"I'm sorry. I guess I'm just nervous. People usually don't like me cause I'm a dragon. You and Repp are my first new friends."
He moves close to her leg, kinda like a cat or an insecure child, while she talks to Repp.
It doesn't help matters that the Bug-Kitty scares him.
Carl is fast asleep"ZZZzzzzz"
With s start he jumps up,
"What! where! Ya bloody Norocks get of me Ale!!"
Then he remembers where he is, the looks around a moment, blinks and sees they have landed says
"Well we an't dead, good job there Tinman, now lets go load up"
With out another word he walks out of the flight deck heading to the hold,
"Perhaps you should remain conscious for the duration of the flight, in case of emergency."
He directs their firebird passengers off the ship and to their new temporary home.
"Well, it didn't come from Ehos. Or Tyrrin. Hell, for all you know he was lying...or was telling the truth to the best of his knowledge. To a soldier all orders come from the ruling family."
::Ehos, do you know anything about this? Or have any way of finding out? It's possible we might have a problem here...if someone is passing on false orders...::
::Jaiye, whatever else my Mother might be, she's a pragmatist. If she percieved a big enough threat to our people, which could be ended, she would act to end it. That doesn't mean that she gave the orders, but she is definitely capable of such things. And... it might very well have been Tyrrin who gave the order. Jaiye... she really was a different person before coming here, but you know what she used to be like. Tyrrin might well have given the orders.:: Ehos' mental voice is tight with controllled emotion. Silinrul's story sounded exactly like so many stories the elves shared about the brutality of Lycans.
As Ehos watches Jaiye become angry, he actually smiles, despite all of this. She was... ferocious, but at the same time, Ehos had seen her tender side. Such a complex girl, but... Ehos took pride in her refusal to back down from this.
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Sara is quickly shifted over so Simba can be shown to Ignace.
She stands next to Sun.
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Simba re-positions himself closer to Sara but still close enough for Ignace to pet him. apparently really enjoying the attention
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For all her nervousness, Ignace does know about feathers and how to find the right spot to scratch. Having feathers part of the time certainly helped that.
"Wh-what does he eat? I mean, he's a bit big to eat mice..."
Lang reponds to Ignace from what he knows raising him
you know, Midori asked that sme thing last night. he does not eat people, and definately NOT firebirds. he does like fish and occasionally sheep or goats.
Looking to Sara did you get to ride him Sara? I see the saddle already attached.
She looked over at Repp. "I'm sorry to not have answered your question sooner. Dom is with Tami. They probably decided to sleep in after the events of yesterday. And Melody is okay too. But she has a detention this morning I think...she had some personal stuff come up during all the chaos yesterday. But you don't need to worry about them....Michael, do you think that Kitty would be okay to see us now? I know it might be a little overwhelming for her, but even being overwhelmed is better than letting her wallow in her current mood. I'm trying not to listen in, but it's pretty overwhelming."
"That is a relief Ginni, thank you." Repp seems to exhale, tension leaving his small body in the wake of the news that most of the people he cared about had escaped yesterday's pain.
"Halt the damned SIM! Blasted music of his gives me a headache. . . ."
"Now. Can I finish eating and can we all get along for a while?"
"Yea. I'm hungry."
"Yeah. Sure. Fine. Whatever. *grumble*"
"Good. Shall we? Or would you like to see something else?"
The heavenscape fades out and the room returns to its black and white stripes.
"Yeah, we can head back to eat."
"Sounds good to me."
"Yep, just like this."
"And if you want to twirl you pull yourself up and use your hands to hold yourself up and you sort of hop and twirl using your legs to keep your momentum going in the right direction...that's likely to be the hard part for you, getting the balance right. Because you're definitely strong enough and then some to manage it," she said appreciatively, reaching out and stroking Rena's arm.
Rena giggles and strokes Asha's hand on her arm, giddy. "Maybe we should stay here for a bit..." she says, trailing off slightly, but then shakes her head. "Maybe not, I think Tryko'Sam is probably waiting for us. Alright, let me try this twirl thing." Rena follows Asha's intructions, and attempts to mimic her acrobatic grace...
And doesn't get it right at all, her hands slipping from their grip on the rafters, and she begins to fall towards the hard ground... only to stop a dozen centimeters from what would've been a nasty knock on the head.
She giggles happily, righting herself and looking up at Asha. "Well, I need alot of practice."
"That could help," she agreed. "I'd have to consult with whoever is going to be treating her, see if they think this is a good idea, and what precautions would need to be taken. And whether they think the potential benefits are worth the risk. If I'm going to ask someone to go and do something that risky I'm not going to also second-guess them and undermine their plans."
"Agreed. It looks like things are about to get heated though, so let us focus on the... duel."
Vai glances at Anahita, her expression curious at the girl's question. "No, nothing is wrong Anahita. I'm just a little distracted."
Given Anahita's superior perceptions and senses, she will note that Vai appears to be not telling the entire truth, but even more so... Vai momentarily locks eyes with the Champion of Life and nods almost imperceptibly, as if to say 'yes, there is something wrong.'
Anahita starts to nod, a look of comprehension, perhaps, then a bright smile and a laugh ensues. She demonstrates quite the talent to convey the impression of an air headed girl of some nameless valley, blessed with too much sunlight or peroxides.
"Ahhhh, oh Vai, I should realize you're doing great, I guess I just wanted to be sure, being so new and nervous with all this. I mean, the school, all the strange and amazing folks, it's wild and crazy! I'm distracted all the time too, it is madness, you know?"
Then with another nod, Anahita looks off far and away adding, "Sometimes, when I'm with my best friends, and there's something really important to point out, but if the adults were to notice, say we're talking about a boy? Isn't that the worst? Have you ever had to deal with that? My best friends and I came up with a system, but I don't know if you've had to do that ever. Not sure if that might help here... In the school... Or not, you know?"
Certainly an impressing acting job, but, clearly as with the subtle nod by Vai, possible other message present in the execution.
"I see Jai, that you are as quick as ever to loose your temper. While that fire and passion is one of the main reason you have been chosen to be the new alpha female, I had hoped you could at least control that anger a bit better."
::Jaiye, whatever else my Mother might be, she's a pragmatist. If she perceived a big enough threat to our people, which could be ended, she would act to end it. That doesn't mean that she gave the orders, but she is definitely capable of such things. And... it might very well have been Tyrrin who gave the order. Jaiye... she really was a different person before coming here, but you know what she used to be like. Tyrrin might well have given the orders.:: Ehos' mental voice is tight with controlled emotion. Silinrul's story sounded exactly like so many stories the elves shared about the brutality of Lycans.As Ehos watches Jaiye become angry, he actually smiles, despite all of this. She was... ferocious, but at the same time, Ehos had seen her tender side. Such a complex girl, but... Ehos took pride in her refusal to back down from this.
::Hmm. No, this was recent. His grief is fresh. Within the last month or so I would guess. Tyrrin didn't give this order. Your mother might have. If they were raiding near the border. But we need to find out for sure. If we're going to stop this war we have to make sure that false orders aren't being passed down. The last thing we need is to finally get a treaty and then have everything thrown away because of one traitor.::
"Wh-what does he eat? I mean, he's a bit big to eat mice..."
Lang reponds to Ignace from what he knows raising him
you know, Midori asked that sme thing last night. he does not eat people, and definately NOT firebirds. he does like fish and occasionally sheep or goats.
Looking to Sara did you get to ride him Sara? I see the saddle already attached.
"Okay....well, the thing is he's very large and has a very sharp beak..."
Rena giggles and strokes Asha's hand on her arm, giddy. "Maybe we should stay here for a bit..." she says, trailing off slightly, but then shakes her head. "Maybe not, I think Tryko'Sam is probably waiting for us. Alright, let me try this twirl thing." Rena follows Asha's intructions, and attempts to mimic her acrobatic grace...
And doesn't get it right at all, her hands slipping from their grip on the rafters, and she begins to fall towards the hard ground... only to stop a dozen centimeters from what would've been a nasty knock on the head.
She giggles happily, righting herself and looking up at Asha. "Well, I need alot of practice."
Asha looked worried when Rena fell and relieved when she didn't it the ground.
"It's a good thing you can float like that. I wouldn't want you getting hurt. I don't know how to fix that with a non-firebird....I don't think flames heal you like they do for me.""
"And we can practice here as much as we like I think."
She twirled around the beam, flipped over to a different beam and flipped around that before dropping down to the floor, landing in a rolling somersault.
She stood up and tried to smooth out her hair a little. "Okay, we should go find Tryko'Sam then," she said, grinning.
"I see Jai, that you are as quick as ever to loose your temper. While that fire and passion is one of the main reason you have been chosen to be the new alpha female, I had hoped you could at least control that anger a bit better."
"I'm controlling my anger just fine. I haven't hit you yet. I've let you blather on and on instead of insisting you answer my challenge. Unless the pack has changed a lot since I've been gone you would be ridiculed for years bout the amount of time you've delayed if the others were here to see it. And what the hell are you even talking about? New alpha female? Does that mean the old hag is finally gone? And what makes you think I'd accept? If Kataak wanted me he should have fought for me back when it mattered. I don't think I want to be the alpha female....I just want to be the alpha."
"Perhaps you should remain conscious for the duration of the flight, in case of emergency."
He directs their firebird passengers off the ship and to their new temporary home.
Carl opens the Hold Doors and starts letting in the x-locals of the soon to be blasted to bits sun for their last run of the morning.
"The pack has not changed much, but as I said, I have. Due to my new found abilities, I am afforded a lot more respect, and leeway. Yes, Zyra is gone, exiled to a barren wasteland with nothing but the clothing on her back. She was found to have been secretly poisoning rivals and enemies of the pack. I doubt she's still alive." There is a coldness to his voice, as he clearly is disgusted by what Zyra did, and is happy she got justice.
"As for Kataak, she supposedly threatened to poison him as well, though with a crippling, non lethal dose. He claims it would have left him alive, but a useless shell of his former self. Not sure I fully believe him, but there it is."
"But come, if we are to fight let us do so. I am loathe to fight in a non forested, indoors region, however it appears you insist. Let us be done with it then"
"I'm really glad I was wrong about all the animals being killed." He says, looking at the pup. "The little guy will do wonders for her, I think."
"I think that would be a pretty good idea, Ginny. Let me ask her." He turns and goes back in the room to sit on the bed. "Kitty, some friends are here to see you. There's something I think you need to see too. Do you want them to come in?"
"The pack has not changed much, but as I said, I have. Due to my new found abilities, I am afforded a lot more respect, and leeway. Yes, Zyra is gone, exiled to a barren wasteland with nothing but the clothing on her back. She was found to have been secretly poisoning rivals and enemies of the pack. I doubt she's still alive." There is a coldness to his voice, as he clearly is disgusted by what Zyra did, and is happy she got justice.
"As for Kataak, she supposedly threatened to poison him as well, though with a crippling, non lethal dose. He claims it would have left him alive, but a useless shell of his former self. Not sure I fully believe him, but there it is."
"But come, if we are to fight let us do so. I am loathe to fight in a non forested, indoors region, however it appears you insist. Let us be done with it then"
"Ha! I don't know if I hope she's dead or still alive and suffering. Lots of suffering. And that doesn't really make me think better of Kataak."
"But as you say, enough talking," she said, standing at the ready.
"I'm really glad I was wrong about all the animals being killed." He says, looking at the pup. "The little guy will do wonders for her, I think."
"I think that would be a pretty good idea, Ginny. Let me ask her." He turns and goes back in the room to sit on the bed. "Kitty, some friends are here to see you. There's something I think you need to see too. Do you want them to come in?"
"I guess," she said tonelessly, still staring blankly at the wall.
*meep* Saffire said mournfully, grabbing Kitty's hair in his teeth and pulling to try and get some reaction.
Ace scoops up Squeaky from where he was standing behind him, leery of the little dragon and odd cat, and walks into Kitty's room. Upon seeing the girl who took care of him, the puppy jumps outta his arms, and runs(jumps too?) onto the bed, yipping happily.
Ace smiles "Somebody seems happy to see you Kitty. Also, Ginni and I brought you some breakfast, which is supposed to have been prepared especially for you, as I told the cooks who I was bringing it to"
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"At least I wasn't the one who cooked it. Last time I tried it was... less than good."
Hermes pilots the craft back and forth and let's the humanoids deal with the humanitarianisms.
"Hunh? Oh. Ya. We flew over the school. It was nice. I think the flight to your home will be really pretty."
She answers and goes back to absent mindedly stroking Simba.
Ace scoops up Squeaky from where he was standing behind him, leery of the little dragon and odd cat, and walks into Kitty's room. Upon seeing the girl who took care of him, the puppy jumps outta his arms, and runs(jumps too?) onto the bed, yipping happily.
Ace smiles "Somebody seems happy to see you Kitty. Also, Ginni and I brought you some breakfast, which is supposed to have been prepared especially for you, as I told the cooks who I was bringing it to"
Kitty didn't react to anything until the wolf puppy jumped on her and started yipping and licking her face. She sat up and her lip trembled as she scratched behind his ears and listened to his excited not terribly coherent greeting.
"H-he's o-okay," she said, almost smiling before she burst into tears.
Ace sets the her tray on a chair, then sits on the edge of the bed, "Yea, he apparently wasn't satisfied with whatever dinner you gave him, and went looking for more. Somehow, hiding behind the bags of food allowed him to stay safe. I went to check on him last night."
Ace pauses, remembering the horror of what he found. Several tears fall from his face as well. "Kitty, I am so very sorry. But, I think I can help, somewhat"
Ace sets the her tray on a chair, then sits on the edge of the bed, "Yea, he apparently wasn't satisfied with whatever dinner you gave him, and went looking for more. Somehow, hiding behind the bags of food allowed him to stay safe. I went to check on him last night."
Ace pauses, remembering the horror of what he found. Several tears fall from his face as well. "Kitty, I am so very sorry. But, I think I can help, somewhat"
"Silly puppy," she said, hugging Squeaky as she sobbed. "You're so lucky."
Lang just smiles I know he is big and his beak is sharp. but he is still a very nice bird.
Lang seems ever so slightly distant, like he is concentrating on something else.
he is actually staring at Ignace as he thinks, trying to determine if she is actually feeling happier or not.
I do have some good news lang adds
I spoke to Mrs blackscales and she gave permission for all of us to go, and Ignace, she sounded like she might be going also.
Lang pauses here But if you would rather not go, I think I finally am starting to understand. I would be happier if you were there, but if you feel better staying here, well then, I will support your decision. I really should listen to you more often.
turning to Sara. you have permission to go also. would you like to ride with me on Simba for the flight?
"Okie dokie. I'd like to ride with you two. And Simba is definitely big enough."
She rubs her hands on his belly, making sure not to rub his feathers the wrong way.
Channeling his new found inner power, Silinrul lets loose a mighty roar. His muscles begin to grow and expand as he gets bigger and bigger. When the transformation ends, he stands a good twelve feet tall, and his claws look to be the size of daggers. "Come little sister, face the rage of the this world, and feel Her pain!"
::I thought Lycans considered magic in duels cheating?:: Ehos asked, watching Sil grow in size and strength.
He looks up at the headmaster after reviewing the list "The only things here that I know and that would interest me are Psionics, Arcana, Stealth, and Illusion."
Anahita starts to nod, a look of comprehension, perhaps, then a bright smile and a laugh ensues. She demonstrates quite the talent to convey the impression of an air headed girl of some nameless valley, blessed with too much sunlight or peroxides.
"Ahhhh, oh Vai, I should realize you're doing great, I guess I just wanted to be sure, being so new and nervous with all this. I mean, the school, all the strange and amazing folks, it's wild and crazy! I'm distracted all the time too, it is madness, you know?"
Then with another nod, Anahita looks off far and away adding, "Sometimes, when I'm with my best friends, and there's something really important to point out, but if the adults were to notice, say we're talking about a boy? Isn't that the worst? Have you ever had to deal with that? My best friends and I came up with a system, but I don't know if you've had to do that ever. Not sure if that might help here... In the school... Or not, you know?"
Certainly an impressing acting job, but, clearly as with the subtle nod by Vai, possible other message present in the execution.
Vai blinked, jaw hanging slightly open at the sudden and complete shift in Anahita's mannerisms, so shocked that she /almost/ fails to pick up on Anahita's hinted message. She shakes her head slightly, closing her mouth, and thus erasing the shocked expression.
She attempts to adopt the same airhead attitude as Anahita, though she looks the part a bit better with her blonde hair and fair skin. "Oh -- totally the worst. This boy though, he's totally trying to snub me right now, y'know? I don't think he really know's how to be subtle about it though -- totally obvious. What do you think I should do?"
Asha looked worried when Rena fell and relieved when she didn't it the ground.
"It's a good thing you can float like that. I wouldn't want you getting hurt. I don't know how to fix that with a non-firebird....I don't think flames heal you like they do for me.""
"And we can practice here as much as we like I think."
She twirled around the beam, flipped over to a different beam and flipped around that before dropping down to the floor, landing in a rolling somersault.
She stood up and tried to smooth out her hair a little. "Okay, we should go find Tryko'Sam then," she said, grinning.
Rena gives light applausing to that, trying out the gesture that was completely new to her -- hands were awesome!! She giggles, distracted by the sound she was making for a moment, before returning to the conversation. "Fire doesn't heal me, you're right... or at least, I'm pretty sure it won't. Shaypeer didn't mention it anyway, so probably not."
Rena offers Asha her arm, like she had seen Vare do to Anahita, so that they could walk together.
"Yes, let's go find him!" Rena says excitedly, her own hair a mess - the braid Asha had done was all frayed and loose thanks to Rena's excusion into the world of blankets.
Assuming no disasters between them and the door, the girls exit and conjure the arrows to find their friend and 'educational' benefactor from the previous night.
"Silly puppy," she said, hugging Squeaky as she sobbed. "You're so lucky."Ace sets the her tray on a chair, then sits on the edge of the bed, "Yea, he apparently wasn't satisfied with whatever dinner you gave him, and went looking for more. Somehow, hiding behind the bags of food allowed him to stay safe. I went to check on him last night."
Ace pauses, remembering the horror of what he found. Several tears fall from his face as well. "Kitty, I am so very sorry. But, I think I can help, somewhat"
Slipping through the door with everyone else is the odd cat, its six legs working easily to weave through the twoleg's feet....
It watches the weeping girl for a while and hops up on the far corner of the bed
Ehos suddenly looks like he had an epiphany, realizing something. He didn't want to distract Jaiye further as the fight was jsut about to start.
So instead he turns to Aananda, pulling out the datapad. He didn't know how much she knew about Lycan culture, and he was pretty sure she didn't know overmuch about his and Jaiye's plans, but he gets her attention and then displays. 'I should be in there with her. Lycans respect strength, and maybe we can show that we're stronger if we work together.'
Lang just smiles I know he is big and his beak is sharp. but he is still a very nice bird.
Lang seems ever so slightly distant, like he is concentrating on something else.
he is actually staring at Ignace as he thinks, trying to determine if she is actually feeling happier or not.
I do have some good news lang adds
I spoke to Mrs blackscales and she gave permission for all of us to go, and Ignace, she sounded like she might be going also.
Lang pauses here But if you would rather not go, I think I finally am starting to understand. I would be happier if you were there, but if you feel better staying here, well then, I will support your decision. I really should listen to you more often.
turning to Sara. you have permission to go also. would you like to ride with me on Simba for the flight?
"If Mrs Blackscales is going, then I can go...it makes me really nervous, but I know this is important to you so I will try..and at least if things go wrong she should be able to fix it. Mostly." She sounded determined, but her smile was a bit forced.
Channeling his new found inner power, Silinrul lets loose a mighty roar. His muscles begin to grow and expand as he gets bigger and bigger. When the transformation ends, he stands a good twelve feet tall, and his claws look to be the size of daggers. "Come little sister, face the rage of the this world, and feel Her pain!"
"If this were about the world, we wouldn't have to fight," she said, tumbling past him, striking at his ankles as she slid past, ending her movement just out of reach.
::Yeah, he is so cheating...but it makes him physically strong so it's more tolerated...for now.::
"If Mrs Blackscales is going, then I can go...it makes me really nervous, but I know this is important to you so I will try..and at least if things go wrong she should be able to fix it. Mostly." She sounded determined, but her smile was a bit forced.
You being happy is more important. I don't want you to do anything you are not ready for.
Lang tries his hardest to speak as comforting and reassuring as possible. He is sincere and not want her to feel like she is forced to be there.
Vai blinked, jaw hanging slightly open at the sudden and complete shift in Anahita's mannerisms, so shocked that she /almost/ fails to pick up on Anahita's hinted message. She shakes her head slightly, closing her mouth, and thus erasing the shocked expression.
She attempts to adopt the same airhead attitude as Anahita, though she looks the part a bit better with her blonde hair and fair skin. "Oh -- totally the worst. This boy though, he's totally trying to snub me right now, y'know? I don't think he really know's how to be subtle about it though -- totally obvious. What do you think I should do?"
It was nearly Anahita turn to break her personality, but through impressive resolve, her expressive features retain the persona she'd only early presented.
"Well... Is he just snubbing you when he sees you doing important things? Maybe you could find a private place where he can look, or maybe, if he's focusing on what you're paying attention too, that's what we'd do, is pass cute messages otherwise. With art in there... I can show you, if you'd like? I might be rusty though, it has been ... Well, practically forever and a day, literally as if so long ago it never happened, that I tried."
Grinning, the young girl then says, "Now, on the other hand, if you think you could get him to really pay attention to you more, maybe to really want to hear and see what you have to show- maybe the snubbing can change to respect and appreciation, what about that? Otherwise... I know of some amazing gatherings of late which could totally just make you forget abo-"
Grinning, Anahita puts a finger to her lip and smiles, indicating sudden secrecy.
"Then again, those are super exclusive blackness parties... Not sure you've heard of them. I only just. Recently."
Rena gives light applausing to that, trying out the gesture that was completely new to her -- hands were awesome!! She giggles, distracted by the sound she was making for a moment, before returning to the conversation. "Fire doesn't heal me, you're right... or at least, I'm pretty sure it won't. Shaypeer didn't mention it anyway, so probably not."
Rena offers Asha her arm, like she had seen Vare do to Anahita, so that they could walk together.
"Yes, let's go find him!" Rena says excitedly, her own hair a mess - the braid Asha had done was all frayed and loose thanks to Rena's excusion into the world of blankets.
Assuming no disasters between them and the door, the girls exit and conjure the arrows to find their friend and 'educational' benefactor from the previous night.
The arrows, and the walk, don't take too long to reach a doorway, which denotes, the SIM Room area. One in particular, SIM Room #3.
Upon their arrival, Tryko'Sam steps out seemingly at the same time as they get there. He goes from pensive to charming, warm smile in short order.
"Ladies... I hope the visit is for good reasons? You two all squared away with the Headmaster and all that? Probably lunch time, or something, hmmm?"
Depending on their people skills, they may or may not notice that gone is his happy go lucky state of being, replaced with a edginess, that seemingly blends away as he switches gears into casual interaction. Or maybe he was just doing something intense and is growing happy at the sight of the two. Perhaps both.
The trip to the school had been, well eventful, Dream travel was like that, and the nice human teacher type Vare who could see, we'll just see, had been very welcoming, They had discreetly followed him around and where now waiting on him to show them the headmasters office.
What was sitting off to one side of Vare, was what looked to be a tall, 8' two headed Elf maid. Looking around the anyone or thing talking quietly to themselves. [head to head that is] they are Will dressed and have what seems to be two small fairy dragons on each shoulder, one of which is made of crystal tho other flesh and blood.
The thing sitting there is a two headed nightmare incarnate from the nevernever dreams of children Like a fairy land tree with legs, two heads and o so big mouth, claws and teeth
"Why is he talking so long?"
"He's talking to some one, now lets be nice, O! Look that boys on fire, I think he's an elemental I wonder if he's dating"
Like this they sit and talk to each other waiting on the Prof
Renkai looks at the twins and shakes his head slightly, there were too many things he didn't understand....
Jaiye's blow doesn't really harm her brother . He swipes at her, his deadly claws seeking to rend his sister.
They entered the sim room with Prof Vare and kept back saying nothing to any of the others there, will they talked.
Amber
"This is so exciting, whats it about"
Opel
"How would I know now shussh Im taking notes, this kind of thing you don't see every day"
Starts memorizing the whole event
Amber
"wish we had some nibbles, always best to see a fight with snacks, and that Silinrul, why be human when you could have a hunk hyena body like that, and them dreamy claws"
She thinks something to her Fiery dragon who flies off to see if it can find something for her to nibble on.
Opel
"don't be silly, now the sister, shes more my type, the sweet innocent look and a darker side, some one like that could... "
Amber looks at Opel and thinks to her
::"Sister and! brother!"::
Opel looks shocked at Amber then busts out giggling at her, then Amber joins in, releasing other are there they both stop and go back to looking intently at the fight to come, one with lust the other with longing.