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[/center][right][b][code]World Fighting Carnival - Reception Room Stage.[/code][/b][/right][hr]

[h3][color=olivedrab]"When I say 'Nin', ya'll say 'Ja'. [i][b]NIN![/b][/i]"[/color][/h3]

And nobody replied as the room seemed more annoyed with Jaden than anything. Well, that was lame. [color=olivedrab][i]These fighters were all a buncha fuckin' squares, I swear![/i][/color] Jaden thought to himself as nobody was bouncin' or partying! And if things couldn't get worse; the fuckin' music cuts off! Jaden turns around to see some scrub holding the wire. Obviously, this dickhead decided to be a hater and unplug the whole ass speaker system, Jaden bared teeth as he didn't even so much as [i]look[/i] at him.

Jaden disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

[color=olivedrab][sup][sup]"Ninja."[/sup][/sup][/color]

... Before reappearing right in front of Daniel. [color=olivedrab]"Hey! What's the big idea,[i] dickhead![/i] Can't you see I'm preformin' here!?"[/color]

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[/center][right][b][code]World Fighting Carnival - Reception Room Bar.[/code][/b][/right][hr][@Kamen Evie]

When you are the strangest one, hiding in plain sight is easy!

Auri Auclair as she called herself "Oh-Seven" wouly attract the attention of her adversary, Oh-One, who merely sat at the bar drinking a caipirinha (a Brazilian drink she couldn't getet intoxicated but she had to blend in). She held the glass with her metallic hand and with her more fleshy hand she held the straw - her eyes glow blue as she discretely activated Scan-Mode. There was a [i]lot[/i] of fighters here but she was confident that she could beat them - she didn't get fatigued after all. There were a lot of notable fighters here: the heir to Minerva, Jaden Raldo (who was a wanted criminal)... Justin Haggar. She swore that the newest Hatanaka was around here [i]somewhere[/i], hopefully not fighting. Most notably of course was Jill Brecian, better known as Justice Rider Blaze. There was so much easily obtainable information about her and so little about the other fighters, so she'll just have to gather it herself.

[i]PERHAPS[/iItit would be a good idea to introduce herself and maybe warn her about the impending threat of Oh-One. Win or lose, she was probably the only one that could help Oh-Seven defeat Oh-One. She placed her drink down and got up and began to walk over to Jill...

"... Where are you going, sweetheart?" Oh-Seven heard a feminine voie, and turned her head to see [url=https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/a8877854-7cab-4dd2-aa26-6171a9d441dc/d9chp0q-afb2dfd0-9cae-42d8-ac70-cb7d4917a043.jpg/v1/fill/w_786,h_1017,q_70,strp/cyberpunk_warrior_4_by_adamroush_d9chp0q-pre.jpg]a half-naked woman in a white coat, legs covered in tattoos and wearing a thong.[/url] She was sitting down with her massive arms stretched across the bar counter. She grabbed the drink that Oh-Seven just put down, and her hands stretched out to Oh-Seven and said, "You didn't even finish your drink."

"Leave her alone, Violet," [url=https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5ff1db83-c814-41c3-bf1d-08ef63c0f1b2/dahpi5d-e58cad19-e568-4db6-b3f3-7a543542f949.jpg/v1/fill/w_1600,h_2666,q_75,strp/suit_n_tie_by_kryptnknight_dahpi5d-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjY2NiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzVmZjFkYjgzLWM4MTQtNDFjMy1iZjFkLTA4ZWY2M2MwZjFiMlwvZGFocGk1ZC1lNThjYWQxOS1lNTY4LTRkYjYtYjNmMy03YTU0MzU0MmY5NDkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.wWuviw11JAUDZVJTtQcg_7a2sUOOVjVJJN5j2rFPU9A]The man next to Violet said, he wore a suit and had obvious cybernetics,[/url] but Oh-Seven activated her Scan-Mode again and deduced who he was.

[color=cyan]"... Captain Cole,"[/color] Oh-Seven said,


Captain Cole cracked a wry grin as he leaned forward and put both hands together, fingers interlocked as he said, "In the flesh. Here to personally compete."

[color=cyan]"They let you in here?"[/color] Oh-Seven said.

The two of them laughed as Captain Cole said, "They let [i]EVERYONE[/i] in here, sweetheart. I've competed in every Fighting Carnival..."

[color=cyan]"There's a massive bounty on you, I think I may claim it right now!"[/color] Oh-Seven noted.

"You don't want the heat, but here's the fun part about that," Captain Cole responded as he took a swig of his rum... he wiped his mouth and then said, "You see... there's a lot of criminals here. Lotta..." He finger quoted, "'Heroes', too." He tilted his head in the direction of Jill.

"You see, everyone loves a good villain, and they love to see the 'hero' stop the villain," Captain Cole said, "That's why every other Fighting Carnival had all sorts of criminals. I'm pretty certain when I leave here with the Power Stone, MAVERICK's little commando and sorceress will be right there waiting for me..." 

He laughed as he nonchalantly waved his hand, "But, I dealt with them before, they're not as tough as they look. But, I have an offer for you..."

[color=cyan]"There's nothing you can offer me - you don't even know me,"[/color] Oh-Seven placed a hand on her chest as she spoke.

"No, listen," Captain Cole said, "I know more about you than you think-" His robotic eye flashed yellow as he continued, "-How about a spot with the Cole Pirates? At least with us, you know the Power Stone will just be another trinket in my... collection."

[color=cyan]"No thank you,"[/color] Oh-Seven answered,[color=cyan] "I'm afraid I need help from one of the-"[/color] With a catty smile, Oh-Seven finger quoted, [color=cyan]"-'Heroes'."[/color] She said as she slowly moved away towards Jill.

Captain Cole took another sip of his rum, "See you out there..."

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That was odd... Oh-Seven got the feeling that those two knew a bit more than what they let on - but how could they know about her? She was a stranger! Nobody would even know if she was a machine if things went well, but she had no choice but to press on. If anything, Jill Brecian wouly help her - or at the very least know somebody that [i]could[/i] - with Oh-One. However, there was a crowd of people around Jill - most concerningly the cameras. Oh-One was [i]everywhere[/i], but long as she left long before he got here - she would be fine. She activated Scan-Mode and noticed that the cameras had cut off because of the music and Jill went into the crowd.... which was the perfect opportunity for her.

Oh-Seven discretely maneuvered her way through the crowd of people as she intentionally put herself in the path of Jill. She appeared to absentmindedly look around, as she just "accidentally" bumped into Jill.

[color=cyan]"Oh! I'm sorry..."[/color] Oh-Seven said before she smiled and feigned a type of excitement by opening her eyes and having the [i]stupidest[/i] smile on her face. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands as she said, [color=cyan]"JILL BRECIAN, I AM YOUR [i]BIGGEST FAN[/i]!"[/color] She almost damn near shouted as she extended a hand.

[color=cyan]"Oh, where are my manners?"[/color] Oh-Seven said using her inside voice and extending her hand, [color=cyan]"I am Auri Auclair, and I will be fighting in the tournament this year."[/color]