Ares 'The Forgetful' Achilles

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ᎬXᎢᎡᎪᏚ

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ᴜsᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ:
sᴏғᴛᴇᴀ

NᎪᎷᎬ:
ᴀʀᴇs 'ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛғᴜʟ' Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs
[ᴀɪʀ-ᴇ-s == ᴀᴋ-ᴇ-ʟ-ᴇ-s]
Aʀᴇs ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀʀ
Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ Tʀᴏᴊᴀɴ ᴡᴀʀ

ᏩᎬNᎠᎬᎡ:
Male

ᏢᎬᎡᏚᎾNᎪᏞᏆᎢY:
Aʀᴇs ɪs ᴀɴ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘ. Hᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴍɪʟᴇ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙʟɪɴᴋs. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪs ɢᴏᴏᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴀ ʟɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴇᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ sɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀs sᴇᴇɴ...

"Aʀᴇs." Yᴏᴜ ᴀsᴋ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴅɪɴɢ sᴜɴ
Hᴇ sɴᴏʀᴛs, "Wʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴡ?" Gʀɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ.
Yᴏᴜ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇ, sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴡᴇᴇᴛɴᴇss sᴜɢᴀʀ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ sʏʀᴜᴘ.
"I ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ-- ᴀ- ᴀ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘ! Iᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ... ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇ. Aᴍ I ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ sᴀᴅ? Oʀ ᴍᴀᴅ?" Yᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀss ғʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ, sɴɪғғʟɪɴɢ ᴀs ʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪɴ ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ.
"Wʜ-ᴡʜᴀᴛ?" Aʀᴇs ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʏᴇʟʟs ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ.
"Nᴏ ᴡᴀʏ. Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, I ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs I sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ." Hᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ, "I- Lɪsᴛᴇɴ. Iᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴇᴇᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘ, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʀᴜᴅᴇ ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴛᴇғᴜʟ. Bᴜᴛ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴏᴋᴀʏ? I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ, I ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴡʜɪʟᴇ." Hᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴘ, ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙʏ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ.

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"Aʀᴇs- Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ?" Yᴏᴜ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ. "Iᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs, sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ɪs sᴛᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ, ᴏɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ. Uɴᴛɪʟ I ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. I ᴀᴍ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ɪᴛ ɪs, ʙᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ I- I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ-" Aʀᴇs ᴘᴀᴜsᴇs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴏʙ. "I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs!" Hᴇ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪɴᴛᴀᴋᴇ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴀʀs, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴏsᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪᴘ. Hᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs, ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs. Iᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ. Yᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇᴀғ ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ. Yᴏᴜ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ, ʙᴜᴛ, Aʀᴇs ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɴᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴅɪssᴀᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ.
sᴏʙʙɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ ᴀɴᴅ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ.
"ɪғ ɪᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴀʀᴇs. ɪғ ɪᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ." ᴛᴇᴀʀs ʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇғᴜʟʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ sᴏᴏɴ. ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ.

Aʀᴇs sɪʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴛᴇᴀʀs ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ "I ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ I'ʟʟ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʏ. Fᴏʀ I, ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 'YOUR' ɴᴀᴍᴇ."

explanation: you, referring to you, or your kalon[s], he couldn't remember your[or kalons] name[s]

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ᴀʀᴇs, ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀʀᴏɢᴀɴᴛ ғᴇʟʟᴏᴡ, ʜᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴏʀᴍᴏᴜs ɢʀᴜᴅɢᴇ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ. ʜᴇ, ᴀʀᴇs ᴀᴋᴇʟᴇs, ʜᴀs ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ɴᴏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʟᴏɴɢ-ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ʀᴜɴ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ. ᴀʀᴇs ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴀʏs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏʀ, ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ. ᴀʀᴇs ɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ɢʀᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪs, ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ɢᴇᴛs ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴀᴅᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ. ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ. ʜᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴅɪɴɢ, ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ɪs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ʙᴀᴅ, sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ's ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀs sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ. Aʀᴇs ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ʜᴇ ɪs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪs ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴘᴀᴅ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟᴋ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘɪɴ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴜᴇs sᴛᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ, sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ.


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"Aʀᴇs." ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ.
ᴡʜᴏ's ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ? Hᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪs ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴄᴀʟᴍɪɴɢ, ᴀ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs? ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴍʙ ᴏʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴅᴀɢᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʟɪɴᴋ. ᴀʀᴇs sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ. ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ?-
ʏᴇs ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ᴏᴋᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴏɴᴇ sᴛᴇᴘ.
"Aʀᴇs, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ?" ʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴘs ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ɢʀᴜɴᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ. "Oᴋᴀʏ, ɢᴏᴏᴅ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇs. "Lɪsᴛᴇɴ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴡ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡɪᴘᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜʀ sʟᴀᴛᴇ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡɪᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴋᴀʏ?" Aʀᴇs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ? ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜɪs ɴᴀᴍᴇ? ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ᴄʟᴇɴᴄʜᴇs ʜɪs ᴛᴇᴇᴛʜ, ʜɪs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ. ᴊᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜs ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ʜɪᴍ. "Aʀᴇs. ARES!" ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ, ᴘᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ʜɪs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ. "Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴋᴀʏ. Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ғɪɴᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴀғᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ." sʜᴇ sɪɢʜs. Aʀᴇs ʜᴀᴅ sᴇɴsᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇɴɪᴀʙʟᴇ sᴀᴅɴᴇss ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ, ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴛʜ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sɪᴅᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍ. Aʀᴇs ᴇxʜᴀʟᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴʜᴀʟᴇᴅ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ʜɪs ɴᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀx ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ. "I- ᴛʀᴜ-sᴛ ʏᴏᴜ." ʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ. Aʀᴇs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ sɴɪғғʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟʟ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘ ʜɪs sᴘɪɴᴇ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏʟᴅ. "Yᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs sᴏᴏɴ. Tʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇsᴛ." sʜᴇ ʟɪғᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ʀᴏʟʟ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sǫᴜᴇᴀᴋ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ.
Aʀᴇs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs, ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴏʀʙs, ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇʟɪᴅs ᴍᴏᴠᴇ. ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʏᴇs, sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs,

ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ. "Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ?" ʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ɢʟɪᴍᴘsᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs. Hᴇ sᴏᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟʟ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴇᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛʟʏ, "I sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʏᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ʙᴀᴄᴋ." sʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ ғʟᴀsʜʟɪɢʜᴛ. Sʜᴇ sʜᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴘɪʟ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ. "Aʜ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜᴘɪʟs sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ." sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ, "As ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ Aʀᴇs, I ᴄᴀɴ ᴀssᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀғᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ." Aʀᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, "Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ? I ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ, ᴀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇʜᴏʟᴅ?" ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ɪᴛᴇᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ sᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ. "Wʜʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ I ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ? Aʀᴇᴀ 51?" sʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 6 ᴏʀ 7 ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴs ᴏᴘᴇɴ. Wʜɪᴄʜ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴏᴅᴅ, ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ? Hɪs, ʜᴇᴀᴅ? "Wʜʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ?" ʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪɴᴋ ғʟᴜғғʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴄᴋs ᴏғ ʜᴀɪʀ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴏʟʟ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ғᴜʀ, sᴛʀɪᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ. Hᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴏғ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ. "Yᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ?" sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʏᴘɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, "Wᴇʟʟ- I'ᴍ sᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs." sʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅʟʏ, ɢʀɪɴɴɪɴɢ. "Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ, I ᴅᴏ sᴇᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ-ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ʜᴇʀᴇ, ʟɪᴋᴇ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ?" ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴀᴅɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ. "Rᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?" Aʀᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ, "Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ I ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ? Wᴀs ɪᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ?" sʜᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs. Sʜᴇ sɴɪғғʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, "N-ɴᴏ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ." sʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʏᴘɪɴɢ ʀᴀᴘɪᴅʟʏ, ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʏᴘɪɴɢ. "Wʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ?" ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇɢs ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜsʜ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴜᴘ. "Jᴜsᴛ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴏɴ, ᴡᴇʟʟ, YOUR ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀʀᴇ. ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ." sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛʏᴘɪɴɢ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ, sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʏᴘᴇ, ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛᴇs. Sʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴘᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ɴᴏsᴇ. "Yᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ? Yᴏᴜ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ. Dɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?"
Aʀᴇs sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴡᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ "Wʜ-ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ? Fᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ." ʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜsʜ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, "I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ᴀᴍ." ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʟɪᴍᴘ, ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀɢ. "I-I sᴇᴇ." sʜᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, "Wᴇʟʟ, I'ᴍ P.D Aɴᴅᴇʀsᴏɴ. Dᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ?" sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ sᴡᴇᴇᴛʟʏ, ᴀs ɪғ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. "Oғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ I ᴅᴏ, ɪᴛ's-" ᴡᴀɪᴛ, 'ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜɪs ɴᴀᴍᴇ? Hᴏᴡ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇ? Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ?' ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. "I- I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ I ᴀᴍ.." ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, sᴄʀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴜᴢᴢʟᴇ, ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. Sʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ, ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ, "Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ Aʀᴇs Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs. Wᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs!" sʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴡᴇᴇᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ, ᴀs ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ʜᴇʀ. "Aʀᴇs, Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs?" ʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ "Iᴛ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴠᴇʀʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ I ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍ-" sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ғʟᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙʀᴀɪɴ, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ sᴏ ғᴀʀ, ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ.

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Aʀᴇs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ, ɪᴛᴇᴍs ᴄʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ʜᴇ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ. Iᴛ's ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs, ɪᴛ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ. Hᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴏɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ғʟɪᴍsʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜʏᴘᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪʟᴀᴛᴇ, ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ. Aʀᴇs Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs, Fᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ: Dᴀʀᴋ Pᴜʀᴘʟᴇ, Hᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ sᴛᴇᴀᴋ, ʜᴇ WAS ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ P.D Aɴᴅᴇʀsᴏɴ. Hᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪs ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴛɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ. P.D ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ sᴡɪғᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, "Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ? Oʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏsʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ? I sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ. Wʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʀᴏɴɢ?" Aʀᴇs ᴄʟᴀᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ, ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴄʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ sʟᴀᴍᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. P.D ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜɪᴍ ᴜᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀᴡᴀʏ. Aʀᴇs ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴜᴘ. Hᴇ sᴛᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ, ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ. Aʀᴇs sᴀᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ, sɪɢʜɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴜᴅʟʏ. 'I ᴡᴀs ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ? Mʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪs sᴛᴇᴀᴋ? Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs sᴏ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪɴɢ?' ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ, ʀᴜʙʙɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs, ʏᴀᴡɴɪɴɢ. Iᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ. Hᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ, ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ. P.D ᴘᴜᴛ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ, "I ᴋɴᴏᴡ Aʀᴇs, I ᴋɴᴏᴡ. I'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs, ɪᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ, ʏ'ᴋɴᴏᴡ?" sʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ, ʀᴜʙʙɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ, ʙʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ. "Hᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ, I ғɪɴɪsʜ ᴛʜɪs, ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ sᴀᴅ, ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ? Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ," sʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ, ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ sɪɢʜ, "Yᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs."

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if I am a winner I will continue this.

[Softea]

ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ ᎻᏆᎷ

Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ:
- ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘʏ
- ᴄᴀʟᴍ/ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ
- ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ[ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs]
- ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴛᴏ sɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ sᴏᴜɴᴅs
- ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ
- ʟɪᴋᴇs ɴᴀᴘs
- ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ʟᴀᴢʏ
- ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪᴋᴇs ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ.[ʜɪs ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ɪs ᴛɪɢᴇʀ ᴛᴀɪʟ]

ʟɪᴋᴇs
- ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ
- ɴɪɢʜᴛᴛɪᴍᴇ
- ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʟɪᴄᴏʀɪᴄᴇ
- ʜᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴏᴄᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ
- ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴀɴᴛ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛs
- ʙɪɢ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇs

ᴅɪsʟɪᴋᴇs
- ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ sᴡᴇᴇᴛs ᴏʀ sᴜɢᴀʀ
- sᴡɪᴍᴍɪɴɢ
- ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ
- sᴘɪɴᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀʟᴇ
- ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ
- ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ/sɴᴏᴡ

Aʀᴇs' ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪs ʟᴀʏ ᴏɴ
ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ɢʀᴀss,
ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜɪs ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇ. Hᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ɴᴀᴘs
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
ᴘᴀss ʙʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ.
Sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs Aʀᴇs' ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ,
ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴛᴜғғ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ,
ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ sʜᴏᴡs ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴄʟᴏsᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs.


Aʀᴇs ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs, ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ
ғᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟ
ɴᴇᴀʀʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴍs. Mᴏʀᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ
sᴛᴏʀᴍ, ᴡɪᴛʜ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴅʀɪᴢᴢʟᴇs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ.

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Oᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

Aʀᴇs ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ sʜᴏᴘ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ

sʟᴇᴇᴘs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴏᴜʀs. Hᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʀs sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴜx, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛɪᴇ ᴛᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴏᴀᴛ. Aʀᴇs' ᴊᴏʙ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴀғé/ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ sʜᴏᴘ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴍᴀɴʏ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ. Hɪs ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛғᴜʟ-ɴᴇss ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ʜɪs ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴡʜɪʟᴇ, ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ, Aʀᴇs ʜᴀs ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ʙʏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴘɪɴɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴘɪɴ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ.

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Iᴛ's Rᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ

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Iᴛ's ʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

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ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ʜᴏᴍᴇ . . . Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ I ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴊᴏʙ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ? Nᴏ? Wᴇʟʟ I'ʟʟ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ, I ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. I'ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ I ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ/ɴɪɢʜᴛ sʜɪғᴛs, I ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɴᴏᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴅᴀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛs. I ɢᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ,

ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴀᴘ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ, ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ 3:00, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ I ᴛʜᴇɴ ɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴄᴇʀɪᴇs I ɴᴇᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟs. As I ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ Mᴏɴᴅᴀʏ's, Wᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ's, Tʜᴜʀsᴅᴀʏ's ᴀɴᴅ Sᴀᴛᴜʀᴅᴀʏ's.

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Tʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ʜɪᴛs Aʀᴇs' ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴘɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴜɴᴅ. Cᴀʀs ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ʙʏ ʜɪs ʙᴜs sᴛᴏᴘ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴘʟᴀsʜ, ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʙʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ɪɴᴄʜᴇs, ʜᴇ sʜɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ, ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴀᴛ, ᴏɴʟʏ ʜɪs sᴄᴀʀғ. Tʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴇʟʟ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴅᴅʟᴇs, sᴏᴍᴇ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ. Hᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs ʟɪɢʜᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇ. Aʀᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs sᴛᴏᴘ, ʙᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ sᴘʟᴀsʜᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇ ʙᴜs ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ. Oᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪᴛ's ᴅᴏᴏʀs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Kᴀʟᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ɢᴇsᴛᴜʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ. Aʀᴇs ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs, sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. Hᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴛʀɪᴄᴋʟᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. Aʀᴇs ғᴇʟᴛ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ɢʀᴏᴡ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ᴀsʟᴇᴇᴘ, ᴊᴇʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ. Aʀᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀɪɴɴᴇᴅ, sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ɢᴏɪɴɢ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ғᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴛᴡɪɴᴋʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍɪsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʏ ᴅᴀʏ. Hᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴏғғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ, sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ. Aʀᴇs ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ, sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴇᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ. Aʀᴇs sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ sɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴄʟᴏsɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs, ʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ.

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Lᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴡᴏᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀᴛ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴊᴇʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴡᴀʀᴅ ʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ɢʀᴏɢɢɪʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡɪᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴀᴡɴᴇᴅ, sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ғɪsᴛs ᴄʟᴇɴᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. Hᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ. Iᴛ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ 3 ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴄʀᴇᴇᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴀʟᴛ, Aʀᴇs ᴡᴀᴠᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ᴏғғ, ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. 'Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs Cᴀғᴇ' ᴡᴀs ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ᴋᴀʟᴏɴs ᴀʟʟ ᴄʜɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀғғ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛs. Aʀᴇs ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs sᴛᴀғғ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ, ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀғғ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ. "Hᴇʟʟᴏ ᴍᴀ'ᴀᴍ ᴍᴀʏ I ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ?" ... "Gᴏᴏᴅ ᴅᴀʏ sɪʀ, Wʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ?" ... Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ Aʀᴇs ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴀʏs ᴏғ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴋɪᴅs, "Wᴇʟʟ ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ?" ... "Hɪ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʟᴀᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ?" ... Fɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, ʜɪs sʜɪғᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 1ᴀᴍ, sᴜʀᴘʀɪsɪɴɢʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀғé ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ʙᴜsʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇss ғᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴏʟᴅ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇ.

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Iᴛ's Cᴏʟᴅ

I ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ

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Tʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ɪs sᴏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ

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Wʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ I ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs?

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Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ I ᴅᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴘɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟs, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. Iᴛ's ᴀʟʟ sᴏ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ.

Iᴛ's ᴄᴏʟᴅ.
Wʜʏ ɪs ɪᴛ sᴏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ? I'ᴍ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʙᴜs ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. Aᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴜs sᴛᴏᴘ ᴀs ᴀ sʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ.
I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. Iᴛ's ᴛᴏᴏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀғé.

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Tʜᴇ ʙᴜs ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ, ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ, ɴᴇxᴛ ᴅᴀʏ. Iᴛ's ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ. Hᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, sᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟ sᴇᴀᴛ, sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ, ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ, sᴇᴇ ʙʟᴜʀʀʏ ғᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ᴏғ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ, sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪsᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴜsʜ.Aʀᴇs ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs sᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏ, sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏɢɢʏ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴘɪɴᴋ, ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ sᴜɴ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ, ʜᴏʟᴅ ʜɪs ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ. Aʀᴇs ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴄᴀғé ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴋᴀʟᴏɴs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴛᴀғғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ. Hᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀғé ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴋ. Hᴇ sʜɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴀᴘʀᴏɴ ᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴇᴀᴅ 'Aᴄʜɪʟʟᴇs Cᴀғᴇ'.

"ɪᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴀɪɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs."

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