[[For Karolina]]

[and_the_dragon]

George glanced back out at the beach and saw that the sun was rapidly nearing the horizon. She'd need to be inside before that, either at her own house, in the Compound, or somewhere else she'd be safe. As far as George was concerned, the safe places were the two he'd already thought of and his and Fred's. He rubbed another wide circle on Karo's

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[kaleidoscopeyed]

"Wait,... what do you mean? Why would the IPD care that people are out?" She sniffled a little, but put her attention on him, trying to focus on him. It seemed important. She was missing something.

[and_the_dragon]

His hand fell to the ground and he inclined his head toward her.
"Wait, you don't know? No one told you?" He shook his head, not
being vague on purpose. "They found another girl, I think her name
was Sarah something-or-other," he said quietly. "IPD's put out a
curfew, since they haven't found whoever," or whatever, he thought with a mental shudder, "did it."

[drop_dead_fred]

It was starting to get dark, and Fred was on the prowl for his twin, and anyone else who might be lingering out beyond the curfew. It reminded him a little of the old DA days. Back then he'd thought getting caught by Umbridge was the worst thing that could possibly happen to him-- to any of them. He knew better now, but even the savagery he'd seen during the war paled in comparison to the pointless cruelty these killings suggested. He was grateful, then, to find George sitting with Karolina out on the beach. "Think it's about that time, kids," he said genially, strolling up with his hands in his pockets.

[kaleidoscopeyed]

Karolina turned distractedly to see the other twin approach and wiped at her face with the back of her hand. "Hi Fred..." she turned back to George. "I didn't know," she stammered. "We don't always hear everything," she said, feeling her stomach sink. "That's awful." She put her hands through her hair, making no real move to get up from the beach.