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Desdemona soon joined him, looking over the boy to see anything in his current state. He seemed to own a defensive power, which meant that she would probably be attacking, but he might have more abilities on him. Still, she cleared her expression and stood, her posture unnaturally tense. Her eyes flicked over to the others with mild interest then returned to him. "I'm guessing I should start, right?" She said, dropping her earlier stance to one that looked slightly of a panther. She tapped the side of her hip with a hand quickly, eyes flicking over nothing in particular as she did so.
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"Qualcosa ti piace." ("Whatever you want.") The boy stayed still, one hand on his hip and a slightly bored-looking scowl on his face. He knew better than to start a fight with as little information as he had. His best bet was probably to wait and see what methods of attack she had first, then just try to find a way to negate them. Before anything else could start, though, he turned his head toward Vlad briefly, making the same gesture he had before the weight lifting that morning with his free hand. "Voglio un favore se vincerei." ("I want a favor if I win.") He rubbed his fingers together, knowing that the doctor should still recognize the phrase since he used it so much. And he wasn't going to let him forget any time soon. 

"Non lavoro per niente."