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To be perfectly honest, Abbi absolutely, one-thousand-and-ten percent, unequivocally loved presents.
It really didn't matter whether she was on the receiving end or the giving side, she simply adored them. They just made everything better! It probably helped that she'd come to understand, thanks to all the video gaming she did, that people like you a lot better when they're given their favorite things, even if sometimes its something dumb like grass. And while she didn't have a cave to go digging around for jewels and pretty things to gift people, she at least still held with the idea that giving people stuff was the coolest.
And sometimes, like today, she was lucky enough that she got one!

Which meant that today was a very lucky day, and that meant Abbi ought to bring the very nice stuff to Chel's room. Though, the very nice stuff really was just some white wine Abbi had procured that was a little more expensive than normal and of which she hadn't opened yet. She also grabbed another bottle, some whiskey she wouldn't ever finish because she sincerely didn't enjoy the stuff, and whisked both down the hall and up the stairs toward the upgraded rooms.
She was very interested to know how the trip to Greece went, and definitely planned to ask a lot of questions, but first there was drinking and gifts!

A freckled hand rapped against Chel's door, though Abbi didn't let the knocking do its job solo.
"The Booze Fairy is here!" That made her laugh and she tilted her head back to shout some more because it was fun.
"I come bearing alcohol, I am here to bring mischief and bless people with the gift of being tipsy!" Ok this was really silly but whatever Abbi was ridiculous always.

A small "oh!" left the girl, but she wasted no time in letting herself in.
"Oooh, something smells good!" The sight of a kitchen, a real kitchen that isn't the one in the cafeteria, is a comforting thing, even if Abbi would be totally useless in the room. But she hurried over to Chel with all her normal vim and vigor, clunking the bottles down onto a spare counter before rushing up behind her friend to peek around her at what she was cooking.
"What it is, it looks really good!" There were some serious puppy dog eyes thrown in there for good measure because Chel was going to share right??

Already in a good position for it, Abbi wrapped her arms around Chel's waist and gave a good squeeze.
"Hiiiii! You came back! How was Greece? YOUR ROOM LOOKED AMAZING!" That was also an invitation of "I missed you, please tell me all the details".

A laugh escaped from the teen, squeezed out by Chel during her hug, and the girl didn't wiggle away or push her friend back when she was kissed. The affection that Chel doled out was nice, something Abbi was learning to let herself enjoy.
"Nope!" Was her chirped reply to the question of having already eaten, but it was a lie she grinned through. She had eaten only an hour or so ago, but Abbi was always hungry for more, especially if was a homemade meal.

There is a very pointed eyeroll made in Chel's direction, but Abbi isn't in the least put off about it and instead clears herself a spot on the counter to spring up and sit on.
"Didja round up all the clones?" Probably not the best question to start off with, but it would hopefully at least get the ball rolling.

Unaware of what had happened on the counter, but noticing Chel's face, Abbi looked down at her perch. There wasn't anything on the counter, there didn't seem to be any left over cooking or spilled ingredients, and she hadn't moved the things to any place bad so why did Chel give her that look?
But the look disappeared and, given she wasn't very creative, the teen accepted it as a small fluke and went back to looking excited to hear all the fun vacation stories.

"Like a kid? So you got to see Jack as a kid? Wooooow! Bet that was fun." Actually, even though she said it would be fun, Abbi wasn't sure how she felt. Jack wasn't the kind of person she could imagine as any different than he was now, and when she tried to imagine him as a child she only found herself thinking a hefty amount of question marks.
She can focus on the way Chel looks a little dreamy about the topic though, and that makes Abbi turn soft in turn. It wasn't a realistic possibility, but she could easily imagine Chel entertaining a bunch of children with colorfully streaked hair.

Abbi squeaked when the spoon was directed at her and gave a dutiful nod, not willing to argue that she was getting much more than just two questions if they were going back and forth.
"OK UM. How was your trip aaaannnndddd..." Where's my present?! "What happened to the clone?" She was trying to be good...

A shrug and nod of Abbi's head is her response.
Because, as much as she adores her tall grumpy friend, he can be hella obnoxious.

If Chel bothered to look after her clipped response she would see Abbi in the throes of an eyeroll because obviously she wanted details, but she drops it quickly.
"So he's here on the Island? If I ask Jack do you think he'll be like... Offended or whatever? You know how touchy he gets about stuff." But at the same time, Abbi was insanely curious about clones and how they operate. Maybe it doesn't fit in with her specialty here on Deus, but that's not going to stop her from asking questions.

Chel's boop is rewarded with a very chirpy, silly sort of noise and a childish grin as she covers her face.
"OK, so do you get two questions now?"

"Oooooohhhhh." The note is drawn out and thoughtful, the teen turning her face down to look at her knees. She really should have thought that out, she should have known that Jack wouldn't want to be burdened by an unconsented clone of himself somewhere on the Island. He and Chel had done their job and retrieved it, and Abbi knew he was private enough to want to leave it at that.
"I'll... Um, I'll wait." Or maybe she would never ask directly, either way she would use Chel as the marker of when would be a good time to probe and when she should back off.

Thankfully Chel was the master of turning things back to the positive and Abbi laughed, dropping a hand to grin at her friend.
"I would love to marry you, but I think Jack has the monopoly on that one and, lucky for you, nobody!" Abbi did her own deadpan of a winky face with double finger pistols, pausing halfway through to lean forward. "Cause, yanno, the whole no babies from Hunters thing. Which, can I say, is a little short sighted. I mean how else could you indoctrinate kids from such a young age? Not that I would participate, of course... This place is pretty sketchy at the best of times."
That was... Uhhhh...
"OK So what else did you do besides chase clones? And yanno, bang. I don't want those details thanks." She half expected Chel to give them anyways and only looked the slightest bit curious.

If there was an ability to properly articulate asdgjdaskhkahl'ahdl;fdjl;ahj, then Abbi totally voiced it when Chel began to speak. Her whole face went red and she began to wave her hands around in a pantomime of "no please that's enough" as she tried to back up on the counter. There was little place she could go and instead turned petulant and blushing, frowning at the floor because, well, she kind of did want to know what that was like... Only minus the Jack part. That was where she drew the line of honestly not wanting to know.

"That's nice!" Was all she could think of to say, at least somewhat glad Chel had fully gotten her use out of the room.
As for presents, well...
"Oh?? Who else did you find presents for?" So she was kind of stalling and continuing her attempt at being good. Mostly she wanted presents kthx.

One blue eye peeked out between fingers and looked at Chel. Since Abbi wasn't sure what to say (she didn't want to come out and just say that yes she was totally interested because that would be weird), she stayed quiet and merely watched her friend.
When Chel finished the food Abbi decided it was a good time to pop off the counter since it would be time to eat, and she was getting a little hungry with how good things had begun to smell. And then Chel didn't pull out plates or anything but instead started digging through bags. Interested, the teen crept up behind her and found herself presented with a teapot.

At first Abbi didn't say anything. At first she only gingerly took the teapot and stared at it with wide eyes, marveling over how pretty it was. When she did speak it was much quieter than she usually gushed.
"This is so gorgeous thank you so much I love it so much!" And she did, it was honestly one of the nicest things she'd ever received. Half because it was very lovely, some because it was blue, but mostly because she'd wanted a proper tea pot for her room and it would fit perfectly.
So enamored with her new set Abbi totally missed that Chel was getting out more presents.