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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17: Iki Town Treasures

Kukui led them out to what looked like a rodeo arena: metal fencing surrounding a flattened dirt clearing. A few sets of bleachers blocked his view of the center of the arena. Kukui led them around one set of bleachers, where a stout, brown skinned and white haired man sat. He was watching the arena intently, where Jack noticed a few pokemon were out doing some training. A Blaziken caught his eye, as he hadn't expected to see one far away from Hoenn like this.

"Mr. Cobal," Kukui announced, forcing his attention back to the man on the bleachers. "Allow me to introduce you to Hala, the Kahuna of Melemele Island."

Jack looked up at him, feeling quite nervous. Hala eyed him like he'd been interrupted. "Hi," Jack said meekly. "If we're interrupting you-"

"You are," Hala said, but turned his head to Jack and stood up. The man wasn't very tall but still had a very intimidating presence about him. The yellow jacket he wore reminded Jack of an undone bathroom robe, just much sleeker. "But Kukui said you had something I needed to look at-" Hala turned his focus to the girls behind Jack and his eyes rose. "Zinnia!"

"Hey Hala," Zinnia said casually. "Good to see you."

Hala grinned widely, his teeth matching his white mustache. "It's been too long."

"That it has," Zinnia said. "You said the advanced students weren't ready to get their butts kicked by a dragon master yet. What's wrong Hala, you teachin' em bad?"

Hala laughed heartily with his belly. "As feisty as ever, Zinnia," he then turned to the rest of the group. "How'd you get tangled up with this rich guy?"

Zinnia rolled her eyes and explained the Tyrantrum situation. "...So after that, I owe him a lot more than money."

Hala nodded seriously, and studied Jack with his eyes. "Well I'm grateful for that, and Iki Town welcomes you. What was your name?"

"Jack," he replied.

Kukui nudged Hala and mouthed "Cobal," Hala nodded once more. "Well, there was something I should be shown, Kukui?"

"We need to be inside for it, if I'm being honest," Kukui said.

"Really hmm?" Hala grunted. "Fine."

The crew turned to go back inside, but Jack took one more look out to the stadium and the Blaziken. The trainer was a hundred feet from him so he couldn't get a good look, but he could tell it was a female trainer.

"See something you like?" Hilda asked devilishly.

"Wha- no... Well, can't make out who it is," Jack replied.

"Suuuuure," Hilda teased him. "C'mon, lets catch up."

Jack nodded and turned away, heading back into the center. He was the last to the circle in the center with a metal fire pit, and he took a spot between Hilda and Zinnia.

"Lillie, I think we're good," Kukui instructed, and so Lillie opened her bag and Nebby floated out of the bag, cheering in it's unusual tone, thankful to be free of the bag.

Hala gasped. "A Cosmog," he whispered incredibly seriously. He turned to Lillie. "How did you get this?"

"Aether Foundation," Lillie replied. "My mother Lusamine has been experimenting on it for the past few months there."

Hala's shocked expression turned melancholy. "Unfortunate they've fallen so," Hala grunted. "Do you know where they found it?" Hala asked.

"The Lake of the Moone," Kukui replied. "At least that's where we think."

Hala grimaced. "It is a truly marvelous creature, but my predecessor warned me about it's presence being here on Melemele."

"Really?" Jack asked.

"I understand you're new to our islands so you may not know some of its myths and legends," Hala began. "But there's one story involving Melemele in ancient times, and a great calamity that came upon the people here."

Jack put his hands up in defeat. "I definitely need to brush up on my local history."

Hala shook his head. "This wouldn't be in a history textbook, so you wouldn't know. Ten Carat Hill, you know of it?"

"Seen it," Jack said, referencing the large mountain at the southern end of the island.

Hala shook his head once more. "It has no summit, just a hollow area atop. It was a volcano once, the geologists can confirm that. But some time ago a great cataclysm occurred and the volcano went dry, and the skies went dark."

"An eruption?" Kukui chimed in.

"No, Kukui," Hala berated him. "Listen... You've read some of the legends' books, have you not?"

"Yeah," Kukui replied.

"Specifically the one about the black terror that feasts on light? And the great battle atop a mountain against that terror?"

Kukui nodded. "Yes."

"Ten Carat Hill," Hala stated plainly.

Kukui shrugged. "You really think so?"

"I've followed Tapu Koko from time to time, and it often goes into the caves at Ten Carat Hill. It's impossible to follow in the depths, but I think it goes to check on something there," Hala said, and took a close look a Nebby. "In Ten Carat Hill there's a series of carved murals, and it shows a figure that reminds me of this little one here," he said, referencing Nebby. "But it's a little different looking.

"Where is the drawing, in Ten Carat Hill?" Jack asked.

"I'd have to show you," Hala said. "But you must swear not to take pictures, or tell anyone else of where it is."

Jack nodded. "I swear," he felt Hilda glaring at him. "And I'd like to bring a bodyguard with me," Jack pointed at Zinnia.

Hala nodded. "Okay."

"When should we do this?" Jack said.

"Sunday morning," Hala replied. "It'll be an all day excursion. If we're lucky we may even catch a glimpse of Tapu Koko," Hala stated.

Jack turned to Hilda, who shrugged. "Fine by me."

"Kukui, you coming?" Jack asked.

Kukui shrugged. "That's usually when my wife comes to see me. Probably can't join, but I think we'd love to catch up with Lillie and keep watch over Nebby, at my lab,"

Hilda nodded approvingly. "That can be done. I assume we'll use Kukui's as a base camp?"

Hala nodded. "It's in a good place. I'll be bringing one of my students with me. I think she'll be up for the job. It's a rather treacherous climb, filled with powerful, wild pokemon. Jack, are you sure you're up for it?"

Jack smiled. "If I'm not, I know she is," he pointed at Zinnia, then turned, and he noticed her intense, fixated gaze on him.

"Nothing bad will happen to you, Jack. I promise it," Zinnia said deathly serious.

"Is there anything else you know about this Cosmog here?" Kukui asked Hala.

Hala put his hand up to his chin and thought on it for a few moments. "I'll have to brush up on some reading the next few days. Until then, keep it secret, keep it safe."

Lillie nodded seriously.

Jack turned to Hala. "Anything you recommend I read?"

"There's a few things," Hala got his phone out. "What's your number?"

Upon finishing up with that, Hala shook his head. "Well, I have to start prepping lunch for my students."

"Any good restaurants around here? I'd be happy to take you and them out on me," Jack said. Hilda gave him a look, but Jack shrugged. "Least I can do for his time and his knowledge."

Hala chuckled. "Well I can't say no to that, and my students will get impossibly mad at me. There's Iki Iki Barbecue that's just a block away."

"Sounds perfect," Jack said. "How many people are in your program?"

"Eight," Hala replied. "So including me, that's nine."

"And the five with me makes fourteen," Jack replied. "I'll give 'em a call and tell 'em were coming. Doubt they'll be too happy."

"Make sure to tell 'em I'm with you. That'll smooth things over," Hala instructed before departing outside.

Before Jack could grab his phone, Hilda was already speaking to someone on the phone. "I've got fourteen people coming in about fifteen minutes," Hilda paused as the other end of the phone was probably not too happy to hear that. Hilda smiled uneasily. "We have Kahuna Hala with us... We're treating his students to lunch. We'll be on one tab and he's a very generous tipper, I can assure you," Hilda paused some more. "Thanks, we really appreciate it. See you soon."

"So I assume I'm doubling the bill?" Jack asked, meaning the gratuity.

"It would help," Hilda said. "And mentioning Hala did change their tone."

"So we should we just head over?" Jack asked.

"Yeah," Kukui said. "Hala's students can meet us over there."

A few minutes later, Jack and Hilda were at the host stand with big smiles. "We're the party of fourteen that just called," Hilda said as sweetly as she could muster.

The hostess turned around and Jack had to admit, she was quite cute. Her name tag read "Viola," and her blonde, bob-cut hair lay behind her head. She wore just the all black uniform of Iki Iki Barbecue, but he could tell the woman who looked a few years older than him had a very nice body.

She had a big, customer service grin splayed across her face. "Yes, it'll be a few more minutes before we have the tables ready for you."

"Understandable, we called, what, five minutes ago?" Jack said, trying to lighten things with a laugh. "Sorry, this was a kind of spur of the moment thing so it's okay to wait. Just wanted to get a few people to show we'll be ready whenever you are," he extended his hand which contained a hundred dollar bill to show his gratitude.

Viola shook his hand and her smile loosened as she felt the dollar. "Thanks, it's appreciated," Viola said before turning back around to organize her menus.

Kukui then gave Jack a big pat on the back. "Want a drink?" His arm pointed to the bar.

Yes it was lunchtime, but he didn't have anything else planned for the night. "Sure."

"Anyone else want one?" Kukui asked. "I'm buying."

Lillie raised her hand, and Hilda promptly knocked it down. "He meant an alcoholic one."

"Oh, Sorry," Lillie said.

"I'll take one," Zinnia said, to which Hilda scowled, but didn't say anything.

"Alright," Kukui said, leading Jack and Zinnia to the bar area of the restaurant. Jack eyed the beers on tap, but Kukui nudged him. "Want a shot?"

Jack looked behind him to make sure Hilda wasn't watching him from the host stand. "Sure."

A minute later the bartender had finished pouring three shots of black rum. "Never had one of these before," Jack commented. "Or rum in general."

"Well when you're in the tropics, you gotta do it once," Kukui replied.

"Anything else for ya?" The male bartender asked.

"Could I just get a Ranchside?" Jack pointed to the taps.

"Fresh out actually," He replied.

"Uh... any recommendations on a local beer?" Jack asked.

"If you're okay with some hops, the Tidal Wave is a popular one."

"Sure why not," Jack replied. He'd tried to get into hoppy beers in the past, he'd started to get the taste for it his last few months in Mauville. The bartender then zipped over to the taps, and Kukui slid the shots in front of Jack and Zinnia, and they all grabbed them up to cheers. "To the beautiful Alolan sun," Kukui said before shooting it easily. Jack shot it, and he was expecting it be really bitter and burning, but it wasn't half bad. He swallowed it, trying not to show any reaction, but he could tell his neck had tensed up.

Zinnia smacked her lips. "Pretty nice actually," she stated.

The bartender plopped the beer glass in front of Jack. "Anything else?"

Kukui and Zinnia both got a couple of tropical mixed drinks, colloquially called "The Akala Mama," and Jack took a sip of his beer. The initial hit of bitterness wasn't too bad, as he still felt the burning down his throat from the rum. He took another hearty swig of the beer. "Not too shabby," Jack said, then looked at Kukui and remembered something from the conversation with Hala earlier. "You're married, Kukui? You never mentioned that."

Kukui chuckled and raised his hand, indicating his wedding ring. "Yeah, few years now. She works on Akala so I only get to see her on the weekends. Her name's Burnet."

"Cool," Jack replied. The group continued sipping on their drinks and chatting until Lillie walked over to the trio.

"The hostess says the table's ready," Lillie said meekly.

"Alrighty then!" Kukui declared, turning around and marching back to the dining room, drink in hand.

Jack and Zinnia walked up to Lillie, who eyed Zinnia's beverage curiously. "What's that?" Lillie asked.

"The Akala Mama," Zinnia replied, taking a sip. "I'd give you some if I could."

Jack saw the look Lillie had on his face and he realized her getting drunk would really break his resolve. "Probably shouldn't let that happen," he thought to himself. "C'mon, lets catch up," Jack indicated to Kukui.

Jack followed Kukui through the restaurant until they arrived to a part where a few tables had been placed together, one side of the seating being a booth. "We should probably get in the booth," Hilda commented. "Hala will want a seat."

"Fuck it, I'll go first," Jack said, and scooted his way to the center of the booth. Zinnia followed right after him, and Hilda went around the other way, ending up on the other side of Jack. Kukui left the middle seat across from Jack for Hala, so he was sitting across from Zinnia.

They perused the menus and got some waters going for the whole table, when Hilda raised her hand. "Over here, Hala!"

Jack saw Hala and a group of young adults surrounding him. "Y'know when you said students, I figured they'd be a lot younger." Jack commented.

Kukui shook his head. "Most of them are early 20s, pro trainers trying to get better."

"Oh," Hilda said, grimacing, then glared at Jack menacingly.

"Don't give me that look, I was just trying to be nice," Jack said, putting his hand up defensively. He turned to Zinnia who had just finished her Bahama Mama.

"That was delicious," Zinnia said, turning to him. "What's up?" Zinnia asked.

"Hilda thinks I have impure intentions for this. I thought Hala's students would all be the local kids or something," Jack stated.

"Did you even look past the bleachers?" Zinnia asked.

It was Jack's turn to grimace. "Well I was focused on Hala."

"You didn't catch the Blaziken kicking ass out there? I doubt a ten year old-"

"Okay I get it. Hilda wins," Jack croaked.

Jack turned up to greet the guests, and he saw Hala, and a face he didn't think he'd ever see again in his wildest dreams. It hit him like a ton of bricks. His old academy days' crush, May Birch, was directly beside him. His brain turned off for a moment as he looked at her. She had her signature headband on, splitting some of her hair in the front. She also wore a red tank top with spats over her waist. He remembered she'd always had a nice set of boobs, but her knockers had only blossomed since he'd last seen her in Rustboro, which had to be at least three years ago. May Birch was sporting a pair of at least FF's, almost rivaling Lillie and Marnie in massive mammary size.

"May Birch?" Jack said, completely awestruck. May's jaw dropped as she recognized him.

"Jack Cobal! You've gotta be kidding me!" May declared. "What are you doing here?"

"I live in Alola," Jack said, his brain re-gaining a pulse. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm studying under Hala," May replied, then shook her head. Jack started to laugh. All eyes were on the two awestruck people.

"No fucking way this is happening," Jack declared with a laugh.

May then took the seat Kukui had left open for Hala directly across from Jack.

"So, you know each other?" Hilda asked.

"Yeah," May said. "We went to the Petalburg Training Academy."

"Old friends?" Hilda asked.

Jack shrugged. "Classmates... I didn't have a lot of friends back then."

"'Cause you were always in the corner being quiet," May said with a hint of a giggle. "When was the last time I saw you?"

Jack knew the exact time, day of the week, and month since he'd seen her in Rustboro but he didn't want to act like it. "Uh... I think not long after graduation. Was it Rustboro?"

The light bulb went on for May and she pointed at him. "Yes, I'd just beat the gym and you were just getting there... Did you get lost in the Petalburg Woods?"

"Yeah, you don't have to brag about it," Jack admitted with a laugh. "You were always quicker on the uptake."

"So what'd you do after that?" May asked.

Jack's sheepish grin got even bigger. "Well, trained up, beat a few gyms, then ran out of money in Mauville, so I shacked up with a guild. Hung out there for a few years."

"You ran out of money?" May asked. "But you're like this big rich guy now."

Jack shrugged. "Just since a month ago."

"That's crazy," May said in disbelief.

The rest of the room seemed to disappear as Jack and May got deeper into conversation. May talked about what she'd done. Jack knew the broad strokes as he'd followed her pro trainer career from afar. After getting all eight badges, May got into Hoenn's Master Tournament two years in a row, where she'd won in a couple rounds but didn't make much headway into breaking into the higher rounds.

"...So I'm here to change that," May finished up.

"And she's done quite well at that," Hala added. "Ready to order you two?"

Jack realized the waiter was looking at him and May expectantly. "Shit, havin' too much fun," Jack said giving the menu a quick look and said the first thing that came to his eye. "Uh... The Iki Iki Sandwich sounds good."

"Okay, and you, miss?" The waiter said, his eyes falling on May's chest.

Hilda gave Jack a playful nudge with her elbow and wiggled her eyebrows. Jack rolled his eyes. He realized his manhood had gotten some life in it, going to half-chubb.

"So who's your friend?" May asked, indicating Hilda.

Hilda smiled. "My name's Hilda, I'm Mr. Cobal's manager. It was May, was it?" Hilda extended her hand.

"Yeah," May shook Hilda's. "A pleasure."

Jack cleared his throat. "She likes to call herself my babysitter," he chuckled, and Hilda gave him a much less playful bump with her elbow.

"Stow it," Hilda said with a laugh before turning her attention to May again. "I haven't met anyone who knew Jack before he became 'Mr. Trust Fund.' How was he like? I want all the juicy details."

May smiled. "Well he was pretty shy. Nothing super juicy."

May then turned her attention to the other side of Jack. May pointed at Zinnia. "Her... I've watched her battle Hala a few times. She's a great trainer."

Jack smiled. "Yeah, she's my bodyguard. I dare anyone to get past her."

Zinnia turned her head, a straw in her mouth from a fresh Akala Mama. "Hm?"

"Just singing your praises," Jack said. Zinnia nodded knowingly and turned back to Hala.

May then turned her attention to Lillie. "And her?"

"That's Lillie-." Jack said.

"She's my assistant for the time being," Hilda interrupted. She then leaned over closer to May to whisper something Jack couldn't hear, to which May nodded.

Jack eyed Hilda curiously. And so the lunch continued. Hilda paid incredible attention to May and Jack's conversation as the two reminisced on their old academy days. A few minutes after most people had finished their meal, May turned to see if the waiter was nearby, and Jack got a profile view of May's incredible rack. He turned subtly to Hilda, who he noticed was also checking May out. His eyes returned to their prior place for a moment before May turned back to the table.

"That was delicious," Jack said, a fraction of his sandwich left on his plate."

"Yeah, it's always great to come here," May said. "Speaking of... what were you doing in Iki Town anyways?"

Jack shrugged. "Sometime you gotta see the Kahuna."

May nodded. "Okay, fair... What are you up to these days?"

"Well I'm just now getting settled in Alola, gonna get more serious about training my pokemon. Been enjoying the weather, that's for sure," Jack explained.

"So you're just the casual billionaire, hanging out in the Alolan sun running a company from halfway around the world?" May asked.

Jack shook his head. "I do something way more important than running it," he leaned in for his punch line. "I stay out of the way."

May rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay, fair. How long have you been in Alola?"

"Since Tuesday," Jack said, remembering it was now Friday. "Been a crazy four days."

"That it has," Hilda added. "Hopefully much calmer days are ahead."

"I'd say so," Jack said, then turned back to May and pointed at Hala. "I'm supposed to go hiking with Hala on Sunday."

"Oh yeah, he mentioned he wanted me to come along," May said. "Mentioned it was some playboy with a bunch of money."

Jack looked at Hala then Lillie, remembering Nebby was still in Lillie's bag, underneath the table. "He didn't tell you anything else, did he?"

May shook her head. "No... So there is something else?"

Jack nodded. "Can't say much more about it until later."

Hala stood up and cleared his throat, and the table chatter died out. "Well students, friends, we have someone who we owe a big thank you for this delicious lunch-"

"The cooks?" Jack asked with a shit-eating grin.

"Well, them too," Hala then raised his arm, indicating Jack. "But you as well, Mr. Cobal," Hala then turned to his side, speaking to his students. "He's new to Alola and this island, but he's making fast friends everywhere he goes. We thank him for this meal, but more importantly, the time he shared with us today," Hala then picked up his water cup and held it up. "To you, Mr. Cobal," the group surrounding the table clapped and hollered. Jack smiled, trying to hide how uncomfortable having all of the attention on him was. His eyes drifted to May's, who had a proud smile on her face. His smile got bigger, and then Hilda gave him a pat on the back.

"Thanks Hala," Hilda spoke up.

"Yeah, thanks," Jack said. "Happy to do it."

The server poked their head around, holding what looked like a small, black book that held the check. Jack took out his credit card and handed it to the waiter, not even bothering to look at the receipt.

"Must be nice," May said jokingly.

"Still not used to it," Jack said with a shrug. "Trying to never get too used to it."

"That's a good way of looking at it," May replied.

Hilda chimed in. "But the rest of your life is a long time. I bet you will, one day."

Jack gave Hilda a look, then began to laugh. "Thanks, wet blanket."

A minute later the server returned with the bill, totaling a little under $400. "Just want to say thanks to the staff for accommodating a last minute party so quickly," Jack said as he handed the bill back to the server.

"You're very welcome," he said with a smile. He then noticed the hostess walking by, having just seated a couple. "Excuse me Viola, any chance you could take a picture for us?"

She paused and smiled. "Of course!" she said, her eyebrows wiggled at him, flirtatiously. Jack handed her his phone.

"Picture time!" Jack announced to the table. Viola took a spot near the head of the table, and Jack spread his arms out, reaching around Hilda's shoulders with one arm and around Zinnia's with the other, pulling them closer. Hilda yelped suddenly, while Zinnia tensed for a moment, then relaxed it was Jack with his arm around her.

"Ready? One, two, three," Viola counted down before taking the photo. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Lillie trying to squeeze into Zinnia as much as she could. Viola then moved the phone from it's picture taking position, and Jack let go of Hilda and Zinnia. Hilda folded her arms and sulked, while Zinnia seemed completely un-phased.

"Thanks Viola!" Jack said as he saw Viola walking back over holding his phone out. Jack began to reach his hand out, but he noticed Lillie's hand shot out to grab the phone, but instead knocked it out of Viola's hands.

"Oh, sorry!" Lillie squealed before reaching for the fallen phone on the table. She scrambled to grab it, and she knocked into May's hand, who had reached out for it as well. Jack immediately turned to May to see her eyes go blank as her body froze.

"Oh fuck," Jack thought to himself. If his hunch of what the after-effects of coming into direct contact with Lillie for a woman was true, May was about to change pretty dramatically. He also saw Viola shaking her head quickly, trying to shake off some sensation. "Her too," he thought silently.

"I-I'm sorry," Lillie stuttered.

"It's okay, Lillie. No one's hurt," Jack said, checking his phone and noticing a crack in the screen. "Whatever," he thought to himself.

He put his phone back in his pocket and looked up at May, whose eyes had widened, like her head was overloading with information. "Everything okay, May?"

"Yeah," May said contentedly, as if still slightly in a daze. "Great," she said, shaking her head trying to shake off the sensation afflicting her. She smiled again, having seemingly succeeded. "You know Jack... This might be one of the most incredible small world stories ever."

Jack smiled. "Definitely," he pondered what to say next before Hilda butted in.

"So May, since you're not too far away, maybe one of these nights you can come over and have dinner?" Hilda asked. "You can regale us with stories of Jack here," she gave him a pat on the back.

"You know, that sounds like a really good idea," May said, her eyes having a very different intensity behind them. Jack felt his member getting extremely hard as he realized her eyes burned with desire.

"This could really happen... May and I," Jack thought to himself. He had no idea how many times he'd masturbated to the idea of May, and yet here she was, afflicted with whatever the affect of Lillie's condition was, looking at him with a hunger. "That sounds like a great idea," Jack said out loud. "Any nights I have free on the schedule?"

Hilda shrugged. "Well, tonight's free. I think you're busy tomorrow for lunch, but free at night."

Jack eyed her suspiciously. "What's going on tomorrow?"

Hilda rolled her eyes. "Oleana's trying to play matchmaker. I'll tell you in the car."

"Matchmaker?" May asked. "I suppose a guy like you must be top of the list for all of the single ladies on the island."

Jack smiled uneasily. "I guess."

"So how many have you been approached by?" May asked seriously.

Jack got nervous, he did want to fuck May, but not at the cost of putting Misty, Bea, and any other girls he'd slept with aside. "A couple," Jack said.

"Say yes to any of them?"

"Well, nothing serious." Jack said. "Had some heiress from Sinoh surprise me yesterday for lunch."

"Oooh, you have any fun with her?" May asked, a different sort of playful-ness coming out from her contrasting from her business-like demeanor earlier in the lunch.

"No. Stuffy rich girl, not my type," Jack said. He noticed Hilda was eyeing him very intensely. Jack collected his mind as he realized what he had to do, probably dooming him from a chance of ever having May. "And she wasn't down to share."

"Share? As in..." May asked.

"I have a number of women whose company I enjoy," Jack said. "It's not a secret."

"Like a king and his court," May said with giggle. "You rich guys have such big appetites. If you're not careful you'll have a lot of kids running around the house."

Jack felt his cheeks get red. He hadn't used a condom his whole time in Alola, and he hadn't asked much about birth control. "Yeah," he said non-chalantly. He had the resources to support a child, and if anything, he did want to have kids one day, and care for them. "I'm for it."

The waiter then came up from behind May with the bill in hand, and Jack tipped 100% of the bill before putting his card back in his wallet.

Hala then turned to Jack and nodded in appreciation. "I think it's time I get all of us back to training. Gotta work off that barbecue somehow!" Hala declared.

Jack put up his hands, defeated. "Yes of course. Thanks for joining us, Hala."

"And Hala," May began, looking at Hala. "Since Sunday is usually our day off and we're all going on a hike, can I get tomorrow off?"

Hala shook his head. "Consider it extra training time with me. After all, you've earned it."

May grimaced, her metaphorical parade getting rained on.

"I'm sure Mr. Cobal will be around quite often though. And you'll be able to see him more on Sunday," Hala said.

Hilda then nudged Jack lightly, he turned to her to see her mouth the word "number" slowly.

"Oh yeah, May... Can I get your number? Gotta have you over soon," Jack asked.

May's grimaced twisted into a smile. "Yeah, it's..."

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