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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 15, 2017 20:25:24 GMT -8
"Oh yeah?" That was kind of nice. "It's kind of too big but I also don't want it too small and I know I can't have both, heh." He grinned. "At least not without bending the laws of space and physical reality, but sadly I think that's slightly out of budget, huh~?" A brief chuckle followed.
Lucy, meanwhile, was slightly alarmed by the fish. Was.. that a Pokemon? No? Just a fish, huh...? Ah.. It was kind of cute, though... Taking it from Mr. Fish, he held it up and looked it over. It was... really cute. He smiled and cradled it in one arm while the other hand gently pet it. What a good fish~ (Fish Pokemon were fine being out in the open air for a while so mundane fish were too, right?) Why thank you, Mr. Fishy~ ^w^
Oh, did Orion say teleport in? Before Nik could answer, they were inside, Lucy looking around while still petting his new little friend.
"...Oooh. I really like this open layout? Like... like it feels spacious but also kind of... like it doesn't feel like as much to have to navigate." And a kitchen island too, good. But how was the living room ceiling? He couldn't see from here, and headed that way to check.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 15, 2017 20:35:07 GMT -8
Mr. Fish was very pleased Lucy liked the offering (though was a little confused why he didn’t eat it outright? Hm? Maybe for later snack). 8V Either way, yay!
Orion snorted. “I don’t want to start a space-time war by summoning Palkia and Dialga,” he answered flashing a grin before they disappeared inside. OOhhh this was very nice… “It flows…” he furthered Nik’s words a little. “Like everything falls into one another…” From the corner of his eye, Orion caught sight of Lucy and ??? He looked form Lucy to Mr. Fish and then back again and just…. squinted for a second before moving around.
The livingroom had a ceiling that extended all the way up passed the second floor. A small balcony area coupled with railing could be seen stretching out just a bit leading to wherever the rooms were too. And— wait a sec. Orion doubled back. “Nik there are two sets of stairs???” Orion stated-asked. One at the front where the entrance was and one near the living room? He guessed if people … were in different places and wanted them but uh? Huh, well … nice touch though maybe.
…….AND LOOK AT THAT KITCHEN YEAH. LOOK IT HAD AN ISLAND AND ALL NEW APPLIANCES AND A HANGING PART OF THE ISLAND AND— ok. Ok, yes. This was… very nice, very nice indeed. And a dining room? And a breakfast room, apparently. Wow, this house was huge? Well, with all the bedrooms upstairs, it kind of made sense, he guessed.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 15, 2017 20:44:51 GMT -8
"Yeah??" Nik looked back and forth at the stairs and the way the balcony wrapped around. "I...?? Like that a fucking lot??" Like wow even if he couldn't slide down them, accessibility, sweet sweet accessibility. This made everything so much better.
As he explored a bit he saw-- ...Wait wasn't there already a... Huh. He guessed one was a breakfast room or whatever but.. "We don't really need two dining areas but... I guess we could convert one of them into a study or something? That'd feel less excessive..." The last bit was mostly mumbled to himself. He looked up to the balcony (man he liked that overlook), then to the basement stairs that ran parallel under the living room upstairs stairs. Pulling out his phone for a flashlight, he headed down first and--
And fucking tripped on the last three stairs, making a lot of noise but managing to catch himself on the rail at the end. "I'M OKAY," he shouted up, laughing a bit from the minor stress. "Careful coming down, one of these steps is a little uneven." Nothing that couldn't be fixed if they did move in, of course.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 15, 2017 20:54:38 GMT -8
Mmmmm Orion supposed they could convert the smaller of the two rooms into some study or something, yeah. Never mind that he’d very briefly already imagined a series of shelves lining the walls with excessively decorative dishware, heh. Orion shook his head.
He’d been about to turn up the stairs, but as Nik went down the steps towards the basement, he paused. “NIK?!” Ok, he was ok. Ok good. Careful down the stairs, right. Flicking on his own cellphone light, he made his way down and found himself slowly … looking around? Huh so this was where the washer and dryers were located? That wasn’t too bad even if the thought of carrying stuff to and fro might already be hurting his knees just a little.
“There’s a lot of room down here…” was the other thing too. There wasn’t much light aside from a small window pane at the very top of one wall, but really who needed that much natural light in the basement… and …. “They have extensions down here…” Man cave? Man cave.
Mr. Fish, meanwhile, had tugged Lucy upwards to the second floor and sort of just floated in and out of rooms. What was this? And this! And this? Hm….
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 15, 2017 21:06:48 GMT -8
Oh?? Oh okay! Sure, Lucy followed along. ..Oh! Oh this was nice. What a nice view of the lake. You see the lake, little fishie~?
Nik looked over as Orion mentioned the extensions. "Oh! Sweet, yeah. Ah, and carpeted, too. Was kind of worried it'd just be concrete but it looks like it's actually intended as more than storage. I like it. ..The laundry down here too, actually. Like we could always port the hampers back and forth but we won't be able to hear it at all from upstairs." That was good. He never liked the sounds much, even if they weren't too bad.
He was about to head back up when something else caught his eye. "Hang on, is that--" He shone his light over and headed that way. It was! A door! Opening it, he found-- "Oh shit there's a bedroom and a half-bath down here. Could be a guest room or..." He looked around at the lack of windows and the kind of cramped feeling. "I think I might want this one?? Like.. If we still wanna do the technically having our own rooms despite usually migrating to one or the other thing, heh." He... wouldn't say it out loud but... he actually might not feel entirely awkward having Mia over if Orion was on the second floor and she was in the basement, heh.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 15, 2017 21:18:09 GMT -8
8V It was a wonderful lake. So big and blue and tasty.
Oh, right. Teleporting was totally a thing. Orion smirked a bit. “Hmmm true…” And huh? Really? How big was this place? Very, clearly was the answer, but still. And oh? Nik? Really? “Heh, that’d be fine…” He still… wanted a window out and that was clearly going to be upstairs though, heh. Looking around just a little longer, he finally did find the lightswitch in a weird place. Flicking it on very briefly to scan over the area, he found a couple walls had shelving units built in. Well, that could be useful for like storage and things…
“Let’s see the upstairs rooms..” he finally mused flicking the light off again after a moment and starting up the stairs. Two flights of stairs, umph, but whatever.
…And then there was the master bedroom that suddenly had him blinking weirdly hard? He didn’t even really look at it for long but found himself walking through it towards the glass doors that led out onto an outside balcony. He could… could really see a lot of the lake from here… Could probably smoke out here just fine too and just….. Wow this was nice. “Nik do you see this?!”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 15, 2017 21:43:18 GMT -8
Nik followed him up, but split off when they got there to check the smaller rooms first. There were two bedrooms an-- and another half bath over here!? He had clearly not read the details well on this at all. Wasn't there a full bath between the breakfast room and living room? He only glimpsed through the doorway as he passed by but he thought so. Ooh, that'd need to be fixed in this one though. And--
Nik do you see this?!
He headed over to see and in the meantime checked-- yup. Yup he thought so, there was the master bathroom. So... Four bedrooms, two dining areas, two living areas, two full baths and two half baths that ironically did not add up to three but still? Wow this was really way too much space but there were so many things to like... Including this balcony, wow he could feel how much Orion would love this. Better than his outside window on Sinclair by miles, ha.
"I... think I'd give this one a 9 out of 10," he assessed. "Couple things need fixing. There's a lot of water damage in the guest bathroom up here, that one stair, probably at least a few more once we get to looking harder. The yard could probably stand renovating to be really usable, it's still a bit farther from town than I'd like, it's not as overwhelming as the old manor but still more room than we need, and now that I think about it if I do take that downstairs room then the washer being downstairs isn't a plus anymore. Though I guess that's solved by just only doing laundry when I'm gonna be up here with you, heh." He was about half offering critique, half just working through his own thoughts.
"All that said..." A nervous smile came over him. "I.. can just... imagine all of it really clearly and...? W-we can keep looking in case there's even better but I might... want this one?" The idea that this might be It, that they could actually end up starting a life Together here, was getting him both giddy and very anxious. "H-how much was it again?"
When Orion pulled out his phone to see, Nik's smile faded a bit. ".....Remind me what your price range was? Or... Should I uh.. start asking mom to help with a loan or...?" A very uncertain laugh followed. Damn Ri' why was this on the list? (Other than being so nice okay clearly but heh.)
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 15, 2017 22:00:50 GMT -8
Nine out of ten… Yeah. That was… exactly what Orion was thinking. Or at least maybe like a 9.5 or some obscure decimal his brain assured him was a better number. Nik’s nervousness permeated his words, however. I might want this one? How much was it again? Orion was pulling out his phone and flipping to it and—
“I… could have sworn that comma was a decimal point last night…” Orion winced. Reaching up, he drew a few fingers through his hair. “I… uhm….. it… definitely falls outside my price range…” He could probably try and get a ‘raise’, but Marcie was working on her ‘business’, and while money wasn’t as tight as it seemed or so she assured him, well… “M…. maybe we should keep looking…”
….But the view, damn it. Uuuuuuugggggghhhhhhh….
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 15, 2017 22:12:43 GMT -8
Eugh... Yeah, he was afraid of that... "I think we could do it, just.." He winced. "We'd be tight on money for... a while after. Mom too, and.. I'm sure she could handle it but that's... a lot to ask for." She did make a lot working for Aleal, but this would... probably be most or all of the family savings and maybe a loan on top of that? He didn't actually know what her bank account looked like right now or anything, just at a guess, heh... "Looks like they prefer a lump sum, too, but... maybe we could haggle for payments?" Eh...
He took a deep breath in and out. Damn, he let himself get kind of attached before thinking it through... Though, admittedly, part of that attachment was just the light in Orion's eyes when he looked out at the lake... heh. "I wonder how much it costs to build a place? Could take this for inspiration and... heh.. Could maybe pay a bit at a time that way, but.. would definitely take longer..." Maybe it'd be worth it in the end? He wondered. What if they did that and regretted it? ...Heh, what if they did anything and regretted it, eh?
A thought hit Nik, and as immediately repulsed as he was that it even occurred to him, the words "We could ask Niso" had been muttered before he could stop himself. His mouth clamped shut, his body tensed, and he gave Orion a look that begged him to forget this moment immediately.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 16, 2017 5:52:53 GMT -8
Orion bit his lip. That was a lot to ask for, and a very deep and wayward thought asserted itself that he didn’t want to use Laska money. He didn’t… want to clear them out just …. Just… yeah. A hand reached up and rubbed his forehead. Mmmmm maybe he could ask Marcie about a loan or at least talk to her about it or something… Or maybe he could just rob a bank— not that Nik would be too pleased given what he’d seen of his robbing and all…
…He had to wonder if building one would cost more? How often did one see three stories now a days? W-well, maybe if they just had a one story and a basement maybe? That could work? But then there were property claims and all that nonsense that Marcie was dealing with building the institute or academy or whatever she was calling it. Granted, she wasn’t building a house but…
We could ask Niso. Yellow eyes flicked at Nik. That was right. Niso was rich—and didn’t Marcie handle his finances even? So that meant she had money squirreled away somewhere or something, right? “You want us in debt to Niso Konto?” he asked brow quirking. Yellow eyes pulled away and stared out over the lake again. “Think I’d rather take my chances with loan shark. Least he’d die if I stabbed him.” Leaning over the rains, Orion sighed. “I could ask Marce maybe … or … even see what my Mom is doing….” Reaching up, he rubbed his face slowly.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 16, 2017 12:15:24 GMT -8
"No." Nik had answered emphatically before Orion could even follow up, but of course he did anyway.
Nik sighed, leaning back against the house in the corner of the balcony, taking his own phone and looking through some things. "Well... I mean from what I've seen of Niso with Sera I don't think he actually has a solid concept of money. Especially if I got her to help ask I doubt he'd even think about being paid back, but..." He laughed weakly. "Arceus knows where that money came from and I'd rather not."
Oh yeah? Hrm..."It looks like building one actually would be cheaper," he noted. "A lot moreso if we provide Pokemon for labor. Still materials and architects and people to do the jobs Pokemon can't, but.. yeah." He flipped through a few more screens. "But that doesn't include the price of land and we'd have to find a good place. And this place has a few furnishings and appliances left with it and I guess the electricity was left on. I know most of your stuff came with the apartment but I've got a bit of furniture so we'd at least have like... a fridge and a couch and a bed, and necessities like a stove wouldn't be too bad if we prioritize and work on filling the rest of the house slowly..."
He was talking through this as much for his own sake as Orion's but... hrm. "Actually.... If... we decided to go with this place or assume a new one would probably cost clooose to the same after everything..." He was punching in some numbers on the calculator now.
"We're talking about who to ask but.. I've got.. some savings of my own. And if we looked at... asking my mom.. and your mom... and Marceline... and maybe applying for a bank loan, too. Assuming they wouldn't gouge us with interest, we wouldn't be putting anyone out too much and..." Oh, wait, there was... yeah, that. "...I guess I'd really need to find a day job so we could work on paying everyone back but if we staggered payments, maybe...?" Or maybe this was getting too complicated. "Or.. maybe we should just find a two-bedroom in the suburbs for now.." The laugh that followed was a bit too weak and forced even for Nik's liking.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 16, 2017 15:13:22 GMT -8
Orion’s eyes closed. He could imagine exactly where Niso got his money from, but that came from personal research and the nature of the business. Not that he’d ever really been opposed to using dirty money anyways. Mmmmm. Building sounded like a lot of work and an unnecessary amount of complications. There was just… entirely too much that could go wrong. For as much as Nik was talking, though, Orion wasn’t. A couple ‘mmm’ noises here and there and an occasional ‘maybe’ but…
This was getting complex. Really complex.
And then like a chorus of angels, something hit Orion. “Your mom’s persuasive,” he stated suddenly. “And Marce is persuasive… what if like… we could ask the owners to lower the cost… even by a certain amount. Stuff like this is negotiable. Even if it saves …” Any number of mun at this point… “We could try?”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 16, 2017 16:01:38 GMT -8
Persuasive...? Huh. "Yeah, I guess... Haggling's a thing." While he thought that over and talked it through a bit more, he'd pull up some house listings on his own phone and start scrolling through for anything kind of comparable to this. He didn't wanna see one thing he liked and totally stop looking, but he also knew he liked this house enough that he was going to be comparing everything else to it from here on, so narrowing the search results to stuff that was already close seemed their best bet.
"Don't really know Marce but I'd never have pinned her as a criminal mastermind when we met, so I can buy she's a damn good actress." He let out a weak (if perhaps barely bitter) 'heh'. "I know mom's good and has pull from work, though. Even if we can get it down enough that we don't have to bother asking your fam that'd be something. Probably knock Marce off that list next."
Realizing how that order worked out, he clarified, "Ah, not favoring my sources over yours specifically, just like... I know all I've gotta do to get mom in without too much pressure on paying her back is to gripe that she'd do it if Ilya asked." It wasn't that he didn't feel guilty doing so, especially given mom's breakdown a few days before after she'd talked to Dasha, but... heh... Well, there was a reason it worked so well, wasn't there. "And then a bank loan would really be for both of us. Just imagine I've got better credit so putting it in my name makes more sense."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 16, 2017 16:34:05 GMT -8
Orion too found himself scrolling through his phone, assessing houses that were in the area, anything remotely similar that he had flagged (oh actually that one looked kind of promising too hm). A small puff of air escaped from him at Nik’s words, but he kept scrolling. As Nik clarified, however, Orion’s gaze raised back to him. His lips quirked briefly at Nik’s words before a small shoulder shrug was given. “It’s fine?” he asked-spoke. “I— ah, Mom and I are on better terms,” he half-spoke half-muttered. He’d already mentioned that in passing but just figured he’d put it out there for now.
“…Hey Nik… do you wanna try this house?” he asked flipping around the phone. It was not exactly on the lake but on the banks of one of the rivers leading off of it. There were more houses surrounding it even from the pictures but… It did look to be a three story? Kind of similar if not as fancy? It was… much cheaper but possibly because of location, right? Er… Maybe.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Nov 16, 2017 20:11:57 GMT -8
"Er... If you're sure it's... 'better enough' feel free to talk to her. Just wasn't sure how much had changed from all that." Orion kind of mentioned it, yeah, but Nik didn't really push for details.
Looking at Orion's phone, he scanned the details a little better in advance this time. "Ah.. Yeah, that might be better?" He considered all the points he liked about this house again, and considered a theoretical house with a lot of them just a little inferior. That... still didn't seem too bad in the long run, huh? "If the house is only almost as good but won't totally break us, it might be a better in the end, yeah? Ey Luce!!"
Lucy trotted back over to Nik, looking at the next place on the list. Oh? Oh but would his fishy pet be okay without a tank that long? Hmmm... Probably better not to risk it. Still cradling it in one arm, he gave Nik a 'one sec' gesture and ported down to the lake bank, setting the fish down... and watching with concern as it floated. ...Er, fishy? He bent down and poked it. ...Poked again? Oh it twitched a bit that time. After a few more pokes, it finally righted itself for the most part and started swimming, very distressed and weak but recovering a bit now. Lucy only saw 'oh good swim' though and nodded happily before going to get the others.
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