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"<Hello?>"

The group inside the gym might notice that there's a certain artist and a Noivern in the entrance. Aline now wore a white buttoned coat and a longer skirt, but overall looked almost the same, just older and with longer hair. She now carried a drawing table instead of a sign and she had golden earrings on her.

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-Sarah smiles and waves at Aline. Meanwhile, Ellen sighs at Caroline-

Ellen: Fine. Can we just "see" already?

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-Phosphora gasps.-

Phosphora: Auntie Aline!

-She runs over and gives Aline a quick hug.-

Caroline smiles. "Ah well. Remember, you're always welcome as a student or a mentor here. Or a trainer~"

The City Behind the Walls, Brewer's District, Gilded Lily Interior

Of course, it was the moments like this that the man in the mask relished, the times where he could slip free of the bonds of canon and story to do something unexpected. There was something in the basement here, some critical... Critical documents that would greatly help the resistance gain a foothold in the city once the Regent was removed in some way or another. To that end, the man in the mask needed the keycode, four numbers representing the birthday of the Gilded Lily's... Favorite patron...

"Now now, Mr Bunting. I know I'm not your expected girl for this evening, but I have some business to attend to tonight."

The art dealer squirmed under his blindfold. When the person had entered the room he thought his session was beginning early, but this was something unexpected. Was this part of the game? The soft, almost sing-song voice resounding in his head certainly made it sound like it was...

Art Dealer Bunting: Who... Who are you?

"Someone who is not here, only the voice you hear in whispers. I need something, something hidden by my... Sisters shall we say? Four little numbers, your numbers dear~"

Art Dealer Bunting: R-right, why would you need that..?

"When I was... Recruited... They started to withhold my letters. I need that number to find the evidence of some inheritance I lost. With that I can get out of this hellhole, think you can help a girl out~?"

Art Dealer Bunting: Oh, uh... I suppose I can...

The girl in the mask before the art dealer smirked.

"Thank ya' kindly~"

She quickly gave the bound man a small kiss before heading for the door.

"Your regular should be here shortly."

The girl in the mask exited the room and slipped back into the shadows, a small glint of gold the last thing visible.

The man in the masked relished the chances to go off-script.

Caroline smiles. "I was just about to start the girls' dance lesson, would you like to stay and watch? Maybe you can get some inspiration~"

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Aline seems to give it some thought

"<Oh, come on, we all know you'll say yes.>" said Divoom

Aline sweatdrops again, but she does nod in agreement.

Orre - A house in Pyrite Town

- At morning, Lillith is still asleep, having been up late the previous night due to work -

Lillith: "Zzz... Hey, don't do that... zzz... knocking over Agate Village is illegal, I think...

- A young dark-haired boy looking to be about four or five years old or so peeks into the room -

Lillith's son: "Hey, mom, it's time to wake up."

- Lillith is still asleep -

Lillith's son: "It's morning already. Come on, get up!"

- Lillith mumbles something in her sleep, turning to her side -

Lillith's son: "You going to sleep all day?"

- Lillith is still asleep -

Lillith's son: "If you don't get up soon, you're gonna miss breakfast!"

Lillith: (opening an eye, sitting up) "Breakfast...?"

Lillith's son: (nods) "Uh-huh. Daddy's making breakfast."

Lillith: (yawns) "Oh, I better get up then..."

A few minutes later...

- Lillith has now gotten dressed, and goes to the living room, where she notices the empty laundry basket has been placed upside down and seems to be sort of a make-shift cage for her daughter. The toddler doesn't seem particularly bothered, just sitting there holding onto a Gligar plushe with one hand, while sucking on her thumb on the other hand -

Lillith: (blinks) "Oh, good morning, sweetie. Why are you in there?"

Lillith's son: (walks over) "She kept hitting me with her plushie, so I put her in jail!"

Lillith: (chuckles) "Oh, really?" (bends down) "You wanna work with the police like your mommy?"

Lillith's son: (shrugs) "I don't know."

Lillith: (stands up) "Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to let your sister out of "jail" now." (lifts up the laundry basket and puts it aside) "There we go." (picks up her daughter) "You didn't really mean to bother your big brother, did you?"

Lillith's daughter: (has dropped her Gligar plushie on the floor when her mother picked her up, and looks around as if wondering where it went)

Lillith: (giggles) "I know you didn't mean any harm. You were just trying to get his attention, weren't you?"

Lillith's son: (crosses arms) "Can't we send her to live with grand-uncle and grand-aunt in Gateon Port?"

Lillith: (looks at her son) "Oh, you don't really mean that, do you?"

Lillith's daughter: (looks over at her brother curiously)

Lillith's son: (sighs) "... No, I don't."

Lillith's daughter: (giggles)

Lillith's son: (to his sister) "Yeah, yeah, you're cute, we get it..."

Lillith: (grins) "Well, breakfast should be done by now, so let's go get some food, shall we?"

Lillith's son: (nods) "Okay!"

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-an Alakazam and a Froslass blip inside-

<Hello.>

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-the two nod-

Merasmus: <Selene.>

Catherine: <A while has passed. Our trainer will be in shortly, I expect.>

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Ellen: Can't we just get this over with? Without getting interrupted by everyone?

Sarah: Ellen, relax. Patience.

Petalburg

-Very fortunately for Dune and Deziree, Jacob is facing the town itself, and it's very hard to miss an airship touching down, even if one misses its exact landing spot-

"...."

"Ren I'm going to have to call you back. Take care now." -He hangs up-

Regina: <Yuh oh.>

Argentum: -Poking his head out from behind Jacob's chair, the rest of his body somehow hidden- <SCIENCE.>

Jacob: "The number of regulations that single action just broke is enough to give me a week's worth of paper work and a stickler a heart attack.  Yeah yeah we're going to go check that out. Regina?"

-The three blip off to the airship-

Jacob: -Looking up at it- "... Well then. Ahem..."

-He shouts up- "ATTENTION AIRSHIP PILOT, YOU HAVE LANDED UNDECLARED IN A RESTRICTED AND CIVILIAN AREA, PLEASE DECLARE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING"

Argentum: <Error. Statement does not comply with the usual scripted response dictated for this situation.>

Regina: <But this makes the point so much faster!>