[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Caden's House – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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[color=#B0C4DE]”Kimiko, don’t. Just go. I can’t do this right now,”[/color] he said, hands fisting at his sides. He didn’t want to hurt her, but if she didn’t take the hint soon, Avery would have no choice. 

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Cassi’s House – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#DB7093]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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Cassi opens her eyes to glance at the door before she sips her tea and settles back. [color=#DB7093]”Okay,”[/color] she says before she drifts off again.

Cass remained in the bathtub for a while. Her tea was gone, and the water had turned lukewarm before she shifted to wash off the herbs and salts. Cass drains the tub and stands to towel off. She walked over to her counter and applied some of the oils and lotions she liked to put on after bathing. At this point, she was simply going through the motions of living. She combed out her wet hair and soaked up most of the water, and left it to hang loose and dry. 

Max remained with her, a watchful eye while Cassiopeia dressed in loose lounge pants and a sweatshirt. He left the bathroom with her, going to the chair in the corner of her room and hopping up to loaf on the edge. Max closed his eyes, but he wasn’t sleeping. He was simply resting.

Cassiopeia walked around the kittens playing on the ground and sat on the edge of the bed next to Nic. She folded one of her legs on the bed, and it rested against Nic’s side. He was shirtless, and Cassiopeia stared at him. Her mind was curious and searching, looking for ways to process the day. She lifted her hand and traced the lines and grooves of Nic’s stomach before resting her palm flat against his abs. Her hand barely encompassed his torso. She smiled at that and the thought of this strange human lying in her bed, waiting for her.

[color=#DB7093]”You have questions,”[/color] she stated. Cassiopeia pulled her eyes away from Nic and looked into his eyes. [color=#DB7093]”Ask them.”[/color]