First Witch: "When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"
Second witch: "When the hurlyburly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won."
Third Witch: "That will be ere the set of sun."
(Lines above are the opening of Shakespeare's MacBeth)
Noxee arrived at Hummelshain Castle ere the sun fully rose up over the ocean. She left Moonwood Mill before Greg woke up or otherwise he wouldn't have let her go. They just had a few hours together after he returned from training the Boys beyond the Veil.
Since Noxee is co owner of Strawberry Cake Fashion, she picked some clothes from the new pack and this outfit was one of the very few pieces she liked.
(There are so many talened creators out there, why do we get such ugly clothes? for a romance pack at that. And if there's something nice, the colors are so ugly.)
The girls are still busy. Noxee decided to wait in the kitchen and make some Churros for their meeting. She will need all the good vibes she can get ö.Ö' Noxee knows how much Ms Coombes hates Jack...
Churros are the only meal Noxee can cook and she hopes they will meet the taste of the girls. Noxee loves her kitchen at the Bunker, but this one is just amazing.
It makes her almost wish she could really cook ^^'
The girls are done with their seance.
First Witch Ms Coombes: "Ach, these Boys!"
Oh oh, Ms Coombes doesn't seem to be in a good mood... I wonder what she saw in her crystal ball ö.ö
And poor Noxee has to try to convince her and the others that Jack and Kiyoshi can be mates, just mates...
At least Francine greeted her cordially.
Since Francine is Jeb's grandmother and Saiwa is Noxee's 'Baby', they are quasi family :3 (They are utterly convinced that Sai and Jeb will find their way back together again - and if they are, who am I to question it ^^')
Dtui is Kiyoshi's mentor. And she's also Ms Coombes fated mate. They even have the same hairstyle today...
So she will be on Ms Coombes side as it seems ö.ö
Ms Coombes looked at the Churros: "As sparkly and glittering as the cook who made them."
Is this meant as a cut-up or intended to be funny - or as a compliment?
Noxee, always on the bright side of life, goes for a diplomatic: "Thank you, I'm glad you like them."
Ms Coombes: "I know you want the Boys to be happy. But we have to think of the future of the Resistance. We never had a deity within our rows. And Kiyoshi hasn't even reached his full potential yet. All the good he can do for all of us. We can't let Callahan drag him down. He will keep his distance to Kiyoshi."
Noxee: "Kiyoshi worked himself sick at the Temple and as a mole for the Resistance. He even had to leave the Temple. He already did a lot of good for all of us - until he broke."
Ms Coombes: "It was Callahan's fault Kiyoshi had to leave the Temple! He asked to much of Kiyoshi, wanted him all for himself with his groundless jealousy and paranoia. He almost killed Kiyoshi! And himself! Noxee, you've seen yourself how broken Jack was. These two are not meant for each other. Fate must have made a terrible mistake." Spoken this, thunder roared over the castle.
Dtui: "Rita, you know that's not true. Jack is Kiyoshi's fated mate and Kiyoshi failed him because he believed he had to make it up - for all the wrongs his family did."
Ms Coombes: "We never asked anything of Kiyoshi, all he did for the Resistance was of his own free will."
Noxee: "I think we all agreed to not overly mess with their lives. They are all grown up and they should be allowed to make their own decisions. It's not on us to tell them with whom they should hang out and with whom not. They don't have to listen to us anyway."
Ms Coombes proofed Noxee wrong and showed her the contract: "Oh, they have to when it interferes with the guidelines of the Resistance. They all agreed to this, see? Kiyoshi is an important member of the Resistance and Callahan puts his powers in jeopardy."
Francine: "Let's all calm down, hm? Kiyoshi did so much better with Jack around. And the sad truth is that Kiyoshi wasn't of any help for us for months. He might never fully return to this realm and only drift further away."
Dtui: "And Kojin likes Jack."
Well, that's a knockout argument. Kojin is Dtui and Kiyoshi's deity, the one who saved their lives at their execution. Without Kojin, there would be no Kiyoshi - and no Dtui either. They owe him.
Dtui: "And I know of a certain couple *she looked at Ms Coombes* who also dated against the will of the Resistance back in their days. They stated, a roughneck like you, Rita, would drag me, the Resistance's Golden Child, down. And look how strong and powerful we became together, hm?"
Ms Coombes stopped Dtui before she spills more of their tea:
"Ach, fine! Let them be mates, just mates or whatever!"
Phew - Ms Coombes drives a hard bargain. But in the end, she agreed that Kiyoshi and Jack can be mates, just mates (or whatever).
Francine chuckled. Just like herself, Rita and Dtui are also loyal receivers of the spicy monthly subscription boxes of Ye Olde Magick Shoppe.
After these exhausting negotiations, and to reward herself, Noxee so needed to go shopping.
She went to Moda Capoliveri. Her favourite shop at Tartosa.
Here she gets inspired by the latest fashion trends for Sai and her online store Strawberry Cake Fashion. And she also hopes to find some hot dessous - to reward Greg.
Noxee stays at the castle over night and just returned from the bathroom, where she took a long, hot shower and tried her new, hot outfit on.
Back in her room, she found Greg waiting for her!
Noxee: "Greg! What are you doing here?"
Greg: "Gods, you look gorgeous!"
Greg: "I missed you. Didn't want another night without you."
And then he kissed her.
Greg: "This outfit is so, so hot. Do you think the gems will stay in place when we..."
Noxee: "There is only one way to find out."
Greg seems to sense that Noxee has something on her mind.
But she had promised Jack not to tell Greg about his condition after the bolt hit him in his chest.
Greg: "I won't push you."
Noxee: "I love you."
Greg: "This glue is just like magic. If the gems survive another round, I'll order it for my shop."
Noxee: "Another round, hm?"
Spoiler: After thorough testing, Greg ordered the glue for his shop ;)
(So Greg seems to have a jewelry shop in the real world too, not just ingame. Tiny Can being very accurate again ^^)
'See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing, now
Oh, yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night'
You really got me - The Kinks
Now I know where Jeb has it from ^^'
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