samreaper

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

@hatakekuro @twave @citrusarms

D'angelo waved to the departing Ariel as he could practically feel his body trembling with excitement from not only finally meeting his supposed dead cousin, but also at the prospect of getting to hear the story of how they got together." I definitely look forward to hearing all the fun stories!" He called out to the girl, finding his gaze following the sway of those fluffy tails where he could see Ethel getting all cozy in them which once again made him jealous.

He turned to Nolan and was happy to hear him asking if he was ok which he scoffed with a sputter of his lips and hands placed on his wide doughy hips." Don't worry about me, cuz! You could throw a train at me and I'd bounce right back up." His right hand playfully slapped against his own belly causing it to jiggle and almost ripple like jelly, his challenging statement an obvious exaggeration or at least he thought it to be considering he never tried or attempted to go jumping in front of a rushing train. And for a moment he tilted his head actually pondering on testing such, but quickly shook his head with a dismissive wave of the hand." Nah...even for me that's stupid." He muttered and thought aloud to himself with another laugh.

" It really is great to see you alive and in good health, cuz! There's so much to ca-" Unable to finish what he was saying due to Nolan suddenly cutting in that he had to go; telling him about some exhibition match and to meet back up with Ariel....who just left before he went rushing off.

He was momentarily stunned as he blinked repeatedly at the sight of Nolan running off." I...but you....what the heck?! Got dang it you get that handsome butt back here! We just met back up after ten years....I had a whole gosh darn emotional speech prepared and everything!" He bellowed out with a stamp of his foot and flailing his arms up and down while he called out to him, his chubby cheeks puffing out like a child throwing a tantrum.

How could he just cut their reunion short?! He had half a mind to go and tackle Nolan down to keep him from getting away as this was suppose to be a very touching and emotional meeting with hugs aplenty and slow clapping that ensues into applause echoing throughout the room!

His face continued to puff up and redden until it was almost the shade of a tomato. At any moment D'angelo looked about ready to blow....then exhaled while leaning his body forward with a sigh." Ah well, what can ya do? Already waited ten years, what's another few hours, am I right?" Turning his head to call Nimbus only to find the cloud had been floating right next to head having his face push into the fluffy gold cloud. This had him go into a bit of a coughing fit as he waved his hand to push the cloud back." *cough* Ugh! How many times have I told you not to do that! You trying to suffocate me?!" Grumbling at the cloud, seeing it rumble as if laughing at him.

An exasperated sigh spilled out of his mouth as he bent his chubby body forward then back doing a bit of stretching while trying to figure out what to do next." Things were going so well too! And now I have no idea where Ariel got too..." Motioning with his right hand to have Nimbus lower till it was nearly touching the ground to make it possible for D'angelo to plop onto the cloud where he folded his arms and legs.

Humming to himself briefly, fingers tapping against his doughy arm." Guess I should do what cuz said...getting to see him fight and show off his skills firsthand would be awesome." Tilting his body left and right as he thought out his next plan of action before clapping his hands." Alright! The search for the tailed beauty..begins!" Rubbings his hands together as he had a cloud shaped submarine periscope form just above his head." Lower the periscope!" He ordered with a raise of his right index fingers pointed upwards as the cloudy periscope lowered within reach for his hands to grip the handlebars as he pressed his eyes to the visor.

The chubby male had Nimbus slowly rotate in place as he scanned the perimeter while making a radar beeping sound as he did so. As he turned, he could see a good number of people in the hall, eventually spotting a good sizeable group standing at the bar where a most enticing and delicious aroma had been wafting from." Hm...nope, no Ari-..hello!" Catching sight of a girl who wasn't Ariel yet also having furry tails and ears bringing a wide smile to his face as he glanced down at the cloud." Nimbus! There's another girl with tails! And they're extra fluffy...man I'd love to pet them." Shaking his head as he peered back into the periscope only to gasp upon catching sight of another exceed...and this one had tails..with flames on the tips!" No way?! Oh-ho maaan..I so badly want to see if they burn at the touch." Getting so drawn in at seeing the second fluffy tailed girl and exceed that he didn't even notice Nimbus slowly drifting towards the bar at first.

Upon noticing he was drifting towards the bar he had thrown up his hands." Whoa, hold it now!" As badly as he wanted to meet the two and see about getting to pet some tails, but doing so would likely have him lose track of things as who wouldn't be able to resist such cute..fluff. Shaking his head as he had to put up his hands again to stop the drifting cloud once more." No! Focus! The fluff can wait....Finding Ariel and getting to this exhibition match comes first." Placing his closed right fist on his left palm with a determined expression as he forced himself to turn away and finish scanning the guild hall.

" Hm, I don't see her anywhere..so either she's gone deeper into the building which if so I can't go to or..." Turning his attention to the door leading outside which was really the only other place he could look." Onward, mighty Nimbus! To the great outdoors we go!" Pointing his finger towards the door in dramatic fashion while doing a mock bugle horn with his left hand acting like he was about to venture off onto a grand adventure...floating at a slightly less than moderate pace towards the door as he kept up his dramatic pointing at the door the entire way, eventually pushing his way outside to find the very person he sought talking with a person he didn't know who were discussing about some case.

" Avast! Ye lady abound after a most perilous search indeed." He exclaimed to himself; floating and bobbing his way over to the group where he then came to a stop a short distance away not wishing to interrupt their conversation for the time being.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Menzai Isanami

Things have thankfully settled down once the uncertainty and misunderstanding of Alina's magic were handled and seeing his companion back in his(her) usual demeanor with a slight cheeriness helped put the wolf at ease. Or at least somewhat, his body still partially tense and somewhat cautious state which was what Menzai tended to be at all times as the only time he felt safe to be fully relaxed were to be back at the village or the forest surrounding it.

Besides the small strains of his arms and low grunts barely more than mutters from pushing the cart, he was handling the pushing well with only a bead of sweat forming every now and then before evaporating; a good thing they were moving flowers as he lacked the strength that Alina's copied person carried, though he lacked power in muscles he excelled in stamina allowing him to keep going even after having literally walked the entire day. Both from his travel to the guild then to Petunia town then back again; those long walks with pulling carts and meditating have truly shown results for the wolfkin.

His gaze turned partially from the road to the transformed Alina upon hearing her speak of how most tended to react upon learning or witnessing her magic which often lead to them avoiding the female." Unfortunate that these people have chosen such an extreme decision when such a magic as yours is quite the interesting rarity. Yet, I can also understand why one would not wish to have their appearance copied or taken, especially without knowledge of one doing so for there are countless things said person could do. In the hands of a person less trustworthy, they might do things that could ruin the life of the copied person or simply the thought of someone traveling in their image to be unsettling." Turning his attention back onto the road as he spoke, his tone back to its usual calm somewhat flat manner with a hint of curiosity which always came out when discussing topics of magic." This copy or imitation magic fascinates me more than anything, but perhaps it is best the ability to gain the person's memories as such an invasion of privacy is horrible to think of and I doubt you would enjoy the thought of someone learning and knowing every single thing about you to the kind of thoughts you have to the secrets you may carry deep in your mind too dangerous or personal to be known." Peering over at the currently taller male form Alina, studying his(her) face as he spoke this last bit.

" But I do not see you using or abusing such an intriguing magic. The matter of its usage and applications...truly a magic to be proud of. Perhaps though, giving a forewarning before doing so may help to lessen the reaction of those new to your magic." A small smile briefly cracked his lips in amusement finding his own reaction a tad overzealous after thinking back considering he was always eager to witness and study any magic.

Hour after hour past until they were well into the night spent trekking through the forest pushing the cart of flowers which faintly rumbled and creaked behind them. Menzai had used the quiet to focus his hearing and nose on searching out for any signs of possible threats when Alina spoke up suggesting that perhaps they stop for the night and while he could of continued on to finish the delivery yet it had slipped his mind or that he wrongly had the assumption Ms. Bloomfield held the stamina he does.

He slowed to a stop and took a moment to take a proper look around; finding that they were in a small clearing, the trees offering some protection against the nightly chilly breeze and the only sounds be that of small insects and nocturnal birds flying about. Ahead, his flicking ears could faintly hear the sounds of activity still active even this late from Crocus, telling that they were only an hour or so away. A trek easy to complete for certain, but Alina had a good point that the shop they were delivering to was likely to be closed and by looking up at the sky could see the sun would be rising in a few hours from now.

" Yes, it probably is best to stop here. And I must apologize for continuing on for so long. It was wrong of me to expect to get this done in one day's trip or that you could travel for so long with little rest." He turned away from the bar, folding his arms into his sleeves to offer an apologetic bow to her." Please get the rest needed as I will keep watch to make up for such rudeness to you, Ms. Bloomfield." Bowing his head to her once more then he stepped away from the cart, walking along the edge of the clearing they were nestled in where he would be seen placing a small white tag inscribed with a rune on four separate trees at each end of said clearing.

Upon placing the last one and raising his right hand up, the runes would glow a faint red as a crimson red barrier formed and rose around the perimeter of the clearing enveloping both Alina and the cart, taking on the shape of rectangle at half the trees height." With this, I have erected a barrier. Please be at ease and rest without worry though if you find the barrier uncomfortable then I can undo it." He spoke while touching and inspecting the barrier as the spots his hand touched gave off a rippling effect as if touching water while inside the barrier she would notice the chilly breeze had ceased with the barrier able to be adjusted in a multitude of ways which offered protection not just from threats but from the weather.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Menzai Isanami

@lunarlord34

Menzai's reaction might of been seen as a bit overreacting to other mage users, but one that he felt necessary due to unknown risk of her mysterious magic too high for his comfort. If there was even the smallest inkling of a chance something could bring danger to his tribe then he would take defensive action to be at the ready to deal with whatever said threat may be. And while Alina's magic was not enough to call for use of his magic; creating a distance felt to be the best case until he gleaned the information to assure him enough that there was no danger.

And so the wolfkin remained crouched low to the ground, his once tense body lessening upon seeing the burly male supposedly to be Alina have their body droop down a bit akin to one feeling hurt or sad. His sharp gaze remained fixed on the transformed guild member as he was unable to answer the question asked for he had no answer, considering he knew too little of the woman to properly gauge what kind of person Alina was. Yet, from the way she had carried herself, spoke and treated others in particular the previous travelers they had encountered earlier that day. As while Menzai was indifferent and was hardly one to show emotion, he still offered a respectful proper greeting whereas hers felt..cold and calculating.

As he remained crouch, listening to the turned Alina tell of the hostile and harsh manner in how others often took in witnessing her magic. But, it was not that he found her magic terrifying or horrible; far from it as he found it most fascinating and even more so after learning what exactly her magic was. His reaction and worries were solely to the possibility that she could gain the copied's memories and as she demonstrated by changing back to her original form. A process while grotesque was also interesting to see as he showed no movement to look away for even a second as the method of this imitation or copy magic needed to be properly described and detailed for even their records had little on such magic.

No longer seeing or sensing any sign of danger that he chose to stand up where he found himself looking once more at the redhaired female albeit wearing overly baggy clothes that she had to hold up herself. A comical sight that might of made most others chuckle, but he simply observed Ms. Bloomfield with a straight face, head tilting a bit in a curious manner causing the hood which had thankfully remained over his head to shift a bit in doing so.

Her explanation left him intrigued and curious; strings of questions purely about the magic filled his mind though he knew this to not be the time to discuss them. At least for now, his suspicions were satisfied, albeit not completely.

Simply being told that her magic didn't gain her the person's memories was not enough as he could not afford to take everything a person told him to be at face value. But, on the part that it did not harm the one copied he was content on as he saw nothing that showed otherwise and the fact that were she to lie on this especially would not do to look good for the woman at all.

It did seem strange to him how humans could give such reactions to become volatile and hostile when the knowledge of magic and human mages seeming to be a common one. Then again, he figured few could stand to watch such an unappealing way of transforming as well as he would.

Whatever the case, he was satisfied enough to no longer see Alina to be a threat though of the humans he has since met, she was one he felt the need to be wary of especially. Nothing she said or did indicated such wariness, but her mannerism and approach just seemed...off.

And hearing the extra bit she added on after having transformed back into the burly individual helped to put him back to his usual partially guarded state. If it indeed also required some form of compatibility then this would make sense as the makeup of his body and dna were not entirely human though this also left him with a bit of a doubt for he lacked the intel on the extent of what she can and cannot copy.

The last bit that Ms. Bloomfield stated in understanding if he no longer wished to talk with her or wanted anything to do with the woman was a strange thing to hear. With a flick of his arms to brush the bits of grass from the long sleeves, Menzai quietly strode his way along the cart, where he took a moment to double check the tarp to make sure none had come undone before continuing on to step up to the bar next to the transformed, taller Alina male to begin pushing at the cart." I assure you that I meant no offense nor do I have any intention or desire to prevent any future interactions with you, Ms. Bloomfield. My reaction were not out of hate or malice, but for the self preservation and protection of my tribe. The lack of understanding the ways of your magic simply had too many unknown variables for me to risk any chance of having the secrets I carry to be taken." Peering over at the person besides him, taking in the way the muscles of limbs moved or how the scent of this male persisted without any hint of Alina's presence.

" For now I am satisfied that there is no risk and you do not seem to be the type to misuse these copies though I hope you understand that I still prefer in taking no attempts of copying me." A nod of his head to show there was an understanding between the two of them as he turned his attention forward." And to refer to your magic as cheap imitation lessens the wondrous fascination and capabilities for it is by no means an easy feat to not only change one's appearance and voice..but their scent especially. Having said such, I most look forward to discussing these topics with you when everything has been finished." Having said everything he planned to, he resumed pushing on the bar, giving a low grunt in doing so.

And with the combined efforts of Menzai with his seemingly endless stamina and Alina's gained strength of the burly individual that their travels with the cart improved greatly.

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

@lunarlord34 @hatakekuro @twave

The world melted away around him as the only thing D'angelo could sense or feel was the presence of Nolan being hugged against him and his damp shirt. A very familiar and warm presence that let him know this man was indeed his cousin he thought to be dead all these years as the worries of this ending up a case of mistaken identity was crushed much like the person unfortunately trapped within his bear hug.

He failed to notice Nolan's discomfort and frustration at suddenly getting hugged as the chubby cloud mage was overwhelmed with happiness and relief. And on his pudgy face, the biggest and happiest smile as he wanted to let out an elated giddy laugh to let his doubts pour away much like the rain his cloud companion drenched him with.

His mind whirled with questions and stories and so much more he thought to never get a chance to say were now possible. And to come here and find him surrounded by friends and happy with a girlfriend very nearly brought him to tears for the first time in over a decade but for this very moment he wanted nothing more than to just enjoy hugging his once best and dear friend.

A moment that proved to be fleeting indeed for when he felt Nolan's hands rest on and grip at his shoulders which prompted him to lift his head to look up into his cousin's bespectacled eyes.

Then things briefly went black for him upon suddenly receiving a headbutt smash against his forehead. With the blow taking the unprepared D'angelo off-guard, his grip was easily broken as his larger somewhat heavyset body was flung downward where it slammed hard against the hardwood floor with a thumping crack though his body would end up bouncing up a bit before settling back onto the floor.

His body lie there unmoving; at least for a few seconds before he gasped out followed by a delighted laugh as his right hand shot up to his now redden forehead." Holy cow! You really are strong!" A wide toothy grin forming as he showed to be mostly unfazed save but for the red spot on his forehead and a minor lightheaded buzzing even though he took a strike that likely would of knocked out a normal person.

He placed his hands on his hips while still remaining on the floor after hearing the confused Nolan questioningly state his name." Ah hah! So you do remember me! And here I thought I had been forgotten." He exclaimed with a Clap of the hands in victory then folded his arms across his chest with an confirming nod causing the back of his head to lightly thump against the partially cracked floorboards beneath him." And that was one solid headbutt you gave there, Cuz. I give a solid 8 out of ten!" Lifting his arms up to give a double thumbs up while snickering to himself.

Tilting his head back to look upside down up at Ethel who was still buried in Ariel's tails after hearing her accuse him making absurd claims of which he huffed his nose too. In a movement surprisingly agile for a man of his size and weight, D'angelo had sprung up onto his feet in a spinning motion to point a finger at the hooded girl." Excuse you, miss Ethel. This weirdo takes offense to such accusations. Am I delusional? Unless that leprechaun sitting on Ethel's head isn't real then maybe and I take being called a weirdo as a compliment thank you very much, but if there is one thing I refuse to accept and that is being considered a liar!" Wagging his right finger with a tsk tsk of the tongue.

He then slid over to wrap an arm around Nolan's Shoulder to hug him to his side till they were next to each other." I would never dare to claim falsely to be related to such a great man like Nolan Waltz of which I am honored and privileged to be cousins with." A partially serious expression on his face as he stated such before returning to his happy goofy expression as he pushed his head close to Nolan's." Besides, just look at the two of us. Like looking at a mirror! Well except Cuz got all the looks considering this lucky fella got himself such a lovely woman like Miss Ariel here. Also, again very delighted to meet you."

A flair wave of the hand as he bowed his upper body with the hand on Nolan's shoulder helping to keep him from falling over." I am D'angelo Schultz, cousin of Nolan." Speaking in a playful formal tone before standing back up laughing." And it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Turning his head to the side with an exhaling scoff." But man..talk about a surprise this turned out to be. Never could of imagined my cuz to grow up to be quite the lady killer, eh?" Pulling the hand from Nolan's shoulder to do a light playful bout of punching on his cousin's shoulder while chuckling.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Menzai Isanami

Continued on with pulling the cart without a word spoken or complaint save but for the sniffling of his nose of which he found cumbersome and a tad embarrassing. As he was taught and told that out here signs of weakness were especially dangerous for him and yet to be reduced to a sniffling mess over something mundane like flowers might of had him showing his frustration were it not for the rune suppressing and preventing such an unneeded outburst.

It would not do to allow himself to seem easily rattled or unsettled over something silly like flowers, especially around a person that left him with a slight tinge of unease. Though of course he felt a bit uneasy and suspicious towards human in general as he was not allowed the comfort of being relaxed, his guard even if only slightly would always be up regardless of who he was traveling as such risks come from an outsider from a different place and time.

Eventually they came upon the tree settled a short time earlier and pulled to a stop. Both glad for the bit of rest and curious of what it was Ms. Bloomfield planned to do. He had turned his body partway from the bar to see the red haired woman drop down from the cart where he would be asked to remain where he was though the second half of what she said piqued his curiosity even more." Of course, Ms. Bloomfield. Take the time needed and will remain as requested of the miss." Lightly bowing his head to show he understood as his hands slipped into into the long sleeves of his haori to rest across his chest.

The canine kin turned until his back face the direction she stepped away to as he could hear the ruffling of clothes and figured she was changing. At first assuming the woman to simply be changing into clothes better fitting for work to make pushing the cart somewhat more comfortable. Whatever the reason, he did as requested; focusing his attention and hearing instead on the woods around them so as not to listen in on her privacy as he observed and kept watch for any possible threat that may try to encroach on them.

Even with his sense of smell hindered a bit by the flowers, he could still smell all the scents picked up around him. And so far had sensed nothing out of place, that is until Alina's scent suddenly dispersed and was replaced by that of an unappealing scent of a sweaty male. His body turned halfway to have the tree his companion disappeared behind as his body became tense and alert.

Both his long sleeved arms were at his sides, hands unfolded and slightly curled as the tips of his right clawed index and middle finger held a faint glow. He kept himself at the ready to form barriers for if the unknown individual made any attempts to attack. He waited for whoever it was to step out and reveal themselves as his nose sniffed frantically trying to make sense of how Alina's scent could vanish so suddenly.

A voice eventually spoke out, but the sound of it sounded strange as it carried a hint of Alina's though also strained and mixed in with that of a male. An eyebrow rose out of confusion at hearing the person state they were done; a reply expected from Ms. Bloomfield and it came from the exact same spot she had stood prior.

Moments later the wolf would watch an unexpectedly tall and burly figure step out from behind the tree. He stood there blinking at seeing one of the well built workers he recalled seeing back at the greenhouse, but with a strange bit of nervousness to his walk instead of the confidant and tired stroll of the experience male he saw prior. With each step the person made towards him, the tension in his body lessen and the faint glow fading from the tips of his fingers.

Both the smell and sound of her heartbeat had changed but somehow this was...Ms. Bloomfield? A sudden wave of questions flooded his mind. Was this her magic? Was this akin to the take-over magic he read about? But, no that required possessing the host did it not? And said person was back at the greenhouse while all she had done was briefly touch him. A look of concentration and thinking on his face as he observed the male worker changed Alina as a hint of suspicion remained in the red tinted glowing eyes.

Blinking uncertainly at the individual with a slight tilt of the head to the right similar to how canine do so when confused. His ears flicked at the statement made, now sounding fully like the man from earlier albeit a bit scratchy." ....quite convincing...Ms. Bloomfield." He spoke calmly while his usual near flat tone came out a tad strained from being taken off-guard by his companion's strange and unexpected change." Perhaps a little too convincing I would say. And this person whose form you have taken...is in no danger or harm I hope?" He asked but in a tone which told that he would not be happy were the person chosen to be in danger over use by her unknown magic.

" And rather peculiar and unexpected. Yet, as intriguing as your magic has shown to be I must request for you to refrain attempts of doing the same with me." He stated in a direct and serious manner for as interested in the how and what the woman's magic was. He knew too little of how it worked and whether it put the original owner in any form of harm or what else she gained from changing into said person. If she in fact gain the memories of the host then he simply could not allow Ms. Bloomfield to ever touch or take his form...then a look of worry glinted in his eyes as he realized his assumption of touch could be wrong, that it might of been a different method and as he was unable to know such things suddenly made Menzai jump a short distance back from Alina, his body lowered and crouched a bit into a defensive stance as he eyed the unfamiliar face his fellow guildmate was wearing suspiciously.

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

@Lunarlord34 @hatakekuro @twave

The bright friendly smile never left D'angelo's pudgy face after explaining what he had come here for and would raise his right index finger up next to his head." That's right! A hug though not just any hug but a family hug." He stated confirming Ethel's question while her blank expression and tone of disbelief; a reasonable reaction as hardly anyone would go traveling months over such long distances just to give a cousin a hug though by now had been shown to be quite clear D'angelo was far from normal.

A chubby young adult that constantly kept a dazzling smile even after being drenched by a floating cloud or outright brushing off having his life threatened off as some playful joke of which he still found himself chuckling a bit to it.

" No? Not even a mention or side comment? Or talking about me in his sleep? Does he even talk in his sleep for that matter?" A pondering look on his face as his finger was rubbing against the underside of his chin in a musing manner. After a few seconds he gave a shrug of the shoulders." Ah well. I'm sure he's been dealing with his own stuff to worry about a cousin he hasn't seen in a decade." A dismissive wave of the hand showing he wasn't mad or bothered by it at all; only thing that mattered was that Nolan was both alive and happy with a girlfriend and long as he could catch up and re-connect then he was happy.

Hearing Ethel speak up again and ceased his musing and turned his attention back onto the smol hooded blue haired girl. He leaned forward and a bit down so he was leveled with her and gave a double thumbs up." Sounds like a plan and much appreciated. I'll try to make myself look harmless as possible..maybe something like? " Taking a deep breath and puffing out his cheeks and made his eyes go wide trying to do a cutesy puppy look then exhaled letting out a playful toothy chuckle.

He saw Ethel beginning to lead the way and started to turn himself but then stopped and held up his arms." Wait! I almost forgot! I made sure to come here prepared with a speech for the long awaited reunion and one I'm quite proud of." Nodding with a rather proud grin on his round face as his left hand fumbled in the pocket to procure a small stack of cue cards and held them up." I spent a many h-"

Squish!

Feeling a wet squishy sensation causing his head to shoot down to his hand to see the cards had been reduced to a soaked mush from Nimbus soaking him." Noooooo! I spent days this speech...it was going to be emotional and heartfelt with tearjerking stories!" Holding the balled up fist sniffling picturing all the tear felt hugging and clapping this work of art speech of his would of wrought as he stared off into space for a few seconds, his face blank....

"....oh well. Plan B: Deep emotional filled bear hug it is." Crumpling the ruined damp cards into a ball and tossed it over his shoulders having already moved on.

And in following Ethel he would receive quite the unexpected and exciting sight upon reaching the pair. Seeing Nolan whose face was blushing like a tomato with an especially cute white haired dark skinned girl leaning close to him in a flirty way having him guess her to be the esteemed Ariel.

He might of just gone straight to introducing himself to the two until he took notice of the fluffy ears twitching atop her head and all those super fluffy tails swaying and unintentionally enticing everyone with their soft floof. His eyes going wide with wonder and his mouth falling agape in an oooohing O at seeing such fluffy adorableness and as if it wasn't already cute as is to then see the blank and intensely serious Ethel gushing like an excited giggling child while nuzzling them. How jealous he was of the small girl who had just threatened him; wishing he could go hugging those tails too but even he knew his cousin wouldn't want a supposed stranger hugging or touching his girlfriend and even more so considering his clothes were still wet, even if he wanted to roll in those fluffy tails so badly. Plus, he definitely didn't want to make a bad first impression and be disliked but Ariel.

And so he found himself biting at his tongue to with his body trembling in place and breath being held. In doing so ended up making himself look like he was holding in a need to use the bathroom until he turned around to have his back to them where he exhaled loudly then inhaled slowly.* Come on! You can do this! Focus..stay focused..do not hug your cousin's gorgeous lady or her tails....ugh I really wished I had known beforehand. I would of brought a gift for the couple!* Tapping at his forehead nervously as he thought and muttered to himself, disappointed he didn't have anything to give but then he snapped his fingers as an idea came to mind.

A bit of hand rubbing and hand waving and clicking of the tongue then half a minute later he turned around to be shown holding a large cloudy bouquet with an assortment of flowers. He bent his body forward extending the bouquet out to Ariel, the cloud bouquet while lacking the sweet flowery scent would be warm and fluffy to hold, made possible thanks to his magic." For the lovely Ariel! It is a great honor to meet you." He exclaimed in an excited and nervous tone with his upper body still pent forward hiding his smiling nervous face hoping he was doing this right and making a good first impression.

Once the flowers were taken he would spring back up into a standing position." I'm extremely happy to meet the both of you!" Unable to keep himself from talking in a loud mixture of nervous and happy tone with a light blush on his face. All the times playing meeting Nolan in his head ended up useless in the end and Ariel's presence made this reunion all the more thrilling and difficult.

Holding his breath once more out of fear that he might lose himself and try to hug his possible cousin-to be one day as well or start babbling out questions and gushing. So much warm and positive emotions and thoughts swirled and bubbled to the boiling point with so much excitement hitting him with all these stimulation was about to have him explode.

Tired of holding himself back and waiting having done more than plenty these past ten years for this moment he never thought would come. Letting his breath pop out of his mouth as he shot his arms out forward in Nolan's direction." HUG ME CUZ!"

Without warning, the heavyset D'angelo all but leaped at Nolan wrapping his arms around his cousin and with surprising strength lifted him up until his feet were off the ground. Nolan soon found himself pulled against his wet shirt covered chest in the deepest bear hug he could possibly give flooding all his emotions and happiness into this long awaited and much needed hug.

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

@lunarlord34

Still remaining bent over with his hands up in front of his face in an apologetic manner when he was told that the hooded girl didn't mind though that he should show restraint. He nodded his head a number of times before letting out a small chuckle." Ha hah...you're not the first to tell me that. I have been trying to work on that but...Yeah." Letting his hands fall and noodle at his sides like balloons deflating with a sigh; glad for being told such as his mind had felt like it was on the verge of overheating and short circuiting from seeing all these new things in such a short span of time.

Feeling himself beginning to wind down but then the girl had to go telling him the girlfriend's name causing his head to perk up with renewed vigor." Her names Ariel?! Ooh that's a pretty name and I bet she's a great and kind person..well its Nolan who has probably become quite the lady killer now." Muttering more to himself currently, clearly having envisioned his own views of the guy thought to be dead as he had to ponder and muse over what kind of person his cousin has become since learning he was live.

His ears then pulsed from catching an even more exciting news of learning that they had actually been dating for two years already. He couldn't help but look up at her with sparkling eyes and an look of excited awe." Oooooooh." Wiggling his fingers rapidly in front of his face as he felt all sorts of questions popping and brimming into his mind.

" I-" Splash!

Still bent over with his forefinger raised and mouth wide open when the floating cloud had floated above him to suddenly douse him with a focused downpour ensuring only he was rained on.

For a moment D'angelo remained still with strands of wet hair fallen over his eyes as he spit a small stream to the side from his mouth." Nimbus....did you just..rain on me?" He huffed from his nose and his tone that of disbelief and for a moment he looked as if he was on the verge of lashing out in anger at his companion.

Then he stood up and placed his hands on his hips laughing in relief." Ah..whew! Talk about refreshing and good thing too. Otherwise I might of went crazy there with the questions and such." Nodding as a wide grin returned to his face now dripping water then lifted his head and right hand to pat the cloud." Nimbus for the save. Don't know what I'd do without ya pal." His patting received a small rumble from the cloud causing the soaked chubster to nod his head once more." Very true indeed." The drench of cold water was just what the over excitable newcomer needed; helping to cool his nearly fried brain down to allow himself to slow down and properly listen and pay attention to the hooded girl.

Using his right hand to push back the damp hair back out of his eyes and smoothed it back." Right, so you can take me to him yeah? And its awesome about the hood being a gift by the way. Always nice to have something you can cherish." Pointing at the hood while stating the compliment.

He was ready to get going but the girl spoke of getting back to business leaving him to raise an eyebrow of his own out of curiosity. Noticing that she was musing over something and took this chance to start wringing out his shirt, lightly humming to himself while listening to her speak and in doing so learned her name to be Ethel on top of it." Hm? Yes, that I did and I intend to give it." He stated matter of fact as it simply was unavoidable while continuing to wring out his shirt though hearing her asking if he was a threat pulled his attention back to her." Wait what? A...a threat? Pffft..hahahah." The sheer accusation of being considered as such had him clutching at his bouncing belly laughing, thinking Ethel to be joking, it had to be a joke right? Leaning forward after his laughter died expecting to see her smiling or laughing too but instead had such a serious blank look on her face after threatening to eradicate and butcher him.

" Oh...wait you're serious?" He blinked at her a few times before leaning back to burst into a even bigger fit of laughter. He didn't mean to come off rude by laughing in her face but the sheer ludicrous idea of him ever being a threat or intending to harm his closest friend made it impossible for him to not laugh and to such a degree to bring tears to his eyes.

D'angelo could hardly recall the previous time something made him laugh so hard and jovially like this. Eventually feeling all laughed out as he bent over a bit shaking his head gasping." Hah..whew! Oh man that....was great. I'm...liking you a lot already, Ethel." Speaking through gasps wiping a tear." Ah..man can't even think of the last time I laughed that hard." Exhaling slowly through his nose after catching his breath.

Once settled down he stood back up again, a big smile on his face and raised his fist up to start counting off with a finger." First, its a great pleasure to meet you, Ethel. Second, I find it hilarious the way you threatened to kill me as that was a jab for rocking you I bet, yeah?" Pumping his left arm a few times in playful way at her with two fingers raised on his right hand." And third, I assure you regarding Nolan that I am probably one of the least likely person to ever harm him not that I could anyway knowing how strong he must be right?" Turning his right arm to nudge at the air with his elbow wiggling his eyebrows.

" And sorry about all the laughing. It was in no means aimed at you or anything just that.." Trailing off with a low chuckle before waving his hand in front of his face." And it didn't help with the suspicious way I hinted my intentions as I saw you looking so serious that I wanted to tease a bit with hopes to get you to laugh when you saw what I planned to do. " Seeing that he did enough messing around and leaned in closer; right hand covering the left side of his mouth to whisper." You have nothing to worry about, I just plan to give him the best darn hug of his life, him being my cousin and all." Winking playfully with a light nudge at her shoulder with his elbow, having to bend down a bit due to her short stature.

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

Seeing Brianna appreciate his over the top introduction brought a bigger smile to his already grinning face. He knew it was a bit much but couldn't help himself with all the brimming excitement he was feeling not only coming from himself but the very busy room itself practically oozing with energy." Hahah! Thanks, glad I didn't come off rude or anything and it really is awesome to meet the lovely Brianna and the enchanting Tearsy." Nodding with a double thumbs; still very much wanting to ask the two questions on the pair on what it was like living with and using a sentient sword but the current situation really did prove to be an awful time for it.

As with all the people talking already making it difficult to hear and the fact Brianna's attention was more spent on greeting the people in the guildhall as she must of missed his asking about Nolan. From the look and feel of the place it felt less like the members just coming in on a typical day more like a reunion so he couldn't blame her or any of them wanting to catch up." Seems I picked great day to visit." Laughing to himself while placing his hands on his hips as he thought to try his search for the elusive Nolan in this harrowing mosh pit of a crowd.

And as if it wasn't noisy enough that it would become even more so with an unexpected reveal of a band beginning to play on the stage. The band and song unfamiliar to him yet the jovial chubster tapped his foot and nodded his head to the music momentarily distracting him yet again.

The music was beginning to inspire in him the need to dance until he started swaying his hips and arms, his foot still tapping. D'angelo was very nearly about to give in to the siren call to full on dance when he felt an intense somewhat cold gaze on him.

Spinning in place while continuing to rock his body to the rhythm as he found himself being stared by a somewhat short hooded woman. Her bright scarlet eyes holding a surprisingly intense and cold look in them though it didn't bother him and in fact fascinated him. He waved his body side to side while vaguely catching what she said what with the chatter and music making it hard to hear." Hello there! And I do indeed know Nolan!" He answered a bit louder than usual to be heard over the loud chatter having only caught her asking if he knew Nolan as D'angelo began weaving and dancing around the hooded girl." Yo! I really do like that hood, it really makes those eyes pop beneath the pretty hair." Laughing as he did a popping motion with his fingers after stopping briefly at her left side then continued weaving and spinning slowly as he was simply having too much fun to stop.

Not until the music died did he bounced to a stop besides the hooded girl's whose name he still didn't know." Whew, sorry about that. Couldn't help myself with all the fun energy going around..just caught myself vibing to it." Nodding as he spoke through pants; feeling the floating Nimbus who felt as if he was forgotten nudging against the back of his head." Huh? Oh yeah!" Placing his right hand on the golden cloud to stop it bumping his head." Keep losing track of what I came here for. You said you know where Nolan is? Cause I'm on a very important operation to give him something as we have a history and.." Turning his head with shifty eyes then leaned in a bit to whisper in a serious tone." It's been a long time coming he gets what he deserves." Giving a wink before leaning back, his face instantly returning to its jovially bright expression." So think you ca-"

Cutting himself off as he noticed a small furry creature flying through the air and could of sworn it looked like..." Is that an exceed?!" He exclaimed in shocked glee while pointing at the cat before disappearing from view leaving him to think it was simply flying by." There are exceeds here? No way!" Clutching his head feeling his excitement boiling only to be made worse upon spotting a pair of girls recently entering and his wide eyes caught the fluffy tails and ears." I-wha-i...with the fluffy tails and ears?!" His body ended up crouching lower from legs going wide in stunned disbelief." Hahahaha WOW! This guild has so many amazing things!"

Unable to help but briefly forget Ethel was there as he was too busy gushing over learning the fact there were exceeds and a girl with the most huggable tails. As if a sentient sword wasn't crazy enough; taking all he had to keep from charging to where the exceed was or the tailed woman to hug them as strangers wouldn't want some random fat guy grabbing them but darn it they were so cuddly looking.

Already feeling like he was going to blow when he heard Nolan's name called out and...kiss? Eyes going wide as saucers." Wait what?! Kiss? Whowhatwhere?!" Lifting up onto his tiptoes to look in the direction the commotion came from to barely catch Nolan's face who was most definitely showing the face of a person who had just gotten kissed with him blushing up a storm.

" I-wha..ohmygodohmygod he was kissed? Nolan has GIRLFRIEND?!" He exclaimed while having grabbed at the nearest person's shoulders unfortunately proving to be Ethel who would find herself being rocked back and forth rapidly." A girlfriend! Alive and a girlfriend and..exceed..girl with tails...talking swords!" Babbling in pure gushing excitement as his head felt as if it was swimming and overloading from all the unexpectedly amazing and new developments. His body couldn't tell if it wanted to puke, pass out or bum rush his very much alive and happily in a relationship cousin in the biggest bear hug ever to congratulate the man.

" Ohohohoho man! I just can't believe any of this!" Grabbing and rocking Ethel's shoulders once more." I'm fracking losing my mind here! Please help me get to him pleasepleaseplease!" He pleading, nearly frothing at the mouth as he would of gone himself but not knowing any of the people around him or the fact Nolan may not even recognize him with how long its been. He didn't want to be rude and just knock them aside but this girl probably knew better and could help introduce this newcomer to them. Then he realized what he had been doing and pulled his hands back to rapidly bow his upper body back and forth." Ah! sorry sorry! Lost my head there, please forgive me." Bowing his head lower with his hands pressed together above it in prayer fashion as he felt bad for getting ahead of himself and wild just then.

Phoenix Wing: New Dawn

D'angelo Schultz

Interacting with: Brianna (and tearsy) @Landaus Five-one

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The search was proving difficult as expected when trying to pick out a single familiar face among a big group of new faces. Not that he was given long to scan the guildhall before hearing footsteps from behind helping him realize he was still by the doors and with his larger build had him partially blocking the doors causing him to bonk himself on his own forehead for such foolishness and quickly stepped out of the way to let an unknown woman walk through." Sorry about that miss. You have a wonderful day." Giving a friendly salute to the person walking by then let out a sigh from his fluttering lips." Really need to stop forgetting to move away from the doors after entering places." Scratching at his forehead, knowing it was due to his overeagerness that he kept forgetting, when he felt a small rumble from the cloud hugged against his ride sight." Oh shut up. You could of warned me you know." He muttered out slightly annoyed while giving Nimbus a small poke.

" Now where was I? Oh Yes! Operation cousin hunt." Nodding his head with a determined expression as he made to take a step forward to venture further into the hall but was stopped short from hearing a sudden voice speaking up in his head; a lovely young woman's voice at that asking who he was and something about positive energy." Hm? Well I always assume it to be my natural sunny charisma I'd say." Answering aloud having failed to notice that he answered normally to a voice in his head until a few seconds later did an alarm clock of realization rang in his head. He jumped in place with both hands clutching the sides of his head." Holy cow! I just heard a voice in my head, did you hear it too Nimbus?" Turning his head to the cloud now freed of his hug which now floated at his side, his eyes wide and expectant." Well unless you suddenly gained the ability to actually speak in a woman's voice then that mean there can only be three options."

Pulling his hands from his head to tap a finger against his chin in a pondering." If not Nimbus then it must either be
A. A member of this guild is a telepath
B. Aliens
C. I've finally cracked and gone crazy..."

Musing these options to himself for a few seconds then let out a short laugh while placing hands on his hands." Well it definitely isn't C so it obviously must be..." Pointing a finger up as he held off for dramatic effect; feeling as if a camera closed up on his eyes shifting suspiciously side to side." Aliens!" He exclaimed assuredly with a serious expression on his face showing he was sure of his answer until he heard the voice ring in his head again making his eyes rise upward to learn that it was in fact not aliens afterall causing him to hang his arms and head in a dejected manner." So it wasn't aliens? Awww." Momentarily saddened only to perk right back up as he caught that it was instead a talking sword." No way! A talking sword? Ohohoho that's so fracking awesome! Nimbus, pal there's a sword talking..in my head! A sentience sword!" Exclaiming in excited disbelief as he pointed both fingers towards his head." Oh man, if a sword can become sentient.." His eyes widen in a delighted gasp as he grabbed the sides of Nimbus giving the cloud a small shake." If its capable for a sword then maybe one day...you could?! I can only imagine the things you could have to say to me." He bounced giddily on his feet at such a thought.

Getting caught up in his enthusiasm of such possibility that he nearly forgot about the sword talking in his mind as he could already feel countless questions coming to mind. Placing his fingers to his forehead with a look of concentration.* Sorry about that as I never expected to have a weapon speaking to me, so you said your name is tearsy right? Wait...is this telepath thing only one way? Can you read what I'm thinking or is it just the one way?* Tilting his head, uncertain of how this worked exactly.

*I know! How about I test it by spouting a string of words and you read them back!* Nodding as he took a deep breath, his eyes closed shut in preparation before thinking out word after word though in his excitement found himself doing so rapidly without meaning to.

*Duckhouseboattreedogbushparkbikeapplegiraffepizzalibrarytaconapkinsodaglasscarpetcatburgermirrorbananacloudlogdoghogsteakstakenathandrake42.* Planning to spout off more in his head but caught himself as another thought came to mind.* Wait, is it just words or does it also work with images too?!* Eager to try that he began concentrating on picturing images of the words he previously rambled off.

He was only able to get a few images in before having his concentration broken by another different womanly voice, this time verbally spoken. Turning his eyes and attention onto the young woman; blinking a few times as if forgetting where he currently was for a brief moment." Huh? Oh, hello there..Brianna was it? That's a really nice and fancy name you got there." A wide friendly grin forming while rubbing at his forehead." Ah, right my name! Sorry about that." Turning to face her properly and gave a dramatic flair of the hand before bowing forward in an gentlemanly manner." The name's D'angelo Schultz, man of the sky and traveler extraordinaire." Unable to help but snicker to himself after doing such an overly elaborate introduction.

Then his head popped up while still bowed forward." Oh! So you're the one with the.." Blinking as he noticed the glowing sword at her waist." Ooh so its true. It really is a sentient sword. That's so wickedly cool!" Laughing with a pump of his fists; finding himself freaking out over the sword, his eyes wide in marvelous wonder.

There were so many things he wanted to ask her regarding Tearsy but before he could a guy stepped up on the stage and spoke to the all those within the guildhall through microphone.

Standing up with arms folding across his chest as he listened to the man give a speech having him wonder if this guy was the guild leader or at least a higher up member. His eyebrow lifted curiously upon hearing that an exhibition match was apparently going to be held and where it would be taking place." An exhibition eh? That sounds cool." He wondered of the four that would be fighting though his enthusiasm was low compared to the others within the hall as he had little interest in fighting and also the fact he was an outsider to that of the guild and magnolia.

Still though, it seemed like it could be a fun outing with a chance to meet more of the group and make some friends and..." Ah, right! Miss Briana I want you to know I have many many..many questions about tearsy and believe I will ask about them at a later time but all the excitement and intrigue of meeting you and your awesome sword almost made me forget." Nodding his head before clearing his throat into his fist." But for now I have the most important question to ask. Do you perhaps know of Nolan Waltz and if he might be here?"

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Menzai Isanami

@Lunarlord34

Like both Alina and the older woman, he was annoyed by his owned sniffling; finding the mass of flowers within the building bothersome. The quicker they left the better for his nose sake which offered another reason for accepting his companion's suggestion.

His sniffling would eventually lessen after traveling far enough from the greenhouse with his sinuses clearing up somewhat allowing for easier breathing. Though the flowers from the tarp even covered still agitated his nose to some degree but it was manageable long as he avoided any updraft wind blowing their in his direction. Yet, among the flowers there was a particular one causing the hairs on the back of his neck to rise in warning; a sense of danger seeming to emanate from somewhere deep within the cart. Uncertain of what it could be though figured this to be why the woman warned them to not sniff the flowers and was thankful for the tarp and packing of flowers keeping the dangerous scent too faint for even his nose to pick up.

And with the partial clearing of his nose made pulling of the cart easier for the wolf who pulled it along through the town with little trouble albeit with a sniffle here and there. At times he glanced over his shoulder to see how the redhead was doing, his ears flicking to the small ruffling of a bag where he caught the woman pulling boots far too large for such a tiny bag to hold.* An enchanted bag? How fascinating, I will be sure to inquire about the magical item at a later time.* He mused to himself making sure to take a mental note of this to remember for later as he turned his attention forward once more.

Travel had been mostly quiet save but for the sniffling and faint grunts Menzai let out from the cumbersome pollen and few times the cart weakly resisted his pull. Eventually reaching the outskirts of the town; not until this point did Ms. Bloomfield spoke up prompting the canine to slow to a stop and took this chance to catch his breath and wipe the beads of sweat from his brow with the back of his sleeve. Turning his attention back towards Alina where she described an a large oak tree with a branch splitting in three that of one and half size larger than others further down the way. Closing his eyes to picture the tree mention and after a few seconds recalled seeing such a tree." I know of the tree you speak, Ms. Bloomfield and find it to be an adequate point for you to join if you wish to do so." Nodding his head before taking a slow deep breath then exhaling with a sigh." As for trekking through the night the idea of doing such does not bother me as I am experienced in pulling carts for long hours from the times such jobs were given to me back home. And while my vision pales in comparisons to those of my fellow feline kins, I can see well enough to traverse a simple path in the dark." Turning his attention to the road further down the path which was stamped down from use and nary thickets in sight.

" Though as I do not know if you are used to long travel and taking into consideration the time it took reaching the town of Petunia. It is understandable that the miss might need some rest for the night, even more so if you intend to use your magic if such preparations and request to have me pull alone is any indication." He figured her reason asking for such might of had to do with her use of it along with the folded clothes clearly too large for her frame." We can travel for long as we are able then make camp of which I am fine taking first watch." Bowing his head lightly to show he understood; deciding not to inquire about her magic as she did not seem wholly comfortable talking about it and he was never one to push someone on personal matters unless choosing to speak up themselves. Certainly preferring not to start up another bout of personal stories." Let me inspect the cart then shall resume travel."

Pulling his left sleeved arm over his mouth and nose to lessen the risk of inhaling the flowers where he then walked carefully around the cart checking and lightly tugging at parts of the tarp. Checking all around to make sure the tarp was securely in place; pulling to cover any spots that might of gotten loose from the cart hitting light bumps. Once satisfied, Menzai moved back to the handle with a nod to Alina then resumed pulling the cart; delighted to have the smells of the forest once more filling his nose which further lessened the uncomfortable sniffling of his nose with the smell of scented ink further aiding in soothing the slight burning in his nostrils.