Oh you must be the new roommate who’s moving in too carrying her suitcases
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Yep. And don’t worry about the turtle in the living room, he’s harmless... well mostly harmless. He's lived here longer than any of us.
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I love turtles! May I see him?
Um sure, he’s over there on the couch in the shell. points at the turtle sitting on the couch with his little feet and hands crossed looking very annoyed
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Wow, look at Mr Grumpy down there! Hi buddy!
Yeah he’s definitely not the friendliest but he’s been here forever so I guess he’s earned some respect
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Right, well he looks grumpy today. Must be because I brought someone here he didn't like. His shell is usually really clean but it's kinda messy today.
Oh yeah who did you bring?
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Someone from church. My secretary, actually. She's really sweet, but sometimes she can be a bit much for people to handle.
Secretary? What kind of church do you go to that has secretaries? And what do you mean by she can be a bit much?
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Are you okay? You sound... sorta confused.
I’m fine. It’s just your tone sounds a little off. And the way you mention “church” makes me think you might be religious which is fine I just wasn’t expecting that.
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I'm Sarah, your roommate. It's just uh, my secretary is also named Sarah, but she's not really the most friendly person. She's nice deep down, but she has a lot of anger issues. That's why she keeps getting grumpy looking things like Mr Grumpy here. She's been trying to get rid of her anger lately, but it's hard for her. So we've been going to church together as sorta an anger management class. Does this make sense to you?
Uhhh no? I mean the turtle’s name is Mr Grumpy but the secretary’s name is Sarah? And she has anger issues? Are you sure you’re not drinking or anything because that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever
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I think we've been living under different assumptions about each other. And yes, I am sober. So... are we good?
I mean I guess I trust you enough to believe what you’re saying but this is all just very confusing to me. It’s fine though, let’s just try to get along okay? And if there’s anything you need just let me know
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Can I give you a hug?
backs up slightly Uh sure I guess
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Do you mind if I ask you a question first?
Sure, I mean it’s just weird not knowing anything about you so fire away
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I apologize if this comes out wrong... you have a beautiful soul, and I'm curious to see where it could go. I know we are technically strangers, but would you like to have dinner sometime? Maybe even go to church together sometime?
Wow… um I mean takes a deep breath This is all very sudden and unexpected. You don’t even know me, we’ve barely talked.
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Right... it is sudden. But sometimes God puts us together before we're ready. Look, I'm sorry if I came on too strong. How about we start slow, maybe having some drinks tonight? Maybe we could talk more about our lives and get to know each other better, yeah? If this goes well, we can try dinner tomorrow. Sound fair?
“What is happening? Am I falling for my roommate already? No no no this can’t be happening”)
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Are you okay? You seem flustered.
blushes Uhh I’m f-fine I was just s-surprised. Uh sure drinks sound great why not
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Okay that settles it! We'll have drinks tonight, just the two of us. We can talk about the turtle too. Does that sound good?
blushes harder I mean sure why not, it’ll be nice to spend some time with you
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Great! Would you like some help carrying your bags up to our rooms?
blushing bright red N-no that’s alright I’ve got it thank you
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Alright well, welcome home, neighbor! Let me show you to your room. It's right across from mine, so we can easily hang out whenever we want.
Thank you, that’d be great