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"Glad to be able to show up more," he responded as he let Jade go and turned to see her. If there was a single being in the world that could brighten his day over the age of six, it was Jade. There were others, but Jade was a 100% sure thing. He smiled as he removed his scarf and headband and exposed his face completely, something he rarely did even when alone these days.

Hearing User and his...joke toward Jade, Keno did nothing more than clear his throat as though to say 'lame.' Then, as though to completely ignore it altogether he addressed User with calm resolve.

"It is good to see you too User. I trust you've kept yourself and your daughter in nothing short of top form." Of course he was only assuming, but there were not likely many human diseases to plague either of them. This was becoming a good day indeed.

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Jade smiled as User entered the club in his usual way. It seemed that whenever Keno showed up, User was not far behind. She, however, resisted commenting on that, and simply giggled at User's 'joke'.

"I've been well, training as always. And of course I'm keeing him in line, I wouldn't be a proper girlfriend if I didn't..."

She smirked at Keno's cool composure, knowing that it would strike a nerve with User. It always did.

"How is Sabrina doing? I haven't seen her in a long time, she must have grown so much." The young woman really did miss the little girl.

((It's a Saturday, so my normal 12am bedtime doesn't apply here. >w<))
((*huggles Miyu* HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!! I'll wish it to you again in about an hour, since it'll be official then. xD At least in my timezone.))

|| You guys still need to be introduced to Aerith, don't you? -giggles- ||

::The light fixtures of the entire building fade gently without warning, quickly strengthening to their former intensity a few seconds later. Rooms with people in them, that is. The stadium was pitch dark two minutes ago, and it's pitch dark now. Only a few lights along the walls are on, so that a faint yet existent image of the gigantic room is visible to people just making their way in.

Anyway.

Out of view to any down below, Deity is on the second floor of the Tower, stepping away from a large, apparently mechanical contraption against the northern wall. Smooth and streamlined, a transparent dome is built into one side of the loud, buzzing engine of sorts. Within the dome is a floating bronze-colored object, shaped mildly like a sphere; it spins at a tremendous speed, so much so that its actual form is hard to discern.

Dressed in all black, Deity has his hat and glasses on, but not his headband, which can be seen hanging from his left coat pocket. Underneath is a turtleneck shirt, his chest adorned by his locket and pendant. His hands are bare, minus his ring. His typical jeans, belt and boots finish off his dark outfit. Typical, indeed. One would think the boy's closet is filled with only his girlfriend's clothes, considering how little variety his wardrobe apparently has. As the Orinian steps across the room - the floor a dark, smooth, metallic blue to accent the reflective black walls - he approaches a huge system of monitors, switches, and keyboards. As one of the only sources of light in this room, one can imagine how far the boy's shadow travels in here from this control board.

Though hardly a computer expert, Deity knows enough of this thing to properly operate it. Amongst the mess of screens and buttons, four microphones are positioned side by side next to eachother on the desk-like surface below the monitors. They protrude upward only a few inches, though. Quiet as usual, this time with nobody to talk to anyway, the Mystic one plants his palms to the edge of the desk and leans forward, his vermillion eyes taking in the view. Each one of the dozens of screens depicts a scene taking place somewhere in and around the building - though a few animals seem to be hanging around just outside the walls, Deity focuses instead on one of the ground floor cameras.

Without a true need to eavesdrop, he isn't listening in, but he watches the goings on below. He isn't the happiest with Keno at the moment anyway. He wouldn't kick him out, for Jade's sake, but any respect he had for the boy is long gone. User may not like him either, but he still bothers with him. The Saiya-jin has a bigger heart than Deity does in this regard.::

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Of course User was still comparing himself to Keno. Didn't surprise him anymore all things considered, but he was very happy to hear the Saiya-jin was actually giving his daughter free will. Though Keno too thought she would be an excellent warrior, she had to want to be for anything to come of it. More pride was swelling up in Keno as he acknowledged how much his young friend was growing, though they had met over three years ago and now User was starting to look older. He never registered it before, but Jade and User were still mortal and were indeed aging. Ichi didn't age because she was a kitsune so grew slower and User and Jade were not yet in their peak physical form. How eerie.

Suddenly time seemed to sit still as these contemplations swarmed his mind. He felt something cold course through him and then fade, his instinct of danger. Without a word, he turned his head to the door as he began to pick something up.

He felt a great force approaching Orion. The amount of ki transcended any power the club was accustomed to thus far. At one time, such a power would have been considered unfathomable, but there were a handful to this day that had already broken the limits of primitive imagination, two of them beside him now. To think someone could be this much stronger than any one of them though sent a chill down even Keno’s back for a moment. He watched in anticipation as though he could already see them. Not even a moment was wasted blinking, as he was afraid he might miss something. Before he knew it he had regained his composure, but something in him was still blaring like an emergency siren.

It wasn’t until they were at the door that Keno realized there were seven separate energies, and not one. Somehow, they had all struck the exact same wavelength and then broken off into individual identities, similar but not exactly like the first one. There was no time to fathom it however, because no sooner had the one become seven than there was a knock at the door. He was insulted to think that such a force would approach so urgently and then take out the time to knock, and as curious as he was as to who was on the other side, he had not yet to this day opened that door for anyone and he wouldn’t start now. Another knock, but still he didn’t move. Instead his eye flashed like fire under his hat as he turned his body as though to appear he were patiently awaiting the visitors.

"Let’s just go in." A dark voice, kinda dry, and a little muffled as it sounded through the door. It seemed there was a man in his mid to late 20s out there, and he very well might be the leader of the group. From the other side Keno could hear shifting as someone seemed to be stepping around the others to reach and open the door. Whoever had spoken had authority then. What that meant though he could not yet discern.

The door opened slowly and all that Keno could see was large man a full foot taller than he was. The man standing in the doorway was huge and thick. Dense muscles decorated his entire outer exterior and yet it was so nicely sculpted that nothing bulged distastefully except his hair. Yes, he had a light amount of very thick hair on his arms, and chest - all matching his buzz cut of dirty blonde - and likely on his legs too, but the coarse, white gi pants reached past an inch beyond his ankles to meet, rather awkwardly, a pair of heavy, steel lined, steel toed boots that made him appear firmly planted to the ground. A wife beater covers his chest, but not nearly enough to hide the hair that peaks out from the low collar. His arms are decorated with hand wraps from wrist to palm, leaving his shoulders exposed, his left bearing a rather interesting scar which has no real relevance to anything.

Surveying the room, the large bear of a man stepped to the side, holding the door open for the others, two women, three men, and a kid. All but the young one seemed distant, cold, and uncaring as they looked about the place, as though measuring it up. Keno merely sat there and took each of them in. The kid was the shortest at 4’ 5” and the giant that came in first was the tallest. The rest were mainly average, except a rough looking man of 6’ flat. He didn’t like the vibe he was getting from these people, but they hadn’t done anything yet. Still though, they were making him jumpy. He could feel the adrenaline on standby.

Collectively, way too creepy for real life, they set their eyes on him. Unable to match seven pairs of eyes, his own darted from one to the other, each one as careless as the last. If was as though they were waiting for some cue to show life. They were like trained animals it seemed. Something was wrong with them.

[[ Happy early B-Day Miyu. x3 ]]

User felt it, too. Strangers. Powerful strangers. Something about them... it made User... excited. He had to admit it - their power rivaled or was even greater than his own. It had been a long time since he had felt anyone except for those he already knew with such great power. And as such, it made his blood rush with hope of a fight, for the thrill of battle. He hadn't felt like this... in a long time. Too long of a time! He felt like a warrior again! He felt like a Saiya-jin again, feeling this rush of excitement and desire to pound some faces into the dirt! But just who were they and why hadn't he sensed their power until just now?

The Saiya-jin Prince glared at them but made no move to attack. Right now, he was curious and wanted to read these beings. If they came for a fight, they would have to make the first move. He spoke to them with a harsh tone, "And what do you people want?"

The bright smile on Jade's face faded away, as a natural instinct of a threat ran through her, drawing her green eyes to the door and her senses beyond that. Something was coming, something *big*. Then it split into seven things upon arrival at the door. Her green eyes narrowed slightly, and her tail unraveled from her waist, snapping back and forth at the tip, expressing her aggitation and apprihension.

She quickly assessed the large bear of a man, almost in a literal sense it seemed. He radiated authority, but yet respect as he held open the door for the others that came with him, one yet a child still. Still, her green eyes didn't miss the look that passed between Keno and the newcomers.

Something is definitely wrong with these.....

Even Kirra was noticing something amiss. User was the first to speak though, smashing any chance for a peaceful intorduction apart with his harsh, commanding tone. It looked like diplomacy was out of the picture.

The feeling of animosity was growing thicker in the air, and Jade could tell User was getting the Saiya-jin itch to shed some blood. Jade, however, was not a typical Saiya-jin, and remained calm, waiting.

Then the threat.

The young woman's eyes turned darker, forboding and threatening. She slowly stood and slid off of her stool, standing straight to her full height. While her 5'6" height was nothign compared to most of those that stood at the door, her presence was turning dangerous.

No, it wasn't Kirra, but still Jade, very angry. No one threatened her family, in her home.

".....I suggest you leave." Her tone was just above a whisper, but her words didn't need volume to carry the heavy weight of command. She wouldn't stand for threats in her home, to her brother.