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Chapter 8 by PlanetSandbox

What's next?

To Eleanor's place

You step through the portal and enter a neighborhood located next to a park. There's a lot of student flats there. In one of the apartment buildings there, on the lowest floor, lives Eleanor, the girl you last went on a date with. You know this because you walked her back to her apartment that night.

You intend to turn towards Grace and Aphrodite to ask them what they expect him to do, but both of 'em are gone.

"You might wanna look down here," you hear Grace's husky voice say. You look down and see... a red-haired cat. You blink a couple of times. The weirdness just keeps adding up, huh? "Well, call me Minerva McGonagall," says the cat. "You've read Harry Potter, right?"

"Who hasn't," you reply. "Anyway, what's up with you turning into a cat? And where's Aphrodite?"

"She's the Love Goddess, darling. She has other fish to fry, you know. As for me, well, it would look a little strange if you were spotted together with Scarlett Johansson's identical twin. Although it might be a good way to make your date jealous. I'll just... hang around here just in case you need me."

She stops talking and looks at you. You look at her. This goes on for about a minute.

Then she says "Well, what are you waiting for handsome?"

You raise an eyebrow. "What do you want me to do? Ring her doorbell?"

"Of course, silly. Or do you want your use your powers to have her come to you, naked and with a tray of pretzels in her hands? I wouldn't judge you," she says.

You consider this option but then dismiss it. You like Eleanor too much to disrespect her like that.

"I mean, isn't it a little creepy to show up at your date's doorstep unannounced a few days after you've escorted her back home?"

"Jeeze Louise, talk about overthinking things," Grace says with a chuckle that seems more like a purr. "Anyway darling, the whole point of this exercise is that she won't be creeped out if you don't want her to be."

"But..." you frown. "I want her to... authentically like me. Y'know". You almost regret having been handed the powers you have, as you feel very tempted with all the possibilities they offer.

"Look, Mr. Goodperson Twoshoes over here," Grace says. "If you wanna play it straight, just shoot her a text message saying you're just passing through the neighborhood, and ask her if she'd mind if you dropped by. And if she doesn't react well, then you can make her accidentally delete the text message and make her forget about it, or something. Be creative."

You think about it. "Okay, that doesn't seem too bad. I'll do just that."

You grab your smartphone (wow, did you have that thing on you the entire time?) and send her a message.

She responds immediately, which is a bit unusual at this time of day. "Sure, hop in, if you don't mind the mess too much. I'll make us some tea." Awesome! But did she only reply so fast because you really wanted her too? You're starting to get a headache.

"If you need me, I'll be out here looking for some rodents to catch," Grace the cat tells you. You walk up to Eleanor's front door and you ring the bell.

Does she open the door?

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