The 12th Street Apartment
11/20/2003
Hi! Moving my story along... sorry... this chapter took a while...
Disclaimer: I often forget about this... but you all probably know.
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Recap: Saitou reflects, and a pillow fight ensure in Aoshi and Gina's apartment.
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+Review Responses+
HarukoNigihayami- I know the wrong person got slapped... but I couldn't see Saitou slapping an old lady, no matter how mean she is... people don't go and slap old ladies... they might die of shock... not that it would be a bad thing... just manslaughter
Unique-Starfish: I found chapter nine a little funny... but not as humorous as I wanted it to be... but I really like Saitou's reflections... it's sometimes nice just to look at all your characters from another character's eyes...
Purpo kittee katx; Romance isn't my strong point... but I'll try for some more A/M
MissBehavin and purpo kittee katx, this is the chapter you've been waiting for. Gina and Jin's Showdown.
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"Is Kenshin up?" Saitou walked into his own home. "Good morning Mrs. Tamba." He nodded curtly to his shocked mother-in-law.
"Hajime?" Tokio was surprised by her husband's actions.
"Mourning!" He called as he entered their room to change. He returned with a slight smile, "I have an review early today... bye!" He called as he whistled on his way out.
Mrs. Tamba stared at her son-in-law, "What's wrong with him?" She pointed as the door closed.
"I have no idea Mother."
"Hn... I liked him the old way."
Outside the door, the Wolf smirked. So she did like him.
***
Gina sat at the same table, reading the same book at the mall. She hadn't felt like shopping this morning being that she was sore all over; she was waiting for Kaoru. Tokio had called and said Kenshin had awaked, but was sulking in bed.
"Gina?" Gina looked up to see Kaoru.
"Hi Kaoru. I wanted to talk to you."
Kaoru nodded, "Before you say anything, I didn't make the decision because of what you said... I really didn't."
"I still feel responsible." Gina protested. She did; she was up all night tossing and turning. She was the reason Kenshin attacked Kaoru, so it had been her responsibility to help Kaoru. She deserved the beating she got and it was nice to see she still held slight advantages over Kenshin. She felt at fault because the bruises to her felt like victory badges.
"Don't. Because you aren't Gina." Kaoru smiled.
"When are you leaving? A week?"
"No... Enishin has some more work... we probably will be married in a couple weeks, then we will join his family in New York."
"You want to marry here?"
Kaoru nodded, "My father..."
"I understand. So tell me about Enishin..."
Kaoru perked up, "Actually... do you want to meet him?"
"Well... um... okay..."
Gina's cell phone rang. She smiled apologetically at Kaoru, "I'm sorry... someone broke into my apartment room... Aoshi wants me home... maybe another time? I would like to meet your fiancé."
Kaoru smiled, "Yeah... no problem..."
***
"What happened?" Gina asked her brother.
There were cops everywhere in the house. Aoshi shook his head, "I have NO idea. Apparently someone come into the apartment, and trashed our house."
"Did they take anything?"
"A couple photo from the mantle, in the NICE frames... a couple vases, some kitchen stuff... some of your jewelry... some stuff..."
"Great..." Gina said observing the scene around her, "What did Dad say when you told him?"
Aoshi shifted his look from his room to his sister, "What do you think?" She smirked.
The officers soon departed. They were careful with the house, considering it was Hajime Saitou's children.
"How did they get through the security door?" Gina questioned as she swept up the remains of a broken vase. She looked at the brown box left at the doorstep, "Hey! You're tea's arrived... someone opened it..."
"Probably the police." Aoshi said, "Bring it here."
Gina brought it to the table, "I'll make some now... this better be good... you paid a lot for this tea..." She glanced at the receipt in the envelope.
"I know..." Aoshi heated the water.
"Tea freak." Gina muttered as she poured the leaves.
"Hump. Jealous." Aoshi teased.
Gina rolled her eyes, glancing back at the receipt, "HEY! That's MY name... and my credit card!! AOSHI!!"
Aoshi looked at his sister, "Sorry?"
"Aoshi." Gina glared.
"Here... have some tea." He handed his sister a steaming cup.
"It's good... kind of weird in taste... but you still owe me that money!" Gina said sitting in a chair.
"Aww... can't you just forget about it Gina?"
"Aoshi!"
"Come on Gina."
"Hey! You're not the one without a job!"
"True..."
"So pay me back."
"Maybe"
"WHAT?"
"I said maybe!"
"Aoshi..."
"Gina..."
"Is it so hard to pay me back?"
"Is it so hard NOT to pay you back?"
"YES!"
"..."
"Aoshi."
"Stop looking at me like that."
"I would if you pay me."
"Gina."
"Don't 'Gina' me!"
"Fine... I'll pay. Happy?"
"Very."
***
Gina looked around her fixed up apartment. The locks had been all changed, and there was a new security code. They were still missing towels; a strange thing the burglar had taken.
She was on her way back from buy towels when she encountered Jin standing by an alleyway, like she had been waiting for Gina. Jin sneered. Gina ignored the look; she was not interested in picking a fight today. "Don't you have a job?" She asked calmly as she past.
Jin let Gina pass, but spoke, "How's your house? A mess?? How long did it take you to clean it?"
Gina spun around, "It was YOU!"
Jin looked innocently, "What? I'm just a concerned citizen."
Gina snorted, "You? Concerned? My grandmother has more concern about me than you."
Jin feigned hurt, "How could you accuse me of doing such a horrid thing?"
"You just admitted to it..." Gina stomped back the Jin, nose to nose with the taller woman, "Look... just stay out of my life..." She turned back around.
"No can do." Jin swung a fist at Gina's head.
Gina ducked it, whirling around and dropping her bag, "You wanna fight now?"
"I've waited so long for this." Jin kicked upward; Gina leapt out of the way. She grabbed a towel from the bag and hooked it around Jin's leg, forcing Jin do a split. Jin got up without any show of pain.
Jin grabbed Gina's wrist quickly. Gina twisted out of the harsh gasp and ducked a jab into the alley. Jin released a barrage of punches. Gina just blocked them. She did not really feel like fighting; she was doing it out of self-defense. She did not want to hurt Jin.
When Jin lowered herself in a sweeping kick, Gina hopped over Jin, using the other woman's back as a platform to elevate herself over her opponent.
Jin hissed in anger, and managed to grabbed Gina's arm as Gina tried to run. She bit down hard.
Gina screamed loudly, just as Jin threw her against a wall. Gina punched Jin in the nose, causing the woman to stumble back.
Gina felt herself tired already. Her injuries from the fight with Kenshin yesterday were slowing her down. Jin was able to land some powerful punches on Gina.
Gina was sore all over; jadedly trying to defend herself. She was so tired... all she wanted was to sleep. A punch to her other eyes woke her up.
Gina was now at a great disadvantage. Her two eyes were swollen.
Gina found herself back up against the wall.
"This is were it ends Gina." From her purse Jin slipped out a small pocketknife.
"Jin... I wouldn't do that if I were you." Gina was frightened, and furious at herself for falling in such a trap.
The first stab was aimed at Gina's heart, but Gina evaded it by turning to the side. It dug into her shoulder, blood spurting from her wound. She aimed a kick at Jin's stomach, sending Jin flying.
Jin got back up quickly, like the kick had no effect on her. Gina was hunched over in pain.
Jin had the knife, with which she dug deep into Gina's back. Gina reeled in pain, jerking upward so her head slammed into Jin's face.
Jin barely blinked. Gina was surprised, then realized Jin was SO bent on revenge, she didn't feel the pain.
Gina looked around for anything that would buy her some time. She kicked a piece of rotten wooden into Jin's face. That did the trick. Jin slumped over like a rag doll.
Gina felt the world spinning. She pushed a random speed dial button on her cell phone, hoping someone would answer.
A sharp jerk led the phone to fly from Gina's hand. She found Jin's hands around her neck. Gina kicked frantically, but Jin continued to squeeze.
"Die." Jin's eyes were dark with anger.
Gina choked; scratching and kicking Jin in an attempt to get free but every one of her movement just cause more blood flow. Gina was practically killing herself. Her golden eyes widened as she panicked
Suddenly Gina was released. She sprawled in a heap on the cold ground, breathing heavily. "Jin....." She could not pull herself up.
"I'll let you live... for now... too bad you'll die here." Jin said. She crossed over Gina's body, taking out the knife from Gina's back. Gina hoped it would be a swift death, frankly, she did not have the strength to fight off Jin anymore. Jin bent over by Gina, and thinly slit her wrist before wipe the handle clean. Jin dropped the knife next to Gina's head. Gina listened as Jin's high heel clicks died away.
Gina tried to pull herself up but her arms were bloodied and her whole body shook with pain. She collapsed, eyes rolled to the back of her head. The sweet oblivious darkness was welcoming.
***
Saitou Hajime shot crumpled pieces of paper into the nearby wastebasket, "So are you going to tell me yet?"
"Saitou... you know I didn't do it!! I worked as your partner ten years ago... you know me... I would NEVER give out information like that." The man sputtered.
"Ten years, two short words, a long time to live it. Men change."
"Saitou..."
"TELL ME!" Saitou demanded slamming his hand on the table, "Just tell me what you know..."
"I don't know anything!"
"You apparently did; that's why ten officers are dead; murdered in that failed bust three weeks ago."
"I don't know a thing!"
How Saitou wished to torture the answers out of this man.
Saitou heard the rapping on the glass. He got up and left the room. Police Commissioner Isami Kondou was standing there, "He'll crack... soon enough... how long do you think you'll need?"
"I need to get home... Tokio called... something about my mother-in-law..." Saitou began. He hated leaving a job unfinished though.
"Don't worry about it. Go home. Chou... see what you can get outta him."
Saitou nodded, "Yes sir." He went to his office to grab a few papers. He noticed the red flashing of his answering machine by disregarded it; Tokio was waiting.
(A/N: Anyone want to take a guess as to what message that was?)
***
Aoshi was done for the day. The clock read six thirty. He wondered where Gina was; she had gone out to buy towels at about four this afternoon.
He walked by her room, where the door was wide open. Aoshi thought it was strange; Gina never left her door open. He walked in.
On her messy desk was a pink note with his name on it. Gina never like pink, and so Aoshi thought it was strange again. He tore open the envelope. He read it and gasped. The letter was floated lightly on the ground as Aoshi slammed the door of the apartment on his way out.
The first words written in blue letters were: I've had enough...
***
Kenshin was in the break room when his sister was brought it.
He could here the buzzing from the ER as he poured himself a warm cup of coffee. He was a paramedic. (A/N: Yeah... he's not a doctor...)
"Kenshin!" Sam, another paramedic who was on shift currently ran into the break room, "You... your... your..." She took a deep breath. Tears were streaming down her face as she held back sobs. San was one of those very emotional people, even though she had been working as a paramedic for five years, many cases shook her to tears.
"Sam... calm down... what's all this about?"
"You're... sis... sister... in... in..."
"IN ER?" Kenshin grabbed the older woman's shoulders, "She's the one they just brought in?"
Sam could only nodded. Sam had met Gina on numerous occasions; often after college classes Gina would come to the hospital to have Kenshin walk home with her. Gina and Sam were friendly; though not extremely close since Sam was twelve years Gina's senior.
Kenshin was out of the room in a split second. Sam shook her head as she grabbed Kenshin's cup full of warm coffee and chugged it.
***
Tokio opened the oven, looking at the lasagna she was making. "It's almost ready!" She called to her mother.
Aya was sitting talking with Mrs. Tamba. Yumi was pouring tea for her mother and grandmother.
Hajime walked in, tossing his hat on the hook. "What's wrong?" He asked sitting down on the couch.
Tokio joined her husband, motioning for her mother to begun. As Mrs. Tamba opened her mouth, the telephone rang.
Tokio crossed the room and picked it up. She returned quickly, "We have to go to the hospital..."
"Why?" Mrs. Tamba ordered her daughter.
"It's Gina..." Tokio said. Hajime Saitou ran for the door.
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Well... I'm still not sure if Gina is going to live or not...
Sorry about the fight scene; I'm not really a violent person... and not a good enough writer to write a good fight...
Um... yeah...
So thanks for reading... and please review!!
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Next on the 12th Street Apartment: Gina's condition... and... (I don't know what else...)
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11/20/2003
Hi! Moving my story along... sorry... this chapter took a while...
Disclaimer: I often forget about this... but you all probably know.
*********
Recap: Saitou reflects, and a pillow fight ensure in Aoshi and Gina's apartment.
*********
+Review Responses+
HarukoNigihayami- I know the wrong person got slapped... but I couldn't see Saitou slapping an old lady, no matter how mean she is... people don't go and slap old ladies... they might die of shock... not that it would be a bad thing... just manslaughter
Unique-Starfish: I found chapter nine a little funny... but not as humorous as I wanted it to be... but I really like Saitou's reflections... it's sometimes nice just to look at all your characters from another character's eyes...
Purpo kittee katx; Romance isn't my strong point... but I'll try for some more A/M
MissBehavin and purpo kittee katx, this is the chapter you've been waiting for. Gina and Jin's Showdown.
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"Is Kenshin up?" Saitou walked into his own home. "Good morning Mrs. Tamba." He nodded curtly to his shocked mother-in-law.
"Hajime?" Tokio was surprised by her husband's actions.
"Mourning!" He called as he entered their room to change. He returned with a slight smile, "I have an review early today... bye!" He called as he whistled on his way out.
Mrs. Tamba stared at her son-in-law, "What's wrong with him?" She pointed as the door closed.
"I have no idea Mother."
"Hn... I liked him the old way."
Outside the door, the Wolf smirked. So she did like him.
***
Gina sat at the same table, reading the same book at the mall. She hadn't felt like shopping this morning being that she was sore all over; she was waiting for Kaoru. Tokio had called and said Kenshin had awaked, but was sulking in bed.
"Gina?" Gina looked up to see Kaoru.
"Hi Kaoru. I wanted to talk to you."
Kaoru nodded, "Before you say anything, I didn't make the decision because of what you said... I really didn't."
"I still feel responsible." Gina protested. She did; she was up all night tossing and turning. She was the reason Kenshin attacked Kaoru, so it had been her responsibility to help Kaoru. She deserved the beating she got and it was nice to see she still held slight advantages over Kenshin. She felt at fault because the bruises to her felt like victory badges.
"Don't. Because you aren't Gina." Kaoru smiled.
"When are you leaving? A week?"
"No... Enishin has some more work... we probably will be married in a couple weeks, then we will join his family in New York."
"You want to marry here?"
Kaoru nodded, "My father..."
"I understand. So tell me about Enishin..."
Kaoru perked up, "Actually... do you want to meet him?"
"Well... um... okay..."
Gina's cell phone rang. She smiled apologetically at Kaoru, "I'm sorry... someone broke into my apartment room... Aoshi wants me home... maybe another time? I would like to meet your fiancé."
Kaoru smiled, "Yeah... no problem..."
***
"What happened?" Gina asked her brother.
There were cops everywhere in the house. Aoshi shook his head, "I have NO idea. Apparently someone come into the apartment, and trashed our house."
"Did they take anything?"
"A couple photo from the mantle, in the NICE frames... a couple vases, some kitchen stuff... some of your jewelry... some stuff..."
"Great..." Gina said observing the scene around her, "What did Dad say when you told him?"
Aoshi shifted his look from his room to his sister, "What do you think?" She smirked.
The officers soon departed. They were careful with the house, considering it was Hajime Saitou's children.
"How did they get through the security door?" Gina questioned as she swept up the remains of a broken vase. She looked at the brown box left at the doorstep, "Hey! You're tea's arrived... someone opened it..."
"Probably the police." Aoshi said, "Bring it here."
Gina brought it to the table, "I'll make some now... this better be good... you paid a lot for this tea..." She glanced at the receipt in the envelope.
"I know..." Aoshi heated the water.
"Tea freak." Gina muttered as she poured the leaves.
"Hump. Jealous." Aoshi teased.
Gina rolled her eyes, glancing back at the receipt, "HEY! That's MY name... and my credit card!! AOSHI!!"
Aoshi looked at his sister, "Sorry?"
"Aoshi." Gina glared.
"Here... have some tea." He handed his sister a steaming cup.
"It's good... kind of weird in taste... but you still owe me that money!" Gina said sitting in a chair.
"Aww... can't you just forget about it Gina?"
"Aoshi!"
"Come on Gina."
"Hey! You're not the one without a job!"
"True..."
"So pay me back."
"Maybe"
"WHAT?"
"I said maybe!"
"Aoshi..."
"Gina..."
"Is it so hard to pay me back?"
"Is it so hard NOT to pay you back?"
"YES!"
"..."
"Aoshi."
"Stop looking at me like that."
"I would if you pay me."
"Gina."
"Don't 'Gina' me!"
"Fine... I'll pay. Happy?"
"Very."
***
Gina looked around her fixed up apartment. The locks had been all changed, and there was a new security code. They were still missing towels; a strange thing the burglar had taken.
She was on her way back from buy towels when she encountered Jin standing by an alleyway, like she had been waiting for Gina. Jin sneered. Gina ignored the look; she was not interested in picking a fight today. "Don't you have a job?" She asked calmly as she past.
Jin let Gina pass, but spoke, "How's your house? A mess?? How long did it take you to clean it?"
Gina spun around, "It was YOU!"
Jin looked innocently, "What? I'm just a concerned citizen."
Gina snorted, "You? Concerned? My grandmother has more concern about me than you."
Jin feigned hurt, "How could you accuse me of doing such a horrid thing?"
"You just admitted to it..." Gina stomped back the Jin, nose to nose with the taller woman, "Look... just stay out of my life..." She turned back around.
"No can do." Jin swung a fist at Gina's head.
Gina ducked it, whirling around and dropping her bag, "You wanna fight now?"
"I've waited so long for this." Jin kicked upward; Gina leapt out of the way. She grabbed a towel from the bag and hooked it around Jin's leg, forcing Jin do a split. Jin got up without any show of pain.
Jin grabbed Gina's wrist quickly. Gina twisted out of the harsh gasp and ducked a jab into the alley. Jin released a barrage of punches. Gina just blocked them. She did not really feel like fighting; she was doing it out of self-defense. She did not want to hurt Jin.
When Jin lowered herself in a sweeping kick, Gina hopped over Jin, using the other woman's back as a platform to elevate herself over her opponent.
Jin hissed in anger, and managed to grabbed Gina's arm as Gina tried to run. She bit down hard.
Gina screamed loudly, just as Jin threw her against a wall. Gina punched Jin in the nose, causing the woman to stumble back.
Gina felt herself tired already. Her injuries from the fight with Kenshin yesterday were slowing her down. Jin was able to land some powerful punches on Gina.
Gina was sore all over; jadedly trying to defend herself. She was so tired... all she wanted was to sleep. A punch to her other eyes woke her up.
Gina was now at a great disadvantage. Her two eyes were swollen.
Gina found herself back up against the wall.
"This is were it ends Gina." From her purse Jin slipped out a small pocketknife.
"Jin... I wouldn't do that if I were you." Gina was frightened, and furious at herself for falling in such a trap.
The first stab was aimed at Gina's heart, but Gina evaded it by turning to the side. It dug into her shoulder, blood spurting from her wound. She aimed a kick at Jin's stomach, sending Jin flying.
Jin got back up quickly, like the kick had no effect on her. Gina was hunched over in pain.
Jin had the knife, with which she dug deep into Gina's back. Gina reeled in pain, jerking upward so her head slammed into Jin's face.
Jin barely blinked. Gina was surprised, then realized Jin was SO bent on revenge, she didn't feel the pain.
Gina looked around for anything that would buy her some time. She kicked a piece of rotten wooden into Jin's face. That did the trick. Jin slumped over like a rag doll.
Gina felt the world spinning. She pushed a random speed dial button on her cell phone, hoping someone would answer.
A sharp jerk led the phone to fly from Gina's hand. She found Jin's hands around her neck. Gina kicked frantically, but Jin continued to squeeze.
"Die." Jin's eyes were dark with anger.
Gina choked; scratching and kicking Jin in an attempt to get free but every one of her movement just cause more blood flow. Gina was practically killing herself. Her golden eyes widened as she panicked
Suddenly Gina was released. She sprawled in a heap on the cold ground, breathing heavily. "Jin....." She could not pull herself up.
"I'll let you live... for now... too bad you'll die here." Jin said. She crossed over Gina's body, taking out the knife from Gina's back. Gina hoped it would be a swift death, frankly, she did not have the strength to fight off Jin anymore. Jin bent over by Gina, and thinly slit her wrist before wipe the handle clean. Jin dropped the knife next to Gina's head. Gina listened as Jin's high heel clicks died away.
Gina tried to pull herself up but her arms were bloodied and her whole body shook with pain. She collapsed, eyes rolled to the back of her head. The sweet oblivious darkness was welcoming.
***
Saitou Hajime shot crumpled pieces of paper into the nearby wastebasket, "So are you going to tell me yet?"
"Saitou... you know I didn't do it!! I worked as your partner ten years ago... you know me... I would NEVER give out information like that." The man sputtered.
"Ten years, two short words, a long time to live it. Men change."
"Saitou..."
"TELL ME!" Saitou demanded slamming his hand on the table, "Just tell me what you know..."
"I don't know anything!"
"You apparently did; that's why ten officers are dead; murdered in that failed bust three weeks ago."
"I don't know a thing!"
How Saitou wished to torture the answers out of this man.
Saitou heard the rapping on the glass. He got up and left the room. Police Commissioner Isami Kondou was standing there, "He'll crack... soon enough... how long do you think you'll need?"
"I need to get home... Tokio called... something about my mother-in-law..." Saitou began. He hated leaving a job unfinished though.
"Don't worry about it. Go home. Chou... see what you can get outta him."
Saitou nodded, "Yes sir." He went to his office to grab a few papers. He noticed the red flashing of his answering machine by disregarded it; Tokio was waiting.
(A/N: Anyone want to take a guess as to what message that was?)
***
Aoshi was done for the day. The clock read six thirty. He wondered where Gina was; she had gone out to buy towels at about four this afternoon.
He walked by her room, where the door was wide open. Aoshi thought it was strange; Gina never left her door open. He walked in.
On her messy desk was a pink note with his name on it. Gina never like pink, and so Aoshi thought it was strange again. He tore open the envelope. He read it and gasped. The letter was floated lightly on the ground as Aoshi slammed the door of the apartment on his way out.
The first words written in blue letters were: I've had enough...
***
Kenshin was in the break room when his sister was brought it.
He could here the buzzing from the ER as he poured himself a warm cup of coffee. He was a paramedic. (A/N: Yeah... he's not a doctor...)
"Kenshin!" Sam, another paramedic who was on shift currently ran into the break room, "You... your... your..." She took a deep breath. Tears were streaming down her face as she held back sobs. San was one of those very emotional people, even though she had been working as a paramedic for five years, many cases shook her to tears.
"Sam... calm down... what's all this about?"
"You're... sis... sister... in... in..."
"IN ER?" Kenshin grabbed the older woman's shoulders, "She's the one they just brought in?"
Sam could only nodded. Sam had met Gina on numerous occasions; often after college classes Gina would come to the hospital to have Kenshin walk home with her. Gina and Sam were friendly; though not extremely close since Sam was twelve years Gina's senior.
Kenshin was out of the room in a split second. Sam shook her head as she grabbed Kenshin's cup full of warm coffee and chugged it.
***
Tokio opened the oven, looking at the lasagna she was making. "It's almost ready!" She called to her mother.
Aya was sitting talking with Mrs. Tamba. Yumi was pouring tea for her mother and grandmother.
Hajime walked in, tossing his hat on the hook. "What's wrong?" He asked sitting down on the couch.
Tokio joined her husband, motioning for her mother to begun. As Mrs. Tamba opened her mouth, the telephone rang.
Tokio crossed the room and picked it up. She returned quickly, "We have to go to the hospital..."
"Why?" Mrs. Tamba ordered her daughter.
"It's Gina..." Tokio said. Hajime Saitou ran for the door.
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Well... I'm still not sure if Gina is going to live or not...
Sorry about the fight scene; I'm not really a violent person... and not a good enough writer to write a good fight...
Um... yeah...
So thanks for reading... and please review!!
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Next on the 12th Street Apartment: Gina's condition... and... (I don't know what else...)
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