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Rabid laughed happily and clung to Julian for a good long time before pulling back slightly.

"Ah! It's been to long!" she cried, and then added, "Why quit your job?"

Liam gasped as he felt something brush against his hand, and pulled it back. It took him a moment to refocus his mind.

Crow...

"Ah, Gods, Crow, I'm sorry," he shook his head, "I've got this...thing." He motioned aimlessly to his face, his eyes completely unfocused and leading almost to the floor.

"Ah, Jesus, I missed you, too." He grabbed her hand then, almost in apology.

Ike approached Len slowly, head lowered slightly and ears facing the Osso.

"Hi, Len," he grinned and hugged himself, not quite knowing whether or not to tackle his friend to the ground.

"Hey, Ethan," Björn grinned uncharacteristically happily, "an'...ah...thank you? You are...?" Looking at this new woman...girl...thing, he was reminded of his old zombie compadres way back when beneath William.

He gave a convulsive shudder.

Osso watched with some dismay as Ike approached Len along with the fact that she had called his name instead of his... Some jealousy grew in the child, but he held it back with a long practiced skill. She had't seen him. Yeah, that was it.

Not interrupting, Osso sort of meshed with the side of the tent and large crowd.

"Because," Julian said, kissing her and grinning, "It keeps me away from here too long, and I never-" he interrupted himself and kissed her again, "-get to see you anymore."

Crow held tight to Liam's hand, trying to catch his gaze. Suddenly it clicked...

"Ah, Liam, your eyes," she said, reaching out to touch his face and then pulling back. She then abandoned any thought of giving him space and hugged him, arms wrapping about his waist. "I'm so sorry I'm never around..."

Len hugged Malachi and giggled in a most unlike-Lenore way, and spotted Osso. Waving frantically, she turned her attentions back to Malachi in an instant.

"Cripes, Bah, haven't seen you 'round for so long, Sadako wanted to see you too! 'Dako, c'mon out," she said, poking twiggy fingers into the bag she had slung over one shoulder. Sadako popped out and waved halfheartedly to Malachi.

"Fuzzy one not dead. That's nice," she said politely.

Ethan tried to shoo Doll away, but the toy wouldn't take the hint.

"I'm Doll! Crow's doll, as a matter of fact, she sewed me up and here I am and it's so lovely to meet you!" she said, taking Bjorn's hand and shaking it. In an instant she seemed to grow bored. "I'm going to leave now, bye bye."

And she did, taking off randomly into the crowd.

Ethan sighed.

"It's amazing how often she scares the daylights out of people doing that," he said, shaking his head. He looked back up at Bjorn and grinned broadly. "So! How've you been?"

Kit then stood up and said to Delphine, "Yes, Defi is cute." Then she looked back at Kay, "I didn't know because we just came because of the circus. We had no idea that this circus was on different grounds than they were supposed to be." she said.

Rabid leaped up and wrapped her arms around Julian's waist before grabbing him by the back of the head and kissing him rather violently.

"Thing's've been pretty hectic lately. I prolly would've ended up tearin' your face off or summat." She gave a huge fanged grin and continued her clinging.

Liam gladly accepted the hug and embraced Crow back, burying his face in his shoulder for a moment.

"Dying sucks without you," he laughed slightly, blushing, "Aside from your horrible, overpowering lust for me, how've you been?"

In the presence of Crow, even a dying Liam could resume his usual "personality".

Ike's heart wrenched as Len waved to Osso, but mostly regained its normal shape as she continued talking.

"I've f--bloody missed you!" Ike said, catching himself and substituting a cuss he'd picked up from Liam for the one he'd picked up from Björn, "Been way too long...and hellu, 'Dako!"

"DAKO!" came a muffled cry from somewhere within Ike's pant leg. A lump traveled up, and then squeezed out between the squirrel boy's belt and stomach, "Dako! Skelly here too!"

Björn laughed at Doll and scratched the back of his neck before shaking his head and returning his gaze to Ethan.

"Eh, could be better, but I'm not complaining," Björn nodded and crossed his arms, "How about yourself? 'N school?"

"Uh... bye?" Kay said weakly as the strange pople wandered off. That had been wierd. She shrugged and turned back to Delphi; it was a circus, wierd stuff happenned. "Tigers now." she agreed and walked awkwardly off towards the back of the tent, Delphine hanging off her leg.

The fish-kitty let out a giggle as she was swung along.

Kay took a moment to look around the tent more closely now that she and Delphine were alone. She spotted a few kids she supposed to be Mishaps, but noone she and Delphine knew. Her heart seemed to stop for a moment as she passed a big black cat, but it was only a panther in it's cage, far less scary than the black kitty she already knew.

Erishi paused and looked around. "Master is away now. Erishi is going to go hide and see if he leaves her." She beamed, waved to Björn and scampered off towards a different tent.