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“Nathair,” creepy says, with a fake smile. “don’t make fun of my name and I won’t make fun of your’s. That’s Caleb and this is Miles.”

Okay. Don’t think he’s creepy just cause Burn compared him to Oscar. Don’t think he’s creepy just cause Burn compared him to Oscar. Don’t think he’s creepy just cause Burn compared him to Oscar. Argh! BURN!

I do my best to keep my pouting internal. I’ve had lots of practice with suppressing emotions around Mom.

(Okay, that’s a little unfair. The most time I get to spend with her does tend to be on camera or in front of iMpOrTaNt people. Sooooooo.)

“We should probably find a place to stay…somewhere farther away from the bar, mm?”

“Burn what did you do?” I grab his sleeve. Still nothing conveniently small for me to use. One day I might evolve my psychometry enough to get memories from clothes but it is NOT this day, apparently.

“I’m innocent. I am as innocent as … as a puppy.”

“Why are you like this?” I sigh, I take his arm and glance up.

Nope. I am noping out of that. Nope. We are NOT considering … why is it gray and what is with the irrigation system here, it is soooo poorly planned. Why are they watering houses?

Nope. Remember, we are noping out of this.

“So, tell me exactly what is going on.” I flash my most winning smile – practiced in the mirror every day several times a day when I was a child, just for those abyss-bound cameras. Endless sea I hated being a child! “Burn, you’ll get your turn in a moment. I want to know …”

“I did not start the bar fight!” Burn protests. “No seriously! This was not my fault this time! Snake-Punk did it! I told you he’s like Oscar!”

Don’t sigh. Don’t give him ammunition.

“In a minute Burn. Caleb was it? Can you tell me what’s happened since you met my friend?”

 

BURN

Why is she mad at me? She’s mad at me. I actually didn’t misbehave this time why is she mad at me…

Oh.

Oh I bet she talked with her mom. Ugh.

I met Mrs. Rosewood long, long, long before I met Search. Unfortunately. Oscar had a tendency of keeping me in his apartments when I was staying in the Hives. “Nice and safe.”

It … probably didn’t help that the only time Grimme took me to the Hives was when I was injured… Took me a while to learn how to be blind…

“Can we go inside?” I interrupt whoever is speaking. I probably shouldn’t do that especially when Search is upset with me but …

Well, she’s uneasy about the … whatever-is-above too so she’ll want to go inside, can we please get something over our heads what is going on please can we leave

WHY oh WHY did I have to fall through a hole in reality? Why did Search have to? Why?