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[@Gentlemanvaultboy]
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[i]"Hey, buddy."[/i]

Somehow the words made the fist that clenched around his heart let go. He hadn't even realized how wound up he'd been until the relief hit him. He let out a breath and chuckled.

[color=slategray]"Sure."[/color] It wasn't exactly a public pool, but he didn't let that stop him. [color=slategray]"Yeah, you could say that,"[/color] he replied as he maneuvered himself so he was floating next to her. [color=slategray]"I tried to find you before... I don't know if you got my messages... uh... it didn't go well."[/color] Oh he'd gotten some answers, sure, but the journey to get them had been... messy. [color=slategray]"But, hey, here we are huh? Still in one piece?"[/color]

He couldn't remember the last time he'd smiled, let alone wanted to, but not it was suddenly easy again.

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[@Scarifar]
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"I see..." It seemed the two girls had differing opinions on things. Vala wasn't going to lie, she was sort of with Belinda on this one. "So is fighting not something you do at parties in Rhea? That's a little disappointing; I guess some things are the same no matter where you go." And yet that one boy had been so willing to send Cassius flying. "Did you know the other two?" she asked, referring to said boy and Katherine. Katherine was a student of their school, and yet the few glimpses she'd gotten at this party was the first she'd seen of her.

Despite this, the girl seemed to have a reputation. A reputation amongst the students usually only meant one thing: power.