The Arrival

<Sounds like a plan.>
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*Cameron starts helping Monu clean, while Tirea puts her phone down and presses the ice up against her face*

Noct invited her friends in, and said, "Ah, good, you remember each other."

Sab nodded, "Yeah, it is hard to forget when Gabe's game was yesterday." Sab caught sight of the cake, and then the smell of it, and smiled, "Wow, that looks so good. You weren't kidding."

"Huh?" Noct followed her line of sight to the cake, then nodded, "Oh, yea. I'll get you two slices." She walked over to the kitchen and began plating before calling out, "Aroma, do you drink milk?"

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Mortal nodded, "I agree with him on everything he said."

"Pulp Fiction is alright I guess," Gabe said, "And Hunchback is like a B-tier Disney movie if you ask me."

"Actually, yeah, I have to agree. Hunchback has nothing on Beauty and the Beast, or Hercules."

"It's very nice to see you, too. Why wouldn't I--oh! Yes, thank you. I am a lacto-ova vegetarian."
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"Oh, no, that's just absurd. You see, Lion King & Hunchback deal with themes like fratricide & the corruption of organized religion. Beauty & the Beast just tells you to keep going back to your abuser, because one day, he will become handsome, or something."
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"Not yet, no."
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*On their walk up to campus, Nero heads into a long brick building along the sidewalk. Roatha & Thiera follow.*

Taiyo: "All right."

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Azuma: "So now what? Neither are answering, no idea if they're on campus or Lala Land and that thing is back."

Mimiru: "I don't know."

"Yea, Beauty and the Beast was kind of lame," Gabe said.

"Pocahontas..."

"It is a good movie!"

"Anyway, Hunchback just looks lame," Mortal said.

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"Uh, alright then," Noct said, bringing over a tray of cakes and milk for Sab and Aroma.

Sab took her plate and began to dig in. After swallowing she nodded, "Wow, that was a lot better than I tho-- That was going to sound bad. It is really good is what I meant to say."

"Thanks..." Noct said.

*Eve follows*
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*They continue cleaning up the apartment*

"I don't know what you mean by 'looks lame.' Did you not watch it?"
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*Aroma also takes a bite.*

"It is really good cake, Noct."
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*Nero tries a few doors before he finally gets a small classroom with about 12 desks.*

R"Should we turn the lights on?"

N"I don't see why not."

*So he does so, & looks around. Finding it to be suitably empty, he shuts the door.*
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*By this point, Euryale is finishing up with her burger.*

"It must be kind of surprising, me actually being a bit of a homebody. I'm sorry."

*Eve sits on a desk*

<Will we get in trouble for this?>
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*Monu and Cameron head back to check on Tirea*

Tirea:<I hope news gets around.>

Monu:<It will, don't worry.>

Taiyo: "It's all right."

Taiyo finishes up her stew which is likely cold at this point.

Astarte had taken a seat and started eating too. She nodded in agreement with Aroma and Sab.

*At some point, Grimm finishes cleaning the walls. The broken glass has been cleaned up due to being a public safety hazard. Provided he has already boarded up the window, all that remains is the defaced crucifix. The knife that had been embedded in it has, of course, been taken as evidence.*
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*Presumably, they pay & head for the store. By now, it's that phase of late evening where all of the ambient light is a faint dark blue*

"So, other than oranges, what else do you think you might want?"
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N"Probably not. Although that might be a different story in a couple of hours when the campus closes."

Taiyo: "Pasta certainly sounds good. A nice alfrado. Or spaghetti."

<Alright.>

*Eve stares around the room, not sure what to say*

Noct smiled, and made no effort to hide how good she felt, thinking everyone was allowed at least some time to get complimented. "Thank you," She said, taking a bite of her own, "I'm glad you all enjoy it."

"Mm hmm," Sab hummed in agreement as she continued eating.

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Mortal shook her head, "No, the guy always looked weird, and I didn't really care at the time. I meant to go back at some point to watch it, but I just never got around to it."

"Quit judging things before watching them," Gabe said.

"It isn't my fault it doesn't look interesting," Mortal replied, "Even the songs are lame."

S"He's a hunchback &--you think 'Hellfire' & 'Bells of Notre Dame' are lame?"
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"We'll get the ingredients for both. Do you like stir fry? That's something I can flavor with oranges."

*She grabs a shopping basket.*
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*Since no one is saying anything, Nero looks out of the window on the door.*

R"Do you think that someone's following us even now?"

N"Maybe. Check the other windows."

*He goes to look out the window.*

R"There IS some dude sitting on a bench. He looks like he's just feeding squirrels, though."
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"So, do you have any other plans for the night?"

"Is Hellfire the one with the horny priest singing to a fireplace?" Mortal asked.

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"None at the moment," Noct said, "Do you?"

Astarte ate and drank quietly and slowly.

Grimm put the ruined object in a bag and in the back room.

Taiyo: "So long as it's not spicy. How do you make an alfrado? In case it's different from how I was shown to make one."

*Euryale tells her whatever.*
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"Not really, but it seems strange to come over here, eat, and leave. Also, I think that's considered rude."
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"That's...that's one way to put it, yes."

Taiyo: "I guess it isn't any different."

*Eve goes over to the window and looks down at the man*

<He's probably just feeding the squirrels, but you never know.>

"Yea, lame," Mortal said, "Doesn't have anything on Lion King. Hell, Aladdin has better songs."

"You're hopeless."

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"Oh, I guess so," Noct said, "Well, there really isn't anything to do here... I think I have Twister somewhere, but that doesn't seem right for some reason."

Sab's face lights up at Twister, but she reined herself back when Noct made it seem weird. "Well, what else can we do?" She asked.

"There is always the bar," Noct said with a shrug.

"Well... I'm not hungover anymore, so I guess that won't be so bad."

"Sounds alright," Astarte said.

OOC: At this point, I assume that nothing specific will happen this night, so we move on to the next day!

*Euryale checks her phone to see that she has a bunch of missed messages.*

"Shit."

*She begins calling the person who tried to call her.*
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*Grimm gets a call from the police saying that they've apprehended the suspect, & that they'd like to ask him a few questions down at the station.*
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*Aroma gingerly pats Sab on the shoulder when she stirs.*

"Are you okay? You're not hung over again, are you?"
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*Eve gets a message from Roatha.*

Fucking priest tried to press charges on me. I still say he's involved.
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*Meanwhile, while walking from the library, Senthose isn't paying attention to where he's going & plows into someone. They both fall down, & Senthose rubs his head.*

S"You really ought to know--"

*He notices the redhead picking leaves out of her braid*

L"...Ought to know what?"

S"...That this was all my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going, sorry, I was...distracted."

L"Midterms coming up already?"

S"No. Well, yes, but...I was thinking about that recent accident. The bus crash, & the disappearances."

*Lilith frowns.*

L"Oh yeah. My sister was involved in that. I came here today to see how she's doing."

Taiyo calls Mimiru as she had tried calling her the day before. They don't talk long before hanging up.

Taiyo: "Um...Mimi said we should probably meet up somewhere."

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Azuma: "You really want to tell them?"

Mimiru: "It's better than not telling them and they find out the hard way."