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[hr][color=#F1C40F][b][u]Location:[/u][/b][/color] Town Hall ~ Records Room
[color=#F1C40F][b][u]Interactions:[/u][/b][/color] Finley { [@FantasyChic] }
[color=#F1C40F][b][u]Mentions:[/u][/b][/color] Jenna { [@Morose] }
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When Finley made fun of his '[i]squishy exterior[/i]', he laughed and reached out to playfully shove her but missed when she quickly ducked out of his way. He shook his head and followed right in after her, pulling the door closed as much as possible so it didn't look like it had been broken in. It was dark. Real dark. Breathing for Declan proved to be a bit difficult, having suffered from asthma growing up.. but he didn't let it show. He kept a normal appearance as best as he could, wandering around the dusty old room as he scanned labels on the front of the many file boxes in the room with the help of the dim light from his phone screen.

[color=#F1C40F]"You think if I find my records and burn them, would I just... cease to exist?"[/color] he laughed lightly to himself, shrugging off the thought. Part of Declan couldn't really care too much to find his own file. He knew what was inside. [s]Minor in Consumption. Drunk and disorderly conduct. Public intoxication.[/s] Everyone's favorite, friendly neighborhood juvenile delinquent. A sudden notification sounded off from both his and Finley's phones that brought him back from his thoughts, furrowing his eyebrows first down at his pocket, then over at Finley as he pulled his phone out to check the text. It was Jenna. Well, Gwen, anyway. Not his girlfriend, Jenna. Although there was a lingering text from her in his messages as well, but... it could wait. She knew he was busy with everything going on, today. He [i]was[/i] supposed to be practicing for his high school's lacrosse game that would be happening this upcoming Thursday night.. maybe she figured he was doing just that.

[color=#F1C40F]"Is it just me, or is this girl always getting herself into trouble?"[/color] Declan kept his tone light and joking to try to keep at least Finley's nerves calm, but in all truth, he was worried for [s]Jenna[/s]/Gwen. He sent out a quick text to his friend in response to her urgent message.

[quote=тo: gwen ѕтacy]ѕтay ѕaғe. we're on oυr way -d[/quote]

He turned his attention back to Finley and held out his hand, willing her to grab it and make a run for their friend-in-need.

[color=#F1C40F]"Gotta get outta here, Darlin'. Gotta go see what's up with Jenna."[/color]

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[hr][color=#922B21][u][b]Location:[/b][/u][/color] Red Lake Cafe
[color=#922B21][u][b]Interactions:[/b][/u][/color] Olivia { [@Nallore] } ; Jo-Vaughn { [@LokiLeo789] }
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Taylor nodded in equal agreement to Olivia's comment about taking a bullet for any of her friends. She felt the same way about her own friends. As Olivia got began dismissing herself, she glared playfully at her when she insisted on 'alone time' for Josh and herself once she was gone. Taylor shook her head but said goodbye and thanks for paying her breakfast. Once Olivia was gone and out of sight, Josh had turned on her and spoke his mind. It wasn't hard for them to do, it seemed, at least when they [i]were[/i] by themselves. Almost as if the shyness was due to being together in front of others. Well, side-by-side. Not [i]together.[/i] The thought of "[i]together[/i]" would have Taylor turning as red as the blistering sunburn she'd gotten the summer before last when she'd first moved out to Red Lake.

His words caught her off-guard, almost sucking the air right from her lungs. She didn't really want to answer her whole, honest truth... but at the same time, she did. She wished desperately to be honest with him but knew she couldn't. There were just things that didn't need to be known in... [i]his[/i] world. The world of mere humans. Whether he could understand it or not, and be okay with it... it was best to just leave him out of it all. Instead of answering the question outright, she decided to appeal to the 'we-shouldn't-go-investigating-the-lake' part of it.

[color=#922B21]"We don't have to go, if you don't want to. We could always just go back to my place, or yours and just... chill? I wouldn't mind too much. Olivia might be mad at me later, but she'll get over it."[/color] She twiddled her thumbs around, picking at her fingernails absentmindedly. [color=#922B21]"As I said previously, I'd already been out there this morning.. so, it's not that big of a deal to me."[/color] Taylor looked back over at Josh, staring into his eyes with a half-smile.