"Oh goodie, something else to look for" Simon said as he began to look around for a moment. "Well, let's find this quickly so that we can get to..." He stopped for a moment when he saw Vandal standing still, saying something aloud.

"Bro? I don't think what?" Vi questioned. She thought it was weird that he didn't answer her right away, especially when he shook the puzzled look off of his face. That's when he told her that she might have lost it somewhere at or along the way to school. However...something was off about the way he said it.

"Your brother's right, Vi" said Simon. "I'm sure your charm will be fine tomorrow morning. In the meantime, let's get dinner settled".

"A-Alright, I suppose".

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A lot later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, Vi was lying face up on her sleep spread in the dressing room. She had been unable to sleep for the night, and not just because they were sleeping in a dirty, dusty building. She was thinking about what her brother said...or rather, how he said it. "What did he mean by that?" The alarm clock sitting by the electrical socket read 4:09 am. Not a single wink of slept came to her, but she didn't even feel tired. The little magician decided that she should take a moment to look for her charm. If it really did get lost between the school and here, she might still be able to find it.

Slowly raising herself up to her feet as to not wake anyone else up, Vi crept along the hardwood floor to the door, grabbing her coat along the way, and left the dressing room. Everyone else should be dead asleep, but it wouldn't surprise her if Vandal were awake at this hour. It wasn't like she was making an effort to stay quiet now that she's out of the backstage area. After climbing off of the stage, she continued moving through the auditorium and closer to the exit.