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Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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"Oh, here, Ren." Cassi grabs a glass from the counter and wipes it out before she fills it for him. "Did you want to help organize the kitchen?" she asked, not sure if he wanted a say in where everything went. Heck, she wasn't even sure if Nic would like where she was putting the dishes. She just needed to do something.

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Caden

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Location: Death & Co – New York City, Manhattan Island New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden smiled and kissed Nero's lips once before answering. "Das macht absolut Sinn. Musik war für den Menschen schon immer eine Möglichkeit, das auszudrücken, was er nicht in Worte fassen kann." Their drinks arrive and Caden thanks the server before picking up his drink and clinked his glass to Nero's. "Ich glaube, Sie verstehen die Menschen weitaus besser, als Ihnen bewusst ist."

translations

That makes perfect sense. Music has always been a way for humans to express what they cannot put into words.// I think you understand people far better than you realize.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery lets go of one of the balls he throws and it completely misses. He snorts, looking at Kimiko and shakes his head at her. [color=#B0C4DE}"Grandmother? Really?"[/color] He looked back at the game and tossed another ball.

"Well, I've never minded a little light role playing. Does that mean I get to eat you at the end?" Avery asked boldly and looked at Kimiko.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cass had barely any time to register Nic's movements, her focus on his lips and his hands. The groan he made because of her had her toes curling. She slid her leg up his once she was on her back, her stomach tightening when Nic's hand brushed against her stomach. And then he was pulling away and she was sitting up.

Cassi felt a head rush from the change in position, and from being heavy in the moment and then nothing. The growl Nic emanated didn't help the sensations still crawling over her skin from Nic's touch. Cassiopeia stood from the couch and pulled her hair back quickly into a bun before she stood and retrieved her glass of water. She drank the whole thing before Ren walked into the kitchen and Cassi started organizing dishes into a cupboard, choosing the one near the fridge.

Her entire body was still electrified from Nic, and she was very aware of his presence. She had to keep herself busy in order to keep her mind busy.

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Caden

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Location: Death & Co – New York City, Manhattan Island New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden rested his arm behind Nero, looking over the menu with them. Woher kommt Ihre Wertschätzung für Musik?" Caden asked them curiously. His fingers lightly stroked Nero's shoulder.

Nero had picked the composer they wanted to hear when Caden had played the violin for them that first time, and he was curious to know if that was something Nero had always loved, or developed a like for music after they had become a demon.

translations

Where does your appreciation for music come from?

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery stopped when he finds the skeet-ball, and let go of Kimiko's hand. "Little wolf? Hmm, maybe. What would my nickname be though I wonder."

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia's hands tightened on Nic when he picked her up. Even after a day of being on his feet and then moving, he could still pick her up with ease. Cassi would be lying if she said the idea of that didn’t turn her on all the more.

Somehow, Nic managed to find the couch without running into anything, and his tongue finally tangled with hers. Cassi shifted her hands from the back of Nic’s head to tangle onto the top of his hair and pulled slightly.

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Caden

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Location: Death & Co – New York City, Manhattan Island New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden chuckled and let Nero drag them along. ”I thought you might,” he said. They walked inside, the sensual atmosphere already wrapping around the pair. Caden spoke with the front-end staff member, giving them his name before they were led to a back corner of the restaurant.

Caden smiled and slid into the booth-styled seat, pulling Nero in with him so they sat on the same side of the booth together. ”Möchten Sie, dass ich eine Flasche Wein bestelle, oder möchten Sie einen Cocktail?”

translations

Would you like me to order a bottle of wine or would you like a cocktail?

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery laughed, the kiss effectively over for the time being. He gave Kimiko a crooked look, his eyebrows shifting and the corner of his mouth tilted up. ”Small Avery? Please tell me that’s not what you are going to call that thing?”

Avery released Kimiko, settling for her hand, and led her through the arcade, looking for a new game.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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A happy noise vibrated in Cassi’s throat, and she shifted in her seat. She moved without breaking the kiss to sit sideways in Nic’s lap. Once she was seated, Cass parted her lips so the kiss would deepen.

Her hands slid further into Nic’s hair, and Cass did her best to stifle a moan, but it was just quieter than it could have been. Her emotions flooded her body, and despite them being inside, a brief breeze drifted down Cassi’s back, pushing her to press her body closer to Nic’s.

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Caden

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Location: Driving – New York City, Manhattan Island New York
Skills:
Fit

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”Well, we are in New York. Maybe we will, my little imp,” Caden said, kissing Nero softly.

The car started to slow as it neared its destination. Outside, life in New York was transitioning from the busy work day to the active nightlife, and since it was Friday, the city was really coming awake.

Caden pulled back from the kiss seconds before the door opened. He set Nero down and got out before helping his imp get out of the car. Cars sped down the road next to them, horns honking and music playing from everywhere. Laughter and yelling filled the sidewalks. The overall feeling of life was provocative, and Caden smiled brightly at his little imp.

Behind him, in bold, burnished gold lettering read the words Death & Co. Thin, horizontal windows looked out onto the street, revealing black, red, and gold interior inside. People were laughing, and whispering into each other’s ears. ”I thought we could have some cocktails, and a small bite to eat before I take you sight seeing,” Caden explained.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery looked down as Kimiko closed the distance. A smile still rested on his face and danced in his eyes from the laughter he had shared with her earlier. He felt his body warm from her words, pleased she seemed to like the idea of his wolf form keeping her protected.

Kimiko’s lips found their way onto his, and Avery wrapped one arm around her waist. His hand came to rest on her hip, and he tugged her close while they kissed.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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There was no one to stop the kiss this time, and although the kiss wasn’t as heady as it had been in the back of the moving van, it still pulled Cassiopeia in. She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning close to Nic while they kissed.

Her fingers naturally twirled in Nic’s hair, her mind drifting to how it had looked when he took his helmet off earlier, which led her mind to drift to the moment in the moving van. She knew nothing would happen here with Ren upstairs, but that didn’t prevent Cassi from wishing it would.

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Caden

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Location: Driving – New York City, Manhattan Island New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden smiled, rubbing Nero’s back while they laid on him, and they watched the world go by together.

”Humans never seem to change either. Life after life there is this constant motion and need to become more. Art captures the movement of life, and some capture the beauty or the pain so completely of living. It’s fascinating.”

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery doubled over, having to turn around because he was laughing much more from Kiki’s impersonation of him with the wolf stuffed animal mimicking her face. Tears formed in his eyes and he wiped his face, shaking his head.

”Now you’ll always have me with you,” he said, calming down.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic’s Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia smiled softly while they happily stared at each other. Her hand rested on top of Nic’s while it warmed her leg. Nic’s words warmed her cheeks, and Cassi broke eye contact. She curled her hand around Nic’s, squeezing it before setting in on her cheek and looking back at him.

”I’m happy you found me,” she whispered.

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Caden

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Location: Driving – Queens, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden’s attention returns to Nero when he feels them crawl into his lap. He smiled, wrapping his arms loosely around them. Caden lifted his hand, brushing his fingers along Nero’s orbital bone, then down the side of their face.

”The art. The music and the culture. It makes this city feel more alive,” he said softly. He looked out the window as they crossed one of the bridges to Manhattan Island.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery stumbled out of the way when Kimiko pushed him to get her prize. He laughed, shaking his head at the absolute minion she was. He leaned against the machine, watching her freak out and flip the thing inside out. His eyes widened at the comparison, and then he laughed.

”It does not!”

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic's New Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia sipped her water while Nic looked into the kitchen, trying to decide what he wanted. She looked at Nic when he mentioned it being a 'primal need' and she laughed while he kissed her cheek.

"You are too good for this world Nicholas Wu," she declared.

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Caden

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Location: JFK Airport ---> Driving – Queens, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden grinned and nodded. "Exactly," he said, and looked out the opposite window. He watched cars and buildings go by as they made their slow way through. Walking in New York was always the better option, but Caden had requested a car for the evenings.

"Many times. I've lost count," he informed Nero.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery looked at the stuffed animal she points out and he laughed. "Hmmm, I wonder why," he said, grinning. Avery scanned his wristband for the game to start. He concentrated, looking to make sure he had it lined up before he dropped the claw. The thing with this game was it was timed. So you only had so long before the game would shut down on you.

Unfortunately Avery missed it. He glanced at Kimiko. "You wanna try?" He stepped out of the way, scanning his card again for her, so she could try. He stood just beside her, with his hand on her lower back. He guided her when she needed it, but tried to let her do it on her own. When she didn't get it as well, Avery laughed.

"I have a larger, warmer, fuzzier alternative. Would that work?" he asked Kimiko, referring to his own wolf form.

"Let's try one more time, and then I can buy you another drink." He shuffled Kimiko out of the way, and gave the claw machine another go.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic's New Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia stuffed the paper back into the box she unpacked when she heard the glass hit the table. Cassi looked over and smirked before she sat up and looked at Nic.

"And when do you get to rest?" she countered. "I'm okay, Nic. My head feels fine, my cut is fully healed," she reminded him. "I can still remember what happened last week and two hundred and fifty years ago."

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Caden

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Location: JFK Airport – Queens, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden laughed as they were pulled along. He let Nero get in first before he gave the driver directions. "We'll be there for a couple hours. You could drop off our things at the hotel before coming back," Caden suggested. The driver agreed, and Caden got inside the car.

"I think you're going to love it here. The life in New York is rousing." Inside the car, a black partition between the driver and the backseats was up, so the passengers had privacy. The windows were completely tinted so no one could see inside.

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery and Kimiko played a couple rounds of basketball, the games very close, but Kimiko got the edge out on Avery a couple of times. Then it was air hockey, then it was a couple of shooting games. At one point Avery lost it, laughing hard at the way Kimiko was freaking out and shooting anything and everything.

As they wandered to find their next game, Aver spotted a claw machine with giant stuffed animals inside, and Avery pointed at it. "These things suck, but do you want me to try and get one for you?" At some point, Avery had received a message from Caden that he and Nero were safely in New York.

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Nic's New Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia happily follows Nic and Ren into the elevator and up to the top. The joy of having cats is you can leave them pretty much all day and they're fine. As long as there was food.

Cassiopeia smiled and waved to Ren before he disappeared into his bedroom. Part of her worried she was intruding and that was why he went into hiding, but it had been a long day for all of them as well.

Cass follows Nic into the kitchen and starts to pull out bowels and glasses, unwrapping them and setting them on the counter so Nic could put them away where he wanted. She pouted when he told her to go and sit. Defiantly, she grabbed one of the unopened boxes and sat at the kitchen table with it. She opened the box and started pulling things out, feeling triumphant that she could do both.

"You were working all day, too," she reminded him to prevent him from protesting.

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Caden

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Location: JFK Airport – Queens, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden chuckled, shaking his head from their excitement. He kissed the top of Nero's head before leading them to the stairs out of the plane. He thanks his pilots and hands them an envelope. "Have fun. I'll contact you Sunday, but I think a late night departure would be best for everyone." The pilots are shocked but nodded happily.

Caden lead Nero down the stairs and stopped when they reached the bottom. He pointed to a plane that had just landed and was taxing down the runway "That's what most people fly in," he said, pointing to one of the large passenger airplanes. "Except they don't have bedrooms, or private bathrooms."

Chicago After Hours -- Paused (indefinitely)

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Avery Zain

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Location: Emporium Arcade and Bar – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Avery chuckled from Kimiko's reaction. "And you called me adorable," he teased. Avery pulled Kimiko along, looking for a good area for them to start. "Basketball or a shooting game to start?"

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Cassiopeia Claire Alistair

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Location: Driving ---> Nic's New Apartment – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Fit

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Cassiopeia jumped out, holding onto Nic's hands, and waved at people as they started to leave. Jason and Todd hovered by the vehicle, waiting to see if Cass needed a ride back to her place.

Cassi smiled up at Nic before she looked down at their hands. She flipped one of Nic's palms over and ran a finger along the lines of his hand. "I could take the bus home, if you want me to stay a little longer," she said, looking up at Nic.

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Caden

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Location: JFK Airport – Queens, New York
Skills:
Fit

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Caden grinned, pleased Nero would allow him to keep up the surprise weekend he had in store for them. He laughed after his picture was taken and nodded. "We can take as many pictures as you want and do as many of those little couple TikTok videos, too."

He finished his champagne just before the plane started to drop more. "We're landing now, stay seated," he told Nero. A few moments later the plane touched the runway and started to slow as they taxied over to a private area. A black sedan waited on the tarmac, the driving standing outside. They moved once the plane stopped and took the luggage from the plane and added it to the trunk of the car.

Caden stood and buttoned his jacket up. "Ready, my dear?" Caden asked, offering their hand to Nero.