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"You both are equally guilty." The she-wolf muttered at Tybalt, looking out at Ren as well. "And neither one of you can pull of the innocent act!"

LW giggled at the demon boil. "Nah, you haven't disappointed me, Van!" She waved it off. "It makes me excited that we can teach you the joy of Skario Kart! And probably other video games for that matter." The she-wolf gave him a big smile and a wink, smile growing when he said he'd never had the chance to play any games. "Well, my dear boil, you have the chance now." With a soft giggle, she nodded. "Yep. This here is Tybalt." Her gaze was momentarily drawn to the pup, eyes narrowing slightly at his sudden stiff posture. But he seemed to be heading towards Ren so she felt he'd be alright, though she wasn't sure what had gotten to him.

Looking back at Van. "Close enough to my nose." She tapped her nose as she spoke. "You'll find that we have a variety of canine creatures around here." LW gestured to herself, Tybalt, and Jove. "The three of us being just a few examples."

That sinful voice she knew so well called her name and LW's gaze went straight to the lemur. She beamed and removed her arms from around Tybalt (after giving him a warning squeeze to behave) and was about to jump down and pad over to Natalia, when another boil caught her attention. Or more precisely, his words did. She went to answer his questions, but then he shifted gears and started speaking to the lemur and LW waited for a break in the conversation so she could answer some of his questions. What had his name been? To the scarecrow boil the she-wolf gave him a welcoming smile. "Welcome to out Skario Kart booth!" Anything else she might have said was lost when a fluffy tail captured her. With a mock sigh to counter the mock pouty-face, the she-wolf finally slid from the booth and all but leaped at the lemur, hugging her.

"I haven't seen you in forever!" The she-wolf whined cutely at the lemur. "We need to hang out soon and do girl stuff." LW's tail swished around in excitement at this thought.

It seemed that the boil, Eracs, had lost his voice for the time being, leaving Natalia in the awkward position of whether or not to turn away.

Having someone draw her attention elsewhere definitely helped.

Oh! Hey! Tybalt! Yes, yes the boil from that trip! The one she could hardly remember...in fact, she sort of found that recalling their previous interactions was almost too difficult, and although her hand waved and her lips formed the words 'hey', there was a bit of uncertainty to the expression. But, having caught glimpses of this boil around campus seemed to ensure that the warm welcome he offered in return would not cause any unwanted tension. Or...anyMORE unwanted tension anyways. Natalia finally rotated completely to face both the ghost hound and the living, breathing, beautiful LW with her arms readying to open wide once more. To the new boil who had only introduced himself and said no more, the monster nudged at Eracs shoulder beckoning for him to follow.

"It has been a while, how have things been for you?" Orange eyes winced suddenly as Natalia remembered that almost half of the student body had been a part of that one field trip...Still staring at Tybalt, she hoped her question wouldn't be taken as insensitive...

Natalia, insensitive...I know, go figure.

Luckily she would not have to stand there waiting for very long as the red-headed werewolf enveloped the monster in greeting. "Hello to you too! Yes, it has been forever I am so sorry!" Natalia glanced over to Tybalt as if to extend the same apology his way...regardless of how new their relations were.

Continuing then by shoving her face into LW's neck, nipping the smooth skin beneath her lips, Natalia murmured an 'I missed you', before speaking a bit louder into her ear. "We do, we do! I never got the chance to ask you, but how did you do with the boil? I remember, you know, you asking a favor of me. I am sorry I could not keep up with my end..."

Jove puffed up in an unhappy manner, and then made a grumbling noise in his throat. Not only did Ren not notice the dragon boil calling him tiny, but he didn't seem inclined to explain why he was so tense around that ghoul with the striped tail. But if Ren was going to leave it alone for now, Jove would have to go along with it.

His ears flattened back with displeasure, and he trotted over to the booth to frown over the wisps he had brought with him. The little things didn't do much other than float in place, but it seemed to pacify the pup and he slowly de-puffed as he watched them and poked at them. Even minute little wisps of his own kind were calming for his nerves.

After a few moments his ears perked back up to watch the crowd with curiousity, and then scented the air. It was interesting, and almost overwhelming, all those scents drifting through the air. Some he could recognize, others were entirely unfamiliar, but the strongest scents were of those lingering in the booth. He once again eyed the ghoul who had somehow upset his brother without saying a word. But just watching her wasn't providing any insights into the situation.

Rather than being social, the pup just settled in next to the booth to watch whatever it was Ren was planning.

The familiar scent of the lemur surrounded her and LW felt herself relax into the ghouls embrace. She had been one of the first people the she-wolf had ever met at the school. The same night, in fact, that she'd met Ren. "No need to apologize! We've all just been busy." LW chirped at Natalia. "And we get to see each other now, so that makes up for it!" It was hard not for her to cling a little to the lemur. They were friends, fellow weres, and the she-wolf had missed seeing her.

It really didn't come as too much of a surprise (not that it kept her from blushing or anything) when Natalia ducked her head against her neck. LW felt the warm breath and shivered at the n** against her skin. That red tail of hers was flicking in contentment now. "I missed you too." She said in a soft warm voice. At her mention of the favor she'd asked of the lemur, LW felt her cheeks really light up. "Umm...well...we- we did good. I did good. I think." LW grinned at Natalia. "It's alright. I had inspiration from you and that was good enough."

If it hadn't been almost painfully apparent before, it probably was now. LW had no idea about any of the tension or ill feelings between this friend and her closest friend. Had she been aware, she most likely wouldn't have acted much different. But she'd have been more wary of hurting feelings. As it was, the hand that was placed at her back didn't register until the voice spoke with it. Ren. LW glanced back at him and gave a smile. "Sure thing!" Leaning up, the she-wolf placed a soft kiss against the lemur's cheek before wiggling out of her grasp. Something, though, from the stiff and uneasy posture she could see in her best friend (he really couldn't hid stuff from her very well), the she-wolf frowned at him, but didn't comment. Instead she slid her arm around his waist and leaned against him in a way she hadn't done for a while now.

"I think these novice racers need another chance to test out their wheels." LW giggled, tail lightly batting against Ren. "Think we should give them another chance?" She winked at the group and gave her bestie a squeeze to let him know she was there for him.

Cervantes wasn't particularly familiar with any of the past events that had taken place at the academy, so he found it difficult to keep track of all that was going on between the others who clearly knew one another. "I'm glad to hear it, LW," Van replied, his smile tilting in response. He looked like he wanted to get into trouble, but he didn't say anything else just then. His tail flicked back and forth, as he was distracted looking at the game and wondering how it worked. He had seem some of the others playing, so he thought he understood the fundamentals, but how anyone could remember what button to press seemed beyond him. "So I get to meet a charismatic fellow canine, and play my first game? Today must be my lucky day," Van said.

He turned to Tybalt, his eyes flickering as if there was fire behind them. He seemed to be quite happy to talk about running. "Now and then? I don't think I could survive without it," he replied. But that was in his nature. He was meant to run, to give chase. "So is there a team you run with, then...?" Van wondered if it was a hobby alone, but it didn't sound like he was very passionate about it.

Tybalt and LW left to speak with the Lemur girl. In their absence, he pulled himself up onto the booth, his tail hissing back and forth through the air. He rubbed his spine, as if something was bothering him. Idly, now that his two acquaintances were busy, he wondered if they would play another game soon, or if he should wander elsewhere.

Ren broke him out of his thoughts. He turned towards Ren and said, "I can hardly wait," grinning. He looked down at... Jove? Was it Jove? Who seemed to have settled beside the booth. He peered down at Jove and said, "Nice to meet you, by the way." It seemed like he had spoken too late, though, as he headed out shortly after.

Van was feeling strange. He should go say hello to some of the others, he knew that, but he didn't feel like it was a good time for that. Especially given how close some of them seemed. So he sat on the booth and watched Ren, waiting for what might happen, scratching idly at the desk with his long nails.

Cervantes didn't want to miss the game, but he also realized the candy he'd won from the booth before was getting kind of sticky and warm from all the excitement. He really didn't want it to get any worse, so he got up and planned to excuse himself for a moment. He really would run though, he didn't want to be late!

He got up, and told everyone he'd met whom he ran into on his way out that he would be right back, that he wasn't giving up just yet, and he intended to learn this game!

((Cervantes brbing during lull))

Tahki silently got up from her pillow and decided to use this window of opportunity to see the rest of the booths now that the crowd was thinning out. The white gryphon held tightly on to her headphones as she made her way through the remaining students and out toward the other booths.

((Exit post))