Stepping into the Light

Masha hesitated at the threshold of the Ace of Spades. Was this really the step she wanted to take? Going from a dark guild to a legal one? Maybe there was a better way to exhibit the change in her ideals. Not they had really changed. She wanted to try out a different way of life. One that didn't require her to be a monster just to survive. Ruvel had done that to her. Masha rubbed the guild symbol on her chest. Would these mages even accept someone from a dark guild? Could they? She wasn't the nicest person and many innocents were dead by her very hand. Something she couldn't say she regretted. Masha looked around at the busy town. For a moment, the red head was tempted to turn around and walk away. She didn't need a family, something to return to when the cold of the world got to be too much. That wasn't necessary for her survival. Yet it might be required for her mental sanity. Every day at Savage Skull, Masha had felt her grasp on her humanity slipping a little further away. Eventually she would have become a monster like those she despised. Hopefully, Sabertooth could halt that descent. And if they couldn't, then they would put her down when the time came.

A deep breath brought the attention of several males to her chest. Masha's outfit was at least a little more modest then she usually wore but at the same time, revealed enough skin to keep the scientists' wretched experiments from activating. Her body trembled as she forced her foot forward. This was the step into the new life she wanted. She couldn't change everything--stupid scientists--but she could at least manage to point her life in the right direction. Perhaps she could even make some friends. She had...well none at this point. Nyx probably hated her. Masha had to stop her slow progress into town to close her eyes against the tears. Could she even make friends? The slightest slip on her part could end disastrously. Try as she might, Masha couldn't stop the tears from falling. She moved out of the way, bent her head and cried for how lost she was in the world. A freak for whom no one could understand. A freak no one ever wanted at their side. A freak who had never really been taught the ways of the world. Her various tattoos began to glow a soft pink as her sorrow seeped with magic.

Ryo and Gora were walking back to Ace of Spades as they usually did when they were done with a job, or having returned home. Ryo had returned to his mistress in order to tell her more about his life in Sabertooth and what he lost and gained. She had not been surprised by his change into a vampire, nor had she had anything to say about it really. Other than "Well, I suppose you'll be able to get a lot stronger a lot longer than I am."

Now he had to return home to the guild so he could help out again. They had things to settle in the guild hall, and they had to explore their new home. He wasn't quite sure how they even had gotten access to it, but Kite did and that was all he needed. He was a soldier, a guardian, and he knew how to do both.

He was distracted from his thoughts by Gora nudging him in the side sending him off balance. He looked to the great dire wolf who pointed his snout towards something. Looking where Gora was pointed Ryo saw a girl with glowing pink tattoos crying a bit out of the way of the normal every day traffic of the city. He walked up to her his cowboy boot spurs clicking and spinning as he walked on the cobbled streets drawing closer "Hello my dear, is something wrong? Are you lost or Injured? How can I help?" he asked doing his best to hide his unnatural markers from her. He was dressed in his usual fashion with black slacks held by the belt which held deck boxes full of tarot cards, his black and white decks, and several decks of playing cards. His shirt was a toxic green under a royal purple suit vest. The bowtie was electric blue, and the blood red duster covered most of his body leaving only his face, cowboy boots and his magical gloves exposed. On the top of his head was his broad brimmed hat and it created a shadow to cover Ryo's face from the sun. Gora himself hung back but was still close enough to attack if he needed to defend his master, but he was far enough away to not be noticeable at first hopefully giving the girl enough space to not be afraid.

Yuudai moved thru the streets of Ace of Spades on his way back to the Sabretooth guild and he had a large bar of steel in his hand that he was eating like it was a light snack, his teeth cut thru the mettle like it was a soft pretzel and he let his nine tails wave calmly behind him to the awe of many people around him. Sniffing the air after a moment and catching the scent of one of his guild mates the were hybrid turned and headed in that direction and lo and behold Yuudai saw Ryo talking to a woman who seemed to be rather lost. As he got closer he smelled the salty scent of tears .

As Yuudai approached he saw Ryos wolf Gora and he mearly nodded to him as he held his tails high and let them wave with no worry. He would not be submissive to the dire wolf as he got close and he then spoke.” Ryo your looking well today, and who is this young woman you found?” he asked before he ducked lower before he spoke his head closer to her level.”are you ok Miss?” he asked trying to be helpful.

Gaia was sitting outside a café with her deck of tarot cards with Noya on the table munching on a small chunk of meat. She was wearing her signature look of a turtle neck sweater, short skirt, and pantyhose. She only didn't have her cloak on this time around. While she was sitting at the café, Gaia was sipping some tea while she was aimlessly shuffling the cards around in her hands. To her, it felt like a nice day to relax... till the snowy ferret nips at your hand and steals a card from your deck before she hauls ass off elsewhere. "Noya!" The girl cries out as she rushes after her. If she was able to get ahold of her magic, she would be able to stop the little creature, but it was still temporarily blocked. The ferret seemed to be laughing as it rounded a corner and ran straight towards a crying woman and begun climbing up her skirt nimbly. Gaia skids around the corner in time to see Noya trying to give the card to the woman.

"Noya! What are you doing?" She cries out and quickly goes to grab the ferret off of her. "I'm sorry! Normally she doesn't do things like that. Noya! What card did you steal from me?" She hissed the last part at her ferret while putting her on her shoulder. Blinking, Gaia looks up to the woman crying, then to the card. "The world... hmm... Harmony will eventually come to you. A goal you have in mind, will be within your grasp soon enough... You have to just keep on striving for it." She shows the woman the card of a white and purple female dragon with her eyes closed and arms stretched out to either side of her, looking content as her extra long tail wrapped into an oval around her. She slowly takes the card back and tucks it back into the pouch with the rest of the deck before she pushes back her black bang behind her ear.

She gives the woman a small smile and nods to her. "I"m sorry if Noya caused you any trouble... I'm Gaia." She finally realized that there were two other guild members here, and blushes as she smiles nervously to them. "Hi there." She says and nods, taking a step back to not be in their way a bit. In reality, she was still unsure of there were hybrid, but she was trying to get used to him.

Masha wiped the tears from her eyes, trying not to take her usual approach when many people surrounded her. She had a feeling these people were potential friends, if not from Sabertooth. She didn't know any other people that would step out of their way to help her. She was glad that her Savage Skull guild sign was covered by her current outfit. "Hi y'all. I'm sorry I'm such a mess but I'm alright I promise." She wiped away the last of her tears and pasted a smile onto her face. Masha wasn't sure how to take the next step. Before she would have punched one of them then introduced herself. The best way to learn about someone was fighting them in an all out brawl. She was sure that wouldn't work quite so well in this case. Ruvel had had an interesting way of introducing himself. She would try that approach.

Turning to each of the people in front of her, Masha offered them a slight bow. "My name is Masha." She introduced herself. Then she continued trying to explain why she had been crying. That was....polite? Yes? "I was trying to find the Sabertooth headquarters so I could join but..." Masha spread her arms wide. "The things here are very different from what I am used to. It was overwhelming" She offered a brilliant smile. "I'm alright now." She took a moment to examine each of the people around her. The woman was conservative from Masha's standpoint, a little strange as well. Who had a ferret nowadays? It was very cute though. Then there was the words...Gaia had she called herself? had said. What was that all about? Unfortunately, Gaia seemed to be innocent which took her out of Masha's preferred taste. A shame. Gaia was pleasing to the eye. Her gaze lingered a bit longer over the males. Each was physically attractive in their own way. Masha's tongue unconsciously licked her lips. The one covered in a red trench coat was dressed in brilliant colors. There was also a wolf standing next to that one. The other one was physically impressive simply from his size. Then there was his tails and the giant steel bar. Masha found it difficult to tear her eyes away from the duo. It had been much too long since she had fed.

Ryo was surprised to see so many of his guild members so eager to help, but that was the Sabertooth he well knew. He was quite proud of them and he gave them a nod and smile of approval. He also watched closely as Gaia began to read a lot from the tarot card that was stolen by her ferret and brought to this girl. It was a very good fortune, and he was sure that he couldn’t have done much better. She would be one worth watching make no mistake.

His eyes returned to Masha and he smiled bowing deeply taking his hat off of his head he placed it over his heart as he bowed “It is my pleasure to meet you. I am Ryo Knetegawa. I am one of the Guild Masters of Sabertooth. We would be delighted to escort you to the Sabertooth Guildhall.” He said as he straightened out and put his hat back on his head. He held out his arm to her in what would be seen as an old fashion gesture, but of course, he was raised in the old fashion style to say the least. He couldn’t help but smile a wide toothy smile at the notice of her licking her lips. It was such a familiar gesture to what he was used to and so he knew it well. The toothy smile of his was something he was doing more and more of now, not that he wanted to, but that now he found so much more fun in life. Truly, it was a lot more fun now, and even his unlife as he called it would be much more interesting with the guild doing some very fine things. Of course, with so much tooth in his smile, it would be easy for Masha to see the elongated fangs inside of his mouth.

If Masha would take his arm, then he would lead her through the streets of the Ace of Spades. If she didn’t take his arm, then he would turn and gesture for her to walk ahead of him but would quickly match pace with her. As he walked he would gesture to the city speaking “A while ago the Ace of Spades was attacked. Our former guildhall used to be floating high up in the sky above this city. Then it suffered a fate similar to that of Ace of Spades. Now we are very, very selective about whom gets to the guild hall, and we have gone to great lengths to hide it. You will need one of us to escort you and seeing as I am here I would like to get straight to the point. This way if your desire to join us is indeed genuine then we can get you your guild tattoo straight away.” He said with a cheerful tone in his voice that would not let anyone doubt the sincerity of his words. Gora meanwhile looked to the others and nodded his head after Ryo and Masha showing that they were still wanted and needed for the escort. It would also be a good time for them to get to know the new arrival and introduce themselves more thoroughly. With that done the great Dire wolf started to lumber after the pair keeping an eye on everyone they passed.

Yuudai saw that both Gaia and Ryo introduced themselves to the young woman and the were hybrid knew he should follow suit.”I am known as Yuudai” he said as he took another bite of metal before chewing and swallowing it, he caught the woman licking her lips and he had to resist the urge to raise an eyebrow at her. If she thought he was attractive he was flattered but he was also taken so it mattered not to him. As Ryo explained that they were very secretive about the guilds location and that one of them would need to escort her Yuudai took another bite of his meal before he heared Ryo tell her that he would escort her.

“I need to see what missions are in the guildhall I might need to take a quick few I want to make sure I’m free so I can be there with Ada when our kids are born” he mumbled to himself as he followed the two. He knew the triplets were due to be born anytime and he wanted to make sure he was there but he knew he had to come and check in regularly or people worried about him.glancing back he looked at Gaia.” Oi Gaia you coming?”

Gaia smiles softly as she seemed to not have any issues with how she dropped in and quickly casted a glance down to Noya before shaking her head and taking a deep breath. As the girl bowed to her, Gaia blushes deeply and shakes her head. She runs a hand through her hair gingerly before she hears that this Masha girl was looking for Sabertooth, in which she grins a bit. Of course members of the guild had come up to her. They tended to flock around their guild masters, even if it seemed like it was unintentional in her eyes. As Ryo said that they'd be delighted to show her the way, Gaia nods slightly and steps out of the way to let Masha pass by her. She was still trying to get used to being around so many people, especially ones who wouldn't hurt her. She heard Ryo's voice speaking about the city, but she didn't get snapped out of her little transe till Yuudai called out to her. She gasps a bit and quickly goes jogging up after them She had a blush on her cheeks as she rubs the back of her head.

"Heh! Sorry!" She couldn't help but murmur. She found it rather exciting that there was another guild member already! It hadn't been too long ago that she had joined either. She glances over to the were-hybrid a bit, and raises an eyebrow. She could have sworn she faintly heard what he said before he called out to her, but she didn't want to bother him. She clears her throat and smiles as she listens to Ryo talk once again. Being the bookie she was, Gaia enjoyed hearing of the tales of the city. It excited her, and made her feel a tad upset she wasn't there to witness it.

A question started to form in the tarot readers mind that she bit her bottom lip for. If she didn't ask, the question would bother her. She quickly speeds up to be on the other side of Masha, and she clears her throat. "If... if it's not too much trouble... You mentioned that 'things here are very different from what you're used to', right? Is it okay for me to ask about how that is so?" She inquired as she held her hands behind her back. "I'm still slightly getting used to this place myself, so maybe we can, I dunno... get used to the city together?" She hoped that didn't sound like a stupid question. Regardless if it did or not, she knew she needed to fix her people skills... that tended to be her downfall sometimes.

The little white ferret had perked her head up on Gaia's shoulders after she asked her question, looking at Masha as if she wanted to know as well, but in reality, she was watching out for her master, making sure others around weren't going to touch her or anything like that. Right now, Noya didn't entirely trust Masha, or more how close Gaia had forced herself to get to her to simply talk to her. It may have been a respectable distance, but the snowy ferret still didn't think so herself.

Masha smiled up at the guildmaster, returning his bow with a curtsy. She liked that the guild master was well mannered, a proper gentleman. Her smile widened when he offered his arm. A proper gentleman indeed. "I severely appreciate the gesture, Mr. Knetegawa but I prefer not to be touched too much. It's a little quirk of mine. I hope you aren't offended." Masha said curtsying once again. She could stand to be touched when need called for it or she really wanted to touch the person but otherwise, touching people made her skin crawl. Too many 'special' sessions with the scientists. Masha suppressed a shiver, pushing the memories back again. She looked curiously at Ryo's fangs when they appeared in his smile. A blood drinker then. Fae, demon, or otherwise, Masha didn't know nor was she rude enough to ask. She didn't know the guild master too well yet to ask what might be a sensitive question. The succubus did her best not to make a face at the man casually eating a metal bar. Who did that?

Her head inclined to Ryo when he gestured for her to go first. "I'm beginning to like this place much more than where I came from. Manners were in short supply there." Masha said as she walked forward. She listened intently to his explanation of what had happened here in the city. It made sense that they had tightened security. However, it also caused worry to knot her stomach. Would they accept a former dark mage? Or would she be tossed out with the trash? Again? Masha thought it was best to be upfront especially when the shy one--Gaia?--asked about Masha's earlier comment. The succubus sighed, stopping briefly.

"I feel I should be honest with you..." She pulled the fabric of her top aside to reveal the guild mark of Savage Skull. "I used to be a dark mage. Someone showed me a better way and I wanted to try walking the right path for once. I can understand if this would disqualify me from being able to enter Sabertooth" Masha blinked the tears out of her eyes. She didn't want to be thrown away again. She wanted the family, the warmth, Ruvel had shown was possible. The succubus turned to the bookworm. "This is what I meant by things being different. They were much more brutal in Savage Skull. I was raised in the guild so that's all I really know. If I'm allowed in Sabertooth however, I would love to see the city with you." Masha managed a watery smile at the other woman. At that time, her stomach decided to growl. The unfortunate part was what it craved was not food. Masha scowled down at it. Why did her body have to decide now was the perfect moment for that? She had no idea how she was going to fulfill that need here and not look like a dark mage.

Ryo smiled and simply shrugged returning his arm to his side “I do not take offense my dear. Offense can only be taken, never given. If you do not like to be touched that is well within your rights. Fear not.” As he walked along with the group showing the new arrival things then he was relaxing more and more into his role. His smile grew a bit wider as he nodded “Well, the manners I can’t take credit for. My mentor was a stickler for what she called ‘proper behavior’ so she instilled it inside of me.” He said in his most humble tone of voice.

He stopped talking to hear the question Gaia asked. He didn’t mind the question, it was perfectly acceptable as she was so respectful in the way she asked it. If she had been too eager to ask her question to the point of rudeness he would’ve had to remind her that it wasn’t her place to interrogate potential guild members. Still, manners were there so he let it go for now, but his attention was now fully on the conversation the two women were having.

He heard the story that Masha told everyone and when she was done he gave her a reassuring smile his fangs poking out once more “My dear Masha, there is no need to fear. We are Sabertooth, we do believe that people can change for the better. In fact, one of our former guild masters Lord Frederick was a former dark wizard, in fact if I recall he was formerly of Savage Skull as you are. So long as you have indeed left your darker path behind then we have no complaints. We shall also protect you from those of your former guild. We are Sabertooth the guild of protectors. We protect Fiore from monsters and threats from other realms and dimensions. We protect Fiore from any threat that is planning to harm or destroy it.” He heard the rumble of Masha’s stomach and blinked looking at her with a restrained smile “Is there something we can get for you to eat? Nourishment of some kind that you need?” he asked genuinely curious.

Gaia bit her bottom lip as she saw the guild mark when it was revealed to them and Masha said she used to be a dark mage. She was a bit cautious, but knowing that this other woman wanted to try walking on a different path. She waits till Ryo said something before she decided she should make a comment. A smile grows on her face as he told her she would have the chance to join despite her background. She reached into her little bag on her hip and pulls out a handkerchief so the other woman could dry her forming tears before they fell. "Hey! It's okay. You're trying to turn a new leaf." She gingerly reaches the handkerchief out to Masha with a soft smile. "I'd also love to go roaming around the city with you whenever!" She was kinda glad to hear that she wanted to see the city with her.

Gaia looks over to the guild master as he mentioned asking if there was anything they could get the the other woman, and smiles a bit as she also eager to help her. "What would you prefer to eat? I know of at least a few small shops here that are nice that you may like." She was about to go and grab the other girls hand in both of hers as she was a bit eager, but quickly takes her hands back and hold them behind her back as she took a half step back. She didn't want to be rude and grab her, especially since she nearly forgot she had just said she didn't like to be touched. Gaia was slightly the same, till she got excited.

Missions seemed to get more and more dangerous nowadays… maybe it was his own recklessness that caused the bruises and other casualties that were highly apparent on his body as he walked through the streets of AoS; his clothes had rips across his short sleeves and collar, his leggings had holes that exposed his left knee and his shoes had dots of dirt on them. Some places where his skin was showing, he had white bandages covering what he felt like minor wounds. Even his forehead and the headband was covered by bandage, and his hair looked not as spiky as normally. But hey, he got the mission done, and he could live on happily whilst his clients were spared of many years of trouble and turmoil…

“Kenna will jump off a cliff if she saw me like this…” he mumbled, imagining his elder sister literally standing on the edge with whitened eyes out of fright, simply deciding to screw all and jump off by the look on him. Rather motherly, he imagined her, but he should make sure not to worry her too much. He was a strong wizard, he could take the few damages on him! As long as his deeds weren’t for nothing, these wounds would heal by time!

Sipping some soda from his bottle, he quickly felt very, very… weird. It was as if a spider looked at him from the corner of his eyes… he felt a very intimidating magic power nearby. Upon going ‘stealth mode’ - as in crouching and dazzling around as if he was some kind of sneaky troublemaker - he saw a group of his own guildmates. It must’ve been one of them, most likely Ryo, who gave out the intimidating amount of… then again, Imai’s magic sense was sharp, and it wasn’t him. It was the red-haired beauty who accompanied them, an unfamiliar, voluptuous woman whose hair gave him a warm sense of familiarity.

Stupid feelings were stupid as he ignored them for now. In fact, why not join the crew now that he was on his way to the guild hall. Kenna wasn’t among them, maybe he could sneak by and fix his wounds. “Hey, guys…!” he greeted them joyously whilst waving a hand towards them as he approached the group, “Ryo, Shirotsume is safe and sound now… but please, if you meet Kenna, do forget all about my bandages, hehe…” Fast and worried, he said so, hoping that Ryo was able to fathom and understand his vain message. He wasn’t that good with quick and clear language, after all. Upon closer look, the red-haired lady looked much more beautiful up close, and his shining, wondered eyes clearly said so; her face was bright… but it was also reflecting marks under her eyes. Without analyzing those, he simply decided to try and open a gate between those two with a greeting.

“H-Hey, there… I’m Imai from Sabertooth!” His face would express a joyful grin.

Masha smiled at Ryo's acceptance of her request not to be touched. Most men - and some women- didn't know how to keep their hands off her. She would need to learn another way to defend herself since cutting hands off was probably frowned upon. There was a lot she needed to change if she was going to survive in her new guild. The thought was surprising to Masha. She had already labeled Sabertooth as her own. Not that it was a bad thing but she did have a tendency to get attached too quickly. Masha's smile widened at Ryo's admittance as to where his good manners came from. "Perhaps you can teach me the 'proper behavior' sometime." She purred sinking enough innuendo into the two words to make it painfully clear what she really meant. There was a hope that the brightly dressed man wouldn't take offense to her overt flirting.

Protecting people was the point of Sabertooth. Ruvel had mentioned something to that effect. Masha could do that. Probably. If the people were pretty enough. Maybe even if they weren't pretty enough. "I may not have the disposition to be a protector but I will do my best to become one. I've spent too long having my path chosen for me. I want to choose this one for myself." She said confidently. She accepted the handkerchief with a small smile at Gaia. Then she lightly dabbed at her eyes to dry them of tears. Gaia telegraphed her intent fairly clearly as the girl got excited. It made Masha giddy to see such energy within the woman. Yet she took a step back and put her hands behind her back. She had no desire to be touched at the moment. Touching would have... consequences. She needed to feed. A light blush dusted her cheeks when her companions asked what she was hungry for.

Luckily she was saved by the arrival of another mage. He looked rather beat up but it seemed as if he was alright as he spoke to Ryo. Masha couldn't stop the spark of hunger that ignited simply observing the new mage. She licked her lips and bent at the waist as she spoke to him. The movement was meant to reveal more of her cleavage to the male. "Aren't you the cutest thing! I'm Masha and I'm trying to join your guild." Masha replied her voice sounding peppy and way too cheerful. The sound of it knocked the hunger down a few notches. She needed to feed as soon as possible. Straightening, the red head turned to Ryo. "I need sex or sexual energy to satisfy this hunger. Sex would be better since I was artificially made into a succubus and the scientists made it difficult for me to absorb sexual energy out of the air. I'm also..." Masha tried to swallow past the lump in her throat. She had never liked this part of herself. At least not when innocents were around. "I'm psychologically conditioned to rape if I try to deny the hunger. I've been trying to break that conditioning for years but with no luck so far." Masha hoped Ryo would know where she could go to get what she needed. She hadn't realized how long it had been since she had last fed and she didn't want to hurt anyone. Especially since it would hurt her chances of getting into the guild.

O-Oh, crap… having yet to fathom this Masha and her person, it felt as if a bolt of lightning rushed through his back and down to his toes. From up close, her arousing appeal was much, much stronger - even to the point where her next action caused Imai to lose his breath for a moment as more of her cleavage was revealed. Was… was she aware of how frustrated he was? The cosmic wizard thought that he had escaped this troubling warmth after puberty - he was old enough to not be swayed that easily by women! And yet… she was simply way too beautiful and alluring from that very moment.

Out of simple fear of what she might think of him, he tried to keep his optimistic, childish face and rather avoid the sandstorm of dryness that rose in his mouth and the forest fire that was his blushing face… holy crap, it was impossible. Absolutely impossible. All kinds of feelings boiled inside of him - indecent, perverted, intimate wishes, thoughts and images generated by this red-haired lady’s sex appeal - what should he do? She suddenly greeted him, but it felt as if she took ages to talk to him. Simply, it was his reaction to the whole encounter that made time slow down, which only made him blush even more. “O-Oh..?” he let out whilst trying to remember that she wanted to join his guild - he had trouble thinking of something decent at the moment. Shit, he felt like sweating a river right now. “T-T-That’s awesome! I’m sure that our guild is the best choice if you thirst for pure awesomeness!” Surprisingly, he spoke such words with more self-confidence given his attempt to not envelop a certain, boyish problem underneath his garments of decency and self-control.

But when she suddenly explained her issue to Ryo… well, this explained a lot. Now he couldn't hide his shy face as he sought refuge in his thoughts... he was so passionate with mythologies and their creatures, but this was his first encounter with a succubus. Despite his sense of embarrassment that kept him from doing anything dumb, hearing her explanation actually reached his ears and made him feel... sad.

... Why was he understandable, now? He even began questioning himself as if he had just committed a crime - this was mindbreaking!

Ryo smiled at Masha with a knowing look on his face “I would be delighted to teach you ‘proper behavior’ any time you would like.” He said matching her innuendo. Clearly he didn’t take offense to her overt flirting and was more than happy to flirt with her in the same manner.

He smiled and shook his head lightly “Everyone thinks that they aren’t a protector. However, it is very simple the best defense is a good offense. If you are not good on the defensive we are happy to send you on the offense. There is no need to be worried about it. Everyone becomes a shield if they just know how to follow orders. Trust me, we don’t have to think overly hard about being a shield.” He says with a smile knowing what he was talking about considering he was also someone who was more of a sword used as a shield. Still, there was really no point in going on the long exposition that was his life for Sabertooth.

He was a bit surprised to see Imai come into view. Hearing Masha call Imai the cutest thing however made Ryo laugh softly to himself. It was the greatest reaction. He looked to Imai “I am glad to hear that Shiro is save, and I won’t forget your bandages if I meet Kenna.” Turning his attention back to Masha she came out and told him flat out what her ‘issues’ were. He thought over this and then nodded his head “I can help you with that. There is pleasantly plenty I can still do.” He said showing her his wonderfully fanged smile. Pulling out a card he formed it into the shape of a guild tattoo stamp. Flushing his magic into it he held out the stamp “Place it where you want. You are in. You came up front with that very deep and personal information.” He pulls out another card and slides it into Masha’s free hand and leans in whispering “If you find yourself struggling with that hunger of yours, then come to this location.” He looked to the guild members who were there “Well, let’s head back to the guild hall. With our new family member.” He says cheerfully leading the way to the Sabertooth guild hall’s portal.

[Exit]

Gaia had heard the innuendos between Masha and Ryo, and simply looked away while she blushed. It may not have been her forte, but she still understood them at least. She had let up a small cough to let the two know that they weren't alone, and smiles shyly to them while scratching the back of her head. She couldn't help but be a tad surprised about the new comer hopping in here to talk to Ryo currently. The tarot reader honestly couldn't help but smile as she thought he looked rather cute herself, but just didn't voice it as much as Masha did. The moment Gaia saw the stamp for Masha to place it on herself, she smiles as she pushed a lock of her hair back behind her ear. Though, the moment Masha mentioned that she needed sex to satisfy her hunger, Gaia's face burned brightly. She wouldn't judge her though, she did say she was artificially created to be like so, so it wasn't like she did it on purpose.

That wasn't something she could help with. Or she at least thought she couldn't. Gaia bit her bottom lip a little and rubbed the back of her head. At least Ryo was able to help Masha out with that. When he begun to lead the way back to the guild hall, Gaia smiles once more and nods to Masha. "I hope we can go on plenty of jobs together, and even become great friends." She says with a sweet smile. Gaia pauses for a moment, then holds up her cards again. "If you ever want a reading, or to just talk, you can come find me too. I've been giving some reading in the tavern." She tells her with a small nod.