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In that case, he’ll get along well with Basil!  Niarok and Yila are siblings, correct?  They both sound pretty cool!

Misu:

“Who’s there?”  Misu called back into the shadows behind them.

“I am,”  a young man stepped forward and cleared his throat, his face partially obscured by his long, dark hair.  Qatar shot a tired glance over at the stranger.

“And you are?”  The question was laced with a biting sarcasm.

“On my way out of here. Does someone know where ‘out’ is?”  The question was friendly enough, but Misu could sense an underlying tension.  And who can possibly blame him?  He smiled apologetically.

“I wish we knew.  Trust me, we’ve all tried.”  He sighed.  “I don’t think there’s an exit.”

“That’s too bad.”  The young man raked his fingers through his hair, then ducked suddenly, as if to hide.  Misu shot him a concerned glance as he coughed loudly.  The man smiled weakly.

“Don’t worry, bad decisions aren’t contagious.”  Misu smiled, then caught himself.  I don’t think that was supposed to be funny!

“You’re glowing.”

Misu froze.  He glanced up to see another man standing in front of him, gazing at him from behind a thick fringe of black curls.  Wait where did you come fr- wait you’re talking to me!  “Oh no!”  I knew something was off!  His face flushed with heat as he slipped further into his familiar disguise.  How embarrassing!  Now they’re all probably terrified of me.  He bit his lip, searching the small group nervously.  “Is – is that any better?”  The young man raised his eyebrows, slowly nodding in approval.  He turned his gaze toward the other newcomer, his black eyes narrowing into a frosty glare.

“Are you ill?  You’d better not be.  You need to cover your coughs, you know.  I don’t want to get sick too.”  He adjusted his heavy scarf over the lower half of his face, and sighed.

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