Putting the Hoe in Homie

“Oh, thank you, cher,” Chamber replies. Which would be fine, except Gekko took French in high school, and now be careful with that one, is running track loops through their head. “How come you are all alone? This is your party, no?” Which, yes, apparently it is. Way to throw a welcome party after the socially acceptable I’m new, can we be friends phase.Except, oh god, something in his tone. The way he’s positioned, just a little closer than he needs to be. It creeps beneath their skin, tugging the jut of their limbs teenage-awkward. Is he flirting? “Yeah, haha,” they actually just said haha out loud, kill them now, “you all are just kind of scary. Haha.”—Or, Gekko joins the protocol. They don’t know exactly what they were expecting, but it wasn’t ... this.