"I don't see it past her to be honest." She made a disapproving face but all in good heart. She loved her sister and she also loved animals, she was just sticking to dogs for now for herself. Like Frida who was sleeping soundly in an arm chair nearby. "Me? What's new with me? When is there ever anything new with me?" PJ replies, dramatically before popping a few nachos in her mouth for distraction but, actually, there was something— new with her. "I run into an old friend from college recently at an event." She nodded, her bubbling, fun tone changing drastically, her eyes averting her brother's. PJ put on such an effort to keep up the front of ditched, lively, disinterested. She couldn't keep it up all the time, especially not with Romeo.

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking." Romeo points out with a raised brow, giving their sister a look. While they were the type to wear their hear on their sleeve, Romeo knew that that wasn't the case when it came to their sister. "Oh yeah? Is this a good vibe or a bad vibe? I'm gonna need you to give me some more information here, sis." They ask, waiting for PJ to continue.

"I'd like it more if the kids stopped by every once in awhile." It's not Gen's fault and Beau isn't blaming her either, but he's still a bit miffed over being 'ghosted' by his own kids. "I've got a decent job now, you know? I mean, it's steady work." Part of him hates that he's been so many places and had so many jobs only to end up back in Jasper with little to show for it. "I get it, though. I didn't want to hang out with my old man when I was their age either, though they're not raising two kids like we were." @forevertouched

"Maybe you should say that to them, then." Genevieve tried not to influence their kids one way or another when it came to Beau. They were old enough to form their own opinions. She certainly wasn't going to force them to spend time with him if they didn't want to, but she also understood his want to do so. "Maybe we could all go out to dinner." She offers tentatively, holding back a sigh. This really was a conversation for when Beau was sober, but oh well. Gen wants to say that she was the one raising the kids, but she also didn't want to start a fight. There was no point in arguing. "You like where you're at? Working, I mean."

With her tongue poked out, PJ is way too focused on an arcade game for her age, hitting the buttons of the machine like her life and reputation dependes on it. She has a nice record that she comes to check once in a while to make sure she's at least in the top three. Her job is too serious, let her be. "He's running away from the ghosts though. The ghosts are chasing him. Wouldn't you run the fuck away if there were four ghosts chasing you?" She asks back as she watches the little yellow man eat all the dots as the colorful assholes chase him. "I've seen a lot of horror movies, it doesn't end well."

"Okay, whatever. You ever think he gets tired of being chased, then?" Nico retorts, rolling his eyes a bit. He had had enough video game themed cocktails to not care either way, really, though he supposed there was no real answer. Or maybe there was - he was hardly a Pac-Man enthusiast. "Seems dark for a video game, though. At least for this one. I dunno if it's that deep."

"If he stops hunting the ghosts then they come back for him?" Claudette points out, "and then it's game over for our yellow friend." She's sure there's a metaphor about life mixed in there somewhere. "If I were him, I'd just team up with the Ghostbusters."

"Well obviously, but...what if e doesn't wanna hunt the ghosts anymore? You ever think about what Pac-Man wants?" It wasn't really a question that was meant to be answered, Nico supposed. "I wanna know what Mr. Pac did to piss the ghosts off so much."

"Sounds like someone hasn't seen Wreck it Ralph." Being dead last in the vintage racing game she was playing, Dani could afford to throw him a judgemental but playful look. The only reason she had seen the Disney movie and was now currently at Pixels was because of her nephews. She often babysat for her cousins and one of their favorite places to spend time was at the arcade. "They're more coworkers than enemies. Which might be worse to be honest. Imagine having to clock in just to chase down Bob from accounting?" Her own game concluded, last place banner flashing on screen. She sighed, an faint smile on her face, "Hopefully I didn't cost this guy his job." Dani motioned at the game in front of him, "Are you better at pac man than I am with..most of these games?"

"Wreck it who?" Nico shakes his head, nose crinkling slightly. "I'm not chasing after nobody. If you see me running, it's 'cause my life is in danger." He chuckles at that, unsure if people actually ran for fun or it was just something people said to seem superior. Either way, if could never be him. "Oh, no. I suck at most of these games. I'm just here for the nostalgia and the drinks. They're all video game themed, obviously."

"Yes, but they both get you up and away from the safety of solid ground," Dani lifted a manicured hand up into the air abruptly before dropping it with a quiet giggle. "But you're right. Being in a cart on a track helps too." Just then a spa attended walked into the room, letting them know their massage sessions would begin soon. After some courteous thank yous, the attendant stepped out, leaving the two to to lounge once again. But even Dani's R&R had to have some planning and she was already thinking of lunch plans. "Would rounding out this self-care with sushi be too much? Because there's a new place that opened up downtown that I've been meaning to check out. That is, if you don't have to head off to work after. We can always rain check."

Even though they're supposed to be relaxing, Gen can practically hear the wheels turning in her sister's head. "Only you wouldn't be able to turn their brain off during a massage." She teases, amused. "My day's all free. I cleared it out to hang with you, silly. We hardly ever get to spend all day together." It was part of being an adult, she supposed, but still. Family was important to Genevieve. "Sushi sounds good. You have to promise not to judge me if I eat my body weight, though."

her response pulled a snort of laughter from him, not so much at the idea that she needed to charge her crystals – to each their own, as he'd like to think – but at the thought of her being his favorite. cody didn't choose favorites in anything, honestly, but he supposed genevieve was definitely his favorite ... something, even if he didn't know what exactly that was. he trusted her with natalie, despite all the crystal talk slowly peeking it's way into his own home, and that had to count for something.

"i hate to break it to you, but know. they're gonna grow up anyways. take it from someone who knows." gen still had a hard time believing that she had two teenagers, with one technically considered to be an adult. she swore both jaxon and jasmine were just born and then she blinked and bam, they were all grown up. time really was a thief. "just enjoy natalie as she is. she's never gonna be this age again, y'know? like yeah, it's heartbreaking to watch your kid grow up, but it's also kind of magical."