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"Ah, yes! Where are my manners... my apologies. My name is William and the good miss beside me is named Lia." William stopped to ponder the question for a moment. It was, however, Lia who answered first.

"I am on staff within the Eclipse household as one of the maids. Specifically, Pluto's household. I've been taking care of one of the two heirs since he was born... for the time being, I'm staying with the rescue team he's a part of." She quickly stifled a yawn that crept into her last words. "Oh... pardon me." She seemed quite tired, though it did little to hamper how alert she was.

William gave the Azumarill her time to speak before continuing himself. "I'm a part of that rescue team myself. I used to live in the Foreboding Fields, but... things happened... so now I'm a part of Team Southern Cross." He paused for the briefest of moments with a sad, downcast look. Whatever had caused him to leave the Foreboding Fields was obviously a touchy subject of sorts. He continued just a moment later with a more positive smile. "Well, though I say I'm a part of the team, I don't do any missions. I'm barely a member of the guilds at all... I really just help around the team room. I keep things organized, clean things up and help Lia when I can. Back in the fields, I was something of a... 'butler', you could say." He gave a good-natured smile. "And yourselves?"

"They're... a bit disorganized." William let out an embarrassed chuckle when Lia flashed him a smile of sympathy. He had been taking care of most of the organization as best he could since he came, but it was hard; Albus and Sam often left things lying around and ASAR had his own incomprehensible system of organization that he stuck to. The end result is William would find apples left in draws, clothes pinned to the wall and a painting in the fruit bowl. "But they're good people." He smiled and nodded in earnest. "I don't know what I'd have done if they hadn't taken me in. When I joined the team... I didn't have anywhere else to go. Tolin let me stay for no other reason than to be kind. They're quite strong too, from what I've heard. I haven't actually seen them in a fight, though."

Lia gave a sleepy nod from beside William. "He's dreadfully strong. I don't think anyone could kill him in a fight... not if he was serious. He doesn't fight seriously any more, though... every time he does he ends up in the hospital." She suppressed a yawn as best she could before continuing. "Pardon me. Anyways, as I was saying, he's quite old now. Possibly the oldest person alive in the kingdom. Though, Orion would be in his 80's now, so he's likely not." If Tolin was in his 90's it would be a miracle if he could move. When you got that old, it was generally expected that you would have a hiccup one day and just keel over. She had seen him fight that... monstrous Lopunny in the past. He probably would have killed her if it wasn't for the block of ice halting his attack. At the very least, Lia wouldn't have bet on her. Though, with the whole "Creaus" thing there was no telling what powers she had in reserve.

Lia's mind snapped back partially. "Oh yes. Very old, very smart. Sometimes it seems like if someone tried to break into the team room at night, he would be awake before they even reached the front door. He's a charming fellow though, his profession aside." Outside of his team room he often came across as somewhat crass, but then again, outside of the team room he was usually wrapped up in murder attempts and the like. The Scyther had practically retreated into his own privacy in order to deal with the constant stress as of late.

William ruffled his wings lightly, a look of apologetic confusion on his eyes. "I'm afraid I can't think of anything to ask... You just said you were a new team a few moments ago, so I can't imagine you've gone on any grand adventures." If they had just started the team, then their history was pretty complete as it was. "Well, I suppose, why did you decide to start a team?" He noticed the Snorunt Waiter heading towards their table with two vegetarian specials out of the corner of his eye. He would arrive momentarily, though he would need to leave once more and return with the rest.

((Sorry I took so long, I got a bit busy and it slipped my mind.))

"Ah, no! My apologies." William seemed genuinely concerned that he might have stepped into someone's personal space with an unwarranted question. "I didn't mean to ask something so personal." He shuffled uncomfortably in his chair. As a man of courtesy and honor, the fact that he may have broken someone's confidence in him was a problem. He carefully tried to turn the conversation away from that fact. "It's wonderful that you're following in your father's footsteps, though. Aspiring after a parent is a wonderful thing to do."

The waiter returned with another one of the Vegetarian Special's as well as an iced drink. "My apologies, but the fourth special will be a moment. There was a slight mishap while dicing the vegetables." He placed the special on the table and the drink in front of Bel. Evidently, it was the "sweet thing" that he had ordered.

William, being the gentleman he is, was happy to take the short end of the stick. "Please, feel free to eat up. I'll wait for the final meal."

Lia was suddenly awake and alert in her seat. She nearly ignored the comment aside from the slightest glance. The smell had awoken a beast inside of her that she was all too happy to fill. Good food had, unfortunately, been a rarity for her as of late. Food period had been something of a rarity, as she often sacrificed the time she would spend eating in favor of sleep. She quickly pulled the plate towards her and took her set of fork and knife. "Then, I'll be digging in."