[center][h3][color=orange]~ Carmen ~[/color][/h3][/center]

Carmen smiled at Criston's response. [color=orange]"Different yes, but so different that I'm [u][i]early?[/i][/u] That's ridiculous!"[/color] she exclaimed dramatically, followed by an obligatory flip of the hair. Hearing the question about Lily, she replied: [color=orange]"They do help, but...oh, you know Lily...with water involved you never know what she'll do."[/color]

Noting another entrant with silver hair who had sat down near Mizuki, Carmen chuckled slightly as she remembered the kitsune's hot temper and disdain for apparently everyone. There would probably be fireworks soon.

Just then, as the cavalcade of children and a similarly-sized adult descended on the inn, Carmen watched the dryad go past them with intrigue, reacting to her demand with nothing more than a raised eyebrow that seemed to say [color=orange]"[u][i]Me?[/i][/u] You must be joking..."[/color]

[center][h3][color=red]~ Mizuki ~[/color][/h3][/center]

Meanwhile, Mizuki was having an excellent time brooding in the corner until [i]other people[/i] disturbed her.

First, a silver-haired man sat down near her for reasons Mizuki couldn't comprehend, and she promptly ignored him.

Second, Criston gestured at her, to which she gave no response except for a momentary eyebrow twitch up.

Third, another man at the bar made the mistake of attempting to communicate with her. [color=red]"You're going to have to do a lot better than that,"[/color] she snarled, her voice dripping with contempt.

Finally, children walked in.

[color=red]"I [u][i]HATE[/i][/u] chlidren,"[/color] she remarked out loud. The man who had sat near her apparently did as well, for he promptly drove them out, an event that Mizuki very much enjoyed watching. Her opinion of the man instantly improved by a factor of three thousand.