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Shun nodded quietly to Mitsu once more before setting his cup down and standing up. Extending a hand out to her, he helped her stand up before walking with her towards the little gathering. Once they were nearby, he looked at the others within the group before bowing lightly to Riley.

"You look fairly well."

Compared to being dead.

The offer seemed to go over well, it would have with either form of Riley. She could worry about filling her in on her last few minutes of existence another time. "As much as I can, lots of a friends to meet for only one dance."

She only smiled more at Maladore beside her, it hadn't looked so 'alive' let alone happy as it did right now. A bit awkward, but still more then the broken creature she had found in the spare dorm room.

Everything was okay... Till Shun arrived.

Purple eyes flickered flaring up slightly as they seemed to bare down on the other boil. A fair bit of anger seeming to simmer behind the purple flames as she said nothing in greeting to him.

"Si... ah, I know it must be somewhat of a shock, but... the Bogeymen, when they took her, managed to revive her. I only found out a short while ago, myself. It was, ah, somewhat overwhelming, but as you can see..." Malodore nodded to Shun. Honestly, the plague doctor had been too distraught during the... incident... to remember what the other students had been doing, so it had no ill-will towards the Reaper. "Signore Vek is here to ensure all goes well," it added, gesturing at the lurking Bogeyman with a flip of one wing.

It projected the mental equivalent of a pleased smile at Riley before calming, not wanting to overwhelm her with too much of... well, everything.

Jove let out a little growl at Mot's hand-waving, an attempt at telling the reaper off that was falling towards the unenthusiastic side.

But fluffy ears perked up at the mention of spookies. That was more like it! His tail began to curl up ever so slightly, and he glanced over at masked-Mot as though saying "Can we go eat spookies instead of flailing around?"

Shun, and Mitsu, Malodore replied, at once. Not terribly close friends, but fair acquaintances.

Whooowhiee~ that thar'is a mouthful. I'might take ya'up on that later, boil. Levi never would doubt Mot's ability when it came to dance. In fact, she was grateful for the distraction. It meant they weren't going to discuss what may/may not have been seen. Checking along the walls, Levi found the wrath demon, letting out a sigh of relief. He wasn't fighting Lizzy's date or being dragged out of prom. That was a good sign! It looked like he was with something she couldn't quite identify at the moment, but right now, she was tending to Jove.

Levi cackled when the ghostly pup's tag gave a sign of approval at the prospect of spookies. Looks like'a winner ta'me. Comin' fer'a spookie 're two. Mot? Levi took a step in the direction of the refreshments table, waiting to see if the two were going to follow her along. And potentially find out who West was with.

The look Sammy gave him did not escape Shun, but he ignored it. At this point in time, he doubted anything he said or did would dissuade her from believing otherwise. But that was fine as he thought she was a moron regardless. Having another enemy didn't really bother him in any case.

When he had heard Riley may still be alive, he didn't really have any other details, so he was unaware that she did not remember any of them. The mention of the Bogeymen, as well as the presence of one of them did have him regard the cloaked figure warily.

"I see," he nodded to the Plague doctor before pausing as... Riley..

Did she just get them mixed up? That did not seem like an error a mindflayer would make, and as a result he regarded her with a sense of suspicion.

Jericho quickly chimed in.

The venture out to the food table had been relatively fruitful, leaving Thackery to savor both the moment and these delicious snacks. He'd decided that it wouldn't hurt to wait just a little while before returning to Tomoko with her favored tiny sausages. It was polite to give them enough time to manage a couple of dances, right?

Gnawing with purpose on a spookie, he wandered slowly around the perimeter, offering a little smile or a nod here and there when his gaze met another promgoer's.

But one didn't get a smile.

His handful of spookies went tumbling to the floor, crumbling around his feet. He stared, eyes wide, fingers trembling. It couldn't be. It...couldn't. Had Malodore not accompanied her, he really might have believed that, but...it was Riley. She had to be. She'd somehow escaped the clutches of Insanity, returned from a stage that they'd been sure was fatal, and...she was here. She was okay!

The Cerberus had no less than a million things to say to her, to ask her, but intruding while she spoke with her friends wasn't something that he was comfortable doing. After all, he wouldn't have wanted that sort of interruption if it were--

Ash.

He visibly drooped. His heart felt heavy. Did this mean that he would get better? That he would want him again? His eyes stung, and everything looked so blurry, and he wished he hadn't left Tomoko, because a hug would really be nice right now.

He buried his face in his hands and pretended that it might make him invisible.