Kitchen, 33 Apocalypse, Sunday Afternoon

[tyler_gone]

Moving cross-island via rickshaw, Tyler quickly learned, fucking sucked. His futon barely fit in the back of one and as for the number of trips he had to make ... well. Let's just say he was glad he had a philosophical objection to material possession.

Though, for a guy with a philosophical objection to material possessions, he sure had a bunch of stuff. He filled what he hoped was a last box with kitchen items (pots, pasta, the good coffee) and sat at the table to write a quick note before officially moving out.


Murdock & Miss Bennet -

My address after today is 13 Griffin Way. Nothing personal, just need a little more space.

Murdock, the official papers are in the manila folder right under this note. Use your landlord powers for good.

I hate giving up the Apocalypse address, but all good things come to an end.

Later -

T. Durden

Tyler sighed as he added his keys to the stack of papers on the table. He'd make one last check of the bathroom, and then he'd be gone.

[OOC: Open to housemates or anyone who'd have reason to visit him.]

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[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

Murdock finally made back to the house after their morning excursion.

"Can I have candy now?" Houston was pestering him.

"No. Good grief no," Murdock replied. "Hey Tyler. How's it goin'?"

"Hi, hi, hi!" Houston grinned at him.

[tyler_gone]

Tyler ignored the question for the moment. "Who's your special friend?"

[OOC: SP warning on!]

[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

"Believe it or not, it's Houston. My dog. He woke up like that yesterday."

"Allo mate!" Houston greeted.

"He's still very much himself, looks not included," Murdock explained.

"Food now?" Houston asked.

"See what I mean?"

[tyler_gone]

"Lindsay's dog is the same way," Tyler remarked. "Nice to meet you, Houston."

He glanced at the pile of paperwork. "Hey, Murdock, want a free house?"

[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

He smirked at Houston and nodded absently, "Sure."

Two seconds later, Tyler's words actually got through to his brain.

"What?"

[tyler_gone]

Tyler snickered. "I'm moving out," he said, nudging the folder, note and keys towards Murdock. "You've been here longest. House is yours."

[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

"Are you serious? I mean, you don't wanna keep it?"

He took the folder, glanced at the note and twirled the key ring on a finger.

"Huh. I reckon I could. Why not just sell it though?"

[tyler_gone]

"Paperwork's screwy," Tyler explained. "Not sure I can sell it. I tried to get through to the girl who gave it to me to ask and she doesn't pick up her voicemail. Anyhow, I didn't wanna make you and Eliza homeless at Christmas, that's too freaking pathetic."

[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

"Oh. I appreciate that."

"I'll do it." He grinned a bit. "And I swear I'll use my landlord powers only for good and justice."

[tyler_gone]

"Perfect," Tyler grinned. "This is my last box and I'll be out of your hair."

[crazypilotman.livejournal.com]

"You were never really in my hair, dude," he grinned. "Somehow, we managed to not cross paths too often. Kinda weird."

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

Miss Bennet heard the ruckus, and found her way up to the main floor of the house, glancing about with some manner of confusion.

"Is everything all right?" she asked. "You're ... leaving? Surely you won't be going without finishing your class."

Miss Bennet had yet to spy the note.

[tyler_gone]

"I am," Tyler informed her, "moving into a mansion across town. I'm staying on the island."

He couldn't explain why he was moving so abruptly; it just felt right.

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see," she said, somewhat reassured. "I was concerned that perhaps this island's oddities had driven you away at last. Not that I could have blamed you, on that point."

She hesitated. "Has someone purchased the house from you?"

[tyler_gone]

Tyler shook his head. "It's weird," he said,opening the folder to show her the mortgage. "Paperwork's all fuzzy. I can't really tell who owns the place, but it's not mine to sell. I'm letting Murdoc take care of things, though."

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"How very strange," she frowned, glancing it over. "It should be no trouble. I imagine he'll do admirably as landlord, in your stead." She bit her lip, weighing something before shaking her head. "I'm ... certain that there will be new tenants in no time at all. This town ... has plenty of residents who need homes."

[tyler_gone]

He watched her closely for a moment, surprised by her reaction. "Is there a problem with me moving?"

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"No, of course not," she said quickly, giving him a weak smile. "I do hope you have a lovely time. For myself, I ... expect you should laugh if you knew what I was thinking. It is perhaps silly to concern myself with propriety, when I have lived on this island long enough to know that ... such things are viewed differently, here."

[tyler_gone]

Tyler got through the 19th-century speech pretty quickly. "Wait, you can live with me and Murdock but living just with Murdock is improper?"

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"Society has never bothered much with logic," she sighed. "Living here at all is scandalous, and shocking, but it looks as though I am simply flouting convention. Unforgivable, terrible, but not nearly so bad as ..."

She searched for words. "Were I living here, alone, with an unmarried man, the implication would not be that I was daring or shocking. It would be that I were ... that we had ... an arrangement."

She could not say the word mistress.

[tyler_gone]

Oh.

"Huh," Tyler said, leaning back in his chair. "Yeah, things are different now. I'm moving in with a woman. I don't think we have that kind of thing going on."

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"I suspect you would know, if you did," she smiled gently. "Such things aren't subtle, from what I understand of them."

[tyler_gone]

"I did offer to strip in lieu of rent," Tyler offered, omitting the context.

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

Eliza's cheeks were pink, but she nodded. "Perhaps the arrangement flows the other direction?"

[tyler_gone]

Tyler took pity on her. "It was a joke. Really. My clothes will stay on and I have to pay for cable."

He tilted his head to the side. "You haven't run into Lindsey yet, have you?"

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"I was teasing, as well," she admitted. "See how cultured I've become? I can refer to such things in an offhand manner. I don't believe I have met anyone of that name, no. Does she teach?"

[tyler_gone]

"She's head of security for Tony Stark," Tyler explained. "Like a babysitter with a gun."

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth had to consider that for a few seconds.

"No," she said finally. "In that case, I can say that I certainly haven't met her."

[tyler_gone]

"You should talk to her sometime," Tyler said, having an idea but not wanting to say it just yet,. Wasn't his house to rent out rooms in, after all. "Will you be okay here, or should I get you a rickshaw to the hotel?"

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"Do you know when it is that she works?" Eliza asked. "I will be fine, I thank you. I may have to further explore my options, though I should hate for the new landlord to lose his only tenant so quickly."

[tyler_gone]

"He'd deal," Tyler said, not incredibly sympathetic. "If you did want to stay here, no one would think twice, though. And sorry, I don't know Lindsey's schedule. I met her Thursday but I bet she's there every day."

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"This just means I shall have to get out more," Eliza decided. "My sister very strictly informed me that I lacked proper socialization, and Jane is never wrong about such things."

[tyler_gone]

"Define 'proper socialization,'" Tyler requested. He was pretty sure he wasn't, by any standards any sister of Eliza's would use.

[clevermsbennet.livejournal.com]

"I sit in my room, I read books, I am a horrible wallflower," she confessed, eyes twinkling. "I've only been to one ball all term, and a wedding at which I wore something completely unspeakable. I shall go back to Longbourn and discover I've forgotten how to make small talk at all."

[tyler_gone]

"That doesn't sound like a huge loss," Tyler claimed. "Seriously, small talk?"

[OOC: Night!]