The Arrival

"Listen, boy, somebody broke into the church and committed a heinous act of vandalism," Grimm leaned in closer. "After your outburst previously, I have good reason to suspect you. The police will also be hearing of you."

Astarte was surprised to be called back. She answered, "Hello? Noctis?"

*Thiera looks alarmed, but Roatha smiles broadly, & claps his hands together.*

R"Good! I can't wait to tell them about our creepy stalker problems!"
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*Senthose sighs, & follows along.*
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"Alright, grab whatever you need. I've got all of my stuff."

*She heads for the door.*

Taiyo puts her hoodie on and grabs whatever she might need, cellphone, wallet, whatever and follows Euryale out.

"Yes, hey Astarte," Noct said, adding a pinch of levity to her tone since she had a tendency to sound bored and withdrawn over the phone, more so than in person. "I'm using my hands, so I figured calling would be easier. Hope you don't mind."

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They head out to the theater.

"There is not a shred of evidence putting me as your stalker," Grimm said. "But what will the police think when they find you came to the church and attempted to kick the door down?"

"Oh, that's alright," Astarte said. "So... what's up?"

"Surprisingly, more than is usually up," Noct said with a small giggle, "I'm baking a cake for a friend. That said, no one is here, and I'm kind of bored, so I figured I'd invite you over for some cake. You get cake, I get company. Sound fair?"

R"Probably the same thing they'll think when they find out you looked up some girls, called them to come to your church alone to ask all kinds of probing questions, & then they just happened to end up being stalked starting that very same day."

*Roatha folds his arms & gives him a look like, "Your move, asshole." Nero steps up to do the same.*

N"I would just like to interject to ask why you can't seem to get your God on the case."

*Thiera joins them.*

T"Roatha didn't do anything, & given the way you're acting towards him, I'm starting to think he's right about you. Now get out of my friend's face."
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*And watch some poor man's Star Wars.*
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"Oh, I almost forgot."

*As she shuts her door, Euryale withdraws her phone, & repeats the list of showings.*

"Anything sound good to you?"

Taiyo: "Not really. G.I Joe?"

"As though I would stalk the same people I had just introduced myself to, immediately after showing them my face. And it was not, for your information, just girls. The boy Cameron and the brothers of the Cyprus girl were invited, too," Grimm said. Then he looked at Thiera. "If you can prove that your friend didn't do anything, you're free to do so. And I will be moving on for now, but this is not the last you will hear of it."

"Oh... sure, sounds alright," Astarte said. "Where exactly are you, though?"

"The dorms," Noct said, "I can meet you downstairs. So, what are you up to today?"

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Mortal gets popcorn, liek a bawz.

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Sab wakes up from her mini-nap and looks around. She then notices that she is naked in some sheets and flushes red when she remembers why. She sits up and looks around for Aroma.

*Senthose gets a drink.*
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*Aroma is sitting on the end of the bed, facing away from Sab, & pulling her shirt over her head. The rest of her clothes are already on.*
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"Okay, I guess...."
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R"And I'm sure we'll be reporting you for harassment."

T"I'm not going to 'prove something didn't happen,' that's nonsensical."

Taiyo: "Unless you want to see a different one."

*Cameron hurriedly texts back*

Did she do anything to you? Is there anything I can to help?

*Tirea drops her phone, frozen*

Tirea:<MONU!>

*Monu runs over and picks up Tirea's phone*

Monu:<What the hell?>
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*Eve texts back*

That's good to hear, since I am always afraid I may ave texted the wrong person. So, do you have Thiera's, or Roatha's phone numbers? I forgot to get them when I last saw them.

I have Roatha's, Thiera's, Nero's, Azuma's, Mimiru's, Taiyo's, & yours. What about you?
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*Euryale forces a smile.*

"I don't really have any preferences. Whatever you want to see."
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*The same number texts the message "Look behind you."*

*Tirea and Monu spin around*
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Just yours. I've never been good with remembering to get numbers.

Taiyo: "Um, okay? None of those seem particularly interesting. I just threw out a title."

Grimm had already continued on his way.

"Um, not much, I'm just taking a walk at the moment, I could come right over," Astarte said.

T"The nerve of that jerk! Pardon my language."

N"Wow, you're fucking hardcore."

R"Let's just go see the shitty space movie."
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I'll send you the numbers I have.

*She does so.*
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*They see a wall.*
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"Well, how 'bout we just walk around until we find some place to eat lunch?"

"I'm going to go take a shower," Sab said, walking over to her dresser to get some clean undies.

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"Oh, great," Noct said, "I'll come down now then." Noct stopped stirring for a second, and put the batter in the fridge. She wiped her hands, and face with a small towel, but left in the bobby pins holding her hair back to one side, since she didn't feel like putting them back in when she came back up. Noct took her keys, locked the door, then headed down stairs to go wait for Astarte.

Taiyo: "Okay. I think Azuma once mentioned a coffee shop that's nearby."

"See you then," Astarte said before the call was ended. She told Hector and Eduj that she was going to see a friend, who Hector checked to make sure was not Nero, and started walking to the college. The other two continued back to Hector's place.

Grimm was still on his way to the police station.

*He encounters the hardware store first.*
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"No offense, but that's probably a lousy place to get eats. We don't have to go to a fancy 5 course restaurant if you don't feel like it, but we should at least find a place whose business it is to sell food. Fill that adorable tummy of yours."

*She rubs Taiyo's stomach a couple of times, then stops, & steps back.*
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"Okay. Talk to you when you get out."

*She then finds her phone & texts back, "I'll have to ask Sab, but probably."*

Taiyo's supresses a moan as her knees shake a little.

Taiyo: "All right."

She takes Euryale's hand, ready for adventure.

Sab takes a shower. Liek a meek college girl. She has a silly grin plastered on her face the entire time, still elated by what she did and who she did it with. A good fifteen minutes later Sab comes out of her shower squeaky clean and puts on a white long sleeve button up, and black leggings.

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Noct was waiting downstairs when her phone went off. She checked and saw it was Aroma, and texted her back saying, "Great. It should be ready soon. I'll let you know when it is done."

He does not enter, as it would be better to pick up his stuff there on the way back.

Astarte eventually ended up at the college, and sought out Noctis.