'Mmm. So good to meditate without worrying about the commute.’

'Huh...hmm...’

'Yosh...lights are out. I'm up alone.’

'That's how you scout a room? You need to update your tricks, boy!'

Whoops...

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Mikhail slowly turned around to meet Lin's piercing gaze. There was no way he was hiding from her now.

'I do hope you weren't trying to avoid me all day, were you? I could still sense you via the wards in the house.'

Mik: I wasn't trying to... Lin: Yet you were sneaking around, looking to see if anyone was awake. Come on. Mik: Ugh, can you blame me though?! Lin: Maybe? I don't know 🤷‍♀️

Mik: Come on, Obasan! Did you really bring me and Tae here while Onyx is...brooding or whatever?! Lin: I would have brought you here regardless, and she's not brooding. She's just hot, and you two have caught her eye. Same thing with you and your lovers! Mik: Yeah but we don't walk in on each other! Even Mystique knows the boundaries! Lin: Of course she would. Mik: What's that's supposed to mean?

Lin: Mystique is an actual cat. Onyx...is not. Mik: What are you talking about? Didn't you have a black cat as a familiar? Lin: Yes, but she's not a cat. The 'cat' is just her alternate form, much like you have a human form and this one. Onyx is a Therian, or Thiren if you wanna follow the cool kids 🙄 . Humans with beast features, so she's actually more human than anything else. Mik: You're joking. How did I not know this? Lin: Well, you don't hang out in the circles I do!