Homecoming

"So, do you live in a dorm or what?" Astarte asked, knocking back her second drink.

OOC: Wrap it up, lovebirds.

*About 20 minutes later, there's a knock on their door.*
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"Sounds great. Now I don't have to say, 'we should do this again soon.' Where do we want to meet for it?"
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*Senthose finishes his drink, pays, & walks out.*

Azuma answers the door as it's presumably the delivery person.

"You can come over our dorm, I suppose," Noct said. Mortal shrugged, seeing no issue with that.

<Nah, I'm roommates with Monu off campus.>

*Cameron checks the time on his own phone*

Shit.

"Ah, okay," Astarte said. "So, do you think we should head off? It is getting a little late."

*Cameron nods and pays for his half finished drink*

<Probably. Thanks for coming, it means a lot.>

*He smiles*

"No problem," Astarte returned the smile and paid for her drinks. She got off of the stool. "See you."

*Cameron nods and blushes*

<Yeah, see you.>

*He heads out, heading for his apartment*

*The man delivering the boxes of Chinese food is not Chinese at all. He holds out the boxes.*

<Here's your food, Sir.>
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"Cool, sounds like fun."
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*He passes Senthose, who's poking around a bench & the bushes behind it. A squirrel darts out of the bushes & up a tree, then chatters angrily at him. He glances up at it, then goes back to staring at the bushes.*

*Cameron stops and watches him*

Azuma takes the boxes and passes them to Mimiru and then pays.

Azuma: "Thanks."

Astarte started walking home. Possibly on the same route as Cameron.

OOC: That's enough of that.

*Some unspecified number of days later, at the morning of the track meet, it's sunny for a change. Roatha barges into the cafeteria where Nero, Euryale, & Thiera are eating & slams a black phone down on the table.*

R"What the Hell is this?"

N"I believe that's my phone. Break it & not only will you have to buy me a new one, I will also rupture your testicles."

R"No. The messages."

*Nero sighs.*

N"I didn't think anyone would care. Besides, you know they're just going to tell us that we're crazy."

T"Hey, would someone like to fill me in?"

R"Our creepy guy posted 2 new videos."

N"Wait, 2? I only knew about the one of Vanessa going into the forest. What's the other one about?"

*Roatha glances sideways at Euryale & presumably Taiyo.*

R"Nothing. Just garbled noise & distorted images."
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*Meanwhile, Senthose & Noctis were just getting out of class. As Aroma & Sab are also out, Aroma attempted to persuade her to walk to Noct's class. Should she have agreed, they are walking into the classroom right now.*
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*Father Grimm gets a complaint about graffiti on the back of one of the pews after the congregation gets out. When the woman takes him to it, it turns out to be a crude charcoal drawing. There is a stick figure with devil horns, a bunch of evergreens, & the words "You coming to get us?"*

Taiyo: "A video of Vanessa going into the woods? There were others in the woods?"

*Eve wanders into the cafeteria, and heads for the others*

<Good morning, what's going on?>
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*Tirea is working out at the gym*
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*Cameron and Monu are eating breakfast at their apartment*

Gabe is presumably with the rest of the track team, setting up for the day.

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Noct looks at Senthose when she packs up her belongings, "Have any plans for today?"

Before she can get an answer Sab steps through the door, "Oh, there she is. Hi, Noctis!"

Noct turns and sees Sabroma, "Oh, hey you two. What are you doing here?"

R"I don't know. Does anyone know which room she lives in?"

*Nero turns to Eve.*

N"We just got sent a video of Vanessa following one of those orb things back into the forest."
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A"I figured we could stop by, hang around for a few hours until the meet."

*Aroma notices that Senthose is looking back & forth between her & Sab.*

A"Um, can I help you?"

S"Oh, I was just wondering Noct's preferred hair color."

"That sounds nice," Noct said before turning back to Senthose. "I like red and blonde both," Noct said, causing Sab to blush, "What, it is just a preference. Doesn't mean I'm going to jump the bones of every red head and blonde girl I know."

"Uh, right," Sab said with an awkward chuckle, "Oh, I'm Sab, who are you?"

Azuma & Mimiru enter and after getting a beverage join the others.

Azuma: "Howdy."

Mimiru looks at Taiyo who looks a little spooked.

Mimiru: "Are you all right, Taiyo?"

Taiyo shakes her head.

Taiyo: "Oh, um yes. I'm fine."

<Really? Can I see some of the videos?>

*Eve sits down at the table*
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*Cameron calls Astarte*

Astarte was heading to college by foot and answered her phone. Hector and Eduj were walking a little way ahead of her.

"The work of a mischievous child, I expect," Grimm sighed, though he felt his skin crawling. "I shall clean it off at once. Thank you for notifying me of this."

*She crosses her arms with a stern look.*

<If you don't mind my saying, I really expect not to have to look at such blasphemous writings in church. I trust this will be the last time?>
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N"Sure."

*Roatha slaps his palm down on Nero's phone.*

R"No."

N"What's your problem NOW?"

*Since Euryale has been sent messages before, she's looking up the site. The new topics are "They always come back." and "This is the best part."*
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S"Senthose. Very nice to meet you both."

A"Uh, my name is Aroma."

Azuma: "So I take it this is a you guys thing. We'll just skidaddle then."

"Nice to meet you, Senthose," Sab said.

"These are my friends, if you could not already tell," Noct said, "I believe I've spoken about them before." Noct slung her bag over her shoulder, "I was going to ask if you had plans today, Senthose. There is a track meet tonight a friend of mine is competing in, and I think that a few of us will probably head out tonight afterwards."