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Why should she care if all these wo Rune? Yes, Jo had a crush on him, but crushes could end

The braid-y nymph said, "I’ll tell you, but only if you vow to the Lore you’ll attend our next Bacchanal"

"Easy enough," he said grandly "I vow to the Lore I’ll be in attendance--unless an e on that qualifier

"You’ll wear traditional attire?" another asked excitedly

"How could I attend a Bacchanal in anything but?" he said, slanting therin

One nymph swooned

Filled with importance, the braid-y nymph said, "I know a storm demon named Deshazior He used to be a pirate, but now he’s a transporter He’s been all over Gaia"

A pirate? Interesting!

"Where will he be, dove?"

"He and his crew like to hang out at a place called Lafitte’s It’s in New Orleans"

Rune looked puzzled, so Jo said, "I knohere it is"

Nymphs turned to her and frowned, as if they’d just become aware of her presence

Braid-y nymph asked, "Who’s she, Rune?" No jealousy in her tone, just mild interest

"Oh, me?" Jo buffed her black claws "I’m just the chick who made him nut in his pants Twice"

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Movemovemove Outta my way," Josephine ordered pedestrians as she and Rune strode through the Quarter The sign for Lafitte’s was just ahead

Mortals scattered Sensing on some level she was a predator?

"Movemovemove your ass" No polite excuse me fro at her otherworldly looks and figure

"I could lead," Rune offered, increasingly irritated by their reactions

"Got this Clearly"