Mashyuu, and kanix: Hanging out after the job.

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Kanix moved a little way away from the creature rubbing at her ankles, unnerved by its sudden affection toward her. She didn't know what it was either, and while her first reaction would have been to kick it away, she wasn't that mean. So, she opted to just wiggling herself away from Rocky before focusing her attention back onto Mashyuu as he spoke.

"I could go for something to eat, but do know that I don't expect you to pay the bill," she answered him quickly, "I'm not that rude." Nor had she brought it up to make sure that he would pay the bill for her, she genuinely didn't care who did. "Have any places in mind to eat at? I could do with a bit of relaxation before I have to go back to the rowdy guild hall of Fairy Tail." Her blind eyes would roll at the thought of having to go back to her guild, back to the noise that she hated so much.

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"O-okay," she stuttered, feeling Mashyuu take her hand and pull her along the road, leading her toward a small diner. "It's all right, I just didn't know if he should be doing that, and I don't think Ancalagon would much appreciate the smell of another creature on me. He might think I was attacked and think himself a failure since he decided to head back to the guild now that the job is over." The woman shrugged a little and looked off to the side, listening to the little birds chirping in the trees around them. "You know how pets can be, sometimes getting jealous about other pets being around their owners and not getting affection themselves." She giggled at her words, but soon fell silent as Mashyuu asked her about the little incident they had on the elevator. In all honesty, she couldn't explain it to him, she could try to, but she didn't understand the situation, herself.

"I... I don't know why I reacted the way I did... for some reason, I just get really jumpy and fearful when men touch me," she stated. That made it sound really bad on her part, as she had nothing against Mashyuu touching her or holding her hand. "I mean! Not like I have anything against you, which I don't. It's just a habit that I've had ever since I can remember. Which doesn't fair too well on my part when I don't even remember my own childhood now that I think about it." Her cloudy gaze shifted away from where it had been staring at, to straight ahead of their walking path. "I apologize for kicking you when it was out of pure defense and instinct; I shouldn't have done that."

Mashyuu mentioned to her something about why she had to go back if she didn't like the guild or the hall. Kanix frowned, as he clearly had misunderstood what she meant by that. It wasn't the guild or the place she hated, it was the loudness. "Heaven forbid I hate them! They were the ones that got me out of Basilisk Fang safe and alive! Or I wouldn't be here today. There's just times where I need to get away from the hectic place and have a bit of peace for once in my life. The little ringing of the bell caused her to look to the ceiling, but the tinkling had stopped and she gave up. Whatever this place happened to be, it sounded like a homely place, and smelled of delicious food to her.

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When would she ever ask him to grab her leg? Why would she ever ask him to do that? That was the strangest thing ever. Her eyebrows scrunched at the thought, then her eyes widened and she blushed, looking away from where she had been. She bit onto one of her fingers and started to wonder if that's what he was suggesting, but... they had only just met! Drawn from her thoughts, the woman glanced back to Mashyuu, giving him a strange look when he complimented her legs. The blush, that had already been there from recent thoughts, thickened at the idea that he found her legs attractive. Kanix shook her head; no, no... that was bad to think... bad, bad, bad... why was she thinking those things?

"Ah... thank you? I think?" she thanked him, though she wasn't entirely certain if that was the right thing to say.

In all honesty, she hadn't expected to be treated so nicely by someone who wasn't a part of Fairy Tail. "Oh... uh... thank you," she repeated, looking to the waitress that was waiting to take her order. "I'll just take a Ruby Parfait, if you don't mind..." She wasn't really that hungry, even after having fought so hard. Food didn't really interest her right now, not unless it happened to be the Star Mango Gelato, but she doubted it was sold here. Besides, a parfait was kinda like a drink and food mixed together, and drinks didn't really go good with yogurt. Slowly, she nodded at his next words, agreeing that she didn't like a ton of noise, unless it was around people she liked. "So, Mashyuu..." Kanix began, her opalescent, blue eyes falling to look at the table, "if you're comfortable enough, you should tell me a bit about yourself. Who knows. I might share some stuff about myself as well..."

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Kanix kept quiet as he explained a bit of his past, which hadn't been something she was trying to pry out of him. It was almost... saddening... to hear because in a way, she felt as if she could connect to the story if just a tiny bit. She didn't know her own family, couldn't remember if she even had a family to begin with or where to even start looking if she did. Unfortunately, the majority of her life had been blockaded by her mind, and no matter how hard she tried to remember, nothing came. Over the past two years, she had just given up entirely in trying to remember things about her past: it wasn't worth it. The pain in trying to remember was too much, anything little that sparked in her head gave her great headaches and heartache. Again, she didn't know why, and for a while, it wouldn't ever register in her head, until she ran into that certain someone.

"I see..." she responded at first, clasping her hands together and staring down at them, taking in what he said. "You were blessed though... even if your mother died at an early age for you, you were still given the chance to have one. I don't even know who my parents are or if I even have a family, and while it's nothing compared to losing a parent... It's something I think about almost everyday... Things like, what did they look like? Were they kind and caring? What happened that separated us...?" Kanix fell silent feeling tears pricking at her eyes and threatening to spill over. Maybe that hadn't been the best thing to ask him, but she would giggle when he mentioned about his fair. "Sure!" the woman replied, a smile caressing her lips as she'd lean forward and reach out to try and touch his hair.

It was strange how she could so easily jump from one mood to the next: one moment she's sad, the next she's bubbly and full of life. Perhaps, it was the way she had been designed, as the stepping stone for those who wanted to make a difference in their lives. All they needed was a smile or a laugh from the pretty woman and it would be as if their hearts changed for the better.

Once given the chance to feel the magnificence of Mashyuu's hair, Kanix would take her hand back and play with her own silky, black hair. "The Nirvit women prized their hair, so when I was raised by them, the women there would always brush it and keep it neat. After a while, I just let it grow out and had them do as they pleased with it because they loved it so much. I don't know what it looks like, but I've remembered to always brush it and make sure to keep it clean." She ran her fingers through it again, feeling it billow around her like a waterfall, and enjoying the silky smoothness of it. "But anyway, I had been looking for something more along the lines of what your favorite color was or something interesting about yourself. I didn't mean to pry your backstory out from you if you hadn't wanted to share it, though I appreciate that you were comfortable enough to."

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Blood rushed to her cheeks and filled them with a natural red color, accentuating the snow-white paleness of her skin. She turned her head away and placed them in her hands to hide her blushing from the earth dragon slayer. It was becoming quite clear to her now that she was quite the looker, as many men had complimented her appearance. How many had this been that had flirted with her or had given her a direct compliment about her looks? Three? Maybe four? She couldn't quite remember the number anymore, and never particularly kept track. They were just words, while meaning nothing, for some reason had meant a whole lot to the young shamaness.

"Thank you," Kanix murmured, pulling her head out of her hands to look back to Mashyuu as she responded to him.

"Well, I like beaches because the sand is so squishy and it feels weird when you wiggle your toes in it... and I like sandcastles! Oh, I absolutely love building sandcastles; I find it rather peaceful to just sit down and work on something for a bit, that only taking your attention. Hm... I like dreams, too. Do you ever have any weird dreams when you sleep and you wake up remembering them in the morning? That's what I like about dreams." Kanix stopped her talking though, finding that she was acting out of character of herself around a person she hardly knew. "I mean... if that's what you care to know about me... there isn't much that I like though, as unfortunate as that is." The hazy blueness of her eyes stared indefinitely at Mashyuu as she said this, all the world concealed in their clouds. "You know... I noticed that back when I had jumped in to help you in your job, you seemed to be confused about my magic... did you have any questions about it?"

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Her blush thickened more when Mashyuu stated that he couldn't remember any of his dreams anymore or didn't dream as much. Did he not sleep as often then? Was there some other reason as to why he didn't get those enjoyable dreamworlds? She felt horrid in having asked that... maybe she should have stated that it was a rhetorical question, one not needing an answer. Kanix felt the unbearable heat in her face, and she wanted it to go away, yet Mashyuu somehow found a way to make it worse. Moving her hands to her face to cool it down, she'd quietly listen to him asking her to explain her magic better to him. What he didn't know-- no, what most didn't know -- was that her magic was designed for killing people. It wasn't harmless, but it wasn't exactly harmful either, at least it wasn't harmful to allies as far as she knew.

"My magic is shamanism: kind of like the native tribes of Fiore and how they connect to Mother Nature via a shaman. Well, I was raised by the Nirvits' shaman, and he taught me his shamanism that he knew, and that's how I got it. Shamanism is a spiritual connect to the Upperworld, the Spirit World, and the Underworld, and you connect with those gods, spirits, and demons. In turn, you bargain with them to gain what you want, while also giving them what they want in return. Sometimes, you can't always bargain, so you have to trick them into doing what you want, which is why I'm labeled as a dark shaman. These entities range in all forms of elemental magic, and because they're only spells, that's how I wield all of them. From being able to sense death, to soul trapping, to precognition, to the ability to control all known elements of the living world."

She had to stop herself in explaining though, as too much details would reveal the weaknesses of her magic. Kanix could not let anyone know that her magic hurt her more than it helped her, not even those of other legal mages.

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Her eyes flashed a white glow, so blindly quick that it may not even have been noticed by Mashyuu if he wasn't paying close enough attention. It was as if she could read his mind, but not truly, rather she was just given the image... the knowledge... of his little question. A smirk, though subtle, rested on her thick lips before it slipped away into nonexistence and she looked at him again.

"I was, previously, a dark mage if that's what you planned on asking me, but I could tell you were hesitant to," she spoke up. "I used to reside in Basilisk Fang, but since I've left them for Fairy Tail, all I have now is a bounty over my head. It's wise that, if you choose to join a dark guild, you don't leave them for another without the consent of the Master." She shrugged her shoulders a little bit and took a bite of her Ruby Parfait, swallowing down its bitter-sweetness.

When he asked her what item she decided to take from the vault, she stretched up her head and pointed to her throat. There upon it, woven into the fabrics of the bones and string, was a metallic emblem with a topaz stone in the center. This little stone was imbued with a power that resonated through the bones she wore as a shirt and necklace.

"I decided to take that little stone emblem," she replied, going back to eating the rest of her Ruby Parfait. "Unfortunately, I don't know what it does yet, so once I figure out how to access the abilities of it, I think I'll like it. Plus, it's decorative and goes nice with the rest of my necklace, and the feathers, and junk... more natural, I suppose. What about you? What'd you get for your item?"