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    It's Like Catching Lightning • Open, Intro

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    Post by Guest 28th August 2018, 9:28 pm

    Never in her entire life did she think she would be doing this. Going back, to this place? This guild? If you told her she would be calling this place home again a year ago she would have suplexed you into oblivion for even thinking such a thing. But with everything that was happening these days, she didn't really have a choice. Erika could only do so much to protect her from the villains of this bedtime story gone wrong. It was time she did something for her, do something to make sure she would stay safe. Her power was no longer enough. She needed something else, something else she was too proud to admit out loud.
    She needed help.
    But help here? In Black Rose? Why go back to the guild she swore she would never rejoin? Well, what other options did she have? Join some random guild and make them a target of the demonic cat? Or go to an already existing target, one that was already prepared and willing to fend off anyone who even looks at them wrong. And that place, well, just so happened to be the same guild she destroyed all but a few months ago.

    The elf, hidden under her cloak of directed attention, gazed up at the very building she had turned to dust once before, her single eye watching the customers happily exit and enter the building, sounds of laughing and chattering entering her pointed ears. It was on a day like this, that she had done it. With one swift attack she had brought the building and its participants to its knees. No more laughing, no more chatting. Just grim sounds of screams and anger.
    Her hands tensed and untensed, watching the people carefully from under her hood. No one seemed to turn an eye to her, even while wearing the same cloak she had worn on that very day. That was mostly because of the magic cloth used to sow it. It was elven magic, one that allowed the user to not be seen unless they wanted to. That, or if for some reason a person suddenly became aware of her presence by either hearing or touching her. It was a convenient magic, one she used often with her wizard status when she didn't want to be noticed. And after the last time she was in Rose Garden? Well, she had learned that the people here still hadn't entirely forgiven her. So she had no other choice really.
    Biting her bottom lip the slayer tugged down the middle of her hood for a bit more comfort and took in a breath to hold it deep within her chest, pushing herself forward carefully, sure to avoid bumping into anyone and breaking the spell.

    Once inside she didn't even take the time to look around. Her eyes locked with the back of the restaurant, the small bar, and she continued forward, all the while still holding onto that breath of courage. Hopping onto one of the stools (and almost having to jump up because of her small stature) she let her breath out in a big sigh, feeling the cold sweat she had built up from basically speed walking the entire way here. Well, maybe not just from her speed, but also just by being in here in the first place. She was so scared something was going to go wrong, that someone would make the magic wear off and she would be beaten by an angry mob. Or worse.
    There was a shaking sensation within her chest. She could feel it, the nerves eating away at her. She placed her hand over the middle of her chest, feeling her heart rapidly thump, then clutched it tight.
    Unsure of exactly how to get the attention of one of the guild members the silvernette looked left, and then right of her. No one was in the seats next to her, only some scattered a few down. But they either didn't see her or cared about her presence and they went about enjoying their drinks. As if to see if there was like a sign or something anywhere she looked up to the specials written in colorful chalk upon the blackboards above. Her gaze traveled from board to board, but she couldn't recognize any of the names. She never drank, at all. At least with alcohol. It just wasn't her thing. Maybe they had something else? But this was a bar after all. Would she get looks from other people, which would then break the spell? She had to fit in... She had to.

    Scratching at the wooden bar under her fingertips Astrid let in another breath before letting it out through her nose, trying to calm herself of these nerves. She could do it. All she had to say was five easy words. Just five.
    Locating whoever was tending the bar at the time, her single eye would lock onto them, letting out those five magical words.
    "I-I'll have your strongest beverage."
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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 28th August 2018, 9:57 pm

    Wearing a blue t-shirt and khaki cargo shorts with white tennis shoes, Victoria sat at a dark wooden bar sipping a Cherry Charge soda. She was saving money for a something important, something like a weapon upgrade, so she opted not to drink alcohol. Soda was a lot cheaper.
    But it had been awhile since she had had a drink.

    Well, maybe she would have a screwdriver... just one. Vodka plus orange juice equaled greatness. She also managed to save Miss Cooper from an untimely end at the hands of a hitman without her finding out. And why not reward greatness like that with good alcohol?

    The brunette used her Black Rose privilege to hop behind the bar and make a screwdriver of her own making. She grabbed a glass, some orange juice without pulp, and some of the good vodka, not the cheap stuff for tourists. The brunette was flush with Jewels, so she could buy whatever she drank, provided it was not the super-premium "once every five years we make a bottle of this when the planets align" stuff. Fortunately the orange juice and vodka were not that expensive. After mixing it to her satisfaction, the brunette was just about to step out from behind the bar before she really got into trouble when someone came in.

    The young woman had silver hair, beautiful armor that was custom-made for her, an elegant hooded cloak that cost more than the bar, and one crimson eye peering out from underneath the hood. Victoria was initially frightened by the cyclopean person's gaze, but then she was intrigued. The new arrival looked vaguely familiar. Wasn't she on a magazine? The brunette's thoughts were diverted by the young woman's request for the strongest alcohol in the place.

    "Ah, so you want the strong stuff, huh?" Victoria asked her, hoping to break the ice.

    "Do ya like vodka, tequila, brandy, or all of it? Tell me and I'll sling a drink for you." Victoria said to the silver-haired woman. As she looked for recipe cards to get a decent drink going, she spotted a magazine sitting on a lower shelf. On the cover was a young woman with her eyes closed and her hands clasped as if in prayer, but she had a smile on her face. The person in front of Victoria was wearing the same elegant armor and same headband as the one on the front of the magazine.

    The brunette slowly put two and two together. Her eyes widened. No way. A Wizard Saint was here, right in front of her! And the Wizard Saint was asking her for a strong drink!

    "You... you're Astrid Foss!" Victoria said to her. The brunette blushed furiously and nearly dropped a bottle of expensive alcohol. Now Victoria had a bad case of butterfingers. She did not want to botch a simple drink in front of the Wizard Saint.

    "What... wh-wh-what will you have, Miss Foss?" Victoria asked her, trying to regain her confidence enough to carry on a conversation with a living legend.


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    Post by Guest 28th August 2018, 10:38 pm

    A young looking girl answered her call almost immediately, rather chipper, which was welcomed to the slayer who had assumed whoever was the one to set sight first on her would want to beat her into a pulp. This girl was either setting a trap, was genuinely didn't know what she had done to this place. Well, she didn't look familiar, at least from the time she actually destroyed the guild, so perhaps there was a chance she didn't even know what she did. She never thought it would be nice to not be recognized, but in this case, it really was.
    She asked Astrid if she liked the strong stuff. In all honesty? No, she didn't. At all. But if she didn't fit in there was a chance someone would recognize her, and she would rather not take that chance. So instead she smiled lightly, nodding her head in response.
    Vodka, tequila, brandy, all of these things went over her head. What were they, types of alcohol? Or maybe brands? Despite being a little more calm, she could slowly feel the cold sweat start to return when she wasn't quite sure what to say. "Erm..." she paused for a moment, her eye looking back up to the blackboards. "Whatever you think is the best here. Surprise me." She forced another smile.
    But then the girl blurted out her name. Rather loudly. She didn't know how she only now knew who she was, be it just a bad memory or something jogged her brain. But she said it so clearly, enough for nearby people to hear, it made the saint's heart drop and her one eye to widen in horror. Fear soon clenched its way into her body, she reacted instantly. She reached out and placed a firm hand onto the girl's mouth, using her free hand to place her pointer finger onto her own lips in a 'shushing' fashion.
    "Shh, don't say my name. You know, unwanted attention and all. Keep it on the down-low." Hopefully, this girl would just think she didn't want too much attention drawn due to her status, not her crimes. And also hopefully, she would respect that. She would stare at the other girl for a moment, making sure she understood from eye contact alone before she lifted her hand away and sat back up properly in her seat.
    "I'm actually here to join the guild, believe it or not. Black Rose does still reside here, doesn't it? I didn't see anything on a sign, so thought i'd ask in case." She would give her a questioning look. She was pretty sure they were still here. No point in moving, even after an attack. But she didn't know how to join it without... Causing a scene.
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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 28th August 2018, 11:06 pm

    Now Victoria was in the hotseat. She had to choose what Astrid Foss would drink. And she had to make it herself. No pressure. None at all.

    "You're a Wiz-" Victoria started before she was swiftly silenced by the young woman. Astrid placed a hand over the brunette's mouth and politely but firmly warned her not to mention her name out loud again. If Victoria wanted to live to see tomorrow, she would do as she was told. Her adopted father Lawrence had warned her about Wizard Saints. He warned her that they were the worst people to piss off because they were on good terms with the Magic Council, the organization that governed mages of Earthland.

    Lawrence went on to add that Wizard Saints did not need the Magic Council to flatten their enemies for them. He declared that when mages of their power level got angry, entire armies could be reduced to a puff of crimson vapor by a funny look and whole towns ceased to exist with a sweep of the hand. It was likely an exaggerated account, but the message was clear. No one with any sense of self-preservation wanted that kind of wrath to come down on their head.

    "Sure thing, Miss." Victoria assured the much more powerful mage with a thumbs-up gesture.

    "O-OK, Miss, lemme make you a screwdriver. I'll start off simple and keep going until we find something you like." Victoria stated before ducking behind the bar to retrieve the supplies. She did not need a recipe card for a screwdriver. The brunette selected the best vodka they had, a top-shelf brand called Albino Gander. She got the orange juice, then mixed it in a glass and made absolutely sure the proportion of vodka and orange juice was just right. Once it was all just so, she carefully slid it in front of the young woman.

    "OK Miss, your drink is ready. Lemme know what you think." Victoria said calmly. The brunette then heard that Astrid Foss wanted to join Black Rose. It was all she could do not to let her jaw drop. She took a casual glance around to make sure that no one had taken any undue interest in the conversation, then spoke to the mage.

    "Yeah, Black Rose still resides here." Victoria replied in the affirmative and in a low tone of voice that only the two of them could hear. This was cloak-and-dagger stuff. Victoria was not trained in that kind of thing, but the famous Astrid Foss was giving her a crash course in the subject. Victoria calmly took a sip from her own screwdriver to keep a casual look and avoid acting like a starstruck fangirl, which she kind of was.
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    Post by Jiyu Kazehime 29th August 2018, 6:18 am

    Mikka had already ruled out of any remote possibility of this day even being a remote possibility, entirely convinced it was impossible for the events that would transpire today to happen period. She had heard about the events which transpired between Astrid and Black Rose during one of her long journeys tackling dozens of missions at once. Knowing the elf? She didn't figure the other girl would ever even want to show back up in Rose Garden unless she was upset again or absolutely desperate. The canine never wanted to believe that her friend could be poorly protected enough to ever grow that desperate, and she had no reason to believe that the strong female would in a million years become that upset once more. Apart from those reasons, Mikka knew for a fact that Astrid would never join because fairytales didn't exist! The best thing that could possibly ever happen to her short of never having run away foolishly in the first place, would be getting her childhood friend back in some capacity. Astrid was a key, the other girl knew the parts of herself she had left behind all those years ago, the parts she was missing now. However, her life never went perfect enough to have Astrid ever join Black Rose, things had just never worked that way.

    The noise of the restaurant was normal, something her senses had gotten used to dealing with, only able to overload to her if she came to work right off something else that had her senses high. At the moment? This happened most days, as ever since she figured out overload kept her from thinking about how much she had screwed up, the wind mage had been chasing getting her senses so engaged and burned out that she couldn't think about anything. Avoidance, it was always her perfect coping strategy. If she was too scared to face her problems? Jiyu could always find some way to run from them, funnily enough, Mikka had never been like that until she chose to run away! Up until that point, the little girl had fought to deal with what she could, even if it had been very little. So who was she supposed to be if the present lie and the past truth could never be compatible? Forgiveness, even of herself was almost never in her vocabulary anymore, being as she was a revenge spirit.

    Briefly, the wind user turned between putting down some tables food for them and scurrying to pick another set of plates, something caught her eye. Was that? No, it wasn't possible, she was just imagining what she wanted to see, as normal. The short woman kept working, moving around the room efficiently even if a bit clumsy as if she may be drunk. Considering she had been out all night overloading her senses, she could only act so normal. It was too bad she couldn't just drink like a normal person, that would probably be easier to deal with the side effects of, just some shades and pain meds, convenient, but she couldn't. Simply serving alcohol to other's could be trying sometimes, the memories handling the stuff brought up were now made even more bitter, knowing that perhaps if she stayed then she may have still had the time to change things. Her hatreds? Were own fault and that made it even worse.

    Victoria being around was somewhat of a blessing, the other girl could handle the bar a significant amount of time, leading to herself being able to take tables instead. Even if she still had to smell useless drunks? She didn't have to make them that way, because make no mistake anyone who was drunk may as well be useless. Why did it feel as if there had once been an exception to that, oh well. The long-haired waitress had already wandered away from the bar again, not even taking note, both due to the cloak and her own inability to admit she would ever see her friend in this restaurant. If it was not for her sensitive hearing, everything may have very well happened without her ever being aware of it for even a split second. She was standing taking someone's order when their words were drowned out by a single phrase from her guild-mate tending the bar, barely managing to shove her paper pad and pencil into her apron.

    Did it matter that she had left a table unattended to? Not at all, certainly not if Victoria was not simply mistaken if the other girl was right this was far more important than any costumer. She was halfway across the room when she heard the most important words she could ever hear today. There was no way! If this was some sort of sick twisted dream, she wouldn't want to wake up just so she could hold onto this one moment, the second she heard her childhood friend say that she was joining the same guild as her. If she had stayed instead of running away? Wouldn't that have been what she dreamed of when the other's started showing any interest in the life of a mage! It was almost like she could forget about it all for a second because in some way, she was getting back something that she had lost so long ago. Even if Astrid had reunited with her, and they went on jobs occasionally, that was nowhere near the same as being in the same guild, the same extended family, if you believed some. She was willing to believe it today.

    Astrid would not be the one making the scene today.

    The clatter of the serving tray hitting the ground rung through the room, momentarily drawing attention but most people brushed it off as the wind mage was known for being eccentric. She stumbled the last few steps, grabbing onto the back of Astrid's barstool in order to steady herself to prevent any fall that could cause her significant harm. "Strid.." momentarily the way she was speaking sounded a lot like she did when she was younger, proper speech even to another's name entirely forgotten in the sweep of emotions coming over her. "heard you right?" she completely forgot the 'I' but Astrid did have experience understanding when she left out or butchered parts of basic speech. "Joining?" she was holding onto the hem of her friend's cloak, hopeful somewhat teary expression on her face, grin barely contained as she waited for confirmation of the thing she just could not believe without extra confirmation.

    Mismatched optics drifted to the bar table in order to save some dignity and focus on not crying in front of Astrid.

    The fairytale fell apart.

    Mikka's hand loosened and the wind user took a few steps back, eyes locked to the drink in front of Astrid, the pungent scent of it enough to tell the canine what it was her friend was having. "Gonna sit." of course, her childhood friend couldn't just be joining, there had to be some catch to it, and that catch seemed to be that if she wanted to be there for Astrid again, she would have to push through her understandable distaste for people drinking. Astrid knew, at least in some capacity knew what she had been through due to her father's drinking! Why would her friend ever want to pick up a bottle? The elf had already seen what it did to people. "Here." she finished her statement, having paused to stumble over and flop into a stool several away from Astrid and her new drinking habit. Mikka was very bad at hiding her feelings, she didn't have the poker face Jiyu had developed and she couldn't get that poker face back up, not now. "Never thought you'd become that type." but they were adults now, Astrid couldn't possibly be the innocent kid she grew up with, she had left any hope of that sweetness behind when she left that night.

    At least she'd have her friend back, even if she seemed to be a drunk now.


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    Post by Aoi 29th August 2018, 9:44 am

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    A small, quiet sigh left from the corner of the bar. A fresh tray was set down on the counter in front of her and with it sat a kettle and an empty cup with a small plate underneath. The cup normally was needed to keep someone from, burning themselves on the hot liquid contained in the kettle, but this time it was in the hands of someone whom had no sense of feeling. Hot, cold, sharp, rough were all somewhat foreign feelings to her, only ever felt when she was tending to Mafia duties. It kept her from swaying from one way to the other in forgetting how to function as a person without, but it was helped to have someone by her side that was... somewhat willing to give her the support. Her price however, came with just a few cracks about her size every so often, but even that hadn't come nearly as often as it normally had. Like everything else, perhaps she just wore out the joke some, though this particular time of year she knew was a little harder on the doll than any other.

    Her gaze wallowed in the cup as she poured herself a cup and picked it up, bringing it to her lap. Her icy gaze reflected in the color of her tea in an attempt to try to wash out the feelings she had without resorting to the use of alcohol. Surely being in a bar did that, but the Yokai inside with her rank enough for both of them when she wanted to have a drink, and surely that would be the case if it weren't for the fact she was passed out drunk already. Every few seconds of holding her tea cup, Sakura's hands shook, making the ceramicware clang together. Looking up from her cup, she took a sip and set it down, lightly shaking her head. "It would be so much more peaceful is SOMEONE didn't snore in my head..." She muttered to herself, trying to look away and occupy herself with something else to get the noise in her head to sound a little less distracting. In another thought, it wasn't so bad having that sound distract her from her past memories coming around, so perhaps it was a blessing in a furry disguise.

    Though, all of that quickly seemed to cease when her eyes widened at a sudden sight. The silver haired doll had watched as a cloaked person appeared before her eyes just a few seats away from her. In a bit of an odd instinct for someone whom rarely fought for herself, she had reached for the small bracelet that was around her wrist which acted as a bit of a "sheath" to the sword that Akita bore with her in combat and through her history. It felt like a peace of tethered equipment, much like how someone cherishes a necklace or a hairband, something special that they keep close to their person for whatever reason. Still, with even the basic knowledge of how to use the sword, she could try to fight at least until the drunk of a wolf girl would wake up... or at least hope that to be the case. The small ace continued to watch on, pretending to not take much more care as she picked up her cup of tea and took another sip of it, this time holding onto it and just keeping her ears open more than anything.

    An occasional peek from the corner of her eye to keep an eye on the stranger suddenly turned to a curious thought as she listened to a member of the mafia that she'd only met through business and no real pleasure of conversation at all, at least hopefully not yet. She had picked up on the name that Victoria called out and for a moment, her eyes narrowed into an almost glare of resentment. And how could she not? The last time she had met this woman, this very bar had been crumbled to the ground at her hand. Though, as quickly as the feelings came, they passed to her neutral stare. She wasn't one to hold grudges or be driven by her emotions anymore. They only got her in deeper issues and it would just be a bigger burden to dwell on the past than to push into the future. What did catch Sakura's attention to continue to overhear from afar was that she had wanted to join the guild. It came to a surprise, but the tone in her voice... it shook her. Shaken in all the wrong ways. Nothing that seemed to be alarming or cause for her to be defensive, but it was in what Sakura knew as fear and caution. Perhaps the caution was different than how the doll had her own type, but that sense of fear, as different as one could interpret fear it was something easily found in some cases without a doubt.

    With the introduction of Jiyu suddenly appearing, the girl whom she'd last been around so playfully was completely out of sync from that. She seemed nearly entranced and in some form of shock. Did she know Astrid from before? Well, maybe so since Astrid did mention wanting to join, so if her memory served her correctly it would be her second joining of the guild. Still, she had watched Jiyu, or who she perceived to only know her by said name sit down on the other side of Astrid, it became clear that a neutral party might be benficial. Sliding her copy of Sorcerer's Magazine with the womans picture on the cover of into a small hiding place on the other side of her tea tray, the doll stood up from her seat onto the stool and hopped from one to the next to avoid trying to stand up on them all until she was but a stool away, giving the woman a little distance. "I'll do my best to keep my voice down, but it's.. nice to welcome you back to.. Black Rose." She gave slight curtsy before she'd taken a seat where she stood. And those slight pauses in her greeting? Overbearing snoring noises in her mind. Aggravating? Yes. Headache inducing? Yes. "My name is Sakura Kisagami, and in putting the past behind us, is it alright if I ask you came here?" She had every right to ask, not jut for her own sake, but as a member whom witnessed the hall's destruction, she had to be sure this wasn't something she came back to do again.


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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 29th August 2018, 10:20 am

    While Victoria waited for Astrid to try the drink, she noticed that the Wizard Saint was attracting some attention from senior Black Rose members. The brunette stayed out of it. She was too busy trying to stay calm to meddle in their business. She was also perusing the recipe cards to familiarize herself with the variety of drinks the bar was equipped to serve. A cursory glance showed that all the old standbys were served: the Screwdriver, the Bloody Mary, the Dirty Ashtray, and more bar staples were on the cards.

    It was a good thing that Lawrence helped teach her bartending thanks to connections with an old friend of his. When she turned sixteen, Victoria learned to sling drinks in a bar called Frank's Tavern in some town... she could not remember which one it was right now. The proprietor was an older guy named Frank Taylor who was a war buddy of Lawrence's. He trained her how to make drinks, chat up the patrons, and generally work a bar. Some of the customers were sketchy and tried to hit on her, but Frank kept them off of her with a boot to the ass to anyone who tried to get handsy. It was a job with long hours, but Victoria earned enough Jewels that she never had to steal food or scavenge from trashcans again.

    After a bit of reminiscing, Victoria decided to ask Jiyu and a white-haired young woman if they wanted anything. It would be rude not to serve senior guild members. Serving them would also help her exercise her rusty bartending skills.

    "Hi Jiyu. Would you like a drink?" Victoria asked her. She then turned to the white-haired young woman.

    "I'm sorry Miss, I don't know your name yet. Would you like a drink?" Victoria asked her. She was well-dressed. She also looked and acted like a big player in the guild.

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    It was a rather interesting day at the Silver Moon Inn. Since her performance in the Capital, the holy mage was asked to sing more at the establishment. Today was no exception, the holy mage was simply serenading the joint with soft jazz through the dinner rush. It was a nice change from the normal instrumental music that simply filled the dining room. The acoustics of the room were rather fantastic so Lilium was enjoying performing completely, getting lost in the music and generally just feeling the flow of the night.

    Her Heroic Spirit, Arthur had taken to helping around the bar and as a server generally, bringing out the dishes as well as playing dishwasher as well. It was funny to look at his situation in perspective, a former king was relegated to a position of subordination in serving everyone. He didn't mind because, in the grand scheme, he knew that he had a crucial role in making sure patrons got what they ordered. However, the flow of drinks from the bar slowed quite a bit so Arthur made his way over to the spot.

    Seeing someone who had draped themselves in a cloak while in the bar was already somewhat suspicious, however, when the blond male had identified who it was with silver hair and purple... er- eye, he bit the inside of his cheek. If Lilium saw her, she'd probably give her a hard time and based on how the Wizard Saint looked and how she was acting right now, it probably was the last thing she wanted to worry about.

    Sitting in the seat next to her, Arthur would lean somewhat close as he spoke, "Didn't think you'd show up around here again. Good to see you again, Miss Foss." Leaning back and bowing his head, he'd continue in a somewhat hushed tone. "Duck a little lower. You already know how Lilium holds grudges and she probably will lord this over you for a bit. But, if you stay unnoticed, you'll be fi-" The thought was cut off as the music that filled the background came to an abrupt spot as Lilium said one thing into the mic. "Oh."

    Looking at the orchestra, the Wizard Saint would turn away from the mic as she spoke in hushed tones. Something about what they practiced would be picked up amongst the whispers as the band got into position. The music began somewhat ominously as Lilium gently grabbed the mic while facing Arthur. She probably sensed Astrid's presence by extending her magic to Arthur. The king felt bad for Astrid as this was partially his fault.

    Apparently, what they practiced was a power ballad from a musical that had toured across Fiore in the past. Although Lilium said the character's name from the musical, she was pretty obviously singing at Astrid. Smirking somewhat smugly as she walked over to Astrid, Arthur was a little bit quick to intercept.

    "Whatever you are about to do, don't." The wielder of Arcadia was somewhat offended by her Heroic Spirit immediately telling her to stop before doing anything. He didn't know how horrible she was going to try and make Astrid feel. At least she thought he didn't. Chopping her gently on the head would cause her to look at him, somewhat annoyed, as he continued. "Lay off for a little. She clearly isn't in the mood to deal with you being petty." Wha- She wasn't petty. She just made sure that she had the last laugh. Always.

    Sighing exasperated, the holy mage would walk with less dramatic steps as she slunk into the spot next to Astrid. Almost snapping with an insult, the holy mage would put on a somewhat half-hearted smile as she spoke, "Ah, my good friend, what brings you to the Silver Moon Inn tonight?" Arthur would slink behind the counter as he casually said to Victoria, "Ah sorry, I need a couple of drinks for one of the tables. Just had to make sure that she didn't cause anything."


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    Post by Guest 30th August 2018, 1:18 am

    So they were still here. That was good, at least she wouldn't look like a fool for asking. But now the question was, how did one get into the guild these days? Back when she was a member, all you had to do was walk in, talking to the guild master or ace, and they would give you the stamp. But seeing as how some of the aces might hold a bit of a grudge against her, Astrid wasn't sure if they were the best to ask. The only one she would truly trust in this? Was Izayuki, the person who had extended the invitation to the guild in the first place. But where was the tanuki? At this time, the saint wasn't sure. There were far too many people in this place for her to try and soul-search for her, people with just as high of rankings as the fellow saint. It would be more trouble than it was worth to try and do that. Perhaps this bartender lady would know where the guild master currently was. She seemed eager to answer any questions she had, and obviously didn't hold a bias against the elf. She may even be a member of the guild, given she even knew it existed here.
    Astrid was about to ask, when the aforementioned 'screwdriver' was placed in front of her. The slayer stared at the mixture of vodka and orange juice, but didn't touch it. Ah, right... She had ordered alcohol. That was something she never thought she would actually do. It was strange, seeing as the drink just looked like plain orange juice. It was almost deceiving. If she hadn't known, she would just think it was orange juice and that was it. But the smell- the smell defiantly told her there was more to it than that. The orange and vodka mixed, creating a rather powerful odor that hit the back of her throat with a bee sting. Don't get her wrong, she was sure this was probably good and Victoria made it very well, but it just... Wasn't her thing. She didn't like alcohol in the first place, she had only ordered it to fit in. But now here she was, expected to take a sip and see what it was like. She would feel bad if the girl's work was put to waste... This was certainly a predicament.

    Continuing to hesitate taking a sip Astrid would turn around when she felt a sudden tugging on the back of her cloak. She flinched at the movement, turning around only to see... Well... Mikka holding onto the edge of the fabric, staring at her with those wide puppy dog eyes. She had heard her? Just how loud was she speaking? Oh... Right... She was an actual dog, so she had pretty good ears. But still, if she heard their conversation then who else did? As much as she loved to see her friend, the concern couldn't help but show on her face. Especially as Mikka then refused to sit next to her, fixated solely on the glass on the bar. She looked back to the glass, then to Mikka, then the glass, then Mikka. Ah, right. She had a thing about alcohol, with her father and such. Apparently, she had gotten the wrong impression. "Ah, n-no, Mikka it's not what it looks like. I just wanted to order something so it didn't look suspicious. I swear i'm not like that." Even with her horrid past, Astrid was no drinker. She found other ways to drown her sorrows, like music. But now the canine had gotten the wrong idea in her head... If this was a preview of what was to come, then maybe it was a mistake to try and do this...

    Then, a third party came into the picture. Well, maybe more like a little party. Astrid couldn't help but notice her short height right at the start. She was almost like the size of a doll, cute and proper like one too. The elf couldn't help but resist to pick her up and swing her around, but of course didn't actually end up doing so, mostly because it would have been rude and because... She looked like someone she had met before... Did she know her from somewhere? Maybe, as the saint couldn't help but notice she reminded her of a Black Rose member she faced during the destruction, but the face and everything seemed a bit too different. Sakura, was her name. And apparently, she had in fact been there for the wreaking, which made Astrid tense a little. But unlike what the slayer first thought, she didn't seem nearly as angry as she had originally thought they were going to be. Of course, she could just be hiding the anger, but she was at least willing to put the past behind them and inquired about why she was here in the first place, and even respected her wishes of not causing a scene. The girl turned towards the doll-like being, offering a smile. "Greetings, Sakura. Well, you see-"

    But before she could answer properly- a storm hit. Oh yes, quite the storm in deed. You see while these members were either too new or forgiving of the saint's past events, there was one member Astrid definitely knew wasn't going to enjoy her presence at all. And the appearance of Arthur? Only caused the silvernette to regret coming here the most. Suddenly, she really was considering chugging the entire screwdriver down, just so she could pass out and they would have to take her to the E.R. instead of facing the holy mage's wrath. But, even with the spirit's warm greeting and his warning, the elf only grew cold when she heard the fellow saint's voice over the mic. What she sung, could only be described as a bullet directly pointed at the slayer. Her voice, though smooth, shot like a cold icicle through her body. She didn't even turn to look at the blonde, and kept a straight face forward, almost afraid to turn around and face the beast that was approaching her. But then, then beast chose the seat next to her own. Astrid tensed for a moment, staring down at the counter, almost like she was frozen solid. Arthur, though try as he might, only had so much power over what his master said or did.
    It was all a little too much. Even with their lasting meeting and them having resolved things slightly, Astrid knew Lilium still held a grudge against her. Arthur said it himself. She no longer felt safe, even with the rather positive greetings of the others.
    As if by natural instinct the girl finally freed herself from the figurative ice enough to slide herself off from the stool, standing to her feet. Her one crimson eye looked at the members from under her hood. Specifically, over Sakura and Lilium, both who had asked why she was here. Well, with the blonde here she no longer felt like she could say it without getting mocked. But in a way, she felt like she had to say it to her. She was one of the only ones who was standing in her way of joining here. To say it to her, would be like confirming to herself that she was doing this. It was weird, this whirlwind of emotions that suddenly passed through her, this courage. But maybe that's what facing your fears did to you.
    Pursing her lips, she took in a breath, standing tall.  "Like i told the bartender, i'm here to join. Where is Izayuki? I'd like to see her before i do." She asked, her voice somewhat demanding, like it was a statement more than a question. The guild master wasn't necessary for her joining, but she needed to let the tanuki at least know she was here. And with the god slayer's presence? It could help her stand against some of those who opposed her.
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    Of course as everyone was getting reacquainted with the silver haired mage, those in the guild could audibly hear two voices arguing...and to many of the BlackRose guild, that would be the voices of a very particular green haired Sky Dragon Slayer along with her companion, who had back cat ears and golden eyes and a black bow at the top of her head. "Hey hey hey i told ya i would get you out of that situation Bastet! Did you ever really think that i would let something happen to ya?" "You say that now and i remember you chasing that giant bird through the forest with ME in its claws Caelum!" "To be fair that was pretty funny really..."Caelum trailed off which made Bastets face turn red from either anger or embarrassment....or a combo of both, as she started smacking at Caelums arm as the Dragon slayer laughed and ran ahead of her as she barreled into the door.

    "Heya Guys! Back from the job with...minimum destruction!" she laughed as Bastet came in as she face palmed and shaking her head but of course the two would see the hooded figure sitting at the bar and the other who were of course sitting and standing around it really. The two make it over towards them before they stop, their sensitive sense of smell detected something familiar, Caelum had blinked as she looked at the hood person and blinked shaking her head quickly before she looked at this person "Astrid....? W-Wha? How did you get here? Shouldn't you be at Crystal Swan??" she asked her confused as all hell now on why her best friend was here...she didn't expect her to be here in the guild of her mothers...she thought they didnt have a very good relation, or at least be with Erika and such.


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    Post by Jiyu Kazehime 30th August 2018, 7:27 am

    Other members crowded into the scene, but Jiyu could care less, Astrid was drinking, little Astrid was drinking. How could the other mage just go and do that? It didn't make any sense, it was so stupid, mages didn't need to be drunks, there were so many other paths opened to them to drown things out, Jiyu knew that well enough. Of course, she could never understand this, because she couldn't even understand why humans drank when there were so many other things to do, they could play a sport, could craft something, so many options and they chose to slowly kill themselves and hurt those they loved! She never wanted to understand it, and certainly had no desire to ever be the one holding the bottle. Leaving the scene would probably be best for her mentally, but even if Astrid was drinking, she didn't want to leave her friend alone, not after it seemed as if she may just be getting the other girl back in her life outside of the passing interaction.

    Even if she could not seem to stop laying there slumped over the bar with her ears pinned frontwards to the top of her head, pouting, she was still there. Had to count for something that she hadn't stormed out right? Mismatched optics narrowed at Sakura when the other girl started to speak, tail lashing from side to side briefly. How dare she, the canine didn't recall the other girl asking any other joiners why! Sakura was discriminating against Astrid for being Astrid, that was wrong, and now Jiyu kinda wanted to see her thrown into the side of the wall. She hadn't just let anyone pick on Astrid when they were kids, even if she got picked on in her place, she wasn't about to start now. What the other female had done to the Guildhall in the past didn't matter, if the potential for destruction was what they decided questions on, then they may as well be asking her too. Rage was building and steadily leaking into her assertive side, she had to get her emotions in control before she ended up switching, she didn't want Astrid to see her like that.

    "I don't drink, never will, it's disgusting and useless." talking about it caused her ears to flag once and her tail to lash again, muscles tensing slightly. Of course, she could have just said something like water, but she wasn't thinking like that right now, being upset tended to do that to someone. There they went again with the special treatment, behaving differently just because it was the elf. Didn't they know that they could be emotionally hurting precious little Astrid! The canines tail was going full force now, tucked nearly against her legs, lashing madly, ears completely flattened against her head. No, she had to stay calm, mostly calm, kinda calm, no letting her beloved friend see her blow her top, she had grown out of her childhood tantrums. Although to be fair, a good deal of the time she lunged at their childhood peers when they picked on Astrid, not her, so it would be nothing new. Oh it would be so easy to fall into old habits, jump on one of the people treating Astrid differently and only be stopped from punching them by Astrid grabbing her, but she didn't have that kind of bodily strength anymore, the wild dog act didn't work anymore.

    Momentarily, her ears perked up when she heard Astrid say her name, actually say her birth name, not the one she lied to everyone about. Really she should have been concerned, but truly the idea that she could hear the elf say that again as if nothing had ever changed, was so blissful. "Promise?" her ears flicked every few seconds, tail returning to its normal position, optics looking hopeful even if she still had a pout on her face. Of course, Astrid was telling the truth, the other girl would rather drown herself in that violin than drink her sorrows away, or drink in any capacity. Mikka could never see innocent little Astrid actually enjoying a drink, likely not remotely appealing to the other girls taste pallet. "Why did you think that would work? You've never been a very good actor 'strid." the expression she had was kinda weird, between pouting and happy, but it quickly faded back to the happy one she had worn when she first heard Astrid mention joining.

    Oh there was that lovely statement again, the one that got the mages tail wagging, and a teary-eyed smile etched onto her face. "Wher'd you want te mark?!" quickly as she had been stuck to pouting a few feet away from the elf, she nearly instantly was standing at the side of the girl's seat again, very purposefully squeezing herself between Sakura, Lillum and Astrid, she wasn't letting people she was getting bullying vibes from, stare directly at her precious friend. "Why don't one of you go find Izayuki for 'er." she looked back at Sakura and Lillum, something of an annoyed expression on her face, vanishing the second before she turned to smile at Astrid once more. "I'm absolutely stayin ere with 'strid!" the wind user than very purposefully pushed the pungent smelling drink away from the two of them, giggle coming from her. "'Strids Joining, isn't it great Caelum?~" she looked very genuinely happy, for now, she could forget that she knew this was going to go wrong somehow. She had Astrid back! "We can go on a job together as guild-mates!" she was giggling with her statement, hand in front of her mouth and tail wagging enough to fan whoever was directly behind her. "O' My!" she got another idea and it caused her excitement to grow once more, the tiny canine almost vibrating in place. "Dinner at te same table again! After a mission, fore you go wever you stay!" there was no promise that Astrid would be staying in the silver moon, but of course, Mikka herself lived with Lu-Lu in secret most of the time, he was too Lu-Lu to be left alone for long, she had to make up for abandoning him, and it seemed he had given 'Strid the slip, so someone had to care for him.

    Of course, there was the question of how unnoticed Astrid could remain with Jiyu standing there like an overexcited large puppy. After-all, someone who was half dressed and had their tail moving fast enough it made noise, was very attention drawing.


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    The holy mage looked at Astrid with a little bit of a blank face. It's pretty interesting to consider the fact that she was joining Black Rose, even if she was the one who destroyed it. With a little snooping while the rebuilding was happening, Lilium saw records of Astrid's donation to help with the rebuilding. She was repenting for her actions and was even trying her best to ask for forgiveness. Which the holy woman should have given her. Would she really have to be the bigger person here? She was an ace after all.

    Sighing as she laid her head gently on the counter as Astrid confirmed her choice for joining the guild, Lilium looked at Astrid before mumbling into her arm. "A 'hi' would have been nice to hear, Astrid. Oh, thanks for asking, I've been fine." Puffing her cheeks for a brief moment, the Wizard Saint would let out a sigh as she looked at the dragon slayer. Pretending to act coldly, the former noble would look away as she spoke, "I'm obligated to be nice, so savor this moment. It's not like I want you to join." Trying to stop herself from smiling, the holy mage would say, "Where would you like the stamp? Not that I'll listen, I'll just place it where I want." Snapping her fingers, a golden version of the stamper would appear above her hand. It actually wasn't the official stamp of the guild, it just said 'idiot'. "Your face is rather free of blemishes, so let's place it right on the forehead." The holy mage would grab the stamper in her hand as she leaned in closer to Astrid's face. However, she found herself getting held back in a headlock from Arthur.

    He looked at Lilium, somewhat annoyed as he sent the fake stamp back to Arcadia. Covering her mouth before she could use a command to get him to let go, Arthur would reply to Astrid's question, "She's probably lingering around somewhere. I could go send this one to look so she doesn't bug you anymore." Lilium glared at Arthur who simply looked at Astrid with a gentle smile. "Don't worry. She's gotten past what's happened, she's just not... honest with how she feels. In fact, right now, she's rather ha-" The former noble felt herself glare as she stomped on Arthur's foot. Letting out a hiss of pain, the Heroic Spirit would let go of the Wizard Saint while she glared at him while he held his foot in agony. Rolling her eyes, she would say to him. "Drama queen."

    Turning to the white dragon slayer, the holy mage would actually get gently pushed by Jiyu who seemed to extremely eager over the fact that Astrid was here. The holy mage would be rather annoyed as Arthur placed his hand on her shoulder trying to make sure she stayed calm. After all, they were just in the guild. Taking a deep breath, the holy mage would take the drink that Jiyu pushed away and downed it. The noble had a refined tongue and she could always taste alcohol no matter how it was drowned out. Wincing from the rather bad taste, the holy mage would sit down next to Astrid and slightly yell out to the kitchen. Despite disliking alcohol quite a bit, she was heavyweight on the rare occasion where she drank. "Hey, one order of onion soup for my friend here." Turning to Astrid with a sly smirk, the noble would speak, "Do you want to throw it at me again for old times sake, mon ami?" Chuckling, the holy mage would yell out a correction in the order. "Actually, some cheese pinwheels would suit this one with son goût semblable à un rat." Using her home tongue was the easiest way to give Astrid a harder time while not getting in trouble with others, assuming they didn't speak it like they did. Giving Astrid a glance that almost said 'try me', Arthur would let out a sigh. She was really dishonest. Lilium would rather die than tell Astrid that she was happy that she was joining Black Rose.


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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 30th August 2018, 12:17 pm

    Victoria was quick to notice the cluster of Black Rose's senior members forming around the Wizard Saint. First Jiyu, then the white-haired young woman whose name turned out to be Sakura, then a newly arrived green-haired young woman, and now Lilium. An all-star cast was standing in front of her, but the brunette's attention was still fixed on Astrid. She noticed that the Wizard Saint took small sips of the drink and that she looked at Jiyu and the drink.

    The seemingly unconnected things finally made sense when Jiyu firmly expressed her disdain for alcohol. So Jiyu was not a drinker. That was fine.

    "My apologies, Jiyu. Would you like another beverage, something like a soda or some water?" Victoria asked the blue-haired young woman, who was busy being a fangirl over Astrid. The bar had a good selection of alcohol, but it also served non-alcoholic beverages to those who did not want to partake of stronger drinks. While she waited for Jiyu's answer, she focused her attention on Sakura. The white-haired young woman was small and looked doll-like. Still, she had to be strong to be a high-ranking guild member.

    "Hello, Sakura. Would you like a drink?" Victoria asked the well-dressed young woman. She could not recall having met Sakura before. It could be that the latter was busy with guild business and did not have much time for social calls. She then turned her attention to the newly arrived green-haired guild member.

    She recalled having seen her in action during the fight with Music Man and his two pals, who invaded the inn and started murdering patrons and wrecking the place. However, Victoria did not get her name because she and another brown-haired guild member were busy fighting Baird. She loathed that guy. He was obnoxious and way too cocky for his own good. Anyway, she did not know the girl's name, but she was about to find out.

    "Hello Miss. I'm afraid I don't know your name yet. Would you like a drink?" Victoria asked the green-haired guild member, looking her in the eyes so that the latter would know that the question was directed at her. There was one more person who needed to be spoken too. That was Lilium, the beautiful blonde singer whose concert she had attended in Capital Crocus.

    "Hello Lilium. Would you like a drink?" Victoria asked her. She had never imagined that she would be serving drinks to most of Black Rose's high-ranking members. She also could not have predicted that Astrid Foss would be joining Black Rose. This would be an occasion to remember.
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    Seth had been working a shift actually. Working to Lilium’s song and with someone he is familiar with, Victoria, always makes the long days go faster. He is in the bathroom -- not expelling waste, that was for animals and regular humans -- tidying his hair and face. And with his hand deep within the basin of a sink, absorbing water through his skin. Recently, he really had become more plant like. Worrying, almost.

    He took a moment to think about the history of Black Rose, and how recently, it’s recent changes. They had been in a state of relative peace, with a scare from Nightmare happening a few months back now. The annual destruction of the guild hall is almost eminent at this rate. It’s been awhile, says the grapevine. No matter how well funded Black Rose is, a flattened guild hall results in NO profit from the Silver Moon Inn, as well as needless waste on repairs. The teal haired mage coughs thinking about it. As a newly made ace of the guild, he is suddenly aware of many of the financials and how they relate to the guilds grand goal. He turns the faucet off and looks into the mirror. He hides his horn as well as any other otherworldly features. Goodbye, forehead gemstone, cool eyes, and wings. In his experience, bar goers appreciate having a bartender that doesn’t look like an angel passing judgement onto them.

    He sighs as they shimmer out of view. It feels boring when he doesn’t stand out.

    The moonborne mage decides that his unofficial break in the bathroom is getting noticeable, and that he should stop slacking off. Taking a last look into the mirror, making sure his appearance is serviceable, he pushes his way out of the bathroom door and into the bustling restaurant area. He looks to where he was previously working, the bar. Oh? There seems to be some sort of scene. People are staring at Lilium, who leaving her position at the microphone, approached the bar somewhat angrily, as well as a few other popular members of the guild. He recognized his mentor, and growing friend, Jiyu, there as well, between a few other well known mages. And Sakura is standing there as well. Might as well be a mafia meeting with all the aces there. Only Iza is missing.

    The thought hits him. Victoria. Uh oh. In his laziness, he left her stranded, which she could usually handle, but with the loud clamor of famous mages he worries. He jogs up to the bar and around to the backside, landing next to Victoria. "Heh. Sorry," he says, "how can I hel-" he begins on autopilot, but stops when he sees the person that everyone seems to be focused on. He looks at her face and recognizes it from the magazine he reads. He turns to Victoria, "Is that Astrid Foss?" he asks in a hushed voice. Then he turns to Jiyu, looking at her energized reaction. There’s really a lot he needs to catch up on, guild history wise.



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    Commotion downstairs in the restaurant part of Silver Moon Inn was the norm. The noises of clattering dishes and trays, talking, music walking and motion, and the occasional bar fight created a soothing white noise for the young slayer to zone out to. Typically she hated doing paperwork for the guild but felt guilty for once, thus deciding not to push it all onto Seika. The tiny yokai had been pulling most of the guild paperwork including legal documents, taxes, and the like. Had she not, the guild would have been charged long ago with tax evasion.

    With a small stack of the paperwork handled, the bakedanuki decided that it was time for a nice healthy dose of red velvet cake with cream cheese icing and iced tea served on the side. If she were lucky, the kitchen staff would not be weaseling broccoli, vitamins, and extra protein powder into her beloved cake. Stretching, the rose-haired tanuki girl made her way downstairs, only to notice a sudden bout of commotion. Her guildmates were excited over something… or anxious… it was hard to tell sometimes in Silver Moon Inn. However, the ever so familiar scent was quick to reach the bakedanuki as she reached the main floor of the Black Rose guild hall.

    Izayuki froze for a moment in surprise at seeing her spiritual daughter and hearing implications from the others that the silvernette was to join the guild of roses. The invitation had been warmly extended, but the ayakashi had not quite anticipated her daughter to take it up so quickly given her unfortunate history wit the guild. Despite that, here she was, being curiously mobbed and doted on by the most of the guild despite her recent poor encounter with them. The only noteworthy one who did exactly the opposite of everyone else was the blonde-haired ace. The shock quickly left the bakedanuki who decided to snap into action after the blonde-haired spirit man stopped the holy mage from delivering a rather insulting stamp to the light slayer.

    Moving from where she stood in rather casual quickness, the ayakashi teleported in the space of the inn and would attempt to land in her tanuki form on Lilium’s shoulder. She had disappeared as a human with tanuki features and reappeared as a tiny, fluffy, silver-furred raccoon dog. The small-statured runt of an adult tanuki disapproved of what she could only imagine as curt words against Astrid. How did she know this? She did not-- but the word ‘rat’ implied that something was fishy despite the language barrier. “You should be more welcoming to new members, Lilium,” the tanuki chimed with a grin, before turning her head towards the flower-eyed silvernette.

    “Welcome to Black Rose, Astrid,” the small canine said warmly, pure and sincere joy on her face. She was of course overjoyed that Astrid had finally came around; maybe for once they could focus on building an actual relationship and get over things being so awkward or painful. “I’ll take the usual, Victoria-- red velvet cake with iced tea to drink~”

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    By now with everyone making a rather large racket, the normally chatty customers stopped to observed the guild members, talking among themselves in quiet murmurers of both awe and curiosity. The saint could hear them with her slayer senses, but not enough so she could understand what they were saying. However, the customers were not her main focus right now. Her main focus, were the guild members, her future guild mates. As more members came into the picture, it was only more souls that didn't hold any malice against her. Barely any hatred. Perhaps some hesitation, but as someone who had come into this fully expecting to get thrown out or even killed merely due to her presence it was a big surprise to see them welcoming her with open arms... And idiot stamps. Even Lilium, who was her main concern, was rather pleased about the situation according to the heroic spirit. Of course, not without her teasing, but trust her she was plenty used to teasing by now with the combination of Lucius and Erika.
    It was... Strange.
    The slayer didn't even answer either Jiyu or Lilium's questions about the stamps, nor did she entirely hear them in the first place. All she was focused on were their soul wavelengths, the wavelengths that showed their true emotions. She was caught off guard, surprised, astounded. After all that she did, they were still willing to accept her so quickly, so willingly? Sure, maybe there were some other Black Rose members who were going to oppose her in the future, but the ones here at least were true to their feelings, they were accepting her. It left the elf speechless.
    "... Why?" The question would come off quietly on quivering lips, having let her eye fall to the floor to try and settle her nerves. Her shining crimson gaze would settle on the tanuki sitting upon Lilium's shoulder, the expression on her pale face full of shock and confusion. "Why are you letting me in so easily? I destroyed the guild hall, i-i killed people- your children." She turned her sight to look over each individual currently around her, her eyes beginning to water. "Why are you all so accepting of a murderer??" It was the reason she had run off to Terasu after the guild war. She didn't have the courage to face her mistakes in fear of what they all thought of her. She stayed up countless nice recounting her mistakes, worried about those she hurt. But now there were here, accepting her so easily. She thought if she ever went to Rose Garden again she would be better off dead, but they were only being nice and accepting of her. Basically, the complete opposite of everything she imagined. It was overwhelming to say the least. She needed answers. It didn't feel real.
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    Silver-furred ears twitched when the keen tanuki realized the quivering of lips and the obvious surprise and confusion. It was not something the bakedanuki had so easily come to terms with-- Astrid had not only killed herself when she lashed out at Izayuki, but also an unborn twin. It was a difficult thing for the ayakashi to accept, but what she did have to remind herself was that it was an accident and done in blind rage. Had the yokai herself not made terrible mistakes in her moments of fear, anger, or weakness? The guild master’s crimson gaze rested calmly on the dragon slayer’s. The tanuki herself had taken lives and murdered, both in her will and against her will, or just from sheer carelessness. However, she could simply not bring herself to hate or loathe someone she had come to accept as her own child.

    “You said sorry, didn’t you?” the tiny tanuki asked calmly and gently, a reassuring smile on her muzzle. At the watering eyes, the small canine leaped off of Lilium’s shoulder to land on the bit of space next to where Astrid was standing. Upon landing, the bakedanuki would revert to her mostly human shape which still retained her silver-furred ears, fluffy tail, and sharp claws and fangs. As soon as she had fully shapeshifted, Izayuki attempted to pull the silvernette into a gentle embrace. “This is the guild of misfits at heart. It doesn’t matter what happened in the past-- you’re here now and what matters is the present.”

    The bakedanuki paused, attempting to softly look the slayer in the eyes before continuing. “We’re willing to give you a second chance,” she said with a warm grin. Her implication was simple-- the guild was a family, and Astrid was to be a part of it if she so accepted. Her own hand trailed to the other saint’s right hand, gingerly placing the Black Rose guild tattoo on the top of the hand in a lovely violet hue.

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    Post by Jiyu Kazehime 31st August 2018, 12:28 pm

    The other girl's optics had this hazy look to them, distant almost as if she was looking at something besides everyone standing around. Had she accidentally upset her friend without meaning to?! Jiyu wanted to believe that everyone else could be the reason for that distant expression, but considering history she couldn't help but think it may be her fault. After all, where was her happiness when Astrid had first discovered she was alive? At the time she had only greeted the other coldly, withdrew tried to act like they didn't know each other to some extent, as if the nights spent sleeping over, going to school together and numerous other events, just hadn't happened. Emotions were so fickle, after-all it had only taken one moment to make her abandon all of it, so why shouldn't Astrid suddenly realize how awful she was and express the anger that she should have long ago. Mikka wanted it all back, but she had experiences that proved to her it could never happen, actively looking for the worst in the world in much the same way Astrid had braced for it.

    Eventually, the truth or what seemed to be the truth came to light, the light-haired girl was overwhelmed by kindness.  Tears started in Astrid's bright eyes and the sight only caused some to appear in Mikka's, accompanying her pale smile. Right now, this was really happening, wasn't it? "Why?" if it was some dream, there wouldn't be so many tears, so she let her own flow, distressed that Astrid ever thought she could be seen in negative light. All she could do for a few moments was laugh, not at the elf, not at herself, but at the event itself, even if this was happening and she knew it, Mikka couldn't accept it. Good things didn't just happen! This was going to go horribly wrong somehow, she knew it, but even knowing that she couldn't help but get caught up in the moment anyway, the sweet pain of utter joy being made worse by the fact she indulged knowing it could never last. Maybe that was the biggest mistake in the world, wanting the happy ending so much you walked right into pain, chasing after it uselessly. She had been done with that charade until Astrid waltz in here.  

    She went silent momentarily as Izayuki spoke to the other, wondering if there was something there that she didn't know about. "Strid" she for a few seconds could only say the other girl's name, emotions flying inside of her, making the Inugami unstable, to say the least. "IDIOT!" completely not productive, neither was grabbing Astrid's sleeve considering Izayuki was currently latched onto the elf. "Why?!" all she could do was laugh again, wiping her own tears away, a stern seemingly cross expression on her face. "You don't get to ask that." she huffed and turned her head away, but her gaze gave away how happy she was, going right back to Astrid even with her head turned. "Not after you didn't ask it of me." she couldn't put up the tough girl act anymore, she latched herself into some sort of hug on Astrid, even if meant she had to half hug her guild master as well. "You just took me back, as if I hadn't abandoned you, so why shouldn't I?" she wiped her tears on someone's clothing, not that she knew which of the two she wiped them on. "Idiot 'strid, tat one thing isn't who you are, I know tat." she stuck her tongue out for part of her statement, turning her head away, even though she refused to let go of the two.

    With Astrid so close and upset? The mask was down, she couldn't be the powerful mage, the cool ace she had grown into, all she could do was be the emotionally driven, good-hearted but impulsive and rough girl that Astrid knew. Oops.


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    Post by Aoi 31st August 2018, 1:14 pm

    A lot had started to happen in a short span of time, so much so that the doll had sort of retreated back to allow the others chances to come forward. Not that she wasn't one to be bugged by others coming around, but she was a bit of an introvert at heart, so it was easier for her to sit back and just observe and go from there in trying to refit herself in a conversation or situation if need be. Her main reason of simply sitting back was the show of the guild master. From her standpoint, something seemed off about her this time around. Sakura knew there was history between the two, but was it something more than she had heard it was? Astrid was someone who in some fit of anger blew up the hall. Beyond that, there was nothing that she knew beyond a reason why or anything. Still, she was here, the tone, body language, and her expression showed clear fear and remorse, but it wasn't her place to feel any sort of way. She should, as a member and an ace, but there wasn't anything special about it to her. Right now she was someone who wanted a home and she'd treat her as such.

    Still, the silent doll didn't do much more than give an icy glare at the holy mage across from her as she had been a little silver-tongued about Astrid's arrival. Her crude language was a little more than needed for being angry, but giving a rolling of her eyes, she just chalked it up as people venting in their own manner. Victoria would receive a shake of the dolls head to the question of wanting a drink. In fact, the way had seemed to start to look, it would be a much easier time for Sakura to help calm any nervous feelings that Astrid might have. Giving no word of excusing herself, the summoner hopped up from the seat and walked along the stools before grabbing her tray and sliding it down some without making much noise at all. Taking an empty cup, she would lift the kettle and fill the cup with pipping hot tea before she would head over and set the cup down right in front of Astrid. "This will help calm your nerves." She said calmly ad assuringly, ignoring the blondes ignorance without giving much reaction to it. If she would taste it, the overwhelming rich flavor would surely help brighten her mood... or so she hoped.

    With just Jiyu's reacting all of a sudden too, it made her pause in doing anything else while she just listened on in how odd it was she had been acting since Astrid arrived. Surely, it wasn't too bad, but the way she was going on was a little more childish than her normal self. She tried to pull herself out of the others affairs as it wasn't her business to meddle or ask about. Though in surprise, a sudden figure would wrap their hands lightly around the cloaked Saints shoulders. Her head would pop around her right side and with a giggle, her bubbly personality would show on her face. "Put up that smile, sunshine! You got friends all around wanting to accept you with open arms!" The summon chimed in, smiling brightly still to hope for giving the girl some boost in her self esteem in this moment. "Oh, Ms. Foss, this is one of my summons, Natasha." Sakura introduced, finally speaking out once again. "But she is right. Get a load off, relax, calm down is all you need to do right now." Her blessings of sorts to her joining, Sakura picked up her own cup of tea and sipped on it. "Oh oh oh! Lilium! Are we on for a duet later!? Maybe I could talk some others into making a big group song!" Turning her attention to the blonde singer, she hoped for a little action in singing later with her, but it wasn't anything that saying no to would hurt her. Offers are offers after all~

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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 31st August 2018, 9:42 pm

    Victoria was halfway listening to the various conversations that were happening in front of her.
    She did not listen too closely because it was none of her business. If Astrid, Izayuki, or any other of the senior guild members wanted her to know anything, they would tell her directly. Still, she could not help but to overhear parts of conversations. For example, she found out that Astrid was a previous Black Rose member before something negative happened and she decided to leave for another place.

    Victoria expressed surprise as Seth put in an appearance. In fact, he had jogged up to a position behind the counter. Still, it was a pleasant surprise. At least Francesca Corlone was not lobbing barstools and drinks at her.

    "Hey Seth. You're just in time. You're looking at an all-star lineup of guild members." She informed him. He looked to be doing well for himself. He was one of the guild's two newly minted Aces, a position of equal parts prestige and responsibility. Victoria herself was the other Ace; the Guild Master had deemed the brunette worthy of the title and the latter accepted it.

    Victoria turned to a staff member who had conveniently arrived. It was the redhead from the other day. She had long, wavy red hair and green eyes. She wore a staff uniform.

    "I'd like some red velvet cake, please. It's for the Guild Master. Please make it as fast as possible. Also, please don't make any additions to it... I'd like a plain red velvet cake." Victoria requested of the young woman with red hair. The latter nodded and turned away to retrieve it. In the meantime, the brunette prepared the iced tea. Izayuki had indicated that the beverage was to be plain, so she did not add alcohol. It would be a plain iced tea for the Guild Master.

    "Here's your iced tea, Izayuki. Your cake will be here shortly." Victoria calmly informed the Guild Master. Victoria wondered what had happened between Astrid and Black Rose to make this meeting so emotionally charged. Jiyu seemed to be the most emotionally affected member next to Izayuki herself; she was speaking in an entirely different speech pattern. Something about Jiyu's speech sounded familiar. Victoria had heard it somewhere before, but where?

    Her train of thought was interrupted by the cake arriving. The redhead had carried it from the kitchen to the bar, making absolutely certain that it had reached its intended recipient intact. Whatever she was being paid, it needed to be raised.

    "Thanks... uh, what's your name?" Victoria asked the redhead.

    "Samantha." She replied.

    "Thanks Samantha. You're a lifesaver!" Victoria expressed her gratitude for the cake's safe delivery. Samantha nodded and went back to her duties.

    "Your cake is here, Guild Master." Victoria announced to the pink-haired young woman. Now that that matter had been settled, she turned her attention back to Jiyu's speech pattern. Where had she heard that before?
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    The holy mage rolled her eyes at her guild master's reminder to be polite to whoever was joining the guild. Let her have her fun every now and again. The former noblewoman would be surprised by the sudden gentle weight on her shoulder as her guild master rested. She couldn't really protest it because that was probably wasted energy if she mentioned it.

    She didn't expect that severe of a reaction from Astrid but she looked like she was seconds away from bawling her eyes out. The blonde woman would sigh as she ran one hand through her hair in order to move it behind her back. "We've all done a lot of things while running on nothing more than emotions." The holy woman would look to Astrid before giving a brief glance to her Heroic Spirit who was serving the tables and addressing the stares. "No matter how stable they seem, there always can be emotions that completely run them and make them act differently to how they normally do." The Wizard Saint would look at the slayer's crimson eye as she smirked. "No one is defined by their worst act."

    It would be rather poor taste to mention the fact that they were all surrounded by murderers. It's just a matter of who has been killed. Shaking her head in order to brush the thought away, Lilium would feel the weight on her shoulder disappear as her guild master manifested in a human-like form while reassuring her that she'd be accepted. Standing up, the holy mage would summon a pair of smaller wings than normal as she gently floated and sat on the counter, offering her seat to her guild master if she wanted it.

    Turns out a lot of people have been forgiven by Astrid or vice versa, or at the very least to a point where Jiyu acted a lot different than she normally did. It was none of her business, however, in the fact that she didn't really care. Guilds were a place where everyone could feel safe when they joined even if they have done questionable things in the past. Smiling gently as she tuned out the words, the holy mage would listen to the ambient sounds of the Inn.

    The holy mage would look at the summon who made her presence known by asking if they would sing together, to which she'd reply. "Ah, I think I'm done for the night. I've been at it all evening. You're free to continue if you'd like." Looking at her guild master and Astrid, the holy mage would note how the pair seems extremely close despite what Astrid did. Perhaps there was something that connected them in the past. Either way, it didn't really concern the Wizard Saint.

    The blonde woman would simply sit while she let the others who were a little bit closer to Astrid deal with the woman's emotions because the two of them weren't really friends in all honesty, despite how much the holy mage thinks of her as a friend. "This guild has always been filled with misfits, so what's one more?"


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    Post by Caelum Pendragon 2nd September 2018, 9:27 am

    Caelum soon smirked a bit as she flopped her draping an arm over her shoulder and smirked pinching her cheek "we misfits gotta stick together, and youre one of us so duuuuh! of course we want ya here ding dong why would we not, ven if you did those things sorry is all you had to say" Caelum smiled at her friend before she then poked her cheek "that also means we can have our rematch too hahaha!" to that Bastet facepalmed as she then looked at Victoria "victoria, she is caelum and im her companion bastet, we'll have two ice teas as well as strawberry cheese cakes ok...also Astrid, what kind of question is that anyways, were you scared we would say no or attack you?"

    Bastets words kind rung true, if she came even earlier the response would have been the same, but she could guess that she was worried people would wanna try and kill her over the fact that Astrid went haywire and killed people over something probably traumatic...at least thats what her goddess instincts were telling her but of course Caelum would know more and she was happy to see her companion smiling and hugging her best friend


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    Post by Guest 3rd September 2018, 11:44 am

    The tears started flowing quietly from the girl's eyes and down her pale cheek. Well, tears were only being produced from her left eye since it was still fully intact. From the crevice of where her right eye used to be, silver blood slowly trailed down in a thin line instead, as if she still had the eye even now. Perhaps it was some sort of ghost reaction. At least, that's what the elf had concluded. It was similar to ghost pain in a sense, except her body thought she still had the eye and in trying to produce tears was forcing itself to the point where the sensitive skin within the socket would break. It was't painful at all, though a bit annoying since the elf knew she would have to apply an extra dose of Sirius' medication to it later in the day. But even with a bit of blood, Astrid didn't notice it too much, as by the time she would have the guild master latched onto her in a hug. Astrid wasn't even surprised, nor took any time to ask anymore questions as she latched onto her also, digging her crying face into the tanuki's shoulder. It was strange, to hold onto someone that you once saw as an enemy. But in all honesty right now she didn't care. She had never felt a stronger sense of fellowship between her and the god slayer before, and any sense of fellowship these days went a very long way.
    They were willing to give her a second chance. They knew she was tricked, they knew she meant no harm, and they accepted her with welcoming arms despite her past. She didn't know what to say, or how to thank them enough for giving her another chance other than just letting them hold into her. Even Jiyu, who had been very hesitant to come near her at first, was now joining in on the hug. The elf couldn't help but let out a small laugh, sniffling as she did so. Even despite being caught up in the embraces, all of their words stuck in her mind. A guild full of misfits. Well, despite moving locations this guild sure hadn't changed.

    The girl released the other two as they both retracted themselves. Though her gazed down to her right had as Izayuki took it into her own, watching as she placed the guild stamp onto her skin. it took a second, but the flower mark faded into existence in a lovely violet hue. She would not ask why the guild master specifically put it there, as there may not even be a reason why. But seeing as how her old guild mark was on the left hand, she couldn't help but make a connection. The left was in the past, the right was her future. For too long has that left handed guild mark cursed her, both with leaving Black Rose and the fall of Golden Phoenix. It was time to change it up, as she was also changing her life.
    Astrid smiled down at the mark, using arm to wipe the tears and blood away. She picked up the cup of tea Sakura offered to her, letting out a quiet "thank you" before taking a sip. She was right, this tea was rather relaxing. The rich flavor and warm temperature overwhelmed her senses, brightening her overall mood as she could feel it traveling down her chest. Perhaps she could ask the doll for this recipe at a later date. She would love to have this after one of her nightmarish episodes. Maybe she could even get a good night's sleep for once.

    It was actually all rather peaceful. Having joined the guild she she thought once hated her, she could only feel so much tension melt away as she gazed upon those who were now her guild mates, a family in a sense. It was too bad Lucius couldn't join. The elf was very sure Izayuki would in no way accept him into her guild after what he has done and his unforgiving nature. But at least this guild would now give her the power to be able to protect not herself, but the ones she loved also.
    It was wonderful thought. At least, when it wasn't disturbed by Caelum wrapping her arm around the girl's shoulders and pinching and poking her cheek. She let out annoyed groans as her fellow dragon slayer prodded her, irritated with how the wind mage kinda disturbed the moment with it. But well, this was kind of her life now. And despite it being annoying, the green haired girl was her friend, and she couldn't stayed annoyed at friends.
    When the dragon slayer let go the silvernette rubbed her cheek at the lingering sensations. But during it, Bastet's question caught her attention. The cat goddess had answered her own question, but the saint figured she would explain herself out loud. She placed the cup of tea down on the bar counter, looking to the goddess.
    "Yes, honestly. I was fearful that you all hated or despised me, because you have a right to after all the things i did. But now, after actually coming here and asking for forgiveness, i see that my worry was unnecessary." Her gaze began to travel back to the guild members one by one, a smile upon her lips. "During my moment of anger i saw the guild as nothing more than a band of murderers and degenerates. But now that everything is clear, i see how wrong i was. This is not a guild full of murderers, nor degenerates, but a family. And family forgives family, because there is nothing stronger than the bond of blood, may it be physical or metaphorical." The elf would pause to dip her head down. "Thank you for letting me become apart of this family once more."
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    Post by Victoria Sheridan 3rd September 2018, 7:28 pm

    Victoria's attention was split between Caelum and Astrid. Caelum's companion Bastet spoke to her, requesting two ice teas and two strawberry cheesecakes. That was a simple enough order to fill. The brunette quickly made the iced teas and gave them to Caelum and Bastet.

    "The strawberry cheesecakes will take a minute, Caelum and Bastet." Victoria said to the green-haired guild member and her companion. She had just turned around when Samantha greeted her. Victoria was about to speak when the redhead spoke up.

    "Two strawberry cheesecakes, got it." Samantha said before spinning on her heels and walking towards the kitchen. How did she know? Was the redhead psychic or just paying attention? Victoria had no idea. She only knew that the Silver Moon Inn staff member had an uncanny knack for delivering orders at the exact moment they were needed.

    Victoria watched Caelum, Jiyu, and others start hugging the Wizard Saint, who decided to join Black Rose after all. The benefits that Astrid's membership provided for the guild could not be understated. Astrid was a very powerful mage who had few equals, but sheer magical power was not all she could offer. Her joining Black Rose would give the guild a good public face, facilitating their work. This was great.

    Victoria's excitement started bubbling to the surface, but she had to keep it under control. She did not want to creep out Astrid on the latter's first day. Samantha's arrival with the cheesecakes helped the brunette come back down to earth.

    "Thanks Samantha." Victoria thanked the staff member, who nodded and departed just as swiftly as she had arrived.

    "Sorry about the wait. Here you go!" Victoria said to Caelum and Bastet as she slid the plates with their cheesecakes to them. Observing and listening to the talk informed Victoria that there was a lot of history between Astrid and Black Rose that she did not know about. She learned that Astrid had once destroyed the inn during a fit of rage. Victoria was somewhat relieved... the inn being wrecked was not a recent trend that had started when she joined. Victoria was also relieved that she did not have to face an angry Wizard Saint and learn firsthand how powerful their magic was.

    Victoria pondered whether she should say something during such an emotionally charged moment for Astrid. Part of her wanted to keep quiet. The other part wanted to say something encouraging. The other part won out. As a bartender and guild member, it was her job to converse with other guild members, and Astrid was now part of Black Rose.

    "Welcome to the guild, Miss." Victoria said to Astrid, looking into her single crimson eye.
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    Post by Kiru 5th September 2018, 1:36 pm


    KIRU NIVANI
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    The rain came silently. Slow and steady did the water from the sky began to fall towards the grounds on which the city of Rose Garden sat upon. When the storm clouds like this came in without warning... This was a sign of a dark omen to the more knowledgeable members of the guild. Often times Kiru couldn't control the skies above when she let the irritating tinge of emotion get to her. They were a reflection of her feelings. The clouds could only be changed by those who could influence the woman's thoughts. But that would not happen today... There was nothing, and nobody that could change Kiru's mind today. And anyone who knew the twin haired girl would come to the same conclusion as well.

    For the past few weeks Kiru's usual blank expression had darkened. Every day she wore the same dark glare. She didn't speak, she didn't eat, and she rarely was even SEEN by anyone now. Isolating herself in her office or venturing out on long jobs that took her far away from the guild. This kind of behaviour was not like the demon slayer at all. She would normally be a common site within the Inn. Normally Kiru enjoyed the company of her guild mates and would prefer to do her work in the public area with all of them. But recently that had all changed. After every single venomous word and ignorant action that Kiru had witnessed from her guild mates and her guildmaster.. She was falling deeper and deeper into her own contained rage. Izayuki. Kiru's best friend and trusted guildmaster had betrayed the girl. The tanuki had betrayed everything the girl stood for. Everything she thought this guild had stood for... But Kiru was taught just how wrong she was. Allying with terrorists and murderers did nothing to her guild. Every SINGLE member appeared to be blissfully ignorant of the actions of their guildmaster. In fact, many even approved of them. The shock of horror and whimper of sadness within Kiru's heart quickly boiled into a hot, barely contained rage. To see not only her best friend, but her ENTIRE guild turn their backs on everything she thought they had been fighting for was beyond understanding or forgiveness.

    Kiru had flashbacks of the day she joined the guild. Stepping off the boat on the docks of Lavantir and seeing the old hall looming in the foggy rain. The sense of hope and freedom the girl felt when she entered those doors. Only to be greeted by her long lost friend from her child hood. Something had changed since then. Kiru had no idea what it was, or how she could have just stood by and let it happen, but Izayuki was not the same girl Kiru saw falling off the railing of the 2nd floor when they reunited. At least not in her eyes. When she joined the guild she finally thought she had found a home. A group of people willing to fight and risk their lives to save others. But now... Izayuki only proved how alone Kiru still was...

    Whatever hidden agenda the tanuki had in store, she would not have any part of it. Kiru would not allow herself to throw away responsibility, reason, and the morals that the guild once had because their guildmaster ordered too. Which is why Kiru was no longer staying. And to make matters worse... The fears that the girl had manifested in the form of a new arrival...

    Kiru stepped down the stairs leading from the upper floor of the Inn to see a large crowd of her guildmates near the bar. Including Izayuki. Something had their attention. Kiru adjusted the small pack on her back slightly, snort of contempt at the site of all of them. Hopefully whatever distraction was keeping them occupied could allow Kiru to slip out without being noticed. The girl soon made her way across the lobby towards the door when the site finally caught her eyes. The blue optics flicked back towards her guild only to see the familiar white head of an elf. Kiru's feet stopped in their place and she stared wide eyed at her. Astrid Foss was in their guildhall... Why..?

    Kiru's mind instantly flash backed to the memories she had of the guild falling apart. Members she worked with and had been trusted to protect dying at her feet. Innocent inn patrons being caught in the cross fire. And then that girl... The source of all that death and destruction... Was being marked with the Black Rose seal.

    A flash of lighting could be seen outside as the rain poured even harder now. Kiru stood behind all of them with her hair hung low and her expression a mix between a somber anger. "So... Is this really what we have come to?" She questioned softly. She looked up staring directly at Astrid. "First we ally ourselves with terrorists and murderers... Now we welcome one into our home. THe home that was rebuilt because of their bloodlust? And all of you... You are all so quick to forget the lives that were snuffed out..." Kiru's sad expression stared at Astrid for another moment before turning to the tanuki... At that moment something within Kiru's mind snapped. Her expression darkened and she glared intensely at her 'friend'. "Are we all so determined to make sure they all died for nothing. Innocent members of our family butchered by a raged wizard saint who can't control her own power? TO INSULT THEM BY ALLOWING THEIR KILLER THE CHANCE TO REPLACE THEM?!" Kiru now showed no effort to hide her anger. For the first time in history... Kiru had shown the full extent of human emotion. "EVERY SINGLE DEATH THAT DAY WAS HER DOING! AND YOU ARE GOING TO PRETEND THAT THE UNJUST MURDER OF YOUR CHILDREN MEANS NOTHING." Kiru was now obviously talking strictly to Izayuki.

    "At least the killer had the decency to feel some small regret for their fate... But now I'm beginning to wonder if you ever even cared in the first place."

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