[center][h2][colour=2c75ff]Cereza[/colour] and [colour=f62424]Tamn[/colour][/h2][/center]
[center]With mention of [colour=ForestGreen]Tierra[/colour][/center]

The view of the castle-like building that made up Beacon was amazing, and Cereza enjoyed it for all of two seconds before the push of the crowd around the tall girl made her twitch. The blonde paid no attention to the red head that had followed her as she retreated to a quiet, out of the way place, assuming that the other girl had merely gotten up to see what the message was herself.

She'd just spotted a viewing dock off to one side with only a few people sitting in it and started to make her way over when a black missile ran straight into her. The lithe girl hit the ground hard, luckily not taking anyone down with her, and hissed in pain, Llaw Du automatically twitching on it's hook. The next thing the blonde knew, a black haired girl was pulling her back to her feet ,[colour=2c75ff][i]'How the heck did she do that? She's a foot shorter than me![/i][/colour] and talking.

[colour=ForestGreen]"Sorry, are you alright?"[/colour] Cereza wasn't given much of a chance to answer as the thin girl gave her a quick glance over, her eyes lingering on Cereza's undercut and weapon as she quickly rattled off what Cereza would assume were the standard questions when dealing with someone you just potentially injured accidentally, before giving a rushed wave and hurrying off a [colour=ForestGreen]"Have a nice day!"[/colour] as she disappeared into the crowd again.

Cereza stood there for a moment, staring after the strange person who'd just knocked her over as the crowd swallowed her.

[colour=f62424]"Uh, [i]are[/i] you okay?[/colour] Tamn asked, peering round Cereza and managed to snag a glimpse of fleeting black hair.

[colour=2c75ff]"I think so."[/colour] Cereza replied automatically, not even registering that the wolf girl was still following her as she tried to understand the black and tan whirlwind that had been the other girl. [colour=2c75ff]"I'm not hurt?"[/colour]

[colour=f62424]"You don't look hurt."[/colour] Tamn appraised the other, checking for obvious signs of injury. There didn't seem to be any beyond a few scuff marks on her clothes from where everyone had been walking.

Blinking in surprise, Cereza continued walking to the quieter viewing area, where there was less chance of strange missles attacking her. She turned to the crimson huntress, [colour=2c75ff]"I think I'm more confused. How did she pull me up? I'm more than a foot taller than her!"[/colour]

[colour=f62424]"Dunno."[/colour] Tamn hadn't really seen all of it, far too busy contemplating the speech.

Cereza plonked herself on a bench as soon as they left the crowd and unstrapped Droed Gwyn, pulling the dual pistols from their rails as she checked the fall hadn't damaged them in any way. Her semblance whirred as the hacker ran a diagnostic once more to make sure nothing had happened inside either any of her weapons.

[colour=f62424]"Whoa!"[/colour] Tamn breathed, watching Cereza dislodge a pair of… [colour=f62424][i]What even was that?[/i][/colour]

[colour=2c75ff]"Hm?"[/colour] Cereza glanced out the corner of her eye at the slim Huntress-wannabe, noting her gaze seemed to be on Droed Gwyn as the taller girl checked them over. She finished by looking down the sights of the pistols, aiming them at the ceiling, before sliding them back onto her heels. [colour=2c75ff]"It's just a pair of pistols."[/colour]

Eyeing the pistols, Tamn frowned, she wasn't really an expert on guns, hence Oath only having melee forms, but she [i]was[/i] sure that guns were suppoed to have triggers, weren't they? [colour=f62424]"Uh huh."[/colour] she noted, tilting her head as she asked, [colour=f62424]"And you fire them …how?"[/colour] While guns might not be her thing, Tamn still managed to be interested in others weapons, ranged or combat, especially as many were both.

[colour=2c75ff]"Maybe when the airship lands, I'll give you a demonstration."[/colour] Cereza told her idly, pulling Llaw Du out and extending him again. [colour=2c75ff][i]Midas would be so proud, watching me socialise. The things I do for him.[/i] "Can't do much in here though."[/colour]

[colour=f62424]"Oh."[/colour] the disappointment showing not in Tamn's voice, but rather the slight droop of her ears. [colour=f62424]"Soo… What's the difference between Huntsmen and Huntresses?"[/colour]

[colour=2c75ff]"Ears up, little wolf. You'll get your demonstration."[/colour] Cereza admonished her companion as she looked over her weapon, making sure not to hit the girl next to her. She didn't need any negative attention before she even arrived, after all. [colour=2c75ff]"And Huntsmen are male while Huntresses are female. Collectively they are called Hunters."[/colour]

[colour=f62424]"Why the need for gender distinction?"[/colour] Tamn really was confused here, back at home, gender had not really mattered just like  it hadden't mattered that some were Faunus and some not.

[colour=2c75ff]"It's a call back from when women and men had different standards. We are lucky to live in a world where men and women are actually equal and therefore allowed to do the same things without fear of reprisal. The only major inequalities that I have heard about these days are the difference between Human and Faunus, but it's only irrational simpletons who actually believe Faunus to be lesser beings."[/colour] Cereza explained. This was something that, while not having talked about it in person, was everywhere on the news. She'd studied the differences between them over the years and found that there wasn't enough of one to really be of interest, and therefore something she had filed underneath the [i]Do Not Care[/i] list years ago. She folded away Llaw Du and hooked it back onto her belt in a practised motion, stretching out her legs.

[colour=f62424]"Oh, Okay."[/colour] Tamn perked up at the [i]irrational simpletons[/i] comment.  Happily grinning as she finally perched her butt next to Cereza.

Cereza realised with a start that Tamnox....Tamn, [i][colour=2c75ff]'Why does she have to have such a difficult name? What ever happened to simple ones, like Midas and Cereza?'[/colour][/i], was the only person she'd ever talked to for more than two minutes at a time, discounting her teachers and Midas. [i][colour=2c75ff]'Look at me, getting this socialising thing down pat. It's not as hard as the books make it sound.'[/colour][/i]

The blonde girl didn't even think about what she did next - she felt the gas build up in her intestines and let it rip, all the while staring casually out a window nearby. It was only the slight shifting away of Tamn that made her glance back at the wolf girl. [colour=2c75ff]"...What?"[/colour]

Wrinkling her nose at the minor stench Cereza had just let loose, Tamn shuffled a few inches away, trying to get her nose out of the direct line of fire. [colour=f62424]"Ohh…"[/colour] she gasped in reply, then grabbed Cereza's hand and tugged her away from the bench. Leaning over, all conspiritorial, Tamn muttered; [colour=f62424]"In public keep 'em quiet, long as no one hears, you can get away with practically anything."[/colour] all the while with this wicked grin on her face.

[colour=2c75ff]"What, farts? It's a natural bodily function - why would it be a problem? Do you know the kind of damage they can do to your intestines if you suppress them?"[/colour] Cereza asked in bewilderment.

She couldn't help it, Tamn doubled over laughing, struggiling for breath, [colour=f62424]"Sorry…… sorry,"[/colour] she gasped, [colour=f62424]"Normaly it is considered rude."[/colour] she giggled.

Cereza watched the girl laugh, crossing her arms and pouting. [colour=2c75ff][i]'I take it back. Socialising is [/i]hard.'[/colour]

(Round 1)