Mike raised an eyebrow. "What's that? Maturity from the latest person to join this little group of ours? And me who was expecting you to go and fly like a magnificent f-in' eagle to a seat."

At the question about what kind of movie we'd be watching, this was Sam's turn to shrug and answer. "Well, you'd have been right at first, since we couldn't agree we always picked the middle ground of comedy but that got boring after a while, now we alternate. I'm more of a suspense guy and Comrade Mike here likes foreign movies. Josh likes explosions so it's generally Michael Bay while Jess, surprisingly, is really big on horror. And about all of that, which turn is it?"

Mike answered while taking out his car keys, Josh shouting something about Anthony being no fun. "Jess's."

Sam rolled his eyes and somewhat showed displease at this. "Oh great, all aboard the nightmare train."

Mike leaned slightly toward Anthony to whisper. "Sam's unfortunately a big baby and really easy to scare."

"I can hear you, you know?" Mike chuckled at Sam's reaction of being slightly offended and waved it off. "No worries, we'll probably listen to it in Jess's room so you'll have the Ice Queen to surgically deconstruct the movie and remind you that these are just actors, you big baby. Although if you could try to not do this for the entire movie this time around that would be great."

As Mike was saying that they were coming to the car, Josh next to the door back of Mike, Jess back of Sam. Mike unlocked his door and proceeded to unlock each ones, Jess opening it and making place for Anthony with a bright smile. "You know, I like you already. So I'll give you the choice of your nickname, either sexypants or cuddle muffin."

Josh turned to her with a figure of interrogation. "Those aren't nicknames, they're pet names. And only you use them." Jess followed Anthony in and began the game of 'Finding a comfortable way to sit' as she answered. "Oh common Joshicutie don't be a party pooper. And also sexycuddlemuffinpants, could you move a little?" "Yeah, no dude, please don't."

Ultimately, Josh settled to make himself as small as possible in the corner while Jess, rather than contracting herself in one spot, decided to rather expand herself a bit in all directions as to satisfy her lengths. This meant an arm behind Anthony's neck and a leg going under his knees. "Yeah, you should probably put your own arms behind, unless you enjoy your shoulders hurting trying to keep them in your own spot. I'd know, guess who was always sitting bitch before? I don't think this car even has suspension."

Mike turned around. "Suspension? What's that?" And as he said this, Sam opened the glove box and took out two aviator sun glasses, passing one to Mike who putted them, smiling before turning around. Sam spoke. "Captain, all systems are green." Mike placed the keys in the contact. "Engage!" It took a few seconds, but the car actually started.

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Erika crossed her hands behind her back. "On the matter of Jessica Hughes, as the matters didn't relate to me I chose to keep silence. Despite her... eccentricities, she never did something reprehensible to me and when I call on her inadequate behaviors, she never did such a thing as take me by the collar and try to intimidate me. Which leads me to remind you that while she did walk away from this situation, this new resident walked from a situation she herself caused. I highly doubt if I took you by the collar and menaced you of violence, but then let you go, the argument 'She could have proceeded with violence but didn't go through' would hold ground in a court of law. A menace is a menace.."

"Ultimately, I demand to be explained clearly what rule I broke to receive this warning, as the way I see it, even if I, and I will let you know that in my opinion it is not the case, would be the one to engage in hostilities, I state as a fact that I have been the most mature in dealing with it, as I didn't resort to hands to solve whatever disagreement we may have had, which I didn't know of until she expressed it by grabbing me."

As for caring to explain her change of attitude toward the residents, she had to take a few seconds to think of her words, something unusual for her. "Silence does not equal apathy, if I may interject. I realize that you are doing a service to society and it is more than obvious that most of the individuals here desperately need said service and although it was silent, this institution had... has, my utmost support. As a humanist, you can be assured that I have the utmost desire to see the human condition of all individuals see improvement. I aim to be a philanthropist after all once I... Well, I desire nothing but the best for my fellow human being. In all honesty I do believe that I was in fact following your instructions, as after all you encouraged me to find other interests than my own and to... 'socialize'. Was I not taking interest in a matter other than my own and socializing? Well, here we are."

One would find amazing how Erika could deny and push away all blames on other than herself. She of course knew that this was a mind game she started to stave boredom, and she knew that Rhodes knew, but again, internally she could only place the blame on him, the aim of taking her computer away was to force said boredom to get her to interact with people, Obviously Andrew had no one but himself to blame.