[center][h2][color=CFD3C6]Rurik Alexeev[/color][/h2][/center]
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Rurik pursed his lips, stress beginning to gnaw at him. It seemed like Katherine was in one of her moods today. She was always annoying, but sometimes she also got murdery. Today she was definitely murdery. He turned his head toward Christine, hoping maybe she could deal with her psychotic sister.

[color=CFD3C6]"Any chance you could-"[/color] he began, but suddenly Thobias. Rurik had to blink his surprise away at the teleporting boy's unexpected appearance. And then he frowned at his... comments. Oh, he for sure agreed with the assessment of Katherine, but...

[i]BLAM![/i] A blast flew by Thobias's head, ruffling his hair from the close proximity.

[color=CFD3C6]"Ah... Thobias, it's only you. You should be more careful, it's not safe to surprise people like that,"[/color] Rurik spoke in a deadpan -- he'd fired the blast long after the surprise had worn off. [color=CFD3C6]"I'd hate for you to end up with a concussion..."[/color]

If people flirted with Christine, he didn't care. Either she'd break up with him or she wouldn't. If people happened to notice when her "skirt" flipped, he didn't care. It was her fault for not wearing anything. Buuut if some idiot flew out of a random portal, stuck his head between Christine's legs, and proceeded to provide color commentary... well... his hands might slip.

Rurik once more faced Katherine, noting that she wasn't alone. He grimaced, for, even with Thobias they were outnumbered now. What should he do? Take Katherine's challenge? He could possibly stand up to her, he had been holding back quite a bit last time they fought, but that only meant she hadn't had to go all out either. Even if he was able to win, there were still the others, and while the hallway wasn't exactly cramped, it didn't give him that much room to maneuver. He'd never pull it off unscathed.

[color=CFD3C6]"You know, Katherine, show and tell is great and all, but you usually end up showing off a lot more than you should. Maybe we should take a rain check..."[/color] He was starting to sweat from the massive amount of heat the girl was throwing off. He took a step back, but it didn't make a difference. His head whipped around to Christine and, by proxy, Thobias. [color=CFD3C6][i]Help me![/i][/color] he mouthed.

He probably wouldn't get too much from Thobias, but maybe Christine would fight in his stead. She liked fighting, right?