Nichole gives the door a little smile when Erica runs through it. She lays back as a few tears start to run down her face as she thinks about what she's been through.

"Jesus fuck, Erica..." Nichole says as she watches Erica disembowl the bear. "I... I'm not sure if I want these anymore. I feel a little barbaric." She hesitates, looking at the breadstick, and then immediately shoves it into her mouth. "Mmmm... Thank you..."

Nichole giggles, her mouth full of bread. She swallows and says, "Yeah. They're all like, 'Thanks, Aunt Eri! You're the best aunt ever! Fuck!' I assume they're going to cuss randomly because they're mine and Sam's children."

Sam sits in the waiting room with Castor and Nina, occasionally glancing at his watch. The front door opens and in stride the rest of Acts of Hate, waving at them. Neil holds a teddy bear rivaling the one Erica brought in in size in one hand, in the other he holds balloons. "I'm telling you, we're gonna look like asses if you're the only one who brought her a present," Tony tries to explain to him. "So put all of our names on the card! Do it!" he punches Neil in the arm. Neil just holds on to his presents tighter. "I paid for it, my name is going on it. Maybe they'll name one of the babies Neil!" he says, and tries to wave at the group. "Hey, guys! They didn't have any balloons that said 'sorry you got kidnapped' so I just got these 'happy anniversary' ones instead." The band sit down, the few other people in the waiting room giving them dirty looks. "So how is she?" Rob asks, sitting down.

"Oh yeah, she killed the guy, right?" Tony asks. "That's totally metal." Sam smiles faintly and stands up. "Excuse me," he says, and heads off to Nichole's room. "Jeez, that's tough," Rob says. "She's healthy though, right? That creepy prick didn't mess her up?"

erica shrugs."i....really dont know. i didnt talk to her a whole lot about...what happened.physically,she is well. she is kinda bruised and all,but far better than i'd be. you know nichole. she is as tough as they come." erica says,filled with pride for her friend.

OOC: Now out of the ungodly amount of face claims I have reserved, I have to find one that Neil would be good with...

OOC: ahh, good luck with that. as long as they're equally as weird as Neil is, anybody will do.

"Good," Neil says, looking at the bear and the baloons, proud that his gift will make everybody else's lack of gifts seem in bad taste. "You should give one of those to sam," Tony says. "He looked like he could use some calming down."
Sam knocks lightly on the door before walking into Nichole's room. "Guess who's back?" he says, smiling a bit. "Feeling better?" he says, sitting down next to the bed.

OOC: Herr Jones and Herr Hess! Help me pick! Neko Case, Kimya Dawson, or Zosia Mamet?!

Nichole smiles at her husband as she shoves another breadstick in her mouth. "I'm doing great now," She says with her mouth full.

ooc: me gusta neko case and me gusta redheads in general.

"Sam's pretty firm in his straightedgitude," says Tony. "The only reason I think he'd drink for is if it were to save Nichole's life or something."

"Very good," he says, smiling back. "I wonder when they'll let you out.." he muses. "I...well, I was talking with Nina and Castor and we decided that once you got back we should, you know...move out of that building," he says. "I mean...I had to stay at Castor's. I couldn't stand to be alone in that apartment.