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“Well, that wasn't convoluted at all," David said, sarcastically as he and Nyeusi made their way up from the subway platform.

“I told you it was a pain to get here, the first time," Nyeusi said, grinning at David. “First off, right there," Nyeusi said as he pointed to a small parking garage, “is the garage for the apartment. Each unit is assigned two spots, and that is included in your rent. All you would need to do is have a little device on your dashboard the first time you park, and after that the system grabs the serial number off your car and you are all set." He then turned and pointed out into the distance. “And there is Old New York."

David turned to look where Nyeusi was pointing and then looked back at Nyeusi. “That is a tiny road to get to it. What is that, one lane only? That makes no sense."

“It makes perfect sense," Nyeusi said as he led David along a walking path that followed the road to the island. “No vehicles are allowed on the island, except for emergency vehicles and, if approved, moving trucks. That was a decision that was put in place after Old New York was deemed a city separate from New York City. The island is not large enough to handle a lot of vehicles."

“What I am curious of, is when did this island show up? I only know of Long Island and have never heard of New York having other islands."

“That is a long story. The island that Old New York now occupies was, at one time, Rikers Island. Rikers was home to a large prison complex for a very long time." Nyeusi took a moment and lit a cigarette before continuing. “In the mid twenty-first century Rikers was shut down due to numerous complaints about mistreatment of prisoners, and several deaths at the hands of guards. Some idiots thought it would be a bright idea to take Rikers Island and turn it into an upper class area, so they bought out the island and expanded it. They soon found out, to nobody's surprise but their own, that the rich do not want to live on what was a prison. The investors in the project bailed, the value of the land dropped to pennies on the dollar and so it was sold out in chunks to build lower cost housing. Lower cost was what the hybrids needed, so that's how most of us ended up here." David and Nyeusi came into view of Wintergate Apartments and Nyeusi nodded to the apartment. “I bought up the two apartments that existed, for…well I guess half pennies to the penny and…well you see the result."

David looked up at the apartment, shielding his eyes from the midday sun. The apartment was a six story structure that sprawled out over twenty acres. Around the building was a chain link fence, which was neatly hidden by trees and bushes. The building itself was painted in white, with black accents. Four stone columns in front of the door held up a flat covering to keep the entry way clear of snow and rain. “Jesus, Nyeusi. Do you own half the island?"

“Not even close," Nyeusi said, chuckling. “Yes, I have sprawled out a little since I started all the renovations, but I haven't gone quite that insane. Now, you will have to pardon some of the mess," Nyeusi said as he opened the entry door. “I am having two shops put in in the lobby and they have just started working on them."

David walked into the apartment and was immediately struck by the light streaming in. He looked up to the ceiling to see that the entire roof was glass. Each floor had glass barriers at the front that allowed one to see the main hallways of each floor. The sixth floor was encased, however, with blacked out glass. Along the walls hung paintings that depicted various African landscapes and there were four tables scattered around the lobby, each with four chairs. The tables and chairs reminded David of what you would see in a high end hotel lobby. “The pictures did not do this place justice. I…wow this is quite the place. What's up on the sixth floor?"

“Sixth floor is all wiring and batteries," Nyeusi said as he motioned towards the back of the lobby. “Elevators are to the right and left, that door back there leads into the clubhouse and from there you can go out into the backyard. Right now I have the exit to the back locked off, except for cases of emergency. The clubhouse has a pool table, poker table, and there are several wines and beers stocked, and coffee in the morning. The clubhouse is cleaned weekly, but I ask that you clean up after yourself. All doors are electronically locked and key-less. Once you are in a unit, you can add more people onto the lock, but I request you keep the number of people on the lock to five, if possible. One bedroom units are a max occupancy of four, two bedroom is six. Each unit's rent includes heat, garbage and water. Everything else is your responsibility."

“And the rent is seven-fifty for a one bedroom?" David asked, dubious. This place was too nice to be so cheap, he thought.

“Yes, it is seven-fifty per month for a one bedroom, two-thousand for two bedrooms. Move in costs are a one month security deposit, pro-rated rent for the month you move in and if that is less than one month's rent, you pay the second month. It is just less confusing to do it that way. A late fee of fifty will be charged if you are six days late with rent."

“How do I apply?" David asked as he took another look around the lobby.

Nyeusi sighed and rubbed his muzzle. “David, I will warn you again. You are the odd man out, here. If you move in here, you will not see another human, aside from contractors. Now, the last human here, Jessica, was not comfortable, and I let her out of her lease because the management company neglected to warn her of this apartment being entirely hybrid, and also that the apartment allows smoking. I am warning you of both now, so you cannot get out of your lease without heavy penalties. Are you sure you want to consider this?"

“Would I be in danger being here?"

Nyeusi shook his head. “No, you wouldn't. If you ever felt threatened, or that you were in danger due to someone, you come tell me. I do not allow that shit to go on here. However, you may be watched for awhile."

“Then I want to apply," David said as he looked around one last time.

“Very well. I will show you the unit and after that we can process your application. However, I will warn you of one thing. If I even hear a peep that you are asking questions that make others uncomfortable, I will not hesitate to throw you out. This is not your chance to analyze hybrids. Understood?"

“My work, and my home life are separate. I would do nothing like that. In fact, if the board found out I did that, I would lose my license."

Nyeusi nodded and headed towards the elevators. “Good, then follow me. Oh, and how much furniture are you moving in?"

“I am renting a room," David said, following Nyeusi. “I have no furniture of my own, here."

“Good," Nyeusi said as he swiped his wrist over a reader on the elevator, and tapped the button for the first floor. “I have a one-bedroom set, that I used for photos, in storage and I want it out of storage. You are the lucky one to get it. It will be moved in before you move in."

“When could I move in?" David asked, as the elevator doors closed.

“As soon as you sign the lease, the unit is yours."