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The first thug's neck snapped like a twig, and the second screamed as his throat was torn out in a spray of blood. Kaiser entered the fray, drawing out his rapier and stabbing one of the thugs through the throat while he was stunned. One of the remaining two, the one holding a club, charged at Adrienne and took a swing at her head from behind. The fifth had a change of heart, after seeing how quickly most of his friends had been taken out, and started running away. Kaiser wasn't going to let this one get away though. Taking a pair of dice out of his pocket, he curled his fingers around them, blew on them, and tossed them to the ground.

"Snake eyes?! You've got to be kidding me," Kaiser complained. The thug got lucky with that dice throw, and would probably get away unless Adrienne caught up to him. As for Kaiser, though, he would receive the penalties of such a horrible throw, and get blown back through the air from a fireball exploding right in front of him.

Whoa. Kaiser reminded himself not to catch her in a dark alley when she was in a bad mood. Good thing she was on his side! Getting back to his feet, he dusted himself off then walked over to retrieve his treacherous dice. Afterwards, he held his hand open and the cards that were laying on the ground everywhere found their way back to his palm, and then back into his pocket. Wiping the blood off his sword on the shirts of one of the slain thugs, Kaiser watched Adrienne finish off the one trying to run off, then let the last one go with a message.

"I'm glad you're on my side," Kaiser said with a chuckle, sheathing his sword. "Shall we?" He gestured his hand toward the ferry, which had just made port.

They wouldn't be bothered again for quite some time, and those who had witnessed the bloody melee avoided the dangerous couple. After buying a ticket and boarding the ferry, the rest of the day went by uneventfully. The ferry pulled out of port half an hour later and made its way along the Gaian coast to the town of Latent, taking a little over an hour to make the trip.

Kaiser had changed his mind about abandoning Adrienne once reaching the town, on the fact that a friend like her could come in quite handy, especially if this treasure hunt he planned to go on turned out to be more dangerous than he could handle. Treasure hunts usually were, if the stories the bards always told of them were as true as they made them seem. If not for the vicious fangs and petrifying gaze, he might even find himself to be attracted to her - at least until she tried eating him. Kaiser told Adrienne everything he knew about the quest he saw on the bulletin, and the person who lived in Latent that posted it that he planned on seeing.

"Seeing as how you've saved my life twice now, I guess I owe it to you to tell you the truth. I don't really know anyone in Latent. In fact, the only reason I'm so determined on getting to Latent is to find this person that posted a request on the bulletin board to find some lost pirate's treasure. If I can find that treasure, I could pay off The Man and no longer have to worry about looking over my shoulder, and probably make a good profit off of it as well. You're invited to join me on this quest, if you want. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for as well."

((Posting this in Latent too.))

He sighed, knowing fully where to go, seeing that by now the island was in near plain sight. She had been heckling him like his mother (although he really never had the experience..) and was reminding him of every minute detail possible.

"You know I'm not exactly helpless right? One more time and I'll run us off the road into the murky depths!"

He chuckled a bit after his last dramatic exclamation, knowing he wasn't quite in top shape for running them off of bridges. He turned his head to glance at her, and managed to see her expression after looking at the phone. He turned his head back to the road ahead and questioned,

"Mm, who was it?"

He let his curiosity about the phone call dwindle for a moment as they crossed the bridge, he knew she would tell him eventually. It was moments later when she began to speak again, nearly mirroring what he thought about her. He took a glance at her for what seemed to be the hundredth time, catching her smile.

"Um, my pick?"

He thought a moment, staring ahead at the bridge and noticing its near end.

"Well, there's so much to do ya' know? Maybe we could start off with a small walk or something..and..see what to do from there.."

He took a hand from the wheel to rub the back of his neck, thinking the possibilities over once more.

"Well, we're not exactly dressed for walking hm? And this place is like one huge amusement park..give me a little more time.."

His hand found its way back to the steering wheel, and his eyebrows furrowed in thought.

So much to do..

((It is soo weird to see someone roleplaying a character with my name eek ))

She rolled the window down and let the wind play with her hair. The air was cool but it was never really cold here, something to do with the ocean.

"I don't know, I kinda like calling you Zetsu, and you seem to like that too," she said. "Still, it's been so long since anyone's called me anything other than Red. I hated my real name after what happened to me, but when you say it, it sounds... kind of nice. I wondered if maybe you would feel the same way?"

Then she turned to look out the window, her hands clutching the passenger door as she leaned toward the open window to stare at the sea, the island only a short distance away. A massive bridge with peaked towers, cables holding the road from above. Below where boats and yachts, even a few fishing vessels, not for industry but for tourism. Many people in Gaia seemed to be rather fond of fishing. It was nice to enjoy the scenery in leisurely fashion and not be concerned about other matters. All her other thoughts where centered on anticipation of where they would go, it was sort of nice to have the anticipation of a surprise that wasn't pre-planned her way. She continued to watch the scenery dreamily.