Welcome to Gaia! ::

Sherry waited. She honestly didn't even know if the kid would show up, but it was worth a shot.



There will be plenty of time for that. There is always time for that. Sherry gave her head a small shake. It was great to have Armagnac back, but the wyrm seemed certain Sherry hadn't been training enough.

Sherry checked her phone. She'd give him a few more minutes, then send another text. If he didn't reply to that...well, then she'd just assume that he was ignoring her. Brat.

"Finally," Sherry said when she saw him. "What took you so long? I about figured you weren't going to show up." She was quite for a moment, while she thought of the best way to answer his question.

"It's over." She knew the rumor mill was buzzing about the council room, but she wasn't sure if she should talk about it, or if she wanted to. Maybe later. It certainly wasn't appropriate greeting talk.

"Anyway, shall we get on with it?" One hand pointed to the portal that led to the arena. "I figured I'd invite you to train with me since, you know, you're still new. Thanks for coming." She gave him a small smile before she stepped through the portal and into the arena itself..

<"Your majesty"? Have I missed something else important?>

He's being snarky. You of all people should be able to pick up the sarcasm.



No, he's saying that I'm deman-- Wait. Whose side are you on?

Armagnac chuckled.

At least you're in a good mood. Sherry gave a small laugh of her own as she looked back to make sure Jack had followed. She had to admit, she was glad he'd decided to show up.

"More than worth your time! Promise. Welcome to the Life Battle Arena!" she said, walking across the observation deck. "Piranhas, tranquilizer darts, and Jenga." The piranhas weren't really involved, but Sherry thought they were kind of neat.

She turned with a smile to face the death trainee. "You'll need this." She held out one lone marker. It had been a long debate. To give him a marker, or not? In the end, she had decided it was only fair. She doubted she'd have the heart to use hers, but in the long run it would be best if he knew markers were considered standard in this game. She knew some of the life techs were the type to keep such things secret.

"You do know how to play Jenga, right?"

Her eyes followed the marker to the floor.



"Yes, Jenga," she said, ignoring Armagnac and looking Jake in the eye again. "It's worth it, you have to play for certain runic clearances." That's why she'd decided to play it at all. Going into a mission with bandages seemed like a super good idea. "And those bandages are worth it."

She took one step towards Jake, then another, coming in rather close to him again. "Though I suppose we could make it more interesting if you wanted. We could make a wager, or play it Truth or Dare style. You know, unless you are worried I'll win." It was a challenge. She had spent all day planning the darn thing.

She smiled. "Besides, Armagnac would like a proper fight later, if that's what you are hoping for."

A grin split her face in happy mix of delight and relief at his agreement to play. "Happy to hear it!"

She'd had a feeling he wouldn't want to play a something as simple and innocent seeming as Jenga, but she'd also had a feeling that he wouldn't turn down a challenge. She'd have to remember that she was right.

"You play with me, I'll fight with you. I like it," she nodded. A good compromise.



Really? Sherry hadn't though Armagnac was the taunting type.



She rolled her eyes slightly and looked at Jake. "Though Armagnac says we're kicking your a**." Sherry shrugged, turned around and made her way to the Jenga table.

"Sooo....." she said as she sat down. "Are there any," she rather deftly (to her surprise) removed one of the lower blocks, "special rules you'd like to play by?" She held her newly acquired piece up for a moment of triumph before placing it lightly on top of the tower. "Or are we keeping this simple and boring?"

He hadn't expressly agreed to a wager or anything, and the lifer wasn't the type to force such things on people. Even if she wanted to.

"Alright then. Truth or Dare it is. For each piece we pull, we get to ask/dare the other one thing." She stopped for a moment to pull out a second piece.

"I'll start," she said, narrowing her eyes at Jake. "What," she place her piece on top of the pile, "is your favorite kind of cookie?"



Sherry was super good at this game.