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Long didn't reply as he kept walking out. When he was outside the infirmary, he finished eating the slice of cake before slowly wandering around. Whenever he ran into a man he didn't know he would awkwardly introduce himself and explain to him that he was supposed to be learning 'how to be gay.' Needless to say, the reactions were varied. He finally found a few men who would talk to him.

That night, when Nic went back to his room, there was a bright pink note waiting for him.

Nic ignored the note for a minute as he quickly finished the checklist on the forefront of his mind before going over to the note and picking it up.

Thought it was my turn to plan a date.

Follow the clues to find me with a surprise~

The first clue is:

I'm plucked, pruned and groomed,
Raven loves me in full bloom.

Nic sighed a little, not digging the scavenger hunt so much. But he spent two minutes cleaning himself up a bit before heading to Raven's favorite garden.

In Raven's favorite gardening spot was a note but also one of Laurel's shirts.

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Down on the race track there was a bright pink note next to a pair of pants. A little odd. It looked like someone might have forgotten it there.

Nic picked up the shirt and the note.

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Since Frei was busy with Wolfe, he was bored of reading, and someone had mentioned an underground race track, Fin decided to explore. He checked out the motorcycles for a little while before noticing the note. He glanced around and called out, but no one was there. So he went to pick up the note.

The note led Nic to the pools, where Laurel's jacket was found. Then to her animals, were her shoes were found. Then to the place where they had been last night, where her bra was found. The last note lead to the underground racetrack.
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The note just read:

I'm waiting in Dance studio 4.

Nic followed the trail, picking up all the pieces as he found them. Maybe this scavanger hunt wasn't as lame as he had initially thought.

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Fin glanced around again before looking at the pants. Was he supposed to return them? After some debating he picked them up before heading to Dance Studio 4.

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When Nic arrived at the race track, he looked around in all the obvious places Laurel would likely leave the note. But found nothing.

When Fin opened the door the room was dark. But a weird sort of dark, there were black lights all around the room. In the middle of the room was a neon painted, animal printed, topless Laurel. She had started dancing when the door opened and didn't appear to have realized it wasn't Nic yet.

It took Fin a few moments to realize what was going on. And then a few more to recognize Laurel. And then after another he noticed she was topless. He dropped the pants and the card slowly fell to the floor. He opened his mouth to say something, but not even a squeak came out. After the blood was done rushing to his face, he finally managed to put some thoughts together. So he quickly turned around and sprinted out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Laurel started a little as the door slammed, turning towards it. "... Nic?" she asked quietly, staring at the pants on the ground.

Unfortunately for Fin, he almost slammed into Nic as he sprinted around a corner. Nic frowned at the panicked little boy as his face turned pale. They stared at each other for a short moment before Fin blurted out, "I'm sorry!" and continued to sprint off. Nic watched Fin run off before glancing in the direction Fin had come from.

A few minutes later, Nic found his way to dance studio 4.

Laurel started as the door opened. She was sitting on the ground by the door, holding the pants and the final note. Her slightly teary eyes went wide as she noticed Nic was 'back'. "... wha?" she asked quietly, very confused now.

Nic paused, looking at Laurel. Then he glanced away for awhile to collect his thoughts. "... Fin," he decided.

Laurel blinked, "Fin?" she replied before seeming to understand as she blushed in the dark room. "... oh..." she muttered as she slowly stood.