8 O'clock

MMM Mansion.

Trojan and his chums were drinking wine and smoking cigars in the backyard.

"...I never thought a wonderful and fashionable girl like her with class would go on to a date with some no good low life uncultured dirtbag like him!", Sebastian remarked furiously.

"It's a shame.", a disappointed Patrick commented. "If this happens, people will laugh at us. It's about our mansion's honor."

"Yes! The honor of MMM, years of our hard work will go down the drain for her!", Xavier groused.

"I wonder what our pledge, Martin, is thinking right now after him witnessing such a shameless incident.", said Sebastian in disgust. "Trojan! It's about MMM's pride and honor! Kick her out of the mansion before such thing happens or else she will sink our reputation down the drain in the not-so-distant future!"

"Quiet!!!", Trojan shouted. "...You don't understand. It's not about her. It's about that low-life piece of trash poor scumbag! ...He thinks he beat me so easily. But he has no idea who I am or where I came from. He doesn't realize what I can do to make his life miserable. I only thought of my class and reputation all this time. It doesn't suit an honorable man like me to go against this degenerate. But he has crossed the line so I changed my mind. Come this Friday. Let the MMM's alumni get-together party go smoothly. After that, I'm going to act. I'll make him suffer... Eiffel Roseholic. You messed with the wrong man. After this Friday, you are going to rue the day you decided to sneak into my mansion. And for now, I'm not letting this date happen at any cost."

Around same time.

The Ques' House.

Jack, Richard, Maria, and Quinn were gambling while playing cards. Ques and Queens were present in the house as well as the noobs and daughters. Eiffel and Grate were drinking in the corner.

"Man, I am so exhausted today.", said Eiffel as he yawned.

"I can tell! You look like you could use a serious pick-me-up.", Grate replied as he continued drinking.

"Tell me about it. I blame last night's beer marathon. I'm starting to realize my body doesn't handle it like it used to. Gosh, why isn't this 50 beers over yet? Aren't we drinking enough?", said Eiffel annoyingly.

"I've started to feel like you, man. Oh how I miss sleep...", Grate yawned.

Eiffel spotted Arumi, Pamela, Irine, and Twinkle talking in the corner. "Dude, there's Irine and Twinkle."

"Yup.", Grate said casually as he continued drinking.

"I had a few words with both of them. It seems like Twinkle managed to change her mother. That means Twinkle is no longer Quinn's daughter. It's unbelievable that she suddenly agreed to do so when I heard she refused at first.", Eiffel added.

"That's fascinating. Who is Quinn's daughter now?", Grate asked.

"Irine.", Eiffel sighed while Grate with a facepalm.

"Then what's the difference?", Grate sighed as well.

"According to Irine, she asked Quinn to swap Twinkle for her. And Quinn agreed.", said Eiffel.

"Irine volunteered?", Grate was startled. "And why did someone so stubborn as Quinn agree to change her daughter?"

"Irine stated that she told Quinn her Helveltica secret. Quinn could not, under any circumstances, refuse to accept Irine as her daughter after that. Twinkle was too afraid to stay as Quinn's daughter, so I understand Irine's decision.", Eiffel fumed with great anger.

"That's great, but which secret?", Grate asked with great curiosity.

"...Her boyfriend back in high school? Her ex-boyfriend now?", Eiffel gave him a hint.

Grate comprehended and grinned, "Yeah, she dumped him pretty well. *laughs* Poor Jack." Then he realized after seeing Eiffel's annoyed attitude toward him, which shook and surprised him. "W-w-wait a second!" What!? No way! Is Jack referred to as 'The' Jack? Irine's nefarious ex-boyfriend!"

"Quiet!" Eiffel exclaimed. "This is still a closely guarded secret... You didn't realize it was him?"

"I had no idea it was him. However, it has been around 4 years, so it is understandable... Besides, now that Quinn is aware of the truth, I doubt this secret will be kept hidden for long. She'll spill the beans all over the place. That means, seeing her, Jack's must be on hold for the time being. Just don't rouse the devil within him.", Grate advised. "That's all I'm saying."

"*sigh* It's no use... And was it really Irine that dumped him? I thought it was the other way around.", Eiffel asked with confusion.

"It doesn't matter anymore. But man, what is this revelation... I see Arumi with those two. I want to have a word with her. See ya!", said Grate before leaving.

"You've been here since the beginning of Hot Week, correct?", Arumi asked Twinkle.

"Yes, I have.", Twinkle answered.

"How are you doing with the list? Are you done anyhow?"

"No, Quinn had me paired up with Irine and we're doing great so far. How about you?"

"We did a few, but the majority of them are stupidly simple. And, to be honest, it's not all that entertaining. We appear to be running errands. Getting them alcohol and whatnot.", Pamela boasted.

"But some tasks are horrifying. It's almost impossible to cheat and help each other.", Irine added.

"...Are you really Jack's ex-girlfriend?", Pamela inquired, intrigued.

"Yes. Why? Do you know him?"

"*drew closer* I've known him for a long time, and the way he described you, I assumed you'd be ugly or fat. *Irine became enraged* But you're neither. You're genuinely rather lovely."

"*uncomfortable* Um... Thanks?"

"You'd be a hit at the club."

"*curious* What club?"

"Ophelia Pond. You know how to dance? The club is hiring dancers."

"*perplexed* What kind of dance are you referring to?"

"You know, the one where you sway your hips."

Arumi intervened between the two, "She means an exotic dancer."

"A stripper, Arumi. No one is fooled by fancy words.", Pamela reprimanded her.

"Hey! How dare you!?", Irine retorted, enraged.

Pamela ridiculed her before leaving, "Oh relax. And forget what I said. It was simply an idea. All right, Arumi, let's go." Grate got in the way of Arumi.

"Arumi. May I have a word with you?", Grate asked with great concern.

"Uhhhh...", Arumi looked puzzled.

Quinn began rejoicing at that very moment after winning the gambling game she was playing with Jack, Richard, and Maria.

"Fellas... I never lose this game.", Quinn teased them while taking the money and announced. "Now. It's time for the Spin the Bottle Truth and Dare game. Daughters, come here!"

"Um, Grate. Quinn is calling. I have to go.", Arumi replied, hurrying to join the daughters as Grate became upset. All of Queendom's pledges or daughters (Twinkle, Irine, Lotus, Tasha, Arumi, and Pamela) gathered on the floor in a circle.

"Spin the bottle works like this... Spin the bottle, and whoever it lands on must play truth or dare. Except that, I get to pick what you'll play, and by lord, I'll only pick 'dare'. And we're not talking about a light peck, but rather a proper daring session.", Quinn added.

"No! No daughters!", Jack objected.

"No daughters, he says. Why go around in circles? Why not simply say, 'No Irine'?", Quinn drew closer to him, whispered, and teased him a bit. Jack got irritated at her. "Come on, Jack. Allow her to be herself unless you still have feelings for her.", Quinn added.

Jack became enraged and pulled her into a corner, saying, "This isn't about that! This game is also for me. How am I meant to keep my self-esteem while she tells everyone how I dumped her?"

"That can only happen if the bottle lands on her, right? Unless... *looks across at Irine* Irine? Why don't you get that bottle spinning?"

"*anxious and clenching his teeth* Hey! I'm not kidding! What the *beep* is the matter with you?"

"What's the matter with me?" What the *beep* is the matter with you? You like me in this way. You're not even together anymore. Just *beep* have fun!"

Meanwhile, in another corner, Eiffel and Grate were drinking beers yet again. "See! You're not the only one who dislikes her presence? Be proud.", Grate joked, "That's your father."

"I have no say in the matter anymore. They are correct. It's college time. And they should have the freedom to do so. After all, this is about their lives. I just decided not to talk to them again.", Eiffel explained.

"*concerned* But why?"

"In fact, I've been trying to avoid them. I'm done trying to persuade them. If they don't find my words valuable, then so be it. Let them be. I have my principles. *drinks*"

"...and here I was thinking I was upset. How long are you going to do that? We'll be here for a long time! Life stinks for so many reasons, but if you find a great friend who drives you to smile, you'll get through even the most difficult moments. Don't forget our history. Your study break was a misfortune... And our study break was intentional. Never forget their sacrifices for this reason. *drinks*"

"...why are you upset all of a sudden?"

"She's deliberately avoiding me, man. I can't take it anymore. You said, 'Don't your words have any value?'. I say, 'Don't my love have any value, or what?' ...As a matter of fact, I made my decision to turn myself into the old me and shock her system!"

"*startled* What!? You decided to hack her!?"

"Yes. I want to see the true picture. I want to see what's really going on."

"The last time you did that, they decided to burn the school down. *drinks*"

"Don't worry, mate. Except this time, it's not taboo... *looks at Eiffel drinking* How many beers did you have today?"

"...I lost count."

"...And how many left?"

"...I lost count."

"*chuckles* That sums it up all."

"Pamela!" ordered Quinn. "Spin that bottle for the sake of Jack's respect!"

"Here we go!", said Pamela as she spun and it landed on Lotus.

"Lotus, I dare you to perform a silly dance with your sister in front of everyone.", Quinn gave her a dare. Passionate music played while Lotus and Tasha danced to it.

"Oh!!! It's time for some daughter-daughter time! Everyone! Daughter-daughter time!" exclaimed Jack, happy to see them dance.

Quinn mocked him, "You like it, but your ex is off-bounds, right?"

"Shut up!", Jack yelled at her. Everyone clapped after their dance was over.

"Spin that bottle, Arumi!", Pamela told her to spin.

"Come, B-boi! Let's watch!", said Grate as he went further to see. The bottle landed on Tasha.

"Tasha. I dare you to kiss the guy you like the most in this house.", Quinn gave her a dare. Tasha stood up and nervously approached Busquets. Then they kissed.

"Wooooooo!", Jack reacted to that.

"Guys, have a look! He goes 'Woooooo!' like a *beep* girl!", Eiffel made a joke that made everyone laugh.

"Yeah, right. You know what? If the daughters are in the game, why not the noobs? Son! Get in the circle!", Jack ordered him as the daughters cheered.

"...But why?", Eiffel asked.

"Don't ask questions! It's an order, noob! Grate, You too!", said Jack. So Eiffel and Grate joined the circle. Eiffel sat between Irine and Twinkle.

"You're lucky to have a front-row seat to this. It's comforting to know that they follow all my instructions... I'm curious what they'll do this time.", Quinn whispered to Eiffel who was clenching his jaw upon hearing it.

Lotus spun the bottle and it landed on Twinkle.

"Oh, it's you, little barbie... Twinkle. I dare you to slap Eiffel as hard as you can.", Quinn smirked, daring her.

"What!?", Eiffel and Grate reacted.

"Oooooh! This will be interesting.", Jack commented with a grin.

Eiffel and Twinkle exchanged glances. The mood was tense, and everyone was wondering what she would do.

"Come on, Twinkle. We don't have all day. Slap him for God's sake!", Quinn gave her the command. Twinkle slapped him as softly as she could. "That's not the dare I gave you! I said 'As hard as you can'! Now do it again!", Quinn objected.

"...Eiffel, I'm sorry for this.", Twinkle sobbed.

"...Do it." Eiffel replied, smiling and closing his eyes. Then Twinkle slapped him as hard as she could, which stunned everyone.

"Ouch. That has to hurt," Richard remarked.

"Everyone, let's move on. Twinkle, please spin the bottle.", said Quinn. Twinkle spun the bottle and it landed on Irine.

"Ah-ha! Finally!" Quinn exclaimed with a nasty grin on her face. Jack was drenched in sweat. Eiffel was certain she was going to give her the same challenge she had just given Twinkle. Quinn, on the other hand, accomplished something she had wanted to do since the beginning of the game. "Irine... Don't worry, I won't tell you to smack Eiffel. I dare you, however... *teasing Jack* to tell us about your ex-boyfriend.", Quinn gave her the dare.

"Oh *beep*!", Grate uttered.

"Look, Jack! Pay more attention to this. It's going to be your favorite!", Quinn teased him even further.

"*beep* *beep* game!", Jack growled, left the game, and went somewhere.

"Jack? Hey! Where are you going!?", Quinn laughed. Then she was about to follow him but stopped.

"Hey, what happened? Why did he leave like that?", Maria came to her and asked.

"I made a fantastic discovery earlier today, and you won't believe it," Quinn told Maria.

A flashback began. Earlier that morning, Irine and Twinkle were sleeping in their dorm when Quinn and Sulci walked in.

"Rise and shine, sweet daughters o' mine! I have a task for you both.", Quinn stated as she roused them.

"Who is this amusing lady?" Irine inquired, her voice drowsy.

"This is Quinn. Remember me, you *beep*?", Quinn retorted.

"Oh, Quinn!" Irine awoke and began wandering. "Sorry, I was sleeping, that's why I didn't recognize you at first. I was under the impression you were a little thinner."

"Thinner? Stop the *beep*!" Quinn grew outraged as she exclaimed, "You're the size of a shrimp!"

"Yikes. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Irine apologized.

"...Twinkle. Let's get started. It's mother-daughter time.", Quinn said as she prepared to leave.

"Um... Irine had a question for you." Twinkle remarked, stopping Quinn to hear what Irine had to say.

"Yeah!", Irine said. "Well, Twinkle told me that she wanted to change her mother, so I thought you might consider taking me as your daughter instead?"

Quinn became enraged and angrily yelled at Twinkle, "This *beep* again!? ...I'll see what I can do to you later." Then she turned to Irine and asked her, "But, for now, Chipmunk... Sulci is your mother, isn't she? What makes you want to abandon her and become my daughter instead?"

"I'm just trying to take the opportunity to work for the vice president so I could learn even better. That's something Twinkle's willing to let go of. Maybe she doesn't understand the value of that.", Irine answered.

"Hmm, that's intriguing... But I don't see it when I look at you right now. You don't appear to be my daughter's type. In fact, you are not Queendom material in my opinion," Quinn stated.

"Is it because I kind of called you fat before? Besides, what makes me any different from Twinkle?", Irine wondered.

"You're a real ham, aren't you? Chipper folks irritate me. But I'll give you one more chance to convince me otherwise.", Quinn questioned. "Why do you think you're Queendom material?"

"I enjoy laughing and meeting new people. I'd describe myself as laidback. And I'm entertaining! I enjoy parties, and I've heard that's what Queendom is all about. Plus, Twinkle and I have been friends since high school, so I believe I would fit in nicely.", Irine explained.

Quinn fell silent for a little period. Before leaving, she laughed, and remarked, "Do you enjoy listening to yourself talk, or did you expect me to patiently listen to your *beep* long-winded speech? No sale... Twinkle! Let's go!"

Suddenly, Irine dropped a bombshell that left Quinn stunned: "Oh, and also... I'm Jack's ex-girlfriend."

Quinn: ...!!!?

The Flashback ended.

"And that was the story. So, this is why I decided to change Twinkle as my daughter and have Irine instead.", Quinn concluded with the story.

"So, that's how it is, huh? Change approved.", Maria joked.

"I need to find Jack. Let's see where he is. Have fun.", Quinn said as she left to look for Jack.

Back in the game.

"I apologize for slapping you. It was wrong of me," Twinkle said to Eiffel, feeling remorseful. But Eiffel consoled Twinkle, reminding her that it was only a game and she should let it go.

"*frightened* ...I was so scared, Eiffel."

"Huh? Scared of what?"

"That she would punish me if I didn't listen to her."

Eiffel became motionless and tense upon hearing her words. He remained silent afterward. Irine spun the bottle and it pointed towards Arumi.

"Arumi, don't worry. I won't be as harsh as Quinn. I'll take it easy on you. I dare you to call your crush or loved one and express your feelings," said Maria.

Arumi expressed her disbelief with a shocked "What!?". She reached for her phone to call someone but got lost in the moment. Grate initially appeared happy, hoping that Arumi would call him or do something for him. However, his expression quickly changed as he noticed Arumi sweating profusely and wondered what was wrong with her. In a moment that shattered all of his expectations and left him greatly disappointed, Arumi abruptly left the game and rushed away. Grate soon followed suit, leaving the game as well. Eiffel also left the game to search for Grate.

Meanwhile, Quinn found Jack at the stairs on the second floor of the Masquerade House. She approached him with a grin.

"So would it kill you to see me pry?", Quinn asked.

"Yep, and I'm too young to die.", said Jack as he lit up a cigarette. "Why are you so interested?"

"It's only a game!"

"You always treat everything like a *beep* game!"

"Why are you acting so *beep* immature?"

"I hate that she's here, and it's even worse that she's your daughter now. Why did you make that decision?"

"Want me to kick her out?"

"...Would you do that?"

"I was just kidding. Although, it seems like she may not be able to handle the situation."

"Good! Do it."

"*took the cigarette off him and smoked* ...but I'm not gonna."

"*annoyed* ..."

"Does her presence bother you that much?"

"*enraged but it was like a comedy* She dampens my mood, you know? It's hard to have a good time at a party when she's around. You have no *beep* clue how she is! She's a *beep* psychopath! You won't believe how aggressive she is! Never in my life have I ever imagined I'd have to date a creep like her and it's surprising! I stopped seeing her, ignored her texts and calls, and avoided her. It's clear to understand that I dumped her... A brat from elementary school would understand that, but why wouldn't she? ...How much better to understand than this? Yet she kept calling me over and over again which forced me to block her number. Then do you know what she did? She started calling me from unknown numbers. *Quinn laughed* I picked up and she abused me over the phone. I would block that number and then she would call me from another unknown number. For a very long time, I was in *beep* trauma for this. Even if someone called me, I thought it was her... How many more things does a man have to do to make a woman understand that he dumped her? Do you know what she did in the end!? He called the *beep* cops! *Quinn laughed even harder* Do you get how daring she is?"

"I thought you dumped her. But now you sound like she did. Why didn't you tell her the reason why you dumped her?"

"Yeah, I told her. I mean I ignored her. All reasons cannot be said. I ignored her. What more is there to say? ...If I don't answer your calls and blocked your number, wouldn't you understand that I'm ignoring you?"

"Oh, gosh. There's no winning with you. Now tell me this. *confronted him* Why did you post Maki's photo on the noticeboard?"

"That's confusing. I thought you would thank me instead."

"And why is that?"

"Because, by posting her photo, I was seeking justice for one of your members...when you are the one who should be doing that! Why are you being so hostile?"

"*grabbed his collar* I know your intentions. You want Masquerade to become the fraternity of the year. You want to get all the credit and everyone's attention."

"*smirked* Perhaps when a certain legend said that everything is fair in love and war, he wasn't lying...This is just the beginning. So, do me a favor and kick her out."

"Don't fly so high. I wouldn't have pegged you for a drag queen."

"*takes the cigarette back from her* I was inhaling it, stupid."

"*beep* me, what a moody *beep*! Loosen up! You need to chill! And speaking of inhaling stuff..."

"You've brought some?"

"I've got something, but we should get some fresh air along with it."

Then Jack showed her the 'stop' hand gesture because he spotted Eiffel eavesdropping on their conversation. "Hey! What the hell! Are you spying on us?", Jack exploded.

"No. I'm just looking for a place to piss. The bathrooms are full, you know?", Eiffel quavered.

"There's no bathroom on the second floor.", said Jack.

"Oh sorry, my bad. This is a big mansion.", said Eiffel while he was making his leave.

"Quit your bullshit! Where's your noob brother?", Jack asked.

Suddenly Richard and Maria walked in with Grate. Grate looked upset. Jack asked, "What's wrong with him?"

"Hey, buddy, is everything okay?", Eiffel asked with great concern, but Grate wasn't saying anything.

"My dear son is not feeling so good today. So, let's lighten up his mood, shall we?", said Richard.

"Sure thing, Rich.", said Jack as he and Quinn lead the way as Eiffel, Grate, Richard, and Maria followed them. They went to the mansion's rooftop. Eiffel looked around as he was walking on the rooftop carelessly and spotted a wheelchair in there.

"You'll be needing that if you don't watch your steps.", Jack said to Eiffel.

Inquisitive, Eiffel questioned, "What is that wheelchair doing on top of a roof?", as everyone sat down.

Quinn grabbed marijuana from underneath her bra and lit it up. "It doesn't look like a cigarette, does it? I mean, we're here to smoke, right?", Eiffel asked. Quinn laughed at him and passed it to Maria.

Eiffel asked, disgusted, "*coughed* What the hell is that?!?"

"Never tried marijuana before?", Maria asked Eiffel as she passed it to Richard after smoking.

"...No.", Eiffel answered.

"Seems to me you've been missing a lot of fun.", Maria laughed.

"Don't worry, there's nothing to be ashamed of.", said Richard as he smoked and passed it to Jack.

"What makes it smell so sweet?" Eiffel wondered. Quinn pranked him by pushing him from behind, and he was going to collapse, but she grabbed his shirt right away. Eiffel appeared to have his heart stop for a moment.

"Hahaha!", Quinn chuckled and said, "Relax!"

"You're *beep* crazy!", Eiffel exclaimed to her. Jack smoked and then passed it to Eiffel, who refused to take it. "No. I don't do drugs."

"You wimp, alcohol is far *beep* worse than this. And besides, the sole purpose of today's party here is to do this *beep*. To share a joint with you noobs. So, there's no turning back. You'll have to do this one way or another... Don't make this any harder, son.", Jack stated to Eiffel. Eiffel changed his mind and decided to take it. "That's right. Pass it to your brother after you're done.", Jack added.

"All right... What do I do?", Eiffel inquired, a little anxiously, as it was his first time.

"You stick it up your ass. Didn't you just watch four persons smoking?", Jack said calmly. Then Eiffel smoked and exhaled earlier than usual. Jack got irritated with how Eiffel was doing it and so he complained, "I'm ashamed of you, son. That's not how it's done."

"*beep* off... But really, how do I do it?", Eiffel asked.

"To begin, learn how to correctly hold it.", Quinn remarked as she approached to teach him how it's done. Because of it, she was able to smoke the joint again and hand it back to him. Eiffel gripped the joint between his index and middle fingers. "Right now, you appear to be a cigarette-smoking adolescent. Place it between your index and thumb.", Quinn added.

"Like this?", Eiffel asked while he did how she instructed.

"Yes, that's how you do it.", Quinn approved.

"Why do I have to keep it like this? Because it's trendy?", Eiffel guessed.

"No, *beep* face. Marijuana is valuable, and holding it that way allows you to smoke it all. Cupping your palm over the joint keeps it from smoldering; it doesn't burn as well as a cigarette.", Jack stated.

"Now, wrap your lips around it and take a deep breath.", said Quinn as Eiffel was following her instructions. "That's all there is to it. Hold your breath as long as you possibly can. As your lungs fill with smoke, you'll experience a stinging feeling in your chest... Don't be afraid of it. It will not damage you. When it becomes too much for you, simply exhale!" Quinn advised.

A moment later, Eiffel coughed and Quinn laughed at him.

"This reminds me of my first time.", Maria remarked.

"But, you were like 12 at that time.", Quinn laughed. "This is so much funnier!"

"Damn, my chest hurts so much...", Eiffel commented as he passed it to Grate.

"It will become second nature to you.", said Quinn.

"That's enough for him for today, Quinn. He has a task to do at Reveuse Museum after this.", said Jack.

"When do I notice any difference?", Eiffel sat down and asked.

"Give it some time. You'll know when it takes effect.", Jack asserted. Grate smoked smoothly and then he passed it to Quinn.

"Why aren't your daughters here for this, Quinn? Since our noobs are here.", Richard asked.

"I thought about it and determined that they won't take part in this unless they want to. It is entirely their decision. I wouldn't push them, unlike the Ques.", Quinn stated.

"*chuckles* Quinn, let's be real about this. Why don't you just tell the truth?", Jack said with a sneer, "Except for Maria, the only reason any of your sisters and daughters aren't here is because you choose to have this joint all to yourself rather than sharing it with them." Quinn laughed at that rather than being upset. "This is why it is said that sharing is caring. Brothers can't survive without sharing things, unlike sisters who prefer to keep things hidden and all to themselves.", Jack added. Richard, Grate, and Eiffel clapped at his statement.

"I'll drink to that, brother.", said Richard as he opened up a beer can and drank.

Quinn passed the joint to Maria who laid down and smoked. "How are things doing with the pledge board, Eiffel? The big night is Friday, which is in two days. You must have finished most of it by now.", Maria asked Eiffel.

"Haha! Nice one. Not even close. The first year we may have genuinely rejected noobs maybe this one.", Jack smirked.

"That's what you think. We're doing just fine.", Eiffel retorted. "Let's look back at our accomplishments so far. Stole a toe tag from the morgue yesterday, beat up a HP officer, pulled a prank on Moira, stole a towel from the gym, stole clothes from-", Eiffel continued bragging about their accomplishments, but Grate halted him in his track.

"That's enough of telling them about our accomplishments, buddy if you know what I mean. We have guests from the sorority here tonight so hold your tongue.", Grate whispered to him.

"Fine, he says. Numerous actions on that board are missing.", said Jack.

"What's left?", Maria asked.

"I haven't heard any of you manage to date a teacher so far. *Grate and Eiffel looked at each other* Why aren't the riches washing up from eggshells and yolk? ...Where is the Cyclops' eye? ...You also haven't killed anyone or assaulted any Imperial College students. You realize you could do both of those tasks in one place? It would be 'killing two birds with one stone' if you could manage to kill a student of Imperial College. And why does Grate wear this clown mask all the time? Why don't I see you wear it, huh?", Jack stated and asked a lot of things.

"...I don't think that's a task.", said Eiffel.

"Right now, I'm making the call. You're in trouble. These noobs have no chance of ever surviving Blood Games! I can put my left nut on the line; my noob chokes quicker than Sulci does on *beep*!", Jack declared.

"*sigh* A preacher, a priest, and a rabbi all enter a pub, and Sulci *beep* them all.", Richard cracked a joke, and everyone laughed.

"Hah! I'll personally remove the nut for you. I'm not going to fail.", said Eiffel as he strongly held eye contact with Jack.

"I adore that mindset! However, if you approach my private parts, I'll disown you before Sulci can utter the words 'I wanna suck it.'", Jack gave a counter of his own. Everyone laughed.

Richard continued to chuckle before turning to face the moon. It took him some time to come to a realization. "Guys... I'm not sure if I'm high or wrong, but is tonight the full moon night?", he asked with a serious tone.

Jack and the noobs glanced at it. "Shit!", Jack uttered. "It is the full moon's night I'm sure of it. God, how did I miscalculate!?", Jack was incensed as he turned to the noobs and announced to them with a serious tone, "Noobs! Change of plans! No Reveuse Museum tonight! Do that tomorrow! Tonight we are going to Komorebi! Make preparations! Fast!!!"

Grate and Maria followed Jack and Richard as they raced outside. Additionally, Quinn was going to leave the rooftop. Eiffel was slowly rising to his feet in the meantime. As soon as he stood up, his head began to spin and he almost fell off the roof. Quinn reached him quickly and grabbed him instantly.

"Whoa!", Eiffel uttered. It kicked in and soon he realized that he was high as *beep*.

"Shit!", Quinn exclaimed. "Hey! I believe Junior is beginning to feel it here." Quinn yelled for Jack and Richard, but they had already left. "Guys!?" she called for them. Quinn and Eiffel were the only people on the rooftop. "*beep!*", Quinn uttered as she laid him down on the roof.

"Damn... I...", Eiffel was mumbling a few words.

"Wow, you have a very pale face. You were hit rather hard, didn't it?", Quinn joked.

"Whoa...", Eiffel felt like he was floating in the air.

Quinn laid next to him and began to play with him. "Having trouble finding words? Don't worry, that happens occasionally.", Quinn added. Eiffel was trying to make his move to stand up yet again, but she stopped him.

"Don't act foolishly right now. Just unwind. The best part of it is this. Inhale and experience the serenity... How it engulfs you... Unfortunately, it doesn't last longer.", she added. "Maybe up to an hour if you're lucky and stop smoking after it hits...", and then began to torment him with jokes. "Haha, I dubbed you a twisted *beep* white knight. You, however, are quite entertaining. Though still a *beep*. A fun *beep*, though...What? No retorts? That's the finest part of making fun of you, aw. Is this really your first experience with marijuana?"

"Yeah...", Eiffel was answering being high.

"You can do so many enjoyable things when high! And every time is a unique experience! Take eating as an illustration. The amount of food you can consume while high is ridiculous! And everything has such great flavor!", Quinn stated.

"Yeah...", Eiffel answered again.

"Hahaha! You have no idea! Why on earth are you *beep* responding?", Quinn laughed.

"Yeah...", Eiffel answered yet again.

"You're completely gone... I'm going there as well. *beep* me. I'm here already... Hey, close your eyes and take a nap. Until I'm certain you won't tumble off the edge, I'm not letting you go.", Quinn ensured him.

"This sensation is bizarre...", as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, Eiffel expressed his thoughts on his most recent experience. "I've never been this peaceful before."

Then he awoke unexpectedly. He looked around and didn't know the individuals around him because he had just woken up.

"It's high time you got up. Feeling more like yourself?"

Eiffel took a little while to realize that the individuals he was surrounded by were all Ques and Grate.

"You guys? ...Where are we?", Eiffel asked as he got up to his feet and his head was starting to feel heavy.

"Komorebi forest.", said Richard.

"...For what?", Eiffel asked as he was itching his head.

"...Tree of the Undead!", Jack answered.

Then Eiffel gazed up into the sky and there it was, the full moon. The young man stared in astonishment as he looked up into the sky, seeing for the first time in his life a full moon. He was amazed and enchanted by its luminous face, which gave off an alluring shine.

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