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“Hold your horses, young man.” Amon said as Rhys started to get head over heels plotting a trip the other hadn’t even remotely decided upon making. “I’m not going anywhere yet. I’d just like some more information on what’s possible, is all.” And, quite frankly, he really didn’t like the sound of that ‘hyperspace’ thing … “And, Miranda, I believe, has already gone way beyond the ‘getting sick’ stage.”

“As for what I do for a living …” He slid the eye-patch back into place. “I’m a professional escort. Or companion. The term differs.” He paused, wondering if Rhys even knew what it meant, considering his previous, rather innocent reactions. He’d probably get to see yet another of those blushes. Bree would like him, he couldn’t help but think. Being sensitive was a trait she very much valued. “A hired date, basically,” he clarified. “Though there really is mo-”

He paused, noticing Tek had been suspiciously quiet for the time being at about the same time his young conversation partner did. For a moment there, he found himself wondering at how strange it was, sensing the feelings of another but Nephrite … That, however, was just before the lights went out.

Amon swore under his breath, something real vicious sounding he’d picked up from Reyna. A quick glance out of the window confirmed everything outside was still as should be (and, miraculously, Miranda seemed to still live), albeit at least some seemed to have noticed lights had gone out in the house. It had been a good idea, then, to hook up lighting and everything to the generator instead of the house’s general power supply.

“There’s a flashlight in one of the drawers somewhere …” Amon mumbled, drawing his lighter and flicking it open for at least some light. As usual, his remaining eye was having trouble getting accustomed to the changed lighting conditions.

Merci had a death grip on Algie's arm. Her green eyes widened when she saw Athan walking over toward them. It took her a heart pounding second to get herself under control. She quickly managed a smile and a half-hearted wave. She couldn't fight the automatic reactions though, and slight goosebumps raised themselves on her arm as she tried to act casual. "Good evening Athan. I'm surprised you're here. Where's Hawk?"

Babble. There it was, her nervous habit of tittering and gabbing like a schoolgirl. This man was seriously intimidating to her.

What was this? Oh how fiendish! Dio could hardly contain his utter excitement. It practically rolled off of him in waves. He kept his arms wrapped around the Athan man and could barely control a giggle. Not only could he go to his library, but he could see Merci's tail start to bristle.

This was so much fun he could hardly stand it. The black fiend was nearly purring in happy anticipation of what was about to happen.

Vance leaned against the fence and lowered himself into a more comfortable reclining position. He was only half paying attention to the two sitting nearby. One could tell just by looking at him that he was holding an internal monologue, bemoaning the fact that he was probably going to have to clean up a party he didn't even want to come to in the first place.

Sulfur trailed after Obli before she lost interest. She was feeling a bit tired but didn't want to return to Vance. Instead she made her way over toward Merci. The woman wasn't her host, but she was near enough and would let her rest in her jacket pocket.

Her blue flames licked the air lazily as she floated around behind Algie and bumped into Merci's other arm.

The kitsune's ears flattened out and her attention was drawn momentarily to Sully. Her face creased with a frown and she sighed a bit. Her free hand moved and scooped the little wisp into her breast pocket.

Sully wiggled around and her flames peeked out. They moved around like little feelers, or oddly shaped antenna.

Theirn turned his attention to the cat girl, a grin twitched onto his lips again and he flashed a bit of fang in return to Trivii, "that depends on why your being bitten, can't argue with a good bite here and there." His voice came out in an amused tone. Out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of Vance standing not to far from them, " 'lo there - don't think we've met."

Coal dropped! And then at the last moment the glittery bit of wisp disappeared under the bench away from him. The dark wisp dropped down lower then Nell once he lost sight of her. Spinning in a bit of confusion he attempted to figure out where the other wisp had gone.

Vance tilted his head toward Theirn, lifting his hand up to pull his top hat off. He dusted off the brim and put it back on his pink haired head. "We've not met before." His blindfold was secure over his eyes, and it gave the impression he couldn't see. "My name is Vance. I've been forced to take Sulfur, so I'm here as her guardian." His body bunched and gathered itself before he slithered a bit closer to the duo. "My wisp is over there." The medusa jerked his head toward the kitsune who was talking to Athan. Despite what he had been thinking before, he was being pretty nice. After all it wasn't these people's fault he was going to get abandoned here with people he didn't know, and probably going to get forced to help clean up the mess that was being made. "Didn't mean to interrupt your conversation." His body came to rest near their bench, though it seemed he was perfectly comfortable coiling himself on the ground and leaning against the fence.

Amon quirked a brow as he glanced at the glow stick, wordlessly putting the lighter back into its usual place. It was amusing how the boy struggled to figure out girls, but otherwise seemed to be prepared for all eventualities and worst case scenarios and was acting surprisingly adult. “Breaker box is in the hallway,” he said, indicating the direction with a nod of his head.

A flash of glittering orange and a whirl of shadows, that could only be mirth spilled from the bright little wisp as she appeared to slap a tendril at Coal, much like a five year old.

You're It!

Almost vibrated from the little one as she dashed back into a flowering shrub.

Camouflage.

Covering her mouth for an instant, her eyes crinkled slightly at the corners as she exchanged the glance with Theirn. Before shuffling her opal eyes back to the Medusa and flicking her hand through her shorn pale hair, and again lifting her burger.

"No, Theirn I understand, Nell sort of threw herself at me while I was shopping with Mystic.... But I don't think that's quite what... Vance right?" Continuing and interrupting herself with her own question she continued, "Meant."

Taking a bite she leaned back on the bench and studied the new comer... Hunter or Prey?

"I am Trivii, this is Theirn." The introduction was pried from her lips by good manners, but she wasn't going to offer more.

Rhys nodded slightly and turned the light down the hall, it was strange the darkness hadn't bothered him so much until recently; Clotho had surmised that some of the longer lasting drugs that he'd been pumped with had finally left his system - drugs that repressed psychological trauma. Rhys had told her he didn't want her to find him new ones but as his light hit the hall and for a moment he saw pale flesh in the form of a person and he thought of Cecilia ... maybe he should get that medicine. The color in his face drained and by the time he made it to the panel on the wall his face quite literally looked like he'd seen a ghost, "It shouldn't take too long to get the lights up and running, it likely is just a breaker issue." There was a tug at the boy's voice for a moment and he cleared his throat going to pop the panel open.

Luckily the light stick was big enough that he could keep it clipped to his belt and get a good look at the breakers within, luckily they even seemed to be labelled.