Elise would have been more surprised at Izumi's revelation if it weren't for the fact that she already knew someone whose age didn't match their look. So having heard that, she just chuckled. It was ridiculous to her how these age-distorted people kept showing up. [i]Next time there's going to be a diaper-wearing 100-year-old at this rate.[/i] She actually did consider letting her off the hook now that she revealed herself to be the same age, and thus actually someone who can fight. She was right in that Elise judged her by her appearance alone. She doesn't care enough about other people to give them a chance to prove themselves otherwise, but the spunk the kid showed was enough proof to Elise that she wasn't lying. But it didn't matter in the end once the blonde girl talked back: [quote=@Spriggs27] "And I'm anything but dumb, I know for sure that my intelligence is greater than yours in several ways you wretch." She finished. [/quote] Elise's eyes squinted, and she bared her teeth. She was about to respond with something nasty when she was stopped by Rose. [quote=@MarsAdept] "[color=00aeef]Hey!!! Elise stop! You too, New Girl! Neither of you two even know each other. If you two fight, you both will lose. To ME! I will be training you both. You don't have to get a long but you will work together.[/color]"[/quote] "If this midget thinks she's going to get away with that-" Elise managed to say before she was interrupted. [quote=@MarsAdept]"[color=00aeef]Now, New Girl, please introduce yourself properly. You mentioned something about concealed age. Trust me. That ain't nothing special. I myself am 18. You can ignore Elise's attitude at the moment. She loves to fight and you almost gave her a reason. Don't give her one. And Elise, there is no reason to provoke the new girl. There are no boys here to impress. I can train you separately from this new girl, if you have an issue. It is all water under the bridge.[/color]" [/quote] [i]Yes, I did notice this is a taco party, thank you very much. Too bad magical boys are not a thing,[/i] she thought sarcastically. Still, Rose's words did wake something in Elise, something she buried deep; her memories of her father and big brother. The both of them would tease and test her, but they did it out of love, out of wanting her to continue the family name. She wanted to be strong just like they were, to make them proud. She missed them, and no matter how much blood she drew, she couldn't fill that hole in her heart. She wasn't even sure if it was entirely about her family, but something she's lost along the way. Only the beast gave refuge from it, but it was not a permanent solution. Nonetheless, thinking about it made Elise chill a bit. She nodded to Rose's suggestion of training them separately, but then added: "As long as the shorty stays out of my way." [quote=@Spriggs27] When another girl started to try and calm them down, Izumi sighed and calmed down because the other girl was completely right, neither of them even knew who the other was, Izumi bowed saying her name." Izumi Kaede, member of the Kaede family, and I apologize once again for being rude towards your team member, she needs to learn self control."[/quote] "Hmph." Elise scoffed at Izumi's words and turned away, her hands balled up as fists and pushing against her sides. She could have added something to it if she was in a worse mood, like threatening to knock her teeth off and make her eat them, but at this point she stopped caring. She already fought enough for one day, and didn't feel like stirring up more trouble. She made an aside glance at Izumi once she explained how short she was, and had nothing to add to it. She simply eyed her, pointed her index and middle fingers at her own eyes and then at her. A simple gesture that told a lot about what she thought of her.