“JOHNNY!!” Victor cheered as he opened the door to his old friend, wrapping his arms around him as he greeted him, “Man it’s good to see you!” Victor cried, “you look…” she scanned him, suddenly realising that Johnny had lost a considerable amount of weight since the last time he had seen him, “…amazing!”
Johnny chuckled awkwardly, “I thought if anyone would notice, it would be you,” he replied, scratching the back of his head, “congrats on getting engaged, by the way!” He said cheerfully,
“Ey, thanks bro—” he started, but was interrupted,
“And I know you’re all ‘humble’ and stuff, but I had to at least get you something,” Johnny said,
“Oh man, you really didn’t have to…” Victor replied,
“I really did have to. Honey!” He yelled behind him, at his car, “bring over the little bag!”
From behind the back of his car walked out a woman dressed in a cute white button-up shirt and a black skirt, as well as a pair of appropriate heels. She was definitely pretty, but what was most baffling was her hair colour. Her hair was bright blue!
In her hands, she held a small bag with a very obvious bottle of champagne poking out the top,
“Wow!” Victor said, “that’s so kind of you both,”
“Don’t worry about it, man,” Johnny said, “this is Elise,”
“Nice to meet you, Vicky!” Elise said, sticking her hand out to shake Victor’s,
“Nice to meet you too, Elise!” He replied, taking her hand and shaking it, “and I haven’t been called Vicky since Senior year,”
“Do you mind if I call you that? I like nicknames…” she said, still maintaining her clearly very confident persona, but also getting a little worried she may have offended Victor,
“Nope!” Victor replied, “call me whatever you want! Please, it’s cold outside, come meet Jennifer!”
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For the next fifteen minutes, Victor got to speak to his old friend Johnny and meeting his girlfriend Elise.
Johnny was a pretty nerdy kid back in High-School, but always got along with Victor. They both became friends in Sophomore year and have been friends ever since. They hadn’t spoken since a year after Senior year but the moment they met again it felt like they hadn’t missed a single moment! Johnny was known for being quite plump, especially towards his later years of High-School. Right now, he was pretty slim, especially compared to how he looked before. He always had short brown hair, which was the only thing that stayed the same since High-School. The biggest difference from back then, aside from his dramatic weight-loss, was the fact that he actually had a girlfriend!
Elise was very clearly an eccentric character. From her bright blue hair, to her choice of earrings (little stormtrooper heads), she was definitely a nerd. No wonder she got together with Johnny! Of course, they met each other at a video game convention. Johnny was dressed as Phantas, Lord of Dreams. Elise was dressed as Epiala, Lord of Nightmares. Both from a specific video game franchise, both ‘destined to bring balance to The Unconscious Memories of Time Itself’… or something like that. Victor was never a huge video game fan, however Jennifer was… but maybe a bit too casual to know who Phant-o-guy or Epi-la-girl were…
Never-the-less, they both seemed perfect for each other.
A knock at the door arrived, prompting Victor to stand up and get it. The next to arrive was…