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Altair's nose crinkled, brow furrowing as Cam turned to suck on his fingers. "Agh, no, you little b*****d..." he swore, shaking his hand, reaching with his free one to pry it off, tossing it back at Riley, shaking his fingers off, checking that there was still skin on his digits, sighing and shuddering, skin prickling as he checked that the Cthulu was gone, wiping his hand off on his pants. Aquila wanted to eat the minipet, but he didn't dare.

Altair, however, was having similar thoughts along the lines of Shehk's concerning the contemplation of the flavor of her flesh. Her mouth had tasted good enough, and he smirked, straightening, relaxing, and laughed as the Pricolici asked that question. He would certainly be tasting more of her skin if she gave him half a chance.

"It was just a hint about the male psyche, my dear. If you'd like, we can head back and I can give you a few more hints before the party on Saturday night," he raised his eyebrow, grinning.

To say Nukpana was very angry would have been a drastic understatement.

It was difficult to tell where the skinwalker had come from. There was the slightest sound of fast, heavy paws hitting the dead grass and the slightest scent of WOLF, the only warning before the jet-black fur dominated the senses, the gleam of blood-stained canines and the unnaturally dark eyes. There had been no indication of his presence, no storming in when the incubus had first taken Shehk's hand to kiss the backs of her fingers, or annoyed snap of a return at all the quips at his expense. Anyone who even vaguely knew Nuk would have known he wouldn't have thought twice before doing it either, the process of leap-before-you-look so thoroughly ingrained in him it would likely be impossible to train him otherwise. He was certainly not the patient planner it would have taken to wait this long.

Altair, however, would likely not have gotten the chance to reach that conclusion before a large, heavy fist connected with his face with a resounding, meaty 'thud'.

Nuk had shifted mid-motion. It was something he liked to do regardless, but in this instance it served a greater purpose than the slightly-dizzying effect of seeing something rearrange so quickly. He might have not been the most dedicated of students, but enough fights had taught him that an object in motion wanted to stay in motion, much less a heavy creature like a bear -- all the kinetic energy of his pounding sprint had transferred to the large, muscular form of the bruteball player. And although the result was not nearly satisfactory enough for the infuriated skinwalker, he couldn't deny that it satisfying. If he had any say in the matter, that satisfaction would be a drop in the bucket.

Panting hard, Nuk's lips curled back around long, sharp canines, every muscle in his body still tense, as if just itching to descend again.

"If you ever kiss my girlfriend again, I will rip you apart, demon."

Glowing amber eyes flashed at the other dark-haired student, his already gravelly voice had taking on a dangerous quality, no hint of teasing lingering in his tone. To onlookers, it was likely impossible to tell they were friends with the lack of even a moment's hesitation -- to Nuk, this just added a whole new dimension of passion to the equation.

So that was what the dragons name was! Astra would have to remember it next time she saw him...well, that was if she did see him again. Although, she wasn't sure if she liked him. The guy wouldn't let her stand on his head! meanie!

At any rate, it took a few moments for her to realize Riley was speaking to her through her mind, and a few more to remember why this was so, having heard her faintly in the black room. "Thats alright, there was a lot happening back there. My name Is Astra, and I'm pleased to meet you Riley" She may as well be polite, as this student didn't seem like one she would want to mess around with. But Riley seemed like a nice student, so it was all good.

Her attention was then drawn to a thudding noise behind, and she caught the last seconds of the FALCON punch done by Nuk. Her small eyes went even wider. Holy woah how did he just do that!?! She then backed away, taking some shelter behind Riley since The newcomer looked like he was about to kill someone, probably the demon would was smooching his proposed girlfriend.

Shehk really could have used an interdimensional pocket to hide herself in right then. Because while the situation had been awkward before, now it was just getting downright horrible. In fact, Shehk was really inclined to make a getaway right then given how thickly awkward the situation was getting.

She would never be able to answer why she hadn't just fled the scene either.

The Pricolici just settled for grabbing her collar and yanking it up as far over her face as she could. This got her to about the nose before it failed her. Nooooo!!!

So she just muttered swears to herself. A lot of swears to herself. Oh man..... She did, however, make a point of moving over away from the hiss-fest of 'I BEETCHU UP' 'NO, I BEETCHUUUUU UP!!' going on, practically talking between herself, Precious, and a tree to try and diffuse how much thick woe was getting ready to build up.

It was really bad.

Yet why did she feel so guilty for being kissed by another guy when her common insistence should have been to correct Nuk on the 'Not your girlfriend' front.

Nuk was clever, even when drunk with rage. Riley gently let go of Shehk's arm, and moved to stand beside him as a comrade at arms. As you wish, she murmured, though that thought was equally shared with the group. Her fingers intertwined, and she stretched the long digits out, emitting a vicious popping sound. Her glowing eyes fell on Altair, with one eyebrow cocked slightly upward curiously. She wasn't aware of whether Nuk was fully prepared to fight the demon or not - but SHE was prepared to stand by his side and do a fair amount of damage. Her fluid composure attested to her readyness for a fight.

Was this really about Shuhkpana for her anymore? It was unclear. Maybe she was just looking for a good outlet of energy. Or, more likely, standing at Nuk's side meant further solidifying their alliance. Her eyelids dropped, half-lidded as they stared Altair down. Yes, it was definitely that.

Cam was instantly entranced by pretty blinking lights. They were glowing and flying around and looked so edible - come down and play, little lights, Cam just wants to know what you taste like!!

He bounded over to stand just underneath the little floating thing that kept screeching at the group, and he jumped in the air several times with tiny hands outstretched to try and get it. Alas, it was far too high in the air for this, so Cam stretched out his little wings, and attempted to flutter them fast enough for flight.

He got a total of two inches, before they crumpled underneath him and he toppled to the ground.

Even while plastered on the ground one little hand kept reaching up at the floating light, as if it would somehow come to him instead.

Israfel was dashing out. He'd learned when a Haunting Memory wanted them to follow, you better, or you'd never be rid of them. What he could see was a few of his favorite people in the distance and-
OH HO HO
Nuk and Riley being protective over Shehk? What had transpired? He was curious to the juice details. The twin Never Melts whined by his side, curious to what had gotten their master's attention. But it was the yellow Haunting memory that flew back into the fray, zipping around the head of the chimera, while it's blue twin got dangerously close to the fallen demonic minipet.