[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/231110/8d749d906d93af45726a04f7ecf5f219.png[/img][/center][hr]Jannick shot a raised eyebrow at Holly before biting his cheek at Renata’s reply; dammit, he was trying to be [i]serious[/i], the worst possible thing he could do in his position was start laughing when the situation was so tense. But damn, irritating as she was - and when the humour wore off, she really [i]was[/i] irritating - Renata calling him “Officer Weber” again brought back a sad nostalgia he was a little ashamed to enjoy. He’d been trying to get away from Officer Weber and make amends with Sir Jannick, but old habits died hard, and what could he say? It was kinda nice to reminisce, even with a crazy homeless woman. 

Likewise, a blush tinted his cheekbones at the mention of Dahlia. Not that she was anything to him, really, of course - he just ran into her a lot since her bakery used to be Renata’s favourite loitering spot, and they often got to chatting, and… did she really miss him?

He didn’t have time to think about it. Renata didn’t tarry long. No sooner had she mentioned Dahlia than she was off on another tangent again, this time giving the other women one of her famous appraising looks - the kind that included [i]touching.[/i] Finally, Jannick had to jump into action; specifically, he marched over and caught Renata’s wrist before she had the chance to poke and prod at Hollyhock the same way she had Sara and Dominika. 

[color=9A906B][i]“Renata,[/i] that’s rude, remember?”[/color] he chided, a warning tone in his voice as he pulled the woman back a step. He wasn’t rough, but he wasn’t really gentle, either. He put himself between Renata and Hollyhock before releasing her, sighing as he gestured behind him to the others. [color=9A906B]“That’s Scion Hollyhock. I’m her Templar now. I can’t have you just touching Scions, okay?”[/color]

He leveled her with a look she was very familiar with - the “don’t make me put you in the back of the police car” look. [color=9A906B]“Now, can you answer Dame Sara’s question, please? And then tell me why you’re fighting with knights?”[/color]
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