Disclaimer: I'll tell you again, I don't own Dead Like Me.
"Well Georgia, I can already tell that sharing a room with you is going to be positively delightful" April announced loudly. George had never thought that she would meet someone who would bug her more than Daisy did, but within 5 minutes of meeting her April had already annoyed her more than Daisy had within months. "April, I need to go... somewhere" George said, "I think I'm going to look around the hotel." "Oh, wonderful, I need to look around as well. We can get to know each other and the hotel better" April said grinning.
So that's how 2 hours later George found herself being pushed into the pool by April who was shouting something along the lines of 'isn't this fun!' George pulled herself out of the pool coughing and April had dove underwater. George took the time to run back through the hotel and to her room to change her clothes. A couple hours later George was hiding out in a small café down the street rolling her eyes over a steaming mug of coffee while watching a amateur poet. He wasn't that good, but she would rather listen to bad poetry than April's annoying voice, or anyone for that matter, she was feeling rather anti-social. Too her amazement however, someone decided it would be smart to sit down with her and attempt conversation. "Hello there, I'm Ben, and you are" he asked. George looked towards the brunette sizing him up, "George" she answered simply.
"Are you here for the convention" Ben asked her thoughtfully. "What convention" George asked quizzically, wondering what he was implying. He looked at her with intense blue eyes and whispered, "Reapers." "Wait you're one of them, or I guess, us" George replied quietly. "Yeah, from Canada myself" Ben answered, "Listen do you want to leave it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to whisper, or hear this horrible poetry" he motioned to the blond girl who was now on stage. George nodded and stood leaving some money behind for the coffee. She followed Ben out of the café once again being shocked by the California sunshine. "Still getting used to it" Ben said smiling, "I'm lucky that way. My family had a summer house here, and after I died I bought one too. It takes awhile to get used to it at first, but you do eventually and then you think everything else is abnormal and cold." She found herself laughing, "I doubt I'll ever get used to it" George admitted, "It just doesn't seem right for a place to be this sunny."
"No way!" George yelled, "I'm not getting on that." "Come on, George it's not like you can get hurt" Ben said smiling, "and I've driven jet ski's before. I'm an expert." George jumped away from Ben, but not fast enough with what seemed like seconds George was gripping Ben's waist for dear life. She couldn't believe he had done this, but admittedly she was beginning to enjoy it. The wind whipping through her hair she opened her eyes quickly and watched the water spraying up from under the jet ski. They were out there for what seemed like only minutes, but in reality was about and hour and she groaned. "Ben, I'm going to be so sunburned. I'm going to look like a lobster" George said. "No you won't" Ben said, "Another perk to being un-dead, we only tan, not burn.
"Reapers from around the world, welcome to our first Reapers Convention. Over the next week we hope you will make new friends and get to become closer to your fellow reapers" a man said at the front of the room, this speech was met with applause, but George was happy to see that food was in front of her, and April was not. George was sitting with her normal group of Rube, Roxy, Mason and Daisy. "So peanut. How was your day? I didn't see you around" Rube asked, "Do you like your roommate?" "My day was fine, and I do NOT like my roommate." "Why not? What's she like" Mason asked. "She's like Daisy, except more" George said with a sigh. "She sounds nice" Daisy said, and Mason helpfully added, "What's wrong with Daisy?" "Nothing Mason" George said. "By the way George I love you with a tan. It makes you look marvelous" Daisy gushed, "I can't believe you got it in less than one day." "Yeah, well I spent some time in the sun" George admitted, not telling them why. The night went by fine and soon George found herself creeping into her room hoping April was sleeping.
"Oh Georgia, there you are I've been looking for you since we were at the pool. You're okay right?" April asked hugging her tightly. "Yeah, I'm fine" George said gasping for breath, "April you're hugging too tight." The girl let go of her and slipped into bed, "Georgia, I was right you are such a good roommate. We can spend all of tomorrow together, alright?" George didn't answer instead she pretended to be asleep and rolled over attempting to really fall asleep. The last thing she remembered was thinking that she really ought to try to make it to Disneyland while she was here.
A/N: I know this is shorter than my last one, but I needed to introduce/show some of the important characters. I promise the next one will be longer.
