[h1][center][color=00746b][b]Nolan Waltz[/b][/color][/center][/h1]
[@Sho Minazuki][@Zarkun]

[i]"Nolan... Nolannnn."[/i] 

A gentle voice rung through the mage's ears. The surrounding was hazy and from far off there was a familiar figure approaching him from the fog. [color=00746b]"Ariel?"[/color] He made his way over and despite getting closer, he couldn't actually see her face. Even squinting it was as if there was some blur that kept him from seeing her face. [color=00746b]"Hey, what's going on?"[/color] Slowly he walked over to her and as he did so things were becoming more clearer. Ariel was just coming into view and what one would think would be an expression of joy turned into one of pure terror because this [i]thing[/i] had her face, but had Dalton's face! 

The thing then shouted with the Exceed's voice, [color=662d91]"Nolan wake up!"[/color] 

With a chilling scream, Nolan jolted up from his bed with a cold sweat, panting as patted himself down to make sure that he was not in a dream anymore. By the gods above that was a cursed image forever burned into his head. The slayer turned to face the Exceed who was standing on his bed with his arms crossed and already dressed with his trademark sunglasses and pompadour, tapping his foot impatiently on the bedsheets. [color=662d91]"Ya done screamin' or what? We need ta go ta work an' we haven't had breakfast yet!"[/color] He hopped off the bed and looked up at him like an impatient child waiting for his parent to get out bed.

Nolan squinted at him and glanced at the clock. Okay yeah he actually should have woken up earlier, but for this reason? The reason this little shit scarred him for life was because he was hungry? The little bugger was lucky he didn't get thrown out the window at lightspeed! [color=00746b]"You really are a bastard."[/color] He grumbled and kicked off the sheets. It was time to get ready for the day, as uneventful it probably was going to be. 

Beside of his training, his modeling career, his promotion to S-Class, the last couple of years had been extremely uneventful. For some reason, everyone decided that they needed to start travelling for their training or for their own personal issues; Damian and Penny were basically having a two year long date and Rose was working on her love life with her beau so Nolan was actually the only S-Class that was constantly around for the majority of that time. Amaya was training and Ariel went off for a year to sort herself off before coming back though now she had been out for two months because she was recruited by Sorcerer Magazine and decided to take up their offer. 

Sure there were newbies, but most of them were just fucking annoying, especially Belius. That battle maniac drove him up the bloody wall, not to mention he was unpredictable so he was more of a liability for missions that required finesse. Then there was Brianna and while he personally does not hold much against her beside her emotional outbursts when she has had one too many, her sword is a completely different story; that sword does not know when to stop teasing him for being skittish around most women. Other than that most of the new members that have joined have either not caught his eye or were simply too scared of him to approach. 

Well, something did happen recently; he and Jack Goran, the guild master of the Dragon Fang and one of the Wizard Saints, had become more acquainted with each other recently and, well... That was a story for another time. 

Mage and Exceed were walking down the streets of Magnolia and just as he across from the guild, he could hear a commotion from inside, Karn especially rung true. [color=00746b]"What's going on?"[/color] 

Nolan pushed open the doors and what he saw was a duo he had not seen in quite awhile. [color=00746b]"Can't say that I was expecting you two to be here."[/color] He said as he approached Damian with Dalton trailing from behind. Of course Belius was already making a ruckus this early. [color=00746b]"Hey, settle down. The man just arrived back home and you want to pound down a grog?"[/color]

[color=662d91]"Kill joy."[/color] Dalton for one would have loved to go for a round of drinks though given his tiny stature he would have been done after the first mug. 

He shot Dalton a sharp glare before focusing back on Damian. [color=00746b]"Anyway, finally settling down or do you have anywhere else you plan to be?"[/color]