In the early morning, Dorothea struggled to pull her arm free, pushed the octopus-like Vanessa aside, and finally sat up in bed.
She had originally planned to make Vanessa sleep on the floor, but they had both returned so late yesterday that they had simply squeezed in together.
"So? Did you get anything out of the club last night?"
Dorothea washed her face as she asked Vanessa, who was rubbing her eyes behind her, her voice muffled.
"Yes, so much!"
Vanessa remained groggy for a moment, then instantly perked up at Dorothea's question.
"Director Randall talked to me about all sorts of things. He told me so much about the Supernatural! He's such a nice man!"
Dorothea rolled her eyes at the mirror. "If an ordinary student accidentally encounters the Supernatural during an investigation off campus, their instructor is obligated to teach them the basics as a precaution-you-oh, I really don't know whether to call you lucky or unlucky."
Vanessa immediately looked a little sheepish. "Oh-I thought it was payment he was giving me in advance."
"Payment?" Dorothea stopped wiping her face and turned around. "What exactly did he want with you?"
"An investigation assignment. Apparently it involves some ruins from the Cosmog Dynasty. He offered a very high fee to help his graduate students complete the investigation and then write him a detailed paper."
"That sounds dangerous. You didn't agree, did you?"
"Not yet. Just putting the team together will take at least a month. He probably approached other people besides me, and besides..." Vanessa proudly straightened her slight frame. "Ruins from Kasmog? I think I could put together some material in the library and get that paper done for him!"
For a moment, Dorothea's expression grew complicated. She did not know what expression to make.
"What about you?