When we were children we'd say

[Alva Ren]

Oh! Um

It was Susu
Mu

Susumu. The... curse guy

[Ryland Ren]

You're talking to the curse guy?

[Alva Ren]

I'm

Going on a
Date
With him...

Tomorrow

DON'T JUDGE ME!!

[Ryland Ren]

/judges so much

WHAT

[Alva Ren]

YOU'RE JUDGING

Look, he's just
A nice guy and

You know his partner cheated on him a bunch of times too? We have so much in common! We both feel the same way about our abilities and he's
He hunts down hunters, Ry. He's a hero.

And he's sweet and

He didn't push me into it, by the way. He wanted to just start off as partners
Oh yeah I'm going to hunt hunters with him but

...don't judge...

[Ryland Ren]

I'm NOT.

Well
I mean I'm trying not to
but that guy is bad news :(

Are you sure he's not the one pulling the strings? He's a witch. Maybe he
maybe he used a love potion on you

[Alva Ren]

I think I'd feel a lot less like dying if it was a love potion

I'm not in love with him. I LIKE him, as a person, but I

You know I love Rae. I'm still in love with Rae but I just
I just don't want to be alone. Right now. You can understand that, can't you? Rae slept with Josh and all he could say was "I was pissed off"

If he gets to do something that dumb, I
Get to have coffee with a guy too.

[Ryland Ren]

Are you just doing this to spite Rae or are you really that afraid to be alone? I know it's been a long time but
it just seems
so fast.

[Alva Ren]

I'm not doing it to spite Rae!

Okay maybe a LITTLE

But
Well when you and Aldon break up, what's the first thing YOU do?? You drink, you go clubbing, you
Hook up with people

[Ryland Ren]

Yeah and how's that worked out for me?
I'm just trying to help you.

[Alva Ren]

I know you are, I know you mean well

But I already agreed!
Plus we're hunter hunter partners now and cancelling a date is not a good way to start off a relationship!

I mean business relationship

Business relationship

[Ryland Ren]

Wait, you're a hunter hunter thing now too?
Alva, how much have you had to drink?

[Alva Ren]

I am! Susumu said he needed a partner like me
He said I was smart enough to help him get back at those murderers!

Also
Not many

Just
7
.5

[Ryland Ren]

He sounds so manipulative to me, Alva. :(
No offense.

And you need to lay off! Stop drinking! I can see you through my phone, I swear!

[Alva Ren]

Okay that's not even a thing, video call isn't active you liar!!

Susumu is not manipulative! You'd know that if you met him! He's genuine and sweet and
He's just
Totally different from Rae. I guess.

Not that Rae isn't genuine or sweet sometimes but Susumu is less rough around the edges.