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Charm+2 | Cool=0 | Sharp-1 | Tough-1 | Weird+3 | Exp: ▢▢▢▢▢ Harm: ▢▢▢|▢▢▢▢ | Luck: ▢▢▢▢▢▢▢ | Location: Funeral Reception I gulp as Hazel pushes me forward and winks uuuuuugh am I really that obvi? I grit my teeth, reset my grip on the pinwheel tray, and lurch forward - watching Jack as the woman dashes off towards the door. Whatever she said to him has him spooked - he's looking around the room now all worried like and furrowing his brow. Is it possible to be even cuter with a furrowed brow? For a moment I imagine waltzing up and kissing that furrowed brow but... not the time... Clutching my tray like a safety line, I amble up to Jack and try to get his attention. "S-so that, uh, woman... do you know her? She looked really... I mean, like... wow! right?" oh my god this is the worst conversation I've ever been in - quick! Think of something - anything - to deflect to! "Uh... s-so Hazel wanted to know, do you know her name? Uh she thinks, like that it might be related to the uh thing that happened..." just try to act cool like you know what's going on "With, with the Father, right?" I'm pretty sure everyone in the venue is staring at me now, but for some reason my waitress instincts choose now to kick in - "Oh, and uh, do you want a pinwheel?" I offer out the tray invitingly.
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