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Immediately, you look back towards the sea of boxes, and pull a duffel bag protruding from between the two boxes. You need distraction, so you hastily open it up and...
...It's your stuff. Great. Fuck. You don't want to be with Alex right now.
"I've got my things." You flatly announce, evading eye contact. "I will see how Omnia fares."
Not waiting for a response you quickly scamper between the metallic frames and head towards the room 'O' went to.
You pass the DIY throne, and you might have seen Cat Don Fluffles sitting by a wall. Thankfully They are fine. At least They...
Finally there, another crash resonates, followed by crumbling 'oof'. Immediately you enter, and see... Not much, the whole room is covered with stacks of everything: papers, chests, metal tubes, more fucking boxes. Among it all, Omnia sits cross-legged and sniffs pathetically, her glasses crooked on her face.
"Are you alright? I heard a noise." You say, and close the door behind you.
With a startled jump she straightens. "I am fine. Get out, plebe. Get out..."
"I could help you look for it."
"No need. Get out. It's not there. Now, get out. I will be Back In Five Minutes™..."
"You said it's there. So it must be there, let me help." She doesn't budge. Hmm. "I've also came to ask you about who made you this cool suit. It's cool."
She looks back, eyes teary. "You think it's cool..? *Cough* Well, of course it is. It's mine." She says seriously, and furtively beckons you with her hand. Victory!
Soon both of you look through the towering stacks of papers. On several occasions, you shielded her from falling stationery, but she failed to comment on it. As your work went on, finally she jumps in elation, but quickly straightens again.
"Hm, there it is. The lastest findings. Must have mixed with something else when it fell. Certainly." Who are you to object? 'Natalie's latest findings' hmm....
Both of you quit the messy backroom; narrowly evade bonking from a falling paperclip; and generally have a good time talking - she's nowhere near a 'scary criminal' Alex warned you about. She doesn't seem scary at all...
You meet Alex standing with your new bag near the 'throne', absentmindedly adjusting his suit.
"Madam, we have your things, we should hurry back."
"I did not labor for you to squander it by leaving before I finish." Omnia hisses, and presents a paper to you both - 'Natalie's latest findings' hmm....
"'O' we don't have time. Mistress explicitly said-"
"We will talk your loyalties later. Take this." She hands you the document. "Similarly, don't take me for a fool. There is a watch in that room. You have plenty." Then she grabs your arm and yanks you towards her throne.
Omnia's expression softens. "Say Aki, have you heard about the new arrivals???" She giggles.
"No, I didn't." You don't have much time... Oh, well. "Tell me! What about them?"
Alex audibly facepalms. "Madam, you are incorrigible..."
