Luna perked up some when Fleo spoke to her, and a weak blush rose to her cheeks as they said they were free to talk, and motioned her over. The younger girl hesitated before slowly coming over and sitting opposite of Fleo. After closing the door of course. She shifted nervously in her seat, collecting her thoughts. Why was she being so nervous? She was supposed to be S-Class! She was expected to be strong, smart, and a good leader. Qualities of which she was failing to show at that moment.

Taking a breath, she then came to her next dilemma; what was she to talk about with this individual. She had really come in to talk to and apologize to Amelia, but she did have that other thing she had been contemplating when she had stopped in front of the guild. She didn’t want to be rude and simply blow off Fleo because she was afraid to talk about her insecurities about her guild, but at the same time that wasn’t exactly something she felt comfortable talking to anyone about.

At this point the eclipse mage had been sitting there for a half minute in fearful silence of the person across for her, as well as of the person that was sitting where she was. Finally, she took another nervous breath and spoke up, her voice quiet, and for once she couldn’t manage to keep her voice at the cool, flat level she normally did.

”U-uhm…” Was all she came up with. Think Luna, think! There had to be something else to talk about right? But it’d all be awkward and pointless conversation. Luna folded her hands in her lap at this point, now also afraid of what Fleo was thinking about her. ”H-hi?” Was ultimately all she could come up with. She silently chided herself for this. It was lame, and didn’t exactly progress the situation beyond what it already had been at. So she decided to tack on another sentence, this one hopefully giving the conversation some kind of push. ”I, uhm, you... You have a nice hotel.” Not what she had originally meant to say, but she had panicked, and lost track of what she had originally planned, and so went with a simple observation.

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Carrie
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Carrie just shook her weary head. She didn't know how to respond and there was no point in trying to continue to argue. She curled in tighter around herself, as if that would stop herself from feeling vulnerable, from feeling weak. She closed her eyes, beyond tired now. She couldn't even work up the energy to wonder where the twins were being held. "I don't have any friends or loved ones anymore"

Penny
@Burthstone@Lunarlors34
Penny looked up from Jasmine when someone entered the hotel, speaking. She rose, standing over Jasmine in what could be considered a protective manor over the vulnerable girl. "Well, that depends on who you want and why you are here, I suppose" She said, "Many of us, I imagine, are on their way back from the games, after all", but Luna had already spoken up, so Penny fell silent

Gabriel
@Lugubrious
Gabriel didn't have the energy to argue, to say that it didn't matter if they hurt someone, they weren't hated in the camp. He sighed, "I wouldn't know how to try" But he didn't want to disappoint jillian, as he recognised that this was a chance, but...The blue haired boy didn't know what to do. He didn't want to draw attention to himself, but he didn't want to refuse. "Uh...I...maybe you could show me what to do?" He asked in almost desperation, shifting nervously.

"You're sure she's in there??" The mechanic watched the ship, worried. That girl was in there, probably messing around with his machines. She was going to make things worse!

"Of course I'm sure." The icy woman had been watching the ship. They'd been chased away by that damn brown-haired woman, but she couldn't keep them from watching. Vanilla had seen their target slip inside the ship, so now all they had to do was wait.

Kracko sat nearby, watching the two in front of her. She'd never spent much time with them, Ryan had always kept her with him and sent these two away. She didn't much care for these two, in all honesty.

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The minstrel emerged from the crashed airship, gazing around herself at the coming evening. The shadow of a tall building across the park shaded her from the sun. A free hand locked the door to the ship while she tucked a note away into a pocket of her ensemble. While she proceeded away, Trinity wiped a few spots on her skin of oil with a cloth, making her way back to the hotel. She'd spent a good bit of time away, she should return before someone began to worry.

She hadn't heard so much as a peep from Kregor... was he having trouble tracking down his teammates?

Wait, was it suddenly cold? The minstrel noticed a drop in temperature before she realized what it meant. She searched her immediate vicinity for the incoming attack, and jumped out of the way just in time. A blaze of lightning arced through where she was just standing, and bounced after her again, from where it touched. Trinity called her quiver and bow and quickly shot two arrows. One, a parachute, and the other, "Wind Arrow!" She let the wind whisk her body away into the air. It pulled her out of the way of the next electrical arc, and away from the man that had been moving to catch her.

A shard of ice flew out from somewhere along the rooftops, and the rope to Trinity's parachute were cut. She fell, the man (Mr. Milan) moving to catch her, but that arc of electricity came out from the side and caught her in midair. She was absorbed into it, and the arc carried on.

"Looks like... she caught her."

~~~

The next thing she knew, Trinity was in an alleyway, standing in the arms of some young woman. She was a little... disoriented. It must have been how she was transported. But how-

That's right! Trinity stiffened and pushed the woman away, ready to fight. She faltered at the lack of enthusiasm from the other. "Wh-what, you're not going to try and-"

"Stop you? No." The words seemed to give the young lady the confidence, the resolve she needed. "Ryan makes it seem so... nonchalant. Friendly. Like you belong with us. Do you?"

"No."

"I had the feeling. Trinity, right?" The minstrel nodded, and the lightning mage continued, "my name is Stephani. The others call me Kracko. They'll be here soon. If you want to escape, then go now, now I'll have to capture you."

Trinity looked at the young lady and nodded. Before fleeing, she conjured an "Ice Arrow!" and threw it at Stephani's foot, before escaping. Make it look good.

She just had to make it to the hotel, quickly. She'd be safe, there.

@Caits

Zephyr Hardt

"You might have some if you tried to be less stubborn and a bit of a know it all. I for one like you, but its your whole stubborn attitude that you have to do everything by yourself that drives people away. If you simply rest once in a while, and consider others opinions and not deem them bad and not helpful to fixing problems. Then others may just want to be around you. Think of it like this, despite you being so stubborn. I stuck around with you for the entire day. So obviously I like you enough to consider you a friend." Zephyr said trying to reassure her on not being friendless even if she thought she was.

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Malice Hardt

As they were about to head off to their destination, this oddly happy man came up hugging her new self proclaimed little sister. Malice stared at him oddly before giving her an unneeded nickname. She frowned and put her fists on her hips. "Hey that nickname is uncalled for. I hesitated and gave her too much time to act, if I used my secret weapon then I would have lasted longer! Besides I wasn't even able to use my best magic against her!" Malice said trying to defend her epic loss and pouted as he mentioned wish. "Excuse me? You grant my wish? Am I suppose to believe that? Well Mr. Wish granter. If you can grant wishes. Then grant me power that will make no one think I'm a pushover." Malice folded her arms smirking. Wishes were one thing but no one could perform such a wish just like that.

@Lugubrious

Riona Ynnir

He seemed happy about the whole dance which made her giggle before laughing loudly at the surprising good moves he showed. "A soldier and a dancer. My you have some surprises in ya." Riona giggled brushing her hair out of her face. "They are a little flashy, wouldn't expect them coming from ya. Much flashier than my simple moves I learned growing up with some.... un savory friends." She said and would proceed to demonstrate some break dance moves. Ones that quite fit someone of her appearance. yet when she got to her feet she held onto him and she shook her head. "Gahhh dizzy!" She spoke before grinning at him. "So proper introductions are in order huh dance partner? Riona Ynnir, a Privateer according to the ranking system."

Ike Riven

As the festivities would rage on, he would grow tired of watching everyone dance and party on. He would stand up from his seat and take a walk to the outside of the camp. With the noise dying down slightly, he would lay on the ground and stare up at the sky and the moon. In the painting all he saw was a sun for his time there. Night never existed, he almost forgot what the night looked like. It was such a pretty sight... It was these little things he forgot about that he never truly appreciated. That was another thing he could thank Isla for, despite her being lucky enough to be judged by Frenzy Plant and not himself. Yet he would change that, he only needed to defeat an A rank and then one of the S ranks. They would be the real challenge.

Luna looked up with a half-surprised gasp as Penny spoke up. She somehow hadn’t noticed the other mage, and looked over at her with a sense of worry crossing her features. She took a moment to recover before speaking. ”I-I’m actually looking for Amelia, I wanted t-to apologize for hitting her in the head as hard as I did yesterday” She’d say softly, starting to stand up. ”I f-figured she’d still be here, i-instead of going to the games in person, s-since she was an auxiliary player as well.” She shifted nervously, realizing quickly that this could be taken as a slight against the young mage.

”N-not that I’m saying she’s weak, that is! She’s v-very tough actually, h-her last spirit d-definitely outstriped me in skill and power, and most people c-can’t take multiple blows to the head and stay up like she did. I-I just k-kinda, uhm, felt bad for hitting her so hard, and s-sending someone to tell her f-for me would feel… Lame. B-but if you want me to leave b-because I’m part of Iron Enigma I-I understand.” She left it at that, her shoulders falling slightly, and she’d somehow look just a bit smaller than she already was. At the very least she seemed to realize Phoenix Wing had the moral high ground. Or that she could be crushed into the dirt if she shows even the slightest threat towards any of them. She nervously glanced at Fleo. Even the start of a doomed conversation had been somewhat nice and distracting from the quest she had set upon herself as she had entered the building.

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"Okay were all ready old lady."

Sayatachi sighs at the name as she shakes her head. Regardless though, she'll still take them to dinner anyways.

"Right." she then says slowly, "Follow me girls."

Yet Ayame begins to interject.

"I-I c-can't! I h-had plans w-with a f-friend b-but I-I l-l-lost him. I'm already l-late! But I don't know w-where he is now..."

"Don't worry darling." assures the Council person as she rubs her head, "You'll get to be with your friend after dinner."

But as they begin walking towards the restaurant avenue of the mall, they can then see a strange man making a beeline towards them. Or well... Ayame at this case.

“Aya! It's been, like, an hour! Are ya alright? What a brave little dearie ya are, survivin' out on your own! C'mere!”

It seems that this person was friendly, but in a very, VERY weird way. It almost makes Sayatachi feel uncomfortable around him. However, she soon realized that it was the Nero The Genie and that he was not a threat.

”Hey, its the celebrities! Miss Rekt-By-A-Librarian Hardt, and Soon-to-be-Saggy Sayatachi! Say, didja ever seduce that Nolan kid? Guessing not."

On second thought... scratch that, he's actually more of a heavy annoyance. A sigh of mental disgust flows through Rainbow Majesty's veins as she rolls her eyes to keep her temper in check. This was going to be a long wait.

"Eff wye eye, I'm pretty sure he doesn't like girls in any sense of the word. Nyeheh! Didja two take care of Ayame while I was off doin' business? You're 'two' kind. Any wishes ya might have, I can grant 'em, as thanks for watchin' out for my bestie while we were separated.”

Another sigh of frustration escapes her mouth.

"Nero." she then says in a faintly disgusted manner but not enough to show it, "We are just taking your friend to a fancy restaurant. If you want to be of good service, I wish that all three of us can be in the fanciest restaurant in this very mall right about now."

Location: Crocus's Train Station

"So I guess everyone was too busy to see what I was up to." Wes walked out from the entrance of the train station and approached Mayt. Beside him were what appeared to be fireflies, but they were actually lights in the shape of fireflies. Wes leaned against the back of the bench that Mayt seated. As he faced Mayt and scratched his head, Wes couldn't help but let a small smile show. "I don't mean to make you feel bad, but no one showed up at the northern outskirts of the city. I'm not too surprised, especially since I left the guild after they tried rescuing me. Why would they trust someone like that? Why did you trust me?"

He crossed his arms in front of himself and started wondering why Mayt was at the station. Wes only came to the station to check on the trains and see if any routes changed on the map while he was away. "Why leave so soon, the Games aren't over yet? It's not everyday that there's 'Magic Games' during an era of people fearful of magic. That and this could be a good opportunity to have talk and conversant with everyone in Phoenix Wing or the other guilds. Something that I never really tried or was the best at while I was still part of the guild."

@Burthstone

Slightly amused by Luna's manner, Fleo exhibited utmost patience as she waited for her to speak. When she finally did, the dusty woman suppressed a giggle and replied in monotone. ”Hello.” She said nothing further, but stared rigidly at Luna. A few more moments passed before the Iron Enigma member's next comment. Fleo nodded slowly, her eyes closed as if to ponder her new acquaintance's remark. ”Thank you.” Clasping her hands together in meditation, she awaited more insight from the astral wizard.

She did not expect Luna to erupt into a stream of apologies and self-corrections. Memories of this girl returned to the dusty woman quickly. Fleo raised both eyebrows and kept them elevated throughout the discourse, but as soon as Luna ran out of breath, Fleo jumped in. ”Dude. Girl. It's fine. Playing rough is part of the Games. If someone didn't want to get knocked around a little, that person shouldn't have signed up. That's why I'm not in the Games. Amelia's alright, and we'll let her know how sorry you are. More than half the Grand Magic Games is expressly meant for people beating other people up; don't kick yourself over doing a good job.” Luna seemed to be acting like Phoenix Wingers would hurt her badly in revenge for beating Amelia. It made Fleo feel terrible to have other people afraid of her. Perhaps it was because of how some of the members were acting so far? Phoenix Wing never really lost any of the one-on-one confrontations except for Amelia's after all. And doubtlessly Luna realized how brutal some of the Wingers fought. ”Hey, don't be scared. We can get a little excited sometimes, but we're not just gonna stomp you for no reason.” The dusty woman rose to her feet, hands now clasped in front of her waist.



Jillian shook her head, going tsk tsk tsk. ”Don' know how to try? Jus' listen to the music and start movin'.” She waited while he rocked back and forth on his heels. Evidently he absolutely did not want to participate, but some compunction kept him from refusing outright. When he finally asked if she might show him what to do, she developed a broad smile. ”I thought ya'd never ask, hon.”

Spinning about, she waddled into the dance area, listening for a moment to the merry, fast-paced song currently being performed. After that, she put her arms up and began to sway to the left and right, moving her arms and head together in the opposite direction, and snapping along to the beat. The opportunity lay before Gabriel to leave his insecurity behind, get out of his comfort zone, and try to fit in; or, he could slink off back to his tent, leaving Jillian out in the cold and the rest of his supposed allies behind.



Nero listened, arms crossed, as Malice defended herself before ultimately making a wish. Hearing her desire made him beam, for he liked no wish better than one for power. To judge by her face and manner, she did not at all believe him capable of granting this want, never imagining that he might have a spell exactly for the purpose of augmenting magical power. ”Pff! Easy peasy! There's a million ways to accomplish this. I could make you six and a half feet tall, muscular enough to give a lot of men a run for their money, or give you a massive boost to your magic. Missie, your wish is my command!”

Before he could get any further, Sayatachi cut in. It truly tickled him to see a flash of irritation cross her face. In fact, the way she sighed reminded him of a certain, exaggeration-inclined guild master he'd had the displeasure of running into. However, the flamboyant-haired councilwoman voiced a wish as well. ”Nooooo problem! Malice, dearie, we'll talk about your wish in a little while. Man am I famished! Alrighty...” He put his hands around his eyes like goggles and turned in a full circle, saying in a robotic voice, ”Scanning...scanning...scanning for fancy...” As luck would have it, he spotted a sufficiently frou-frou gourmet restaurant only a few hundred feet away. He reached down and swept Ayame onto his shoulders before grabbing the hands of both Malice and Sayatachi. ”It's not instant, but it'll be fast! Hi ho, silver!” Nero took off at top speed in the direction of the restaurant, arriving with the ladies in only a few short moments. Letting go of all three, he grinned. ”Wish granted!” Executing a mock bow, he held the door open for the three.

Argus was currently trying to thing of something to do, anything really, that didn't involve standing around like an idiot. Looking around, he spotted Cecilia in the ground and thought about asking her to dance. Then he threw the idea to the ground and smashed it like the stupid thing it was. He had just had it announced that he was possessed by a demon, so he very much doubted that she would do that, and he really couldn't blame her for that. But that was leaving him with little else to do.

You know what, fuck it, I'll ask. What's the worst that can happen, she rejects me? Stabs me? Looks at me like I'm an idiot/monster and tells me off? Hah, I've had that happen to me a whole bunch of times, so I'm sure I can man up and take it once more. Besides . . . maybe she won't mind. Argus convinced himself into doing this, unsure why he was fixated on Cecilia at this moment when their were other people around that might be more accepting, like the chick with a loose head, but for some reason his thought skept turning towards her. Maybe it was because she was the first one he spoke to, maybe he just felt like he should be nicer to her after wrecking her armor like that(even if he did pay her back), or perhaps it was . . . something else.

Argus decided to stop focusing on the why and just get to the doing, taking a breath and proceeding to walk towards her. He had taken the time to get dressed in better clothes, simple red long-sleeve shirt, black jacket, a pair of jeans, and some boots, so he didn't look as ragged as before, but he still felt a slightly nervousness upon approach. He still didn't know what that was all about, but he wasn't focusing that as he approached the female warrior, offering only a small cough to announce this dance.

"Hey Cecilia, I was, uh, wondering if you'd care to have a dance or, ya know, something. It's fine if you don't want to, of course, but, totally understandable given the, uh, circumstances. I would also like to say, uh, you know, thanks for helping me out earlier with getting into the guild. Not sure if I did before, but even if I did, just want you to know that I do appreciate it. I think that . . . that joining this guild will be good for me." Argus usual air of confidence a mischief was gone at the moment, instead replace with a slightly hopeful one, with a hint of vulnerability, though near the end, it temporarily faded out to one of calm contemplation. He'd give a small smile at the end of it, genuine and warm, before it switched to a nervous one as he awaited her apply.

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"Hmmm, interesting response, I must say. Most mages I meet are all about joining guilds, so it's refreshing to meet a few that are more practical minded. I'm part of a guild myself, though it's by force that I had to join after I picked a fight with their guildmaster." Nidhogg's voice took a slight bit of strain at the mention if the guild master, his eyes hardening with anger momentarily before he assumed his previous laid-back air. "But enough about me, what about you two? What magic to you have?"

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Isla gave up, Argus didn't care and was let free by Sanders. He left the cell without a word to Isla but she couldn't expect less. After everything what happened she didn't think he would forgive her even though they had a good time together before they arrived here. Isla went to the back of the cell and simply sat down against the cell wall with her legs bend. Her head was slightly dropped to the side leaning on her shoulder while her long white hairs were soaking in the dirt.

She sadly looked at the dirt in front of her with her eyes only half open and kept quiet while the ruckus around her carried on. The party mood only put her off more as she began to grew bored. She closed her eyes for a moment and sighed in regret that she was stuck in here. She tried sleeping for a bit in the same position but her mind could not rest with all the sound the people were making. Isla looked around her for a bit at all the people and simply waited till something happened.



The 'old' lady said that Ayame could see Nero after dinner again. Ayame's head turned to the ground as her expression saddens "Oh....o-okay..." But before she could talk another step she heard a familiar voice behind her. But not a voice you wanted to turn down everyday! She turned around absentmindedly with a slight open mouth as her eyes spotted the familiar figure of Nero. He must have been searching like crazy for the girl "Nero!" A bright smile appeared on her face when she had finally found the genie again but it turned a little bit frightened when she found him running at full speed at her. She closed her eyes and covered her head with both hands when he came close.

When she still didn't feel anything after a while she slowly and carefully opened one of her eyes to see what had happened. But there he was, lively as ever in front of her nose again. Ayame gave a nod when he asked if she was alright. It hadn't been long since they got separated but now she knows what happens when she gets to be alone around strangers. Ayame was sure not to leave Nero his side anymore. When he tried approaching her she instantly kept her arms and hands close to her chest and closed her eyes again while making a sad puppy sound. She sure didn't like being touched much. Ayame could still get a messy smile on her face while he hugged her.

Nero noticed Ayame her new scarf and commented on it. She pointed her gaze at the ground while her expression grew sad again. She got a little closer to Nero and wanted to whisper something in his ear "T-they k-k-kidnapped me! and the also t-tortured me! They are b-big meanies!" She dropped a pout onto her face while she hoped behind Nero his back and leaned slightly to the side of him so she could still see the other two. As soon as he finished speaking to the two woman a hand was placed on her head and she quickly made the >.< face while her face reddened.

The 'old' woman continued talking to Nero and has said something what Ayame thought was weird 'Three?' Wasn't someone being counted or was Ayame not close enough to being a presence. Malice had made a wish by the red sheet Nero had gave her. She ran right in like a bull. Nero continued and Ayame gave a reassuring nod that it was true that he could do it. Nero acted strange but Ayame liked it. She gave a small chuckle at what he was doing but instantly freaked out when he picked Ayame up. Ayame tried flailing around but she was helpless. He was to strong for her own powers "Aaaaaaahhhhhh" She was soon put down again, she hugged herself and shivered for a moment before turning behind the back of Nero again.

@Expolar
NOLAN

Shaking, cold sweat dripped down his body as he struggled to regain his unstable breath. A thousand things were bouncing around in his head: images of things that he would like to forget, things that he would want to scream out loud to let go of the burden weighing his chest down. It fueled an indescribable rage rose and crashed like the ocean waves in a berserk storm tearing through a sea. Dammit, if he saw that rainbow bitch again he would disfigure that fucking face of her's. Well he would if it wouldn't send him straight to jail chained to a wall or executed for beating a council member to near death.

Nolan glanced at a familiar face that was trying to interact with him. It was the wizard saint, Kaitlyn DeRoe, that had started questioning on his odd behavior. Her questions were met with silence and he took a step back too late to avoid getting poked by her. He smacked her hand away from him with an armored hand and said coldly, "Don't touch me." The last thing he needed was another woman to give him more trouble.

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ENMA and DALTON

"WHY THE HELL AM I HERE?! Dalton cried out as he was being hot potatoed around the party by Enma and a bunch of other members of Frenzy Plant. The feline had been dragged to it because they didn't know where Nolan had gotten off to and since Enma was last seen with it, he felt responsible to keep an eye on him. Well, if throwing him around like a ball was watching him then yeah, it was definitely keeping an eye on him. "I WILL GET BACK AT YA FOR THIS!" He yelled as he flew through the air.

"Sure, you'll definitely get me back for this. Hold on to that thought actually." With one hand, Enma lifted a barrel of beer and began to chug the entirety of its contents as if it was just water. Very soon, he let out a might belch and slammed the barrel back down on the ground. "So what were you saying about-HMPH?!" The Exceed was thrown to Enma, but the oni wasn't paying attention. In consequence to that, his mouth was now filled to the brim with Dalton's exceedingly large pompadour. He spat it out and began running his hands over his tongue to get the cat fur out of his mouth.

"Serves ya right!" Dalton stood up and began to comb his now messed up hair back to normal.

Mayt looked over as Wes talked to him, and he sighed softly. ”Yeah, they weren’t particularly interested, and wanted to cheer on our members at the stadium. They didn’t seem enthused about you either.” He sighed, and rubbed the side of his head, unsure how to entirely answer his question. ”And, I guess I trusted you because I got a vague feeling of sincerity from you, or I’m naive. I don’t know how good a judge of character I am, but I just got the feeling that you were trustworthy, I guess.” He said simply, reclining.

The next question was easier. He knew why he was leaving, and while it was a story it wasn’t hard to explain. ”Oh, I’m leaving Crocus because I promised to help people out. I mean, yeah, I should go and talk with everyone, but I’ve gotta keep up my promises, or I don’t think I deserve the title of S-Class. Granted, I don’t think I entirely deserve it anyway, but I can at least try right? I can always try talking to them whenever I finally get done with everything, or maybe communication lacrima? I’ll work it out soon enough, but I need to get going before it gets dark, and I don’t think waiting through the games would be a very good idea.”

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Luna looked over at Fleo when she spoke up, and in short order the young girl’s deep blue eyes were on the floor, her hands clasped together in front of her. She was nicer than the rest of Phoenix Wing so far, seeing as she didn’t seem to be exuding either fear or hatred, or anger, or whatever emotion Penny was showing. She definitely didn’t seem entirely friendly.

”B-but… I didn’t need to hit her in order to win that fight. So I feel bad that I did… And I want to apologize in person. I would be uncomfortable if someone else did it.” She said softly, wishing she had pockets to hide her hands in now. Fleo then went on to say that they wouldn’t hurt her. That, she knew, was all but a bold-face lie. Her features changed to something more angry at Fleo’s last comment, and she would look at at the dust mage, her voice becoming harsher.

”It wouldn’t be for no reason though! You have a reputation of protecting your family just as violently as we do, and I hurt one of the youngest members of your guild. Not to mention, last time I tried to talk to your guild I was yelled at, threatened, and my family insulted. I also couldn’t begin to stand up to you if you all decide to attack me, which combined with my past experience with your guild, is already an idea that is putting me on edge!” She’d be working herself into a fervor now, and would step towards the Phoenix Wingers. ”And while it may have been Dragon Fang’s guild master that threatened me first that other time, Jamie didn’t exactly disagree with him!

Not to mention I’m already d-dealing with…” She hesitated for a moment, seeming to have trouble getting the next word out, but she’d take a breath before continuing, her voice rising slowly to a crescendo. ”With shit in my guild, since they are more and more ready to just… Just murder people! Which I’m trying to figure out how the… the hell to deal with that since I don’t want to just abandon my family.just because they’re doing things I don’t like, because that’d just be petty! You have to put up with some of the shit your family does, right? Grant just loves killing, not to mention he’s ridiculously powerful, so I don’t really have a place to tell him not to kill. Solux has he kill every once and awhile or he’ll die. Mark at least tries not to talk about the people he’s killed, and Deyja doesn’t give a… a fuck about human life to begin with! Really I…” Her voice would suddenly drop back to the quiet tone it normally was. ”...I don’t know what to do, what to say, I…” She’d sniffle, looking down, her voice going even quieter. ”I’ll just go.”

Luna would turn and start walking towards the door, pulling her hood up. ”Light of the Eclipse.” Her face would go dark, hiding her reddening eyes and the tears beginning to stream down her face.

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Damian's hand came out of an alcove as Luna walked by it, catching her shoulder. "You know, some times the best advice comes from those you least expect. What happened with Amelia wasn't an unnecessary attack on us in public, it was a battle in the Games that the only way one of you was coming out on top for was if she or you yielded. And if there's anything I've learned about that girl in the short time I've known her, it's that yield isn't in her vocabulary." As he'd spoken, the well known Blade of Phoenix Wing stepped out of the alcove and into the light, the hilt of Durandal sticking out over his shoulder.

"As for your guild issues, well, I guess the best I can tell you is to do what's right, and if you need help should you decide to leave, you have mine. I may not be the best role model when it comes to not killing, but I know that it's wrong." There was no malice in his eyes and no angry tension in his grip. In fact, if anything, his eyes were full of understanding and kindness.

Carrie
@Oblivion666
"You only did it because you're noble" Carrie said, "I choose to be how I am, so I don't lose anyone else I care about" But it didn't work. Carrie cared. Carrie cared for the whole damn world, and she didn't want what she could see happening to happen. "Can you just make sure the twins are secure? I'd rather not track them down again, and I'd rest better if I knew they were secured" She said, desperateely trying to change the conversation. "Please"

Gabriel
@Lugubrious
Gabriel couldn't make out anything in the music. It just seemed like noise to him. That was perhaps another eason why he never thought to dance. What was the point, if you couldn't figure out the beat? But it was eviident that he was supposed to do something. He tried to move, but just ended up looking like a giant praying mantis having a fit, his movements stiff and awkward. He soon stopped, feeling self conscious and foolish. "I...that wasn't good, was it?"

Penny
@burthstone
"That will be up to Jamie and Jarvis, whether you see her, and of course Amelia herself. But when you join a guild, you know chances are you'll get hurt. And being apart of the games...there's a need to show what you are made off, and make your guild proud. Amelia knew what she was getting into, she wanted to prove she was every bit as good, every bit a member as the rest of us. She did. She withstood it, and she came out okay. And that's all that matters." Penny said, speaking as Damian finished, "If you think your guild is wrong, do something about it. Stand up to them, and try, and if it doesn't work, then you did your best. It takes great courage to stand up to our enemies, but even greater courage to stand up to your allies, and all you can do is try."

@Lmpkio@liferusher@Lugubrious

Malice Hardt

This man was wayyyyyy too happy for her liking. He reminded her of her brother, only more odd and weird. Yet apparently he was going to accomplish her wish like it was nothing which made her raise an eyebrow. Yet her wish would be done later and for now he was doing Sayatchi's. So she was confused at the sudden grabbing of her hand and then more panicked at the speed of which they were going. It wasn't until they got to the resturant that she was let go, which she fell on all fours and shook. "Gahhh! What the hell was that!" She demanded as she slowly rose to her feet before looking at Ayame. "Little sis what the hell did your friend just do? Never before was I so terrified and I was engulfed inside a tornado of death!" Malice asked as she tried fixing her hair, only to realize her eye patch was gone which pretty much made her fall to the knees covering her eye and pouting with tears coming to her eyes. "I-idot! Now my eye patch is g-gone. I can't be pretty with a scar showing on my face." Malice said sniffing a bit. Luck just wasn't on her side at all with these games going on.

@Caits

Zephyr Hardt

She started making excuses and one of which was him being noble. Thats caused him to laugh long enough for her to finish speaking. So once he stopped he covered her mouth and shook his head. "Nah I ain't noble at all. Its just polite to help others when they are troubled. Yet maybe you shouldn't act that way. I'm sure you are a much better person when you aren't acting like a stubborn drama queen. Yet because I'm nice I will make sure those twins stay locked up. If that's what it takes to get you to rest more often, then hell I'll do anything." Yet he kept her mouth covered only because he was certain she would find some way to argue about that.

@Caits
Jasmine hadn't noticed Luna's entrance nor Penny's concern as she continued to tremble slightly and stare at the ground. Her memories of the incident had returned. That creature was one of those weird people in costumes from before.


@Amaya Yashia@Joshua Tamashii
Cody grumbled under his breath as he sheathed his sword and walked back up the stairs to Amaya and Joshua, assuming they were still there and hadn't walked off on him. If so he was sure Amaya's nose could find him.

carrie
@Oblivion666
Carrie licked Zephyrs hand, but when that didn't seem to work in getting him to remove it, she bit his hand, as it seemed that was the only thing she could do, and glared at him

penny
@Lunarlors34
Penny glanced back at Jasmine, kneeling down once more, and gently touching her shoulder "hey, Jaz, what is it? What's wrong?" she asked softly, as it seemed Jasmine was terrified of something

As Damian grabbed her shoulder a magic circle appeared near Luna’s hand, opposite of Damian, but it disappeared as he began talking. Luna was almost silent through all of his speech, and through Penny’s as well, the only interruptions coming from her being the occasional sob. Once they were both done, she just stood there, not knowing what to do. Luna wanted nothing more than to just leave the hotel at that moment, but at the same time she couldn’t bring herself to just walk out. Especially after they had showed that maybe they weren’t all bad. She decided to try and talk, and though her first attempt came out as merely another wimpy sob, she managed to get words out the second time.

”I…” She was out of words again, just as she had been when she had first turned to leave. She took another deep breath, or, at least, as deep a breath she could between sobs, before speaking again. ”I-I know Amelia kn-knew the risks but… I still didn’t need to hit her as hard as I did… She was almost out of magic power when I beat her, so it was kinda unnecessary, that’s most of what I wanted to apologize for…” She decided it was probably best to stay off the subject of her own guild for now. She couldn’t really force herself to think about that without breaking down even more, and while she had thought about getting advice here, she had really come in for the sake of apologizing. Or, at least, she was pretty sure that was the main reason she came in.

”I… Thanks for being so kind this time. Last time I got more of the impression that you were all jerks. I guess that impression was wrong.” Her voice would be quite at this point, but loud enough to be heard by anyone wishing to listen to what she had to say. ”And, uhm…” Should she say anything about going to see Melina? Mithera was bound to take it the wrong way, if not the rest of Phoenix Wing along with that. Her voice died in her throat as the was racked with more indecision about her current predicament. She was at the point where she was sure it’d probably be best just to go home and sleep on it.

@Caits@Lugubrious@Zarkun(For collab too.)

@Caits
"That...creature. It abducted me...I was glowing then....nothing." Jasmine replied shakily. She couldn't think straight at this stage as her memories were now being jumbled up.
"My parents were having an argument with some guy when I left the cart and went exploring...when I ran into them." Jasmine mumbled under her breath "They showed me all sorts of tricks and asked if they could do one with me....I didn't see the harm in it, then I glowed...Then I woke up here." Jasmine added. She remembered everyone now.

Trinity made her way quietly through the streets, greeting faces she'd seen watching her perform and telling them hurriedly that she went in a different direction than she actually did. After a way of weaving through streets and side streets, she stops after ducking into a shop near the hotel. "I think that'll do..." The minstrel moves into the shop and approaches the clerk. "Excuse me, do you have a rear room I can hide in? I'm trying to avoid some folks. They could be right behind me."

The clerk considered it for a moment before nodding and sending Trinity into the back room. Not too long after, her three pursuers entered the shop, spreading out and looking around. Mr. Milan approached the clerk, beginning to question the man. At first, he's calm and polite, then a little aggressive. Before he can get physical, Kracko interjects, "Milan! That's enough. She's not here. Let's go before we draw attention."

If Trinity was here, Stephani had to let her escape. The guild was so strange lately... chasing someone, like this, was out of the question.

They left.

Trinity waited for a few people to wander into the store before leaving, thanking the clerk for his kindness. She had requipped herself with a cloak to conceal herself, moving not so quickly as to draw the attention of someone watching. It looked like something might be happening in the ranks of Nightshade Sylphium, she should consult with Penny.