MCA, Apartment #2, Wednesday Evening

[10secondcar]

Brian had had a rough week. Right after last week's welcome picnic, the FBI had summoned him back, and he'd only managed to just wrap up his latest undercover gig and head back to Fandom to finally check out his--huh. The key he'd picked up with the rest of his personal effects from FBI headquarters didn't fit in the lock. "Sonuva--" Okay, fine

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[stickitupmyjinx]

"This is our apartment," Vanessa said, sounding for all the world like she was just stating a fact and not like she was perfectly aware she and Wade had stolen it from this guy. "How did you get in?" she asked, like she hadn't heard the lock being picked and assumed Wade forgot his key again.

[10secondcar]

"I was--I--" Brian sighed huffily, aware admitting he'd picked the lock would sound really bad. "Look, I was gone all summer--"

[stickitupmyjinx]

Vanessa pounced on it. "Then maybe you forgot which apartment was yours," she suggested. "Did you try the one next door? I think it's vacant."

[10secondcar]

"Next door's the guy with forty million cats."