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[getting video calls from Dave is not an uncommon feature in Jade's life. and opening this one is usual. him and those stupid sunglasses perched on his head, the same background with awful posters and curtains drawn tight and that weird broken bird statue he's had since he was 13. it's all Dave, but in this one, he looks sleepy, still staring at the camera with half closed eyes before he yawns.]

Wait - shit, it connected.

[oh. he's awake now. clearing his throat, he straightens up.]

So, aside from the fact that I think my neighbor is going through something because that's definitely the fifth time they're going through The Beach Boys' Greatest Hits with the window open, I think today's alright. Aside from it being triple digits in temperature, which, it's July. Pretty much figure that's gonna happen.

[but, then his expression softens some. it's Jade. the girl that makes his heart do stupid things and who talks to him about science crap he can't begin to understand but that he wants to listen to because it makes her so happy. it's Jade Harley.]

...Been too long, though.

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[ with college, it's hard to actually put time aside for each other. constant texts and ims bridge a gap, of course, but jade takes her studies seriously. (more seriously since the viral video "@ jade" was posted in which dave outlines his life plan which featured jade working as an astrophysicist while dave stood home, ate bon bons and watched oprah.)

there's stacks of books behind her, with colorful post it notes sticking out of them with obscure notes. a framed, vintage nasa poster over her unmade bed and the pile of stuffed animals. it must be warm in hawaii, too - jade's got one leg up on her chair, elbow on her bare knee - she's wearing shorts and in her hand is a plastic fork. it's a grainy image but when it's bed time in texas, it's dinner time in hawaii. ]

Since you heard The Beach Boys?

[ jade stabs at her plate, off screen, and pulls a full prawn into her mouth. ] Summer is sooooo nice here. July's warmer but the sea keeps it cool. Don't you have summer off? You could visit if you want to.

[ you know, if they can afford it. ]

[he could look at this video feed forever. yes, maybe his girlfriend did just eat an entire prawn, but she's badass like that. if his hands hit a button to screenshot, she won't know until later. hard to top Burger Jade, though]

Actually, about that...I've been running a few numbers, doing some hardcore puppy eyes at my bro, and seeing what I can pull together. I think if something pulls through in this week, I'd have enough to fly out. I'd have to eat sand for two meals a day, but hey, not like the crap I usually do tastes any better.

[he says it offhand, but he really would eat sand if he could come and see her. or he'd make people put down money for a rap off and then destroy the competition. that's Strider style, hell yeah. and Dave's been watching the numbers in his bank account climb higher while the start of classes comes sooner - it has to be soon, or he'll miss the chance.]

[ Burger Jade regretfully still garners notes. it doesn't help it went up around the time Dave put up "@ jade", so when people clicked on Dave's blog, one of the first images they saw were of her trying to cram as much of a gigantic burger in her mouth as possible. if there was one con to the weird viral youtube channel happening, it's how quickly their weirdest posts blow up.

the pro is that they've had to open up a joint bank account to split the earnings from view counts, though, and while it's not ludicrous, an extra few bucks in their pockets is never awful. it's what allows them the ease of discussing visiting more often, and there's no better place to hide from the heat of the south than Hawaii, in her opinion. visiting Dave had been an exercise in just how many times she could wear next to nothing and get away with it, and how many pints of ice cream could be consumed before t shirts started to feel a little tighter. (the answer was two, by the way. might have helped if Jade spaced them out more, though.)

so when Dave says he'd have to eat sand for two meals a day, Jade only scoffs loudly and, picking up a take out cup, points at him through the screen. ]

Um, no way, Jose, you are totally going to be eating three square normal meals a day if you are here with me! I tooooold you, the food trucks are the expensive option, it's the weird dingy family dining places that are cheap and good.

[ except, of course, when it comes to malasadas. ]

I don't think Grandpa would mind much and the weather for next week looks pretty sunny, which means more chances for me to watch your butt wipe out on the waves.