Jace's run of destruction, which ended the [i]Tyranny of Signs in Miss Dawson's Home for the Truly Gifted[/i], slowed to a leisurely walk to the apartments.  As accident-prone as he was, it was risky business running in public areas, as he was just reminded.

	The mimic approached the building soon and made his way to his room, then paused with his hand closed around the door knob.  Artemis' room was just across the hall, maybe he could sneak in and hide somewhere, he'd been in there several times over the years... no, that would make him look like a creep and kill his chances with her, as slim as they were at the moment.  Well, back to wishful thinking, for the moment at least.  He planned to go to the lake, screw the cookies, he couldn't resist.

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	Gallus tweeted happily, having forgotten about Toby's animal slaughtering spree that happened on a daily basis, but he remembered the bit no one else wanted her, and made a decision.  Jace's confident would no longer be so trustworthy.  "Well... since you got here, Jace has had a bit of a crush on you... it's only gotten worse over the years..."  He mentally kicked himself featherless, but he had a feeling that the animal lover that was petting him was about to have a moment of clarity.