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ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏ/ɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɴɢ.
ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴊᴏʏs ʟᴀᴘ, ᴀʀᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs, ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀʙʏ ʜᴀɪʀs sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀs ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ ʙʟᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ.
ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ.
" ᴡᴏᴡ..... ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs sʜɪᴛ! "
ᴀ ʀᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴀʙʟʏ . ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡs ғᴜʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴋɴᴇᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ.
"ʙᴏᴏ... "
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ.
" ᴡʜᴀᴛ! ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇs, ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴅᴇɴɪᴢɪɴ ᴏғ ʜᴇʟʟ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sʜɪᴛs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ! " ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs.
ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ's ʟᴀᴘ, ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴛɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʟᴀᴜɢʜɪɴɢ.
" ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋs! "
ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs sʜᴇ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ.
" ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ? ᴊᴜsᴛ.... ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ?! " ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ʙʀᴏᴡ.
" ᴡᴇʟʟ.... ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴏɴ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs sʜᴏᴡɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss! " ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ sᴀʏs ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ.
"ᴏʜ! ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇ? " ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇs ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs sᴍɪʀᴋɪɴɢ.
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴀs ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴋᴀᴛɪᴇs ʟᴀᴘ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ sᴏ̨ᴜᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɢʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ sɪɢɴ ᴏғ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴇss.