Ethel took notice of the fact Shinrei hadn't listened, proceeding to attempt to lecture her as if he [i]still[/i] didn't get the point he was nothing in this area. Whatever much of a big shot he was in the past, all this edgy 'I am better than you' was just like a little kid bragging. It was adorable... And hey, Ethel didn't even get mad at Shinrei. No, instead, that burning feeling welled up even more. A desire to... Hurt them. Humiliate them. Crush whatever ego they had... The white haired boy even mentioned a hierarchy, completely forgetting the fact he is [i]inside[/i] of one. Even when Shinrei walked past Ethel, making it clear he had no intention of staying any longer, she just continued to enjoy herself more. Even when they just walked off with Hayate, Ethel couldn't help but [i]smile[/i]. She was experiencing such glee at the prospect of humiliating them...

...But to all good things come an end. Someone else walked past Ethel, and actually whispered [color=a36209]'If you're going to duel, Win and Win again.'[/color] or something of the like in her ear. This brought her our of her little fantasy world, even jumping a bit due to it. Whatever else they said flew right past the girl, who turned her head to see who it was that did that. The boy from earlier... The one from the duel. Why he-! What right did he have to interrupt her like that?! Though calling them out was out of the question, Vincent having gone over to duel some boy from earth. Tch... Taking on someone weaker than themselves? Now this Ethel had to see. She backed off again, going back over to the wall on the other end. Somehow she wasn't getting any sunburns from standing out in the open for so long, and not even a drop of sweat was on her pale body. She scanned the duel carefully, deciding to gauge the boy's worth through the next duel.

It didn't last very long. Hayato had taken some kind of early lifepoint lead, but it seemed more like Vincent was toying with them rather than anything else. As soon as they got a decent monster out, nothing the samurai did had any effect on the chaos-wielding Wind dorm. Well, it's honestly expected. Earth wasn't know for having the best of players. That boy though... He showed more promise than you'd think. Maybe they dueled the Earth to put them in their place? Now there's a pleasing thought... Ethel smirked. Now there's one more person they took an interest in... And probably the most of all. She pushed herself off of the wall, walking up to Vincent who'd gone a little off the road for some stretching. Truthfully, it was a little annoying sand would get in Ethel's shoes. Though that didn't really matter right now.

[color=7ea7d8]"You dueled well."[/color] the girl called out from a bit away, her hands folded behind her back. She didn't really fake a smile, that'd be silly, but some form of congratulatory feeling was hidden in Ethel's eyes. She'd met this person before, the day before. Wasn't their name Vincent? [color=7ea7d8]"Vincent, right?"[/color] they asked, not really caring all that much. [color=7ea7d8]"Keep dueling like that. If you do, I'd love to face you some day."[/color] Ethel put on a little smile, closing her eyes at the same time. It wasn't completely faked, but she was exaggerating her feelings on the matter a little to grab the other's attention. They needed to become stronger... And Ethel'd make sure that would happen. [color=7ea7d8]"I'll be seeing you, Vincent."[/color] After those words, Ethel went back to the Action Duel arena. He wasn't the only one who needed to get stronger... And Ethel knew someone that would be able to push her to further lengths.

If she'd make it back to the stairs, a quick scan around the area would reveal the person Ethel was looking for. A dark-haired boy, playing his harmonica in solitude. Andre was sitting on his lonesome, and that's exactly who the girl wanted to see. She let her arms rest next to her as she approached Andre, keeping a neutral look on her face. The walking pace wasn't particularly hurried, keeping a slow temp whilst she approached the boy. Once close enough, all Ethel felt to do to grab his attention was a quick [color=7ea7d8]"Hey."[/color]. No need to rush it, after all.