[hr][h1]Aiden Cross[/h1][hr]

Aiden gave a semi-feral grin at the people he was about to fight, very much unafraid by Taylor's attempt at intimidation. However, before he could say anything, he heard something behind him. He turned just in time to see a bike hurtling towards him. While the impact didn't hurt that much, Aiden did suddenly become a lot more afraid of the sharp piece of ice pointed at his neck as he lost his balance. However, the ice shard had dispersed by then, leaving Aiden to fall on his ass with a bike on top of him. A little embarrassing, but much preferable to getting his throat skewered. 

As he saw the two girls leave, he simply shrugged, his dragon side feeling satisfied that they had apparently surrendered. Now that his head was a bit cleared up, he felt like he'd dodged a bullet with this one, as the fact that so many people were around meant this could've turned really ugly, really fast. With that in mind, Aiden gets off the floor and leaves the scene quickly before NEST showed up.

[h2]*This character is going to be benched until further notice so don't interact with him*[/h2]

[hr][h1]Aleksander Volkov[/h1][hr]

"How are they, by the way? Your daughters, I mean? Could they possibly be in need of some new jewelry or other such items, cause I'd be more than happy to offer my services. Maybe you could use something to brighten up your wardrobe as well, while we're at it, something to make people more easily see the greatness that is Lihua Vuhong. I'm thinking Gold necklace with a custom designed pendant with rubies, maybe Amethyst, maybe even my specialty scarlet diamonds." Alek asked, only half-serious about the whole thing. Lihua didn't seem like the type to buy into his sales pitch, but you never know unless you try.

As they stepped into the restruant, Alek could help but take a big inhale of the delicious smells the permeated the air. It sure made his appetite flare up, that's for sure. When they were directed to their tables and asked what they wanted, Alek took a moment to think on it, then decided to leave his meal up to chance. "Surprise me, I don't know how any of this food tastes, so better to leave the decision to the one making it." After the waitress took their orders and left, Alek turned to address Lihua. "So, aside from the city going to hell, anything new happening with you?"

[@Mr Allen J]