A week after Luke moved in, he and Jack were trying to record an answering machine message.
"Okay you ready ?"Jack asks Luke, for the fourth time, Luke nods, and Jack turns on the machine.
"Hi this is Jack Bing,"Jack says as motions to Luke to talk.
"And Luke Tribbiani,"Luke says as he does the same thing to Jack.
"We can't come to the phone right now, so please..,"Jack says as Erica opens the door and walks into the apartment.
"Hey guys, I was wondering..,"Erica says as the machine beeps, recording what Erica just said, then Jack and Luke look really annoyed.
"Erica, don't you knock ?"Jack asks turning to face his sister.
"Do you, because March 15th, 2025, begs to differ,"Erica says as Jack smiles sarcastically.
"I have apologized for that a hundred times, when are you going to let it go ?"Jack says moving his hands as he spoke.
"When you burn that tape which I know for a fact you still have,"Erica says as Luke gets very confused.
"What were you filming,"Luke asks as Erica and Jack turn to him.
"Our second cousin Stacy's wedding video, I go looking for Erica and find her in bed with the best man, and why are you here ?"Jack says to Luke and Erica in turn.
"I'm here to ask you not to bother me today, I have a big case to work on, so I can't have any distractions and what are you guys doing anyway ?"Erica asks looking past Jack to Luke.
"We're recording an answering machine message,"Luke explains.
"You've lived here a week and you're just doing that now ?"Erica asks a little shocked.
"We've been busy, you know programming the latest computers and saving lives,"Jack says unsure what else to say.
"And we forgot,"Luke says as Erica smiles.
"Well I have to go work on getting a guilty man off, oh and Sophie might stop by, and heads up she has artists block again,"Erica says as she turns to walk to the door.
"Oh, geez not again,"Jack says rubbing his face in his hands.
"How can she get artists block, I thought she was a graphic designer ?"Luke asks as Erica turns back around to face him.
"She is,"Erica says leaning against the door.
"But she refers to herself as an artist, and when she can't think of anything she gets a little loopy, more than usual,"Jack explains when Luke looks confused.
"And she does all this crazy stuff to try to get her mind working, and we can't leave her alone because of how out of control she gets. Do you remember that real estate website ?"Erica asks her Luke and her brother.
"How can I forget, I was washing paint out of my hair for a week, and in seventy years when I'm dead, and they do an autopsy of my brain, I'm pretty sure going to be green from that paintball to the ear I took,"Jack says rubbing his left ear.
"Since I handled her last time, and Emma handled her the time before that it's your turn. Good luck, have fun and keep her out of my apartment,"Erica says as she leaves the apartment.
"Did you notice throughout that entire conversation I asked no questions about Sophie's mental state,"Luke says as Jack turns back to his friend.
"You'll learn that asking that will just make your head hurt,"Jack says moving his hand back to the phone,"One more time,".
Luke nods,and Jack presses, the button for the fifth time,"Hi you've reached Jack Bing,".
"And Luke Tribbiani,".
"We can't come to the phone right now, so please leave a message, so we can return your call as soon as we can,"Jack says as he presses the button on the phone again as they finish.
"Alright, it only took five times but we did it,"Luke says as him and Jack high five.
"And even though we are never going to use this thing, I guess that means we're now officially roommates,"Jack says excitedly.
"I've actually been waiting for that because there's something I want to talk to you about,"Luke says leaning over so he's resting his elbows on the counter.
"If it's about the door to your bedroom, it was split in two when I moved in,"Jack says pointing to Luke's bedroom.
"No, but more on that later, I was just thinking that it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if you got rid of a few things,"Luke says as Jack looks a little confused.
"But I need everything in my apartment, why would I get rid of things that I need,"Jack asks still confused.
"Do you really need the two spaghetti strainers I saw in the cupboard, because no offense but I don't even think we need one. I've lived here a week, and we haven't eaten anything for dinner but take out when we're not stealing food from your sister and Emma,"Luke says motioning to the gray fridge filled with Chinese food, pizza boxes, and Indian food containers.
"One of those useless spaghetti strainers was given to me by my mother, the best chef in Westchester County, New York,"Jack says getting upset.
"And the second one,"Luke asks a little taken aback by Jack's tone.
"It was here when I moved in,"Jack says in the same tone he used before.
"Look, man, I'm just saying there are some things a person doesn't need, like this gumball machine. That gum looks like it's been there since before I was born,"Luke says pointing the machine on one end of the counter.
"I'm gonna use that, as soon as I get some nickels,"Jack says still quite upset.
"You know what, forget it, forget I said anything about it,"Luke says as he walks back towards his bedroom.
"Alright great, forgotten,"Jack says as Luke goes into his bedroom and closes the door, the top and the bottom parts of it.
"I use this stuff,"Jack says to himself as he takes a nickel out of his pocket and slips it into the slot,"I'm using it right now".
After Jack gets a slightly distorted pick gum ball he pops it into his mouth.
He bites into it, has a sharp pain in his jaw and he spits the gum into his hand, a bit of his tooth comes along with it.
Jack didn't even make a dent in the gum.
"It just needs new gum that's all,"Jack says as he throws out the gum and goes into his own room to call his dentist.