Better Left Forgotten

{I..I don't know. I'll try and make it. Could you at least pass on my message to the others?}

"Of course I'll tell them, you should probably actually stay put and rest, I'll come by after the meeting," Astarte said, taking clean clothes out of her drawer as she spoke. "I should get going."

"I'll get you all something to eat before we go," Hector went off into the kitchen, stopping before he went in to turn and ask, "Any vegetarians?"

"As you've said," Grimm tried to pin a location in the room to fire at as he listened. "But what is your goal?"

OOC: Not my fault.

"No," Noct said, speaking for herself, but when Sab pointed to Aroma she added, "Oh, well, right. Aroma is a vegetarian. I eat meat, though."

Sab giggled.

Taiyo: "It's okay."

After rinsing the shampoo from her hair, Taiyo gets ahold of the soap, squeezes some out into her hand and begins lathering Euryale up. Starting with her stomach.

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Azuma: "All right."

OOC: Why the fuck do you keep assuming that anyone uses liquid soap?!

<I did say that, didn't I? Guess you must just be the simple type. Like the type who thinks he can kill a man who's already dead. Or never died. It's so confusing to keep straight all of these changes. But you selfish bastards never think about my problems, do you? It's always, "Oh no, monsters!" or "Please don't cut my tongue off!">
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"Um...thank you...."

*Aroma tries not to feel singled out &/or forgotten.*
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T"It's taking them a while."

L"Maybe they decided to eat, or bathe first?"

T"They could have at least told me...."
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"Thanks."

*Euryale turns around to face Taiyo, so that they can wash each other up at the same time.*

OOC: Liquid soap/body wash > bar soap. Unless you enjoy rubbing your sack on your chin.

You can imagine where this is going.

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Azuma: "They may have thought you wouldn't mind?"

*Eve texts Thiera*

Sorry, Euryale and Taiyo wanted to shower.
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{Ok...please come by as soon as you can.}

"Okay, see you," Astarte ended the call and quickly got to changing and deodorizing.

Hector went into the kitchen and came out with a big plate and a bunch of slices of toast with butter and plum jam, "We don't have a lot of time so here's something quick."
Astarte came out into the living room as Hector set the plate down on the coffee table.

"That works for me," Noctis said, taking a slice of toast. She gave Astarte a little wave as she began munching on it.

"What... what kind of jam is this?" Sab asked after taking a bite.

"Plum jam. Not a fan?"
"Uh, everybody, just so you know Cameron is in hospital," Astarte interrupted. "Apparently he got attacked last night as well as Monu, but he was the only one who got away. He isn't too hurt apparently but he won't be getting to the meeting, I want to go see him afterwards."

Noct slowly lowered her wave after the bad news was given, "Oh... uh, so Monu is dead, or...?"

Sab forgot about her distaste for plum jam, and simply waited for an answer.

"I have no idea, but it sure is a possibility. We should be quick," Astarte looked at her feet, more pale than usual.

OOC: You still do that with liquid soap, because you need something to apply the soap to your body, like a rag, or your hand.

*Aroma had been eating, trying not to raise any objections.*

"Oh, that's awful...."
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*Thiera looks at her phone & frowns.*

"Seems that way."

*She types back, Okay.
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*Meanwhile, the 20 minute mark has passed on this shower.*

*Cameron stumbles back to his bed and lays down*

<Nurse?>
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*Eve texts back*

...For 20 minutes.

Noct nodded, "Yeah, that is."

Sab finished her toast in quiet.

"Well, we're ready to go," Hector said, inclining his head to Eduj.
"Do you want to come change back to your clothes?" Astarte asked quietly, putting a hand on Noct's sleeve.

Azuma: "Doesn't look like a lot of them are going to turn up."

"I guess we're ready...will we be able to go back to our dorms later, or...will it still be there?"
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"Hold on, Eve just told me...I think that Taiyo & Euryale are doing...things."
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*Eventually, Eve hears the door open, & Euryale call from her room.*

"Okay, we're done! Sorry if there's not much hot water left!"
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*The nurse hasn't gone anywhere.*

<Yes?>

Azuma: "Tell the whole world, why don't you?"

Mimiru: "So is anyone other than those three coming?"

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Taiyo apologizes as well, a tad giggly.

<Um, my friend Tirea was in the hospital yesterday. Is there anyway I can find out how she's doing?>

Sab nodded, "Wasn't there something else at the dorms too, after the shadow thing?"

Noct looked at what she was wearing, then at Astarte, "Maybe I could just borrow this? I was running around all last night, through bushes and things..."

"I couldn't say if it would be safe or not, I suppose you should ask the others at the meeting who also live in the dorms," Hector said. "Shall we go?"
"Okay," Astarte nodded to Noct and reached down to grab her hand and hold it tightly.

*One assumes that they finally, thank God, move out to the meeting. Since they aren't going from the dorms, they aren't confronted with the choice of whether to take the front path or the forested path, but it is taking longer to get there.*
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*Euryale is in bed with Taiyo, running her finger over the latter's stomach.*

"Man, what's taking her?"
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<I'm afraid I can't tell you anything, because of doctor-patient confidentiality.>
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L"Kind of hard to keep it a secret when they aren't exactly subtle."

T"Yes, in fact, it looks like we'll be having some new guests."

Hector and Eduj walked a few steps ahead of the others. Astarte walked with her hand firmly grasping Noct's.

"And what are your problems? What is making you do this?" Grimm asked. "You attack helpless students, you deface The Lord's house and abduct His servant. Tell me why!"

Noct transitions the held hands, into looping her arm around Astarte's shoulder, since holding hands is for little girls, and lames. With her free hand she texts Mortal that all of them, Hector, Eduj, Astarte, Aroma, Sab, and herself, were going to be heading to the library to meet with the others, and suggested that if she wanted a room key to meet them there, and even suggested bringing along Gabe, since she would have something to add to the meeting.

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Mortal wakes up from her little nap to the sound of her phone. She read the message, then looked at Gabe, who was at a desk on her computer, "She is going to be at the library with all of those weirdos. She says you might want to come along too."

"Why?" Gabe asked, looking back over her shoulder.

"Something to do with you having already seen 'monsters'," She actually made air quotes.

Slightly upset with Mortal's teasing, Gabe nods, "Yeah, maybe I will go! Then I won't have to deal with people judging me."

"I'm not judging, just laughing at your expense," Mortal clarified.

"Is that worse?"

"Don't know, but they're on their way, so lets get going," Mortal said, getting up, "I say we take the front path. I think it might be the faster way to the library."

And so the duo are on their way as well.