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He wanted us to be a family and whatnot before they ship off to Alaska tomorrow morning . Called David as soon as they let me go and asked for a rain check , then came straight home like a good little family member ... only to find that The Dad had decided to go in to work , The Mum had gone ... somewhere , and The Brother was out at a friend 's house . Nice .

Question:
Why did the narrator call David as soon as possible ?
OPTIONS:
a). They need to reschedule ..
b). They wanted to invite him for dinner ..
c). They wanted to get off the ship ..
d). They wanted to invite him to their friend 's house ..