i am, in fact, that spider lady my name's gwen though
oh no it was you!! i know, it's annoying which is kind of the point of them, but not when it ends up a sticky patch on the sidewalk for no reason seriously, really sorry
[ gwen is totally picturing this humanoid kinda robot person so like. hm. ]
i didn't know people could just disappear from here that's.. a thing to think about wow but now i'm being a total downer so let's backtrack
it's cool of you to hang out with him in the meantime man i'd offer to like treat you guys for burgers for having to deal with my stray webbing antics but i'm still trying to figure out what to do here that doesn't cost money and won't get me in trouble for going solo instead of with a contracted babysitter
[ wait until she meets bb-8, then. he's like a giant ball mixed with a puppy. or something. ]
It's the only explanation I have. The network's not showing any record of him and I've got BB-8 still trying to run a trace, but it's like he was never even here.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I was staying in the Up with my friend before he left, but now I'm not sure if they're gonna kick me out since I'm technically squatting in his apartment.
Yeah, but there's also a war going on. Guess every place has its struggles.
Just the two of us now, the three of us before. There's someone in the apartment next door but these places basically take up an entire floor with just two units. It's... excessive.
You could come by and see for yourself before they kick me out, if you wanted.
Worst case, I go back to the Down and I'm not really any worse off than I was when I started.
... I don't know what that means. I can do the video thing, though.
[ give him a few seconds to get it working, but he's from a world where technology is as easy as working a complex holo-display so these devices are a piece of cake to figure out — and soon enough his face pops into view, a half-smile turning up one side of his mouth as he lifts a hand to wave. ]
Hey. [ gwen is sitting up and trying to make herself not look like she's just been holed up in her room since the last time she was out and accidentally webbed him to the sidewalk, pushing a hand through her hair to basically just mess it up more, and clearing her throat. ] Hi.
[ cool. two hellos. good start. ]
MTV Cribs was a tv show. Basically you just have to walk around and brag about how cool your apartment is for my entertainment. [ grin! ]
[ not that that would be anything he's really worried about, but it is nice to see her for once and not some kind of avatar — and finn is prepared to take his crib duties very seriously, pivoting the device around so that the camera is facing outward from him rather than towards his face. ]
Well, it'll be my apartment as long as they don't give it to some other dom, I guess, but —
[ he's already panning it around to show her the living room with the giant windows, a good portion of the city visible in them, and the adjoining kitchen. bb-8 isn't visible yet but she can probably pick up on the sound of curious chirps and beeps in the background, and then finn's voice from off-camera: 'i'm doing a video, BB-8.' ]
[ gwen ends up readjusting her hold on her phone because what ]
Hooooly shit, that's where the doms get to live? [ she sounds impressed and also- something else. not jealous, but. something. jeeze. she actually didn't mind her dorm situation until like, just now.
but yeah, she totally does hear those beeps, and her brow kind of quirks up ]
[ he hadn't realized just how much doms had access to until poe invited him to crash here. this place is easily big enough for at least five people, let alone two and a droid, and with his friend gone now the emptiness of it is even more apparent to him — the loneliness, too, especially since he can't exactly communicate with bb-8 all that well. it's more of a one-sided conversation. ]
Nah, he's over here.
[ he turns the device around for her to see where bb-8's hanging out in the corner, his domed head swiveling around to fix his big optical lens at the camera and gwen's face projected on the screen. there's a series of beeps and a brief headtilt. ]
I'm pretty sure that's a hi. I'm still learning how to understand him.
Shut up. [ whaaaat!!!! gwen gets caught up in CUTE ROBOT for a second before she realizes she just told this guy to shut up ] --I didn't mean it like- the rude kind of shut up. But it was rude, though, wow. I just- He's a droid. [ yes, gwen, he said that ]
[ bb-8 chirps something else, also indecipherable on finn's end, and then idly rolls a little closer to inspect the device. he's probably looking moreso at gwen than anything else, and after a few beats he settles in with another series of beeps. ]
That's more than I would've expected, honestly. He's been a little down since Poe disappeared, but anyway.
[ finn's already moving on down the hallway towards the bedrooms, turning on lights as he goes so it's easier for her to see. ]
These each have a couple rooms, and the kitchen's equipped with a lot of stuff but apparently you can order something called room service whenever you want? [ he doesn't know what that is either, which is the reason he's never attempted it. ]
[ she probably looks a little ridiculous because she keeps bringing the phone closer, which means the camera is closer to her face, but she isn't really thinking that far ahead. that feeling in her gut, not-quite-excitement but not-quite-jealousy either is getting stronger, and that's weird. gwenom definitely has a lot of negative shit she wants to say about how much better the dom apartments are than her own situation, but she's not letting that voice speak up even a little bit. ]
-- oh, I wouldn't do the room service thing anyway. They'd probably want to talk to the dom that lives there, and then you're busted. [ a beat ] But maybe not. Maybe your dom's just busy, so you're answering the door for them. [ another beat ] I think we should test it out. I think that's maybe definitely a thing we should test out.
[ it does look a little funny when he swivels the device back around to catch a glimpse of her face, finding it much closer than it had been originally, but he stifles the temptation to snicker, his amusement manifesting itself in the form of a brief, tight-lipped grin instead, and then nods a little at the good point she makes. ]
Yeah, you're probably right. [ but then she suggests something else, and his eyebrow lifts with slight interest. ]
You know, that's not a bad idea. I mean, if I'm going to get busted anyway, might as well do it after we've taken advantage of all the perks, right?
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[ really, he'd thought it was just a cool nickname. ]
Those things are really sticky. But you probably already knew that.
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my name's gwen though
oh no it was you!!
i know, it's annoying
which is kind of the point of them, but not when it ends up a sticky patch on the sidewalk for no reason
seriously, really sorry
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And it's okay. Promise. I got out eventually, but I had a little help from a droid.
[ and his handy buzz saw. ]
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they have robots here? how have i not noticed that
this place is so weird
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[ never mind the part where said owner is also finn's best friend, but that's a detail they don't need to touch on yet. ]
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i didn't know people could just disappear from here
that's.. a thing to think about wow
but now i'm being a total downer so let's backtrack
it's cool of you to hang out with him in the meantime
man
i'd offer to like
treat you guys for burgers for having to deal with my stray webbing antics but i'm still trying to figure out what to do here that doesn't cost money and won't get me in trouble for going solo instead of with a contracted babysitter
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It's the only explanation I have. The network's not showing any record of him and I've got BB-8 still trying to run a trace, but it's like he was never even here.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I was staying in the Up with my friend before he left, but now I'm not sure if they're gonna kick me out since I'm technically squatting in his apartment.
[ party time until he gets evicted, maybe? ]
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umm that's awesome though, in the meantime
maybe they won't notice
did you guys have a contract?
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We talked about it. Didn't actually get around to that part before, you know. So I've just been here seeing if anyone catches on.
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so is the Up really all that?
wait more basic question first
you and bb-8 have an entire apartment to yourselves now? that's how doms live?
i'm excited for you but also very annoyed
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Just the two of us now, the three of us before. There's someone in the apartment next door but these places basically take up an entire floor with just two units. It's... excessive.
You could come by and see for yourself before they kick me out, if you wanted.
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uuuugh part of me wants to say yes!!!
other part of me doesn't want to bring attention to your situation somehow and ruin it
oh i know!! gimme a video tour! mtv cribs style!
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... I don't know what that means. I can do the video thing, though.
[ give him a few seconds to get it working, but he's from a world where technology is as easy as working a complex holo-display so these devices are a piece of cake to figure out — and soon enough his face pops into view, a half-smile turning up one side of his mouth as he lifts a hand to wave. ]
Hi.
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Hey. [ gwen is sitting up and trying to make herself not look like she's just been holed up in her room since the last time she was out and accidentally webbed him to the sidewalk, pushing a hand through her hair to basically just mess it up more, and clearing her throat. ] Hi.
[ cool. two hellos. good start. ]
MTV Cribs was a tv show. Basically you just have to walk around and brag about how cool your apartment is for my entertainment. [ grin! ]
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Well, it'll be my apartment as long as they don't give it to some other dom, I guess, but —
[ he's already panning it around to show her the living room with the giant windows, a good portion of the city visible in them, and the adjoining kitchen. bb-8 isn't visible yet but she can probably pick up on the sound of curious chirps and beeps in the background, and then finn's voice from off-camera: 'i'm doing a video, BB-8.' ]
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Hooooly shit, that's where the doms get to live? [ she sounds impressed and also- something else. not jealous, but. something. jeeze. she actually didn't mind her dorm situation until like, just now.
but yeah, she totally does hear those beeps, and her brow kind of quirks up ]
Is he camera shy?
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[ he hadn't realized just how much doms had access to until poe invited him to crash here. this place is easily big enough for at least five people, let alone two and a droid, and with his friend gone now the emptiness of it is even more apparent to him — the loneliness, too, especially since he can't exactly communicate with bb-8 all that well. it's more of a one-sided conversation. ]
Nah, he's over here.
[ he turns the device around for her to see where bb-8's hanging out in the corner, his domed head swiveling around to fix his big optical lens at the camera and gwen's face projected on the screen. there's a series of beeps and a brief headtilt. ]
I'm pretty sure that's a hi. I'm still learning how to understand him.
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Hi.
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That's more than I would've expected, honestly. He's been a little down since Poe disappeared, but anyway.
[ finn's already moving on down the hallway towards the bedrooms, turning on lights as he goes so it's easier for her to see. ]
These each have a couple rooms, and the kitchen's equipped with a lot of stuff but apparently you can order something called room service whenever you want? [ he doesn't know what that is either, which is the reason he's never attempted it. ]
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whaaaaaat.
[ she probably looks a little ridiculous because she keeps bringing the phone closer, which means the camera is closer to her face, but she isn't really thinking that far ahead. that feeling in her gut, not-quite-excitement but not-quite-jealousy either is getting stronger, and that's weird. gwenom definitely has a lot of negative shit she wants to say about how much better the dom apartments are than her own situation, but she's not letting that voice speak up even a little bit. ]
-- oh, I wouldn't do the room service thing anyway. They'd probably want to talk to the dom that lives there, and then you're busted. [ a beat ] But maybe not. Maybe your dom's just busy, so you're answering the door for them. [ another beat ] I think we should test it out. I think that's maybe definitely a thing we should test out.
[ no gdi impulse control ]
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Yeah, you're probably right. [ but then she suggests something else, and his eyebrow lifts with slight interest. ]
You know, that's not a bad idea. I mean, if I'm going to get busted anyway, might as well do it after we've taken advantage of all the perks, right?