The strange answer unfortunately had him too distracted trying to make sense of it to stop what happened next, one of the boys just straight up attacked her and they were off before he could say or do anything else. he was about to offer her help or at least to comfort her when Ashley yelled out and he saw Kiki put on a brave face and accept the offer an just as soon as she had done that she simply passed by him and returned to town. needless to say, Mark felt pretty useless after having witnessed all that. He also fought down the urge to investigate what the boys meant or why she seemed so used to being treated like that. she would not likely thank him if he stuck his nose into her life after all.<br/><br/>Quietly wondering if he was just invisible to Ashley, he returned to town too, figuring if not backtage he could at least catch the show as well, double check his supplies and maybe check if his two companions were opposed to accessorizing.