"What'd you take?"

Nori swallowed and tried to keep her face as neutral as possible, but she was starting to panic a little. Sure she worked in a club, but the worst that she usually dealt with were party goers who were wasted, she’d never been around someone who was under the influence of something harder (Well, that she knew of). [i] ‘Is she okay? She’s going to be okay, right? What do you do when someone takes too much stuff? What do I do? WhatShouldIDoWhatShouldIDoWhatSh—‘[/i]

“Nori,” Kyle’s voice cuts through her thoughts and the DJ meets his eyes hesitantly. "I'm going to find David, I need you to stay here and make sure she doesn't go anywhere, do you understand?" His voice was steady and authoritative, not a trace of doubt or fear apparent. Nori’s mouth went dry and she wanted to scream, ‘Don’t leave me!’ and ‘I don’t know what to do!’ or even better ‘I’m just going to let her down!’. Instead she just gives a small nod and lets go of Kyle’s hand, watching him rise and cut a quick path through the dancefloor back towards the red rooms where David was likely still overseeing the three beaten men from earlier.

Sabine started talking to Zac, her skin glowing with an unhealthy sheen caused by her perspiration. The other girl’s words were so jumbled and rapid fire that Nori couldn’t really make out what she was saying, but that was alright because just as suddenly as the other had started she stopped, their eyes locking for a moment. 

"...your name's...Nori, right?  Kyle...I just met the guy a half-hour ago and he already the cream of the crop in his possession...how the hell's a girl supposed to compete in this game?"

Nori let out a startled bark of laughter, taken aback by the compliment. Out of her peripheral she saw that Dangermouse had gone on break and Ryva was onstage stage with her band.  “You’re not so bad yourself Sabine, whose name rhymes with Saline,” the blonde answered, giving the other a girl an honest, albeit anxious smile. Rix’s smooth tenor voice blared over the PA system as he started the first song of their set and the crowd went absolutely [i]insane[/i] over it.

“Come sit with me, sugar,” Nori pleaded, taking Sabine’s hand and guiding her as slowly and carefully as possible into the booth. Even being as gentle as she was, the drugged girl still stumbled and wobbled a bit before finally plopping down next to the DJ. “Zac can sit on the other side of you and we’ll make a Sabine sandwich,” the blonde joked, trying her best to be her normal cheeky self, while making eye contact with Zac. Nori hoped he would sit down too, that way it would be almost impossible for Sabine to flee and lose them in the crowd. 

Now that she had the pale girl next to her, Nori was at even more of a loss as to what she should to help with the situation. The tattooed girl wanted to be reassuring, but she was afraid of making Sabine feel trapped. On the flip side, if Nori gave her space, she might think the DJ was disinterested and try to bolt. In the end Nori scooted so close so that they were pressed flush together. “Are you having a good time?” Nori asked, reaching out to run a hand through Sabine’s hair, which had a more reddish hue in this light than it had previously.  “I hope you got some good dancing in with that one,” The blonde continued with a nod towards Zac, tucking a wayward strand of hair behind Sabine’s ear. This close Nori could see how chapped the brunette’s lips were and her brow was dotted with multiple beads of sweat.

“Here,” Nori blurted, sticking her hand into the bottom of her glass (Cold!) and fishing out an ice cube. “It’s not water, but its close enough, right?” the DJ coaxed, pressing the ice to the Sabine’s dry lips with a trembling hand, exhaling shakily to try and control her emotions.

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