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Gustav stiffened when he felt the hand on his shoulder, half-expecting Shiloh to tell him some advice or tell him that it was a better idea to go home. Instead, he found himself facing a door that read, "MS. COURT". Well here he was. Gustav gulped. He was so nervous. He looked down at his hands, which were clamped around the bouquet of flowers, only to find them trembling. No, no. No more living in fear. Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Gustav looked at the door again and gave it a firm knock. Immediately after, his fear returned and he wanted to run away.

Although he was clearly welcomed in, Gustav couldn't help but grow tense. It was like entering the lions' den. Nevertheless, he walked in and stood out of the way for Shiloh to enter. He shot the blonde a look when he heard the quiet grumble about the office size. Sure it was small, but it was decorated nicely, giving it a comfy feel... in his opinion, at least.
"Uh, oh! I... I got you these on my way here." he said and held the flowers out to Maggie.

With his hands free, Gustav removed his coat and hung it on a rack, turning just when Maggie talked to him about the Council. "Oh, it's nothing like that." he assured while shaking his head. He hesitated for a moment then glanced elsewhere, too embarrassed to say. After a moment, he took a deep, mental breath and looked back at Maggie. "I was actually hoping if you'd... like to have dinner with me sometime...?"

Gustav lowered his head in shame, having already expected a rejection. It took him a full minute to realize the exact opposite happened. He quickly brought his head up to show his wide, surprised eyes. "Y-You will? Really?" he blinked, half-expecting her to laugh and say it was a joke.

Gustav barely acknowledged the knock on the door, he was too in shock from the fact that he had a date. He looked at Shiloh. He didn't know why, he was sure he wouldn't see any expression on him, maybe to make sure he had a witness to prove that he wasn't dreaming.
At the doorway was Arthur Richmond, new blue eyes glazed and the hood of his black jacket pulled up. Dirty blonde hair covered his forehead, and hospital bandages covered his nose and mouth. A closer look showed that even his arms and hands sported those bandages. He looked like a walking mummy. He walked past Maggie, the sound of muffled music coming from his plugged in earbuds. He paused at the two men in the office then turned, removing one earbud and asking, "Who're they?"
Hearing the voice, Gustav turned around to look at who it was. He blinked, not recognizing the man, yet there was something about him he couldn't ignore like he could with a simple soul. There was power resonating from the boy. Strong power. Like an archangel or a strong demon. Who was he?

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Gustav looked at Shiloh as he pushed his way past everyone. "Oh, of course." he nodded. He then turned to Maggie and gave her a nervous smile. "Well... I'll... I'll come by at seven to pick you up!" he said and, with another nervous smile, hurried out the door.

Arthur waited for him to leave to look at Maggie again, seeing her facade break away. "What was that all about?" he grunted and plopped down on the couch, looking at his iPod's list of music. For someone with bandages over his mouth, it wasn't hard to hear him.
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"Do that and you'll lose you're only chance at getting Nikolai." Arthur reminded. He hated that name. The entire reason he had a life like this, a Sin's host, was so he could have his revenge. "What exactly is the plan, anyway? We've only gone over bits and parts of it."
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