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Shoulders heaving with the force of her sigh, Quinn nodded and replied, "I'll be fine. I've survived this long. I come in under her radar, I think. I don't suppose she sees me as much of a threat. I guess I kind of like it that way... I wish Junkan was here. He'd eat her or something..." She smiled at the thought of Junkan holding Dune in his mouth and crunching her bones while the rest of them questioned her. Of course Junkan would be smart enough to leave the head for last. She wouldn't expect anything else of him.

//Time bouncing! =D

Time progressed rather slowly and hours seemed to transform into days as they waited inside the casino. Those around them were well aware that these strangers were hardly used to the casinos but instead of intruding upon them, they left them alone so that they might enjoy their own fun.

Nevertheless, as the early hours of the morning approached and the crowds began to thin as many returned home to rest the doors atop the grand stairwell opened and the woman slipped out. What was most peculiar however was that she was holding her hat as opposed to wearing it as was thought to be her traditional manner, her cloak was also slung over her arm in the same manner.

"Cordelia, you will consider what I said!" The manager called as he appeared in the doorway and the woman turned round ever so slightly, her brow furrowed into an expression of mild disapproval at his question.

"As I stated before, you get what I want and I will return the favour." She replied in a simple tone before making her way through the casino at considerable speed, the manager didn't even have time to offer a response...

Hearing someone moving, he lifted his head. He wasn't asleep, but playing with a set of cards he had bought just because. He had partaken in some of the games of the casino and though while some where fun, he didn't see how people could get so hopelessly addicted to the machines. It didn't make sense to him.

His ear flicked as he heard Cordelia leaving and he also got up, but Quinny was first to stop her.. though he wasn't sure how well that was going to go. Moving to stand behind Quinny, he bowed before Cordelia politely, his eyes even downcast onto the floor for a moment before looking up. True, she had killed someone and in his mind, that wasn't something easily forgiven. But he didn't know the woman herself so he could be polite to her. "Lady Ali'ance." So this is what she looked like close up.

A brow shifted up at her happy behavior.. he didn't recall her being quite so cheerful but then again, who was he to know. It just felt a bit off to him anyway. But she seemed in a hurry for some reason. Who wasn't nowadays. "I am sorry for causing you to hesitant in whatever business you need to attend to, so I'll make it brief. We wish to ask if you might know where we can find Vincent Yuthin? It is of an extreme importance that we find him as soon as possible." Ah, yay for proper... forced.. upbringing.

Maybe he shouldn't have said it was really important. if she was as bad as Quinn said, she could take wicked intent and send them on a mad goose chase. But since they needed to find Saevam as soon as possible... well he hoped they wouldn't be led astray. If something was amiss, he would need to tell Koniryu about this as soon as possible.

"Thank you for your time." He still had to be polite.. he had the feeling that being violent with this woman was most unwise, considering how she acted towards Elizabeth. But if she didn't know then perhaps Durem or heading back to the tavern was the best idea. Sighing heavily and pushing his thick wealth of braids over his shoulder, he watched the woman leave. He hoped Quinn wouldn't be too angry with him for asking the question first, but they needed to ask her before she disappeared for who knew how long.

So Vincent was not quite as out of it as he had first thought at first glance. If he moved around a lot, then he obviously had a quick mind. But why has he been gone for so long? What if he already left to find her... crap, too many questions and no time to think up answers. Least not on his own and not with the limited knowledge at his disposal. He can't be airheaded if no one knows where to find him. It takes stealth.. or just plain damn good luck in order to completely fall out of sight. But from what he learned from his travels. everyone slips up sometime. Someone had to have seen him and hopefully recently.

The thing needed was to find said person. But whether to go to Durem first or back to the tavern. He also had to find Koni and Reika... damn it.

"It's better than nothing..." akiya just looked tired and rubbed at his face a bit. "I'll hafta tell Koni about all this the next time i get to see him..." Sighing, he looked out the nearby window and watched the rain as it continued to come down. "Seems like going to Durem is the only thing we can really do... or maybe head back to the tavern for a bit. Maybe there's someone whose seen him... I would rather not go on a wild goose chase in this weather..."

He headed towards the door and looked out and around. Geez, when would this weather let up? A soft kweh caused him to look over and notice a familiar looking chocobo. "Wait..." Ignoring the fact he had been nicely dry, he hurried out to get closer to the animal, who didn't move since he knew Akiya's scent. "Arkli! What are you doing here?" He stroked the bird's back gently.. if Arkli's here... "Then Koniryu...."

He must be close by!

Having just come back inside after guiding Arkli to a much drier location, he was squeezing a bit of water out of his hair before he listened to what Quinn had to say. A brow raised when she said he was the fastest of the group. It was a compliment, to be sure, just one he hadn't been expected to hear. "If they're at the tavern, then I'll collect them and bring them promptly. I don't see why I shouldn't go. The rest of you have familiars and ones to look after, I do not. I have nothing to carry over and it's not that big of a deal.

"I'll get Masa and Zayn and bring them to the Clock Tower. I'll also see if there might be anyone whose seen Vincent recently. Can't hurt to ask, right?" Looking over at the nearest clock, he took the time and nodded. "Sure. Four hours. That's more than enough time. Though if I'm not there in four hours, for whatever reason, I'll come find you, all right?"