A Spring In My Step [Spring Festival]

It was a pretty standard day for Akemi. She had no jobs or other duties on the agenda, which meant she could spend her time as she wished. While she could have gone out of her way to find some task to work on, she'd decided to spend the day studying as she usually did when no other activity presented itself, barring the times that she decided to train instead. Well, not that it was much different: one improved the body, the other improved the mind. In the end, all that mattered was that she spent her time productively, making herself a little better than yesterday, in a never-ending path towards becoming an existence capable of handling any obstacles in her path and eliminating any threats that might reveal themselves.

Of course, just because she didn't have anything scheduled didn't mean that nothing could pop up. Her sharp ears, along with her magic senses, announced the arrival of her lively apprentice long before the red-haired troublemaker slammed open the doors of the library and shouted as if it was imperative that everyone heard what she had to say. Apparently, she did have something that she considered great news, but Akemi knew Nymara well enough that she was quite certain that it was she who was meant to learn of it. All the other people in the library were mere collateral damage in the fire slayer's exuberance.

Well, even if Akemi had wanted to keep reading, Nymara wasn't going to make that easy. The raven-haired assassin sighed as she put her book away, then disappeared as if she'd fallen straight down into her own shadow, which was actually not an inaccurate description of her method of locomotion. Nymara standing in the doorway of the library meant that her shadow was behind her, allowing Akemi to show up right behind the fire slayer and place a hand on her shoulder. "I believe I've said it before, but you should try to be quiet in the library." Her voice was calm, but she hoped that Nymara would understand that she wasn't joking. She could handle Nymara's cheerful personality, but she didn't want the fire slayer to get too excited in the library and potentially ignite something. And the best way to do that was for Nymara to make it a habit to calm down when near or inside the library.

Removing her hand she folded her arms as she waited for Nymara to turn around. "Now, what news do you have that's so important?" Her golden eyes left her apprentice's face to instead focus on the flyer that the firebrand was holding onto. Something about a festival... and a strange smell? Akemi's nose twitched as her brow furrowed. There was something off about Nymara's scent. It wasn't alcohol or food either: it smelled organic, but also had a bitterness to it that raised alarms in her head. "...Did you drink anything strange before coming here?" She returned her focus to Nymara herself, leaving the festival that the redhead was most likely talking about alone for now. If Nymara had somehow managed to get herself drugged that took priority.

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@Nymara

Well, it seemed like Nymara had realized her mistake, at least for now. It was hardly the first time that the firebrand's enthusiasm had caused her to be louder and more disruptive than she should be, and no matter what Akemi did it was unlikely to be the last time. Well, there were things Akemi could do to make sure Nymara would no longer disrupt the atmosphere in the library, but given that she wanted Nymara to be attracted to herself she didn't consider them viable options. That, and the guild would probably complain as well if they heard of her going around doing that sort of thing to guild members. Fairy Tail might be an independent guild, but you were supposed to at least be protective of everyone who was part of the guild.

"Do your best to remember faster next time, or I'll have to think of a way to make sure you remember." She tilted her head slightly. "Of course, that might not have to be too unpleasant, but it'd be a waste of both our times." She let the words linger in the air for as long as it took Nymara to remember why she'd come to the library. It was amusing to watch the redhead switch topics so quickly, although Akemi's eyes narrowed for a moment as Nymara's volume shot up again before she remembered the warning she'd been given literal seconds ago. The assassin took the flyer and read through it even as she waited for Nymara and Lucky to explain what was up with that strange scent that clung to the fire slayer. A festival to celebrate the coming of spring... Well, that was indeed the kind of thing that the mortal races liked to celebrate. Winter had passed and all those who had survived those harsh and cold months could now look forward to warm and comfortable weather.

Her attention was pulled away from the flyer when Lucky explained that Nymara had been bitten by a spider before arriving here. "What?" She was actually a bit stunned that Nymara would just shrug something like that off. Dragon magic users had an enhanced constitution, sure, but there were plenty of creatures out there whose chemical weapons could still bring them down. For this spider's venom to be shrugged off it either must rely more on its size or Nymara was very lucky. Either way, Akemi would rather not leave this up to chance. "We can go to the festival, but not before we've detoxified you. Come on." Since healing wasn't Akemi's strong suit they'd have to visit one of the guild members whose talents were suitable for the task. The raven-haired mentor motioned for her red-haired apprentice to follow as they left the library behind, which thankfully also meant that everyone else who remained there would no longer have to put up with Nymara's lively attitude. Soon peace would return to the halls of study, even as Nymara got her little problem taken care of regardless of whether she agreed with the decision or not.

"And I've told you before that if you try to lie to me I'll find out. Thank you Lucky for sparing me the trouble." Akemi looked at Nymara over her shoulder. "Someone as straightforward and honest as you shouldn't try to distort the truth. It doesn't suit you."

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@Nymara

"The reason some creatures rely on toxins is that even a small cut can be very dangerous if the venom is strong enough." Akemi pointed out as Nymara tried to dismiss the danger of having been poisoned. "The fact that you're not showing any symptoms is a good sign, but some toxins work slowly only to kill you quickly afterward. It might be a good idea to learn how to use your fire to purify your own body so you can deal with poison on your own, although that's a rather complicated technique." Fire's primary trait was that it burned, and while usually that meant it was destructive a clever pyromancer could learn how to use fire to burn away harmful substances and thus protect themselves and others. Akemi doubted that Nymara would ever become an accomplished healer, but igniting herself to incinerate anything which didn't belong inside of her body should be within her capabilities. And for once her wildfire might actually be beneficial.

The dark claw assassin frowned as her apprentice admitted that she wanted to avoid causing concern. "As your mentor, it's my responsibility to look out for your well-being. Beyond that, you've also made attempts to save face before. You may deceive others if you want, but I'm keeping a close eye on you so there's no point in trying." She was a little bit surprised that Nymara would care about whether other people were worried or not, rather than that she just didn't want to appear weak and unreliable. Although maybe it was both: people could be very complicated.

Nevertheless, they visited an expert who quickly confirmed that Nymara wasn't in any real danger. The venom she'd been exposed to was meant to simultaneously cause feelings of euphoria to prevent the prey from struggling while also relaxing their muscles until their heart stopped beating. Fortunately, Nymara's draconic fortitude and energetic nature had prevented most of that, leaving the fire dragon mage only experiencing the euphoria to a mild degree. Given that Nymara herself seemed to be enjoying the experience the healer decided against detoxifying her, leaving Akemi rolling her eyes but unwilling to press the issue. If someone who was knowledgeable about toxins thought it was fine to let nature run its course they might as well let it happen. At least it'd mean that Nymara would be enjoying the festivities even more than she otherwise would.

With that over and done with they could turn toward the festivities that kept most of Magnolia Town busy today. While individuals like Akemi were busy with their own things most of the citizens had already finished setting up the stalls and the events that would take place so everyone could celebrate the departure of winter and the arrival of good weather and warmth.

Akemi would also finally get around to answering Lucky's question about what they should do first. She hadn't really been thinking much about the specific events they'd partake in as long as she was busy making sure that Nymara wasn't secretly dying from arachnid venom, but she'd already read through the flyer and thought about their options. "I don't have much interest in dressing up or dancing around, but there's a couple of festivities that might be interesting."

"In the park, they're organizing two hunts: one for easter eggs, another for a four-leaf clover. We can do either or both, although the egg hunt is probably easier. The third option is painting eggs, but I don't know if either of you has any talent for that kind of thing. I prefer carving myself." Carving pumpkins during All Hallows' Eve was one of the more enjoyable parts of the holiday, but you couldn't really carve an egg, hard-boiled or not.

"And yes, I know there's also a feast, but we're keeping that for last. If only so that other people have enough time to eat their fill before you clean up what's left." Akemi finished speaking with a dry tone. She knew that even Nymara wouldn't actually finish an entire banquet meant to feed dozens of people alone, but her redheaded apprentice could stand occasionally being reminded of her gluttonous habits.

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@Nymara

The member 'Nymara' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Normal Dice' :

Rolling for Egg Hunt.

The member 'Akeya' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Akemi raised an eyebrow as Nymara protested against the declaration that the feast would be kept for last. "I'm sure they'll have provided enough food that even if we wait until it's dark out there'll still be plenty for you to eat. As for whether it's good or not, it's supposed to be a feast, so you should be able to find something to your liking even if we take our time getting to it." She furrowed her brow. "Unlike what would happen if you started eating right away." Nymara's appetite could be considered inhuman, and she was quite certain that if the redhead was allowed to start eating right away she wouldn't leave enough feast for everyone else. It wasn't like Nymara was inconsiderate, but Akemi couldn't trust her to remember to leave enough for everyone else.

Fortunately, Lucky managed to get the fire slayer to instead focus on the competition of hunting eggs. While Nymara wasn't exactly a very complicated or enigmatic person, Akemi still had to give credit to the exceed for being able to pull her strings so smoothly. It certainly did make it easier to deal with Nymara's vices as Lucky would help smoothen things over or distract her with something else. "If we liberally used our magic for this hunt it'd make things too easy unless they have enough magical participants that they can put us all against each other." She rubbed her chin as she considered this. Even if other magic users were present, allowing the usage of magic would still give a hefty advantage to certain individuals. She looked from Lucky to Nymara, then shrugged. "All right, I'll join in." She wasn't planning to take it too seriously, but it would be interesting to see how Nymara would make up for the fact that Lucky could use his wings to quickly move around and collect eggs.

Grabbing a basket she went to stand at the starting line together with her two companions, the assassin looking rather relaxed compared to the redhead and the armoured exceed, both of which were clearly ready to jump at the signal to start collecting eggs in this heated competition with one another. When said signal came Akemi would go along with Nymara but split off from her at the first crossroad with a nod. Once she was alone Akemi began to walk at a lazy pace, making her way through the maze while looking around for any eggs. There weren't many obstacles in her way, but at the same time, there seemed to be little to no eggs along the road she'd chosen either. She wondered if the idea was that the more difficult paths would also reward you with more eggs, in which case Nymara was probably having a blast.

As she wandered around without meeting any success in her search for eggs Akemi kept track of the magic presences inside the maze. It didn't seem like the maze itself had any magic inherent to it, but there were several individuals with magical capabilities partaking in the egg hunt. Nymara's presence was easy to spot and follow, as Akemi was very familiar with that fiery aura and it stood out amidst the much more modest and restrained auras, but some of the other people had fairly impressive auras as well. One of them was even... Akemi narrowed her eyes as she paid closer attention. Yes, someone was definitely using their magic to mess with the maze. The nature of their magic matched that of those who could manipulate plant life, and the magic spread out from the person into their surroundings and caused shifts in the green walls that formed the maze all of them resided in.

At first, Akemi assumed that this person was simply making it easier for themselves to collect more eggs, but she then noticed that the magic the plant mage was using seemed to be concentrating on the part of the maze that surrounded Nymara's fiery aura, moving and shifting the walls there. A rather strange move, given that Nymara wasn't the only competitor and the plant mage could most likely ensure their victory much more efficiently by just collecting as many eggs as possible, but the assassin figured that Nymara tended to stand out. However, this did remind her of that time a water mage made her fall off her surfboard while she and Nymara were at the beach. It wasn't like it mattered much, but it still got on Akemi's nerves when people messed around like this. She knew that some would argue that it was better to use trickery in trivial competitions like these, where the outcome wasn't very important, but Akemi felt the opposite: when the outcome mattered it made sense to use whatever tactics were available to you. It was when you started resorting to cheap shots during competitions which were merely meant to be entertaining that you revealed yourself to be petty.

Still, Nymara could handle it, especially now that Lucky had joined the redhead once more and could help her figure out what was gone. Rather than getting involved immediately, Akemi would take her time navigating the maze towards where the plant mage was messing around. She was getting close when Nymara's presence rose sharply and a wave of heat washed over the maze, signaling that the fire slayer had become aware that she was being toyed with and didn't appreciate it. Akemi expected nothing less, and thus would merely stand to the side and watch as Nymara tackled the plant mage through the maze in a blazing fireball, making a mess of the entire competition and destroying more than a few eggs in the process.

"I'd judge you for going overboard, but it seems you managed to avoid killing the man." Akemi commented as she joined Nymara, looking at the unconscious plant mage. "That said, I don't think the organizers will be happy with you destroying the maze." Indeed, the redhead's rampage had done quite a lot of damage to the hedges, and several other competitors had also arrived to spectate the confrontation between Nymara and the plant mage. The ravenhaired assassin looked around, then shrugged and picked the plant mage up. "I think you've gathered enough eggs to win the competition, but we need to get this one to a healer. Also, I don't think we should join the clover hunt." The organizers might overlook Nymara damaging the maze because she was being targeted by a mage who used the maze against her, but they'd probably be happier if they didn't have to worry about another incident in the park with the firebrand.

Akemi would lead them out of the maze, where they'd have to wait for the winner of the egg hunt competition to be declared. As expected, the organizers weren't entirely happy, but they accepted the explanation that the plant mage had been engaging in foul play. Akemi herself still had only a handful of eggs in her basket, which netted her the second lowest score, the lowest being the plant mage. Nymara, with her bounty, ended up having gathered the most, although the looks they were given by the rest of the competitors convinced Akemi to quickly nudge her apprentice into following her as they departed from the egg hunt competition.

"It's a bit early, perhaps, but shall we join the feast?"

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@Nymara

Akemi still found it amusing just how intimidated Nymara appeared to be by the assassin's mere existence. She knew that she wasn't the most approachable of people, and when push came to shove she was probably one of the most powerful entities on the continent, but it wasn't like she was constantly threatening Nymara.

...Okay, it wasn't like she was constantly threatening Nymara with anything too horrendous. She did need to keep the firebrand in line so she didn't start doing things like setting everything on fire between her and her target because it was faster than taking a detour.

"Some damage she says." Akemi replied dryly as Nymara commented on the trail of destruction she had wrought after she'd lost her cool and charged the plant mage right through the walls of the maze. "I think the organizers would consider than an understatement. However, it's not really important." Nobody had been seriously harmed, after all: even the cheat who'd tried to keep Nymara from claiming first place had at worst been slightly scorched, and healing magic meant that people could recover from such injuries with little difficulty.

"Whether the organizers find stopping cheaters as important as keeping their park in one piece is a matter for debate, but not one we'll be partaking in today." From Akemi's perspective it was much better to just take what had happened and leave, rather than sticking around and risk the situation getting worse. She wasn't too interested in the clover hunt anyway, and Nymara had already earned her win for the day by gathering more eggs than everyone else. Which was still an impressive feat, given that it wasn't like the other participants had been disrupted like she had. Even if part of it was just her stealing the plant mage's eggs after knocking him out. She didn't have the heart to tell Nymara that part of the reason she hadn't gotten any eggs was because she'd intentionally picked the least eventful part of the maze to wander around in.

Akemi stared as Nymara immediately ran towards the feast, clearly forgetting all about what had just happened to instead focus on what might be one of the most important aspects of life for her: food. With a sigh the raven-haired assassin followed at a much more leisurely pace. "I'd suggest that she has a black hole in her stomach, but in that case she wouldn't be a fire dragon but a space dragon. Or maybe a gravity dragon." She commented to Lucky, as Nymara was too lost in her own world to listen to what her mentor had to say.

That said, when they arrived at the feast Akemi also chose to partake, even if she wasn't nearly as exuberant and passionate as Nymara was. Rather than just grabbing anything and everything, the assassin would choose a variety of fruits and vegetables, with a small amount of meat to add to the taste. She didn't actually have to eat much to function, and since this festival was about celebrating the return of vibrant green nature she might as well eat plant stuff. That, and with how enthusiastically Nymara was devouring any scrap of meat she came across, she wouldn't have to worry about the redhead trying to take anything Akemi herself was also desiring.

"The food is quite good, yes. They wouldn't want to disappoint people when this is one of the biggest festivals of the year. Although I'm hoping they didn't make a mistake making the alcohol so freely available when Fairy Tail is stationed in this city." While Nymara might be one of the worst cases, Fairy Tail was known for housing members who could become rather problematic.

"I know you're enjoying yourself, but if you go overboard and disrupt the festival any further I'm going to be quite cross." Akemi warned Nymara. "I'm willing to overlook what happened at the maze because that man was deliberately cheating to get in your way, but nobody is going to be happy if you start a fire at the feast."

Akemi also ate at a slower pace than Nymara, enjoying the taste of the food on her plate rather than just shoveling everything inside. For the moment there wasn't much else to do than to enjoy the meal, so she looked around and listened to all the other people present at the feast. Most of them were quite jovial and cheerful, as the festival had everyone in a good mood. There were some rumours about what had happened at the egg gathering contest, however, and Akemi noticed that most people were keeping a distance from the redhead who clearly was willing to use her flames when she felt like it.

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@Nymara

Akemi shook her head in response to Lucky. "While Nymara may be capable of devouring absurd amounts of food when she wants to, realistically speaking it can still get much worse. There exist creatures whose stomach actually functions as an alternate dimension, which means that there's no known limit to how much they can consume at once." With magic loose in the world one should never underestimate the madness that one might encounter out in the wilds. The civilized races might make sure that the worst of it didn't get close to their settlements, but if one traveled the world they wouldn't be sheltered from abominations which defied all logic and caused nightmares. Hmmm... Akemi furrowed her brow as she thought back to Leila, who had been traveling the world for several years now. She hoped that the edenchild was doing all right.

Lucky, being the more sensible of the duo that consisted of him and Nymara (ignoring his ideas of knighthood), asked the reasonable question why Magnolia would accept the antics of Fairy Tail if they could be so disruptive and destructive. Akemi finished drinking her own mug (non-alcoholic, as she had no intention of getting drunk) before setting it down and answering the question. "Fairy Tail is one of the longest-standing guilds, and is known for its competent members. While the destructive habits can be an issue, having the guild be established in Magnolia means that they'll protect the town against any more malicious forces." Her thoughts went back to when Magnolia had been attacked because it housed Fairy Tail, and the assassin shrugged.

"It's not a perfect system, and not everyone is happy with it, but the majority of the population accepts that it's easier to let Fairy Tail be part of Magnolia than getting rid of them. Our capricious nature also means that it's not certain we'd leave even if we were told to, so that's also something to consider." While Akemi described herself as belonging to Fairy Tail, she didn't really feel like she was part of the guild when it came to politics. Her attitude was too different, and she had no real attachment to this human settlement.

She gave Nymara a long look, to make sure that her apprentice understood the sincerity of the warning, then nodded once the firebrand acknowledged the threat. Although she couldn't keep herself from rolling her eyes when Nymara tried to deflect Lucky's argument that these kind of festivals required the participants to behave.

As long as Nymara wasn't going overboard Akemi wasn't going to interfere, so the rest of the feast consisted of the assassin eating a decent amount of food while watching the fire slayer eat as much as a dozen people. While the feast was large enough that it wasn't quite a concern yet, Akemi could tell that the organizers were getting nervous, as Nymara showed no sign of slowing down.

It was when Nymara began to theorize about holding her own festival that Akemi decided to put a stop to it. "I think you've eaten your fair share and then some." She wouldn't tolerate any argument, and if Nymara tried to protest she'd receive another stare before Akemi stood up. "Let's walk around for a while." She wasn't going to bring Nymara back to the guild until the firebrand had cooled off a bit.

She beckoned for Nymara to follow before she began to explain the issues with Nymara's "plans". "Holding a festival requires a lot of funding, so you can't just hold one because you feel like it. Furthermore, if you were to eat this much on a regular basis it would affect your figure even if you're a dragon slayer. As it stands you've already eaten more than you should, and we should hope that the organizers won't be more restrictive next year."

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@Nymara

"You won't find them anywhere near civilized areas: humans are fragile, so they wouldn't build their homes close to creatures that break reality like that." Or rather, humans couldn't build their homes close to such creatures. Akemi wouldn't say it out loud, but how humans lived their lives was a lot more reliant on the world around them than many liked to think. People tended to get upset about that because it interfered with their illusion of independence and freedom.

"Although creatures with a dimensional storage for a stomach are hardly the biggest threat humans might have to face: most of the time the problem comes from other abilities possessed by those creatures. For example, there's a giant worm-like creature that swims through the ground like it's water by consuming all the rocks and dirt in its path. Aside from creating wastelands by destabilizing the ground it can surface and devour everything above ground as well." She made a sinuous movement with her hand to indicate the worm's movements. "It reacts to tremors caused by creatures above ground, so the only way to avoid being targeted by it is to not touch the ground at all."

It was pleasant to have someone to talk to who paid more attention than Nymara. The firebrand could listen when the topic was interesting to her, but her straightforward and energetic nature meant she wasn't as thoughtful as Lucky. Akemi nodded in response to the cat's observations. "When comparing the benefits of having Fairy Tail housed in Magnolia to the problems that would arise if we left, not to mention making us leave in the first place, most people can accept that putting up with our more destructive and problematic members is better." She thought back to Blue Pegasus. "And other cities with different guilds have it even better. In the past there have been guilds whose members were effectively celebrities. From what I've observed Ace of Spades is quite happy to be considered the home of Sabertooth, even if the actual guild hall isn't inside the city anymore."

It looked like Nymara understood that playtime was over, or at least that Akemi wasn't going to tolerate her continued feasting any further. The organizers were visibly relieved as the three of them departed, which made Akemi frown. She should have put a stop to Nymara's feasting earlier, but she'd hoped that the redhead could control herself without requiring her direct interference. She hoped that this wouldn't affect next year's festivities: while she didn't care for such things herself, she acknowledged that most people needed these opportunities for their mental well-being.

Unfortunately, she wasn't going to get the issues with Nymara's actions and ideas through the firebrand's skull. Usually, she could make Nymara listen if she needed to, but usually, Nymara wasn't this intoxicated. The raven-haired assassin shook her head as her apprentice clearly only caught the part about there being another festival next year. "We'll see." She replied noncommittally.

If Nymara were paying attention she might note that Akemi blinked even before the redhead began to move, even though the assassin didn't make any move to evade the hug. Instead, she just wrinkled her nose as the strong scent of alcohol and booze washed over her and raised one hand to pat her apprentice on the shoulder before gently pushing her away. She was about to comment on the girl's drunken state, but seeing that smile made her hesitate before sighing.

"I really shouldn't spoil you, but..." She raised her bandaged arm even as dark smoke seeped out from between the wrappings and formed a dark claw, from which Akemi pulled out a piece of the salted pork that Nymara had been lusting after before she'd been pulled away from the feast. "Here." Akemi handed Nymara the piece which, while not big, at least would allow Nymara to enjoy the taste. "You've already eaten enough, so make sure to savour this."

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@Nymara

It looked like Lucky had understood the point that Akemi was trying to make. The raven-haired assassin nodded back towards the exceed. "There are methods to deal with these creatures, but it's much easier for humans to avoid areas where such dangerous lifeforms exist. And even if individual humans can't handle such challenges, by finding safer areas to build up their numbers and resources they've managed to slowly conquer regions which otherwise would have been too dangerous." Of course, it wasn't like that was strategy: it just happened to be how civilization had developed. Safer areas grew first, and then as resources became more abundant they'd expand.

Lucky's anticipation towards building a reputation wasn't surprising given his personality, but Akemi herself had little interest in such things. "As long as they don't bother me they can think whatever they like." She shrugged. "People are fickle, and angling for their approval is a never-ending exercise. Better to make sure you don't mess up too badly and focus on more productive tasks. Individuals who are too focused on earning the favour of the crowd tend to suffer unpleasant ends." That wasn't a universal rule, but it happened often enough that Akemi considered it a good argument against being a crowd pleaser. Of course, it did help that she was apathetic by nature.

"I've investigated the other guilds to have a better idea of the competition, but I haven't been personally involved with any of them." Akemi had been part of two guilds before Fairy Tail, but both of those guilds were now gone. She wasn't responsible for the fall of either guild, but she'd still rather not draw too much attention to her own past. An assassin relied heavily on being enigmatic and not drawing any attention to themselves, and Akemi had even more reason to keep her past and true self hidden than most.

Most assassins weren't dragons with enough power that the government might consider them an existential hazard, after all.

Nymara's reaction to the meat was both excessive and entertaining, although Akemi only vocalised a sigh as her apprentice tore into the food like a starved animal despite having been consuming more than her fair share of the feast minutes before. "Well, it counts as a way of savouring it..." She shook her head, then looked at Lucky as the cat knight pointed out that they weren't planning to let Nymara get any more drunk than she already was. "If she keeps going like this I'm dragging her back to the barrel to see if another dose of cold water helps." She trusted the medic's assessment that the spider venom Nymara had been injected with before the festival wasn't a serious threat to her health, but it certainly had caused the firebrand to be even more exuberant than usual now that the venom had been mixed with generous amounts of alcohol.

Looking up at the sky she figured that they might as well head back to the guild hall for now. Nymara had already eaten more than enough, and there weren't any other activities that Akemi was really interested in. But since they were here on Nymara's request she'd take the long way back, wandering through the streets of Magnolia and giving the redhead plenty of opportunities to enjoy the celebrations. "If you want to pay me back you'd be better off putting more effort into practising self-control." There was another reward that shot through her head as she glanced at Nymara, but she shook her head as she dismissed the thought. "Since today is a festival you can hold onto that gratitude for tomorrow."

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@Nymara