[color=#c8c7cc][right][sub][@Xaltwind] [@Zeroth][/sub][/right][h1]Parin Kia[/h1][/color] [h3]Coliseum Road --> Coliseum Interior[/h3] [hr] Parin didn't know what she expected from this whole "Magic Knight" ordeal. Honestly, nothing -- she expected to get kicked out in a week if she didn't quit all by herself. ...Is the mindset she wished she could look at this whole thing with, but unfortunately that wasn't much of an option for her. Even though she didn't want to do it, Hari wanted her to, so it was different. Parin at least tried to look at her current situation as an opportunity and decided to move with some effort in order to respect her adoptive mother's wishes. That effort was minimal seeing as she still didn't want to be there. Minimal, but still respectful to Hari. She found herself waking up bright and early for the event somehow. She had even arrived there early too, having received her badge number of #84 before she began stalling. Perhaps that was why she was bored. She had decided that getting the badge was enough initiative and got to dillydallying, aimlessly walking around the outside of the coliseum. Parin played with her necklace underneath the covers of her brown cloak, which she held shut around her body. She carried no bag with her. Instead, she had a myriad of (hand-knit) pockets spread out on the inside and outside of her clothing. She held nothing valuable to her besides a dagger clipped onto her waist, her ring of keys, and a compass, so she hadn't much to carry. One might've thought Parin was a noble with how much disgust and disdain was written on her face. She wrinkled her nose at damn near every sensation she came across. The kids that were way too excited to be here, bumping up past everyone, cutting in line? Scoff. The peddlers? Her heart went out to them, but her head turned the opposite way every time. The little shy girl, who she had cut infront of not when she first arrived, still getting pushed out of her spot in line? Okay, Parin might have kept tabs on her, but only for a quick laugh. The smell of some delicious, delicious foodstuffs? She cared not. The sound of- The sound of [i]coins [b]jingling[/b][/i]? Parin's head jerked eastwards as if she had a sixth sense. Immediately, she began her way through the crowd. She had a knack for finding the path of least resistance through the highest amount of people. It was like she flowed against the flow of traffic, towards the scent of money. Through the hustle and bustle, she heard the words "5,000 Yule" bright and clear, shifting towards the sound. [quote][h3]"C'mon, it's easy money! Isn't that supposed to be what your kind's all about...?"[/h3][/quote] Just as Parin was about to chime in with a 'why yes it IS,' she was so rudely interrupted by -- by God, it looked like. In truth it was just a girl who was prettier than most, but those were like dieties to Parin anyhow. She found herself stuck in the crowd as a result of the interruption but managed to keep herself floating in the vicinity of the kerfuffle. It seemed like a noble and two other scrubs were harassing a poor boy, and the young woman swooped in to save the day. [i]Lucky guy[/i], Parin thought idly, not knowing if she meant the bully or the victim. [quote][h3][color=powderblue]"Now, now, is this really how you should be spending your time, young sir? Surely there must be something more productive you could be doing with your time, hm~? Do you really want to be spending time on this poor boy when the exams are about ready to begin?"[/color][/h3][/quote] Parin giggled like a little fan. She saw the black-haired noble immediately draw back into his shell after the girl appeared and decided she was definitely jealous of him. [quote][h3][color=ed1c24]“Don’t tell me the combat round started already?”[/color][/h3][/quote] Eugh, she thought. Expected of a boy to bump himself into the spotlight, but she couldn't help but feel disappointed. Although she did feel satisfied watching him show the lackies where they belonged. He seemed a bit of a hothead, but Parin couldn't judge - her first instinct was to rob the pompous bastard. He was spicing things up, to be sure. And Parin really, really liked his piercings. She took note of him. These two, the pretty-god-girl and the hothead, seemed interesting enough. Parin thought it a good idea to keep herself around for the rest of the exam.   [quote][h3][color=ed1c24]“So unless you [i]are [/i]interested in starting this round early, how about we take the lead this gorgeous lady has set out for us, and stop this before the exams begin huh?”[/color][/h3][/quote] Not very lucky, the guy definitely was, cause [i]damn [/i]he was getting jumped. The foolish noble was smart enough to slip his bag of coins back into his pocket when he gave the redhead some pets. Unfortunate for him that Parin witnessed such an event. Within the petticoat, on his right side, and Parin also noted the motion he used to put the bag back into safety. Anyone with eyes could tell how oblivious he was, so she didn't have any faith in his cronies either. You have to be some sort of weak to follow a guy like him. [i]He's a walking party trick,[/i] Parin thought. [i]Nothing more, nothing less. [/i] Parin locked back into the situation as she began her second circle of the group. Again, Mr. Moneybags was playing with fire, throwing out names (Parin let out a small gasp at the 'ox' comment), getting people bumped all about, just generally being a mess. [i]Such an easy target.[/i] Parin thought again. The guy seemed like an easy target for anything, you know. Not just theft. She thought about her commitment to Hari aswell. There was no way the woman would accept any dirty money, especially after Parin was supposed to have been hard at work doing Magic Knight duties. [quote][h3] "Shall we, then?" [/h3][/quote] This, however, was her breaking point. She had to do something to him. She didn't even sigh of relief when the young woman cleanly rejected him because it was so obviously going to happen. This man needed to pay for his audacity more than he needed to pay for his attitude towards the poor- [quote][h3]"...You hear that, boys?" "She's gonna go freshen up for me! I do believe I have her, as they say, in the bag!" "Yeah, big bro! She was eyeing you up, I saw it!" "Did ya see the way she was shaking her hips!? She wants him bad!" "Dohohohoho!" "Well, don't fret too much, boys! I'm sure we can find a few more nice [b]wenches[/b]-"[/h3][/quote] No, no. No, no, no. [i]Come back down to Earth. [/i] Parin broke from the crowd she'd been camouflaged in, putting a pep in her step once she had the clearing. She walked a few feet behind the three stooges, her grimoire flying open. Once she was square with the back of that ugly hairdo, she stretched both of her palms out towards the center of his back and braced herself. A fierce, but unconcentrated burst of water was unleashed, aimed for max coverage of the pompadouche. The recoil from the blast caused Parin's arm to jerk back, her body rotating with the sudden movement, ending up in her walking backwards with full view of her victim(s). Parin shook her hand out. She caught a short glance of the troupe and it was enough to put a smile on her face. They can soak that in themselves. For now, she made her leave as quickly as she came. As she shuffled her way back into and through the crowd, she wondered if there would be a target on her head (that wasn't a bunch of buffoons). That could surely spell doom for- [i]Somebody is [b]flying[/b]. Huh. [/i] Parin let herself breathe. She felt no inherent rush to get anywhere after having let her anger out. Her patience was rewarded with a noticeably clearer path than she'd been walking so far. Looking further down she'd gotten a glance of the ox-boy from earlier and someone... familiar, yes, she'd been bumped over by that noble not too long ago. More importantly than those responsible for the path was the fact that it was about to start closing up soon. Parin made her way through what was left of the opening and ended up entering the holy grail; the Coliseum. A holy grail right now was any point Parin could dillydally at. She decided that this was it, considering all the people and hubbub going on around her. She stretched her arms out towards the sky and yawned as she walked. She went with the applicants, of course, so she already had a couple people in mind to look for. She'd already passed the ox from before; while he was sure to be interesting, she had felt a weird sort of tension when she sized him and his duo up. Parin wasn't planning to be a part of [i]that [/i]unless she was a part of it. "Bored, again..." Parin mumbled to herself. There was nothing... spicy to her. There were a few crowds about, but none too interesting to observe, and most of them involving [i]boys[/i], which she didn't really care much for after that bad taste the noble had put in her mouth. She seriously wondered what could've been so great about that Alwin-sama she'd seen getting worshipped. It was only the entrance exam, no? How did those people know him well enough to ride him like that already? Parin thought she wasn't interested, but found herself floating around the vicinity of this Alwin anywho. He raised questions, and they needed answ- [quote][h3][color=powderblue]"Camilla Azurios, by the way."[/color][/h3][/quote] -eeeeeeeerrrrrrrs. Scratch whatever Alwin raised, the elephant in the room just got addressed and Parin's here for it. She thanked the lords for their timing, as she managed to catch up just when Camilla had started talking to another man. They didn't even have time to become company before Parin was able to make it a crowd. Not as if that would motivate her, anyways. Regardless of her intentions, she made her way towards the two as if drawn by a magnet. [quote][h3][color=powderblue]"As for [i]that [/i]-- I think it's kinda cute."[/color][/h3][/quote] Parin followed Camilla's gaze and found the crowd of worshippers yet again. She saw Alwin and immediately [i]hmph[/i]-pouted. She couldn't help her senses from escaping her. "What's so cute about [i]him[/i]?" She asked from directly behind the two, arms crossed. [hr] [hider=tl;dr] - parin arrives early but loiters around like a stalker - ends up witnessing the pompadour incident and hovers near it - gets fed up with him and decides to take her turn - follows the path made by hikari and kohra into the coliseum - overhears the conversation between gunnar and camilla, buts herself in on impulse [/hider]