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[Just wanna point out that Yuki has only ever used his magic twice so far to my knowledge. Only once that someone in the group might recall; When he destroyed Kyo's golem (which would be where Poke would have foundation for her statement). The only other time to my knowledge was in the last town when he tried and failed to create a hastily casted pitfall underneath Hanse, of which only Skye and Hanse would have known about... And, you know, all of those random NPCs in the bar, but you get the idea. If he's used it otherwise in front of people... I've completely forgotten at this point. And no, that wasn't supposed to be a scolding... I just felt like pointing it out. XD His level of magic use will change in the future, how soon is yet to be decided.]

[I'd also like to take this time to say... Holy crap, this RP is almost a year old... And less than a month has passed for all of them. XD I say we make a New Years Resolution to dive into the main plotline as soon as possible! Fun times are to be had for all. *cough* 8D]

[Seriously though, it's been awesome RPing with you all up to this point, and I hope it goes strong for another year and beyond. <3 It really feels like we've just started (though I guess in-RP that's actually the case) I was shocked when I realized how old this guild really was.]

[Lol. My post is going to be shorter than my rant.]



"Yeah." Yuki replied, taking a moment to deposit the pills he'd been holding onto the small stand alongside his chair. "Our little village is going to seem really dull after all of this excitement." Despite the fears and frustration of the past couple of weeks, at this particular moment, he wasn't worried. Though, that could have been because he was close to falling asleep where he sat. His eyes slipped shut for several seconds, and he'd actually begun to doze off until Neko spoke up again and drew him away from sleep. He gave a short laugh, "Hmph. Her? She's frail as a twig and acts like she's afraid of her own shadow... Who could she possibly hurt?" Surely there'd been some sort of false information here, perhaps Neko was correct; They were lies to make them want nothing to do with her. Upon the suggestion of what they could want her for, what she could have been, he looked disgusted at the thought but offered no words on that subject.

"You're not kidding. Though, I probably would have spent my whole life in that little dust pile without someone dragging me out. I guess it's good we left for awhile." He laughed lightly, "Though I'm not at all fond of the circumstances." His gaze trailed around the room lazily, "Seeing this place makes me realize just how far behind the times we really are back home." He sat upright again in the chair and stretched, which actually only succeeded to make him feel even more worn out. "Maybe we've lost him." He suggested, "That hound couldn't possibly be that determined, could he?" They hadn't caught sight of him since they'd run, nor scent of him for no less than a week. "Maybe it's safe to turn around now, just take a different route instead of back-tracking..."

The door of the bathroom opened just a crack, and Hitsu peeked out to see who was still in the room. Only her brother and Neko, from the look of it. Mitsu was still asleep on the bed, she noted upon her second glance. "Where'd everybody go?"

"Blade and Poke went out to get us all something to eat." He replied, "I assume that Riyo is in the ne- ... What are you doing?"

Hitsu had stepped out into the room with nothing but a towel wrapped around her, but paused when she was questioned. "My clothes are wet, I washed them as best I could and hung them to dry. I'd like to put on something that's clean for the first time in awhile, you know. I didn't exactly have time to pack a change of clothes."

As the room got quieter, Riyo noticed sounds coming from the next room over. Yuki and Neko were talking... Then, a third voice. Hitsu. And, from the sounds of it, she wasn't wearing clothes. Judging from what she'd just said, at least.

She eyed the clothes that lay on the ground, realizing that her own were pretty dirty too. "Hmmm." Hitsu had quite an idea there. But everyone seemed to get pissed at her when she walked around naked. Well, not pissed, per se... But they told her to put something on.

She thought for a moment and just happened to glance at a bar of soap laying next to the tub. "Create... And destroy..." She picked up the strange object and examined it, hesitantly testing the hardness with her fingernail. It was surprisingly easy...

A few minutes later, and a lot of soap shavings, she had herself a little figure of a cat sitting in her hand. It was... Adorable.

"... I've got it."

She set the soap cat back where she'd found it in the first place and very carefully got out of the tub. She was still a wee bit dizzy from the now fleeting fever, but nothing she couldn't handle. Reaching for one of the towels, she dried herself off as best she could and stared at her hands for a moment.

That oozing black liquid began to drip slowly from her fingertips. Black on pure white tile. An interesting sight indeed. "Okay... Lessee..."

About a minute later, she emerged from the bathroom, taking a big breath of what seemed like cold air. She'd washed her clothes and hung them up as best she could in there. Hopefully, they'd be dry sooner than later.

But even if they weren't, it gave her a chance to experiment with these... Powers, she supposed. It wasn't like she did anything out of the ordinary. She just manipulated what she could do to accomplish something totally different.

"I do feel a lot better... Thank you Neko." She said as she entered the doorway... In a black dress? It was strapless, a bit on the short side. And there was something very, very off about it. at first glance, it was just a dress. But if you stared at it long enough... The material looked almost alive. Either way... It suited. A little too well. Especially since her hair looked darker wet. Very... Slick.

Yuki had rolled his eyes lightly at Hitsu's response, taking his attention away from her to remove what clothing he could before taking his turn to bathe. Shirt, belt... He'd gotten one of his shoes off when he looked up again to see Neko gawking at his sister, and he narrowed his eyes. "Hey!" He called, but got no response. Figures.

While most of the time Hitsu was known to be clueless to flirting, she wasn't completely oblivious to it all the time. This time it was a bit hard not to notice, "Careful, or you'll start drooling on yourself." She said, giving Neko a disapproving look. Sure, she didn't sound rude about it, but there was still obvious sarcasm. Even though she'd scolded him, she couldn't hide a faint smirk. He really never gave up, did he?

It was at this moment that one of Yuki's shoes was thrown violently across the room, targeting Neko's head. Yuki had stood, and advanced a couple of steps. "If you don't look away, you'll be missing more than your goddamn hair when I'm through!" He hissed furiously, his other shoe in hand, held above his head as though threatening to beat Neko senseless with it if he refused.

Hitsu laughed softly and shook her head at the both of them, then continued to the bed where she tugged the blankets aside and quickly worked her way underneath them. She'd be out of sight this way, and perhaps their argument would cease. "So soft..." She purred to herself, wiggling into a comfortable position. This was nothing like her bed back at home, it was like she was sleeping on a cloud. "I'm not going to want to get out of this bed." She commented, pulling the covers over her shoulders in an attempt to get as much of her nice and warm as possible. After several days of chilly days and cold nights, this felt like paradise.

Then, another voice spoke up. Yuki's attention jerked toward Riyo, and he reacted to the sight as though he'd been stunned. He dropped his 'weapon' and took a couple of blind steps backward, which turned out to be badly calculated and he quickly ended up tripping over his own feet and landing hard on his rear. Even through this, he still managed to stare. So much for shouting at Neko for not being able to keep his eyes off the half naked women.

Riyo's eyes widened as she watched Yuki go tumbling over his own feet. She scratched her head and looked down at herself. "Guess this wasn't as good of an idea as I thought..."

Then Neko spoke up. So that's what these things were called. She'd seen a million women walking past in different dresses of different lengths ever since they hit their first town. Especially in the taverns. So, she figured she'd try one for herself. Sorta.

As Neko disappeared, she looked back at Yuki. "It's... Not really a dress." She admitted sheepishly, a little smile creeping up on her face. "I'm simply manipulating the negative energy I use to create... Well... You've seen them." She was, of course, referring to the cat creatures.

She moved over to the beds and sat next to Mitsu. "That's all it is, you know. Built up from negative thoughts, emotions... Actions..." Her eyes drifted towards the bed. "Which brings up an interesting question. Will it fade if there is no negative energy left to feed on? Or will it simply-" She cut herself off. That half... She didn't want to speak. In fear that it might just come true.

"I suppose I'm a master of the negative things in life. But when it comes to the other end of the spectrum... I'm nothing but a novice." Ah, the good things in life. Happiness, compassion, love. Overrated!

... Right?

Drawing a new bath Neko didn't even bother to fully close the door before he stripped of his clothes and immersed himself up to his neck in hot water. It made him flinch at first but soon it began to sooth away the aches and pains he had been suffering from the last few days. Sighing contently he closed his eyes and let his mind begin to wander on its own. It didn't take it long to drift to things that would have gotten him punched for by Yuki or by others. Though his thoughts weren't visible the grin on his face was.

As Riyo took a seat on the bed beside Mitsu she shifted again in her sleep curling up with the pillow holding it even tighter. She seemed to be dreaming though what she was dreaming was hard to tell.

"Apples, peaches... why not both??"

A little while later, Blade had a good amount of food picked out... including a container of stew, a few cooked steaks, and some fish fillet of sorts. The cooked things, especially the stew, were the most challenging to acquire, since he had to actually be in the kitchen of a restaurant or two for these.

That aside, there were also some fruits and breads and stuff for the next morning or for them to have as snacks. And thankfully, the thief wasn't having the bad luck he had in the previous town.

"Think we have enough Poke?" he asked while opening the door to the hotel for her.

As he did this, he glanced into the fine building, and spotting a familiar face in the process.

Elegancia... wonder if she's noticed yet... Well either way I don't have her money any more.

Neko had managed to doze off for a time and finally woke with a start about twenty minutes later realizing the water was less than warm. Moaning about the fact that he was now soaking in cold water Neko stood from the bath, dried off, and exited the bathroom in much the same apparel as Yuki had. When he walked into the room, however, he found Riyo there for one reason or another. The fact that he was in nothing but a towel didn't seem to bother him as he made his way to one of the free beds.

"I think the girls are sleeping in the next room, though you are always welcome to share a bed with me," Neko grinned shamelessly as he drew the covers back on the bed and sat down. A nap sounded good and his clothes were currently drying next to Riyo's so it wasn't like he would be leaving the room any time soon. Giving a yawn he laid down enjoying the feel of a nice soft bed for once. "Ahh....heaven."

holding that amount of food, including the steaming hot pot, was much more difficult then she invisioned. But truth be told she was amzed he had gotten even this amount of food. She still couldn't figue out how he got into the kitchens in order to get the stew.

"I think this is plenty" she said, trying her best not to drop anything as she walked inside the hotel "now...were do we put all of this food.."