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[It's dark inside Penny's room above the Welcome Center. The dim light from the network device is enough to illuminate Penny, who looks even more frazzled than she usually does when the Centers are understaffed. In fact, she looks outright panicked.]

Hey, City? I know I'm not the only seeing things in the mirrors, but is it getting worse for anyone else? Like, are the images getting more... I don't know, vivid? Like they're getting ready to crawl right out? Or am I going crazy?

I mean, if I'm going crazy, I'd really like to know about it. And I'm not totally ruling it out, either. I've just been freaking out all month and nothing's even happened.

[She pauses, turning to her right as if there's something there. Whatever it is encourages her to turn her attention back to the device.]

Okay--um. If... I don't mean to sound totally needy, but is anyone free? I get that it's Saturday and you all probably have plans, I just... you know, if you don't--

[Penny interrupts herself with a terrified squeak. She glances off to the right again, and... off goes the device.]

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[ She hesitates and then nods. ] Yeah. It's not much fun.

[ That gets a big smile. ]

I'll get some things together and head over soon.

[LET'S IGNORE THINGS TOGETHER.]

Lucy? Thank you. You're a pretty amazing friend.

[ BEST IDEA ]

Are you kidding? It's totally selfish on my part. [ But that smile says thanks.

And true to her word, half an hour or so later she shows up in sweat pants and a tea shirt carting cupcakes, ice cream, fried chicken and the Resident Evil movies. ]

[Penny and her two dogs let Lucy into the Welcome Center (which is, oddly enough, not housing any visitors) and up the stairs to her apartment. It's sparse, but there's a television, a DVD player, and bean bag chairs. The dogs stick close to Lucy and her friend chicken.]

Selfish, huh? I don't think that a selfish person would bring over movies and food. Can I help you with any of that?

Oh--I told Neil he could come over, too. I hope that's okay.

[ Lucy will pet the dogs and scritch their ears once her hands are free. She opens her bag, fishing the ice cream out and handing it over. ]

Maybe I'm a selfish hungry person. [ She suggest it with a grin. ] You can put the ice cream in the freezer and yes. I adore Neil. Totally okay.

[Sam and Tumbles are appeased by the attention (although they'd still like the chicken, thank you). Penny takes the ice cream and puts it in the (empty) freezer.]

Or maybe you just like feeding people. That's why I cook. I mean, that and stress relief. It's like, okay, I have the power to make cookies, so at least I have control over something.

[It's rude to be on the network while company is present, but Penny sends Neil a message to come on over anyway.]

[ She sets the rest of the food down then crouches and starts to administer the scratching and patting. She doesn't mind Penny being on the network, especially since it's just a message. ]

Yeah. I mean...that makes sense. I always give food to people because it makes them feel better. Sure, cupcakes can't cure everything, but no one ever said they felt worse because of a cupcake. [ She considers that a moment. ] Okay, maybe if they ate a whole dozen.

Anyway, yeah. I cook for stress relief too, or to get my mind off things, or if I can't sleep.

[Tumbles takes this opportunity to lean all of his sixty or so pounds of doggy weight against Lucy, tail thumping happily. Sam licks her fingers as if there might be more chicken or cupcakes hiding in them.]

Well... if anyone did eat a whole dozen, they were probably so upset to begin with that it wouldn't matter too much. I just can't accept that cupcakes could make anyone feel worse.

You too? [Penny laughs, but there's a sad quality to it.] I guess when things get tough, the tough get baking.

[ Aww Lucy loves big doggy leans. She giggles at the way Sam licks her fingers then stands up, brushing her hands off on her pants. ]

I'm okay with this non-acceptance. It's a good one to have.

And cooking and frying. I think that's where I usually draw the line. [ It is sad, but only because they have so much opportuntiy to bake, cook and fry. ]

[Neil doesn't waste time. He grabs some bags of chips he has hanging around - because what teenager doesn't have bags of chips hanging around? - and heads over to the Welcome Center. He's wearing one of the new shirts that Lucy talked him into, but he's paired it with jeans today. He walks in, because the door to the center is open, and calls out in a civilized manner.

Yeah, right.]

PENNY! I'M HERE!

I'm not so big on the frying, but--

[Neil's arrival sets off the dogs. They barely reacted when Lucy arrived, but Neil's holler sends them tumbling down the stairs, barking urgently. They won't jump on him, though--just wag their tails and nudge his hands until he pets them.]

Come on up to the apartment, Neil!

[Lucy's smile gets wider with Neil's arrival. He really is one of her favorite people. She makes herself at home, turning on Penny's oven to pop the fried chicken in and warm it up. ]

HI NEIL!

[ She yells it back down.]

It's good you invited him.[ To Penny] We'll have fun.

Hey-hey! Slow down there. I'll pet'cha.

[Neil doesn't have pets back home, but he's used to Penny's dogs by now. He holds the bag of chip bags up so they can't stick their noses in and uses his free hand to pet them. Then he's encouraging them to head upstairs and chases them, taking two steps at a time. He's happy right now. Happy to be invited, happy to be with people he likes, happy there'll be food.

He bounds into the living space with the dogs, a big smile on his face, and addresses the ladies in a similarly civilized manner to how he spoke downstairs.]

HI! I BROUGHT CHIPS!

[Penny nods, agreeing with Lucy--outwardly, at least. Her nerves are still on edge and she's not exactly in a partying mood, but acting happy sometimes leads to being happy. Besides, Lucy and Neil are good company.

Sam and Tumbles gallop up the stairs in front of Neil, all worked up over company (you'd think they'd be used to it). Penny catches Neil in a hug once he gets up to the apartment. He's civilized enough.]

Thank you! You know bringing you is enough though, right?

[ Lucy is a big fan of 'fake it 'til you make it'. ]

She's right. [ Lucy agrees with Penny ] However, chips make excellent movie food. [ She'll wait her turn to hug Neil. ]

[Neil hugs Penny back, lifts her off her feet, and spins her around once, bag of chip bags swinging at her back. He's in a good mood.]

I wanted to contribute.

[She laughs, glad that Neil's in a good mood, if nothing else. Once her feet are back on the ground, she goes to pop in a movie.]

Well, thank you. How about drinks? Can I grab anything for anyone after this starts?

[ Lucy opted not to bring alcohol because she's never known Penny to really enjoy it. She sweeps in to hug Neil once Penny is free. ]

Soda works for me.

[Neil hugs Lucy and does the same thing he did with Penny, lifting her off her feet and spinning her around.]

Yeah, soda for me, too...

[Though beer would be awesome, he decides to pass. Besides, does Penny even have beer?]

What movie are we seeing, anyway?

[With the video starting, Penny goes to dig through the fridge.]

Two sodas, coming right up.

[She does keep a certain amount of alcohol on hand for certain friends...]

I don't remember. Something horror-y.

[ The hug is appreciated. Lucy kisses Neil's cheek before he sets her down and whispers to him ] You really are one of my favorite people [ Once she's back on her feet, she sets about putting the cupcakes on the coffee table and getting out plates for the fried chicken. ]

Resident Evil [ Lucy provides the movie title. ] I've brought the first four. We can watch Alice kick all the ass. I thought it'd be comforting.

[Dammit, you guys are making Neil blush and without the bangs being so prominent with his hairstyle anymore, the colouring of his skin is more noticeable. Lucy adds a kiss, too, and says something sweet and so typically her. Shit. He's secretly pleased, though.]

Okay, fried chicken and cupcakes! This is awesome!

[He drops the bag he's carrying on the counter and flops into a bean bag chair, staring at the ceiling, limbs spread out like a starfish.]

Who's Alice?

[Sorry, Neil, but you're in the company of two very affectionate people.]

No chicken for me, please.

[She pops down the sodas and curls up in another bean bag chair, not all that hungry in spite of the presence of cupcakes and chips.]

[ Neil is adorable when he blushes. ]

I should've brought something more vegetarian. Sorry, Penny! [ Lucy apologizes while she's making plates of chicken for her and Neil ]

Alice is the completely bad ass chick that kills zombies.

[ She carries the chicken in, hands a plate off to Neil and plops down more gracefully in the chair next to Neil. She looks over to Penny from an upside down sort of perspective. ]

Come join us, Pens. There's room!

Bad ass is good,

[He smiles and accepts the plate of chicken, which won't be on the plate for long.]

You can't eat chicken, Pens? How 'bout cupcakes? I mean, I could eat them all, but I'm supposed to share.

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