Oh, beeeeeee not weeeary, frieeeend of mine-
While saaaaailing o'er the tiiiiides of time-
The New Age greeeets us at the shore-
Just like Olden Age before-
-Nevermoor, page 67

Well, well I know it's flat... I just want to wish you a Happy New Year, step boldly to it. Lots of good memories to be in it and for you to win in a loto, like my cousins already told me ;-) So, that's all I think, and now, please go to the story.

- Vio_morrigan 🖤

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Jack's POV:

Morrigan, I'm going to the Old Town. Jupiter is still away, and I have something to do. Think about how to tell your unit.
-J.

"Here you are Kedgeree. Give it to Morrigan, if you meet her."
"Of course sir, captain."
"Jack. Just Jack. As before."
"As you wish, young sir." agreed Kedge. I nodded, grabbed my dark-green brolly and dissapeared in the doors. I wanted to find Uncle Jove. But the problem was, I didn't have any rough idea, where he could be. Today, early in the morning a letter came with permission to enter the Proudfoot House, so I was sure, he's been there. But then?

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I jumped from the Brolly Rail, showed to security the letter from Elder Quinn and they let me in. I stepped in to the Wunsoc area and up the way to Proudfoot House. In the top of staircase was a women. She had snowy-white hair, milky eyes and brown teeth. She was all in black, except the white shirt and she looked old. I recognized her. It was Maris Murgatroyd. She organized the groups in the bazaar, when we were looking for the Hollowpox. I came closer to her and nodded for the greeting.
"Schoolar Mistress."
"You're here early." groaned Murgatroyd, but not very kindless. I nodded.
"I came just to ask, if you don't know something about Jupiter. He wasn't home from yesterday afternoon. It's nothing unusual, but I think, maybe for once he could clean up the mess, he made..."
Mistress growled.
"That's truth, young. Truth. He was here. Before maybe half an hour he went to the Gobleian Library. By the afternoon he will be back. I don't advise you to go looking for him. Guess you have bigger fish to fry, than chase North. Now, go. To the Proudfoot House you will come for  another hundred times and reasons."
I bowed my head.
"Thanks Mistress Murgatroyd."
Murgatroyd grimaced. I turned back and left the Wunsoc area. I like Uncle Jove, of course I like him, but it doesn't mean, I want to chase him around the whole town!
I went to the shop in with wizarding set-out. I really had more important things to do.

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A half an hour later a came out from the little shop in the middle of the Old Town and in my hands was the little parcel, what had a size like a book. The familiar one Tommy bought for me last week. He doesn't know, how much he helped me now. I put parcel off and walked to the nearest Wunderground station.

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When I came to the Deucalion's foyer, Morrigan, Hawthorne and... Someone... stepped from the elevator.
"Oi Jack!" yelled Hawthorne. His voice echoed in the hall. I tried to not to roll my eyes. I nodded to Morrigan and we came to the concierge desk.
"Want to go swimming?" asked Morrigan, when Kedgeree gave her swimming suits. I hesistated, but then nodded.
"I'll go change to my room. Meet here in ten minutes?"
"Yep." nodded Morrigan. I ran upstairs to the fourth floor and to my room. I left the parcel on the desk, got change and wrote something to the waxed paper, what I sticked at the box. I changed from leather eyepach to rubbery one and went back to foyer.

I was first, so Kedgeree gave me a key to the sport cabinet. Others came few moments after me. Morrigan with her friend came down by the elevator and Hawthorne slided down by the staircase rail. We all had the same type of swimming suits. Suits were like a black neoprens with half-long sleeves and half long pants.
"Can we go?" I rang with the keys.
"Hey, you! Don't you think, you forgot something?!" glanced at us Morrigan and threw the towels on our heads. Then she grabbed the keys and ran away.
"Hay!" I yelled and we all ran behind her, laughting. I came to her as first, but she already unlocked cabinet and found four snorkels. She locked the cabinet earlier, than I could catch her and ran to the door to the Jasmine Courtyard, where was now the huge swimming pool. She smiled, and thew me the keys. I caught them and jerked my eyebrows. Then I turned back, to give keys back to Kedgeree. Hawthorne with his friend dissapeared outside, behind Morrigan.