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Ever since finding out Amaya had been asked out to the upcoming Halloween party, Gaius had been thinking. This event sounded pretty big, and from what he remembered of parties back in college, or at least the couple he was dragged to, it was normal to go with a date. The problem was, with all the dates his friends had set up for him in the past, he'd never actually had the problem of asking a girl out himself.

The morning found him freshly showered, dressed in a freshly laundered shirt, though his pants were less than fresh, bearing a couple days of dirt. Bouncing with nerves, Gaius made his way to Nita's duplex, hauling behind him the product of his recent labors, up the stairs, and stopped briefly at the door to run a hand futily through his messy hair.

His hand hovered above the door before he finally got up the nerve and knocked.

"Ah! N-Nita!" Gaius smiled, despite his suddenly pounding heart. "L-looks like I remembered your duplex number this time, huh? Heh heh, ah..." He scratched at the hair rubbing against his collar and glanced over the shorter girl's shoulder inside. she looked to have been expecting someone, from her surprise. Gaius' expression grew worried. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"

"A snack would be nice!" Gaius said, stepping inside behind her. It seemed the polite thing to say, even if his stomach was full of butterflies at the moment.

"Oh, wait!" He stopped in the doorway and turned around. How could he have forgotten? "I, uh, have something for you! Since you were interested in those chairs I was making..."

Gaius pulled in a simple wooden chair, about the same size as those at the caf, but the way the seat and the back were carved looked to be shaped to accomodate a tail.



"It's my proto-type... the first one I finished... Still not sure about the design, though. What do you think?"

He watched her face, holding his breath as he waited for her verdict.

Unspeakably glad and relieved, Gaius relaxed noticeably. "You like it? I could probably try painting it and varnishing it, but I thought the natural wood would look nicer." He grinned, proudly watching her set it alongside the table. It was still a bit wobbly, but sturdy enough.

Finding himself the celery Nita had mentioned, along with the peanut butter, Gaius scooped it straight out of the jar on the stick and licked at it, leaning against the counter. While feeling calmer, he still wasn't brave enough to broach the real reason for his visit, so he looked around the room, his eyes falling upon the papers. "You keeping yourself busy too? Writing something?"

Gaius listened eagerly, waiting until Nita was finished explaining before asking, "A survey? So, like basic questions and stuff, to help us know more about the others here? That's... wow, that's great! Now I feel kinda silly sitting around playing with furniture all day," he chuckled self-consciously. "Are you planning to hand them out anytime soon?"

He bit off the celery he'd been licking and was about to double-dip, but caught himself at the last moment, reminding himself the peanut butter wasn't his. He stuck the plain celery back in his mouth, embarassed. Where were his manners?

Gaius, who'd fallen into his own thoughts, was pulled back to attention by her offer. "Hm? Oh, sure! ...Uh, what did you need again? Name, age, what foods I like, what laundry detergent I use...?" he grinned.

"And, could I possibly see the list when you have a couple more? Even if it's not finished? It'd be nice to know what kind of stuff people are dealing with, and if there's any way I could, er, be of help, possibly."

"Hm, yeah, printer would be a problem..."

He moved to sit in a chair at the table with Nita, sitting sideways to let his tail hang over the edge, and glanced at the paper. "Let's see... name's Gaius Harper, nationality... uh, I guess white? Whatever American mutt is. Caucasian? Serum... Uh, I arrived... wow, when was that?" He tapped his chin and scrunched his face in thought. "I think the beginning of September? They hired me as an architect to help design an island resort park of sorts, like a smaller Disneyland or something. Just the general hotel buildings and stuff. I was on a contract 'until the project is finished'... so I guess I'm still on the contract." Gaius snorted testily. "Some project."