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 Alex sat beneath the shade of a large tree in a decent sized park. Those familiar with New York might recognize the sky scrapers in the distance, even if they didn't recognize the park itself.  Parked on a small service road was an ice cream truck with a merry vendor, who claimed that it was customer appreciation day, and was thus giving ice cream away for free.

Alex was already enjoying a chocolate and strawberry cone covered in sprinkles and caramel syrup, wondering if anyone would bother showing up to spend time with him, or even be interested in sensorium ice cream in the first place.

Either way, Alice seemed thrilled, as she pulled what appeared to be pink chocolate chips from a jar labelled "Yogis".  Reaching out to pet Alice, Alex laughed a bit, "Don't get used to eating s-so many." sensorium food might not mess with her health, but once they got home, it would be the real thing once again. He figured that she deserved the treat as much as he deserved the ice cream anyway.

[OOC: Post to Alex or to other people if you'd like.]

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[morphitudinous]

"The rest of us are available if you need to ask questions," Billy reassured him. "It'll be all right, you'll see."

When Alex was done, he ordered a simple pistachio cone and started in on it. Between bites, he couldn't keep the smile off his face. "None of us know what we're doing all the time, even though I sometimes pretend I do."

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Alex took a big bite of his ice cream, and immediately regretted taking such a big bite. He raised his hand to his head and muttered, "B-brain f-freeze!"

He recovered quickly with a laugh, "Y-you s-seem ta d-do a m-much better job pretending than me th-though."

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Billy laughed a little, smearing a little ice cream on his face. Oh well, that was easily wiped off. He'd get to it in a minute.

"When you're heading a department, you have to learn those tricks quickly. Plenty of on the job training," he muttered, happily taking another bite.

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Alex nodded, licking the ice cream this time. Less of a chance of brain freeze this way.

"D-do you have any pointers?"

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Billy shrugged, talking a big lick of his own ice cream. "There isn't really a blueprint for this, unfortunately. I know I'd do better if I asked for help more often, and it helps to build good relationships with your crew. Not necessarily as friends, but being on good terms is fine."

He smiled. "It's much easier to work with my friends."

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Alex nodded. "I-I've n-never much worked w-with anyone besides.

"What w-will I need ta do, leading p-programming?"