Mindy opened her eyes, staring at the ceiling. She looked down at her stomach, and sighed with relief. Her relief vanished, turning to what appeared to be guilt. "Not again." She held her head in her hands. She wasn't sure how long she'd stayed like that, until someone started knocking on her door. "Yo, Mindy. You up?" "Yeah. Just-I need a minute." Silence. "Did it happen again?" "Yes." Her door opened and in walked a girl wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans, and a pair of goggles hanging around her neck. She walked over to Mindy, sat down, and hugged her. Mindy froze up. She felt like every emotion inside her was being sucked out of her. She closed her eyes, and the vision of a man stabbing her in the stomach engulfed her vision. But only for a moment. After that, it was gone. "There. Better?" Mindy nodded. The girl was stroking her hair, and they stayed like that for a few more minutes before Mindy broke off the embrace. "Sorry for that. You must be pretty drained." Mindy got up, walking over to her fridge. "Well, maybe a little." She admitted, hastily grabbing the pink bottle once Mindy offered it. "So, Nebula, any recent hunts." Nebula got a grin on her face. "I killed an Organ Wolf." Mindy whistled. "Level B or A?" "A." Mindy raised a brow. "You must be pulling my leg." Nebula shook her finger. "Mind break, remember?" Mindy made a sound of understanding.

"That makes more sense." They continued on chatting, letting the time pass them by.

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"Oh, hello Mindy." Mindy entered Victorian Hall, and was immediately met by Monika's passionate greeting, and a boy she'd met recently, who gave her a small smile. "Hello, bud." She wrapped an arm around his neck, asking Monika about any contracts. "Um, there should be a few around here. Hang on a moment." She bent under her desk. "So, David, hitting on the desk lady?" "What? No." She gave him a grin that could only be taken as malicious. "Please, no." He whispered. "But don't you think she's pre-" Monika came back up, showing her the pile of requests. "Ah, yes! Now let's see…" she scanned through the requests, stopping on one. "Ooh. Hey David, you ever fight an organ wolf?" Monika looked mortified. "Um, once, with an old partner." "Wanna team up with me?" "Erm, well-" "Oh, perish the thought!" Monika was laughing like an insane person. "Surely I can get you somebody ready for such a mission?" Mindy scoffed. "Wow, David, I didn't take you for someone who lets their friends fight their battles." David scratched the back of his neck. "David-" "Well, I guess it depends on your rank." "How's a B-Rank level 60 badass fire slinger sound?" David pondered it for a moment. "Okay, I'll go." Monika squatted under her desk, face pale as snow, where she stayed until they left.