Story of a Squid Boy

Chapter 8: Richie

"The name's Richie." my new roommate says as he closes the room's door.

"Nice to meet you Richie."

"I heard you were coming, I mean I got a paper saying so." Richie shows up a paper like mine but it holds all the names in each room.

"That's odd I got a paper with only a map." I said, confused.
"Let me see" Richie reached out enthusiastically.
I hand him the paper reluctantly and as he analyzes the paper I look around the room. The room was the same as the one I was in before, but posters occupied most of the walls. The posters consisted of facts about space a gravity.
"Physicist eh?" I ask Richie
"Well, sort've."
How can you sort've be a physicist? That was needing a investigation!
"Sorta? That is a interesting answer." I state and he instantly changes the subject.
"Your map was cut out."
"Wait what?"
"The ink ran out on yours! Duh."
I swipe the paper from Richie's hand and look at It and find that the print abruptly stopped at the bottom. How did I miss that?
"What do you believe in?" Richie continues
"Again you've lost me."
"I mean, do you believe in miracles or logic?"
"Logic I guess."
"Good! What is your mood at this moment?"
"Is this a test?" I inquire at my new friend
"Yeah I am trying to find out your core characteristics."
" Well then I am intrigued at this very moment."
"Then what is the first word that comes to mind when I say John?"
"Appleseed...I don't know why."
This is a interesting endeavor if I do say myself.
"You are a creative, emotional, smartalec. You are a curious and have a addictive personality." Richie concluded.
"That's crazy how do you do that?"
"The same way I make up characters."
I just sit there and look as if he was a crazy man.
"Well I'm starved lets get something to eat!" I say after noticing what I was doing.
"I can't disagree there!"
We agree on going to a fast food place that is a ways away. As we walk out the door I hit someone on the way out.
"Ow!" says the figure on the ground.
"Sorry!" I say as I pick her up and believe it or not it was Kaila all of her things were scattered on the ground.
"Sweet move Johnny, you have a way with luck."
"Shut up Richie. Kaila you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine" Kaila says rubbing her nose.
Jeez I gotta be more careful if that happens again I will die of embarrassment!
My cheeks reddened "Sorry about that."
"It's okay." She then gets down and starts gathering her things. I get down to help get it and soon we got everything back into her bags.
"Thanks." She says encumbered with the mass amount of things
"What are you doing with all that stuff?" As I eye some microphones and records.
"Stuff for the concert that going to be happing in a few days that's all."
"Ok see yah I guess." I yell as she walks down the enormous hall.

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