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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 18, 2017 21:21:21 GMT -8
Nik.. was also quickly realizing this might have been a bad first place to check out heh... "Ah.. Honestly for the square footage and everything it's kind of a steal, but still.. a lot," he admitted, pulling out his phone to check the precise number which wasn't the same as the ref due to both varying economies and coming unfurnished but his writer digresses and citing it to Orion. It was... around the price of the one by the lake-- slightly cheaper probably due to less land but not a whole lot-- but Nik wasn't sure which he liked better when factoring everything together.
"I like a lot about it but we should definitely look at at least the rest of this route, huh?" As he did a bit of looking around himself... huh? He recounted in his head, then looked at his phone to confirm. "..Five bathrooms for a four bedroom house is kind of excessive huh..." Even if they could potentially make the rec room into a Pokemon room and then steal one of the smaller bedrooms for a rec-slash-guest room, with like a hide-a-bed couch. Hrm.
Scrolling through his bookmarks, he noted, "Oh, there was one a little less fancy and cheaper that still had cool decks like.. I think this is six blocks away? Or seven. And five bed on that somehow. Wanna head that way and check out whatever's along the way?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 18, 2017 21:31:31 GMT -8
Orion reached upward and found himself both adjusting his glasses and rubbing his forehead. Of… of fucking course this was gonna be one of those expensive ones. He knew that but ugh. Gotta try something… gotta do something…
His mind ticked in the background even as Nik spoke. Hm? Another one six blocks away? Looking over Nik’s shoulder, Orion nodded a bit. “Yeah maybe there are some unlisted or something…” Or maybe they’d just get attached to the area and be eternally fucked that way too. Orion chewed the inside of his mouth trying very hard not to be too pessimistic.
Once they were on the street again, Orion found himself once more taking in a deep breath of the sea. The area seemed pretty nice even if there weren’t many people around at this time of day (a shame really? Look at the light and everything, it was beautiful!). Ah, there were a couple of diners and restaurants interspersed here too. That was kind of nice. And even a bookstore? Hm. In terms of faculties, it was already doing better than Alterna in a lot of ways.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 18, 2017 21:48:00 GMT -8
Nik was very pleasantly surprised by the businesses even here. He guessed every part of Pahala really was a melting pot, huh? Heck, he guessed with the tourism it made sense business owners would wanna be all over to cash in. How many of these houses were time shares, he wondered? That part might be a shame, having a bunch of the neighbors always changing. But then again, if they were here a while it might be fun? Like getting used to 'oh it's summer, Johnny will be back soon, I wonder how much the kids have grown this year.' Or if any were asshole they'd only have to put up with them sometimes. Oh no it's almost Jerry Month, ew. Hehehe, Nik could see that being fun in its own way actually. People he'd grow to resent if around them all the time might be fun to mess with only occasionally. Of couse, he knew there'd be some regular permanent neighbors too, but still. He'd idly discuss this topic with Orion as they walked, stopping twice to look at other pins on the map. Oh, one of these normally WAS a timeshare and only tentatively for sale, huh? Ah, the furnishing looked super nice in the photo but the price was higher than Nik liked for the size, so no need to go in there either. They finally came to the other house Nik had mentioned. "Ah, there it is. Decks are way smaller and don't wrap around, but still nice, yeah? ...And maybe slightly less yard space? ...But ah, still bigger than the gym arena at least. I could make it work." Turning to Orion, he asked, "Wanna head in~?" Ref and this one has a floor plan aaaa ;v;
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 18, 2017 22:08:14 GMT -8
The thought of rotating persons was… oddly fascinating to Orion on a multitude of levels. Some part of him found it kind of awkward to have a lack of permanence like that but … then again being one of the permanent things there might have made up for it? Eh, yeah something like that.
As Nik pointed out the house, Orion squinted a little but nodded. It was still nice for what it was…. and yeah there was less yard space but hmmm. Well, they’d see what the interior looked li—Oh. Oh this was nice. Yellow eyes flickered around drawing in the walls and the hardwood floors and… It was a little smaller but… Still very nice. Wandering into it, he couldn’t help but be pleased with how the kitchen just sort of flowed into the master bedroom. He could get up in the morning, cook something and just… Huh. Hmmm not bath tub on this floor though. It.. wasn’t a deal breaker, really, and he couldn’t remember a time he’d wanted to take a bath like that but…
“Not bad…” Stepping back and starting up the stairs, Orion noted the sizes and spaces of the bedrooms. Having three baths would be nice considering if they ever had anyone over and… Turning back towards Nik, Orion smiled a little. “Something like an eight out of ten?” It was definitely kind of maybe more in their price range.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 18, 2017 22:29:29 GMT -8
Nik blinked as he looked around. "Uh... I dunno? Like... The half bath in the living room is almost awkwardly small but if it's like just the guest bathroom that's not too bad. And I hate the laundry next to the bedroom but..."
He backed up a bit and looked around. "Imagine if we could move it out to the garage and turn that area into a walk-in pantry instead." He really liked the idea of it, like... almost more dry fridge than cabinet, ha. Would be easier to browse all the food without digging but it wouldn't be cluttering the visible space either.
He stepped out back to look at the porch, then back in and looked toward the master area as he followed Orion toward the stairs. "...I also... kind of stupidly love the master shower? I cannot tell you why but that whole design just..?"
Looking around upstairs, he mentally noted the nice closet space and especially the nice open area the could turn into rec space or whatever. He stepped out onto the balcony, and looked over to the other door leading back into one of the rooms, then out at the street below, then... Ah, it was a ways down but you could see the sea from here off the east side. So it was a bit dark now, but.. "The view at sunrise would probably be nice, huh...?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 19, 2017 6:54:00 GMT -8
“Ooooooh…” Orion should have been as invested in the idea of a walk in pantry as he was but here he was. The idea of being able to organize it and store more things in it than a typical cabinet was so nice, though?
Orion.. still was not keen on the master shower but that was just cause it didn’t have a master bath with it so… yeah. “It is aesthetic but…” he shrugged his shoulders. “But I wish there was also a tub…” Maybe with jets. Maybe they could put one in with jets. Hhhhh.
Coming out onto the second story deck, however, his jaw dropped. “This grill station???” He… did not do a lot of cooking that would require such a fancy grill, but the image of a barbeque party on a nice warm sunny afternoon sounded so great? Nik’s commentary, however, drew him back over. Leaning against the rails, he stared out. “…. Watching a sleepy sunrise with you sounds amazing…” he chuckled
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 19, 2017 7:52:41 GMT -8
Nik smiled softly and leaned over on Orion's shoulder. It wasn't as clear or breathtaking as the lake view, but... it was nice, and he was glad Orion liked it too. "Then again..." He smirked a bit. "I'd probably just wind up enjoying the view of a sleepy you." He pressed slightly harder into the lean to nudge him affectionately, then chuckled almost under his breath.
After a bit longer to delibirate, he decided, "I know Pahala means no proper basement so I can't count that against any. So.. I think I'd go 8.5 to a light 9, personally. Would be a strong 9 with more yard space, but..." He looked slowly from east to west. "This neighborhood does blow the lakehouse out of the water, pun intended~" he finished, flashing a grin.
"Wanna find Luce and finish the route for now though?" Lucy, incidentally, was having a lot of fun with the two door closet in one of the smaller room, going back and forth to play peekaboo with Mr. Fish.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 19, 2017 8:25:23 GMT -8
Orion snorted softly. He might have answered with ‘you see that all the time’ in the quite literal sense that he was always tired but ah, heh, nah. He’d just … stare out at the water. The pun and score had him chuckling softly again. “It is very nice,” he agreed briefly. “But man I … love the water..” It was so nice, damn. Turning to head back in and find Lucy and Mr. Fish, he stretched slowly.
Mr. Fish, meanwhile, was hiss-laughing at Lucy’s motions and occasionally popping around with that wide mouth smile. It was very fun and 8V Lucy was very fun. As Orion came around, however, they turned and gave a wave. On to more things? 8V More things then…
As they appeared in front of the house again, Orion took another look at it before flicking his gaze back to Nik. “Shall we go~?”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 19, 2017 9:07:12 GMT -8
"Let's~" Nik interlaced their fingers this time as they headed farther down the street. One house they passed looked nice, except there was no longer a For Sale sign and someone seemed to be moving stuff in. Ha, someone needed to update that listing, huh? Another as they reached the edge of the platform had a great view but was way too small seeing it up close. Another was a three story further down along the edge, and the third story balcony looked amazing from the ground... except Nik realized the main front door was on the second floor and the thought of climbing a flight of stairs in the rain just to get in made Nik say "fuck that noise." Of course if Orion really wanted the could come back and look later but right now Nik needed to be irrationally angry at stairs existing. In time they'd pass more and head back inward away from the edge of the platform. At last, around twilight, Nik stopped. "All right... Ah, think this is the last on my list for tonight, but if you had any you wanted to go ahead and check we can." Turning his attention to the VERY LARGE one-story with more yard space around it than most, he rubbed the back of his neck and smiled nervously. "I... should warn you this is... A bit MORE expensive than the lakehouse so prooobably not but it's... still in that range of 'if we pooled fucking everything we coouuld' and just... hear me out, if nothing else I really wanna see this. Luce?" Rather than ask if Orion was ready he just had them ported right inside, and Nik quickly drew attention to, "Fucking look at this indoor patio with its stupid hot tub?? Look at this roof??" Ref
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 19, 2017 9:32:04 GMT -8
As they passed and prospected each house, Orion realized he was growing more and more depressed. This was… a lot of investment with little payout, and hhhhhh…. He just sorta wanted to stop and lay down and maybe snuggle his boyfriend— Or die— Brain can you fucking not. As they came to the last one, he gave a small nod. “Ok… maybe just this last one…”
The very large one story was… weird but not entirely off-putting. The yard space was nice but it was huge and… Orion was already squinting sideways at Nik. More expensive than the lakehouse? Hhhhh… A small nod was given before they were poofed in.
Yellow eyes flickered around drawing over the sky lights and the doors and the hot tub and…. “The sky….” He could… imagine staring upwards as the rain fell down on a cool day or even the way the clouds twisted as they formed on a cool afternoon. He could imagine just laying down and staring up with Nik or Mr. Fish or… hell even sitting in the hot tub, apparently. Man he… he really needed something with a skylight? Maybe even over the kitchen or something…
Orion stood there for a couple more seconds sort of transfixed before shaking his head and snapping from the weird trance. “It is nice,” he commented a bit quieter before starting towards one of the doors. Upon opening it, however, he frowned. The interior already was… not nearly as impressive as some of the other houses had been. He appreciated the high ceilings but the weirdly colored wood of the kitchen clashed with the color of the walls? And tiles all the way through were ok for cleaning but not warm like carpet was… The stone pillars around were almost gaudy rather than elegant and hhhhh was he just trying to convince himself that this one wasn’t worth it or was this actually depression lol.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 19, 2017 9:50:49 GMT -8
Heh.. Nik kind of agreed seeing the rest of the interior, but the look on Orion's face with the skylight was worth the stop. Even if... eh, he did not.. think through the disappointment after.
Moving over to lock an arm around Orion's, he asked, "...Hey. What if we installed a skylight to one of the other houses?" He didn't know why he didn't think of that until now but... it seemed reasonable, right?
"There's... all kinds of stuff we can do to make wherever we pick really ours~"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 19, 2017 9:59:09 GMT -8
Leaning against Nik, Orion chuckled a bit. “I’d love a skylight above the kitchen and maybe in the living room …” Or hell even in his own bedroom if they were still going to split it up that way and such. Just… waking up to the sun pulling in from a window and above and hhhhhh.. “Natural light is so beautiful …” And so much more less stressful than some lighting could be.
A small, tired laugh escaped from Orion after a moment. “It’s all about figuring out what we want at this point anyways,” he mumbled more to himself than Nik. Still, he was kind of done house hunting for today and just… “You wanna stay the night~? I just downloaded every season of The Walking Dead…” he laughed a bit tiredly.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 25, 2017 4:37:52 GMT -8
Nik found himself debating whether he was just exhausted too or if Orion's level of tired was actually oozing into him and enhancing it, but even the idea of the latter brought a soft smile to his face. "Of course, hon," he murmured, nuzzling up against him. A moment or two later, it did occur to him he'd spent a lot of time with Orion the past few days and still hadn't seen Mia since he got back, but...
Looking down at his phone, he closed out of all the house stuff for the moment, and in the process subtly checked he had no new text notifications or missed calls. Mm.. She didn't text much yesterday and not at all today? He knew she was probably just busy, but couldn't help but worry that she was mad at him or worse, that something happened. ...Eh, someone was bound to tell him in the latter case, right? And for the prior-- okay, so leaving so suddenly (and to visit his ex of all things, geesh) would have been a good reason, or still being upset about him deciding to move in with Orion despite the fact that he was 99% sure she'd rather live with Vesta than him and what no he wasn't bitter about this potential double standard. ...But then the idea crossed his mind that she was still pissy about his teleport ploy the last time they technically saw each other, and he couldn't help but be amused.
He'd just do his best not to think about it and hope to hear something tomorrow. If she was mad she probably just needed some time and space and he could deal with that. "Ready, Luce?"
Later at home-- or, heh, what would soon be Nik's temporary home assuming they didn't find something move-in ready in the next few days-- Nik did his best for a while to watch The Walking Dead. He found himself caring about the characters to a point, but still wound up... feeling sort of detached? Maybe the aesthetic was just kind of offputting at the moment, or maybe his brain wasn't in the mood to learn a new world enough to get invested, or maybe he was just distracted by house thoughts. Really, it was probably some degree of all three, though what degree was still a question. But if Orion was enjoying it, it wasn't like Nik DISliked it, and he was content to kind of half-watch half-vegetate while cuddling a bit.
Eventually, though, the house thoughts would get to him, and he pulled out his phone and then its stylus to sketch some ideas, idly doodling at first and gradually getting more into it. If Orion questioned if he was bored or wanted to watch something else or anything, he'd assure him he was fine and still semi-watching. Eventually, though, he called his attention.
"Hey. Pause a minute? What would you think of like... On that cheaper house with the double decks... It wouldn't be stuff we could do right away, but once we got back in the black money-wise." He leaned back over and scrolled through the images as needed while explaining his thoughts. "You could take that upstairs room by the upper deck, and we could eventually put in a big skylight if you wanted." He scratched over a few lines on a few sketches he'd done of different sizes, drawn at different angles about half intentionally and half 'what even is perspective' but shoosh. "And then..."
Scrolling through a few more elaborate ones, he explained, "What if we took that back wall out of the kitchen, and then like... enclosed the deck almost like a greenhouse? Move the fridge and either move or remove that section of counter along that wall but... would make for tons of natural light even if not directly above the kitchen, heh."
He offered a hopeful smile. "I know it... wasn't as nice as some and was more expensive than some others but... Even if we 'could' afford the best ones we probably shouldn't, and I don't.. really wanna keep falling in love with places and disappointing myself. And I don't wanna keep holding out indefinitely because something 'might' be better, and I don't wanna settle for a place that we'd end up wanting to replace in a year or two.." The latter point... actually brought a bit of color to his face and audible nerve to his voice. It was.. probably ill-advised to assume they'd be together for years to come when they'd only been dating a few months but... well, Orion was devoted and Nik was stubborn, and... they found each other again once, right? Even with the unfortunate circumstances of their meeting again, it was easy now for Nik to think like... anyone could have taken that job, but it was Orion that did, and that led them here. He could call that fate and be grateful for it. He... really liked to think they were Meant To Be Together, anyway... heh...
Voice a bit softer, he finished up, "I just... this one felt like.. the best compromise to me? It'd stretch us pretty thin for a while but not ruin us, and it... could be really nice with some work...? ... U-unless you uh-- sorry for kind of rambling."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 25, 2017 9:39:53 GMT -8
Orion was fighting sleep— or rather, his brain was fighting sleep. Curled up on the couch with Nik watching the Walking Dead, he was kind of paying attention but was also starting to fall into that haze that was like his weird pseudo sleep that got him through the week. His body wanted more, to pass out for X-number of hours and be done with it. His brain, however, was rolling through scenes of zombies while crunching numbers and offering obscure solutions— both of which produced differing levels of anxiety, heh. It was fine, though. He was fine, yeah. As Nik shifted to doodle, Orion would glance over and ask about it but with the assurance that it was fine, he was fine.
As his attention was called, however, Orion paused the show and glanced sideways at the screen. Nik’s words and pictures had him looking thoughtful, but regrettably, his brain was now moving rather slow. Mmmmm a skylight in his room and natural light in the kitchen extension would be nice. Probably expensive too.. Orion winced a little. There are solutions for that— He knew that but… ugh. What else? What else could be done? Orion chewed the inside of his mouth some.
Nik’s continued words, however, had him grimacing some. He didn’t want any of those things either but…But? Mmmmm. Brain decided to start crunching numbers again, and his stomach did a flip flop. A strong down payment could clear a lot of his worries, but no one had that kind of cash right now did they? He… ah, he knew Nik’s mom might have, but even that made him feel guilty the longer he thought about it? Uuuugghhhhh when did guilt decide to come into the equation and why was it so strong? Orion frowned a bit. It’d stretch us pretty thin for a while but not ruin us…. Yeah but… but…. but???
A soft sigh escaped from Orion, and a hand reached up to rub the side of his face. “I… I guess?” he ask-stated. A thought occurred to him, and he pulled out his phone to start actually crunching numbers (instead of taking all those cheap cuts that brain decided were Clouse Enough anyways). “Plus real-estate fees and location tax and upkeep and ….” Ugh his stomach was not pleased. “I… if…” Flipping the phone around, Orion frowned. “If we… can’t get enough mun together it might still be out of our price range…”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 25, 2017 14:11:14 GMT -8
Nik frowned, running numbers of his own. "Between... what I've got saved and what I could comfortably ask mom for, I could.. probably actually cover about half." More than enough for a downpayment, but... "I'd be going from upper class to... broke and unemployed with a nice house and the payments would still be... probably a little under a thousand a month if we did a fifteen year plan." ...As much as he was all about whole 'wanna spend our lives together' thing a minute ago, holy shit fifteen years was so hard to imagine. If they went thirty, it'd be cheaper than rent a lot of places, not counting insurance or whatever else that might come with it, but that stretch of time was even more unfathomable.
It occurred he didn't entirely know Orion's monetary status actually. An outside window in Sinclair was hardly the cheapest option though. "But depending on what you could pitch in or borrow without too much pressure on paying back right away... And assuming I could find a decent job to help. It... sounds doable to me?" Orion was always better at math, but Nik did tend to be okay with finances specifically. There were the extra fees he mentioned but... mm.
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