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[sodisasterrific]

[The video clicks on to show RIkku sitting on a small bed up against a wall. Next to her is a burlap sack, her daggers, a tool box, and a pile of textbooks (history, English for Dummies, four volumes of Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, and others,) all of which have oil and grease stains on them. She has very little worldly possessions, as people

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[persimmonsplz]

Aizen's house is a lot less lively anymore, Rikku~

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[sodisasterrific]

I couldn't sleep on the old man's couch forever, Ginny~

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[persimmonsplz]

It is a bit small, ain't it?

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[sodisasterrific]

And I always felt like he'd sit on me if I slept in too late!

[likesweiners]

So now you're working two jobs?

[sodisasterrific]

Uh-huh! And I'm going to school, and playing soccer with Ken, and tutoring my little sister, and helping a girl learn how to fight, and... uhm...

Well, it's not like our job takes a whole lotta work! Eheheh.

[likesweiners]

You stay so busy I wonder if I'll ever get time to take you out...well, once I can afford to.

[sodisasterrific]

I'm allowed to go out at night now! So that's a whole bunch of free hours I have.

[action]

[namiwasheretoo]

Brother?

[Oh don't mind her. She just happened to come in for the end of her recording, and Brother, nice dead guy, and some very interesting words she couldn't even begin to know caught her attention.]

[Enter Nami, pulling a messenger bag over her head and tossing it to her own bed.] Hey, you must be Rikku! [Smiles! Long orange hair in pig tails, bikini top, long pants and heels. Say hello to one of your room mates]

[action]

[sodisasterrific]

Uh-huh! My annoying Brother who never, ever shuts up, even when he's sleeping! He's probably brain--

[Pardon Rikku while she realizes she was talking to someone who just entered the room without recognizing that she was actually there. She's a little scatterbrained right now.]

[Gasp!] And you must be Nami! [Rikku quickly jumps up from the bed, and immediately moves to hug Nami. Obviously they're going to be BFFs, so hugging is obligatory.]

[action]

[namiwasheretoo]

[Pardon her surprise. This Nami hugs, but she's not that used to it yet. To be hit up like this so fast surprised her, but... she chuckled and gave a small hug back] Yep! that's me.

Getting settled in alright? [She was... an peppy lil thing, wasn't she?]

[action]

[sodisasterrific]

[Hugs are the best, especially when they're girl hugs. Though Rikku has made a lot of friends there's very few with two X chromosomes. After all that's done, she bounces a step away and rocks back on her heels.]

Uh-huh! I'm really excited that I finally have a bed to sleep in again. And there's enough room to shove all my stuff under it!

[She looks back at her bed and smiles.] It's good to have a home.

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[timbermaniac]

All right! Good to see you've got a place to stay, kiddo! Brooke seems like a nice guy, so I'm sure it's a good spot. Maybe I'll swing by one of these days after work and catch up, huh?

An' yeah, it's good to have friends here, especially if you're used to being around people all the time. And hey, missing people's just another way to show how much you love 'em, right?

[He looks thoughtful for a moment.]

Have you been teaching other people that language of yours? Al Bhed?

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[sodisasterrific]

No, no, no! Not maybe! You hafta come by and visit. It's a really great place and I'm sure Brooke wouldn't mind the business! It also helps missing people if other people are around to keep your mind off it, you know.

Uh-huh. I've been teaching Xion, and she's picking it up super fast!

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[timbermaniac]

All right, all right, you talked me into it! I'll see about coming by next week, if not before. I've got to prepare some big lesson plans for the kids, and could use some relaxation time around good company.

That's awesome! Congratulations!

...ah... think I might be able to give it a shot sometime? It's been a while since I've picked up a new language.

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[sodisasterrific]

Tea's relaxing for old people, right? Because if that's the case, there's a whole lotta relaxing here! [You've become close enough that she can tease you.]

Oh! And I can show you what Brooke's taught me how to do on the violin. It's a really pretty instrument and so little!

[Biiiig grin.] I'd love to teach you!

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[unyieldingwater]

[ Man, your place looks way cozier than hers. Jeals. :D ]

That's fantastic Rikku, I'm glad to hear it. Of course I'm not surprised either - I think you had a lot of people offering too, right? [ She pauses. Sorry, the word 'pirates' always pings her and while she DID meet Brooke... ]

You can trust them, right? I mean, they are pirates, and ...pirates aren't always the most trustworthy of people. Actually, back home, none of them were.

... did your communicator just malfunction at the end there?

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[sodisasterrific]

I did, and I'm really glad I chose this one! I think I'm gonna have a lotta fun here.

[Rikku laughs. Pirates are awesome, Katara!] I'm pretty sure I can trust these pirates! If they steal from me, I'll steal from them right back, so I think we have a pretty good understanding.

Huh? Oh! I was speaking Al Bhed.

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[unyieldingwater]

I'm glad!

[ Not the ones back home. D: But Katara laughs. ] Okay, I know Brooke is ...well it's pretty strange for there to be a talking skeleton of all things around here, but he seems pretty nice! [ If you excuse his perversion. ]

Al Bhed? Is that the language where you're from?

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[sodisasterrific]

Brooke's really nice, once you get past the whole him wanting to see your panties thing. I don't think he could ever be a scary skeleton. [Even the thought of him trying to be scary makes her snicker. Silly Brooke the Bard.]

Nuh-uh. The language most people speak back home's the one we're speaking right now! Al Bhed's just the language that my people speak. I hear I'm pretty good with both.