Well, got my apartment near the studio. Figure it'll be great for crashing at after long recording sessions. Making the commute to school and back kills me and I sure as hell don't need to do that over the summer time when my time is even more on the music.

Oh I mentioned I was looking into maybe getting a Rock Band setup for my apartment.

One of the guys at the studio gave me his old setup.

Didn't spend a cent.

How cool is that?!

( Hey uh, you got anything to drink? - Kevin )

Kevin helps Rich move into his summer apartment.
Kevin also helps himself to one of Rich's belongings.

( You're totally a rock star an' a bachelor living alone and those are two groups that are not reknowned for commitment to eating properly when left to your own devices.-Jackson )

Jackson comes bearing cookies

Turns out I have a recording contract now.
Damn it Oz, why couldn't you last til now?

The band's not the same without you. It won't survive


When this is over
The band will die.
And I'll be by myself again.

Story of my lives.


( But if they don't do this, what are you gonna do? - Sabrielle )

Rich stops by Sabrielle's place to pick up notebooks and gets sidetracked.

A gift basket and several balloons tied to the basket was delivered to the school. On the giftcard that came with the basket it appears to be meant for one Rich Malone
( Why don't you... call your girlfriend... and ask what she meant? - Ender )

Rich misinterprets the meaning of a gift basket.




( Written in the gift card )
( Contents of the Gift Basket )

Rich: ... what the FUCK is this for?!

So I go to my favorite haunt and bang out a few Black Mariah tunes. Figured it'd make an ok send off to Oz. (Bleeding idiot. Told him not to get killed.)

What kind of moron sees a guy walk through a building that he's known to HAUNT and assumes the guy is still among the living?

Like I'm going to acknowledge him. Fucking cop probably would use that as an excuse to harass Emily.

( You've got rather a lot of explaining to do, Mr. Hannigan. - Johner )

Rich isn't the only headmate that can act.

Mike is an ass. But then again, so is Johner.

If we only knew the truth about what really goes on
Maybe all the things i do would make sense just for once
Maybe we could work our way around it
If we only knew the truth about it


I'll leave my response to that. Interpret how you will.

I think I should consider taking a break from this game. Get some time to rethink my approaches with the alts I have. Because god knows I have to rethink a few approaches now.

So long Oz. You have no idea how much you helped with how my characters grow. Thanks for everything.

**lyric sample from Nonpoint's 'The Truth'

He sounds ok but with what he was saying...

I'm worried. Think I'm going to need to talk to Warren first time I can catch him alone...

( Hire a bodyguard to protect me from myself? -Jackson )



A just out of induced coma Rich gets a phone call from Jax.

Well, Warren was there but I'm not going to be airing Jackson's dirty laundry in front of everyone else.
He seemed ok. A bit worn but he was facing aliens and he did find a lot of dead people. He's probably just reacting to that.

Maybe I should talk to Jackson before I go see Warren after all.

( One of the fifty meter mechs has been taken down.-Angel, CHloe, Kaji, Jackson, Rene )

How did you turn off that giant ship of doom?!
Simple. Every kid's toy runs on batteries.
...

Huh. Guess it was all in my head.

Jax is back to his old self again. Should have seen him scarf down those cookies.

I'm glad it was nothing serious.

( 'ccordin' to the media, Aurora! - Jackson )

Alright people, the cast list is up!

( I do not believe race even enters into it. - Julien, Anthony, Iron Man )

Where we find out just WHAT the Bunny gives Tony Stark on Easter.
No wonder he's an alcoholic.


I gave Iron Man an Easter Basket.

I
gave
IRON MAN
an
Easter
Basket.

Yeah, I need my meds.