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[Holloway shrugs, smiling warmly]

Hey, sometimes you just have to do it.

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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I'll make it talk.

[She doesn't believe what it said, thinking this is just a stalker who watches over them ever since they were young]

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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I will, don't worry. I've put a spell on it for good measure.

[The bottle is placed inside the cage, the creature calming down inside it as if in a trance]

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Right. I'll get it.

[Holloway rushes to the office, taking a few minutes before coming back with the bottle]

Quick, place it inside.

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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As if it's of great harm compared to your demonic pet.

[She mutters before getting something outside, going back with a small birdcage. The bird shifts back into an octopus, slipping out of Owen's hands and sliding on the floor away from them]

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Well, I certainly haven't heard of it...but it's going to have to come with me if it doesn't cooperate.

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Well, if neither of us know it, but John does...

[She thinks of someone who was friends with John that fits the description, but there's none. The bird tweets loudly, Holloway sensing the mocking tone coming from it]

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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I see...

What did he look like?

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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But it doesn't attempt to escape when you're holding it.

[She bends down on the bird's level, looking at it eye to eye]

Tell me, why do you know John? Why do you know us?

[The bird doesn't answer]

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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First off, we contain this thing. I would like to have a little talk with it.

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Well, most of the entities I encounter aren't on good terms with me, typically. This is probably just one of them.

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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[She slowly shakes her head]

...no, I don't think it does. This is my first time hearing that name. Does it know me?

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Thank you.

[Holloway steps inside the apartment, scanning the room to see if anything bad happened or the room has been damaged. Thankfully there's none]

So I assume that's the shapeshifter?

[It takes her earlier than thirty minutes to come, having nearly breaking the speed limit. Holloway pulls up her red car in front of Owen's apartment. She passes by the doors to look for his unit number and knocks on the door once she finds it]

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[It takes several minutes until Owen finally opens the door, holding a bird in one hand.]

Sorry for the wait. He made this a little difficult. Come inside!

[He steps aside to let Miss Holloway enter.]

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Alright. Will keep in mind. Send me the address and I'll be on my way.

[The phone rings]

Miss Retro's, how can I help you?

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[She heaves a big sigh]

Oh thank god.

I am. I'm coming, but I shouldn't be calling you while driving. Catch you later. Oh-and stay safe.

[The phone rings]

Miss Retro's, how can I help you?

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Hello? Owen?

[Right. She ditches the daily routine of cleaning the kitchen before closing and flips the sign once all the customers are out, locking the door and stepping on the gas of her car. It should be a fifteen minute drive. She leaves the phone on call, listening for any sound. Hopefully he picks up again]

[The phone rings]

Miss Retro's, how can I help you?

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[A metal pan dropping can be heard from the other line. Holloway mutters curses under her breath]

What happened? Are you hurt?

[The phone rings]

Miss Retro's, how can I help you?