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[eloquentness]

[ she skims the file, mostly for important details - when to arrive, what electronics she would need to bring, etc. - and she can't help laughing at Ash's supposed age. ]

Be there right at lunchtime, then. :)

If there's a lake, bringing swimwear is a given, yeah?

[cannotrest]

[There's an idle thought in there about there maybe being wall space for a projector if they want to watch movies.]

Jacob's coming on Saturday too, see if you can get a ride with him.

Personally I'm more interested in the boat, but if you want to go swimming, go for it! I will gladly take swimwear photos of you to send to your man ;)

(I'd invite him if I knew him better - feels like a weekend away from everyone else would be an awkward way to meet someone for the first time. Plus I'd feel bad making Jacob a fifth wheel.)

[Instead, Iris is the modern day Earth fourth wheel... Sorry, friend, most of Ashley's faves are space age.]

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Hey, I just don't want to get anything wet! :P But if you're so generously offering, I wouldn't say no...

[ Might as well take all the opportunities in the universe to make Adachi blush, right? ]

Haha fair!
Plus Tohru's been busy with some work-related stuff. He's trying to get a new business off the ground, so I've been trying to help him take it easy.

[cannotrest]

Of course I'm offering, with the usual lack of guarantee on quality!

Oh, good for him, if hilarious that you of all people are helping him take it easy. [ yep, she's calling u out ] New focus for him, or is he joining you in running multiple businesses?

[eloquentness]

I happen to be /incredible/ at helping people relax, jsyk :P :P

But the former. I keep meaning to sell the Nickel, I'd just prefer to transfer ownership to an imPort.

[cannotrest]

Turn that help on yourself once in a while!

Why an imPort? Wouldn't a local owner be less of a risk for port outs?

[Ashley's genuinely curious, especially having worked for a business that lost its imPort owner, and with Aegis recently taking on Kaneki's cafe.]

[eloquentness]

Theoretically, yeah. I'm only hesitant because once I transfer ownership to a local, most everyone forgets the business ever existed.

[ It's like the place will be purged from business pages or something! ]

That, and inheriting a business was what got me a leg up.
I want to pay it forward somehow, if I can.

[cannotrest]

The imPort effect. My favorite takeout places are local-run and I barely worry about them closing but I swear other imPorts haven't heard of them.

But hey, I get what you mean, especially about paying it forward. I'll let you know if I hear of any imPorts wanting a barcade.

[eloquentness]

Exactly! I blame it on us wanting to stick closer to each other, but also I can't exactly blame us as a whole.

Thanks. I'd really appreciate it. ♥