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Hey! So...are you free to talk for a bit?

Hm? What is it, Mira?

Nothing much, I just want to gossip a little. I'm bored.

Okay...about what?

About...Levy and Gajeel.

What about them? The fact that they flirt shamelessly now?

Hahah, yeah. How long do you think it'll take for them to finally get together?

l'd give it a month or less honestly.

Yeah...looks like Lucy and Natsu and Gray and Juvia have something going on too.

Isn't it obvious? Juvia's been pining for Gray since she first set eyes on him and I think he's liked her back for a while now. Natsu and Lucy literally sleep together. Not much else to say.

That's true, I hope everything works out for them. But...what about you, Erza?

Me? In a relationship? Ha ha. What about you, Mira?

I don't have my eyes on anyone. And why the sarcastic tone? I think you know that a lot of guys like you.

That's not true. Oh, what about Laxus? I could've sworn there was something between you two.

Laxus is...just a friend. But you're deflecting my questions. Have you forgotten that person?

I-I...don't know who you're talking about?

Come on, Erza. Don't make me say it.

Okay, fine. But I...don't want to talk about it.

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Yo! Long time no see...or talk...or hear about. Why are you so damn hard to find? Just stay in one place for God's sake, Jellal.

Oh hey, Gray. It has been a while—sorry about that.

What have you been up to?

I've been taking really long solo quests to get my mind off of stuff...I'm only here once every few months.

Oh, have they been going well? And what "stuff"?

Just stuff...life in general. And yeah, it's been good! My most recent one was actually pretty fun. We found out that there's a secret passage through Mount Hakobe and I was sent to explore it. It was magnificent; there were ancient runes that even I couldn't read and there were passages within passages with treasure rooms in most of them. I did have a sticky encounter with a huge group of raiders but it turned out alright and I managed to get the artifacts to the museum and I'll have to go back soon to retrieve more. Oh! And on the way back I-

Okay, okay, that's enough, I don't have all day. Just tell me if you have a girlfriend or not.

...What?

A girlfriend. And not a fake fiancé like last time, I swear.

How'd you know about- She wasn't fake...it's just...she's the heir of a family that's really well off, so her family had already arranged a betrothal when she was born so we had to break it off. She's, um...already married now.

Yeah, suuure. Answer the question.

No...I don't have a girlfriend. And could you, uh, put your clothes back on?

Whoops.

That's all you have to say about stripping in the middle of a bar...?

It's really hot in here, okay? So you don't have a girlfriend. Good.

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A/N Ooh, what do you guys think is happening? ;)