Welcome to Gaia! ::

Julio made a turn seeing ihs opponent come after him and then his paw takes up his sword, it's entire form engulphed in energy as it splits open to reveal a shot gun inside that glows heavily with energy. then he took aim as his opponent got clsoer and closer, his gun blazing with power till he pulls the triger, the sound of a lightning strike echoes with the following of a thunderous explosion that propells him higher as his strike took aim at his opponent for a ko attack.

Julio's form span from the quickness and his wings flap quicker and quicker to keep hovering. Carbie just looks up at their opponent getting the moon blade and julio got his guitar in arms and then tuned up the music on it, then made a strum as a great blast of sonic energy explodes into a pillar of beam to the silver blade and their opponent.

~Bzzt~

::The sound wasnt loud but, the buzzing filled Jacks ears, and made his stomach churn like ice cream in a blender. He froze for a minute, exactly in place, trying to figure out why all of a sudden, the streets of downtown Durem had just become a grassy field around the base of the largest tree he'd ever seen before.

He had been taken right out of everyday life. He still had a newspaper folded in his right arm, and a cup of coffee half raised to his lips in his left hand. The sun was bright outside today, and so his fedora had been pulled down just enough to cast a shadow over his eyes.

Obviously, this is not the sort of thing that happens while cruising the streets of NY, and Jack would have probably been pretty freaked out if it wasnt for the fact that this type of thing wasnt becoming everyday routine here on Gaia. His lips persed as he let out a...::

Tch...

::And finished sipping his coffee, as he began to lower his arm he let out a sigh and muttered to himself...::

..A guy cant even finish his friggin coffee in peace....

::With his rough fingertips he loosely gripped the lid of the coffee cup and let his arm swing as he started on a walk toward the base of the giant tree. In this windy place his black trentcoat blew freely in the wind, as did his black pants and the black tie which offset his white office shirt.

Once at the tree, he slowly sat down, letting out a few moans as his old back cracked with the motion. He set his coffee cup down beside him, flipped open the newspaper, and began reading. His old eyes scanned from page to page and his gruff and barely shaven old face carried that same old flat look as it traced the pages.::

::There wasnt an immediate answer, Jacks right hand let go of the newspaper page and patted around the chest of coat, and then slipped into the side pocket where it pulled out a black box of cigarettes. With a flick of the index finger Jack opened the box and inside the lid was a metal zippo, just resting there. He tapped it with his finger to make sure it was there.::

Yep.

::His voice wasnt mean or cruel, or even violent or uncaring. It was just a standard gruff voice. Gruff meaning it sounded a it like someone trying to talk over the sound of sandpaper rubbing on concrete. But I guess thats what habitually smoking since the age of 7 will do to you.

He reached carefully worked the lighter out of the cigarette box and reached back up and over his shoulder offering it to the man behind him silently, as his eyes read over the newspaper. There was a moment of silence, as Jack turned the page and said.::

'You from around here?

"Define here."

The flick of the lighter, as his thumb snapped it open, and the low spark that ignited the small flame was heard, snuffing out just as quickly as it had come. The sound of someone inhaling, and the low sizzle of a cigarette, was lost just as the wind picked up again.

The lighter was tossed back, landing in the man's lap, just as a shadow drooped over him, and then a soft sigh as someone sat down.

Plumes of thin smoke wrapped and drifted upwards, as the red-head took solace on the other side of the tree trunk, staring up at the sky lazily.

REIKO EXPLODED! What, that's new!

Well Reiko himself didn't explode, but he did force all of the energy out and off of his body, which blew off the rest of his clothes except his bandana, because that was trademark and it had to stay. He sent the ice every which way and slowly started towards Lazenca.

Now, Lazenca wasn't but a yard or two away. But Reiko was exhausted from the punishment and he didnt know if he could make it there before Lazenca did that thing again.

He got into his peek-a-boo defensive position once more as he slowly stepped towards his opponent to end the battle. He started weaving as well, however it was a bit sloppy due to the lack of focus.

Well how would you end it?

"Ohh?"

Grinning as he stared upwards, the few clouds that did dot the sky, twisted themselves into imaginary shapes he thought were there-- this place was just one huge mind trip after all.

"Doesn't really matter does it? In the long run I mean."

The breeze flowed on through, rustling clothing and disturbing the smaller branches in the tree. Leaves rustled, a few detaching and floating to the floor. Blades of grass swayed, and on the ground, a dirt mound with ants toiling in and out constantly.

Yea....peaceful.