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Now that Fior was out of the way, and probably somewhere much safer than at home, Karr could now bring himself to take the risk of trying to find the house that he'd been told the rest would be waiting. Not often did he attend group sessions with these people, it was too risky for him. Most of his contact was on a one way basis. Karr slipped down into the dark alleys, wandering through the dark maze of passageways till he found himself in the lower districts of town. He didn't visit this area often either, his father had banished both himself and Fior from this area. Neither of his children seemed to like following his rules though.

He looked blankly at the house that he'd been told about, surprised at how small it was compared to his own, for a big cat's home. Though he was one of the higher ranked tigers. He shook off the thought, it wasn't about ranks in the species anymore. He slipped inside quietly, glancing round the dim kitchen. One of these lower cupboards was supposed to have a ladder, though it took him a while to find the right one. He frowned as he found it, knowing it was going to be awkward for his overly tall skinny frame to work it's way through that tight twist into the cupboard. He managed it nonetheless, cautiously padding down the ladder steps.

He lowered himself to find that he was in the middle of a rather busy room, all eyes falling on him. Most were confused, not having seen him here before, some even looked defensive. Was it that obvious he was a tiger? Either way, he turned his attention to Amy, who was a little busy pouncing on another rebel.
"Ahem," He cleared his throat, "Sorry I took so long. I had to make sure Fior got out of the house too, she thinks I'm searching for Jesse."

He paused for a moment, looking around the room. "I take it the plan did go ahead? But was that explosion really necessary to draw him out?"

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"So what happened this time?" Gray asked Fior as they settled down to watch a film, Fior having made herself well at home by kicking off her shoes and getting under the covers of Gray's bed. She frowned a little as he asked,
"I was helping dad with some work, took it to his boss. I was talking with the boss's son, but when he called he didn't believe me. And then I went home and ended up spilling tea all over dad's paper work by accident. Karr thought it was best I got out the house for a while to let him calm down."

"I see. Sounds like your dad works too much, stresses too much, and doesn't care too much." Gray commented as he pressed some buttons on the remote to play Wall-E. Whenever Fior was round, they always ended up watching Disney films. He didn't mind too much, he was used to it because of his younger sister.

"He does care, he's all we've got left. It's just he spends all of his time working so that he can provide for us..." She explained, "He just doesn't have much time to spend with us."

"Sucks."

"Mhmm."

"Well you always have me, so it's not so bad." Gray grinned, glad to see the smile return to Fior's face as the film started. Sad expressions had never really suited her.