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wait, what?

So... I think I might be bi...

Happy Pride Month

-Eric

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congrats on the realisation

-Kieran

So... I think I might be bi...

Happy Pride Month

-Eric

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Who on earth would break into a bookshop?? though, then again you could say that about anyone breaking into anything.

Of course the shop got broken into just hours after Amir left 🫠 - Emil

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Oh no! Is everything alright? anything stolen?

-Erika

Of course the shop got broken into just hours after Amir left 🫠 - Emil

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Mhàiri. It was Kieran's grandmother's name.

Holy shit can't believe I almost forgot this.

Me & Kieran had a baby girl! Born April 13th, 2025!!

-Erika

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Sorry!! I just kind of kept forgetting to tell people, and I just assumed people knew whenever I visited the Institute

Holy shit can't believe I almost forgot this.

Me & Kieran had a baby girl! Born April 13th, 2025!!

-Erika

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Thank you so much, Pen!! I hope your family is doing alright

Holy shit can't believe I almost forgot this.

Me & Kieran had a baby girl! Born April 13th, 2025!!

-Erika

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Holy shit can't believe I almost forgot this.

Me & Kieran had a baby girl! Born April 13th, 2025!!

-Erika

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It's finally March, which means the wedding is this month.

which I realise we forgot to mention. Yeah, me & erika are getting married this month.

-Kieran

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"Around 12:30"

Casey spoke without pulling out their phone to check

"Did you get lost from the Institute?"

Kate wasn’t sure how much time had passed since it all started. She wasn’t sure how many turns she had taken without properly thinking. At one point she had started taking out books from the familiar shelves, only to be met with blank pages.

Eventually, at one of the turns, there seemed to be some light. At first she thought it would be another dead-end, only to see a park. She went through the… door? Though it wasn’t a door. Finding herself next to a bench. Whatever she had come out from, no longer behind her.

( @jinxedbooks )

Casey was sitting on a bench in the park, with her dog by their side. She'd been getting used to walking outside on her, partially, own ever since she got out of the hospital, and spending time sitting in the park became a part of their new routine.

Casey Knew before they heard Kate appear next to the bench she was sitting on, and turned their head to face where she was.

"Kate?"

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How??

You're alive?!

-Kieran, @researchercase

Allegedly.

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"I don't mind at all"

As Kate sat down, Casey still looked at her, like they were observing her for a moment

"So, what happened to you?"

Kate wasn’t sure how much time had passed since it all started. She wasn’t sure how many turns she had taken without properly thinking. At one point she had started taking out books from the familiar shelves, only to be met with blank pages.

Eventually, at one of the turns, there seemed to be some light. At first she thought it would be another dead-end, only to see a park. She went through the… door? Though it wasn’t a door. Finding herself next to a bench. Whatever she had come out from, no longer behind her.

( @jinxedbooks )

Casey was sitting on a bench in the park, with her dog by their side. She'd been getting used to walking outside on her, partially, own ever since she got out of the hospital, and spending time sitting in the park became a part of their new routine.

Casey Knew before they heard Kate appear next to the bench she was sitting on, and turned their head to face where she was.

"Kate?"

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Kate wasn’t sure how much time had passed since it all started. She wasn’t sure how many turns she had taken without properly thinking. At one point she had started taking out books from the familiar shelves, only to be met with blank pages.

Eventually, at one of the turns, there seemed to be some light. At first she thought it would be another dead-end, only to see a park. She went through the… door? Though it wasn’t a door. Finding herself next to a bench. Whatever she had come out from, no longer behind her.

( @jinxedbooks )

Casey was sitting on a bench in the park, with her dog by their side. She'd been getting used to walking outside on her, partially, own ever since she got out of the hospital, and spending time sitting in the park became a part of their new routine.

Casey Knew before they heard Kate appear next to the bench she was sitting on, and turned their head to face where she was.

"Kate?"

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Well now you are aware.

Seriously, that guy?

God I hate Web Avatars (with one exception)

-Kieran.

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Hey, I said one exception, alright?

Seriously, that guy?

God I hate Web Avatars (with one exception)

-Kieran.

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She laughed slightly

"I imagine so. My friend is an Eye Avatar and it's so hard to keep secrets from her, to the point it's a bit frustrating"

Ever since Erika had heard about Kieran meeting with Amir, she'd been meaning to find time to go visit the bookshop he owned, it only took a few months but now she had some free time. She didn't exactly know where it was in London but she found it eventually.

She hesitantly walked inside, closing the door behind her once she entered.

"Hello? Anyone here?" @researchercase

The shop seemed empty at first. Until a cat let out a very long and loud meow, running past Erika with way too much speed for such a tiny creature. He ran straight towards a door that lead to the back, making sure to be as loud as possible.

Not long after there was a sound of something heavy falling to the floor, followed by a loud ow. A displeased hiss from a cat sitting somewhere Erika couldn’t see.

“I’ll be there in a minute!” Amir yelled out from the back. Followed by a “No, stop it, go upstairs.” which was probably directed to the cat.

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Pen, please don't give up hope, alright? He's going to be alive, and he'll be found alive.

Hey Penelope, I heard about what happened, I hope you're doing alright, at least as much as you can be.

If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm all ears

-Erika, @researchercase

Hey. Thanks, I appreciate that.

I don't even know what to do at this point. I keep telling myself he's okay, but what if he's not? When did our lives get like this?

-Penelope