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“hah?”  his  posture  shifted  as  one  hand  left  its  place  across  his  chest  and  settled  against  his  hip  instead.  “i  thought  that  was  the  reason  we  were  here  in  the  first  place.”  a  small  crease  formed  between  his  brows.  “to  kill  it.”  then  again,  misunderstandings  weren't  exactly  uncommon  between  the  two  of  them.  if  anything,  they  seemed  to  stumble  into  miscommunication  with  alarming  consistency.  eventually  he  gave  a  shrug,  deciding  not  to  dwell  on  it  further.  his  attention  followed  her  as  she  stepped  closer.  almost  immediately,  he  felt  the  sand  and  dust  coating  his  clothes  begin  to  disappear.  the  magic  worked  through  the  fabric  with  ease,  clearing  away  every  trace  of  the  battle  until  his  attire  looked  as  though  he  had  never  fought  at  all.  river  glanced  down  at  himself  before  looking  back  up  at  her.  now  that  was  useful.  “thanks.”  a  small  smirk  tugged  at  the  corner  of  his  mouth.

The female cleans the sand off the spilt blood so it looks like no one was ever here. Her eyes were darting back and forth to River. "So, you going to explain that kiss from earlier or no?" She was being brazen a little, seeking an answer. It wasn't like fate's red strings were tying them together, or so she thought.

"Yeah... It's a dangerous street." She conveyed that she barely went down this unless needed. "Many bodies end up here..." Josephine kind of hinted at this being a red alley of death, come at your own risk type of deal. "But I have no food, so no choice..."

The female simply laughed along side hana, she gently passed the stuffed animal to her. "Here, yours." Josephine would rather treat her friends and spoil them. That was the type of woman she was. "I'm not really good at anything other than baking and cooking." She chuckles lightly. "We could go eat if you'd like, there's a new cute spot that just opened.."

eventually,  the  creature  faltered.  one  final  blow  sent  it  crashing  into  the  ground.  its  deafening  scream  tore  through  the  air  before  abruptly  cutting  off.  silence  followed.  a  thick  cloud  of  sand  billowed  upward  from  the  impact,  forcing  river  to  throw  an  arm  across  his  face  as  grit  stung  his  eyes  and  settled  into  his  clothes.  when  the  dust  finally  began  to  clear,  the  beast  remained  motionless.  dead.  river  let  out  a  long  breath.  "that  was  exhausting..."  he  stepped  closer  and  nudged  the  creature's  side  with  his  boot.  no  response.  "and  here  i  was  hoping  for  a  relaxing  day."  another  exhale  escaped  him  as  he  rolled  one  shoulder,  trying  to  work  out  the  ache  settling  into  his  muscles.  then  he  glanced  over  at  her.  "so,"  he  said,  tapping  the  beast  lightly  with  the  toe  of  his  boot,  "what  exactly  do  you  need  from  it?"

Josephine looked exhausted, like she had been doing this since the start of it all, which was true. She waved her hands, and the beast came back to life, less angry and more grateful. It was against the magic code to poison beasts, so she had to find out. "No traces...again. This person is so damn careful and covers their tracks." She kicked the sand in frustration while the beast whimpered. "It's okay, you're free now..." She touched its fur, sending a little signal to a safe haven for it. Seeing it instantly run off to the place. Turning to him. "Didn't think we'd actually kill it while trying to subdue it..." She chuckled, walking up to him and flicking her fingers to woosh the sand away.

(🍒). Saki smiled softly and then looked at Josephine, being completely honest in what she’s about to admit.            ❛ Well I’m not dating anyone but I’m in love with the parents of one of my students, he’s a young father.. ❜            she admitted calmly, taking a sip of her drink while looking around. Everything about where they were was super pretty — the cafe was quiet.

Her eyebrows peaked a little in interest. "Young father? interesting." She sipped her drink. "You going for it? You never know, he might like you, too." She was never one for using people's stories, but she might just ask Saki for permission.

(🍒). Wonho looked at her, looking at her sign but he couldn’t stay mad at her, walking over and giving her a hug.            ❛ I still love you.. Josephine.. ❜            he signed to her, the way Wonho was unable to stay mad at someone so cute, his eyes locking on Josephine as he pulled away lightly — just enough to see her face.            ❛ You will forever be a giant help.. I’m sorry for snapping at you.. ❜            Wonho signed gently before kissing her forehead and holding her close, hand resting tenderly on her back.

She was pouting a little. Sweet words seemed to sway her a little, and the hug melted her. 'You love me...hmmm, acceptable' She was teasing now, just like always. The female played a small smile on her lips as he kissed her forehead, a rose tint formed around her cheeks. 'Really? In the middle of the street?'

"Something about me?" her fingers signing the language. Her eyes searched his face for something, maybe remorse or fear. "You didn't want someone else to hurt me?" She scoffed at that. Minho was always the one to hurt her rather than rescue her. Brushing back her hair. She wasn't a good lipreader, but for some reason, he always took his time saying his words for her. "Food, I ran out..."

"ugh, you know how easy it is in the virtual world to win at these stupid things." hana's free palm lightly slapped to the surface of the claw machine. retracting her hand from the control stick for the claw, the blonde huffed a breath. "in real life, they're definitely rigged." her comment sounding like a fact as it slipped through her lips. "c'mon, josephine. it's your turn, then." it was nice to finally meet someone face-to-face, especially another gamer and their company.

"Yes, I do." The female looks at the other; she definitely can't tell Hana it was due to the way she did it aggressively. "Real life is just harder in general than virtual reality." As she took the claw machine stick, placed her coin and swished to the right and left with ease and purely by stroke of luck because let's be real, Hana was right, most of these were rigged. "Ta-da", she had gotten the small bear instead of the big one. before she passed it to Hana.

“ Tonight, you’re mine, and I’m going to remind you exactly why. ”

𝕾𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙 . . . It was one of her days off and Saki decided to meet her best friend Josephine. They went to an underrated cafe so that they could drink coffee and hang out in the booths while they catch up on all the gossip.            ❛ So how’s life going for you, I forgot we haven’t hung out in a while! Do you have a boyfriend? ❜            Saki asked curiously — she always loved to tease her friend about having a date or not, a small smile forming.

She rolled her eyes at the question. She hadn't found anyone really worthy of her time yet. She sipped on the iced refresher of a pink hue, "No, not really. You?" Her green orbs looked around at the scenery; it was humble and cute; she liked it.