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[It seems someone has decided to change his voicemail following graduation. Hes trying so hard to sound professional, business like, but Hanna's usual enthusiasm bleeds through easily.]

You have reached the mailbox of Hanna Cross. If you don't have an appointment, my secretary will follow up with a return message shortly. [a short pause.] meaning me. I'll get back to you, don't worry.

And if this is an emergency what are you doing on the phone? Cardio is your friend. byyyye!

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"Maybe? I have no idea. We don't have Wizard of Oz back home." Her smile was a touch sheepish as she finally made to set the book down and sit on his bed. Well, on the edge of it at least, so she could jump up if she wasn't wanted for a visit.

"But maybe I am that pink. Maybe I should ask if I should try different colors. And maybe...you two should branch out from your horror thriller noir to...slice of life? That's a genre right? I thought I saw that in the...cartoon section?"

She didn't know what anime was yet.

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"It's an old movie, classic, Judy Garland kills in that roll." Just don't read into her life story and you'll really enjoy it Aerith, he's sure.

Finishing up the sandwich she'd brought by, he shakes his head, smiling at her, "I mean, you'd probably look great in most things. I like pink, it's a good color, but it doesn't hurt to change it up a little. And, I kind of do? I have a day job, but when you work with the paranormal, it isn't exactly 'fix this charm', 'remove these salamanders' kind of work, though I guess those jobs are fun too." Hanna hasn't watched a ton of anime, but he'd definitely been super into some of the more popular ones. What teenage boy didn't watch a little DBZ from time to time?

[planetdialup]

"So...we we have it in the library? Should we watch it?"

Hanna might have opened her up for movie nights. She might get Zack to watch it too, given half the chance. Then again, any excuse to hang out with him.

"So, you can suggest a color. I don't mind. I actually wear pink- have worn it- as a promise. Also, too poor to get another decent dress. But now I have the wardrobe and it's great."

Aerith tilted her head though. She hadn't heard of his main or side hustle before- but no wonder. They'd barely met when life went sideways.

"So...what exactly do you do with the paranormal then? We don't exactly have that back home. Actually- you explain yours and I can try to explain mine."

And it wouldn't even be lying, but some side stepping of her own nature. Though they might have to explore anime in the common room. It could be educational for everyone.

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"I mean, yeah? We can, I wouldn't mind a return to the yellow brick road." Another thing he can pull for her from the library, which he honestly doesn't mind doing.

He considers her a moment, knowing the 'can't just afford new clothes struggle' and taps a finger to his chin. You shouldn't be asking Hanna fashion advice, Aerith, he wears magenta and orange all the time and his hair is fire engine red. "Yeah, I usually just grabbed what ever went on sale if I needed something new. Or those fill a bag, pay ten dollars bin dives at the goodwill outlet. Though that needed like five washes through the heavy cycle before it was ready to wear. What about...like, a soft blue? That'd be kind of pretty. Pink is my favorite color though, so I guess I don't see why you gotta change it up." But if she wanted to, she could. The wardrobe was her oyster.

At her last question though, he brings the plate of cookies with him, sitting next to her on the bed with the plate in-between them. "Well, I'm a PI, so I take cases, try and help people out of bad situations. Both sides can be a danger to each other, depending on what happens, so I'm kind of like...middle ground, or I try to be. A negotiator if the situation calls for it."

[planetdialup]

"Then we should watch it during a movie night. Maybe we should watch Shaun of the Dead or Anchorman again!"

With popcorn and drinks. Maybe with anyone else they wanted to bring in. Have a social time.

"Maybe I'll go for soft blue then. And more pink but different styles." She smiled over at Hanna, taking a cookie. Fresh baked cookies were too good to resist.

"So...what kind of cases are typical?" She wanted to know. "Or are there no typical requests, just cases?"

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"I mean, there are a bunch to see if you didn't want any repeats, but I'm cool with that. Kind of wanted to just create a giant screen in the enclosure, watch movie theater style, you know? That'd be kind of fun." He thinks that kind of hang out would be fun. He'd wanted to before, invite a bunch of people, who ever was interested, but now he wasn't so sure. Maybe something smaller.

"I mean...it's kind of all over the place. No two cases were the same. The paranormal, magic? That shit isn't supposed to exist, I just know about it. So when it pops up, it's usually a bad time for someone because they don't know what's going on. Not like there's a number you can call for the ghostbusters. Which- that's also a movie we should watch...should make a list or something."

[planetdialup]

"It is kind of sad thay,we don't have a movie room." She mused, and shrugged. "But if you want that for the Enclosure, I can help you inside. I go in there sometimes for other things."

Flower meadows, parkour. Fun things.

"But it could be a dinner party and then a common room movie viewing." She offered. "If you don't want to use the Enclosure."

The vampires might enjoy if there was an all night marathon. She had no idea if Godric or Eric would enjoy the movie time though.

"I'll use my commicator to make a list of movies if you want." She offered. "And one of those...paranormal cases stumbled on you? Is that how you got into it?"

It was a natural path for the conversation. Though it might have been probing, but he seemed proud of his ability. And she saw no reason for him to not be.