[center][h3][color=C2B280]Fleo Plector – Drury Lanes[/color][/h3]
[@Joshua Tamashii][@Hatakekuro][@CirusArvennicus[/center]

At first, Joshua's inquiry caused Fleo to be confused as well.  She guessed that she hadn't expected there to by anyone unfamiliar with the game, but there was no better person to ask.  Fleo seated herself in a plastic chair and began to explain, employing a variety of hand gestures to spice up her dialogue.  [color=C2B280]”Well, it's a game.  Every person has ten rounds, and in every round, a bunch of these pins are set up in a triangle shape.  See these big balls?  It's our job to roll them down the lanes and try to knock down as many pins as possible.  You need both aim and speed.  Otherwise, you'll get in the gutter, or knock down only a couple, or leave yourself with a split.  Every round, you get to roll twice, and you get points for every one you knock down.  If you get all ten on the second try, then that's a spare, and you get bonus points!  If you're hyper-mega-awesome and get all ten on the very first, you've got a strike, with loadsa points!  And you don't even have to try a second time.  On the very last round, you get to go three times.  That's two potential strikes!  A perfect score is 300, and no magic is allowed.  Ready to give it a shot?  Watch me!”[/color]

With some difficulty, Fleo heaved her bowling ball from its resting place, lugged it to the track, and gave it a roll.  Though her stance was good, her aim was poor, and her first shot went into the gutter.  Moments later, her ball popped back into reality at her feet courtesy of the wonders of magic, and she went a second time.  This shot, she fared a little better, managing to nab herself ten points.  Next to try her luck was Trinity, so the dusty woman could look around.  She spotted Nolan, and waved at him.  [color=C2B280]”Hey, over here!”[/color]  She wrinkled her nose at the caustic drink.  [color=C2B280]”The heck is that, battery acid?”[/color]

[center][h3][color=DAA520]Edith Riggs – Crocus[/color][/h3]
[@liferusher][@Hatakekuro][@Invisible Man][Oblivion999][/center]

With a somewhat awkward laugh, Edith squeezed her way out from between Ike and Enma.  Being sandwiched between two large, muscular men, she reasoned, did not provide for her an exactly favorable situation.  It did little to dull her spirit, however.  Neither did Magni, despite his somber, recalcitrant mood.  Edith wondered why the guy never seemed able to loosen up, but would still tend to agree with whatever his guildmates wanted.  As a musician and not a psychologist, the young lady couldn't do much more than hope whatever issues he was facing would be resolved.

With Thor, Enma, Magni, and Ike in tow, Edith joined a small procession of Frenzy Plant soldiers leaving the arena, headed into town.  The group found themselves walking alongside their riddle-solving representatives, also eager to have a good time in town before the games began.  Zander had removed his helmet, though naturally not another scrap of his armor -was that stuff glued to him?-, Xyster almost succeeded in reattaching her head, and even Hyun seemed ready to take a load off.  [color=DAA520]”Hey,”[/color] Edith asked her, in a volume that the others could all hear.  [color=DAA520]“Where are we going?”[/color]

When Hyun spoke, it didn't seem quite so constricted as usual.  She seemed oddly hopeful, for a woman so typically cold.  [color=DA70D6]”A club.  Music, dancing, food.  Pretty high-end place, General Sanders recommended it himself.  No magic or weapons past the entry hall.  Should be...fun.”[/color]  Hyun said the word as if just now trying to deduce its meaning.

Not long after, the bunch of soldiers arrived at the club.  There wasn't actually much dancing, so the wizards piled wherever, chatting and relaxing and listening to a live performance by a singer/guitarist couple.  The members of the Frenzy Plant team all sat apart from one another, confident that they'd be getting a lot of one another over the next few days.  Nearly all were available for talking.

[center][h3][color=D8BFD8]Nero - Crocus[/color][/h3]
[@liferusher][/center]

Nero allowed his charge to lead him through the thinning crowd and down to where the food stands were, talking and listening as he went.  Ayame's surprise when he jokingly mentioned where her destination was sparked the genie's curiosity, but he did not bring it up again, mostly because for a little while the girl looked as if her mind had departed for another plane of existence.  [color=D8BFD8]”Hey?  You there?  Looks like you zonked out or something.”[/color]

Afterward, the dark mage took the lead, seeing as Ayame grew less confident about where the vendors lay.  They discovered a taco booth right next to a little park, and Nero stopped to finish hearing what Ayame had to say before getting anything.  [color=D8BFD8]”Eve's trip?  Eh, I don't remember it all that well myself.  Kinda faded away into the distance.  Like we skipped over it.  Must not have been that important, I guess.[/color]  After paying, the duo were able to make their tacos with their own selections of vegetable, sauce, and cheese.  They made their way into the park and sat on a bench to eat.  Not really thinking of anything to say, Nero remained quiet.