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Numair explained things as calmly as he could and Harper gave the surfer a wary nod. "Fair enough," he tried to keep his cool, but his insides felt like they were being turned to mush and the more he tried to remember the more his head throbbed. He felt like throwing up, but held his ground. Maybe the hooded figures were lying, after all, they had been here for who knows how long and they were alright, but what if they were telling the truth? If that was the case, walking away now would ensure their end. "I don't know." He finally muttered. "This is...risky." 

They had known the queen since day one and to be honest he trusted Songbird, Martini, and Brandy a lot more than he trusted them. But if he had to choose sides then he'd follow his friends. "I'm not against it though, you guys...I have your back no matter what." 

Riley nodded but before she could say anything Ace and Jasper agreed. 

"I guess it's settled then..." Riley watched as Inadi left his seat and began unleashing his frustrations. She couldn't blame him, the moment she had heard the news all the cheer was sapped out of her and everything just turned bleak. "I don't know you like my friends do." She glared at Gary and Sacha before her eyes focused on C. "But I'm following them no matter where they go and if you do anything fishy...I-I'll give you hell!" She jabbed a fork in their direction for emphasis and Luke gave her a dopey looking smile. These hooded figures definitely had a few things wrong with their heads.

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[b]“Oh, mother of- C, what do you think? I’m done negotiating. I suck,”[/b]

Inadi marched towards her, but C didn't look fazed in the slightest. She focused her eyes on the human but gave Numair a soft pat on the shoulder, as if to say he had done a good job. None of them were very good at conveying what they wanted to anymore, so she appreciated the surfer's help. "Two items." She stated matter-of-factly before she turned to Ran. "We're keeping two items. The witch's heart and the USB."

Luke shrugged, he was still grinning like an idiot. "I say take it because we aren't handing you the witch's heart or the USB either." Rainbowzilla was seated beside him chomping away at the golden brown turkey, it looked like most of the food had been left untouched. "We have tarts and cookies, there's no reason to say no." He picked up a platter of brownies and made his way to the grouchy boy with the spear. "Here ya go!"

C pulled him back for a moment then focused her on the humans. "We have until..." the girl spaced out, "until new year's eve."

Time did not function in Nowhere, but it continued to march on in the human realm and five months had already passed. C looked at Ace. She didn't know if the group had a leader or not, but fiery redhead in the cap seemed to be their leader. "Is it a deal?"

The Nobodies waited silently while Ise and Ran talked in hushed voices.

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Despite the tension it was nice to see them again. The room's atmosphere was heavy, but Ran talked cheerfully about Cobalt and their time in Aven. Ise couldn't help but smile a little. "I remember, I thought it was a little weird." She laughed a little, Ran's chatter was drowning out the tense discussion. She wondered how he and Toby weren't fazed then remembered that unlike the rest, they had only joined the scavenger hunt after the fight at the Forests of the Ancients.

"Pie would be nice, Ran." The man pulled them into a hug and she felt a pang of sadness for them and all the humans. "You know, we'll do our best so you don't forget." She was looking at Ran and Toby but her words were directed at all the humans. "That's why we're all here. You're friends Iro and Mado were sent to stay in Nowhere after they go sick, right? Well, something bad happened to them and a few nobodies found out...that's why we're here."

She gave Ran's arm a squeeze. "We're here to help you humans, but it's an offer and you are free to decline."

Harper squeezed his eyes shut. Iro...he could barely remember the magician. During their trip to Siren Lake the man had gotten sick and was sent to live with one of the nobodies in Nowhere's square. He assumed his friend was alright, but he guessed he had assumed wrong. "Okay," his voiced cracked, "I'm staying and...we're all going home together."