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Kyou couldn't help but blushed a little as Alex kissed his cheek. It was a little unexpected as he believe it's the first time they met. His gaze lingered on Alex for a little while before he realized he was staring. Snapping back, he noticed the guy that Alex was conversing with. He doesn't look familiar, though he recognize Luka. He must be Shuhei, Luka's new owner. "Hello." he greeted, holding out his hand towards the man. "My name is Kyou!"

He couldn't believe he missed again!! He scowled at the target like it was something extremely hideous. People usually say rage blinds a person, it's probably true in Lazarus's case, and he himself know of this quote as well. Calm down, Lazarus, calm down. He closed his eyes for a bit as Natsuki advised him, to help him cool down and concentrate. "Thank you, Natsuki." he spoke as he lifted his eyelids once more, staring intently at Tsu, then at the target a little distance away from him. Oh how he wished he could throw the ball straight at Tsu instead. But he must keep his cool and focus.

Grabbing another ball firmly in his hand, he rolled it a little in his hand. Last throw, but not necessarily last chance. He could always line up again. "Here goes nothing..." he muttered as he focused on the target. With as much concentration and precision he could muster, he swung his arm and threw the last ball at the target...

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Jae's face blushed a faint pink as Kyou gently kissed her hand. Very suave! He could definately give her brother a couple pointers on manners!

Turning to Zave, she smiled warmly as he appraised Natsuki's culinary abilities. "You should smile more often. You're very handsome when you smile."

And then there was Shuhei and Luka. She wasn't very familiar with who Luka was, but he was extremely adorable in that costume. What was going on? All of a sudden, she was surrounded by men with charming smiles!

As Alex left to return the Gwees, she put on a slight pout. "You're just going to leave me here with all these fine gentlemen? Alright! I'll be sure to find you!"

Chuckling to herself, she observed the situation. Well, technically, Natsuki was still there, but it seemed like she was having one heck of a time. Well, it seemed like another introduction was up!

"Kim Jae Eun..oh, wait, Jae Eun Kim." she paused, saying her name in Western order. "It's a pleasure to meet both of you. You can just call me Jae if you would like." she replied, with an extremely cordial smile, once again extending her hand. She tilted her head a little so that she could have a clear view of Luka. "Hi there, cutie!"

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"I have to admit it'd be fun to see him get dunked." Zave admitted mildly, but a small part of him wanted to see Tsu really drown for holding back such a large secret from him. That was unfair. "Although to be honest, Tsu and I are really waiting for Kyou to get up there. That would be funny."

Now that Lazarus was done with the pitches, Zavier found a chance to talk to the Sigel. Quietly excusing himself, he floated over. "That was really close there." He said aloud, some distance away, "I'm sure you'll get him back one way or another. Any plans on things to do from here?"

Tsu was torn... If he stayed dry... then liquor... if he got wet... then who knew. Maybe a towel... maybe something else? Hand warmers would be nice. "Arrr... Ye drive a hard bargain there missy." Tsu said "But ye best hit the targit... if ye be wantin' to wager"

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"Uhhh..." With every violent throw that Lara took out on a poor ball, Sevilin floated a little farther back each time. He pulled on his long dragon tail and watched her heckle the pirate on his plank. "What uhh what are you doing?"

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Parfait had wandered, the cool crisp outside had distracted the little Gwee and she'd gone off to investigate something or other. When she heard the calling whistle of Mom she snapped back to attention, fluttering down to alight on her shoulder. She gabbled lightly, leaning forward to nuzzle against Alex's cheek. She would have been content to go back with her but...

...There was that blue-eyed fun person! The one who'd set up a few towns for her destroy. She gave a loving headbutt against Mom's cheek, crooning softly that she was going to go play before taking off, flying over to land on top of Sevilin's head. She dug her stubby little claws into the fabric of his costume and crained her neck over his forehead so she could look into his face.

She gave a small cry of greeting, wings flared, tail high in the air in happiness.

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Sevilin hadn't noticed the intruder until it was too late. As little claws dug into his scalp, he yawped loudly, but smiled when he saw a familiar face peak out from above. "Hi, sister!" Sevilin cooed at the little dragon, cupping her face and giving her Eskimo kisses. "I was wondering where you went..."

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"It's a game, Sevilin. You have to take the ball and hit that red metal thing in the middle of that tarp," Natsuki said, after pitching her last throw, which missed completely slamming into the metal cage protecting Tsu from bodily harm. Her eyes popped open in surprise and her poker face, dropped into slack-jawed shock. "SORRY! Don't mind the cannon ball, Doc!" She gasped, covering her mouth, as a brilliant blush painted her cheeks. Hurrying over and collecting the softballs, she gave a rather embarrassed smile to Tsu before dashing back and filling the basket up for the convincing Cat Woman behind her. "You're not supposed to hit the person sitting up there, so don’t do what I just did. If you hit that button with the ball, the person will fall into the water. That's the game. It's what we used to do before video games came along. Good Luck," she said to the woman behind her, hoping that the next contestant would fare better than she had.

Natsuki hoped that Sevilin caught her entire explanation, but she had the sneaking suspicion that the kindly Frei's attention was completely absorbed in the utter cuteness that was Parfait. She loved seeing the happiness the little Gwee could instill in people despite the wretchedly complicated madness that was Chloe's abduction. The café manager longed to walk down the hall to Chloe's room and open the door to find her friend home again. Those thoughts would need to wait, however, the red head needed to be strong for everyone, especially Roux, whose recent return put her mind at ease. At Kyou's touch on her shoulder, she blinked out of her wandering thoughts.

"Your brother has the Devil's luck, that’s for certain. You know, if I were to go up there, I'd be drenched in no time," Natsuki chuckled, turning and leaning an arm on Kyou's, firemanly shoulder. She rejoiced seeing the playful smile of the doctor's face again. It had to be the hair. Could it be the source of all his power? Perhaps, Dr. Kyou was like Sampson, powerless without his hair! Looking over at Tsu, she shook her head and gestured in the Pirate’s direction. "Mama's going to go square her debt with your brother, and then I’ll be back to cheer you on."

At that, she turned on her heel and advanced slowly on the far side of the tank, opposite to the throwing zone. Climbing up the ladder on the side of the pool, she leaned on the railing and smiled. "Permission to come aboard, Captain?" Natsuki asked, in a dignified English accent. "With a white flag of surrender, I come bearing your spoils of victory."