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The two had not had a lot of time to know one another, but Yui was glad she and Yurei were getting along fine. Or, at least, she thought they were? [color=82ca9d]"Oh! Hey, Luna...!"[/color] she said as Luna mad her entrance in the nick of time. While she felt sad to see her go, it was only temporary. Yui clutched the letter in hands, bearer of good news, even harder - it could wait until Luna's return. 

Yurei was quite ecstatic to find someone who knew how to sign. It was a luxury she couldn't expect everywhere she went; but was plesently surprised that there was atleast a magical girl she could comunicte with. A warm smile spread across her face, though pausing as Luna made her way into the room. She seemed verry full of energy, and rightful so if she had a special gust to bring back. With Luna gone, Yurei turned her attention back to Yui. [color=abeabe][I]'Shall we start?'[/I][/color] she signed with a half smile. She wasn't sure when others would arrive or when Luna would return, but there was no sense in counting down the clock doing nothing.


[color=82ca9d]"Of course!"[/color] she answered to Yurei while grabbing the control and starting to shuffle through the musics titles. [color=82ca9d]"I just wish the others were here... Oh!"[/color] she let out, both hands over her mouth [color=a2d39c]"N-not that you are boring or anything, Yurei...o-of course. You know what I meant, right?"[/color]

[color=a2d39c]"How about...[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqwvYT_Rmw]this[/url]?"[/color] Yui proposed to her friend, handing over a mic, all smiles. Between last week's conflict and the hard week they had, it was great that things were finally looking up. 

The door creaked open, giving way to the white death that whistled outside now fighting its way in past the door frame, a dark figure stood out in the cold blocking some of the wind from whipping all the way through like a guardian. Slowly it stepped into the bar allowing the figure to be bathed by the fluorescent light reveal its body to be feminine. She wore a pitch-black trench coat that covered from the top of her nose, then stretched all the way down to her knees where a pair of dark pants continued from there finally finishing the journey with an equally as dark pair of winter boots. Those boots were worn unlike the rest of her clothes with recent use, with a mixture of snow and mud painted across the sides matched only by the dirt that clung to her gloves. A beanie worn at the crown could barely contain the golden locks that spilled from underneath. 

[color=gold]“Sorry I’m late guys”[/color] Soma spoke out closing the door behind her and peeling off her gloves as she walked forward leaving a small trail of fresh mud behind her.  

Moments later, the door swung open again, another girl joining the party. A rather unamused-looking bluenette, hands in her coat pockets as she trudged down the hallway to the bar.

[color=darkturquoise]"I can't believe I actually agreed to this..."[/color] Tama muttered, taking a seat and hunching over from the cold. Karaoke. Karaoke of all things. Next thing she knew, the other girls would probably ask her to transform and be a human disco ball. Maybe they were right, though, maybe she did need a break. Especially after all the "Christmas overtime", which her body still ached from. Especially after that near slip-up the exhaustion from the extra hunts had led to. She shuddered, trying to focus on the here and now, although she remained tense as if keeping alert for Nightmares - and alert against the temptation to absorb one.

[color=darkturquoise]"Sorry I took a while,"[/color] she mumbled. [color=darkturquoise]"Family being... family, again, as always. Or anything but."[/color] She glanced around the room, a slight frown creasing her forehead. [color=darkturquoise]"Where's Luna?"[/color]

Yui was incredibly glad to see the others finally make their arrival...but she was shocked. Not at Tama's attitude or whatever. Her eyes were riveted on the floor following Soma's arrival. 

[color=a2d39c]"S-Soma...!"[/color] Yui said as she sprung up from her seat and, walking up to her, grabbed her by both shoulders and led them back through the room's door. All the while, she tried to answer Tama as best she could seeing how Yurei was...ill-equipped to keep her updated. [color=a2d39c]"...Oh! Luna is euhm...she was here a moment ago. She just left. She'll be back, though...! Come on Soma, you can't keep your boots indoor..."[/color] and with this, she led her friend back to the entrance.

There, Yui gave her a pair of Uwabaki quickly before going to the counter and losing herself in a myriad of excuses, apologies and respectful bows. Explaining that her friend was not accustomed to traditions, she even went as far as proposing to help clean right away if the proprietor was inclined to let them stay.

Tama resisted the urge to facepalm at the trail of mud. Not that she blamed somebody used to living in a construct of her own making, but this wouldn't go down well with the proprietor. [i]What better way to spend Christmas than thrown out into the snow with all our money eaten by fines,[/i] Tama thought as she followed Yui, her sense of duty kicking in even now.

[color=darkturquoise]"Uhh, Soma... Good to see you, but please, careful there. Boots and venues don't mix,"[/color] she sighed, before turning and bowing to the owner. [color=darkturquoise]"I'll help too,"[/color] she offered. It was only the polite thing to do, although she hoped the way she and Yui had reacted hadn't made Soma feel too guilty.

At least Luna was easygoing enough that she'd stay reasonably calm when she got back. Luna - Now there was someone who knew how to hold a team together, fix up a situation no matter how out of control. If she hadn't intervened during that hunt gone awry... Tama didn't want to think about it.