Ch.4, so get ready for more!

Still Vince's POV:

We got to the cabin and when I unlocked the door we looked inside and it was a mess. All the furniture was destroyed and everything was covered in dust and webs.

"What the hell happened to this place?" Clarisse blurted out.

"no has lived in this cabin for seven years ever since Mrs. Gideon Got a different one because SOMEONE was spying on her." I looked over at Howard.

"oh shut up Vince.". I laughed at Howard. Clarisse walked to the bedroom and all that was in there was a ripped up curtains and a bed frame. The bed frame was filthy and covered with grime and dust. The only parts of the cabin that with still intact was the kitchen and bathroom, and even then they were so extremely dirty.

"how in the world will I be able to stay here?" She sighed. She seemed pretty down from the state of her new cabin. But then I just got an idea.

"Clarisse, I just got a brilliant idea. Why don't you stay with me and Howard for tonight and tomorrow we can help you fix this place up. Howard and I both don't have to work tomorrow and you probably aren't starting work yet. We can all work together, the three of us and get it done." instantly her eyes lit up.

"Vince that's a great idea!" she gave me a big hug. "I see a lot of potential for this place….wait. I actually don't know when I start work."

"Probably not for a while sis." Howard added. "But I could ask Bainbridge for you if you want."

"well thanks Howard.". She gave Howard a hug too.

"why don't you do that Howard while Clarisse and I get her stuff back to our cabin and get her settled in."

"um, alright." Howard said before walking off to find Bainbridge.

"Come on Clarisse, I'm gonna make some tea for us and I'll help set up the sleeping arrangements."

"Alright. Here I'll help you." She grabbed her suit case and I grabbed her backpack for her.

Later at Howard and Vince's cabin

Clarisse's POV:

We got back to Howard and Vince's Cabin. I set my suit case near the door and Vince passed me my backpack.

"Well, make yourself at home and I'll start up the tea kettle."

"Alright." I sat on the couch and got my laptop out of my backpack to check my email. Nothing, I didn't have any updates on any of my web accounts either. It was a slow day once again. I closed my computer and put it back in my bag. Vince in the meantime, had filled the tea kettle and put it on the stove. He then sat on the couch next to me.

"So. Do you like Gary Numan?"

"Of course! Who doesn't?"

"sweet. Do you have any hobbies?"

"Yeah. I do modern and crazy arts and craft stuff, drawing and painting, musical instruments and other stuff."

"What type of instruments?"

"basically everything. I can just pick up any instrument and play it."

"oh, like Howard can?"

"yeah, except I don't play jazz all the time." We both started laughing.

"Naboo might be visiting some time soon. You should meet him."

"Does he work here at the zoo too?"

"Yeah. He works at the gift shop. He's a shaman. He has loads of lotions and potions and stuff of that sort."

"Like what?"

"oh, well this one time he had with miracle hair wax that I used to fix the ape of death's hair so he would let Howard and I leave Monkey Hell."

"ok then…" I couldn't tell if he was joking or not. I sounded like he was on a drug trip. I then heard a loud whistling noise.

"oh. Tea's ready." He got up and put the tea kettle and 2 cups and 2 saucers on a tray and put it on the big table in front of the small couch. "what type of tea do you want?"

"what types do you have?"

"all the tea bag containers are in the cupboard above the sink." I go up and looked in the cupboard above the sink and there where a large amount of tea stuff. I looked around and found a box of red raspberry celestial seasonings herbal tea. I grabbing the box and sat down at the table across from Vince. He passed me a cup and saucer and poured some water in it for me.

"thanks."

"no problem."

"I didn't know they sold celestial seasonings' teas in the UK."

"Yeah, Howard bought them a few weeks ago to try them and hasn't yet. I might as well try one though." He grabbed one and put it in his cup and them put a cube of sugar in it. I did the same and put a cube of sugar in mine. "wow. This stuff is actually really good. It's really sweet. I almost don't need sugar" Vince Commented.

"yeah. It was the only tea brand I really drank in college. So Vince, tell me all about yourself."

"Well, I work here at the zoo and I have the ability to talk to animals. I was raised by Bryan Ferry in the forest with a bunch of different animals around. I met Howard back in primary school. We didn't talk to each other too much but by secondary school we were more of friends and one day he went up to me after he graduated and I was still in school and convinced me to work here at the Zooniverse. We go on adventures all the time. We once went to the Tundra to find a sapphire the size of a school boy's head. It was brilliant. I got to dance with a polar bear. I've also been in a few bands, and I'm mostly know for my fashion and hair." I giggled a bit.

"well if you don't mind me saying your hair is very nice." He smiled at me and we stared at each other. He had the nicest blue eyes I've ever seen.

"so Clarisse, Howard Never even told me about you until yesterday so I don't know too much about you other than your musical taste and hobbies. It's your turn to tell me all about yourself."

"Well, I grew up with Howard Moon as a brother which was 'interesting'" Vince laughed. "As soon as I got through secondary school I got a huge scholarship in the states and today was the first time I've seen him in five years. Other spare time stuff I do is of course my hobbies, some cooking and designing outfit ideas. I'm known for being spontaneous at times and for my sense of fashion. One day I'll feel like really dressing like a mod and the next day be punk. A thing a most notice of over time is that no matter now I dress at lease 50% of my outfit is black."

"cool. I usually wear a bit of black clothes all the time too but match it up with bright colors."

"same here." There was a long pause in our conversation.

"So, you have any boyfriends back in the states?"

"No. I had many friends but not any boyfriends in college. Why?"

"No reason, just curious. I'm always curious about stuff, like what green Jell-O is made out of. It's so weird tasting." I giggled. At that moment the door opened and Howard walked in. He grabbed a cup from one of the cupboards in a mopey, sluggish way and sat down next to me. "hey Howard. So what did Bainbridge say?" Howard had finished filling his tea cup up and mixing it.

"Wow this tea is really sweet. I don't even need sugar."

"Howard"

"Right. Bainbridge said you're not starting work until Monday and that You and I, Vince, are off until then too."

"Sweet I have two full days off." I said while pouring myself a second cup.

"Same here. So where are we going to find furniture and all that stuff?" Vince asked.

"Don't worry. I mailed my larger stuff like décor and more of my clothes a week or so ago. There in storage not too far from here. The only problem that I see arising from this is people being weirded out by us carrying furniture through a zoo."

"That's nothing" Vince responded "so should have see what happened when Howard and I were putting this table in a few weeks ago. The zoo was full a people and Howard hit an old lady and a llama in the eyes with one of the legs."

"I slipped. It wasn't my fault."

"sure it wasn't" Vince said smiling.

"get stuffed." Vince started laughing.

"All we have to do is do all the furniture moving when it's around closing time. There aren't that many people around at that time."

"alright". I then poured myself a third cup of tea.

"Wow. You drink a lot of tea Clarisse." Vince commented.

"Well I was awake at 3 am to go to the airport this morning. I could barely sleep on the plane because the guy sitting next to me on the plane creepped me out. He kept trying to steal my pretzels." Vince slightly chucked.

"So what do you two want to do?" Howard asked.

"How about we see what Naboo's up to." Vince said.

"alright." Howard answered. Howard got the tea cup, saucers, and tea pot in the sink and took care of the rest of the stuff on the table. In the meantime, Vince and I got up and walked to the door. Howard Walked up to the door and opened it and Vince and I walked through the door with Howard following.