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((Lee: Oops, I knew I forgot something. sweatdrop
Inner Raine Fan: stressed HOW DARE YOU FORGET YOU POOR EXCUSE OF A HUMANOID!!!! scream
Lee: eek ... uh oh... not again.))

((Well, just so it's known that things are moving along, I'm just gonna make a new post instead of editing. ))

Picking up where Zelos left off, Colette did one of those unique gestures of hers---that one where she'd curl both her fists in front of herself and shake them up and down while looking a little distressed. "Yes, please don't argue, guys!" >.<;; She turned to Lyra and made a nod of acknowledgment. "I'm sorry I haven't properly introduced myself yet. I'm Colette Brunel." ^_^

Listening to the exchange between Uriel and Lyra, then hearing Zelos butt in...Sheena made an exasperated sigh. She couldn't tell who she was more annoyed with---Uriel or Zelos, but she was leaning toward the former, seeing how much more uncomfortable Lyra was being addressing him. Though Sheena couldn't help but feel like there were a few holes in her story---Sybak was the Academic City, the city of science...how could there be no doctors or medicine, indeed? However, she did not voice her suspicion, seeing as she didn't want to trouble the shy-looking girl any more. Shaking her head, she made her expression look more pleasant as she addressed Lyra. "Likewise. Eheh...I'd have gotten to it already if Uriel hadn't started something. I'm Sheena Fujibayashi." She looked back at the other people behind her, a signal that she was now allowing them to introduce themselves.

The auburn-haired seraph merely gave a nod of acknowledgment at the girl and answered simply, "I am Kratos Aurion."

Azriel, who had now shifted to the seraph's other side so as to stay away from Uriel, made a slight wave and shyly uttered, "...I-I'm Azriel Serafina." She hoped Lyra hadn't heard of her at all, she didn't want to have to deal with yet another person trying to close in on her.

Eloysio, who had fluttered out of the bag while his protege was making her move, was now standing on her shoulder. He did a sort of stage bow, hand over heart, in the direction of the girl as he concluded, "...And I'm Eloysio Donovan. Pleased to make your acquaintance." ^_^

Sheena continued. "Thanks for your offer to take us across. Though, I don't think we should trouble your mother." She made a light chuckle. "After all, we're a fairly large group. We'll be fine at the inn."

Azriel bit her lip as she subconsciously held tighter to Kratos' arm, staring at the ground and looking nervous. "S-Sybak, though... I'm sure I can't enter that city anymore..." sweatdrop

Eloysio turned on his heel, facing her head and tilting his own in puzzlement. "Why not, my dear?"

Azriel lowered her voice to a whisper as she looked to him from the corner of her eye. "I-It's the city of researchers, Master Eloysio... I-I don't know how, but there are records on this..." She briefly touched her collar to indicate what she was talking about without saying the artifact's name. "They know me, Master Eloysio...they won't believe me when I try to speak against the misconceptions."

Eloysio furrowed his brow and rubbed his chin, even more puzzled. Considering how the collar had to be passed around...it was literally bound to the soul, and the only way for it to detach from one's body was for it to no longer house a soul... It was the sort of thing only kept to oneself, mostly...how could there have been historical records on it?

Uriel's eyes shifted from person to person, who all appeared completely calm, as if not noticing the doll-sized man living in Azriel's bag. His mouth twitched slightly and he erupted, "WHAT IS THAT THING?!" Instinctively, he drew his weapon, and held it shakily with both hands. "W-w-w!" A bead of sweat dropped, and he nervously shifted his weight. He shook his shoulders as if expecting the creature to attack him. He took a clumsy step backward and assumed a forced and odd-looking fighting stance.

Zelos can't help but start laughing at Uriel.
"Seriously, man! You're scared of a fai-"
"ZELOS, DON'T!"
"...ry?"

Rhone and Regal both shake their heads. The former also tips his hat down preparing for the ensuing chaos.

At the sound of Zelos' head being flicked, Rhone simply crosses his arms and his eyes follow Zelos's descent into a faceplant.
"Hmm. Excellently done, Eloysio. I believe you've brain'd 'im."
He picks Zelos up off the ground and stands him on his feet...only to see him faceplant into the grass again.
"Yup...definitely brain'd 'im."
Regal facepalms and shakes his head.
"Did you have to let him fall again?"
"And miss a chance to see an old friend experience an embarrassing pratfall...twice? Not a chance."
"...You're unbelievable..."
"Thank ya." ^_^

Uriel hesitated to answer. He regained enough composure to turn his arms solid again and control them enough to slowly return his blade to it's small sheath. He took a breath, perhaps longer than necessary, and replied, "I'm okay to leave whenever." Though he felt he needed to create some defense for his somewhat childish-seeming actions. "And-- and I'm not scared I'm just-- H--he's just so... little that.... He's just... really little." Each time Uriel said the "l" word, his voice became weaker. He turned around and speed-walked ahead, placing himself next to Lyra, who under ordinary circumstances he would be avoiding. But how was he to know a man so grotesquely small would be on this unfortunate journey? And that he too was defending the girl. Uriel's mind was flooded with stupid, irrational, and frightful thoughts about the small blond 'sprite,' whom Uriel would place himself as far away from as possible during the boat ride.

((OK would you mind editing Uriel's other notes section of his character profile to say "fear of small things"? Which is just fun and interesting xd ))

Lyra smiled at Uriel's 'little' fear. She found it cute in a way. Standing on the dock, she moved out of the way for everyone to get aboard. "Careful while docking and feel free to sit where ever you like." She said, bowing low.
The boat wasn't as colorful as she would've liked it but it could hold a lot of people and was pretty fast. It was white with a door that lead to the under cabin of the boat. There was a wide, open deck for people the watch as they sailed and a small Captain's Cabin so the Lyra could drive the boat.

Kratos walked across the deck, past Raine, to lean upon the railing at the side, just to watch the scenery go by as they traveled.

As Azriel followed behind and boarded, Eloysio spoke up. "My dear, I am in need of a table. Please, let us look in the lower cabin." ^_^

"Ah, yes Master Eloysio," she answered with a soft smile. She broke away from trailing behind the seraph to go open the door to the stairwell that led down to the lower quarters.

After the two stepped carefully onto the deck, Sheena looked over to the little Angel and said, "Well, Colette...we gotta find a place for Zelos to lay down. Into the lower cabin we go, then."

Colette nodded, and the two proceeded past the open door. Once reaching the bottom of the stairs, they looked around and saw that the place was like a spacious living room, and went on to drag Zelos over to a couch and lay him down there.

Meanwhile, Azriel and Eloysio and caught sight of a table and chair set in the corner.

"Ah, there! That's perfect! Some blank parchment, the pen and ink...please set them up, arranging the sheets in a circle. I have some note-taking to do, and I hope to finish when the ride is over."

"Right away!" ^_^ She took said items out of her bag and set them as instructed in about a minute.

"Thank you. Oh, and you may now go on to return the Pact Rings to Sheena. I'm through examining them. Please send her my thanks as well." After the girl had bowed, turned, and went on her way, he took his wand hanging from his side and held it like he would a pen. The real pen nearby him glowed with a faint aura for a split second, then rose into the air, drifting over to the piece of parchment before Eloysio. As he began to make writing movements, the pen touched down and followed them.

"So how's Zelos?" Azriel asked as she approached Sheena and Colette. She was holding out the pouch of the former's Pact Rings, and once close enough, she handed them over. "Master Eloysio sends his thanks as well."

The ninja chief placed the pouch into a pack that hung off her side, then crossed her arms. "Hmph. He'll be fine. I'm sure he'll be back to his old self when he wakes up."