Room 501, Wednesday Afternoon

[raspberryturk]

Packing.

It was much faster a job than one would expect, given how much crap Reno had amassed since coming to Fandom. But he had managed to stuff everything that he had come to the island with into the same duffel he had brought initially, and most of his booze stash even managed to get crammed in there as well. This left a box with a model helicopter to be carried under one arm, and he was good to go.

Turks, after all, knew how to pack light.

Reno, who was thankfully far less blue than he had been last night, looked around room 501, smirking faintly. If there was one thing that could be said for the school office, it was that they worked decently quickly. Even if they couldn't spell to save their lives.

Room 429. A single. Tseng would be sated, anyhow, and it meant that Reno got a room all to himself, which wasn't half bad, either.

[Establishy-ish? I'm leaving for work in half an hour, but it's open if anyone wants to ask Reno what he's up to-- if you're okay with not being pinged back to until later on this evening.]

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[raspberryturk]

"Seems fair to me, yo." He shifted the bag over his shoulder and then hiked the toy chopper up a little with his hip. "Nothin' else I gotta work on, is there?"

Didn't hurt to ask.

[the_merriest]

Rikku blinked. "What do you mean?"

[raspberryturk]

He had to grin at that.

"I dunno. Now that we've got honesty covered, I figure we can start working on my manners or habits or somethin' next."

Tamaki would just love that.

[the_merriest]

"Seriously uphill battle on that one," she grinned, blushing faintly. "You ask all your friends that?"

What? He's the one that said he didn't date. She's just establishing terms, here.

[raspberryturk]

"Just the cute ones," he replied before his brain caught up to his mouth.

When his brain did catch up, he didn't think it was a half-bad reply anyhow, dammit.

[the_merriest]

Rikku blushed harder and shoved him, playfully. "Nice."

Fourth floor! And counting doors.

"Seems kinda quiet," she said.

[raspberryturk]

"Obviously, I'm located in the busy end of the most exciting floor in the dorms," Reno mused with a grin. "You wanna hold the chopper for a moment while I dig out my key?"

[the_merriest]

"Hope you can contain your excitement," she laughed, reaching out to scoop it up. "Same model as mine or a different one?"

[raspberryturk]

"Had to get one that looked more like the ShinRa chopper." He dug around in his pocket for the door key. "Probably gonna be the closest I come to flyin' her until I get reassigned."

...

"Unless I harass Rude enough that he pays a visit sometime, yo."

[the_merriest]

"Shame they can't leave you one," she said, frowning as she leaned against the wall. "I mean, that's ... that chopper's amazing, you know?"

[raspberryturk]

"You don't gotta tell me, zoto. I already know. But choppers ain't exactly throw-away resources either, yo. Much as I want one to fly around the island all day, it probably won't be happening any time soon."

And he had located his room key.

"Moment of truth, yo."

[the_merriest]

"Should you knock?" she asked. "Who's your new roomie?"

[raspberryturk]

More grinning. Lots more grinning.

"I got me a single, yo."

Key, meet lock. Key, unlock door. Reno's hand, open doorknob.

Cue the victory theme in Reno's head.

[the_merriest]

"Oh." Rikku nodded. "Makes sense, if your boss was worried about distr--"

Blink.

"--tractions," she continued, nonchalantly. She totally didn't trip in the middle of that word right there. She followed him into the room, looking around. "Yup. Totally no one else in here. Check it out."

[raspberryturk]

Reno stepped into the room and looked around.

Yep. It was totally a dorm room. Just like he had expected.

"Checkin' it out. Hasn't stopped bein' a single since I got here. That's a good sign, yo."

He set his luggage down on the floor - carefully, there was precious booze inside - and shut the door behind them.

"Not half bad."

[the_merriest]

"Living the high life on the fourth floor," she nodded. "Moving up in the world. Down, rather. Nice pad. I should let you enjoy its singleness and all that."

[raspberryturk]

"You goin' already? So much for the housewarming party," Reno made a face that could almost be misconstrued for pouting. Briefly. "You probably got places to be, studyin' to do, stuff like that. I understand."

This was all accompanied by a very beleaguered sort of siiiigh. If she had to go, he wouldn't keep her, ho-hum.

[the_merriest]

She laughed and leaned back against the door. "Kinda deserted to be a ... party," she said, and why was she not leaving, anyway?

[raspberryturk]

"I've been to some pretty kickin' parties where nobody showed up," he replied, noting that the door was going to be difficult for her to open if she was going to lean on it like that. "Trick is to make your own fun, zoto."

[the_merriest]

"That has to be easier with two people than just one," she supplied, biting her lip with a nervous smile. "You ... got ... any ideas on that?"

[raspberryturk]

"I'm usually good for an idea or two." He walked toward the doorway and grinned down at her. "Let me put that chopper somewhere and maybe we can brainstorm."

[the_merriest]

Rikku held the chopper out in front of her, blushing. "I ... uh. Should probably."

Go? Please, she couldn't even make herself say it.

[raspberryturk]

"Take a seat? Great idea, zoto." There happened to be plenty of room on the bed, didn't there?

He took the box and set it down on the desk, where it could stay until it grew legs and walked away, for all Reno cared right now.

[the_merriest]

"You know, we never really ... uh. Talked? About ..."

Why she was sitting on the edge of his bed and looking up at him? No, that wasn't right. Must've been something else entirely.

[raspberryturk]

"Talked about?" See, Reno was interested in talking. Or listening. Or whatever. And that was totally why he was taking a seat on the edge of his bed right beside her.

No ulterior motives here. Never. "So, let's talk."