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He had been excited when Alice agreed to spend the evening with him. Lupin had felt inclined to see the latest play, especially as it has been a while since he had actually done something for himself. Lupin put all the work on his shoulders, and in most instances, it was completely his fault. Though no matter how busy he had been, he had kept Alice in his thoughts, and thought he was unsure of their future, Lupin was pleased that he got to spend some time with her.

The play had lived up to the ravings of other demigods along the island. While dark, Lupin left the play in a good mood, amused at the various performances and those actors of whom he knew. Yet, their time had not been over, and Lupin drove them over to Noonas. It was one of the first places him and Sakura ate at when at the island, and it was the closest place that resembled the food from home.

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Another night, HEXED had a performance at Dr. Feelgoods. They still were performing their most recent album's music. And, the crowd seem to thrive to their music. With such a success, Cassandra had considered buying the bar so that the triplets could use it as their free concert hall, not that Apollo did not already provide that to them as well.

Once the show was over, Cassie slipped into the audience, having wanted to spend some time with the Blessed throughout the crowd. By the time she arrived at the bar, a few of the front row fans had made their way beside her. Cassie had no idea whether they had sought her out, or it was by a happy coincidence. So, after she ordered drinks for the girls, she turned her attention to the demigoddess beside her.

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By evening, the snow was falling fairly heavily; thankfully, he had anticipated the weather and prepared by not just bundling in his black trenchcoat, scarf, gloves and boots, but also by bringing his umbrella. He stepped from the doors of the museum and opened the wide canopy with a notable whoosh as he lifted it above his head. But that wasn't the only sound he heard--a familiar rustling and chitter of a large raven nearby caught his attention; his dark gaze shifted instinctively to the bird on the railing and, once the raven realized it had his attention, it flew off...specifically past the door that now opened to reveal a woman exiting.

All right, Muninn. Fair enough.

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Another day at work, Yingyue felt comfortable with her duties. Truthfully, she rather enjoyed it. All day, she got to just talk to people, got free drinks, and continually improve her skills she grew in flirting. She found it excited and fun, and if anyone crossed the demigoddess's line, she always had a few tricks up her sleeve before it resulted in a steady fist.

By now, Yingyue was on the route for her second table, and the slight buzz of the alcohol had peaked her attention. The demigoddess uttered a sweet compliment before she could even truly see the person. "Hello, my beautiful lady. Can I have this seat?" She asked, but once the other's visage truly registered in her brain, the offer was completely unnecessary. Yingyue, without pause or word from Alice, slipped into the booth beside the demigoddess.

The world must've had the biggest laugh when it came to them.

There Alice was, sitting by counter at Noona's looking as beautiful as she remembered. "I figured sitting next to you was better than sitting by myself." Billie smiled, eyes searching for something that might say that the woman next to her remembered her. Except nothing came.

She'd seen her around, but thought it was only the waves of memories unleashed by a past fling that everything else seemed to have come crashing down. The first time, Billie could only blame the nostalgia of thinking about what once was, losing herself in the infatuation of the moment as she usually did when it came to people that had shined in her life in one way or another.

“Since I—…what?” Bloodshot eyes drag themselves up to look at her before Alex stretches his arms out and offers her a shrug. The exhaustion on his features are harsh and unmistakable, softening slightly with the smile he offers her. 

For a moment, he’s quiet, unmoving and too tired to concern himself with answering her question. Like a red light, the thought of whether he was getting too drunk on his new-found freedom, blinked in his mind. Maybe there was a message behind her seemingly innocent question. Or maybe she didn’t care about anything beyond the tired look on his face. 

“I slept…” Alexander meant for the words to sound like a statement, not even noticing how the ending of it almost seemed like he was trailing off in his thoughts. It’s true, he did sleep not too long ago. 

Was it the first slumber in three days? Yes. 

Did it only last fifteen minutes? Also yes. 

The mental note he made this morning to go straight to bed after his shift later that day is giving him just barely enough motivation to stay awake. 

After multiple days of exchanging sleep for parties or night outs at a bar or expeditions around the island in order to find the best spots, he felt like he needed to take a break from all of it. For now. 

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Angela had heard from one of the council members about Alice. They had thought someone needed to have a watchful eye on the demigoddess, and with no memory of who she was, Alice was rather high risk, though for many different reasons. But, that was not something she cared to let the other know. Instead, she offered herself as a new and kind friend. She would have done that anyway, and she liked the idea of being of use. 

“I have many reasons to not want to lose already.” She states, sitting across the demigoddess. It was a simple game of “Go Fish.” Chuckling softly, she reaches across the table to gently thump the other’s forehead. “Besides, if I let you win, I think you would be rather upset at me.”