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A few slices and another beer later, I was feeling chatty.

“You know, Ms. Jackson, I wasn’t exactly truthful with Greg about my vision—or lack thereof.”

They sparkled all the letters and numbers at me.

“I did have a vision. But it wasn’t a vision about Steve, who I was focusing on. It was one of his brothers, Dirk or Drake. They’re twins, and they’re musicians. Whichever one it was, he was sitting on a stage in an outdoor amphitheater singing a song. But the person singing with him wasn’t someone I recognized.”

I swallowed more of my beer.

“Usually the two of them perform together, so I’m not sure what’s up with that.” I shrugged. “There wasn’t anything else to the vision.” I pointed my beer bottle at Ms. Jackson. “But I didn’t want to tell Mr. Perfect over there that I’d flubbed theassignment. Better for him to think it didn’t work at all. And at least now I know what to expect so I can practice on my own.”

Greg might be able to feel when I drew on his magic through our connection, but he’d have to deal with it.

Ms. Jackson flashedS-I-N-C-E-R-Eat me.

I sighed. “Yeah, you’re probably right. I just need some time to let go of my original impression of him, you know?”

The whole board flashed.

I chuckled. “Well, you probably don’t have a ton of experience with... interpersonal entanglements.”

Ms. Jackson flashedNo.

“I’m sure I’ll get there. But I’m going to make him work for it.”

Ms. Jackson sparkled outW-H-A-T-H-A-V-E-Y-O-U-D-O-N-E-F-O-R-M-E-L-A-T-E-L-Y.

It was the best laugh I’d had all day.

I took a break from Archibald Manning and started outlining an idea I had for the new game Steve and I wanted to develop. I was almost ready to stop for the evening when my phone chimed with a text on the group chat with Steve and Felix.

Steve

@Cal, are you back in town?

Yep

Steve

Drinks?

Fuck, yes

Felix

Henry’s in an hour? We want the lowdown on all the supernatural happenings

Sure. And you are not going to believe this shit

Steve

And yet, we probably will

Greg told me his initial assumptions about me were wrong, and he “wants to make a go of it”

Felix

WHAT???