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o8. → text ; action

[Well, this was unusual, a network post from Luci in the middle of the day. It seemed that the blond was texting either in-between classes or during lunch.]

To those people who talked to me Sunday, I apologize but I'll be off the grid for a while. I know I'm just trying to get things started, so I'm sorry. Feel free to keep up on what we talked about, but hold on to it for now. Or if someone else wants to take charge for the time being, that works too.

Sorry.

If you need me, send me a note. I might be able to get back to you.

[The message abruptly ends.]

[For those people who follow Twitter, the network's own Zelos Wilder has been getting a bit of traffic of late, and the publicity isn't good. Some people are alleging that he may be having a romance with an underage student--a Starling-Chandler student, to boot. There have been photos that have surfaced, taken about two weeks ago, of him in the company of a certain blond. Whoever was taking the photos was definitely amateur, so it's a little hard to make her out--hence why her name has yet to go public--but the intent is certainly implied; there are a few images of them walking in, leaning in close over a table, then a series of somewhat rushed photos of Zelos grabbing her hand and pulling her out of her chair and out of the cafe in a rush.

Most of the ire has been directed at Zelos himself, suggesting that either the outing was a publicity stunt to promote the collaboration between Starlit and Starling-Chandler on a future performance, but there are others that believe that itself is hiding a bigger scandal: Zelos' sudden interest in a high school aged lady. There are a few names that have possibly been tied to the "lucky" lady, and the name Lucianna Edwards does come up as a front-runner. Nothing has been confirmed yet, however.]

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[Should anyone be around the Starling campus after school, they'll notice a person draw a hood up over her head, then start walking very quickly, head down. She passes by a few of her fellow students, and a few words are exchanged; despite this, Luci keeps walking, perhaps a little quicker than she was before. Her posture is stiff, uncomfortable, and a bit shrunken, as she passes through the gates and continues on her way.]

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[There's a long pause.]

You didn't answer my question.

Being evasive isn't really going to work I already saw Twitter. What's going on?

[Again there's a long pause.]

It isn't what it looks like.

I know. What happened?

My parents saw it. They think that's the reason why I've been so secretive, and why my grades slipped.

How'd this blow up in the first place? That's the red haired fop from the network isn't it?

It isn't his fault. We ran into each other and he asked me a few things and took me over to the gymnasium at the college to show him my powers. I know he didn't intend for any of this to happen.

So he's an idiot. Fantastic.

Like I said, it's not his fault. It's okay. I'll be okay.

[Says the girl that flinched every time the door opened, in case it was someone looking for her. She didn't want to go back to class, she didn't want to face it right now. The looks alone, they said it all. It was like being in the lion's den.]

I'll be okay.

The fact that you need to repeat it doesn't exactly make me believe you. Need me to sneak you out?

[Wouldn't that do more harm than good? Still, what she was doing here certainly wasn't doing her any favors.]

I don't know.

[Pause.]

Maybe.

Edited 2013-11-21 23:00 (UTC)

I'm on my way.

[But she wasn't--what? Now? She hadn't even made a decision yet!]

But

[No getting away from it now. This was just more fuel for the flames, but at the same time...]

Okay. Where do I need to be and how long do you think it will take? I haven't really tried my cloaking in public, so I don't know if it will work very well.

[Suddenly this switches to voice]

A few [static] miles! Give me [static] minutes.

[He wasn't.

He was.]

O-oh! Where should I go? What should I be doing?

Can you get [static] the front door?

Edited 2013-11-22 05:05 (UTC)

Okay. I'll be there.

[She hangs up and promptly goes invisible. Holding her breath and she walked through the halls undetected, her heart racing, making her way to the entrance.]

[As she leaves, she is just in time to hear a loud bang and see a bunch of students and teachers running toward the noise]

[It took everything she had in her to not be startled back into sight by the sound. It didn't take long to realize what was going on.

Oh, that IDIOT.

Using the general commotion to her advantage, she slips out the front door, on an immediate path to try to find her stupid boyfriend.]

[Said boyfriend is up a tree looking a bit smug]

[Idiot. How did he plan on getting out of this without being seen? She could only cloak herself. Besides, she couldn't really make herself known.

Quickly grabbing her phone, she sent a text. "I'm out. Right under you. Awaiting orders."]

He hops down and starts walking away. A text hits her phone.

[Let's head to my place for now, you should be able to pop back in the alley up here.]

[She followed a few steps behind before finally coming to a safe place to pop back into view. Her head was lowered, and it was hard to say if she didn't look pleased because of the events of the day, or because of what just happened.]

Rough day, huh.

[She looked up, trying to smile. Had she been crying?]

Something like that.

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