[center][h1][color=fff200]Mai Butcher[/color], [color=6ecff6]Jess Butcher[/color] and [color=bc8dbf]Ethel Storm[/color][/h1][/center]
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@whomever is at the guildhall lol

It had been a long train ride, having needed to travel from the other side of Fiore, but the group had finally made it. They were in Magnolia, home to the wizarding guild Phoenix Wing.
But they had gotten some sleep on the train ride here, however just by exiting the train they had already tripped over their first hurdle.
[color=fff200]".....Where the hell is Sora?"[/color] Mai groaned, bringing her her hand up to her face. She could feel the migraine threatening to form already. It was [i]his[/i] bloody idea to come here, not hers.
Yet he was currently just...gone. Vanished. That meant the quartet was currently a trio.
[color=bc8dbf]"...How would Ethel know?"[/color] The young bluenette stifled a yawn, looking at the third member of their party, Jess, with bleary eyes for some form of confirmation only to be met with a shake of the young girl's head.
[color=fff200]"...Well that's just [i]great[/i] then, isn't it?"[/color] Mai spat in annoyance, grabbing some of their bags. The two younger girls did the same and followed after the fuming Mai as she stormed off the train platform. Mai had let Sora leave her sight for [i]two seconds[/i] and he had already taken off.
No doubt getting himself into some sort of mess which would come back to bite them all in the ass. He was a [i]
master[/i] at dragging people into his problems.
Well where that arrogant good for nothing didn't change the groups plans. Well, it did change the plans slightly. Sora and Ethel were meant to be going to visit Phoenix Wing while Jess and Mai were to take the luggage to a local inn or hotel.
But with Sora's unexpected absence? Well that made things a tad more difficult.

It wasn't that Mai didn't trust Ethel alone, its just....she didn't trust the girl to get there alone. There was a difference. It all stemmed from the fact that Ethel got lost in just about any city they had gone to.
No matter the size. She had gotten lost on the [i]train[/i] ride here for crying out loud.
Without one of them by her side, she was like an infant mentally. She had been like that for as long as Mai could remember, and while she had suddenly improved on the Independence front it was still a major work in progress.
So she would just have to tag along with Jess and herself till-Hold that thought just one damn moment.
Mai stopped midstep, half turning to look over her shoulder. All she saw behind her was her younger sister, which immediately caused her to grimace.
[color=fff200]"....Jess, where's Ethel?"[/color] Mai was just about ready to murder someone when all her sister did was shrug.
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Ethel looked down at the badly crumbled up napkin with a crudely drawn map of Magnolia on it which Sora had drawn her the night before, for exactly a situation like this.
Well, not [i]exactly[/i] like this, more for if she got lost or separated. Ethel wasn't separated, she had willingly broken off from the other two.
Lost? Well, in her defense this was her first time coming here.
She squinted as she tried to read the almost indecipherable handwriting, mumbling softly about Sora's handwriting, before stuffing it back into her pocket.
[color=bc8dbf]"Ethel's crose...Ethel thinks."[/color] She uttered aloud to herself, pulling her gloves taut as she scanned the buildings before her.
It took about another fifteen minutes of mindless wondering before she happened upon the guild hall. At least Ethel [i]thought[/i] it was the guild hall by the concentration of magic that was there.
She honestly couldn't think of what else it could possibly be.
There seemed to be a few people out and about too, a lot more than one might think considering it was still only early, but that wasn't Ethel's concern.
None of these were the person Ethel was looking for.
With her objective at the forefront of her mind, she cautiously entered the guild hall. No doubt looking entirely out of place as she did.

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[color=f49ac2]"No it'll be fine...I can't really complain either way."[/color] Jasmine smiled faintly, with a hint of nerves as she could tell her response had put Penny in a bit of a pinch. It wasn't Penny's fault at all, so she shouldn't feel bad about it.
But would it really be right, a non-mage in a mages guild? Penny seemed to be saying it was, but Jasmine still her doubts. She didn't know anything about this relation between magical and non-magical users, other than those without tended to fear those with, and she certainly didn't want to be used as some sort of bridge to fix this relationship. Oh god, she didn't think she could handle that.
But, if she could learn magic...then maybe...
Well, if not, she might just have to resort to magical items. There were plenty of those in the world at least, much like Cody's sword.
[color=f49ac2]"Sure. I was getting a little hungry."[/color] Jasmine stretched her arms out, happy for the change in subject. Learning magic and other such things could be handled at a later time, but her Father had always said that one cannot work on an empty stomach!
***
Twas the next day, Jasmine couldn't sleep. She hadn't slept well at all these last few months. Not that one could blame her, as her dreams were plagued by [i]that[/i] scene. Outside was just getting light when she dragged herself out of bed to head downstairs.
Without magic, or any skills basically at all, she had been doing odd bits and pieces around the guild to earn her keep so it was about time to go help set up the bar and whatnot.
But first, breakfast.

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[@Zarkun]
[color=ed1c24]"I've thought about it."[/color] Cody paused, looking down to his chest pocket. Within the pocket held the grimoire for his magic, the book which contained every spell that Absolute Defence had to offer. There was one which resembled what James was talking about, but the grimoire had a funny way of operating in that it hadn't yet revealed the spell. Just it's effect.
Of course he couldn't show it to James either, since the book was blank to those who hadn't received the magic.
[color=ed1c24]"But it's...difficult."[/color] The younger boy trailed, looking towards the passing scenary. Much of their train trip went much the same, bits and pieces of conversation followed by periods of silence.
Eventually though they arrived at their designation, Oshibana. It was late though, so leaving dealing with the cilent to the morning they decided to find a local inn and stay the night.
***
It was morning, and after probably being awoken by James, the two mages set out for the Bridge Construction site, the place where they were most likely to find Mr Yachi Takafumi, the contractor in charge of the bridge's construction and also their client.

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[@Lugubrious][@t2wave]
Being cold out and about, being winter and all, and not bothering to change into warmer clothes Ash was simply lounging about the guild hall. Bored.
After all the excitement of Belka, fighting Riona and dealing with Monsoon she was bored. It had been the most excitement over a few months that she had felt over the majority of the last few years. And it was a different feeling when she was in Shadow Heart, though she couldn't quite pinpoint the difference.
A cold breeze signaled that somebody had entered through the guild doors, though it didn't do much harm beyond some shivers to the inhabitants it would seem. Out of boredom, Ash arose from the dead so as to have a peek at whomever had come through the front door. Mostly to see if it was anyone of interest, like a Riona, a Thor or even a Harper.
At first glance of the girl talking to Indigo, three things went through her head.
One. Ash didn't recognize her, not really saying a great deal. So maybe she was a new applicant?
Two. She was younger than most of the people in the guild, in fact Ash doubted there was anyone younger than her currently in the guild. She hadn't met them at the very least if there were.
Three. She wasn't dressed for the cold in the slightest, I mean a kimono, in this weather?

Then again, like she was one to talk. Her pants only had one leg after all.
It was at this stage as well that Ash couldn't help but overhear the fact that this girl was joining the guild. That meant only one thing, a fight would have to be staged! That might be something to ease the boredom, but there if there was one thing Ash loved more than watching a good fight, well besides meat, then it was being [i]involved[/i] in said fight.
And something about this girl just gave the impression that a good fight would be had. And Ash was one to follow her gut instinct. So with purposeful strides, Ash made her way over to the duo.
[color=9e0b0f]"Sorry for eavesdropping, bad habit and all, but couldn't help but overhear ya talking about a C-Class trial Indi-I mean General."[/color] Ash caught herself before addressing Indigo informally. It was such an annoyance having to address people like this, but unfortunately it was out of Ash's hands.
Unless she wanted to be scolded and lectured about it. Again. So she would just need to plead her case.
In the only way she knew how. Crude and informal language.
[color=9e0b0f]"I'm bored, free and itching for a fight so suppose I couldn't do it could I? Nothing kills boredom like a good old fight ya know? Kill three birds with one stone and whatnot."[/color]