An Extra’s POV

The night was awkward after that.

They had to speak to Justin, who was just returning from his meeting with his Party Members when he saw them in that corner.

As expected, he poked jokes at them and tried to probe further into what they were doing alone in the dark, but none of them answered honestly.

Thankfully, Justin only caught about a second of it, so he couldn't make any concrete case.

"Well, I hope your Party meeting went well. I'm supposed to rendezvous with them at our Group Room later, so I'm just whiling the time away exploring the city." He explained with a casual smile.

It might have been casual information from his perspective, but both Rey and Alicia received a rude awakening the moment he said this.

'THE PARTY MEETING!'

The had completely lost track of time, and now the meeting was probably over.

Justin, being the perceptive guy that he was, observed their shocked expressions and cocked his head slightly.

"You guys okay?"

"Y-yeahh…" They both muttered, their heads hanging in disgrace.

Who would have thought that Alicia—the stern and disciplined one—and the Extra—who didn't cause trouble for anyone—would be the ones to default in the plan?

Their heads were still spinning as to the consequences of their actions when Justin waved them goodbye.

"Welp! I gotta go now! You people can continue what you were doing back the—ouch!"

A slight jab from Alicia sent him hopping away, hurriedly waving as he ran off in both pain and fright.

"See you guys at the Conquest!"

As both Rey and Alicia heard his last words, they sighed simultaneously. Rey's sigh was louder, though.

'There's no way we can continue now…'

they had to deal

know about Alicia, but he would be lying if he said he wasn't aware that

Skill to create another duplicate to take his place, since that meant he would be momentarily

to do that with Alicia—especially in the later

the end, he

going to our Party Meeting…" She muttered, causing Rey to slightly

in

"Mine is over there."

meant they would have to part

not wasting any time at all,

won't see each other

won't be able to

both stared away from each other in silence, feeling the awkwardness creep

seemed like neither of them

do I…?' Rey swallowed his saliva and clenched his

still delaying despite how precarious their situation was. Before he could be the bigger person and tell Alicia goodnight,

go now. Bye

off, almost as fast as the gust of

slightly raised his hand while

soaking in the disappointment that now filled his body at

closed his eyes, clenching his fist

forget this

Rey wasn't sure.

now, though, and that brought him

pretty sure

could scream

was exactly what he

"WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

anyone else from hearing his thunderous shout of triumph, so he didn't really

felt

definitely confess to her

that time wouldn't be appropriate considering how many moving pieces there would be after

Plus, the most vital