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"ballonea? it's..." how does he explain his hometown? it's been years since he's been back. well, that wasn't quite true. he had stayed there for nearly a year when he'd had to return for the funeral...

[break][break] "it's quiet." another pause, before he adds, hopefully helpfully, "there are a lot of trees?" and ghosts. there were a lot of ghosts, especially in the tangled wood. though... something told michail that maybe his competitor-friend would not have enjoyed that detail as much.

[break][break] his suspicions are confirmed at the other's word. what doug called creepy, jayden thought of as interesting.

[break][break] "maybe they were just being friendly?" he offers.

[break][break] the bell rings, signaling the end of the round. the man drops to his knees with a disappointment cry, where as the redhead scowls, turning away.

[break][break] "huh?" he blinks. there was a faint burning in the air... " oh — it looks like you won, sir." he offers his hand out in a polite handshake. "by the way, i'm michail."

[break][break] maybe they'd forgotten to introduce themselves earlier.

[attr="class","ooc"] John Sullivan // doug wins!

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