[color=9e0b0f][h1][center]Nina[/center][/h1][/color]

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Nina simply stared at Croak's thoughtful expression with a curious gaze as he was lost in his own thoughts. Why was he so on guard? They were on [I]his[/I] gang's headquarters, right? Nobody on their right mind would try to cause trouble there unless they had quite the firepower with them. And the new arrivals certainly didn't seem to be wanting trouble, after all, one of them was indeed wounded.

As he asked for a second, Nina simply followed him with her eyes as he walked towards the barkeeper, gulping down a drink and exchanging some pleasantries. He finally introduced himself once he came back. His introduction, albeit short, was direct. Somewhat amicable, but still rather blunt and direct.

[color=9e0b0f]"Croaks, funny name."[/color] Nina said with a giggle.

[color=9e0b0f]"Oh, no offense! It's not that bad. It's even a bit cute!"[/color] Nina said, laughing.

[color=9e0b0f]"I will spare you of any more questions regarding your name, as it seems you're not that comfortable talking about it. Just Croaks is fine. Everyone has things they might want to keep a secret. I'm no exception."[/color] Nina said, with a kind smile but with rather distant eyes.

[color=9e0b0f]"Ironically enough, finding out exactly what those things are is part my job. The other part is... well... selling them of course!"[/color] she said, laughing, quickly going back to her cheerful self.

After she asked him if he wanted to take a look at the new arrivals though, Croaks looked at her with an expression of someone who was clearly doubting her sanity.

[color=9e0b0f]"You need a new set of self preservation chips, girl"[/color] she heard Croaks saying to her.

[color=9e0b0f]"Not the first time I hear th-"[/color] Nina started to say, but was cut off after seeing with the corner of her eyes the woman wearing the strange helmet getting out of the bar hurriedly, in a suspicious manner. Even while she was talking with Croaks, she didn't take off her eyes from the woman. Just after she got in the bar, she sat down with another man to talk. Whatever it was the conversation they had before the man stood up and left her, left her pretty shaken...

[color=9e0b0f]"Shit! She's gone!"[/color] Nina cursed, as she spun herself, looking to where she last saw the woman going.

[color=9e0b0f]"I think I found something~"[/color] Nina said with a smirk as she dashed outside with a surprising burst of speed, enough to made clear to Croaks that she wasn't merely boasting when she said no one could catch her.

Unfortunately, the second she got outside, it was already too late. The last thing she saw, other than the man unconscious on the alleyway was the woman riding away in a motorbike. Even though Nina could probably follow her by running through alleyways and rooftops, she had left too quickly and Nina had no idea where she was going.

The signs of confrontation were clear. Nearby the unconscious man, a Excalibur Nightstick was laying on the ground, a jacket, a helmet (albeit not the woman's) and a switchblade. It was clear who had won that fight... The woman might have gotten away, but that man clearly knew who she was. And Nina really wanted that information...

[color=9e0b0f][I]"My lucky day~"[/I][/color] Nina thought to herself, looking to the unconscious guy as she grabbed him by his neck, being careful to keep her fingers on his jugular to keep track of his heartbeats in order to react quickly if it looked like he was waking up as she dragged him without any ceremony inside the bar.

Hurriedly heading inside again, she searched for Croaks with her eyes. Upon finding him, she walked towards him, leaning forward to talk to him.

[color=9e0b0f]"Do you have any... silent and quiet room? I may have found someone who might have some valuable information... Maybe even for both of us."[/color] Nina said, with a serious expression that looked completely out of place in a girl who was smiling so amicably a few moments ago.