Better Left Forgotten

*Eve texts Azuma*

Any luck?

Eduj knocked on Astarte's door and she jumped out of her seat, sneaking over to the door asking, 'Who's there?' without ending her call with Cameron.
"Me. Eduj."
Astarte opened the door slowly and let him in, then spoke into the phone again, "If you could come over... I would appreciate it."

L"Better than Noctis & Mortal. We don't even know what happened to them. We were finally getting somewhere with...that crawling thing, then that's when the Shadow showed up."
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N"Okay, then why aren't we doing that?"

E"We don't know where they are."

N"...What?"

E"They went up, we went down."

N"...Then let's just start going up. Jesus."

Azuma: "Right...."

Mimiru: "We're going to meet the others. Are you two okay to move?"

Azuma responds saying they found them.

{On my way. Did Eduj get there safely?}

*Cameron moves from his room to the kitchen, and grabs his father's car keys*

<Going out, taking the car!>
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Eve:<(Azuma says they found Thiera and Lilith.)>

On our way with Nero.

"Yes, he did. I'll see you when you get here," Astarte said as Eduj stepped into the living room ahead of her and looked around for any other people or things.

L"I can move her."

*She rises to her feet, leading Thiera along.*
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E"Well, that's good. Tell them to meet up back at my room. And why are you whispering?"

Eve:<I don't know.>

*Eve texts Azuma again*

Meet up at Euryale's room?
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{See you soon.}

*Cameron hangs up and drives to Astarte's house*

Astarte waited by the door to let Cameron in while Eduj stood in the centre of the living room, neither of them speaking.

He replies back sure.

Azuma: "We're meeting up at Euryale & Taiyo's room."

*And so they eventually meet up outside of the room. Euryale unlocks the door & turns the lights on.*

L"You aren't worried that someone or something might have snuck in while you were away?"

E"I doubt it. I think he wants us to show everyone."

L"Who wants you to show what?"

Taiyo: "I don't want to see it again."

Mimiru: "Then you don't have to."

*Cameron parks in Astarte's driveway and enters the house*

<Hey, feeling any better?>
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*Eve goes over to get her laptop and the DVD*

Astarte shook her head and tried to hide her frown as she slid her cell back into her pocket, just having sent a trio of messages to Noct asking after her. She sat on the couch and lifted her knees up to her chest.
"Her father is at work," Eduj said to Cameron, still not having moved from the centre of the room. "When he returns he needs to be told about Hector. In the meantime, we are considering leaving the continent. For whatever length of time."

*Euryale shuts & locks the door behind them.*

E"Yeah. We just need people to know what's going on. I think it can explain better than I can & besides, no one will believe it unless they see it for themselves."

L"Believe what?"

N"Roatha is possessed."

L"Weren't we already suspecting something like that?"

E"This is different. Taiyo, why don't we head back into the bedroom, & leave the others to it?"

*Eve puts in the dvd and boots up her laptop*
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Cameron:<I don't think the shadow will let us leave.>

"We don't know that," Eduj said. "We should at least attempt to fly out. You might like the consider the same with your family."
"How?" Astarte suddenly demanded. "How am I supposed to tell him that his son is gone and we have to run away?!"

Taiyo goes to the bedroom with Mimiru.

*Euryale follows, slightly deflated. It doesn't take the others very long at all to finish watching.*

They're just sitting on the bed.

Taiyo: "You're not watching it?"

*Eve watches it a second time*

<Hey, we aren't all here.>

*So she sends a message to Astarte, Cameron, and Eduj*

We have big news. We need to meet up with you.
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*Cameron moves to pat Astarte on the back*

<We'll just have to hope he believes us. Eduj, I think a plane would be too risky.>

E"I already know what happens. And I don't like the twist ending."
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*Nero waves his hand at the screen.*

N"What the fuck was that shit?"

Taiyo: "That makes sense."

Eve:<The message we received this morning.>

N"Do you really expect me to believe that bullshit? The ghost of Roatha's evil grandpa or whatever came back from the dead to get us? That's retarded."
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E"I don't really know him very well, but I still can't get picture him saying anything like that. You don't think that could have been an act the whole time, do you? Like...there are times when he's not possessed, right?"