[h1][color=red][center]Alex[/center][/color][/h1]
Alex give a mini fist pump. He wasn't sure why he was excited to spar with someone when as far as he knew sparring involved hitting each other. But Alex had always liked the thought of being a good fighter and personally thought he could more than handle himself if it came down to it. Regardless Alex quickly dressed in his usual outfit and jogged to Clarice's location, arriving relatively quickly. Breathing slightly more than normal he strolled into the building and quickly found her, walking over. [color=red]"Hey Clar, what's the plan?"[/color] The diner was remarkably crowded, he recognized several of the people from the meeting he had briefly attended. Was this some sort of champion hotspot? Eh didn't really matter, they probably weren't going to stay here for long anyway. Unless Clarice felt like recruiting more people for their sparring session that is.

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[center][color=silver][h1]Artemis[/h1][/color][/center]

Artemis watched the flood of familiar faces with some surprise. Had this been arranged as a meeting place after she'd left? It seemed unlikely that anything else could be the case. The purple haired boy seemed to be examining the exact spot the body had been not much more than day ago. She didn't recognize him but his odd behavior was good evidence for being another one of the league. Before she could contemplate futher Sam entered. Artemis was unsure whether she should initiate conversation but the question was answered by Sam quickly coming over and explaining that her point still stood but she didn't want hard feelings. Artemis thought about it for a few moments. Yes she had been angry, but it hadn't been for much of a good reason and there was certainly no reason to hold a grudge.

[color=silver]"Your point seems to be fair."[/color] Artemis resisted the urge to bring up that she had been through the stress of all this league business, seeing a murder, being questioned, having her lifestyle verbally degraded, and nearly been the victim of extreme burning, but that would've seemed as though merely excuses, as they were. [color=silver]"I would like to remain friends. Your honesty is refreshingly brutal, though your language is a bit strong for my tastes. So, still cool?"[/color] Artemis asked in a somewhat lukewarm attempt at being cheery and placed down her drink, extending one hand for a shake on the subject. Afterwards Claire took a seat with her own cup of refreshing liquid. [color=silver]"Ah, Claire, good morning. Fueling your caffeine addiction that has doubtless become stronger since you earned your wings I see. Are you going to ask Leon on a date?"[/color] She asked curiously.

Artemis did not miss much, including the staring contest between the two and the whispered comment, though she hadn't heard the words. Artemis wondered if she should bring up the fact that Leon was also a champion, certainly it would make Claire more inclined to boyfriend him if she knew he shared a similar situation. It seemed Leon also recognized Raze given his remarkably passive aggressive actions. Artemis wondered if the two of them would engage in the cafe. Then there was the man with the cigar Liam followed into the cafe. The first thought that popped into Artemis's mind was, [i]But Graves can't have a cigar.[/i] Of course the odds were low of that being that case but the thought was still mildly amusing.

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