[center][h1][color=F0A06B]Nic Wu[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=F0A06B]Location:[/color][/b] Leaving Cassiopeia’s Townhouse, Chicago, IL
[b][color=F0A06B]Skills:[/color][/b][/center]
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My dad and I wave goofily to Cassiopeia until we get in the vehicle to leave. [color=F0A06B]”How are you feeling about… everything?”[/color] I ask my dad once we’ve left, careful in my wording so as to avoid suspicion from the driver. He nods his head, seemingly thinking about this answer. 

“It’ll take a minute or so for me to fully process everything, I think.” He tells me honestly. “But I’m glad I still have you around, son.” He puts his hand on my shoulder and gives it a gentle squeeze.

I smile sadly back at him, still so grateful to have him back. [color=F0A06B]”I’m glad I have you still too, dad.”[/color] The rest of the car ride passes in an easy silence.

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[center][h1][color=643B46]Nero[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=643B46]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Mansion, Chicago, IL
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Not expecting it, I let out a small squeak when Caden pulls me into a hug. I’m stiff for a moment, unsure of how to react at first, but when he kisses the top of my head, I feel myself almost immediately relax. I wrap my arms around his torso and lean my head against his chest, closing my eyes. [color=643B46]“I wish I could tell you that I did,”[/color] I mumble against his shirt. [color=643B46]”But I really have no memory of it.”[/color] My mind wanders to what I had experienced with Cassiopeia just yesterday. I chew on my lip a bit more as I mull over what I want to ask, weighing the pros and cons, going back and forth, until I finally just say it. [color=643B46]“I think I might… want to remember now, though?”[/color] If you ask one-day-ago-Nero if they wanted to uncover their humanity, they would scoff at the thought. The idea of how rapidly I’m changing scares me a little, but I think it’s time to face my own ‘demons’ finally.