Rognik

Frederick Walgreen Jr was extremely distraught. Someone had broken into his office and stolen his laptop out of his safe. On top of that, the fiend had managed to wire transfer millions of dollars into an offshore account, making it virtually irretrievable. He called the police as soon as he could, but due to it being low priority, the detective couldn't arrive until the next morning.  The police had three major suspects detained, due to them having spent the night in the manor with the host. The first was Frederick Walgreen III, the son who had just graduated high school and wanted to take a gap year touring the world before going to college. His father refused to unlock his trust fund for that, and this really angered young Freddy. Next was Arnold Walgreen, the younger brother. He was less successful than Frederick in nearly every field he tried, and had apparently accrued some massive debts. Frederick, while sympathetic, refused to use his considerable wealth to pay off the debt.

It all started with that dream. I had fallen asleep at my desk in my school uniform when this girl floated through my bedroom window. She was shining with a bright light, so I couldn't see her very well, but it still got me all excited. We started making out, and my clothes came off at some point, but the thing that I really remember was saying how I wish everyone could see how excited I was at that moment. She said, "Done," and that's when I woke up. I must have slept through my alarm, because when I woke up, I was going to be late. I hurriedly packed by schoolbag, grabbed some bread with jam from the kitchen (no time to even toast it), and slipped on my shoes to go outside. I made it all the way to the main street before I even realized that I was still in my underwear. To make matters worse, they weren't even plain boxers, oh no. Instead, I had on cartoon shorts, you know, the ones for that really popular anime last month? I didn't even talk about it at school, and now everyone

Chris was new to the engineering department, and didn't really know anyone at his new school. It was still early in the year, so he didn't quite need to start studying, and being alone in his dorm room didn't seem like fun, so he started exploring the campus. He quickly found himself in the engineering lounge, a place for others in the department to relax and hang out. When he got there, there were three other students hanging out by a portable table with four cups sitting near the corners. They seemed excited to see him, and introduced themselves as John, Cameron (call me Cam) and Brian. John explained the situation. "So we wanted to play a game over here, but we need a fourth. Do you mind joining us?" Chris liked playing games. He usually had to resort to playing video games online, but in high school he often played cards during lunch. He even went to the board game club a few times. So he eagerly agreed without really knowing the rules. "Cool. You'll join my team, then, and

"Is that what you're wearing?" Jacob asked, looking his classmate up and down. Karen looked down at her clothes. She had on a tank top and shorts that barely passed her hips. "What? I've got running shoes on, instead of sandals. Plus, it's hot as balls out. You're probably going to be drenched in sweat by the end of our forest hike." Jacob pushed up his glasses. He opted for a long-sleeved red plaid flannel, blue jeans and tan hiking boots. "It's cooler in there than you think. Not a lot of sun cuts through the leaf canopy." They met behind their school building, on the edge of a large forested area. They were assigned as partners in this project, despite neither liking the other very much. They needed to collect various different leaves, and the curated trees lining the roads are not quite varied enough. They hadn't even begun their trek into the woods and already they were feuding. Karen tossed her ponytail over her shoulder in a dismissive gesture. "Whatever. Let's get this over

Max took a few seconds to compose himself in the reflective wall in his office. His boss, Ryan Smith, wanted to speak with him about something important, but didn't specify what. The two had never met face to face before, so he wanted to leave a good impression. Licking his fingers, he matted down a lock of chestnut brown hair that just would not fall into place. Then, he smoothed out any wrinkles in his white dress shirt or his tan khaki pants. He straightened his navy blue tie, gave his brown blazer a quick tug and nodded to himself. He wasn't going to look any better than this. The boss's office was just around the corner, and Max found the first surprise of the day. Seated at the desk was not the usual receptionist, but a man that he'd all but forgotten about. The male receptionist looked up at Max's approach. “How can I help… Max? Is that really you?” “Ethan…” The name bubbled up from the recesses of Max's mind. They had gone to high school together, and were in many of the