(It's technically Gucci who finds out that Beverly is in the house first. There's a snuffling at Beverly's door and then a determined paw knocking that door right on open. Gucci comes trotting in and upon seeing Beverly proceeds to act like she's known Beverly her whole life. The dog's body goes into wiggle overdrive as she wags her tail. She's not a jumper, but you betchya she's nosing and pawing at Bev's leg.
Not far after is Eddie who comes strolling into the room looking frazzled.)
Gucci, what the hell are you---
(Then he sees Beverly and all at once he goes from frazzled to delighted. His eyes pop wide open and his grin stretches across his face.)
Hot shit! (The last time they had seen each other had been...hard. And some part of Eddie had anticipated it had just been some fluke of chance. Deerington did that sometimes. But if Beverly was here then that meant...That meant she had to really be here. Just to confirm Eddie whips his arm up to check out his Fluid and sure enough- there's Beverly's name.)
Hot shit! You really are here! (Eddie bounces forward just a few steps into her room, and Gucci's whining now for depraved attention.)
That means you're my roomie. Welcome to-- (Eddie pauses and frowns, realizing Chloe and him had never come up with some dumbass name for their house.)
Whatever. Welcome home, Bev. (That's what mattered.)
[Beverly is surprised at the sudden appearance of Dog, a little nervous because it is really going at her, but that quickly turns into delight. Bev has never had a pet, of course, but it's too easy to say hi to the little fluffball, reach out, and start petting her.
She's about to ask the dog her nameβplayfully of course, she figures this one isn't an alien raccoonβwhen her name is called out and Eddie walks right in.]
Hi.
[That's all she can say, sort of stunned by this entire sequence of events. (Eddie has a dog? Eddie has a dog named Gucci?) But as he slowly reaches the conclusion that yes, she's really here, she just laughs.
Petting a sweet dog's soft fur, hearing someone she loves tell her "Welcome home," it's kind of a lot. She has to bite her lip, and part of her almost can't believe she's here either, even though she just laughed at Eddie for that.]
Yeah, of... of course I'm here. I told you.
[That she'd do anything to make sure they stuck together.]
When did you get a dog? Did you really name it Gucci?
(Similarly Eddie had never had a pet before Deerington. Lord would his mother have had an absolute stroke if she knew. He could practically hear her wailing of Eddie! Your allergies! You know you're allergic to pet dander! But he wasn't. Just like he wasn't asthmatic. All the same he can't blame anyone's surprise for the dog. It was Eddie after all.)
...Yeah, you did. (At the back of his mind he couldn't help but think of how often he'd seen the Losers phase in and out of the world, but Bev really was here, and he didn't want to waste anymore time thinking about what if she wasn't. So his voice winds up soft and affectionate.)
She's new. I got her only like...A month ago maybe? Just showed up in my bed one day and was a total lover. Isn't that right, sweetheart?
(He pitches his voice up towards the last sentence, and it's evident that he's talking directly to Gucci rather than Beverly. He walks over and scoops Gucci up into her arms. She wasn't a big dog- only 21 lbs, but Eddie was a small boy so it was an armful of dog enough.)
Um- (Eddie feels a bit of heat rushing to his face, and he can't help but mildly regret the name now. He wondered if Chloe was right about making him more obvious. He swallows a bit and gives a hesitant nod.)
Yeah. (Eddie forces a smile though, and steps closer to Bev, tipping his body in a way that pretty much invited her to pet Gucci as much as she liked.)
I did it mostly to spite Chloe. She hates that I have Gucci fannypacks and stuff. So I thought it'd be funny. Plus it's kind of a cute dog name, right?
(Please say right. Lord. But oh! His eyes brighten and he seems to forget his shyness about the name.)
Christ! You don't know Chloe, huh? She's another girl who lives here. Well, woman, I guess, since she's like in her twenties. She's got blue hair and tattoos and is kind of an asshole? But she reminds me a lot of Richie so she's good- and then Max lives here too. She's Chloe's best friend from home and she's really nice too. Um-. Sorry. I know it's a lot to be told you're suddenly living with uh- me and then two women you've never met before.
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[Bev's mouth quirks as Eddie gets soft as hell about his dog, because that's so endearing. Gucci gets some enthusiastic petting around her floppy ears as soon as she's back within reach. Bev only looks back up at Eddie when he says the fated phrase.]
You have Gucci fannypacks? I didn't even know they made those!
[Bev isn't laughing at him for that, though. Well, not for any reason he might be fearing. She's laughing because it's like Eddie dialed up to 11, now that he's free to be more himself, and she's delighted by it.]
It is a cute name. It fits her, too. Right, Gucci?
[Bev doesn't want to smother the dog too much, though, so she looks back up at Eddie after a few more gentle scratches around the puppy's little head. Right, of course there are other people Eddie's met while he's been here, he's had years to do it. It is a little weird, though, to think about other people hanging out with any of the Losers. Sure, there were some people who talked to them, it wasn't like they were totally exiled, but...
Well, they all came together for a reason.]
I really can't imagine two Richies in the same room. Um...
[Beverly's hand absently comes to fiddle with the latchkey at her chest, hanging from its chain.]
Would they be okay with it? With me staying with you. All of you, I mean.
(Finally someone who isn't a total asshole about his fannypacks. This was one of many reasons why Bev was allowed to stay. Eddie beams at her and tosses a hand up in the air with a flick of his wrist.)
Right?! That's what I said! I didn't even know fannypacks were a thing until I got to this place and then I was like well damn, no wonder I wear them all the time in the 80s.
(Shit was useful to have. He smiles a little more genuinely at the compliment to Gucci's name, and whatever had been nervous in him before fades quickly. Bev wouldn't judge him for something like that. Of course she wouldn't.)
It does. She's a huge cuddler so if you ever want to cash in on that feel free.
(Eddie knew it was a little funky that he had people he knew and was even close with outside of the Losers. Tell him that two years ago back when he was still fresh out of Derry and he wouldn't of believed anyone that such a thing was possible.
None of those people had ever been the Losers though. Chloe had been the closest thing. He snorts at that comment.)
There's some kid around here that looks kind of like Richie. He doesn't wear glasses though. Richie's a little taller. And he has curlier hair. And like-? Richie's face is - (Eddie waves a hand around absently. Whatever that means. Eddie puts Gucci down, his arms getting a little weak from holding her for so long. She's content with this and sets to investigate politely around.)
Chloe's great though. (Just like Richie was great.
The question catches Eddie off guard, his eyes widening and his head tips to the side.)
What? Of course they'd be okay with it. You're a Loser. (He smiles again, softer this time, warmer.)
You belong with another Loser obviously and I sure as fuck am not about to subject you to shacking up with Richie and Bill. Chloe actually knows you from before- she totally digs you. I know that's kind of weird to hear that someone knows you that you don't know, but trust me, you'll love her. And Max is super kind. She'll love you within two seconds of meeting you. Promise.
(He crosses his index and middle finger together to show as much.)
They both put up with me so you're not gonna be a problem. You never are.
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Not far after is Eddie who comes strolling into the room looking frazzled.)
Gucci, what the hell are you---
(Then he sees Beverly and all at once he goes from frazzled to delighted. His eyes pop wide open and his grin stretches across his face.)
Hot shit! (The last time they had seen each other had been...hard. And some part of Eddie had anticipated it had just been some fluke of chance. Deerington did that sometimes. But if Beverly was here then that meant...That meant she had to really be here. Just to confirm Eddie whips his arm up to check out his Fluid and sure enough- there's Beverly's name.)
Hot shit! You really are here! (Eddie bounces forward just a few steps into her room, and Gucci's whining now for depraved attention.)
That means you're my roomie. Welcome to-- (Eddie pauses and frowns, realizing Chloe and him had never come up with some dumbass name for their house.)
Whatever. Welcome home, Bev. (That's what mattered.)
mfw....
She's about to ask the dog her nameβplayfully of course, she figures this one isn't an alien raccoonβwhen her name is called out and Eddie walks right in.]
Hi.
[That's all she can say, sort of stunned by this entire sequence of events. (Eddie has a dog? Eddie has a dog named Gucci?) But as he slowly reaches the conclusion that yes, she's really here, she just laughs.
Petting a sweet dog's soft fur, hearing someone she loves tell her "Welcome home," it's kind of a lot. She has to bite her lip, and part of her almost can't believe she's here either, even though she just laughed at Eddie for that.]
Yeah, of... of course I'm here. I told you.
[That she'd do anything to make sure they stuck together.]
When did you get a dog? Did you really name it Gucci?
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...Yeah, you did. (At the back of his mind he couldn't help but think of how often he'd seen the Losers phase in and out of the world, but Bev really was here, and he didn't want to waste anymore time thinking about what if she wasn't. So his voice winds up soft and affectionate.)
She's new. I got her only like...A month ago maybe? Just showed up in my bed one day and was a total lover. Isn't that right, sweetheart?
(He pitches his voice up towards the last sentence, and it's evident that he's talking directly to Gucci rather than Beverly. He walks over and scoops Gucci up into her arms. She wasn't a big dog- only 21 lbs, but Eddie was a small boy so it was an armful of dog enough.)
Um- (Eddie feels a bit of heat rushing to his face, and he can't help but mildly regret the name now. He wondered if Chloe was right about making him more obvious. He swallows a bit and gives a hesitant nod.)
Yeah. (Eddie forces a smile though, and steps closer to Bev, tipping his body in a way that pretty much invited her to pet Gucci as much as she liked.)
I did it mostly to spite Chloe. She hates that I have Gucci fannypacks and stuff. So I thought it'd be funny. Plus it's kind of a cute dog name, right?
(Please say right. Lord. But oh! His eyes brighten and he seems to forget his shyness about the name.)
Christ! You don't know Chloe, huh? She's another girl who lives here. Well, woman, I guess, since she's like in her twenties. She's got blue hair and tattoos and is kind of an asshole? But she reminds me a lot of Richie so she's good- and then Max lives here too. She's Chloe's best friend from home and she's really nice too. Um-. Sorry. I know it's a lot to be told you're suddenly living with uh- me and then two women you've never met before.
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You have Gucci fannypacks? I didn't even know they made those!
[Bev isn't laughing at him for that, though. Well, not for any reason he might be fearing. She's laughing because it's like Eddie dialed up to 11, now that he's free to be more himself, and she's delighted by it.]
It is a cute name. It fits her, too. Right, Gucci?
[Bev doesn't want to smother the dog too much, though, so she looks back up at Eddie after a few more gentle scratches around the puppy's little head. Right, of course there are other people Eddie's met while he's been here, he's had years to do it. It is a little weird, though, to think about other people hanging out with any of the Losers. Sure, there were some people who talked to them, it wasn't like they were totally exiled, but...
Well, they all came together for a reason.]
I really can't imagine two Richies in the same room. Um...
[Beverly's hand absently comes to fiddle with the latchkey at her chest, hanging from its chain.]
Would they be okay with it? With me staying with you. All of you, I mean.
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Right?! That's what I said! I didn't even know fannypacks were a thing until I got to this place and then I was like well damn, no wonder I wear them all the time in the 80s.
(Shit was useful to have. He smiles a little more genuinely at the compliment to Gucci's name, and whatever had been nervous in him before fades quickly. Bev wouldn't judge him for something like that. Of course she wouldn't.)
It does. She's a huge cuddler so if you ever want to cash in on that feel free.
(Eddie knew it was a little funky that he had people he knew and was even close with outside of the Losers. Tell him that two years ago back when he was still fresh out of Derry and he wouldn't of believed anyone that such a thing was possible.
None of those people had ever been the Losers though. Chloe had been the closest thing. He snorts at that comment.)
There's some kid around here that looks kind of like Richie. He doesn't wear glasses though. Richie's a little taller. And he has curlier hair. And like-? Richie's face is - (Eddie waves a hand around absently. Whatever that means. Eddie puts Gucci down, his arms getting a little weak from holding her for so long. She's content with this and sets to investigate politely around.)
Chloe's great though. (Just like Richie was great.
The question catches Eddie off guard, his eyes widening and his head tips to the side.)
What? Of course they'd be okay with it. You're a Loser. (He smiles again, softer this time, warmer.)
You belong with another Loser obviously and I sure as fuck am not about to subject you to shacking up with Richie and Bill. Chloe actually knows you from before- she totally digs you. I know that's kind of weird to hear that someone knows you that you don't know, but trust me, you'll love her. And Max is super kind. She'll love you within two seconds of meeting you. Promise.
(He crosses his index and middle finger together to show as much.)
They both put up with me so you're not gonna be a problem. You never are.