Thanks for the reviews, most people want more Richmond love so I shall have to arrange that for you all :) And some overall IT Crowd love!
Are you sure that it's plugged in?
Nathan and Vince idly chatted with Ned and Rufus while Dan sat with Sasha the receptionist, after a while a buzz came from the door to the office signalling Roy had arrived.
"Alright my techno-fucker?" Nathan bellowed as a man ascended the stairs with a bag slung over his shoulder, his t-shirt resembled a high level of pac man which caught Vince's attention making him grin stupidly.
"Hey, Nathan." He replied in an Irish accent "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" He asked again taking the last few steps into the office.
"Yeah now it won't turn on at all."
"Are you sure that it's plugged in?" Dan sighed loudly and obviously as Roy sat at the computer and checked the plugs were in right.
"Yep, checked all that man."
"Alright, let's see what's happened then." Nathan watched him with deep interest while crossing his arms and rocking back and forth on his heels.
"So, why no work today?"
"Told Jen I was ill." Roy replied with a slight smile on his face "Completely fell for it."
"Awesome, dude. Hey can you make it to my Trashbat party tomorrow?" Roy nodded while tapping a few buttons making the computer screen go blue "Brilliant, oh and Jen and Moss?"
"Yeah they're both coming."
"Richmond an' all yeah?"
"Unfortunately." Roy muttered now making the screen go black, a loading bar flashed up in front of him as he waited.
"Brilliant, you'll love Richmond, Vince. He's like you."
"But you're obviously more cheerful." Roy added glancing at Vince.
"Genius." Vince replied grinning and nodding still watching the computer screen which had now loaded properly.
"There you go, sorted." Roy stood up and dragged his bag back over his shoulder.
"Brilliant, thanks man. I owe you one, yeah?" Nathan patted him hard on the shoulder "I'll see you tomorrow then?" Roy nodded "Right, brilliant. Vince, fancy coming with me to sort out some business?"
"What sort of business?"
"Wait and see mother fucker!" He grinned madly and Vince nodded "Awesome, let's go then. Guys, keep it beautile yeah? Peace and fuckin; believe!"
"Keep it foolish, Barley." Ned added while returning to his desk.
"Will do ma man and see you lot tomorrow night. You too Preacher man, lookin' forward to it!"
Xxx
Vince and Nathan wandered idly down the street, the mod looked over Nathan a couple of times at the way he moved and talked and the clothes he wore, they weren't amazingly stylish but he still liked them.
"Where we off to then?" He asked after a while of Nathan slapping stickers on everything again.
"To Jones' place."
"Oh right." Vince nodded as though he knew what Nathan was talking about, he was excited to be meeting new people, he loved it but couldn't help but wonder what Howard was getting up to in the shop "So this party, what's it for? And where is it?"
"Velvet Onion, yeah? Know it?"
"Yeah, me and Howard do gigs there sometimes."
"Ah genius! You should get up on stage at the party, spit some lyrics, y'know?"
"We'll think about it." He nodded and stuck his hands into the pockets on his coat "What's the party for?" He tried again.
"To promote Trashbat but mostly cos I can. It's cool y'know? Gotta keep my status up there, can't disappoint. You get what I mean?"
"Completely." Vince smiled warmly then transferred his grin to a lady who had just passed him, she flashed one back making Nathan elbow the mod in the ribs.
"Get in there, Vince." He winked and sped up to a door then hammered on it as loud as he could.
"I'm coming!" Came a yell over some loud thumping music, Vince could feel the floor vibrating slightly under his feet, soon the door flung open and revealed Claire looking exhausted, fed up and murderous "You're supposed to be working!"
"Yeah laters babes. I'm here to see Jones." Nathan announced pushing past her, she rolled her eyes and invited Vince in.
"Since when do you come here to see Jones?"
"Need a DJ for my party don't I? Can't do it myself as I'll be a bit tied up that night, sorry to disappoint. Plus he owes me a favour." The floor beneath Vince vibrated even harder, the music pumped through the air shaking every object in sight, he looked at Claire who seemed desperate.
"Bit loud in't it?" He shouted before following Nathan into the lounge where he saw a man stood in the corner with headphones on, he was covered in wires and gadgets and was hovering over a set of decks with his eyes shut clearly too involved in the music.
"Oi Jones!" Nathan yelled but got no response, he shouted again until Claire decided to quickly unplug the whole DJ deck causing Jones to protest angrily.
"Ah what the fuck Claire! I was on to something then!" He removed his headphones and let them rest round his neck "Alright Barley?" He noticed Nathan and gave him a single nod "Alright?" He nodded once at Vince too who grinned back at the DJ but noticed he was frowning "He looks a lot like me." He pointed out while plugging his decks back in.
"No way, check out my hair compared to yours, yours ain't no where near as heightened or straightened. You need some Rootboost." Vince complained placing one hand on his hip "And those clothes? They're all right but not as flash as the mirror ball suit." Barley nodded and grinned stupidly then decided to change the subject.
"Jones I have a proposition for you mate."
"Mate?" Claire half laughed and slumped down onto the sofa with her laptop on her lap.
"And what would that be?" Jones asked while changing a record on his deck.
"DJ at my Trashbat party tomorrow?" Jones stayed quiet for a while thinking then nodded an 'alright' "Genius! Thank you, I'll stick you on the posters and stuff, yeah?" Jones nodded then turned to Vince.
"You look like you're pretty into music, check this one out, yeah? I need an opinion on it." He forced the headphones over Vince's ears and without warning pressed the play button, the music screeched down Vince's ear lobes distressing his eardrums, he gripped the headphones and bobbed his head along to the music sticking his thumb up, when Jones removed the headphones he panicked slightly.
"Vince, what's wrong?" Claire asked suddenly quite concerned, she had dropped her laptop next to her and was on her feet next to the mod laying a hand on his shoulder.
"What?" He yelled back rubbing his ears.
"No need to shout Vince!" Nathan laughed slightly nervously.
"What?" He yelled again "I can't hear you!"
"What can you hear?" Claire asked a little louder hoping he could either lip read or hear her a little.
"What? I can't hear you, all I can hear is ringing!"
"Shit." Claire mumbled reaching for her coat and keys "Come on." She gripped his hand, again he yelled a 'what' while being dragged out of the flat "Nathan, Jones, come on!" Nathan hesitated to tell Jones to come, he had put his headphones back on and hadn't heard her, instead he left him and ran out the door.
"Where we goin?" He asked catching up to her.
"Vince can't hear anything, I'm taking him to the hospital."