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Boris Maddox. Maddox? Boris? OH HELL NO. NO NO NO.

Lucien stiffened and paled, and for a moment the world seemed to spin. It couldn't be, right? Haha, the idea was crazy, it just couldn't be [b]that[/b] Boris. He snuck a look at the man's face while trying to appear calm and chipper. No wonder the man was familiar, it was his COUSIN. "O-Oh," it was getting a lot harder to stay calm and his hands went ice cold. In a matter of seconds the chirpy Lucy had become a train wreck. He tried to keep calm and was doing an astounding job, but to be honest, he felt like throwing up.

Maybe Boris wouldn't recognize him? They had never been close after all. Boris was at least five years older and back when they were young Boris would go on hunts with their uncles while Lucien stayed in his room with a horror book or one of the many strays he'd bring in. Plus, Selan had did a grand job with his makeup, so he was safe, yeah?

[b]“What about you, my dears. What are your names?”[/b]

[b]“Oh, I’m Diane. Just Diane, please, I’m not a noble like you. Thank you very much for escorting us to the, erm, dungeons. Strange to think think they are on the seventh floor. Didn’t our tour guide say that everything above the 5th floor was bedrooms that were rented out?”[/b]

Lucien was snapped out of his thoughts. Right, right, he had to play it cool. "I'm Lucy, and I'm so excited to see the dungeons. Oh, you must have a lot of skeletons in there." He didn't really know what he was saying anymore and was semi-paralyzed in shock. However, he noticed the pointed look Dylan had tossed his way and winced. He didn't quite catch what Boris had said, and thought Dylan was merely nervous. The summoner faked a smile. There were too of them, so they'd be okay.

The elevator stopped and the double doors slid open. Boris led them to 'The Dungeon' and it wasn't what Lucien had been suspecting. Weren't dungeons all stony and full of chains and molds and skeletons? This one had chains and paddles and whips, but they lacked skeletons and didn't feel eerie at all. "Oh my!" He exclaimed, "look at all this monster hunting gear." Lucien eyed the pointy knives before staring at Dylan in confusion. This dungeon sucked. Hopefully, Dyn would spare the idiot.

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[b]“What about you, my lovelies? Was there anywhere you were interested in seeing or going?”[/b]

This was their chance to sweep the area and look for anything suspicious. However, the question was, where to look first?

[b]“Er… well… the bar would be nice right about now…”[/b]

Xan looked at Thunderhawk and tried to convey a sense of urgency, but he didn't seem to be looking. The bar wouldn't be a bad place to start, though it would be unlikely that they'd be hiding the missing women in such a crowded area. Sure, there was a thing called hiding in plain sight, but it didn't seem as if they'd get lucky. Anyway, they could always look around and maybe get some useful information out of people who've had a little too much to drink. Places like those loosened people up after all, didn't they? However, before Xan could think about it some more Anthony ushered both Thunderhawk and her towards the bar while Mordie trailed behind them.

"Oh...thank you for the kind offer." Xan smiled shyly, "getting to learn more about the Grande Diamond will be great."

Mordie yelled cheerful encouragements from behind and Xan forced a laugh. This was going to be a horribly long day, but they were getting places. 

The neon lights and loud music made Xan want to groan but she followed after them politely, smiling whenever Mordie or Anthony spoke. It was rather early but the place was almost packed. She looked at Mordie, smiled, and decided to try and be more outgoing. "This place sure is lively? It must be very exciting working somewhere that's booming twenty four hours a day and seven days a week." She paused to laugh softly, "I bet you love it here, don't you? I can see why you would, and I look forward to joining you." Xan placed a gentle hand on Anthony's shoulder and politely led him to his seat.

The girl gave Thunderhawk a smile and motioned for him to take the seat beside Anthony. "Henrietta has been very excited as well, lately, it's been all she's been talking about. Thank you again for having us."