216 Homecoming

TILLY watched as Nia Moonchester's face turn from calm into confused.

"Why aren't the people around you moving?" Nia Moonchester asked in confusion. "Did you stop the time or something?"

"I did," Tilly said proudly. "But it won't last long so let's make this quick."

Sadly, she could only stop time in a room for five minutes.

That was one of the things that never failed to make her feel frustrated.

According to Solaris, Soleil Rosenberg (in her peak) was 100x better and stronger than her. God, and she really let Aku Moonchester take everything away from her. Now, she– the inferior "version" of her former glorious self– had to clean up Soleil Rosenberg's mess.

Nia Moonchester sipped her tea before she asked. "What do you want with me?"