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After the lovers reunite, Prospero decides to invite the Mischiefs to walk,"*clears throat* So, since everyone is here, would you like to join us for a walk?" Lenore speaks up, saying, "Yeah, I think we could use a walk, right guys?" They all look at each other and nod. Annabel looks absolutely pleased. She hooks her left arm around Lenore's right and starts walking in front, leading the others to do the same with their partners. Annabel is walking calmly with Lenore when Lenore realizes something..."Annbel, darling." Annabel hears Lenore's questioning tone and looks at her. "Yes, pet? Is something wrong?" Annabel says with concern, Lenore doesn't say her full name unless she's in trouble. "Is that my sweater?" Lenore finally asks. Shit. Annabel had been caught. Annabel tries to come up with a lie and then sputters out, "W-what? Nooo, I went to Hot Topic a bit ago with um...Prospero! And we got some clothes, I guess I picked one similar to yours." She says with a slight nervous giggle at the end, knowing the lie sounds weak, even to her own ears.
Lenore's eyes narrow, sensing the lie but unable to stay mad at Annabel, she sighs deeply and turns to Annabel. "Annie, I told you if you wanted to use my clothes, you have to ask." Annabel pouts, "But you always say no!" Lenore scoffs, but knowing Annabel has a point, "Because you ask to use my favorite clothes." Annabel's pout deepens, pulling Lenore closer anyway. "Because they smell like you..." Annabel mutters. Lenore's eyes soften, and she finally sighs, "Fine, I'll let you use SOME of my clothes...Just not all of them."Annabel perks up and smiles brightly. She knew Lenore was going to cave in; she always does for Annabel. "That's a good pet," Annabel says happily. Lenore blushes at the title but secretly likes it. They both continue walking, with Ada and Morella on their back left, Duke and Pluto on their back right, Will and Monty behind, Berenice and Eulalie beside Will and Monty, and Theo and Prospero in the very back. All alone. Prospero and Theo are somewhat awkward around each other, rarely alone together, so they don't know much about one another.
Lenore glances back without moving her head and grins; she knows her brother has a crush on her wife's best friend. And she intends to tease the shit out of him. Prospero and Theo walk silently in an uncomfortable atmosphere. Theo is looking at the sides, avoiding looking at Prospero, but can't help but glance back a few times at him. Prospero feels Theo's eyes on him, blushes slightly, hides his face in his coat, and glances away. But secretly happy his crush is somewhat staring at him. Thep is silent to himself before breaking the silence, "So...What's your favorite color?" Prospero looks slightly shocked that Theo is trying to start a convo. "Well, it's black, what about yours?" Theo looks at Prospero and shrugs, saying, "I guess it's a wooden brown, it reminds me of my beautiful violin." Theo sighed dreamily; he loves his violin more than himself. Prospero let out a hvuvkle which makes Theo stop and stare at him. Theo smiled at Prospero's chuckle, seeing him smile is rare, but making him laugh is even rarer. Theo felt proud of himself for making thee one and only Prospero laugh.
Back to the others' POV. Duke and Pluto are listening to music on Pluto's iPod (which is all emo, but Duke isn't complaining). Duke is thinking about what he wants for dinner, depending on who's going to cook. Pluto is nodding his head to the beat of the music with his hands in his jacket, but walking close to Duke. Duke finds it cute the way Pluto reacts to music. Duke smiles while staring at Pluto, and Pluto notices the staring and asks, "What's wrong with chyou?" Pluto asks, a bit of bitrish coming ot on the last word, Duke shakes his head softly, "nothing, mon amour." Pluto raises an eyebrow. "You sure?" Duke nods, "Oh, a hundred percent sure.' Pluto narrows his eyes but then slowly nods, relaxing a bit, now knowing his boyfriend is okay.
Will is looking at his pained nails, which were painted hot pink and were done poorly by Ada. Monty is holding Will's free hand and swinging it slightly with a smirk on his face, and playing with his toothpick. Will picks at his nails, to which Monty stops by kissing Will's hand. This surprises Will since Monty isn't one to show he cares for some, even those he dates, but it makes Will's heart flutter. Enjoying Monty's rare concern. Another thing that surprises Will is that he's silent. Will wonders what's going on in Monty's head. Meanwhile, in Monty's head, Monty just wants some meat (IYKYK) but does actually care about Will's nails for whatever reason. Will is concerned, so he asks, "Hey Monty, are you good?" Monty raises an eyebrow at Will's sudden question. "Uh...Yeah, why?" The cowboy looks confused by this question. Will shakes his head slightly, "Well, it's because you were being silent and all, and I just wanna make sure." Monty coos to tease Will, and Will blushes, "Oh shut up."
Meanwhile, at Ada and Morella, Ada is talking about some TikTok drama from those AI Reddit stories. Morella listens even though she knows they are fake. "And then, Mark goes to work, and everyone is just avoiding him, looking so sad, which is so unusual since he is loved by the company, and it turns out that he is dead and no one sees him, and so he has some 'unfinished business' he has to do so he can go to heaven." Morella looks solost but nods 'Wow... That's really something, sweetie." Ada nods, agreeing with Morella. "Yeah, they keep appearing on my FYP, but when I look for part two, there is no part two, and so I waste like twenty minutes just looking for it, and I find nothing." Morella furrows her eyebrows.s "That's so annoying, I fell for one of those, and I never found out what happened next." Ada nods, "Yeah, like why make a video if you're not even going to finsih ot? It's so annoying and makes me so mad!"
Berenice is listening, so Eulalie explains that birds are actually dinosaurs and that their old dinosaur DNA is coming back and giving birds sharper teeth. Berenice looks terrified and interested at the same time, and Eulalie keeps explaining how the old genes are coming back to the birds. "That's fucking terrifying..." Berenice mutters, but Eulalie's eyes light up even more. "It is, but it's awesome at the same time! Please tell me you agreed, don't you?" Berenice nods slowly, its ture. It is cool, despite being really scary. 'I guess you're right, just like how you're right about a lot of other things." and Eulalie smiles brightly and kisses Berenice on the cheek.