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Surf's Up - Tuesday Morning

It had been a particularly bad night and so with sleep being elusive, Billy had headed to the shop. He had already been there a few hours when the sun came up and the first of the Porgs started wandering around the beach. And after an early morning swim, Billy opened shop and tried to keep himself busy for the day. The new sim had been finished and tested and the latest inventory order had come in, so Billy spent the morning setting out the new swimming and scuba gear. Once that was done? Well, he would cross that bridge when he got to it.

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Cutter was still getting a feel for the layout of the island and the different stores when he spotted there was a surfing shop and was rather curious to check it out so he decided to have a look.

Even if it had been a while since he had last done any wind surfing.

“Uh …hello?” he said awkwardly, looking around as he did.

Billy looked up from the box he, and a 'helpful' Porg had been sorting through. He had half expected to see Jon standing there so forgive the small pause there.

"Hey," he said with a small nod. "Welcome to Surf's Up. What can I help you with?"

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“Do you have any equipment for wind surfing by any chance?” Cutter asked, glancing over at the porg with interest as he did . “I mean I suppose I should also ask what the surf is like out here first as well,” he considered.

"Ah well, the surf isn't as good as out on the other coast," Billy said with a nod. "But we get some decent waves. And the windsurfing I pretty good too, I will say," he added with a grin. "Got some supplies in the other day actually. Anything specific you are looking for?" Billy asked as he took a moment to fish the overly enthusiastic Porg out of the box it had tumbled into.

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Cutter nodded at that, “I think perhaps the basics will be a good place to start,” he considered, “I never brought any of my equipment over, it’s been a while since I last had a chance to do any wind surfing but it seems like a good chance to start up again,” he added.

"Well I definitely got the basics, and I have the gear and all that you can rent if you are not ready or don't want to buy a bunch of stuff just yet," Billy offered. He gave a nod towards the back room with a smirk. "Also got a holosuit in back too so if you would rather get some practice and all in before hitting the actual waves, that's an option too."

Cutter considered the options, "maybe renting first," he decided, since he wasn't sure how long term the teaching plan was going to be, maybe it was better to try renting.

"Holosuit?" he blinked a bit at that, "I've never heard of that before," he admitted.

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"Sure, can get you set up with everything you need," Billy said with a small nod. "Just come in whenever you want to use your stuff and it will be ready and reserved for you. Oh and I'm Billy by the way, not sure if we have been properly introduced."

He couldn't help but give a small smirk at Cutter's confused look. It wasn't too long ago he had the same reaction to learning about holosuits and all that.

"Ah yeah, basically a simulation room. Can set it up for just about anything and will seem pretty real- short of getting hurt or dying or anything like that. So I've got a few sims set up for people to get a feel for the surfing, diving, or even just swimming."

“Cutter,” Cutter nodded, then paused and quickly added, “Nick Cutter,”

He tilted his head slightly at the explanation of what a holosuit was, “I can see how that could be quite handy technology to have,” he admitted, “it honestly probably wouldn’t hurt to try and have a refresher, it’s been a while since I’ve done any kind of wind surfing, at least a year,” he added.

"It's definitely taken some getting used to" Billy said with a bit of a dry laugh. "But it is quite handy. Got a few people who come in to use it on the regular. And even the Porgs have popped in once or twice."

Billy glanced over at the Porg wandering around the shop. "Seems they have an interest in learning to surf. Have yet to see if there is any skill to go with that... but it's been interesting, to say the least."

“They like to surf?” Cutter nodded towards the Porg and then he found himself wondering what Rex would like trying to surf.

There was another pause and then, “are they any good?” he couldn’t help but wonder.

"Well, they are semi-aquatic at least. The prefer the shallow waters and all, but they do take an interest whenever I am out there getting some practice in myself," Billy replied. "So took a few of the kid-sized boards out one day and they have followed me into the sim a couple of times. They seem to have fun if nothing else."

Jon dropped by midmorning with a large coffee for Billy.

"Sorry. I...sorry. I thought this might help."

Billy looked up and gave Jon a nod as he walked in. There was no need to ask what the apology was for- Billy knew. And he also knew there was little point in telling Jon not to feel too bad about it. So, instead, he took the offered oversized caffeine hit with a grateful smile.

"Thanks, Jon. Much appreciated," he said as he shooed away the Porg that had been perched on the other stool by the desk. "Got time to sit?" he asked with a nod towards the now available seat.

"Oh, well I..." Jon nodded. "All right. Sorry," he apologized to the porg. It chirped at him and settled on the desk in front of him. "I...I hope your day is going well," he said to Billy.

"Going alright. Better now with reinforcements here," Billy said taking a long drink from the cup. "And you have been doing well, I hope."

Because a good bit of this whole statement and dealing with the nightmares deal was to help Jon, so hopefully that was still the result most of the time.

"Saw you at the 3MD event. It was umm... something I will say that much" Billy said with a shake of his head.

"I'm good, thank you," Jon assured him. "And the dates were...interesting, I suppose. I did meet some new people."

"Yeah, they are good for that" Billy replied. "Forces us unsocial types to get out there and all, But it is a bit much. Talking to five people even just for three minutes each, is more socializing than I usually do in and entire month!"

"I...I might be better than that." Vaguely. "But yes, it's...I try not to be too alone. That gets dangerous."

That was the last thing anyone needed.... a more dangerous version of Jon running around the island.

"Good seeing you out and about in any case," Billy said. "Hows the class going? I hear the reports from radio but ya know how the squirrels can be- very vague about some things or suspiciously specific about others."

Well, a Lonely Jon wouldn't be running much of anywhere, honestly.

"Oh, it's, um. It's good, I suppose. We haven't done much yet, but they seem to be enjoying it and learning, and that's really all I can ask. And, uh...around here, is...I understand the porgs are learning surfing."

"Attempting," Billy said with a slight chuckle. "At least, they have graduated from trying to eat the boards and have figured out the whole floating bit. They seem to enjoy it and... admittedly, it is entertaining to watch at times."

"They are rather adorable," Jon admitted. "Odd, but adorable."

"Word of advice from personal experience, don't try to have a staring contest with them," Billy said with a chuckle. "They WILL win. But they are cute and they are actually kind of fun to watch when they get to splashing around in the water" he admitted.

Jon gave him a wry look. "If they can close their eyes, I would win. But I'll take it under advisement."

"Not sure if they can... might have to do a little test sometime," Billy said thoughtfully. Cuz yeah... you took the cake with the whole creepily keeping your eyes open Jon.

"So, talking about that and all..." Billy said giving Jon a glance over. "You been doing ok?"

Jon grimaced. "I'm fine, yes, thank you. I have a cat now. For a while. She's lovely."

"Good," Billy said with a small grin. "I'm sure she's loving all the attention and scritches."

Jon got a slightly dopey smile. "She loves being brushed. It's very relaxing."

Billy smiled as he had a small somewhat fuzzy memory of brushing and scritches when he was a cat lounging in sunbeams at Jon's place.

"All the floof" Billy said with a nod. "Very therapeutic."

"She deserves it," Jon said. "She's a queen."

She certainly thought so.

"As it should be," Billy conceded with a nod. "Glad you have some company. Not good to be alone all the time."

Said the man who spent the majority of his time in a mostly empty apartment or a fairly quiet shop. But shhhh.... that wasn't the point.

"And you have the porgs," Jon pointed out as another one hopped up to the counter, plopped down in front of Billy, and started preening itself.

Billy sighed and smiled despite himself. "Yes, they do kinda grow on you after a while...." he admitted. "I mean why else would I keep sardines in the fridge in the back right?" he added with a chuckle. "What is that they say? You feed an animal, then you name it, and then it's yours?"

"I wasn't aware that was a saying," Jon answered. "Although I suppose it makes a kind of sense."

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