Don't Let Go

Muckrake Is The Word

He stood their emotionless. The moon made him emanate. Luke inhaled deeply and then exhaled. He smacked his lips and took casual steps toward Rose. "Oh well. Life goes on."

Sandy bit his lip deep in thought.

Rose questions Luke "What do you mean...angels possessed? How is that even possible?"

Luke quirks up his lip and cups his hand in her cheek. "Aww. You are so cute when you don't know what's going on. Sandy on the other hand is not a pretty sight. He looks like a T-Rex trying to figure out why his arms are so small." Rose laughs and then quickly covers her mouth. Luke smiled "Ha I made you laugh. That's wonderful." Sandy looks at Rose and says "Really Rose?...Quince be serious for a second, Do you have some knowledge of what happened?" He turns around slowly grazing Rose's shoulder. "Nope sandwich. Your name makes me hungry..." Rose quickly shouts "Luke!"

Luke sighs "Fine, but may we please discuss this while eating. I am starving." Sandy and Rose looked at each other.

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They walked into a moderately busy diner. Rose took a seat in a booth. Sandy sat on the opposite side and Luke sat next to Rose. Within a second she pushed Luke out of the booth "Oh no. You are not sitting by me. You get a little too touchy sir." He parted his lips whistling "Touche." Luke quickly slid next to Sandy. Sandy opened his mouth to protest, but it was too late. Luke put his elbows on the table gazing at Rose "I like this view better." Rose rolled her eyes "Serious time." He looked at her in eyes of amusement. Sandy scoffed.

The indistinct chattering and clanking of plates and silverware made their conversation inaudible. "Back to our little scuffle back there. This is just a theory, but I believe this is a result of experimentation." Luke said calmly. Sandy put his finger to his mouth thinking. "Know something?"Rose asked Sandy. "Well yes. While I was being reanimated I heard rumours of angels disappearing." Luke put his hands to his face, and popped his mouth open as if he were exaggerating his shock. Sandy looked at him in disgust. Rose settled in her seat saying "Really?" Sandy nodded his head "Yes. Almost as if their existence was wiped off. Names in the databases have blank slots, documents gone." Luke reached over the table and scrambled through the sugar packets, a satisfied look appears on his face as he finds a packet of sugar. Sandy and Rose looks at him curious. He reads "100% pure cane sugar." quickly he opens the packet and pours it on his tongue. Rose looked at him questionably and says "Luke that cannot be healthy." He winks and says "Everything is healthy to me pumpkin...but Sandwich that doesn't make sense. The old dudes in the archives should have noticed that by now." says Luke.

"That's what I thought, but they seem to think that it must have been some sort of natural ailment." says Sandy.

"Sandy that sounds like maybe they've been compelled about the event." said Rose.

"Yep I agree with Rose. Mhm compulsion for sure...wait how do you know about compulsion?" Luke said shocked. Rose smirked "I am not a dumb broad Mr. Quince. My intellect exceeds beyond expectations. Even among my peers I was chose with this questionable knowledge." she said. Rose eyes went wide as she put her hand to her mouth as she realized the southern accent that came out of her mouth. She asked "What was that?". Sandy and Luke smiled at her as if they were smitten by her very voice. Rose blushed as she was ready to repeat her question, but was interrupted by the waiter.

"Good Evening, what will the three of you have tonight?"

Luke exaggerated saying "OMG. I have been dying for you to get over here. For the food, and...for you." He licked his lips with charisma. Rose twinged as she saw him flirting with her. He continued flirting not even looking at Rose. She felt disgusted now.