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he nodded once she pulled the car into the lot, wiggling himself out of the car. he moved to stretch out his legs better, a little groan rumbling in the back of his throat. "i love your car but it's definitely not made for my legs."

"please don't risk getting electrocuted, we'll wait it out." sam gave an affectionate little eyeroll. "... i feel like i'm going to have to say the same thing to tara, she's even more desperate to get this thing fixed." which she didn't understand, sure it sucked to have no tv but it wasn't like she didn't have a phone or a laptop she could watch things on. "call them and see if they can come early tomorrow."

emma nodded before laughing a little. of course she could try, she had fixed some things before. however, emma also knew her limits and touching electrical wires was well past that. "good idea actually," she pulled her phone from her pocket as she turned to leave the room. emma nearly sighed before they answered the call and she spoke. it had taken some convincing, but after she ended the call she gleefully exclaimed, "they can come around 8am. they won't charge extra and i even offered a snack," she teased as she returned to the room.

normally the giggles would grate on mal's nerves, but they were evie's and evie was always the exception. "oh so you do love me, i thought i'd have to sit here complaining louder and louder until i annoyed you into submission." smirk played at her lips. "but i'd say that works with me. what do you have in mind, e?"

evie played along and feigned annoyance before letting out more laughter not long after. she couldn't really pretend to be mad at mal for too long anyways. "well, call me crazy. but going to the park and going on the swings did cross my mind," she shrugged. "although, i did think about going to that spot to go swimming or going shopping." her ideas felt kind of silly, but she could never turn down shopping. despite making most of her own clothes she still enjoyed just browsing a store sometimes.

First day of university, and somehow, despite never having spoken to Josie, she wound up in the same lecture as her ex. How the high beings mock her. Penelope had picked a seat in the back of the lecture hall, and while people-watching, she spotted her. Turning her focus to their professor, starting to record the lecture. Before she knew it, they had been dismissed, and she could only hope she would be able to slip from the room unnoticed. @witchyxwoo

First day of university and first time she'd be in a class without her twin sister nearby. They still texted every day and facetimed sometimes too, but she felt excited to explore life on her own. Josie had this feeling that somebody was watching her, but she chose to ignore it. They tried their best and instead kept their attention locked on the lecture as she took notes. Once the professor dismissed them though she began putting her things away in her bag. As Josie stood up she looked and froze, cursing under her breath. "No, this can't be happening," she said to herself as she realized it was her ex. Josie didn't want to stay in the room longer than they needed so she tried to get out the door as quickly as possible. In her rush she brushed past Penelope, not stopping to say sorry. She kept walking before stopping at one of the nearby bulletin boards.

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"You know I wouldn't deny the hug," she laughed a little, but knew it was definitely true. He always gave some of the warmest hugs and it felt comforting no matter what. Even when they did West Side Story together she felt this way. As for the next set of questions thrown her way. There certainly were quite a lot of things going on for her that had been a lot to carry on her back. The actor part of her had wanted to try and hide what was going on, but she couldn't do that with Blaine. "Well, the pilot was a total bust and I made the choice to back to Lima. My dad told me he has something he needs to tell me in-person and I have no clue what," she sighed, shaking her head.

He had every reason to be happy these days. Sure the little teasing still happened, but he had gotten a little better at brushing it off. In reality it felt easier to ignore because he knew he had some actual friends to rely on. Having Hope by his side made everything even better as well. He grinned as he reached out to brush a piece of hair behind her ear. Instead of pulling his hand back he chose to let it rest on her cheek. Landon began to gently brush his along her cheek as he smiled. "I feel very lucky to have you in my life, Hope. I love you."

“No Aerion,” he muses out loud and wonders if their cousin will tap on his shield or try something else in an attempt to shame him. “Which of the old knights do you think will challenge me?” He’s bitter about it and Matarys being missing does nothing to get rid of his mood.

Part of her didn't expect to see their cousin Aerion next to their family in the seats. He was far too proud to truly avoid the action and likely had his dragon armor polished too. That was an assumption, but one that didn't feel too far-fetched. As for the question of which knights Valarr would face she prayed that he wouldn't go against Aerion. Maelle looked back up at her brother and shrugged, "I am not totally certain. Maybe one of the Beesbury men will challenge first or one of the Blackwood knights I overheard was in attendance," she paused. "Are you hoping for anyone in particular?"