Rurik sat in the main room of Fairy Tail, head down on a table, occasionally groaning to himself. He was exhausted. Lately he'd been feeling a tad self conscious, as he only really knew three spells. They were good, versatile spells to be sure, but he couldn't even use Talon magic. He had been trying to learn the most simple version of Talon magic, but he barely even knew where to start. That meant a lot of frustrating late nights filled with failure after failure. It also meant he was dangerously short on sleep.

He knew he was going to be stuck for a while, as he was basically the last practitioner of Predator magic, at least as far as he knew. There wasn't anyone left to teach him. Sure, he could probably have still found someone to help him, but he didn't want to trouble people with his problems, even if it was those same people who occasionally urged him to just ask for help. This was his magic anyway, he should be able to learn it on his own... though he hadn't had much luck so far. If he were to ask for help though, who [i]would[/i] he ask, he wondered. Maybe Alex? He was older and seemed to know a lot, and from what Rurik could tell his Force Make had a slight similarity to Predator magic in that it didn't use elements. Rurik shook his head though, Predator magic had nuances vital to making it work right that even Alex probably didn't know. He wasn't being stubborn, there just wasn't anyone who could help him. Well, that's what he told himself until he actually started believing it.

He lifted his head when he heard some commotion, though that was hardly a rarity at Fairy Tail. Apparently it was some drama regarding the job board. He chuckled, watching them panic over the ability to not get paid. So reliant on money. Sure, Rurik had become used to using money after living in Magnolia for a few years, but he still made forays into the forests when he felt like catching his own food. He wasn't worried about going hungry, and he wasn't afraid to sleep outdoors. Though, he was curious what was wrong... but not curious enough to get up, and put his head back down with another groan. 

"Why do I do this to myself...? Uuughhh..." So very tired.