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(('Sallright Nikki. ^^))

Okay, this was getting downright creepy. Forget propriety and manners. This was going somewhere Nisso did not like at all. As the first symptoms of panic washed over her (sweaty, increased heartrate, dilated pupils), she moved her knife in front of her, as if she could use it to block Aykon's...facts.

He certainly seemed to believe what he was saying, and it was pretty uncanny that he knew the Scout Master's name. Nisso knew she was somewhere in Gaia, knew that was why she herself had come to Gaia...

...but clearly something major was missing from her memory, if this man remembered them both.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," she said slowly and carefully. "And frankly, you're making me nervous. Which is bad. 'Cause I don't want to let my nerves get the better of me." Big, deep, slow breaths. Calm down. Things could get sorted out, right? Right?

She hoped.

((Thought I'd come play with you guys. ^^))

The wind blew lightly through the trees as Red stumbled through the under brush before finally coming to a small clearing. A weathered down building stood off in the distance, the last remnants of what had most likely been a much loved place. At first she was cautious in aproaching it, afraid that someone might be inside. Some wondering spectral like herself already havin' taken over the abandoned building. Although hating the idea of having to stay in a place that looked so run down she needed a place to stay desperately. Entering in what looked like the back door. She slowly creaped through what looked like an old kitchen. Her eyes already adjusted to the darkness roamed over the furnishings and wood paneling. As she moved further in she came to a wooden stair case. Sensing that no one was down stairs, she decided to make a search upstairs as well, before calling this place her new home. As her feet hit the stairs she immediately felt the difference. Putting hand to carpet her fingers felt as if they touched velvet. It seemed like her first assumption had been correct, which made her wonder why such a place had been left, abandoned and forgotten. I guess it doesn't really matter she thought, as long as whoever they are doesn't plan on coming back. Finally finishing her check upstairs, and determining that no one else was home, she settled in for the night.

Setting her small pack in one of the old room she dusted off a bed and laid back resting. Her thoughts wondering to nothing in particular as the wind continued to rustle the leaves outside, and blow a cool breeze through a broken window over head, that was until a large grumbling noise split the silence. She hadn't eatin' in days, and goddess was she hungry. She'd spent the last few days on the run having to leave another place that seemed to have been compromised. Lonely and afraid she had confided to some local town people which had eventually been her undoing, as they sooned turned her in for the rewards money. She had narrowly excaped with her life, but the price had cost her dearly as she now had to assume a new persona.

Her stomach grumbled again dashing her thoughts, and realizing she wouldn't get anything else unless she got some food in her system she headed back down stairs to the kitchen to look for food.

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing. Sighing she leaned against the door post and looked outside. Lights flickered off in the distance. Squinting she tried to consentrate to figure out what it might be. A town she thought?! The best way to know for sure is to go look. Checking to see if she had her knife and small pistol, she walked towards the source of the light. The rest of her stuff would have to remain for now. As she reached the source of the light she saw that it was another building like the one she had just made camp in except bigger. Her stomach grumbled once more as the smell of something good waffered in the air. She couldn't risk just walking right in again, o she'd have to sneak in and steal something, goddess forgive her. She had been asking for a lot of forgiveness lately but the goddess didn't seem to be listening, maybe that would change, and maybe it wouldn't.

She mapped out the whole tavern , and saw two people inside maybe three. The kitchen looked to be empty at the moment, as the other residents were ingaged in what seemed like a heated discussion. Maybe the goddess was finally listening. She'd just have to wait and see. Locating a loose window she jarred it open and crawled inside. Sticking to the shadows she began her work of salvaging food. If anyone had happened to see her all they'd notice was a small lith shadow of a man, and would quickly dismiss it as imagination.

((Wow I just got carried away didn't I. xp ))

'Comfort,' was it? She wasn't nearly so sure. He just kept talking though! He wanted her to believe him, to trust him, and she could feel something inside of her responding to that.

But the cleaning supplies were a bit much. Really. She could see them, knew what they were, did not have any memory of using them. And as for smell? Her nose was worse than most humans'. She couldn't catch a whiff of anything from the mop...though she wasn't truly trying.

She looked up at Aykon. "I'll give you that there are...blanks...in my memory. I'll even give you that memory is a big issue among my people. But I'm no maid," she glared at him, daring him to even try mentioning the absurd idea again.

But she did let the knife rest in her lap. Some instinct had found Aykon worthy of trust...or some fragment of memory had been found.

Keeping her head down Red went very still as she felt the hairs on the back of her neck rise. Dammit, she was sure she had been as quite as possible, and how did he know about her weapons?! She was certain it was a he, there was no way of mistaking that masculine voice for anything else. For a split second she thought about replying back.

Nope, nada, not a chance.

Eyeing the window which was still ajar, she began contemplating escape. At the moment it seemed to be the only logical option. But what about the guy, would he give chase if she ran for it? Maybe if she left the food he wouldn't bother. Her stomach grumbled again at the thought. Shut up she thought, its the price we pay for getting caught.

Shifting her weight slightly she concentrated on the matter at hand. Desperate she decided to use one of her least trained skills, if anything it could buy her some time where she could escape through the woods.

Building up a mass energy in her mind, she flung the unseen thought in his direction, that if it worked perfectly would delay any of his reactions and confuse him as to when she had actually moved, just as her body leaped and arched toward the window, so she could escape to the outside.

*Now Aykon entered the main area again and nodded to Nikki*

It is just some poor hungry man who thought it better to steal than ask me if he could eat from the kitchen, I let him take what he wanted, he was starving. It will be entertaining though, he thinks he jumped through the window but he actually is in the same place. I would love to see how this affects him. Such a shame people want to steal when I will freely give what I have.

*He now turns back to Nisso, taking the supplies back and sticking them in the cabinet and returning to her*

Nisso, once again, I do not intend to ask you to work as a maid again or even at all...I was just trying to help you remember. If you are willing to give me an inch of trust, there is one more way that you might be able to remember...there is something else in these walls that not even one of the worst mentality could not forget...it requires you to oiffer me a moment of trust though. I won't demand you try it but if you really want to remember us as desperately as we want you to remember us then show me the trust.

*He then turns to Nikki and leans a head toward the kitchen*

Nikki, while I am talking to Nisso, just keep an eye on our thief over there to make sure he doesn't hurt himself.

"I see. Most likely, though, there are reasons behind his thievery."

*She shrugs slightly and moves near the kitchen door and watches the man. She takes a step inside the kitchen after the man curls up on the floor. She speaks softly, afraid of frightening the man more than he seemed to be already.*

"Hey... If you're hungry.. I can cook something for you, if you'd like?"

*She didn't think it'd work, but she wasn't sure what else to say.*

((Edited))

She was shaking like a leaf now, her pouch clutched tightly in her arms. Her breath caught as another voice broke the silence. Crap she thought, how many other people would have to see her this weak and inept. Obviously the man whi had spoken earlier had informed the rest of the guest what had happened. Just her luck.

She ignored this voice as well and tried to will herself invisble, camaflouge, anything. Will power, and concentration of the mind had always been her weakspots. Ardel had always made that a constant reminder.

Again she heard that voice, and this time made a quick glance in his direction. The man had blonde hair and blue eyes, and there was a girl not to far from him, both of them smiling in her general direction. She wasn't going to buy it. People had smiled at her before only to later have her turned in. Her best bet was to stay right where she was for the moment. It shouldn't be to hard to defend one corner....hopefully.

She started to feel tingly all over, and hoped that something was finally working.