[b][i] – Leroy[/i][/b]

“We’re already here. I’ll finish the job, no worries.” Giving Oona smile, Leroy lifted the canvas back up and headed for the house Oona had pointed to. Without needing a lead now, he walked over to the place on his own and propped the painting up against the wall.

He gave the painting a quick glance over. It had been decently done (for him), and he had successfully transported it without smudging anything. “Good, good.” He nodded to himself, satisfied for the moment. Turning back to Oona he asked, “Now… This is the part where I’m going to ask if I should wait for you to put this away, leave so you can get some rest, or help you carry all the way into your house.” Winking Leroy added, “If you don’t mind inviting a guy you’ve met for the first time inside that is.”

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[b][i] – Kathy[/i][/b]

Kathy laughed again when she saw Crash stroke his non-existent beard. “Would that be my cue to say, ‘I wouldn’t do that if I were you?’” However, she was inclined to agree. “I do wonder what else he’s got though. With how prepared Mr. Lovelock is, it almost seems like a pity if the other students don’t try making a few out-of-place orders themselves.”

After stating the options, she looked carefully to see how Crash was reacting, hoping that she wasn’t making him feel the need to rush if he wanted to stay a bit longer. The odd thing was, she saw him grinning happily to himself as he seemed to be musing over something. [i]‘Er… At least it’s not a negative reaction?’[/i] She thought, more than just a little confused at his expression. She would have expected a nod, a slight shake of his head, or a slightly troubled expression if he was weighing the options. A grin was a little out of context for her. Again she just repeated to herself, [i]‘At least it’s not a negative reaction.’[/i]

Kathy’s confusion returned after she finished her sentence about wanting her own cheeky moments. For some reason, Crash was looking around the bar with a rather look on his face like he expected to find something odd there. [i]‘Geeze, you really are a busy guy. Just what’s going through your head this time Crash?’[/i] She wondered, wearing a faint and fond smile. [b]“You know it takes an awful lot to embarrass me. But I can’t argue with that.”[/b] She dismissed the first comment with a slight wave of her hand. “I’ll find ways. Or rather, I’ll have someone teach me about that.” With Mercy in mind, she made an evil chuckle under her breath.

She had to admit it was a little worrying if Crash was actually going to take it as a challenge. He had a very clear advantage so far and seemed to know how to get her cheeks flushing while she didn’t really know where to begin. Knowing and planning to talk to Mercy was a start, but she didn’t actually have a real plan of her own yet. “Thank you Mr. Lovelock.” Thanking the teacher as well, she followed behind Crash as he left the bar. “Th-That’s not to say you should try harder to be evil, okay?” She tacked on, obviously a little nervous at the thought. Kathy was pretty much admitting that she didn’t really have the confidence to win at this point, but why pretend when it was probably obvious to both parties from the start?

Sitting down in the seat across from where Crash was, she reached over and lifted the bowls from the tray. She smiled, “I haven’t eaten these since I was just a little girl.” Placing one bowl in front of him and one in front of herself, she glanced over at the pool that was visible from afar. Remembering something, she looked at Crash with expectant eyes. “By the way, so I ended up telling you one thing about myself.” Kathy gestured over to him with an open palm. “You need to tell me something about yourself now.”