent out a message to all the Guests. For those who don't have phones, Orien personally delivered the message to those people himself. The message is as follows:

We solved the housing situation. Terry will not ask anyone to pay rent, but the house isn't furnished at all except for a refrigerator and a fireplace. You'll have to buy supplies and furniture on your own. There are several conditions you need to accept if you choose to live here:

1) Please do not destroy the house or cause property damage. If you do, you're paying for the damages.
2) Clean up after yourselves. A clean house means no bugs and good standard of living.
3) Do not steal/take anything from the Black Cat house. (this needs to be mentioned because he had several door stealing incidents)

The address/general directions to the location has been mentioned, which is basically next door to the Black Cat house.

Feel free to make your own top levels and stuff. ]

Comments

[toybombs]

A little with Toki.

...I seem to remember arguing against staying with everyone the last time I was here.

[overstrain]

A lot must have happened in those two years, nya.

[ He can barely remember stuff over thousands of years ago and has to use pinpointing sometimes as a memory aid. That's why he thinks So Much happened to Rio in those two years. ]

It's definitely a lot better than the Velvet Room, nya.

[toybombs]

[That gets her to pause a little, smile soft and a little sad.]

...Mm. It's true. A lot did.

[Her entire approach to life was upended.]

Because of that... I'd like to rescind my argument from before. If you'd have me.

[overstrain]

You're always welcome here, nya! We'll always be a team, nya.

[ ... The nya bug is taking all the atmosphere with it to hell, but goddammit, Terry wants to be sincere. ]

[toybombs]

...I don't know about that last one.

[Everyone will go their separate ways eventually. And, given her condition...]

But I'll try to be a little more cooperative this time.

[overstrain]

You know what I mean, nya.

[ Yeah, nothing lasts forever, but for now... ]

You know yourself best, nya. And that's what you should go off of, nya.

[toybombs]

[But does he? Does he really?]

...

I turned nineteen six months ago.

[So consider this your warning.]

[overstrain]

Yeah, you said two years, nya.

[ He remembers her age, considering that they celebrated her birthday a month ago for him. He still remembers her "20 is judgment day" issue. ]

You're a strong person, nya. You always have been, nya.

[toybombs]

[She really shouldn't be thinking this way right now. But it's still a small comfort, having a contingency plan.]

We've all been trying hard to fight it in our own ways. Did you know? I've been traveling the world defusing leftover bombs.

[overstrain]

[ Terry's eyes go wide at that in surprise before looking at her in slight awe. All Terry does is make bombs explode in order to not deal with them. He never bothered to learn how to defuse them either, so what Rio is doing is pretty remarkable to him. ]

That's so cool, nya! You sound like a bomb agent, nya!

[toybombs]

Heheheh... I'm the best in the business!

[Though it's not like she's out to make a profit through it.]

My past allows me to bring hope for those who cannot. That's how I decided to keep fighting.

[overstrain]

That's really admirable, nya. I know what you're doing works though, nya.

[ Because he's right here. ]

[toybombs]

Well, I'll continue doing my best. And if it turns out those kinds of skills help in this world, I'll be sure to put them to good use.

[overstrain]

[ It's so nice hearing these things from Rio... Terry feels happier because of it. Maybe his mood is a lot different than before, because more people seem happy right now. He's always been easily influenced, after all. ]

Yeah, I bet you will, nya.

[ He smiles. ]

If you got any questions about the house and stuff, feel free to ask me, nya. Other than that, you should go ahead an start moving in, nya.

[toybombs]

I don't have many things of my own... I'll have to get furniture.

[Hn.]

Is there somebody you'd like for me to share a room with?

[overstrain]

Start with a futon and try to work your way up, nya. I don't have a preference as to who you room with, since everyone else is a guy if you care about that kind of stuff, nya... Oh, but Akira and Red are rooming together, nya.

[ Sorry, Rio. ]

[toybombs]

A futon is my preference anyway. It takes up less space.

[And she's certainly had to sleep in worse conditions before.]

I suppose I'll just take a room for myself and whoever else wants it can deal with that.

[overstrain]

I hope it ends up well, nya.

[ Apparently not since Jiro is leaving on the second day. ]

Oh, I gotta handle other things now, so I'll catch you later, nya.

[ He waves and goes over to where Orien should be... ]

[toybombs]

Bye-bye!