[center][h3]Gaius Stronurr[/h3]
[sub]The Marketing District[/sub][/center]

	Gaius stopped hard on his right foot for a split second when Nikki fell from the sky, jostling his armor with the sudden loss of momentum. Twice in one day? How many times did he have to tell people, [b]flying close to the ground in populated areas was a major hazard![/b] He rose a finger to injerject, but stopped himself as she started speaking with Blank. It would've been a pointless refute on his part. That blasted woman was worse than Forrest. Everything he'd have to say would go right over her head, [i]woosh.[/i]

	Suddenly, Blank turned to address him directly. It took him by surprise to see an unfamiliar face. Well, he'd seen Blank before, it was impossible for him to miss a trainee, but his name wasn't coming to mind immediately. "Hm?" He grunted, and stepped forward to continue following Blank and Nikki, "Ah, right- Um- Ah! Shifts!" Gaius remembered, tapping his right hand into the palm of his left. "Sorry there, friend! I'm not keen on swapping shifts with such short notice, and if you're still a [i]trainee,[/i] it'd be a little irresponsible to post you somewhere so important! Besides that though, I'm not so sure how the king feels about people dropping in unannounced," Gaius explained, glancing at Nikki through the grates of his helmet suspiciously, "So I would advise [i]not[/i] trying to slip past the guards. There's a lot of newbies on patrol today, and they're [i]awfully[/i] loose with their weapons." Gaius chuckled at the innuendo that accidentally snuck into his empty warnings, but stopped himself and cleared his throat right afterwards. "I'm on my way to see the king myself, though. If he's not too busy, there's no harm in asking him if he'd be alright with a couple of visitors!"