Karen didn't really know what had gotten into her, but she'd chosen today as Clean the Hut Up day. Not like she had an entire apartment in there, but a year of stuff still built up into clutter.

It also gave her an excuse to stay away from the compound and, apart from some rounds of Rock Band with Serena, Chuck and Roger, away from Newbie's PS3 when he wasn't around to play it anymore.

When she heard the knock, she gladly abandoned the slowly growing pile of books she'd collected (and she was going to kill Nick for Juicy Mangoes ending up in her hut for some reason, let alone an actual mango she found hidden in a corner) to answer the door.

"Hey," she said happily when she saw Nick, and after tiptoeing up to give him a quick kiss, she caught sight of the other guy behind him. "Hi."