Nao had listened with intent about the next event and now he was to be put in a maze to try and find their way through it. He figured that his ability to see in the dark would come in handy, mainly because it was night time and he figured that a Halloween maze would be dark and full of scary creatures and situations designed to test their metal and guts. Nao wasn’t really afraid of many things that were “conventional” like spiders or ghosts. In fact Nao was more afraid of going blind, or the failure of a mission because he messed up and gave misinformation. Things like that were the fears that he was facing every single day. He didn’t like being up close and personal with people or objects either, that wasn’t his style. In fact a bow and some arrows was more than enough for him to fight against enemies that may have gone against him.
He had also found that his partner for this little game was none other than his friend and the person who invited him, Shu. Shu was someone that had been there for him a few times now, and he was there when she had passed out in Magnolia town. It might have been best that he was pairing with her, just in case something happened again and she would need help once more. After all, if she started feeling faint and someone else was there instead it was most likely they would panic more than if they saw a vampire or two in the maze.
His brown eyes would have scanned the guild hall to find Shu in her Yukata doing whatever she was doing at the time. He was kind of glad that he could find her easily now, despite her not wearing that giant hat. Something about her seemed to be different since he last met her. Her hair seemed to be longer and have more thought to how it was presented, her dressing was more feminine than it was before, and she seemed to have a slightly different aura about her. Something… something he couldn’t put his finger on but she seemed a little different to him now. He wasn’t sure if it was an improvement on her it was just… different. Different was never bad but she wasn’t the same Shu that he had met the first time.
He walked over to her, pushing his hair away from his face and to the side and waved a small wave to the girl. His neutral expression changed to a soft smile as he got closer to her, as if there was an aura around her that made him feel happier to be around her. Odd wasn’t it? That someone could extrude that kind of energy around her to that it makes people more comfortable. Maybe some kind of gravity pulling them to her and making people feel all the more better to be around her.
”Hey Shu!” he called out to her as he stepped closer to her. ”So it looks like not only you’ve invited me tonight, but we get to be partners in this maze. Think we can get through this without getting spooked?” He gave a soft chuckle, not realising that Shu’s fears could be completely different to his.
”So I never actually got to ask about what kind of magic you use. I mean you know mine is all in my eyes, but it might be good if we knew each other’s magic a little bit more to formulate a plan about navigating this maze a little more.” He gave a little hum and thought about how his magic could be beneficial. ”My magic can let me see in the dark and in bright lights, and I’m always remembering everything I see, though I can’t remember what I heard, just the way they move their lips really. I’m still trying to learn how to lip read…” His eyes trailed away from Shu before looking back.
”Oh! I can also zoom my eyesight in to a point so I can keep looking much further ahead. And I can keep track on you or another object. So I think I’m pretty good at scouting out all the different kinds of routes we could go.” He smiled and nodded. ”Yes I think we’ll have a chance with this maze!” Nao wasn’t really a person that was that competitive but for some reason he just kind of wanted to… win? Maybe it was Shu, maybe it was the power of plot convenience. Whatever it was it was definitely making Nao feel a little more fired up on actually trying to win the competition that they were going to participate in.
”Maybe we should try and find the maze first before we formulate a plan too huh?
He had also found that his partner for this little game was none other than his friend and the person who invited him, Shu. Shu was someone that had been there for him a few times now, and he was there when she had passed out in Magnolia town. It might have been best that he was pairing with her, just in case something happened again and she would need help once more. After all, if she started feeling faint and someone else was there instead it was most likely they would panic more than if they saw a vampire or two in the maze.
His brown eyes would have scanned the guild hall to find Shu in her Yukata doing whatever she was doing at the time. He was kind of glad that he could find her easily now, despite her not wearing that giant hat. Something about her seemed to be different since he last met her. Her hair seemed to be longer and have more thought to how it was presented, her dressing was more feminine than it was before, and she seemed to have a slightly different aura about her. Something… something he couldn’t put his finger on but she seemed a little different to him now. He wasn’t sure if it was an improvement on her it was just… different. Different was never bad but she wasn’t the same Shu that he had met the first time.
He walked over to her, pushing his hair away from his face and to the side and waved a small wave to the girl. His neutral expression changed to a soft smile as he got closer to her, as if there was an aura around her that made him feel happier to be around her. Odd wasn’t it? That someone could extrude that kind of energy around her to that it makes people more comfortable. Maybe some kind of gravity pulling them to her and making people feel all the more better to be around her.
”Hey Shu!” he called out to her as he stepped closer to her. ”So it looks like not only you’ve invited me tonight, but we get to be partners in this maze. Think we can get through this without getting spooked?” He gave a soft chuckle, not realising that Shu’s fears could be completely different to his.
”So I never actually got to ask about what kind of magic you use. I mean you know mine is all in my eyes, but it might be good if we knew each other’s magic a little bit more to formulate a plan about navigating this maze a little more.” He gave a little hum and thought about how his magic could be beneficial. ”My magic can let me see in the dark and in bright lights, and I’m always remembering everything I see, though I can’t remember what I heard, just the way they move their lips really. I’m still trying to learn how to lip read…” His eyes trailed away from Shu before looking back.
”Oh! I can also zoom my eyesight in to a point so I can keep looking much further ahead. And I can keep track on you or another object. So I think I’m pretty good at scouting out all the different kinds of routes we could go.” He smiled and nodded. ”Yes I think we’ll have a chance with this maze!” Nao wasn’t really a person that was that competitive but for some reason he just kind of wanted to… win? Maybe it was Shu, maybe it was the power of plot convenience. Whatever it was it was definitely making Nao feel a little more fired up on actually trying to win the competition that they were going to participate in.
”Maybe we should try and find the maze first before we formulate a plan too huh?