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Keefe struggled to carry the armfuls of clothes and other items in his hands as they tumbled down the streets of Atlantis.

“Hey does anyone have a bag I can borrow?” Keefe asked behind the mountain of stuff.

Without skipping a beat Tam replied, “The only bags I have are the ones under my eyes, and they’re specifically designed to carry the burden of my existence.”

There was small shocked silence from the group before Keefe broke it by grumbling, “Literally all you had to do was say no.”

With that Keefe and Tam continue strolling on as if nothing had happened. Meanwhile everyone else was frozen in place.

“What the-“ Sophie started before Linh cut her off.

“Here’s a bag Keefe,” she said while pulling a bag out of her pocket as she scramble to keep up with them. Everyone else quickly following suite.

Let’s just say the rest of their visit was spent in silence, only to be broken by small comments that usually would be followed by nervous titters of laughter.