I'm Losing my Mind but at Least I can Still Pee
Jay: *quietly reading on the massive soft that sits in the common area of the apartment*
Jimmy: *Fiddling with his phone in a chair across from Jay Madi: *snuggled up against Jimmy doing much the same* Elliot: “FUUUUUUCK” *races into the apartment, throwing a stapled packet of papers on the coffee table and bolting for the kitchen* “Guy, hurry, I need help” Jay: *looks up, startled* “What’s wrong?” Elliot: *points desperately at the papers* “Do you have any get rich quick ideas? Rent’s due and I spent all our money on my ridiculously cool new microphone.” *pulls a strange looking hunk of metal and plastic from hoodie pocket and grins widely* Madi & Jimmy: *sigh without looking up* Jay: "Elliot why did you do that? I'm out of work! How are we supposed to cover this? Are you trying to put us on the street?" Elliot: *falters* "I...er...the sound is unparalleled...?"
Jay: "Well can this 'unparalleled sound' cover rent?" Elliot: "Obviously not, since, y'know, it's due tomorrow."
Jay: *draws hand across face* "Jimmy, you deal with this." Madi: *chortles* "The way you said that just makes it sonud like you're an old married couple deal with a difficult child."
Jimmy: *shrugs* "In a way you're right"
Jay: "True enough but it doesn't solve our problems."
Elliot: "Maybe I could get a gig or something and pay this off." Jimmy: *snorts* "Dude, we all know all the gigs around here pay chump change to the performers."
Elliot: *grumbles* "F'kin' misers."
Madi: "I hate to throw this out as an option, but does anybody know a kind soul we can borrow from?"
Jay: "No, we can't borrow. Jimmy, you wouuldn't happen to have a secret stash of money, would you?" Jimmy: "Spent it on booze as our overdue med bills."
Jay: "Shit. Elliot, what the fuck."
Madi: "Or, y'know, he could sell the mic back...maybe a few of his others too." Jay: "I like the way you think."
Jimmy: "Seems reasonable."
Elliot: "Aw hell naw."