[center][color=E1A95F][h3]Chester Graham – Frenzy Camp[/h3][/color]
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Chester winced at Enma's less than kindly word choice concerning Ike's state.  [color=E1A95F]”He's had a rough time, Enma.”[/color]  He did not offer any chastisement beyond that, however.  Doubtless the Oni did not mean to be callous; blunt was simply the mold into which his thoughts were poured.  Chester suspected that commentary on Ike's body actually surmised legitimate concern on Enma's part, however inhospitably presented.  Soon after, Ike went on to address his comrade's remark himself, and Chester considered what Enma said.

[color=E1A95F]”Cat's not that bad.  Kinda slick and cool, actually, in a old-fashioned and cheesy sense.  Nolan's partner, did you say?  He was the kid in green that had it in for Indigo during the treasure hunt today, right?  We had a live feed in camp, but obviously I couldn't just sit there for an hour straight.  I did get to see that final move, though.  Ash God's Grand Cry versus Whitesky Eye, right?  Very intense.  To a guy like me, whose 'magic' is interchangeable for just being really good with animals, seeing stuff like that...well, it's like seeing a natural disaster.  A volcano erupting with ash and soot into a thunderstorm.  Makes me glad that Frenzy Plant is a force for good and order in the world.”[/color]

He settled in to watch the fight between Demetri and Deyja.  When the crowd roared, he pitched in, especially for the final cheer to support the blazing brawler's victory.  He winced at the wound sustained by the guild's rep, however.  [color=E1A95F]”Yikes!  Like a lance straight through the chest!  If it hit his heart, he might be done for!”[/color]  Chester rushed along with others, like Arivaderci, Kumbha, Bytan, and Xyster, to the railing that separated them from the arena.  With unintentionally lovely acrobatics, the Dullahan vaulted the railing to land in the sand and rush to her comrade's side, holding her head by the ponytail all the while.  As she knelt over him, Chester leaned over the rail and shouted, [color=E1A95F]”Need our help!?”[/color]

After a few seconds, Xyster's head shook, which looked comical without a neck or shoulders to contrast with.  [color=9ACD32]”He's impaled, and with delightful internal bleeding I expect, but the medics will keep it from becoming deadly.  I'll get him over there.”[/color]  The Dullahan huffed and lugged the much larger figure onto her back before slowly plodding off.  Unconvinced, Kumba jumped the rail as well and ran over to help her.  Silently she accepted his aid, and the two ferried a protesting Demetri toward the infirmary.

[center][h3][color=d8bfd8]Nero the Genie – Arena Stands[/color][/h3]
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The grandiosity of the magical miracle performed by Nero seemed rather demeaned when half of the group to which he dedicated it flat-out ignored him.  As much as that fact saddened his heart, the dark mage never lost his brilliant white smile.  Even when Arthur assured him of his entire group's disinterest, he remained positively unperturbed.  [color=d8bfd8]”Not interested?  Could it be I've stumbled upon the happiest man on earth—the man who wants for nothin'?  Happy day!  Not havin' anything about oneself one wishes to change, not having friends who selfishly desire gifts or basic needs, being bereft of sickness, worry, and doubt...that is true magic, if I've ever seen one!”[/color]  His silver tongue span a web like a craftsman at the loom, calling everyone who heard it to think about their situation in life.  Did they think themselves perfect?  Beyond improvement?  Was there nothing nice they could do for their friends?

Next in line with doubts and worries came Janna.  Nero beamed at her as if her words held no venom or spite.  [color=d8bfd8]”Guards?”[/color]  He looked left and right, exaggerating his motions like an actor in a play.  [color=d8bfd8]”They gonna throw me in the slammer for doin' my job?  And innocent bystanders, simply for proximity?  Woe for artistic expression!  But indeed, I will grant your first wish.”[/color]  A hint of smugness crept into his voice: without even realizing it, Janna had made a wish, and a very easy one at that.

The Genie snapped his fingers, canceling out the last spell he cast.  Slowly and sadly, the color and vibrancy drained from the stadium, turning it into a drag yellowish-gray once more.  He gave Janna a face of mock pout for advising Anya against him.  [color=d8bfd8]”Commotion?  Would you hurt the feelings of a man walkin' the aisles, sellin' hot dogs?  I'm doin' the same, just peddlin' my wares, though what I offer is much sweeter.  Dearie, you wouldn't believe how much good I've done for people.  You must have read the tales about the 'Jerkass Genies', who take wishes too literally and screw people over.  Such slander!  I grant precisely what is asked.  Only a bad wish will get a bad result.”[/color]  He gave a mournful look to Anya, but grinned still, to show her that a heroic spirit could never be beaten down by naysayers.  [color=d8bfd8]”Your friends sure think they know what's best for ya.  Shame they gotta be sticks in the mud.”[/color]

Next he rounded on Arthur, his arms held up in surrender and his black eyes wide open behind his glasses.  If he felt anything other than indignant, it lay beneath a flawless facade of innocence.  He did sneak a wink at Angela, though.  [color=d8bfd8]”Cost?  Sir, ya wound me.  All I want is people to be happy.  There's too much messed-up crap in the world for me to go 'round messin' it up more.  Believe me.  Joy is my sole payment—and no, not in some creepy, emotion-vampire way, heehee!  I get that I'm kinda, y'know, weird lookin', but they always say: if you think you're weird, you're not actually weird, right?”[/color]  He folded his hands behind his back and tilted his head.

[color=d8bfd8]”Now really, why all the sour grapes?  I'm not kiddin' when I say that I'm a miracle worker.  If ya really think ya got it all sorted out, I guess I'll mope on outta here.  But now's your chance to make your dreams come true.  Probably.  I'm only human, after all.”[/color]