Snippet #2330986

Isaiah got out to witness another bit of commotion go on. When Claire commented that Derek needed to sometimes keep quiet, the short man gave a nevous laugh. "Uh, I think Lu might be given the creeps if you two keep settling your disputes that way. Just saying. Don't know for sure."

Stan got out and motioned for everyone to hush, whispering, "From here, we keep a lid on what we're doing until we're inside. There's no telling whether Michael or the police may be watching. I've taken extra precautions to prevent them from realizing all my activities, but Michael still has enough wits to pose a problem if we're not careful. Follow me, and keep quiet."

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Harry made sure everything was nice and neat prior to hearing Lucky speak frantically. He did not even have time to react before he was shaken half to death (if robots can die, that is). He regained his balance -plus, his thought process- to reply to her apology with, "No problem! No problem!"

He next saw Eri in a mood that was unlike her. "You okay, Eri? You okay, Eri?"

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Stan led the group into the graveyard's woods, away from the graves themselves. once deep enough, he motioned for everyone to stop, right before placing both hands together to make a certain bird sound, signalling the robotic birds to let him know if it was all clear or not. Surely enough, a Cardinal-looking robot, which appeared completely organic, landed on the scientist's right shoulder, a sign it was all right to proceed. He next whispered to the others. "All clear, people. C'mon."

Just a few steps further, then he stopped right in front of what seemd to be a tree, until he snapped his fingers for bark to open and reveal a security screen. Placing a hand on the top-right corner of it, he let it be scanned, along with his eyes once he momentarily took off his prescription glasses. The moment he let his hand off the screen, it slid downwards to display a ladder inside the tree. Stan motioned for everyone to come with him before he climbed down, Isaiah following him.

The two made sure the others were inside before closing the door to have the secret entrance look like a regular tree again. Stan cleared his throat to speak up. "Now that we're in my home, we should proceed to the lobby. Harry has some snacks prepared there for your visit."

It took several minutes of walking the hallways to make it to the lobby, but once they did, they saw Harry, Eri, and Lucky, all together. Isaiah was the first to wak up to them, concern on his face. "Eri, what's wrong?" His eyes widened at the sudden realization. "Oh. Lucky's revival reminded you of your own, didn't it?" He stood on his toes -Eri was taller than the average person- while adding with a half-smile, "Hey, don't worry about it." Standing normally, Isaiah held Eri's left hand and kissed it.

Meanwhile, Stan noticed Harry patting his head to get any loose bolts out of his ear. "You okay, Harry? What rattled your head?"

"Lucky got nervous. Lucky got nervous."

"I see." The thought of it made the scientist grin with his mouth closed as he held both the green-haired girl's hands. "Lu, it's all right. Everything's going to be okay. Trust me."