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Nic started walking back to the rooms, seeing how far he was going to get.

He didn't get far. Rosen cut him off as soon as he stepped inside, "We need to talk to you," he stated, all of yesterday's banter gone. For once, Rosen looked terribly serious.

Laurel blinked, since when did Rosen talked to Nic?

Rosen glanced at Laurel, "Raven's looking for you," he told her, "You should run along." Laurel frowned.

Nic reacted to Rosen normally, like the other day had never happened. He looked at Laurel and nodded, trying to let her know it was alright.

Laurel didn't like it, that was pretty clear. But after a moment she hugged Nic and then went to find Raven.

Raven was hanging out with Frei. Nic waited for Rosen to continue.

Laurel stopped in the doorway, "You wanted to see me?" she asked. She seemed a little on edge.

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So Rosen led Nic off down the hallway and eventually opened to a conference room. Inside was a rainbow of hair, all the neonates minus Kale were present and didn't look pleased as they're eyes focused on Nic.

"Hey Laurel," Raven told her with a smile. "Wanna join us?"

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Nic did a surprisingly good job of ignoring all the stares as he entered the room quietly.

"Not really," Laurel replied, looking back over her shoulder and out the door. Frei looked away from her, it looked like she'd been told something.

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"Take a seat, Dominic," Wolfe said calmly.

"... Alright," Raven said before turning to Frei. "We'll hang out some more later, okay?" he told her as he messed up Frei's hair.

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Nic said nothing as he took a seat, remaining as emotionless as always.

Frei frowned but slowly stood. She left quietly, slipping past Laurel. Laurel looked like she wanted to leave as well, "So what do you want?"

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Wolfe paused for a long moment, "Firstly, I must apologize," he said simply and the other neonates looked at him strangely, a little surprise flashing across their faces. "Raven made a bet that you were Bi, and I took it. I sent Rosen to check but he broke my order and took it too far. For that, I must apologize." Rosen shrugged a little.

"Uh..." Raven said, not expecting Laurel to be in such an uptight mood. "Well, there's an awesome place I just found that I'd like to show you." He did his best to be relaxed and excited, hoping it would wear off on Laurel.

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Nic didn't have any physical reaction to Wolfe's words, still waiting quietly.

Laurel glanced back at Raven, "Um... maybe some other time," she murmured, "I'm... right now I'm a little worried about Nic."

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Wolfe slowly folded his hands, "Is there anything you'd like to tell us, Dominic?" he asked, calmness dropping from his face as a hardness set in.

"Why?" Raven asked as he motioned for Laurel to come in.

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Nic said nothing.

Laurel hesitated but finally stepped a little further inside, "He said that he figured Wolfe had some questions to ask him... and he was acting strangely. I didn't... want to leave him but Rosen said you were looking for me."

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"Is David your brother?" Wolfe questioned.

"... Don't worry about him," Raven tried to tell Laurel. "He can handle whatever Wolfe throws at him.

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Nic was silent for a short moment before replying calmly, "I had a little brother named David."

Laurel paused, "He's... He's not..." but then she stopped, she'd promised Nic. She couldn't say anything about his mental stability or his brain. Instead she cussed a little, she wouldn't let anyone twist his brain more. He was so tired today, so worn out. That was her fault, dragging him to that club... she suddenly turned and bolted out the door, whatever Wolfe had to say could wait.

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"And is this David the same David you spoke of with Rosen?" Wolfe inquired next, voice growing tighter.