*October 2025 - Portland, Oregon*

Arthur returns to Oregon after exiting the highway on the road; he takes a shortcut when he continues to go straight on the road without the turn. At this point, He keeps looking at the town while driving around as long as he has no assignments yet once he gives himself free time. 

He finally drove back to the campus to returning the dorm, where he made to settle in until tonight.

Later that night, he returned to the road, driving to a Jewelry store. When he parked right next to it, he exited the car before entering it. Arthur walks around the store, checking on the watch and bracelet; meaningless, his professor, Lissa Rodriguez from the other class, who also worked in the second job, is currently working both jobs.

Arthur: *looking at the gold watch*

Lissa: *looks around and still noticing Arthur*

Arthur: I wonder if anyone can buy those instead of me.

Lissa: Costly for expensive.

Arthur: *hearing*

Lissa: Especially you are wearing that. It's the same color as jewelry. *points to his chain*

Arthur: My dad brought it for me from the gift.

Lissa: *hearing*

Arthur: Same place. I would be guaranteed any chance to buy a gold or silver watch. But it doesn't make sense to me at all, like a boss man.

Lissa: Do you know why, Arthur?

Arthur: I know what you're gonna say, Professor; I could agree with everything.

Lissa: *hearing and sees two guys arrive*

Arthur: You got some company.

Guy 1: Shut the fuck up.

Guy 2: Hey, sweetie.

Lissa: Wait...you're that psycho who put your hands on me in the nightclub last year.

Guy 2: I bet you can surprised this. *takes out the gun*

Arthur: *watching them and doesn't have a gun*

Guy 2: Hey! Smash and grab.

Guy 1: *smashes and grabs the jewelry*

Lissa: *reacted*

Arthur: *doing the same while slowly hiding away from his chain*

Guy 2: I want your necklace too.

Lissa: *takes it off and gives it to him*

Guy 1: Have a nice evening. *leaves with Guy 2*

Arthur: *looks at Lissa*

Lissa: *looks at him* What the hell just happened?

In the bookstore, Arthur, Willard, and Samantha are still working together, which is different from them. The three of them chill in the room on the spot with the books collection; they sit on the floor thinking about the plan for Arthur to return his Professor's necklace; she belongs to her husband.

Arthur: I just can't believe it. I saw it right in my eyes. All these two guys robbing Lissa's store.

Samantha: Are you kidding me?

Arthur: And they took her necklace away from her.

Samantha: Those bitches.

Arthur: I had to find a way to get her necklace back. I've already earned respect for her.

Samantha: We? We respect her so well. *looks at him*

Arthur: *hearing*

Willard: Listen up. You and I will look for them to see what their boys are like.

Arthur: I already recognized them. I can make their friends; trust me. You stayed with her; I'll make a deal with them.

Willard: *hearing*

The next night, Arthur and Tony are spying around the city while Arthur drives around. He looks in the eye right in front of two boys taking their stuff out of the trunk and finds them while waiting to see the right spot in the room apartment.

Arthur: *heading upstairs with Tony*

Tony: I understand you were returning her necklace when she rewarded you.

Arthur: Honestly, I am not usually the one that handles that.

Tony: Not like this before, tho.

Arthur: *looks at him and nods to him*

Tony: *knocking on the door*

Arthur: *standing behind the wall while pulling out the gun slowly*

Guy 1: Who the fuck is it?

Tony: Yo, you got the shit?

Guy 1: *opens the door and drags him quickly*

Tony: Fuck! *falls to the table*

Arthur: *tried to point to Guy 1*

Guy 1: *pushed the door and kicked him*

Arthur: *moves back behind the wall*

Tony: *punches Guy 2 harder*

Guy 1: *stomps his leg and throws him and breaks the wall*

Tony: *falls to the floor*

Arthur: *stands up and stabs Guy 2 multiple times*

Guy 2: *dead*

Guy 1: *holds Arthur tightly*

Arthur: *trying to do the same*

Guy 1: *putting him on the floor* Motherfucker! *holds his neck to make him choke*

Arthur: *tried to released*

Tony: *looks up* Oh fuck!

Arthur: *hitting Guy 1's head*

Guy 1: *got hit and didn't get enough*

Arthur: *tried to release once again*

Tony: *holds him back*

Guy 1: *moves back and hitting him against the wall*

Arthur: *holds him while pulling out the pocket knife and stabs him several times while grunts*

Guy 1: *dead*

Arthur: Where's her fucking jewelry?!

Guy 1: It's on the table...

Arthur: I got this motherfucker; you piece of shit belongs to my teacher, asshole. *grabs her necklace and puts his jacket pocket*

Tony: Finish this bitch. *looks at Arthur and shoots Guy 2's head*

Guy 2: *dead*

Arthur: Ain't nobody owe me this time. *looks at Guy 1*

Guy 1: *laughs softly and looks at Arthur* Alright, kid. I see you.

Arthur: Not no more. *kills him*

Guy 1: *dead*

*The next day - Courthouse Square*

Arthur and Gianna are spending time at the table with their fruit and snack food; it seems like Gianna is cleaning a tiny bit of Arthur's face, the one he got involved in by two guys last night. She thinks that she is supposed to protect him, and Arthur could get himself hurt when he doesn't have enough of an army, which is two of them. In that case, the two guys are solid in beating them right before they get killed.

Gianna: Are you feeling OK?

Arthur: I'm good now. I gave it to her necklace back, and I'm good. I'm just not pissed ever since her place was ruined.

Gianna: These animals came to the downfall of each one. That's just the way it is. It wouldn't be lay low for a while.

Arthur: What is wrong with this place? Ever since I lived here a few years ago, my friends have been out of town for school, and the same thing has happened to each other. Look at me and my childhood. Gi, it wasn't your fault, not my fault. I'm just making the right point.

Gianna: *holds his hand* It's not your fault. Why would you say that nonsense? We were working together with Sam and Will.

Arthur: So it's Tony, too.

Gianna: *hearing*

Arthur: How am I just going to fucking up? Huh? I need some help, honestly.

Gianna: After all that. I needed help, too, cause I've been stressing a lot. This is too much bullshit, and I don't feel sorry for myself at all. I was supposed to reach out to the honor society or scholarship.

Arthur: *looks at her*

Gianna: *looks at the black truck driving slowly and notices something*

Unknown: *pulling up the other window wearing the mask and starts shooting around with the sub-machine gun*

Gianna: *holds Arthur to the ground while getting hit*

Arthur: *on the ground and checking on her while seeing her gun wound on her stomach* Oh my god. Gianna! *quietly*

Gianna: *tried to catch her breathe*

Arthur: *holds her while looking at the car, drives away while hearing shooting*

Gianna: Arthur...let them go.

Arthur: I'm not going anywhere, OK? Please look at me and stay put. SOMEBODY HELP! PLEASE!

After the shootout, the ambulance team took care of Gianna while Arthur followed the truck on the road to the hospital as he parked in the car on the way to enter the building. He walked and followed her to the hallway room and watched the nurse and doctor come to the private room with Gianna to get the bullets out and do CPR as well. Arthur is watching in the window while watching Gianna for his reaction.

Arthur: *keeps watching*

Doctors: *still working with Gianna and took out the bullet*

Arthur: *still watching*

Doctors: *doing CPR* for the next several minutes until it stops monitor*

Arthur: *looks at the monitor and worried about Gianna*

Doctors: *trying to do their best*

Arthur: *starts sobbing while reacting* Babe... Come on, wake up! Gianna, wake up!

Doctors: *still working*

Arthur: *putting his hand to the window and keeping worried about Gianna being dead while sobbing and walks away*

Gianna: *opens her eyes softly*

Arthur: *taking a cigarette to smoke inside the car when he felt severe and dizzy*