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"I don't know. Cupid learned a lot about liminals, though... and I learned that I can't use PPC technology..."

"Could you at least tell him that it's okay to try and talk to me?" Lapis twiddled her thumbs a little. I may be young and panicky, but I've been told that I can interact with others as though I'm a grown-up. The worst that could happen is if I got startled and jumped onto his head... Uh, he wouldn't mind that, would he?" She tugged at her collar, which made her anime sweat drop slip down her shirt.

"Kyaaaa!"

Well, at least she didn't jump onto Kala's head...

"What happened?! Was this about what you said earlier?"

"Yep." Cupid looked understandably cross. "Monster Musume and Naruto. Nothing ruins your day quite like a monster-girl Kurama replacement..."

"Wait, what?!"

"Never heard it in my life!"

"An interrupting badfic." Stephanie's entire body darkened. "Nothing ruins a date like a Sue invasion."

"... he'll probably find you, he's been dancing around all over this place."

"We're all good," she said. "How about you?"

"She's probably more than fine with me around," Cupid replied with a laugh. "At least HQ doesn't have any interrupting ninjas! Right?"

"An interrupting console is much worse. Trust me."

((snatches up mini-Agent))

...by Lapis letting out a small scream and nearly jumping onto Kala.

"Oh, it's just Steph," she said, waving hello to her poker friend's partner. "Anyway, well, I'll try to talk to Valon. Falchion told me that he seems like a nice enough person, but again I'm not sure if my nature would clash with his own."

"Hey, I can try and ease you into it," said Sarah. "If only I knew him personally like Adam does, but I could still help out at least. Hopefully."

"How have you been?"

...the tentacled embrace of the kraken girl who was, apparently, right next to the group.

"H-hey, Steph! How are you and Chak tonight? Oooh, are you performing? I know I am!"

A pair of gold tentacles wrapped around his waist and reeled him into a tight embrace. "HI CUPID!"

"He likes making friends, and the thought of losing one forever makes him sad."

"Yeah, well, there's just one little problem," said Sarah. "Lapis' first reaction to just about anything is to panic. A lot."

She punctuated this by poking Lapis in the side, causing her to yelp in terror and nearly jump out of her chair.

"Sarah!" She glared at the older girl, but recomposed herself. "Anyway, yeah. I get scared easily and often. It's always been a thing with me, and I can't undo it. I'm not sure how Valon will take it..."

"Since when has that stopped her, though?" asked Cupid. "She's as loyal to the rest of us as Pit is to Lady Palutena, and have you seen her plan executions? If it weren't for her, Chakkik wouldn't be here with us!" He looked around. "Where is he, anyway? Is Steph with him?..."

Kala brushed her hair back. "Unfortunately, we had to go there during business hours. Valon doesn't hate kids, really, he just doesn't know how to deal with them. He had to live with his hellion of a younger brother for ten years, so I can't really blame him for that. He likes kids, but he can only handle them if they're well-behaved."

"Well... I saw the look on his face, and I thought he wanted to... uh..."

"Lapis is a former Sue," said Cupid. "She has, uh, issues..."

"Like the worry that half the PPC would want to kill her." Sarah wanted to dope-slap Lapis for encroaching on Kala but, remembering her super strength, she thought better of it. "Which is totally not true."

"Well... Rayner told me that your husband doesn't like children," Lapis added, before "meep"-ing a little. "I think Falchion told him that, but I don't know how he knew..."

"Um... I'm already married... and yes, I'm Kala. So, um, why did you run from Valon?"

"Armored... Sharp pointy bits... Deadly-looking... I think I'm in love..."

Cupid was laughing his butt off at the sight of it, while Sarah gave her female partner a Not Amused look.

"Uh, Lapis? We're in public..."

"Oh, right! Sorry!"

She released Kala and added, "Thanks for the kind words, by the way. I was worried that my stage fright would get the better of me, but... yeah. So, Kala, right?"

"Hey, kid. You did well up there." She settled down next to the smaller girl.

She coughed, then straightened her shoulders again. "They are musicians," she explained. "From the Mirror--I apologize--from Earth. I thought they were very well known."

"We're playing--what was it called again?" Jesse asked, scratching his stubble.

"'I Am a Rock,'" Alleb told him.

((-Alleb))

Valon shrugged. "The name I know, but I don't know what or who they are."

Jesse held up his instrument by the neck, as if it had been invisible before.

"I play the flute," Alleb said, also holding up her instrument, though it was in a case. "Have you ever heard of--" she cleared her throat quietly, as if she had rehearsed this. "See-mon and Garr-funk-el?"

((-Alleb))

"Valon Vance, Floaters, my wife and I are hosting. I actually just sang. What are you guys gonna do?"

He stuck out a tanned hand. "Jesse McKines, Alleb's partner."

But Ix gave a tiny smile and took a deep breath, beginning to sing. Her voice was a lovely soprano, if a bit warbly from nerves.

"Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,

That all started with the big bang (Bang)!"

Charlotte clapped lightly, but Ix wasn't done, instead launching straight into the next verse. Her voice was stronger now, having gotten over the initial nerves.

""Since the dawn of man" is really not that long,

Set in motion by the same big bang!"

"How about you save the rest for the microphone, hun?" Charlotte said, putting a hand on Ix's shoulder before she could continue.

"O-oh, sorry," Ix said, turning beet red. "I'll shut up now."

"It was good, though," Charlotte said, grinning.

Ix shrugged morosely. "Not as good as you."

Charlotte rolled her eyes. "Oh, come off it, I've got a supernaturally enhanced voice; of course I'm going to sound good. You—" She poked Ix in the chest. "—should be proud."

"I don't know either of these groups. Well, I know Barenaked Ladies, but only through Big Bang Theory's opening. Would this fit? At least you could say it's an ironic song for a wizard."

Marina was still giving him the stink-eye.