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Kana nodded quietly as she listened to him speak, still chewing slowly on her mouthful of fish. It seemed very true, actually. Well... maybe not. She'd really only met a few people, the first being Koichi. He, Kazan, and Kaze all seemed pretty happy, and they still had a family that they were able to go visit whenever... She blinked, absently poking the salmon with her fork, when Yuri suddenly asked the question. She blinked, stabbing into the fish in her surprise. She stared at it for a second or two, eyes slightly wide, as she slowly pulled the fork back out of it and set it down. Then she looked up at him, head tilted very slightly. "Does that mean..." she paused, sounding uncertain. "Does that mean you'd always be around? What if you have somewhere you have to go? I can't ask that of you..." She quieted for a second or two, and then looked down at the table. "Besides, I... I'm teaching myself how to use my powers, so I'll be ok..." Though, she knew she'd proven just earlier how bad she was at that, when facing Suka. But she also had a feeling he was pretty strong and she was just a beginner. She didn't really stand a chance at all. "I can't... ask you to do that..." she repeated again.

Then she suddenly froze as a shrieking sound rang throughout the building, lasting a few minutes. She slammed her eyes shut, clamping a hand over her ears that'd already flattened against her head. She bowed her head low, trying to block out the sound, but having a lot of difficulty. When it stopped, she could still hear ringing in her ears, and they stayed pressed firmly against her head. She blinked a few times in confusion, slowly looking back at Yuri. "What was... what was that?!" she cried, nearly yelling since the ringing in her ears was hindering her hearing.

Razzer turned to Gino, the neko kid, who had begun to talk. He explained to Ashley that he had heard of vampires, but didn't really know about the werewolves either. Then the neko looked at Razzer.

"So, Razzer, how long have you been here?" he asked. "You don't have to answer, it's just a curious question that I just came over."

Razzer thought back. "About a week or so." he responded. Then Gino asked another question. "Do you possess any other Arts?"

The mage nodded. "I've got two specialties. Teleportation and water manipulation." As a demonstration, he raised one of his tentacles and pointed it at the half-eaten (and cold) bowl of ramen on the table. With a slight flick of his wrist, he raised what remained in the bowl up into the air. He let the floating blob of ramen drift for a moment before letting it back into it's container.

"It comes quite in handy when fighting." Razzer commented, remembering his recent fight with Jeg Shin.

Razzer watched as Ashley looked into the ramen bowl after he let the ramen settle back into it. He could tell by her facial expression that she was considering trying to manipulate it herself.

"Don't bother." he said. "It's an inherited trait. Water manipulation isn't something that anyone who wants to can do." the mage chuckled. "Though teleportation is a different matter. I may possibly be able to teach it to you. That is, if you have a magical bone in your body."

The squid-man slid out of the booth and picked up his bowl of ramen, tossing it in the nearby trash before returning to the table.

"This ramen isn't nearly as good as the ramen at I Ai's Ramen Stand down by the Gates." he said to no one in particular. "Have you guys been there yet?"

Razzer nodded. "Yeah, the I Ai Ramen Stand. It opened up a couple days ago just outside the Gates to Ria. Best ramen around. In any case, it beats what's served here at the Dining Hall." his mouth began drooling at the thought of their ramen.

Just then, his stomach gave a loud and obvious rumble. The squid-man rubbed his stomach with a tentacle and stood up again.

"I'm still hungry, I think I might go get some of their ramen. Meet me there?" Without waiting for an answer, Razzer stepped away from the table, glanced at Ashley and Gino, then muttered a couple of foreign words.

A moment later Ashley and Gino were alone at the table, accompanied only by a small cloud of blueish smoke.

((Read my previous post, Msmurder. wink Razzer just left.))

He sighed, unable to keep it to himself. "Ah well then..." He said, keeping his voice strong, not showing his disappointment. He was probably over reacting, but who liked eating alone anyways? "I guess I'll see you around....oh, and I'm Rekyi." He extended his hand for a shake, like a proper gentleman would, his eyes looking at the young lady in front of him.

[Please don't do random OOC posts like that, msmurder. ^^;;]

Ashley blinked a couple times, shifting again in place as the male spoke. Her dark green eyes shifted to his extended hand and she slowly reached her own pale one out to shake it. "It's nice to meet you," she said quietly, still feeling guilty. "I'm Ashley..." She hestated a moment, and then glanced over at Gino as the neko stood. She stared at him for a moment and then nodded her head slowly. "Ok," she smiled. "I'm probably going to head over there." She turned back to face Rekyi again, smiling somewhat weakly. "If you want... you could come to the ramen stand with me? But... you just got your food..." She frowned, eyes upon his tray as she thought quietly to herself for a moment. She winced as his thoughts came unwanted to her head, and stared down to the ground. So he was disappointed...