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Stepping out of the elevator she made her way out into the main room sensing a myriad of different individuals present. Cracking her neck, she then adjusted her glasses looking about the area.

"Perhaps I took too much time preparing..."

<< Bye bye, Faye. =3 >>

*As the huge wolf walks off, Wesley sighs, bored again. He has little to do these days but wait. Whether he is waiting for someone worth his time to challenge him, waiting for the tournament to begin, or waiting for the chance to strike his brother down, he is constantly waiting on something, or more than one thing at once.

Yawning loudly, Tali closes his mouth, his fangs showing for that one moment, as he sees Satomi eating at the bar. Aside from her, not many people that interest him are present, aside from Keno, who seems to be rather idle. It is then that Epithany walks out of the elevator, though Tali only glances briefly in her direction.*

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"Perhaps I should not allow myself to become so attached to her. Even Jade and Satomi are kept at a safe distance from me. But still, this woman...something calls me to be here. I suppose I have little say in the matter." The thoughts that had lingered in his mind were now reforming into solid words. Though no one was about to hear, there still lie the potential. "I wonder though if perhaps I should chance it. I do not think I could handle having what happened to Thorn happen again. Not to her...not to anyone. I'm safe by staying distant, but I'm unable to. I draw myself closer and closer each time. I feel like the child I once was following the mothers and maidens about awkwardly. What good times those were." His voice was slowly starting to trail off, growing dimmer with each word. The hammock had begun rocking softly some time ago and he was adequately exhausted. His eyelids were heavy and he could feel the burning resistance with each blink.

"Oh my I believe I overestimated myself." he said rolling out of the hammock and gliding gently to the ground. For the first time ever in Orion, Keno had done something unseen. It was the one gift he had left only as a spoken legend. His transformation into the Black Tiger was completed as he touched the ground. Though his power vanished, the fact that he even bothered to do something som unnecessary was odd. He had not fully transformed however and appeared to be pure animal. Quietly the creature circled the foot of the bed and lie down, resting it's face behind its tail. Keno was now in his most docile state, and yet his most fierce. It was almost ensured to be a comfortable night for Raleigh.

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Taking another deep breath, the werewolf focused his senses on the here and now, taking in everything that needed to be noticed. He began to focus and raised his right hand in a gesture that was reminscint of the Shaolin, his stance also reminding those who watched him of that. It was as if an air of steady concentration had taken over him, something quite than the wild rage of the past. Ravager was forever gone now, banished from Protean's psyche with the help of the wolf spirits. Next to Miyuki, it was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Suddenly, his right hand slashed horizontally to the right with all the speed of lightning. His claws met nothing but air, yet on the arena wall before him, four large claw marks suddenly slashed across the stone. It was as if a giant sized, invisible version of Protean's hand had slashed the hard stone of the wall away.

With his left hand, Protean did the same thing with the same result. Then again, with the right. Again, with the left. Over and over, until each slash came so fast Protean's arms could barely be seen. With each slash through the air, more and more claw marks appeared in the stone as well.

Finally after a few moments, Protean's movements slowed until his arms stood still at his sides. On the wall in front, he saw a hole in the hole that looked like it had been slashed open, instead of dug. A slow smile spread over the werewolf's snout.

Smiling she waves to Satomi catching sight of her behind Taliman. She had always found the other woman a delightful individual to be around. Such behavior she sufficed that she wished to attain but many times found herself lacking.

Sure she could hold a conversation with others, but there was always this distant feeling she felt around other individuals. During the other day she had dabbled in trying to be more proactive in the social life in the bar and thus had joined in Teasing of Satomi.

The results had been surprisingly fun. Thankfully Satomi had appeared to take it all in jest and good terms were held by all. Since then she had returned to her feeling of being out of the loop of events.

Taken aback by the mans straight foward and rather odd answer she couldn't help but smile. She had hoped to segue the conversation towards a bout, but found herself caught off guard by his answer.

His words conveyed a sense of an individual so confident in their skill and nature that it was jarring. Though she did not consider hereself a warrior by any means, she couldn't help but get a rush from every worthwhile fight she had. Feeling that now was perhaps not the right time to attempt to battle with this individual she decided to seek elsewhere.

Her thoughts drifted to time gone by. Other bouts she had faced were brought to mind. Smirking she bowed her head as if noting something for a later period.

"I like such an answer....You two have a nice evening."

With this said she turned on her heels and headed down towards the arena.

*Wes grins slightly, closing his eye as he tilts his head down, shaking his head. He quickly regains his composure, however, standing up from the kitchen counter and walking between Epithany and Satomi towards the center of the room. Just as he passes then, he sends Satomi a sideways glance, as if telling her something unheard by anyone else.

After reaching the elevator, Tali stops, turning back and giving Epithany a silent glance. He also peers over his right shoulder at the huge werewolf leaning against the wall, as he issues a challenge. Any other day, and Tali may have accepted, but he has better things to do. He smirks slightly before responding, stepping forward into the elevator as the doors begin to close.*

Another time, wolf-boy.

*Folding his arms across his chest and turning around, the doors shut slowly as he ateks a seat on the seat inside the pod, doing nothing else for the moment.*