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Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

Jeso simply entered the doors , trying to maintains he regal up bearing he was taught by his father. This was his last chance at not being disowned. He saw Cassius yell at his servant. God , he didn't want to be that. He wondered , how could he ever be a great warrior? How? The only thing he could instantly do was kill a achid , and most died. Now room... What room.... Time to see.. So he took out a brochure. "Dorm 666? Is someone here racist against me? Oh wait 999.... Damned human letters" he said out loud to himself. He instantly starting hovering in the higher halls and just walking in the lower ones. He was so hungry , his father told him that no food makes a better warrior. So he went into the vendor machine first "damnit , I don't have any... Oh wait." Instead he punched the damn thing and got what he wanted. "Is there any evening dinners? Anyone?" Then cut his arm open with the broken glass. Dammit. "Ok , can someone tell me who I can be a good servant to?" He sort of stopped his regal stance and went into a hunched over type stance , holding his arm. A good warrior never gets help , does he? Damnit , just get help. No , don't. Your father may even kill you...
 
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Sitting in the shadiest corner of the dinning hall was a long haired blonde youth, a sour look on his face as he batted around fruit on his plate. He wore the same same winter uniform as everyone else, jacket and pants neat and wrinkle free while he sported a black undershirt and a dark red tie. The whole thing felt uncomfortable just as it had the last few days despite how neat and orderly he kept himself. He had been hoping that getting away from his home would loosen up the atmosphere around him a bit but it turned out that the school was nearly as strict and had even more problems.


Kristoff's violet eyes scanned across the dinning hall as he caught the sight of faces he couldn't put names to though he hadn't make any great effort to do so. He might as well have been a ghost since arriving, the only points where he'd been acknowledged when he had to do an assignment. He'd been making quite an effort to avoid the student body, not wanting to get involved with any of them. For most of them it was a case of not wanting to bother with the mediocre lesser races all over the place though it was the minority of them that bugged him more.


Though he didn't turn his head his eyes did follow as a tall, blonde young woman entering the dinning area before his gaze set on the little, practically untouched drink box sitting next to his tray. It was proving to be easier said than done to try and follow the rules involving not trying to get his fangs into any of the students but after over a week it was getting to be quite a bother. Perhaps he wouldn't have thought about it were it not for the school's piss poor substitute. Animal blood was all they had to offer and while trying to drink something as low grade as that while surrounded by much tastier options -- many of them from girls his own age to boot -- made the thought of breaking the rules al lthe more tempting.


Tearing his eyes away from the pack, he looked down at his food and scooped up a spoonful, muttering to himself, "Not like I need it anyways," before scarfing what he had down, wanting to get over the thought of eating altogether before class started. Most of the subjects were boring enough without distractions.
 
Anya's eyes slowly peeled back as a beam of sunlight hit her face. Yawning, she arched her back before groggily sitting up. "Sleepy..." she commented, rubbing her eyes as she looked around the room, which she'd cleaned to adequacy the night before, as instructed by her roommate. Her head bobbed in the direction of the clock. 9 o'clock meant they'd be late if they didn't hurry, and she sprung from the bed with a leap. At least she tried to, in reality she sleepily tumbled out of bed with a thud. She brushed herself off with a few hurried pats before going to Lily's bed, tail flicking lazily from under her nightgown.


"Lily, Lily" she said, perking up as she shook the oversized bud the alraune slept in. "We're gonna be late."
 
Lily's plans had disappeared with the rain which had encompassed the campsite just after the group had left. She'd needed to get Rose in that tent with her. After that, the president would be sleeping for 8 hours presumably- completely surrounded by Lily's scent. 8 hours nonstop exposure would have affected her more than enough to get something done. The student council would have been hers to play with as she saw fit.


At least the fight was good, though- Lily always loved fights. Especially the curbstomping ones, of which that particular romp was a member. Things really got crazy when Mel showed up, though. To drive that knife so harshly into her subordinate was... well...


It was something, certainly. Lily liked it.


And she made 1,500 big ones, so the trip wasn't a total wash. That said, she wasn't completely up for school and kinda wanted to sleep in. Mondays were the worst, to paraphrase a certain cat.


Speaking of cats, there was one who didn't make it so easy for her to sleep in anymore. One that was currently shaking her flower. One that was currently calling 'Lily, Lily'.


Lily obliged her audience by opening up her flower and looking at the Neko groggily.


"If you were anyone else, I'd have eaten you by now. You know that, kid? Don't push your luck."


She said this, but Lily had already spent some of her prize money on a new, less revealing magical girl outfit for Anya. She needed to appreciate the aesthetics of Cardcaptor, after all. Shows that you don't need flashy transformations and revealing outfits to be a good magical girl.


This, Lily felt, was an important lesson for Anya to learn.
 
Shift the groundskeeper was already to work in the early morning, he was wandering around the campus grounds by clipping some of the schools trees that have overgrown a small bit. He didn't pay much mind to any of the drowsy recently awaken students moving around for breakfast and their initial classes, he just focused on his work. Its what he knew best to do and it did keep him busy, which incidentally made him happy. If you were close, you could hear him humming a rather interesting tune, with a nice little ring to it, but his tall nature makes it hard to do such. The tall Shape shifter continued to move around clipping the trees for quite a period of time. When he finished he moved on to start mowing a portion of the campuses lawn that needed to be attended to today.
 
On his way to the dining hall, a lot of things were going over his mind. What happened to Blaire, who won the scavenger hunt, what was the prize... he certainly missed out on a lot while he was bound, but all of that stuff was really didn't matter anymore, wondering about this was just gonna make him a bit sicker. Hopefully, he'd just feel better on the way to the dining hall, and along the way, spotted a Rose, and was sure that she was familiar, and went over to her.


"Hey... weren't you the one hosting that scavenger hunt?"





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Kylier was simply enjoying her meal alone bit by bit in a refined manner, reviewing what she had learned about Mel, and Riff
 
"That's why we gotta eat breakfast, silly! Here" Anya said, sticking a toothbrush into Lily's mouth. She ran a short distance before tripping over herself, then standing up again and running to the dresser. She pulled out two sets of clothing, then carried them both over next to Lily with a smile. Keeping busy with her hands kept Anya happy, and Lily kept her busy.


She looked into Lily's eyes for a few seconds before reaching out to brush her teeth for her.


Anya was a good helper.
 
Lily thought, once again, that there was probably some disconnect in the area between what Lily was saying and what Anya was hearing. At the very least she did all her chores, but she seemed either to misunderstand some very basic things or else was far too cheery after being told that she may be eaten.


Either way, Lily ended up with a tooth brush in her mouth and some clothes picked out. After Anya had tripped over herself a little, of course.


"More dojikko... Anya is about ready to give Bunny a run for her money." Lily mused. In her ultimate quest to rule the school, some cute could work very well in her-


The girl was staring at her intently.


"...An-" Was all she could get out before the girl started brushing her teeth for her. It was heavily invasive, and though Lily was resistant at first, she quickly started warming up to it. It actually felt pretty nice. To have such a devoted and loyal pet as her...


Lily began relaxing. She leaned back a bit in her flower and her eyes slowly closed- allowing her pet to do all the work for her.


It felt like power... when she finally ruled everyone with an iron fist, she'd make them polish her petals and file her thorns and water her whenever she wanted. That would be bliss.
 
Jeso followed azure , hoping he could tell him where to go to get something to eat. He sort of made his head go backward and forwards as he walked , it was a habit he had. "Hello , who are you people? Where is the cafeteria or mess hall? By the way , I am jeso sac , I just got here." he popped his fingers , which was another habit of his. If he wasn't going to stay here , he would've just pinned the against the wall and forced it out of them. Hopefully they can't read minds. Besides , he himself doesn't want to become like that.. Just , if he doesn't he will get disowned. A single black tear fell to the ground , running of of his tube-like head.
 
(Sorry for being so late with replying.)


On her way to the dining hall, Rose heard someone call out to her. As she turned to him, she recognized him as one of the new humans that enrolled earlier. Finally, she was able to meet one of them. Excited, she gave Azure a friendly smile. "Yes, I was. Sorry, we couldn't have finished the event as planned."


She held out her hand to him in greeting. "Azure, right? Or at least I think that's what it said on your profile. I'm Rosalind, by the way. Rosalind Cross. But you can call me Rose."


Soon, someone else came up and introduced himself. Jeso Sac. Rose thought she remembered going over his enrollment files as well. She flashed him a courteous smile before holding her hand out to him as well. "Hello Jeso. You're one of the new students coming in today, right? Well, I'd be happy to show you to the dining hall if you wish. I happen to be going there myself. I'm Rose, by the way."


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After finishing her breakfast, Bunny found herself with a bit of time before her first class started. So she decided to go find Shift. Going as quickly as her short legs would take her, she soon found a door leading outside and opened it.


She shivered as she was greeted with a wall of cool air. She was grateful for the large sweater she wore. It served to give her some protection against the cold while also disguising just how flat her chest was.


It took a while for her to find Shift, though the groundskeeper wasn't exactly the type who blended in with the background. The angel giggled a bit when she watched him mow the lawn. It was a bit funny, him skating around like that.


Not wanting to get in the way of his work, she had small wings sprout from her back and began floating in the air. How the wings were never obstructed or covered by her clothes, she never found out but considered it a blessing nonetheless. She flew over to Shift, getting close enough to be noticeable but far enough not to shock him if he hadn't seen her coming.


"Good morning Shift," she said with a soft smile.


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"I gots me a sandwich~ A nummy yummy sandwich~"


Vash made his way back to the main building with a small brown bag in his hand, singing a nonsensical tune. During his time at Oriens, he found himself a fan of the breakfast sandwichs sold at the Elf Cup, a cafe located by the school gardens. And each morning, he would make his way there and back with a couple sandwiches in tow. The trip had been done so many times that he no longer needed Riff to guide him there and back.


On his way back, he took note of a boy lying on the lawn. Riff didn't recognize him, but then again, he'd only been there a week and most likely there were more people than the 30 odd ones he'd had class with.


Placing his bag down with the upmost care, he crouched by the boy. He wasn't moving . . . And why would he be lying here in the first place unless . . . He was dead.


Staring at the blond, Vash went to poke his cheek, fairly hard, multiple times. "Hey," he whispered. "Hey . . . Are you dead?"


~~~~~


Mel sat in her room, a hot cup of tea in her lap. Behind her stood Riff, brushing her hair and braiding it as well. It was quiet in the room, other than the near silent sips and soft sounds of a brush. This was a regular happening for the two, beginning even before they had come to Oriens.


Once he was done, Riff handed Mel a small hand mirror and she inspected his handiwork. "It's passable," she said and he smiled, content with her approval.


Mel then stood up and walked to her door, with Riff following at her heels. "Don't get into any trouble, Riff," she said before leaving. "Yes, Miss Mel. I will do my best."


The rest of the trip to the dining hall was silent as neither spoke. And surrounded by the chatter of random students, their entrance was easily masked as they slipped in. Riff lead Mel to a small empty table, making sure she was seated before leaving to fetch them something to eat.


While he was gone, a couple of kids tried to sit at the same table. However, Mel kicked the chair one tried to take and with a subsequent glare, both hurried off to find another set of seats.
 
Shift bolted his head over to see who was talking to him, but then waved with a smile you could almost feel under his mask. " H-hi Lilith, good morni-Gwah! " shift was not paying attention to where his roller mowers were sliding towards and had wound up flipping into a bush, he poked his head out and started getting up again. " w-woops, didn't see where i was going heh heh " he said with a slightly embarrassed and nervous smile underneath his mask.


( hopefully it isn't bothering you i call bunny by her real name, my reasoning is that i feel shift may not know her nickname even though shes been here for 3 months. )


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A very drowsy lamia just wakes up at this time, she dragged herself out of bed and did her morning routine of getting ready. Once done she slithered out and through the door still half asleep, she just wandered hopefully towards the dining hall to catch breakfast before it was too late. several of the other students, she looked around, her time here, well so far she hasn't made a whole lot of progress talking to people, she felt like she was beginning to seem a bit introverted, so she decided to try to talk to someone around here in a attempt to make friends, after breakfast of course!
 
Jeso swayed his head the the right , "I would love if you did. It took me 2 days to find this place , my father says any great warrior could find it without a map. I only was sent with a bag of hardtack , which was stolen from me. In any case , I could probably eat my own hand. Which he would actually like. He's very... Strict." He stressed the last word , and then smelled food "I smell food. Is it in that direction?" He pointed to where there was a person with a plate of food.
 
Even after he was done eating Kristoff stayed in the dining hall, sipping occasionally from his 'juice' box as he brooded and watched people who would probably be in much better taste walk around. It was somewhat torturous, yes, but at least he wan't bored as he let his imagination go wild at the thought of getting a fresh, sentient meal without having to think of going home. And then he caught something down wind.


His head turned sharply as he spotted a black haired girl being accompanied by a blonde boy, the former having quite the air of authority about her though that's not quite what caught his attention. Something was very off about her scent, something very wrong. Something interested. A smirk spreading across his lips as he muttered the word, "Interesting," under his breathe as he watched her scare some other students off.


While the blonde boy that acted like he was her lackey he walked up to the same table she was at, standing tall and confident with a grin on his face as he looked down at the girl. "Unless I'm mistaken, you look like fresh blood. Fresher than even me." His grin grew a few molars, showing telltale signs of his fangs before he asked, "Got a name?"
 
"...?"


Considering Azure was tied up during all that time, he was oblivious to that fact, but he wasn't about to say that he was beaten up and tied up... since that is sort of degrading... even though he's more or less used to this sort of thing from Kylier... he's just glad no one noticed that he was missing during this time...


"Right..... so uh... who won?"


Azure looked at Jeso, and left the talking to Rose, he's only used to his set path from his room to anywhere else he needs to go. He was good with directions sure, but in a massive enclosed location, direction is more or less lost to him outside what he is used to without the aid of a proper map, either self made or borrowed


~~~~~


Kylier looked back at the small commotion, enjoying in seeing Mel pushing around and giving some of the other students a bit of trouble, and found it a bit amusing


"Hmm... she certainly enjoys her solitude with her servants"


As Kylier continued to watch, she was Kristoff approach as he began talking to her. Perhaps something 'interesting' would happened, but she wasn't counting on it
 
After she was certain her friend was thoroughly brushed, Anya made quick work of herself, the bristles running across her teeth before returning to the pile of clean clothing she'd assembled. She quickly tugged off her nightgown before hastily pulling on the clean day clothes, only to discover she accidentally put on Lily's sweater over her normal shirt and skirt. The taller girl's sweater fell almost to her knees, the sleeves drooping and flopping. And yet, it felt oddly comfortable, like a blanket that was also a shirt.


"Do you need help getting dressed too, or are you woken up yet?" Anya asked the alraune.
 
After Anya had finished her task, and in Lily's opinion had done an excellent job, she began dressing as usual. Well, mostly as usual. Wearing Lily's sweater was something different, but...


"That is... the most adorable thing I have ever seen." Lily thought, somewhat stunned. She then pulled out a camera and took a couple of pictures while the girl was still discovering that she had put on the wrong thing. This was a moment and an image that needed to be immortalized. In the ever-growing Anya Album.


"...Huh? Oh, uh, dressing. Right. Well, I can do it myself." Said Lily, still somewhat preoccupied. She grabbed the clothes Anya had laid out for her, retreated into her flower, and within a second popped back out- completely dressed.


"That's my secret technique. I call it... 'salad dressing'. So, do you want to exchange sweaters or do you like that?"
 
Anya was about to ask about the camera before being stunned by Lily's mysterious dressing techniques. Anya was about 80% certain she was secretly a ninja. "I want the big sweater!" Anya replied to her question, holding it to her chest, though this only caused the sleeves to spin around her neck. "It's like a blanket but it's a sweater... And a scarf now too!"


"You can use mind if you want, Lily." she said. "I don't know if it'll fit, though."
 
Lily kind of felt like she was giving Anya too much. First it's a sweater, and then she's treading on you like you're some sort of... some sort of human. As much as Lily wanted to start reminding Anya of her dominance, she looked too **** cute in that sweater to take it away. She'd withdraw for now.


"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try yours. If it doesn't work out, I'll just get another one." Said Lily nonchalantly as she tried Anya's sweater on.


It was a little short on the sleeves and didn't go down as far as her normal one, but she checked in the mirror and it was kind of cute and it even showed off her (Incredibly slight) figure due to it being a bit tight. Not super practical, but she might wear it if she was aiming to enthrall.


"Hm... well if you like that one, this should do for now."


Lily owned plenty of garments- just not many extras of the school stuff. Because uniforms were lame. She would either have to make Anya do more laundry later or just buy another at the store at some point in the day.


"You ready to get some food?"


And by that Lily meant, 'Are you ready to stand in line for my food and your food while I relax at a table?'
 
(Yeah, it's fine. I thought Shift would be the type not to use nicknames anyway, too familiar or something.)


Bunny rushed to Shift as the groundskeeper fell into the bushes. "Oh my God! A-are you okay?" The worried look on her face vanishes as he stands up again, seemingly unharmed. She let out a sigh of relief. "You should be more careful," she said in a concerned tone. "You could've gotten yourself hurt. You're not hurt, right?"


She looked around him to make sure but didn't see anything at first glance. The angel then looked back at Shift with a smile. "Gosh, you're almost as clumsy as I am. This doesn't happen a lot while you're working, right? Because there can be a lot of ways you could really hurt yourself around here."


~~~~~


While getting breakfast for himself and Mel, Riff bumped into someone, nearly spilling the contents of his tray, but luckily not. He loked up from the tray to see another student, a lamia. Odd, he thought to himself. Most beastmen preferred their human forms when dealing with crowded areas. Some didn't though and liked their other forms better so this girl may be one of those. Still, the tail could not be easy with so many people around.


"I'm sorry, Miss. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. I hope I didn't inconvenience you."


~~~~~


"Oh, my team won. Somehow, Lily really came through with all though gems. Though I'm not sure how she found so many without me noticing. Regardless, both her and Eric seem to be enjoying the prize money."


Rose listened to Jeso's story with wide eyes. "Wow. It seems you went through quite a lot to get here. Well, I hope you find that the trip was worth it. Oriens isn't exactly paradise but the adults here won't make you do that, at least. Or would they?" The half elf thought about it a bit. When was the last time they had staff evaluations? Well, no one has filed a complaint yet, so maybe this could be settled later. As Jeso pointed in some direction, asking if the dining hall was there, Rose nodded. "Yes. Yes it is. Allow me to take you there."


As she began walking there, she turned back to Azure. "Azure? Are you coming too? I can take you as well. A bit of food will do us all good, won't it? Plus, I'd like to get to know you. The only other human I know is Eric and he doesn't have time to just sit and talk."


~~~~~


It took Mel a while to acknowledge Kristoff, and even then she only turned her eyes up slightly. "Isn't it rude to ask someone's name without offering your own?" Once she caught sight of his fangs though, she turned her head completely toward him. "Oh, look, a leech. How adorable," she said, making sure the last word dripped with so much sarcasm you could probably fill a cup with it. She clasped her hands together, like some romance movie heroine in a mocking way. Her face didn't seem to show any emotion, looking more bored or unimpressed rather than anything. "I suppose this is the part where I 'swoon' over your vampy charms and offer you my neck and bed? Like some pathetic romance novel?"


Crossing her arms, she turned back to looking forward, warding off anyone who tried to come sit at the table. "Look, Blondie, if you came here for a snack, you're barking up the wrong tree."
 
Jeso sighed "my father is stuck in a time when we were one of he only species , and if a younger male like myself died he could be replaced. That isn't the case now. Anyway , food could do me worlds of good. I hope he doesn't come to evaluate me. He'd probably deem me unfit and send my on a trip to kill some mythical beast in Antarctica or some crazy thing like that." He started looking around , jerkily moving his head to the sides to inspect the landscape "if the staff here are like him I may have to make heads roll. Literally , cut head off and roll them. It's actually something I've been taught to do. Yes , we are a warlike species. Even though I think there are too few of us to be a dominant sentient species again."
 
Kristoff was more than a bit shell shocked at the girl's immediate mocking, blinking rapidly in succession before a chuckle escaped his lips followed by a laugh as he raised a hand to hold over his visible eye, the other hidden behind a veil of his bangs. "Ah, that is a riot," he said as his laughing died down, his voice full of mirth as his body began to go lax again.


He parted his fingers to look at her, grinning toothily before he lowered his hand and shoved it into my pocket. "If your words were any sharper, you would have drawn blood," he said, his words making it out to be some sort of compliment. His smile turned sinister and his eye almost seemed to burn on the turn of a dime as he squinted, hands tensing as he spoke in a voice like laced honey. "But really, what else should I be expecting--"


He paused as he suddenly slammed his hand down on the table, chuckling darkly for a moment before he said, "When I'm dealing with someone who smells like they've drawn blood pretty often in their time, hmm?" in a low tone, his head canting to the side upon his questioning note.
 
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Azure wasn't totally against the idea of talking a bit about himself, if anything, he'd maybe have someone he could talk to about his problems rather than going to Kylier whenever he's in a pickle, and without owing her anything as well likely


"Sure, I think eating with you would be nice"


~~~~~


Kylier was impressed with this guys stubbornness, or maybe it was something else driving him, regardless Kylier found the man badgering Mel to be quite funny, with his metaphors and questions he says


"He does keep trying... but he won't make progress with her I am sure..."


Kylier chuckled at the idea of Mel relenting to Kristoff's friendly advances, wondering if what she imagined would come true, as unlikely as that is
 
"Yeah!" Anya beamed, grasping Lily's hand and leading her out the door. "We can get some cereal! Or some oatmeal? Or eggs!" she exclaimed as she tugged. Previously, Anya thought of breakfast as something of a hassle, something her parents chided her to eat before allowing her to play. But now... now was different.


She had a friend to talk with during the meal, for one. Also, she was allowed to pick out Lily's meals for her, something she was practically an expert at by now, knowing fairly well the alraune's culinary likes and dislikes. And even if Lily forgot Anya's, that was okay. Anya could forgive her. It's not like she was mean to her or bullied her, after all.
 
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." Said Lily, as her room mate babbled on about all the different food she could have for breakfast. Lily grabbed Anya's hand back tightly, so as to reign her in and remind her who exactly was the boss around here.


They made their way swiftly to the dining hall, and when they had arrived Lily gave Anya a soft push towards the line for foodstuffs.


"Alright, you go ahead and get our food. I'll find a place to sit."


They were a little late so the dining hall was a bit crowded, but this was no problem for Lily. If she couldn't find any available spaces, she'd just... make space. Lily began looking around for either empty chairs or people who looked like they'd be easy to shove out of the way.
 
Rose put her hands on her hips as Jeso talked about heads rolling. Giving the insectomorph a stern look, she said, "While your father sounds awful, that's no reason to attack teachers. If you have a problem, you should report to the student council instead. We'll try our best to sort out any issues you may have. Okay?" She turned back around to continue taking the two to the dining hall. "Besides, our staff aren't so weak as to lose to some students."


Soon the trio made their way into the large room, filled with the scent of food and the voices of various students. "Everything here is free so help yourself. We may not have everything you like to eat, but we make sure to have a large enough selection to please as many as we can." The half-elf grabbed a muffin and an orange juice before leading them to a couple of empty seats.


"So, Azure, what's it like where you come from? Did you live in a human village?"


~~~~~


Mel looked back to Kristoff as he began laughing, a bit confused. He found what she said . . . funny? Amusing? She quickly turned back from the vampire, determined to not give him the satisfaction of a response. She wasn't a toy after all.


But as he spoke of blood, of how she smelled of it, her hands tightened into fists, knuckles nearly bone white from the tension. It was no surprise that the boy would've known. After all, she was pretty wanted. Bounties on her head from just about everywhere she had been. Wanted posters with crudely drawn sketches of her portrait plastered in every law enforcement office she knew of. What she had done was no secret. But still, she had hoped here she wouldn't be recognized.


She turned to glare at Kristoff. Solid orbs of deep blue stared daggers at him through her dark bangs. "Really? And I had bought a special soap and everything. I suppose I should go talk to the merchant again. Get my money back."


Mel scanned his face, trying to find any bit of resemblance to someone she may have seen in the past, but found none. Whoever this guy was, he was a stranger. "Do you have business with me? Or is this some cheap attempt at a pick up line?"
 
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