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Beaming, Xiu threw her arms around the demoness, returning her hug enthusiastically before she drew back, her smile sheepish. "I've been around! Taking pictures, mostly." She gestured towards the camera that hung around her neck before her gaze flickered towards Shehk. She smiled at the ghoul's words, head cocked in curiosity, when she caught the faintly confused look on her face. Hmm? What was wrong--

...Oh. Oh. She...she had never formally introduced herself, right? Only in that dream. Lifting a hand, she rubbed the back of her neck, struggling to come up with a quick excuse as to how they may have met each other. Fortunately, a wonderful distraction came in the form of Lizzy's explaination.

...Wait. Wait, Malodore and Riley...were getting married?

Xiu couldn't, and didn't even try, to hide the glee from her face. Unfortunately, as it was time to sit down with their new partners, she didn't get to get a chance to congratulate the Mindflayer. Deciding that that would have to come immediately after the fifteen minutes of chatting was up, she shot Riley a huge grin, and then turned to face Lizzy. Giving her friend's hand a squeeze, she nodded eagerly. "Let's go!"

"Maybe." The cat ghoul whined, her ears falling back against her head. "It starts beating out of my chest whenever I look at-" name no names. No reason for names to get involved in this. "... Certain people. And it's messing with my brain because I'm bothered by things that I'd normally be happy about."

Before Mitsu's hand could leave, Riyo clutched the fragile appendage in her own with a sensitivity that seemed... Alien to the cat ghoul. Did she even realize she was doing it? "I don't know what to do. I don't want to feel! I want to be cold and callous again!"

Christof's eyes narrowed as he glowered at what the Kelpie had done. "Make-mess" he signed sharply, "Should-be-at-party." He gave an additional grunt, a bit of drool dribbling down his chin from his torn face as he reached forward to first snatch the scissors from the kelpie's hand, and then manhandle him to his hooves to drag him back out of the bathroom. What had gotten into him? He should defend his property, if that's what the issue was.

He wasn't so fond of that woman Master fawned over either... all the more reason to give her a good kick.

Ah good good, the girls either knew or just learned right now. For now, Jericho was also rather unaware that he had a little lupine girl hiding behind him. Nor would he really know. For, across the ways, he spotted Barth looking a little more than distressed. Was there an issue? Possibly danger? He needed to investigate.

"Excuse us ladies," he nodded to the group before making his way over to the sloth demon.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked while looking around warily.

For being something he wanted, it didn't turn out that he was glad for it to happen. Pulling back with all his strength to then being easily released, something he never thought the Igor would do considering he NEVER listened to him, sent him flying back and smacking his head against the side of the toilet seat.

Whining, he grabbed the back of his heat as he laid on the tiled floor. "OWWwwwwwiiieeeeeee." He whined, but at least it gave him a temporary distraction from the pain in his heart - though it was bound to leave a nasty bump later.

How could this night get any worse?

"Calder? Last we saw him he was speaking with Riley. That was awhile ago though. We don't know where he has gone. He isn't in danger is he?" Jericho asked while looking around warily. The dragon was trying to find signs of the kelpie, as we as looking out for anything that might be hostile. Or suspicious.

Always looking for suspicious things.

"Yes. Riley. We were too far to hear what was going on though. And shouldn't doesn't mean he isn't," Jericho said while continuing to look out, "It doesn't look like there is anything suspicious around, but there's always that chance. Especially lately."

The dragon snarled at the thought. What if a hunter had managed to slip past and was now trying to take Calder away?

"You haven't seen anyone.. ssssuspiciousss around have you? Especially among the new studentss?"

And what strength Calder had was given up the moment the moment Christof grabbed his legs. Without the ability to plant himself and push or pull, he was helpless and at the mercy of the Igor - which was a very scary thought.

Dragged across the floor, Calder at least had to be glad that this bathroom was cleaned regularly, but was terrified the moment the door was opened. Ears dropping back, he crawled out to try and grab the sides of the door. "Christof, no! Please. PLEASE don't let me go out there! I can't- I just... Please don't." He was all but PLEADING with the Igor at this point, in a frantic panic to be anywhere than out there lest he see any more of....him....and her....together.

His whole chest twisted and he gasped, his vision darkening.