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Once the team had dispersed Arucan figured he should do a little prowling himself. Lounging around was not going to get things rolling. He left his room and heard footsteps retreating down he hall, accompanied by the voices of Midnight and some male she was speaking to with, in fast, excited tones. That wouldn't have caught Arucan's notice except that the male was nobody he was too familiar with. And it certainly wasn't Grant, or Shisou, or Koda; which were the only males he expected Midnight to be so animated with during conversation, except maybe Dylan.

Hmmm, so there was a new male in Midnight's life; one of the possible suitors perhaps. Obviously someone Midnight had history with. Hmmm, Arucan would have to keep that in mind for his later plans.

But at the moment the only thing he could think of was how if Midnight was here without Koda, then there was a good chance Koda was alone. Arucan slipped away, off to Dakota's room. He knocked once before letting himself in. He closed the door behind him and leaned against it. Sure enough, Dakota was inside, all alone. He was off on the other side of the room, dressed as he usually was but with the added sunglasses that Arucan hadn't seen him wearing as of late. He was drinking, again. Arucan didn't judge him for that though. If he had to sleep with Midnight he'd drink too.

"Hey there buddy," Arucan said smoothly, "Rough night?"

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"And this is your room Ace," Hazel said, opening the door to the large, nicely furnished room. It was a nice as room as any of the other delegates room, it was just void of any personal affects. "You got your bed, your plasma, your little sitting area off in the corner, a little kitchenette if you wanna have a quick breakfast sometime. There's a bathroom there, complete with a shower and Jacuzzi."

"You should really get some sleep tiger," she told him. "It's been a long day for you I'm sure; all this new stuff going on. You should really sleep; we'll train tomorrow. I say this out of concern for you but also selfishness. I'm beat and would love a nap." She walked over to him and pecked him on the cheek in a friendly way. "Goodnight. My room's right next door so don't worry blondie, if you have nightmares on your first night you can come sleep in my bed," she teased, her voice a purr as she snapped her teeth at him playfully. "Now get some rest. I'll come get you in a few hours after we've both rested a bit. See you then." She left the room and went next door to her room. Without changing or taking off her shawl or heels, she flopped down in bed, turned the TV on with the remote for a little background noise, and soon fell asleep.