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K A T E  raised  an  eyebrow  at  the  other.    right,  he  didn’t  even  read  the  sign  that  was  posted  out  front.    that  didn’t  bode  well.    what  if  the  sign  had  read  closed?    or  that  there  was  some  kind  of  outage?    at  least  he  could  acknowledge  that  he  should  have  read  it.    but  what  worried  her  more  was  the  body  language.    the  question.    there  were  people  who  were  questioning,  who  might  come  in  because  they  wanted  to  learn  and  explore  themselves.    and  then  there  were  people  who  just  couldn’t  read  a  sign.    or  the  signs  around  town.    or  the  ad  in  the  newspaper.

╷╷╷    she  let  out  a  silent  sigh  before  speaking.    ❝well  if  you  were  to  say  no,  i  would  ask  you  to  leave.    right  now,  this  place  is  a  safe  space  for  people  who  are  a  part  of  the  lgbt  community,  so  they  can  meet  others  like  them,  talk  about  issues  they’ve  had,  or  just  explore  their  gender  and  sexuality  more.    and  seeing  as  it’s  only  two  hours  a  week,  and  i  own  the  establishment    -    well,  i’m  going  to  ask  everyone  who’s  not  a  part  of  that  community  to  not  intrude  on  that.    again,  for  just  two  hours  a  week.    every  other  hour  that  we’re  open  is  free  game.❞    

╷╷╷she  crossed  her  arms,  raising  one  of  her  eyebrows.    she  wouldn’t  force  people  out  if  she  had  to,  but  there  was  no  way  that  she  was  going  to  let  anyone  possible  threaten  the  safety  of  the  people  she  was  trying  to  help    -    of  her  people.

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   ‘  i see . . .  ’ jerome mutters slowly before looking off to the side in deliberation . he takes a moment to consider his options , mentally running through the few that he has available in this scenario . it’s clear to him that the woman is very serious about this event , which he can respect . being that she claims to own the place , he also knows that he would have to get through to her if he wants to stay . the thing is though , the other’s words were compelling enough to make him feel bad for wanting to weasel his way into the event , slightly at least . he might no longer want to stay , but he still wants a bite of those nachos .

Nina looked at Jerome, “completely understandable for sure. I mean I can’t say I’ve been up to much. I mean the only real mystery to this place that I can think of is how we ended up here and how we get home. Not sure where to even start to be honest” she said.

“Well if I’m being completely honest it was like you weren’t gone. I’m not quite sure how to explain it but its as if time goes on but to other people it’s quite different.” Nina said with a small smile. 

She had known all the mysteries or at least some of them back at the Anubis house. Even though some of them had practically put her in danger more times then she could count but she at least had her friends in the end to help her out. She never been as close to Jerome compared to others but she still considered him a friend nonetheless. 

   jerome shrugs his shoulders , knowing that he’d be unable to give the other advice . he’s been here for about two years now & he’s nearly just as clueless today as he had been when he first showed up to sallow hills . though his face does momentarily give away his surprised confusion when nina mentions it had been like he had never left . ‘  wow , okay . . .  ’ he mutters softly , more to himself than anything .

   he composes himself once more however before he goes to continue . ‘ well if anyone ( here at least ) is bound to figure it out , it would be you , martin ,  ” he states in a matter-of-fact way , remembering their time back at the school . ‘  you know , since you did that whole sibuna thing longer than i did . i would guess that this is right up your alley actually .  ’

Nina had left House of Anubis not believing that she would see any of her friends again. She had stayed back in America because her Gran had gotten sick and she had not wanted to leave her by herself. It sucked because she had missed her friends especially with everything that they had been through including Senkhara. That whole mystery had held a lot of trouble for the group but they managed through it.

 Now showing up in a new place called Sallow Hills was definitely filled with mystery. When she heard her name she turned her head to see a familiar face, “Jerome Clarke. Would have never thought I would see you let alone anyone else again” she said softly. Nina gave a small smile and looked towards the male.

“How have you been?” she asked.   

   ‘  tell me about it ,  ’ jerome replies . it’s strange that both of them have somehow found themselves here in sallow hills . he shrugs . ‘ oh , i’ve been alright . keeping myself busy , you know .  ’ for a short while , he had been keen on trying to figure out how to return to his school , especially since he needed to replace the gem in the shield he had worked so hard to gain access to . however , once he realized there was no use of wasting his energy on that , he did his best to distract himself with other things instead .

KT his been in town for four years and she still found this place to be kind of strange but that means nothing to her since she his dealt with stuff in the weird being a chef is not easy. “You know life is supposed to be strange and weird or else those would be boring.” she would say to herself.

        jerome hadn’t expected to ever see anyone from his former school again , so when he comes across the familiar brunette , a number of emotions run through him . there’s a part of him that’s a bit glad to see her , or just relieved would probably be a more accurate word . he & nina had never been particularly close , their stories having only intertwined on occasion throughout the american’s somewhat brief stay at anubis house , but he supposes that he had liked her well enough . he wouldn’t necessarily call them friends , but true friends were rare for him anyway . he has to admit though , it’d be nice to have a familiar face to turn to around here . he’s also rather confused & uncertain however , but in the end , there’s a small smile on his face that expresses his disbelief at the other’s presence . he soon approaches her with only a slight hesitance . ‘ nina martin ? is that you ?  ’  

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S H E   had  to  hand  it  to  herself,  it  was  a  good  idea.    kate  had  heard  about  lgbt  clubs  in  schools  -  high  schools,  collleges,  universities.    she’d  never  been  a  part  of  one  herself.    high  schools  didn’t  have  them  when  she  went,  and    …  well  don’t  ask,  don’t  tell  was  a  thing  when  she  was  at  west  point.      it  was  why  they  didn’t  want  her.    because  she  wouldn’t  lie  for  them,  wouldn’t  lie  about  who  she  was  for  people  who  would  never  accept  her.  

╷╷╷    but  the  idea  had  come  to  mind.    sure,  sallow  hills  was  small,  but  that  didn’t  mean  that  her  fellow  lgbtq+  members  shouldn’t  have  a  place  to  meet  and  talk  and  be  themselves.    so  the  flyers  went  up  around  town,  she  ordered  things  that  she  might  need  for  the  next  boat  shipment.    wednesdays,  three  to  five,  the  bar  was  closed  to  everyone  who  wasn’t  taking  part  in  the  lbgt  club.    

╷╷╷    she  had  nachos  across  the  bar  counter  (ignoring  the  sting  of  it  being  steph’s  favorite  nacho  recipe)  and  pitchers  of  water  and  coke  sat  next  to  a  a  tall  stack  of  glasses.    she  spun  when  she  heard  the  door  chiming,  flashing  a  smile.

╷╷╷    ❝hi!    here  for  the  lgbt  gathering?❞

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   at the question , jerome blinks a few times in surprise . he takes a look behind the other to spot the unusual setup -- the food & drink spread across the counter . he hadn’t realized there was a change for the night before coming in & to be honest , he has no desire to walk back out without a meal of some kind . ‘  is that what that sign was for ?  ’ he asks the woman in reference to the paper pinned up outside the bar . there’s a brief pause as he thinks to himself before he mutters , ‘ this is why i should read things . ’

       i think i just saw [  jerome clarke ]  !  don’t you know them  ?  they’re a [  canon character ] from [  house of anubis ] . have you heard that they [  remember everything ] from their previous life  ?  now they’re [  19 ] years old & are [  a college student ] . still , they do have that [  clever scams , crooked smiles ,  &  manipulative prankster ] vibe about them.