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Being back in a prom like setting only made him remember how different it had been when he was in high school. Bas didn't want to think about it being the good old days because well he was twenty three. It made sense that his sister felt the same way as he did about parties, they were alike in some ways after all. "Oh, that's cool. I don't know that we've met before, but she seems like a lovely person if you're giving her a chance." Bas smiled. His situation was... similar. To a degree. He didn't feel like it was too new to put a label on it, but it was new enough that he didn't know what to say. "I would say yes." Bas didn't know if he had time to date realistically. "I don't want him to be right. He's been pressuring me to have more fun." But it was more than that. "I don't want it to be too hard for him."

There was that part of Kali who did wonder what she could have also done with her life had she not gone down the path she’d had. She could have followed her mom with special effects make up but losing her mom was what set everything in motion. She didn’t think she was meant to do anything else because what happened to her family was always going to happen. She wasn’t like her sister who had a genuine skill and craft that made people happy. She had this. Solving mysteries and highlighting the stories others may have forgot. “ it’s the wrong field to be in if you want praise. I think if you approach everything with a good heart it can’t steer you wrong. It’s why I try to do what I can. It might not fix everything in the world but if i can help others even a bit I know not to give up on it “

Bas never felt like he was particularly smart—even though he'd gone to Yale before transferring back home. He was intelligent to a degree, but he'd thought of himself as someone who worked hard. Not everything came naturally to him and he had to fight to get good grades and keep up with his peers. He tried his best to use that work ethic to do good in the world. Bas wanted to do something with his work that would help people and that's all that mattered. "Yes, that's true. That isn't what I want thankfully. Although I do think that the thank you I'll get is seeing families stay together." He couldn't imagine how bad their world was that he even had to say that sentence. "Exactly. I'm doing my best to do what I can do."

his words caused another soft peppering of blush across her cheeks. it continued to surprise her how she could feel so comfortable every time that they were together, yet how wonderfully new this all felt to her. when each interaction consisted, usually, of careful choreography as she expertly navigated each moment with precision, it was quite nice to be taken off guard every so often. and the continued feeling of being truly looked at as a person rather than oggled as a potential prize was something she didn't know quite how much she needed until him. "I'd never make you wait all night." her hand soon slipped into his with the same ease that everything held with them. "and I'm honored to be your first and last dances."

All his life, he'd had a plan that he was going to go to school, get a job as a practicing lawyer and then settle down with a significant other. He didn't want to deviate from that plan because romance and relationships were not something that he really wanted to put a lot of effort into when he wanted to help people more than focus on himself. He'd always been told that it would happen when he least expected it and Bas hated that everyone who said that was speaking the truth. Bas really loved the life that seemed to be starting with Isla and yet he was still nervous tonight as he was any other night. "I know you wouldn't." He squeezed her hand. "I can't wait to dance with you tonight."

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Being from Aurora Bay meant that he knew how ridiculous the schools could get about certain events and school functions. While those days were well behind him—okay well, five years behind him—he still knew that parents got really into them. "Oh, I have no clue and wouldn't know what to guess. I assume the location?" He wondered if they were planning on having it at a business that belonged to someone that shouldn't be hosting events because they were involved in sketchy business or cheating on their partner. "Seems like at least you have some interesting town gossip though."

Kalina didn’t know if she had the stomach or heart to do some of those jobs. Spending her days looking into unsolved mysteries and crimes was enough that certain really hard ones had her sitting under a blanket and watching moulin rouge cause she needed to cleanse her brain. She found Bas to be pretty heroic even if he acted like he didn’t deserve the praise. “ id imagine not. Most people who do those sort of jones want to genuinely help others. You wouldnt be good at it if it was for the attention and praise “ she mused for a moment as she glanced back to him with a smile “ it may not fix everything but a step in the right direction is always good right?”

Honestly, if he wasn't so passionate about helping people and he didn't have a dad in law, he probably wouldn't have decided to be a lawyer. He'd have found another way to help people that didn't involve law. Unfortunately, he'd always been fascinated by it and he didn't know what else he'd want to do. He knew that his job was really difficult and he had a mountain ahead of him. Still, Bas knew that his career was the perfect career for him. "Yeah, I think so too. I think most people feel the same though." He did plan on doing a ton to help people aside from his job. "That's how I feel about it." He nodded.

"Tell me about it." Celine said, chuckling lightly. "Usually I love a good party, but even I needed a break from it." The woman said, which wasn't a total lie. But truth was, she felt some type of way about her date interacting with their ex wife and decided to step out for a bit. "I have a date. What about you? Came with a hot date tonight?"

It was the same way during his actual prom, where he needed a bit of a break so he stepped out for a few minutes. He totally understood his own family for also feeling the same way. "I get it. They're loud and there's lots of people." He nodded. Bas only needed a minute more to gather his thoughts before going back inside anyways. "Oh, cool. Who is it? I mean you don't have to answer that if you don't want. Um, yeah. I have a date. It's a new thing. Well, I guess not that new. I haven't even told dad yet."

isla had wholly appreciated his insistence on picking her up, but there was still a part of her that would have hated to inconvenience him. "I really do appreciate it. I just didn't know how close I was going to cut it and didn't want you to be late meeting with any of your friends or anything."

Of course she was going to say that she'd rather he go and have fun, but Bas was going with her and not with friends. He'd have waited the whole night if it meant getting to spend time with Isla. "I mean I will probably see some of my friends here, but I didn't ask any of them to prom. I asked you which means you will be my first and last dance of the night, regardless." He'd waited for her outside the school. "I'd have waited all night." It was silly, he knew, but that's how he felt.

Ruby stood on her skates to get a feel for them and sort of shifted her weight back and forth. She hated forgetting her own skates but this had been a bit of a last minute decision. “ oh? Thank you for that. It’s not my usual vibe but I might have to expand my horizons a bit more cause I love it “ she admitted before waiting for him to stand to meet her @basaaragon

Skating was an activity that Bas loved more than he cared to admit. He was decently good at it too. Although he really didn't have time for going skating anymore, he'd been trying to make time at least once a week where he did something not work or school or stress related. "It can be so pretty and have such an upbeat vibe. But yeah, it's fun." He finished putting he skate on and stood up, slowly taking a spin as he got used to wheels for feet.

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"Yeah, it's a little loud in there." He pointed back towards the school. It had been so long since he'd been back inside the walls of the high school and it was still an odd feeling. He didn't really attend events like this often, but he'd always stop to spend time to Isla. "Are you here with a group or date?"

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At first Bas had not thought about attending the prom because he wasn't sure he'd have the time off. He had a few cases that he was working on and now that school was almost over, he'd started focusing more of his time on what happened after. He'd have more time for work and less time for socializing—although he knew that he probably could have spent less time at work if he really wanted to balance. Bas was concerned about the California Bar and genuinely felt like he had tons of worries at his job as well.

“ it’s honorable. There are those jobs that exist and in my head i call them the difficult but heroic ones and i think you have one of them. “ kalina noted before glancing back. “ like the people who take care of children and animals health and safety. Some times it isn’t perfect and sometimes there are hard days but you want to help people and that really the most important thing. “ Kali wishes she could help people more. In her own little corner of her life she feels like she is. She just wants to bring people closure or bring attention to a case that someone might have information for. Every little bit helped. “ it really is. I didn’t go into it cause of the shock of it all. I just wanted to help people find the answers to questions. We all have our stories. I’m trying to help some have happy endings where I can” @basaaragon

Bas dreamed of being a lawyer from a very young age—before he knew who he was he'd wanted to be a lawyer. Some people didn't understand why especially since he was not necessarily in it for the money. He could barely put into words why it mattered to him. "Well, that's not the reason I do it, but I appreciate it." Bas did not want to seem like he had a hero complex. He wanted to help people because he knew there weren't people that came from supportive households like he'd come from. "Exactly. And I think there's a way to help everyone. Some people need support and that's it." He wanted people to know that he was there. "That's admirable. There are cases out there that really need to be talked about and that's what's stopping them from being solved. You know. There's someone that knows something about a case."

"Dude, I'm so glad it wasn't glitter. Remind me to never, ever, not ever use glitter for a Halloween costume. If this shit is this hard to get rid of, I'd be glittery the rest of my life."

"Glitter is the worst. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but wow. It never disappears. It's like it multiplies or something." Bas let out a laugh. "Never use glitter for any costume. Like that's the worst thing to use for any costume."

"I bet. I wish I had better words of consolation..." the woman said gently as she took his hand and started leading him out of the establishment. While she felt sympathy for him, she knew that she couldn't relate to the loss nor hurt that he was feeling. "I think you'll always miss how things were, but it'll be some time for things to get some semblance of normalcy again. In the meantime you have Castillo...And I'm here, as well." the brunette said, giving his hand a gentle squeeze.

"It's fine. No one really does." He had learned that while people sometimes did know what to say to him, there were a ton of people that had never been in his situation. Losing a parent was difficult enough, but Bas sometimes felt like he'd lost two. "Dad's... it's complicated. Sometimes I felt like I lost him too." Grief hit him hard and Bas tried—there was only so much he could do. "I don't want to both you. You're so busy and I'm also busy."

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their relationship was always going to change; entering adulthood and finding who you were in regards to this world always changed one's relationship with their parents. however, cas had worried he had royally screwed up with these last bridge years, the transition only made more awkward with him becoming a complete recluse. "no, I ordered us a whole sampling. so, unless they gave us all the same brew by accident..." his widened eyes finished his trailing sentence for him.

Bas didn't like that his relationship with his dad had changed—and while he knew it was going to change when he got older, he didn't expect it to happen right away. Bas remembers all the good times they had when he was younger. Going off to college had been difficult for him because he wanted to be close to his family. But now he had no idea how he was supposed to talk to his dad. "Well, it all tastes the same," he shrugged, looking around to see if anyone else was having a similar thought. "But I don't really drink beer often, so I don't know what I'm talking about." Bas turned back to hsi dad.

Kalinas expression shifted into one of admiration in a lot of ways because that was an area of law that she felt was so important and that so many people liked to abuse in order to harm innocent people. “ that’s amazing work though. I can understand it being draining. But you’re honestly kind of amazing for going into that field. “ she noted with a small smile. He really was interesting to her. “ oh well that could always be fun too. If you have me a book that you don’t remember correctly. It would make reading it all that more interesting” she joked before the subject came back to true crime. It had been her mom and the mystery around her passing that influenced everything she’d done, and it was why she felt so passionate about doing things correctly. “ some people just like the violence or are weird about serial killers. They tend to ruin everything “ @basaaragon

Bas didn't think that he was amazing for wanting to go into the field of law he was interested in. If anything, he was setting himself up to hear so many heartbreaking stories. But if anything, he wanted to help people—and he would do everything in his power to do what he could to help people. "It is amazing work. And I can only hope that I'll be able to do some good." He wanted to leave the world in a slightly better place than he found it. "That's true. I'll have to go through the books I have at home at some point. I only have a fraction at my apartment." Since he was at the dorms, he knew that he ought to leave most of his books at home. "Yeah, those people are very strange. Violence is kind of scary."