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[hqniko]

"rise and shine, cupcake!!" niko called through the cellphone speaker irritatingly loud, in case matilda's alarm had mysteriously broken this morning. he'd apologize to her roommate ( and the rest of the girls dorm, probably ) later. "see? i'm already using domestic pet names! anyway - ready to skip class and look at some apartments??" he was already outside when he called her, checking the time every few moments. the apartment they were viewing wasn't far from campus, but he still wanted to be on time and keep his plan of lies in check. "if you meet me outside in under ten minutes, i'll pay for your coffee, too." niko promised, practically bouncing from anticipation.

[ftscout]

it took scout approximately 11 minutes to cool down after his confrontation with lulu, and only 2 more to completely regret kicking lulu out in the heat of the moment. he was hurting, so his natural instinct was to hurt her back. and to drink -- a lot. he already drank more than he should for his body weight, but now he had an excuse - love. the days following their unfortunate encounter, he drank a lot. with friends, at bars, at clubs, alone, etc. and any time he heard the question "hey, did you hear that lulu is back in town?", he just ordered another round. and that's where he was now, drinking his feelings and consciousness away at a local club with a few friends - albeit they were actually having fun, while scout was too busy making himself comfortable at the bar.