The 100 sounds of a cat [Habika's Intro]

Tonight was a dark night, the sky had been covered with clouds that blocked out the natural moonlight. The streets were dark only dimly lit by the street lamps that were placed on the sidewalks. The citizens who lived in this town have gone home for the night and the few that were still out paced quickly to their destinations. Although not all of the figures were rushing to their destinations were moving; A small animal with light green eyes was staring out of the many alleyways. The cat gave a yawn as it stretched and began making way towards wherever it wished. As the cat walked the bell that was attached to the ribbon wrapped around is neck jingled softly with every step. The cat turned a corner, but as it rounded the corner the cat had seemingly disappeared leaving a tall and spindly looking man walking in it's place.

Habika yawned once again as he had done earlier slightly weary of the wait he had done. The ribbon he had around earlier was still there and jingling along with the other two bells that were attached to the cloak. He rubbed his eyes with his oversized gloves and blinked a few times as he saw the brightly lit sign of his destination. "The Silver Moon Inn huh?" He said in his tired yet slightly sarcastic tone. He walked through the doors of what he was a tacky named inn. He smiled as he thought of the new possibility that his information could be wrong, but he had decided to chance it anyways. He entered the room and the interior seemed much more decorative than what he would expect of a hideout to a certain guild would look like.

It was extremely dark outside tonight, and normally that meant that Jiyu would not venture outside of the silver moon for anything, as of now she was planning to keep the vow. Something kept secret from most of the guild? Was the fact that the dark frightened the Ace, she had spent years blind folded ans that had it's effect on her, the dark was something she now detested. Thus the wind user stayed safely inside of the cafe, pulling a late night shift for it, thought the shift was almost over by now. That could be seen as some form of comfort, for her aching ears, throbbing nose, her over stimulated senses, or it could be seen as something bad considering when it was all over she'd be going back to her room alone. These day's she was never too fond of being alone either, even if she spent most of her time like that! Recently, thing's had changed for her, and it made navigating the world and her own existence difficult.

       As the man spoke right outside of the inn doors? Two sets of distinct ears twitched, one of them elfin in shape, the other vulpine. "Jiyu." the voice was tiny, and the creature it came from matched, a foot tall kitsune laying on the bar top, her two long tails hanging over. "I hear him too Maka." the second voice was more mature but not quiet near an adults, velvet in tone and enchanting in it's mere utterance. The mage's blue eye looked down at her companion, before she glanced back up to watch the doors swing open, her tail lashing once thought the action was hidden due to her being behind the bar.

        "late night drink?" she spoke up, her head tilting to the side slightly as her eyes turned quizzical and her ears angled slightly, not twitching, just adjusting their position to focus on him better. If he was looking for Black Rose and had done some decent research on them? This sight would let him know he was close at the very least, if not confirm he had arrived. After-all he was being greeted by the sight of a rising star who served as the Guild's Ace Of Hearts, so she was a face that was somewhat easy to know, even if you were from outside the guild. "or do you need something else?" it was almsot too late for another true costumer, but she brought out a beer glass anyway's, bum length hair swaying as she moved around behind the bar. Sadly while she wasn't hostile, the half demoness also did not seem overly friendly either.

Habika yawned again and noticed that there was someone standing behind the bar with a curious looking fox on the counter top. He stood for a second contemplating what to do when he had been addressed by the girl behind the bar. The cheerful smile grew slightly wider of the thought of getting something to drink coupled with the prospect of information to be gained. The tail of his was swishing behind in the cat-like way it usually does and he walked towards the bar top. The tail would knock into his cape every so often causing them to chime. "A drink would be nice." He said as he looked down at the fox with two tails. He was about to poke it with one of the claws on his gloves before his ears twitched at the sound of another.

Habika saw what seemed like a young teenager walk down the steps acting as if he had just woken up from a nap. He was a bit curious as to whether the person was in the guild Habika had been seeking or just a resident of the inn. He saw the new person sit down on one of the bar's seats. Habika's natural curiosity increased a bit when the teen had demanded whom he assumed Jiyu for food. Habika turned his attention back to the Jiyu person. "Aside from the drink I don't suppose you..." He paused and remembered there was a second person here. "Well either of you would be able to answer some of my questions." He finished as he regarded the three.

This late in the night someone did not have the right to specify which drink or anything they wanted. Of course? Other's would disagree, but she could be cuddled with Maka in bed right now, the little fox was already yawning and struggling to stay awake. Kazehime did not ask him exactly what he wanted, but she was no stranger to the world by now, she had been working behind the bar long enough to figure out what people liked. The odd thing about this girl working at the bar? Was she never drank herself and actually rather detested the very bottle in her hands, the cork popping off. "Since your speaking of holding some sort of conversation as you drink, I'll start you off on something that's slightly light." never said she'd keep him on light stuff, just that she would ease him into the heavier stuff if he wanted it. Unless it was Marschal? She did not trust someone's ability to remain coherent when drunk off their ass. if she was going to talk to someone, they'd be lucid when she did so. Slowly, she poured the drink into the glass she'd left on the table, pushing it over to him when it was filled.

"Aru."

        She barely bothered with people's full names, only using them if she could think of no good nickname. In front of company? Shortening his name was the best option, she still was not his uber biggest fan, since he had been one of the few bold enough to ask about her scars when she had them. Yet, he was a guuild-mate, and this was the only family she had, all she needed, so she wouldn't just ignore him. "Get those claws out of the chair." most of the chefs had already went home, her eyes lingering to the clock and realizing how late it really was, that her shift had ended an hour ago. There would be no explanation for her next action, hands going to the base of her dress, and simply yanking it up, off her body, throwing it at the weasels face, seeming to just strip in front of the two men. "Hey Monkey Boy, Gala? Either Of You Still Back There." she didn't call Manga by his name anymore, which was alarming and comforting at the same time. On one hand? She could have become comfortable with him. On the other hand the ace of hearts could be still holy pissed off he had squirted her with a spray bottle and hit her nose! "I suppose you can have what I didn't finish of my lunch if your that hungry." the now bikini top clad girl bent beneath the counter, taking out the small box that contained several types of assorted meat, pushing the box to ita.

Finally Jiyu leaped over the bar until she was sitting in the chair between the two men.

     "Don't worry i'll still answer your questions and keep your cup full, I'm just not technically on duty anymore." with her mistress now off work, Maka bound over and laid in the girls lap, fur rubbing against the expanse of leg exposed by her daisy dukes, and brushing against the giant black rose on her stomach.

Kiru sat completely still. The two toned hair colored girl lied in waiting in the darkness of the inn. For what? Why was she still up? What could she possibly be waiting for? Nobody new. And nobody even noticed her. The late night, and the moonless sky had casted some ominous looking shadows inside the Inn, one of which the demon slayer had situated herself in. Kiru had been sitting in a dark booth, completely obscured by the darkness, silently watching the scene that had begun to unfold before her with a deep stare. Her cyan colored gaze fluctuated from purple and back every now and then, a side effect of her magic. But she couldn't quite place the face of this new arrival. Although she had already learned much about him even before he entered the Silver Moon Inn. The demon slayer could smell him, and already knew he was another Yokai. There seemed to be a lot of those in Black Rose. In fact, Kiru was beginning to think she was one of the few "rare" humans that still situated themselves here. As per usual, Jiyu was manning the bar, and taking care of this Bakeneko's "questions"... Something that had interested her greatly. However, it was short lived... As soon as Itazura savegely opened a box of meat...

Her eyes widened, and her nose wrinkled up. She then let out a few small coughs. Why did it have to be meat? Her senses couldn't stand the smell or taste of such a revolting food. She was about to gag, but Itazura quickly finished off, and then her senses returned. Slowly shaking her head, Kiru finally stood up. She walked out of the darkness, not expecting anyone to even notice she had been there "What questions could you possibly have this late?" Kiru said flatly. Her voice sounded more like a statement then a question. Her cyan gazed was locked straight on the cat-man, with her usual, blank expression...

Habika watched the Jiyu person pour down the seemingly shiny liquid into the cup she had gotten out. He grabbed on to the cup taking a quick drink before looking back at Jiyu person had seemingly lost her dress. He looked down at his cup only seeing it's contents decreased only by a slight amount. He wondered for a moment whether the drink had something in it until he saw Aru person next him had happened to have the dress somehow. Though he thought it was a bit improper for the girl to be missing most of her clothing he was glad to see the mark of the guild he sought after.

He watched Aru  devour the meet that had been presented to him. He took a another drink as he watched Aru walk off to wherever. He cleared his throat and almost began a sentence when he heard a shuffling behind him. He looked over his shoulder and saw a new curious looking person who he could tell wasn't exactly like the others in the room. Unlike himself and the other two, the new person smelled more human than the other two. In his opinion he looked a bit odder than what most humans would like. He thought the hair coloring played a major part in that but maybe that was just the style around this unfamiliar city. The girl asked him the same question as the one know as Jiyu did. He looked at the cyan eyed girl and notice she had a distinct oddity of not blinking. "Well hello to you as well." He said with his unwavering smile. "Well I guess now that my information correct." He said looking back at Jiyu person. He took another drink and began again. "I've been looking for the certain guild that you three or at least you miss Jiyu seem to be in." He said gesturing to Jiyu.

That was one more lunch box down the drain, ruined and torn to shreds when it was simple to open if you knew what clips were. Jiyu had only recently purchased that one, hoping it would stand up to the trials given by the world, better than the last one, yet it met a very cruel fate. Honestly? Sher did not mind her lunch box being dismembered, shit. The half demoness watched the weasel eat for a few seconds, crossing her legs almost as if she was actually some sort of lady, instead of the object of desire she dressed as.“You coulda asked me to open it.” she huffed out the words, drawing a cherry lollipop from her bikini top, right from between her breasts, removing the wrapper lazily by ripping through it with her fangs and spitting it into the trash can behind the bar. Now that she had the sweet item revealed in its glory? Pink lips closed around it and sucked eagerly on the sweetness, a happy little whine escaping from the back of her throat, cherry flavor had to be one of the best things in the world. For several moments the world faded away as she worked happily at her lollipop, tail swaying happily.

“Black Rose?” her eyes glanced down to her own stomach, as if just remembering she had the brand of her guild displayed clearly across it, giggling slightly as the lollipop came out of her mouth with an audible plop. “Yeah, I’m part of the guild, so are Kiru and Aru.” it was clear he was foreign because people native to Rose Garden were quick to realize who was from the guild, considering they had a decent influence over the city. “I’m the Ace Of Hearts actually.” as she spoke the elfin eared girl traced the shape of a heart in the air with her lollipop, before plopping it back into her mouth for a few good sucks and removing it slowly, her tongue almost refusing to leave it, yet she knew her treat must be abandoned to speak. ‘So what do you need with the guild? Should I go get our guildmaster.” she smirked slightly, drawing one foot onto the chair with her as she cocked her head at him curiously.

"Also Aru, I expect you to buy me a new lunch box within the week." her lollipop pointed at him instead of her finger, one hand remaining dormant on Maka's head as the twin tail snored in her lap, laying on the leg she had left stagnant. He wrecked her only one, so it was only right her work and pay for a new one, she had tons of other tasks aside from securing a new lunch box!

"You've come to the right place then. You are currently standing in the Silvermoon Inn, Black Rose's guildhall." Kiru went straight to the point. Her mind didn't seem to care at all about the tedious foreplay people often liked to employ when participating in a meeting as unusual as this. Some may have called her dangerous, because she was so straight forward and willing to give the information to a stranger, but Kiru wasn't stupid. She could easily sense he had no intention of harming anyone in the guild, and his magic power didn't seem strong enough to do so either. So the Demon Slayer saw no need for subtlety. Not that she ever did anyways.

"You wouldn't be the first Bakeneko to show itself in the guild, assuming you're here for a specific reason. That reason being obvious." She said bluntly, walking past the Yokai behind the counter. Kiru said nothing as she silently passed Jiyu and Itzura. She simply reached for a cuboard and took out various tools one would require to make tea. She placed a cup down with her back to the crew, and filled it with water. Plopping some herbs into the liquid, she placed a palm on the side of the cup and it instantly boiled to a steaming point. Giving it a quick blow she turned around again and leaned against the counter, facing the newcomer. "That is why you're here, isn't it?" She asked, already knowing the answer.