[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Restaurant – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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[color=#B0C4DE]”If you think this is me mad, then you’re in for a real shock,”[/color] I declare. I add more creamers to my coffee and stir the liquid until it’s all mixed. The fact that Kimiko takes nothing in her coffee is surprising but says a lot about her, too. 

I pick up my coffee cup and take another sip. My eyes shift up to watch Kimiko while I drink. [color=#B0C4DE]”In my experience, people always ask the wrong questions. I don’t have a problem with people wanting to get to know me. I have a problem with people who have to fill the silence with questions because they can’t stand the noise in their own heads.”[/color]

I learned way more about a person by just watching them than I ever did by asking them personal questions. Likewise, I learned more about a person when we spoke about nothing in particular. 

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#006400]Caden[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#006400]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Home – Chicago, IL
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[color=#006400][i]”Ich liebe dich, mein kleiner Kobold. Ich habe dich ausgewählt. Daran wird sich nichts ändern.”[/i][/color] I stared into their eyes for another minute more before I closed the short distance and kissed them deeply.

[Hider=translations]I love you, my little imp. I chose you. Nothing will change that.[/hider]

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Driving – Chicago, IL 
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I looked at the picture Nic had made and smiled. [color=#DB7093]”That’s perfect, Nic. If he still shows interest in the gems, we can ask him about other gems he’s come across. Maybe we can even express interest in adding a gem like the Hindu temple’s fountain had to this fountain,”[/color] I said, brainstorming all the different ways we could get this stone back.