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That's for a... new drama coming out next season! I must have
connected to the wrong storage device. Um, darn that outdated
technology. If you could just give that back I'll be
sure-”
    “ Why are you narrating it like that?” She asked with a little
laugh. His recorded voice droned on, “Grass, trees, grass, more
grass...” How long had he gone on like that?
    “ I, uh, thought it would be funny. That'll get taken care of
in the final cut, of course. Now if I could just see the camera for
one second-”
    “ This is boring,” she declared with absolute certainty. Ezra
winced, but tried to look apologetic as he reached his hand out for
the camera. Just a few more inches...
    “ But don't worry,” she said brightly, “I'll give you something
much better.” Just before his fingertips could touch the camera,
she whirled past him, depositing another lightning fast kiss on his
cheek.
    And deleting the camera's footage.
    Ezra felt as if he had been punched in the
gut. He just stood there, stunned. All of his careful planning, and
this party-girl, this... this nobody had ruined it in a matter of
seconds! He should be furious! He tried to get angry, to do
something, but his cheek was tingling traitorously where her lips
had brushed it. His mouth seemed to be in cahoots with his cheek,
as a stupid smile fought to spread over his lips.
    “ Hi! I'm having the most amazing Founder's Day here at the
Eigen-Dance club! Well, I'm not actually in the club right now,
because it's too loud to talk like this, but that's fine because
it's amazing in there.” She had the camera on, turned toward her,
recording. “I love dancing, and they always have the best music and the best
atmosphere here. Let's see, what else. Oh, the Guild of Sundry
event tonight was absolutely awesome. Anyone who didn't see it
really missed out on one of the coolest things that ever happened
ever. I'll try to get a shot of them if they go by again, but if
you missed it then shame on you!”
    Ezra was finally winning out against his
libido. He hadn't had time to make a copy of his footage, but that
was okay, he could plan to do this again. In fact, now that he knew
about that secret underground base, he might be able to tap into
their generators again to relieve some of the strain on his lab. It
would take a little planning, but he could make it work. This was
just a delay, that's all. It would be even easier next time, and
he'd be ready for what he saw, and he wouldn't get waylaid on his
way back. Yes! This was just a trial run and now he didn't have to
worry about the secret organization either, because there was no
evidence. He probably should have made this choice from the
beginning.
    “ Okay, now more about me,” the girl continued, “Um, I like
chocolate and anything citrus-y. I love lemon meringue pie, but I'm
not very good at baking. Or any cooking, really. I enjoy sports, go
Knights, woo! I also absolutely adore flirting with cute guys in
back alleys.” She turned and winked at Ezra. Reason promptly lost
its battle with libido. But who could blame him? She said he was
cute.
    “ Aaand that's about all that I'm willing to share, unless
you're buying me dinner.” She let out another infectious laugh. “So
that's it for me. Bye everyone! Love and kisses!” She puckered up
and kissed the camera lens hard, then turned it off and tossed it
back to Ezra. He fumbled it around for a second, then got a good
grip on it and reattached it to the strap. It took him several
tries, in which time she had closed the gap between them
again.
    “ Now that,” she said with an
emphasizing tap of her fingers on the middle of his chest, “was
much more entertaining than the other stuff.” She took a step past
him, wobbled briefly, and fell into Ezra again. He caught her and
managed to keep her upright.
    “ Hey, are you alright?” He honestly wouldn't have minded too
much if she wasn't, especially if it meant that she kept falling
into him like that.
    “ Guess I had