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As they drew closer Mitsu became no less nervous and as they walked to the door she hesitated on entering, looking up at Shun with a shy gaze. When she finally braved up enough to enter she would find what Jenna said to be very true. Most of the patrons seemed to be in their late teens and early twenties with only a few on the older side. The man sitting behind the bar was an older werewolf with eyebrows so bushy they obstructed his vision. It was a wonder he saw anyone coming. He probably mostly used his ears.

The decor of the tavern was pretty simple but there was a number of pictures along the wall and some dating back quite a long time ago. As she moved further in she was almost overwhelmed with the chatter and boisterous laughter. Everyone seemed to be having a good time.

Her eyes settled on the man behind the bar first since he was the most likely to know about her father. Slowly she approached looking back to make sure Shun was with her.

"What'll ya have Missy?" The man asked before Mitsu even got too close. Apparently he did use his ears with the way they moved around. It was just a wonder how he heard anything through the chatter.

"I-I uhh.." She looked to Shun for help. Would he really know anything about her father?

"If you want a hot drink you can have hot chocolate, hot carob, cider, spiced punch, coffee or tea." He waited to see what the young man would like, his head turning toward the young lady as he waited for a name to whoever he might know.

"G-Gavin." Mitsu finally managed. "Gavin Lupus. And I'll try a hot carob please."

"Hmmm....Gavin.." The man mulled over the name as he started to make the hot carob drink. "The name seems familiar but I can't place the face. You might have better luck looking around the tavern. There are a lot of pictures of people that used to come here."

It didn't take him long to place the hot carob out in a large mug for Mitsu to take. The drink was obviously warm and he had even put marshmallows on top.

Mitsu seemed a little disappointed but she supposed she couldn't expect him to know every person that came in here. That and it had been years since her father had likely been in this tavern. At least it wasn't a total loss. They could look through the pictures and maybe that would piece something together for them.

For now Mitsu sipped at her hot carob actually surprised by the flavor. The way it was made it wasn't far from what chocolate smelled like. This was also less likely to make her sick. She sipped at the drink feeling an odd warming sensation spreading through her torso and out into her limbs. It was nice but at the same time strange. She had never experienced this with a drink before.

Mitsu took a seat at the bar area while she finished off her hot carob, looking over the pictures that were close by. Some of them were recent but a few dated back more than forty years. Knowing where to start was going to be difficult but she also noticed....the longer she sat here the harder to focus it was. The warm sensation had spread through her pretty thoroughly and she was getting comfortable, less troubled by the atmosphere.

"How's your drink?" She asked looking over at Shun. Hot Chocolate normally wasn't his drink of choice so she was wondering how he liked it.

Mitsu was actually a little surprised to hear he liked it. Or at least see him still drinking it. Her own drink was pretty good and it didn't take her much longer to finish it. There was just something slightly off about the way Shun slumped in his seat. Was he getting sick again?

When he spoke up again all Mitsu could do was stare. His words weren't coming out quite right and that grin looked a little awkward on his face. On another day she might have been deeply concerned and wondering if the world was about to end but the warm fuzzy feeling she had at the moment had her smiling right along with him. "A-are you alright?"

Despite her ability to smile Mitsu couldn't help but feel there was something off about his behavior. He was acting so strangely and it made her giggle as he patted her cheek. "What's gotten into-"

He stood abruptly from his chair and briefly Mitsu was worried he was going to topple over. She reached out for him though her attempt was sluggish only for her reaper to take hold of her arm and pull her out of her chair.

"Ah!" She stumbled a couple of passes before she finally managed to catch her bearings. By then his request had sank in. "D-dance?" Nothing in the world could cloud her mind into thinking this was normal.

Mitsu followed though she didn't have much choice. She wasn't as coordinated herself, her legs having a hard time keeping up with her as he pulled her along. When they finally came to a stop he was swinging their arms freely but with no real rhythm. At least not to the rhythm of the music that was playing. His actions had managed to gain the attention of some of the nearby patrons, a few of them laughing and chatting in amused tones over his odd dancing style.

"I..I donno know wha'd it is your doin'" Mitsu's speech had become a little slurred as well as the warm feeling spread. Whatever Shun was doing she couldn't mentally grasp it. Maybe this was a dream? It was an odd dream though. Mitsu could remember seeing Shun laugh in her dream before but..grin like he was doing? Dance? And now...sing? She must have gotten food poisoning.

Reaching up she pinched her arm and through the cloudy haze that was starting to fall over her she felt the pain. Oh...she was awake then.

OAO....

Maybe it was best just to go along with it for now. Mitsu tried to mimic the dance Shun was doing or at least that's what she thought she was doing. Mostly she was just wiggling in place.

Mitsu nearly tripped herself when Shun came to a sudden stopped. She was certain something was going to happen but instead he had a startling realization. "Y-you know what-? Oh!"

His arms suddenly dropping around her clumsily had her staggering again, her hands clinging to him to keep her balance. But had he really just said what she thought he said?

Struggling to stay on her feet Mitsu tried to make sense of what was happening but the hazy feeling just made everything seem okay. Slowly a warm smile crossed her features, her eyes turning playful. Why not make the best of it right? She attempted to keep their dancing momentum going one of her hands freeing itself so that she could wrap it around him to hold onto him better.