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[color=b71d5d]Location:[/color] Home <3 -> Kingston-Gray Residence (front porch) 
[color=b71d5d]Skills:[/color] Enhanced Reflexes (Passive)
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“Now, I do not wish to keep you from your friends. I do, however, have a standing invitation from the Kingston-Grays for dinner. I expect to see you then - perhaps without a seventeen year long absence this time.”

Andy had enjoyed the rest of her tea and the conversation with her father. Her father. Her worries, while still present, took a back seat. She felt more relaxed than she had in years, even her constant fidgeting had slowed down some. They had plans, she’d come home for the holidays. They had exchanged numbers. 

Andy didn’t mention what Selene had said to her when she handed her over to Max. Didn’t want to dwell on it, because really how was the curse any different than what her life had been. She would be worried it would all fall apart even if Selene hadn’t done that. 

[color=b71d5d]”Thank you. I’ll be there.”[/color] She hugged him and headed over to the Kingston-Gray household. Her bag was still sitting where she left it. Andy picked it up. 

She looked at the house, uncertain which side of the building she was supposed to go into. Eventually she just picked the one closer to Magneto’s house. Andy knocked on the door. Uncertain if she should just come in or what. 

A brass door knocker that looked like a chubby gargoyle began to come to life. Its nose twitching as its mouth began to scrunch before a loud yawn was let out. It smacked its lips, eyes looking around until they looked down and saw Andy standing there. A rough gruff coming out before a deep voice began to speak. “Who is it that stands before me? So that I may announce thee?”

[color=b71d5d]”Andy,”[/color] she said, sounding a bit confused. She had not expected the door knocker to talk. 

“Andy. Andy?! [I]Andy![/i] Andy who? How am I to announce you child, if you I know not if you try to beguile? If it is entry that you seek, then your full name you must speak?” The Brass knocker said with a bit of sass.

Andy blinked. This was weird. Even for Max this was weird. [color=b71d5d]”Fine, my name is Andy Drummond Gallio-Lensherr. Happy? Most people just hear the door being knocked on and come and answer it.”[/color] She looked around trying to see if there was a doorbell instead.  

The knockers mouth scrunched once again, pensive as it stared at the young girl before him. “Andy Lensherr? The girl who time lost. Through this threshold you may cross. But know first you need a key, for which I give to you with glee.” The knockers mouth closed once more, movement happening within its mouth before it spat out a skeleton key at her.

[color=b71d5d]”Uh, thanks.”[/color] Andy looked at the [url=https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fskeleton-key-identification-v0-zrx03i48mis81.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1725%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Df98aca26f411f8f301e2e925dfbf56605ee0cdeb]key[/url] that the door knocker had given her. She wanted to ask why she had been given a key, but the door knocker seemed to have gone back to sleep. Was she supposed to use it to unlock the door? Was it hers to keep, or was it just for the next few days?