:: The landlord waits for Ridley so that he can bone he-- give her the key.::

::Ridley follows, moving into her new apartment with only an evelope in her back pocket. The apartment smells... weird, and, once again, Ridley is forced to crinkle her nose. She turns to face the Landlord again. She eyes him suspiciously, hoping he'll just leave.::

"Key?"

::She asks, lifting her hand.::

:: The landlord gives her the key, gives her it good and hard. Then leaves.::

::Ridley watches the Landlord leave, closing the door behind him because he obviously forgot to. She then turns, looking around her new home. There's a short hallway to her left, probably where the bathroom and her bedroom would be. There's a kitchen, with the regular appliances; fridge, sink, etc. There is also a moldy looking couch in the not-so-big living room, and a small T.V. on a smaller stand. No blinds or curtains on any of the windows. Only a thin comforter and one pillow on the bed. Ridley sighs, setting the key and large evelope on the kitchen counter top. She moves to the couch, grabbing the remote from the top of the T.V. Hitting the power button, Ridley isn't surprised it doesn't work.::

(Are you kidding me? What a dump. Ugh.)

::She actually has to get up and push the Power Buttom on the T.V. She pushes the Channel Button until she finds something interesting, and sits down on the lop-sided couch. Her minds runs through the things she'll need and what she has to do, hoping the evelope her grandmother has supplied her with has enough money for groceries, clothes, and food.::

(I'll need to get a job...)

::Ridley dozes off for a while, dreaming of dancing in the forest and then setting it on fire with her "powers". After a couple hours, she wakes up to find Simple Life, with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, on the T.V., giggling some as she catching some of it. Rubbing her eyes, Ridley gets up, stretches, and turns off the television. She glances around her apartment, knowing she should jump in the shower and get ready to get something to eat, find a job, and get everything else she needs. Maybe even find some magic store to look up elemental powers and read up on Nymphs. With another sleepy sigh, Ridley makes her way into the bathroom, turning on the shower. She strips, letting the water run for a while before getting in. Ridley jumps into the shower, washing and rinsing.::

(This water... tastes... like dirt.)

::Ridley quickly finishes, and gets out. She dries off, pulls her hair into a quick ponytail, fixes up her make-up, and puts her clothes back on. She then heads back out into the kitchen, pocketing her key and the evelope full of money. Yawning, Ridley leaves a few lights on and makes her way out of the apartment, locking the door behind her. She moves into the Hallway.::

::Ridley kicks her door open after she's unlocked it, dragging a lot of bags behind her. She groans, shutting the door behind her with her foot and hauling her stuff the rest of the way in. She quickly places whatever needs to be in the fridge in there, and the rest of the food, plastic cups, etc., in the cabinets.::

(Finally... something there. Ohh... looks good.)

::She makes sure all the groceries are put up and everything is closed before hauling the clothes bags into her bedroom, just setting them on the bed for now. She picks out a cute outfit; jeans and a pretty black top, and fixes her hair some. With that, Ridley makes her way out of her apartment again, wanting to get away from the city for now and hit the beach or the forest for some serenity and peacefulness.::

(Mmhmm... sounds good.)

[The entire apartment complex blows up. Fire destroys everything and kills anybody left inside: the explosion is far too violent to expect any survivors. Debris and plaster flies everywhere, and the noise is deafening. The building is destroyed and left in a flaming wreck.]