Cassius was caught of guard as he was held in the crook of Ritsu's arm, his face actually had color in it for once. "Ohh... hii..." He was certainly trying to adjust about being open about who he was, taking off his mask was a start, but he definitely felt naked without it. "Meeee? Seeing someone? How did you know?" Cassius teased as he went to stand back up. "It was with sir Jimothy no less." Cassius teased before seemingly going into deep refection of his upbringings. 

"Heh... I just remember when Alphonse decided to adopt me, his daughter took no interest in me... yet he wanted me away from the labor forced due to..." Cassius took a breath, whispering in Ritsu's ears. "[i]That... Secret.[/i]" He wasn't talking about his race either. The gem around his neck was well concealed into his top. The layers definitely kept his safe. [i]"You go away for two years and say you're a hunter! Pish posh!"[/i] Cassius mocked his care taker. 

Baku took interest in what was going around. Blank and Karn seemed to be having fun, it was rather cute if even childish; which was how he preferred it, everyone expressing themselves without a need to be haughty about it. Something about that to him was very human, he didn't mean the race either. But Monica spoke up to address Minerva, Wylde, and Garnet. 

"Right, lassies, I have spare clothing that is less theater, but I am not sure if many of my clothes will fit Ser Knight so much." She said blatantly. "However, I have many robes that can conceal one's armor." She stated. But she also had some form of powers in place with her."This is a dye I been working on, several rather. Place them in one's hair, and you can disguise it, sadly I don't have time to make too many colors." Monica spoke with a smile before passing the bowl over to Wylde. "Aaand... It can be used as eye liner and make up, such as rouge and blush."

"I wish to hear about your upbringings a bit lad. Just a wee bit." Baku spoke as the ladies were preparing not far away from the conversation at all. "If not, I'll have you do a song and dance with Blank, never know, your mate might have something to worry about after that dance. He is known to get touchy as a thief." Baku joked with a grin. He loved picking on his crew, such an expressive bunch. 

Cassius took a moment. "Well... I wasn't always a hunter, wasn't born into a linage, in fact I wasn't much of anything growing up." Cassius nervously twirled a long lock of his hair. "As you heard, I was adopted by Lumyians in Lindblum. You might not remember it... But you kinda did play a hand on it before you had this hair ship. You just will never guess who I was." Cassius smirked somewhat, but only because he was right. Baku never could recall encountering Lumyian children in his travels. Just humans, demihumans, and occasionally other races. He never particularly got along with Hitori's race. A tricky bunch they were. 

"But, that part isn't so important. What was, is that I was adopted by Alonso Syriac Stephen... Or as he is known as on the streets... [i]Ass[/i]." The worst part of this set up, is Baku could tell he was not joking, he just felt himself grinning way more than he should have. 

"Pff..." Monica even suppressed a laugh as she went back to looking at the Crystal, listening in for any new information.

"Alphonse, was tricky to deal with. His wife Mira was much nicer in fact, and... understood how complicated it was... to be told to live as they did. As... their race." Cassius held his breath for a moment. "As a result... They tried to keep me from working from Research and Development in Lindblum. When I came as... myself, I was shooed away with a broom."

Monica blinked several times. "Oh god... it's him...? That Alphonse...? You're th-" She held her breath. 

"A Broom? To push your own kid away? What did you do as an act of defiance? This is that kind of story, right?" Baku placed a bit of thought into it. It definitely made sense that way for it to be followed up with an act of defiance. 

But then there was freshly baked Chicken, Baku could not help but take a leg of it. It wasn't bad by any means, but he took another leg before offering to Cassius who simply gestured with his hand to say [i]"In a moment."[/i] Baku of course nodded. He was on a tangent, and it certainly showed Cassius did need to pay attention to even what he was regurgitating in terms of his personal life.

"He... Actually tried to hire Hitori all the way from Alexandria, to keep an eye on me. He kept an eye on me... But he simply taught me how to sneak about better. Showed me a bit of his magic and how to make salves." Cassius smiled before walking a few spaces about to look for the Fox, but never leaving the room. "Hmmm... I was about to pet him... But oh well... He was like the perfect friend growing up simple because... No one of the Lumyian race liked me as I was. But Hitori told me they simply care way too much about outside appearances and live in shallow delusions and should find my own happiness." Cassius smiled before walking back to Ritsu. 

"So you found this Monkey man?" Baku spoke, stroking his own chin as he engulfed the rest of the leg.

"Please chew..." Cassius stated, Monica laughing somewhat. "Yes, I was trying to be a Hunter... and at the time I went to Treno, Very beautiful in terms of architecture, very chaotic with how many people will try to con you. Ritsu, oddly never tried to con me. He conned other thieves out of their money and would randomly throw dinner at me. I was very skeptical for the longest time, but he's watch me in places I cannot reach conventionally... So..." Cassius chuckled. His white teeth showing. "So I had to adjust to verticality as someone trying to get a bounty, and it took me so long... to realize he was who the regent was looking for. See, I never knew was a Bounty to be taken in alive. When you see him, you don't see someone to point a weapon at... or some elaborate trap... and this went on for months." Cassius sat down, hugging Ritsu in a side bench.

Baku chuckled. "The most charming people live in Treno. Or have lived there. But how did you catch him?"

"I formed a pact with Anubis... The wraps helped me climb to places I could not normally traverse... And there was little point of me shooting at Ritsu, he was very... close, so I could only use a straight sword in a fight, because he has WAS supposed to be taken alive. So we fought and ended up almost falling, but he caught me, and we landed in a boat. A little row boat... And know what he said to me...? 'This last year is the most fun I had in ages... will you marry me?'. See, this threw me way off... Yeah, I had fun, way too much. It was like an overdone theatrical performance of a higher scale... I put the straight sword away and laughed... and... I could not say no..." Cassius' face went red. 

"How did Alphonse respond to it? The 'Daddy'." Baku was clearly invested.

"He was pissed, he may as well have been breathing Ifrit's fire, went on and on about it was to be an arranged marriage to some Knight with wealth. But fact was, I was already wearing the ring. I did not need his approval, and the Regent gave me a job as a hunter. So it was like two giant middle fingers in 'Dad's ' face. And so... I am here today." Cassius stated. 

Anubis manifested as he tried to shove the chicken leg into Cassius' mouth. It was clear Familiars always made sure their pact holders were well vitalized. "Eat." Cassius blinked at the dog, and complied. Familiars were always amusing.