“Where do you envision yourself 20 years from now?” Isaiah asks, smiling as he looks up at the dark wood ceiling.
Claire turns her head slightly, with a smirk. “Where did that question come from?” She shook her head, letting out a playful chuckle.
“Oh come on, it’s not an outlandish question. I’m just curious” Isaiah lets out a small laugh . His tail gently thumps the ground. “It might be a cheesy question, but it’s still a fun one to answer, nonetheless”
Claire Shifts her weight slightly, readjusting her head to sit more comfortably on Isaiah’s mane.
“I have no doubts there.. It’s just interesting you bring it up”
“Well. With graduation creeping up, it seems like the right time to reminisce about the future a bit.” Isaiah puts his hands together, twirling his thumbs, looking off to the side. “Give ourselves a bit of hope before we start out our lives” Isaiah looks up at the ceiling. keeping his tail at a slow, rhythmic thump. 
Claire chuckled as she thought. “I think. I won’t just get by. I’d a high paying job where I can actually matter, where monsters would still rely on me for something important. A job where I’m in charge..” She sighs looking to the side. “And Mabye.. Have a wife?”… nothing too crazy.
Isaiah glances at her ”ha! Sounds exactly like something the president of the Greek council would say” He chuckles, giving her a wink.
She rolls her eyes and shakes her head.
“What about you?” She nudges him lightly. “ You think you’re going to settle down with Johnny after all of this?
Isaiah hesitates for a moment, his tail going still. “I’m.. not sure anymore..” He exhales dragging a hand on his face. “Things between us haven’t been the same since…” He takes a quick pause looking around the room before continuing to speak again “Well you’ve seen it” He waves his hand, dismissing whatever he was about to say.
Claire lifts her head up a little, studying him. “ I…figured…”
He forces a small laugh. “ honestly if things go how I want. I’m not gonna be a scarer for long”
“Yeah!” Isaiah‘s eyes brighten a bit. “I’ll make enough to get by, and then I’ll be off, playing gigs traveling, the band taking off. Not… Stuck going in and out of doors my whole life. Giving human children heart attacks.” He grimaces “It just doesn’t feel… ethical. For me at least..”
Claire smiles faintly and nods“You never really seemed to be thrilled in that lecture hall. If the dean wasn’t your mother. I’d say you’d be skipping a lot.” She chuckles nudging him.
Isaiah let out a small laugh, a real one. “Ha! You got that right….” “She’s.. terrifying…” Isaiah gets a nervous look on his face.
He turns his head to Claire, and they both look at each other awkwardly for a split second, and burst into a fit of laughter. Isaiah’s tail slaps on the ground as he hold his stomach. And Claire has her hand over her face, shaking her head, while smiling. 
After laughing for a good minute,they both let out on big sigh, slowly laying their heads back on the ground. Looking up at the wood ceiling once more.. For the next few hours they both lay in silence…
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