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"Tansy," began Annie, "don't... We could all take blame for something. What if you stayed dead? What if Garret had aimed better? What if I had killed him when I had the chance and not have been stupid and think I could bargain with him?"

She stood up, agitated, the quick movement caused the room to spin and she leaned against the wall taking a deep breath. Then in a rush she continued, "Unfortunately, Gidget's power is the only one that can be used right away for whatever schemes Mr. Ray has. He sees Tansy as a gem best to keep stored away, and wants to keep us in storage of sorts... Actually come to think of it, he might not feel that way about me. I think I really struck a nerve with him..." She took a deep breath, "I had a chance to protect your sister by putting Mr. Ray down in the restaurant, but I was stupid and naive and didn't: I understand if you want to throw me out or what not. If it is anyone's fault that Mr. Ray is still a problem: it would be me."

The winged woman sighed in defeat. She knew at that point there was no use in fighting about it. She, unlike the others had yet to have any rest. She had staid alert through-out the night in hopes to keep them safe. She was tried,hungry, and dirty. And she didn't know which wish she should request first. Sleeping would come later. Only when she knew that they were all safe, and they had some grasp of understand before them. And although a shower sounded like heave, that two, could wait. However, if she wished to stay awake and listen what what Gidget's brother had to tell them, she needed energy, and that was food. She nodded to him. "Something to eat sounds great. Thank you, again." She gave a somewhat weak smile to him as she aloud herself to relax somewhat, she felt sleep's grip tighten on her.

Lily Stinson sighed as she paced around her single bed room dorm room. The teenager was luciy enough to have a dorm to herself, most girls had to share with a roommate, who 90% of the time was entirely different then themselves. However, Lily wasn't thankful for it when the boredom crept in. It seemed that having a room mate would of been the only way the girl could of had a girlfriend...any friend.. for that matter.



"Well, Lil. Maybe you should think about changing your extra curricular activities" she said mimicking her mothers voice from the last conversation they had expelled over the phone a month ago. Lily loved her mother to a extent, but when she cut the girl off from her bank accounts, and began to give her the ridiculous living allowance, Lily felt that her mother had gone to far. "I mean, come on. I'm not like my father, I'm not going to swindle the family funding down the toilet over some football game, or horse race." she said to herself, walking into the kitchen.

She looked at the single dish that tainted her sink. Sighing, she had a dorm room to herself, but if you wanted a dish washer, you was asking too much. Regardless, Lily took the plate, along hand with dish sponge and washed the dish, circling the plate lazily with a thick lather of soap. It was no wonder her room was so clean. She had nothing better to do with her time, trying to be on good behaviour so her mother wouldn't have to feel like becoming the big bad wolf and knocking on her door anytime soon. Sighing mainly in frustration at the small reminders of her mother, she caused a single strand of brown to flutter upward and land right back in it's rightful place, right over her eye. Lily chuckled a bit at the thought of her mother seeing her hair the way it was. In her face, over her eyes. Bangs unkempt. She could feel her mothers hand smooth across her face, removing the unwanted tresses from the girls angular face.

"Oh mother. If you only knew." she mused to herself, rinsing the plate and putting in the drain tray. Then, boredom had finally succeeded in it's mission to get Lily to leave her room, the young woman grabbed her jacket and headed out the door. Sure she couldn't do anything extreme, but what was wrong with walking the corridors? Maybe she would meet someone, after all. Someone to update her on current events.. The news really wasn't her favorite thing to read, watch, or listen too..

"Oh, if it is a bother, that'll be fine," she said, mischievously. "I'm an art major, I've done some modeling before... I'm comfortable with my body." She walked around peaking into various doors until she found the bathroom. Personally she preferred not to go around just in her underwear, but it was better than going around in her bloody clothes.

So, she decided between Gidget's urging and maybe a little push on her part, Shane would probably be able to scrounge up something for her to wear. With her back to them as she walked into the bathroom with her back to them she pulled off her top. "If you could just lend me one of your shirts, Mr- I mean Shane, that'll be fine."

Shutting the door, but leaving a crack she continued, "Oh, I might be a while, so if one of you needs the bathroom just give me a warning and come on in."

Well, if Annie was in the shower, and his stomach wasn't bugging him for food anymore at the moment, Ako decided, "I'm gonna step outside for a walk, okay? I'll back in a little bit."
He probably didn't have to worry about his appearance, other than some dust and debris clinging to his clothes, and maybe some singe marks. He hadn't fought anything organic in the tower, just robots and drones.

Garret stood up and followed Ako. "I'll go with you. Why don't we all go, Shane? Let the girls clean themselves up without them having to worry about us." He threw on his jacket to hide the rip in his sleeve. He hadn't noticed the throbbing pain in his shoulder from that monster back in the labs. He winced and then smiled to cover it up. Since he got his memory back he hadn't felt like the same person. He always felt he could tell his friends everything, and now he just wants to hide that he was hurt. What if the way he was acting before was nothing like he had been acting in the past few weeks. Garret felt like something was coming up inside him and he wasn't sure it was good. "Come on, show us around campus?"

"You guys have fun. And don't get yourselves in trouble." She smiled as she walked into the kitchen and poked her head back out. "And thanks again." She looked around for a moment, taking everything in, trying to find this and that before she found the box of Jimmy Dean's in the freezer. She grabbed it and pull it out, looking at the box.

Annie closed her eyes as she stepped into the shower, letting the water-so hot it was almost scalding- pound on her aching back and muscles. If there was such a place as heaven, it would be a hot shower, or at least that is what Annie felt like. Relaxing her mind she imagined her favorite paintings as she began to scrub her hair with the shampoo. After washing, finding nothing else to do, she shut off the water and stepped out of the shower.

Wrapping herself in a towel she stuck her head out of the bathroom door and called out, "Mr Morr- I mean Shane, do you have a shirt I can borrow?"