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[sub]If I make another move, if I take another step[/sub]
[sub]Then it all would fall apart. There'd be nothing of me left[/sub]
[sub]If I'm crying in the wind, if I'm crying in the night[/sub]
[sub]Will there ever be a way? Will my heart return to white?[/sub]
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Umi just sort of stood there with a blank look on her face as Touka explained what exactly she was. Dumbing it down, Umi knew that Touka was an ally. Maybe not a friend, but an ally. So That was enough for her. Another girl got summoned too, a cat girl named Smitten Kitten, and then the owner of the pub showed up. The barkeeper, Cait, gave them free potions too! Umi took one but before she could drink it Rose came to heal her. Suddenly all of the pain went away, her bruises shrunk, and she stopped bleeding. It felt nice. [color=aqua]"Oh! Thank you Rose."[/color] Umi smiled as it seemed like everyone was recovering from that harsh fight. Honestly, Umi felt like beating herself up for her overall poor performance. They couldn't land a single real hit on that guy and he had managed to run circles around all of them. But they were alive and stronger now, so she wasn't going to dwell on the negatives.

Pocketing her potion Umi walked over towards Touka, bowing her head respectfully once more but this time not acting so meek. [color=aqua]"As I was saying before, it's nice to meet you, Touka-san. We are allies now and I'll be relying on your strength. I can tell you're not really friendly so I won't make you like me, but as long as we're together I want to be able to help you help me. So with that in mind can you tell me about what you can bring to the table? What your powers, strengths, and weaknesses are? This way I know how to make the most of your talents and not put you in a bad position."[/color] As Umi chatted with Touka she overheard Rose request for an airship. The idea of flying through the skies were awesome, but also seemed rather far fetched. They just got here and got their first Serei cards, the chances that they'll get an airship anytime soon seem slim. And besides that they still needed to find out how to even go to other levels in the tower. [color=aqua]"Rose-san, I know you're excited to find treasure but we still need to figure out where we are first, and how we get to other parts of the tower. If this place is like a video game I'm guessing this tavern is suppose to be our first starter town. We should try to find other magic doors like the one Kanbaru summoned for us to fight bosses or raid a dungeon, or I guess we could just walk out of these doors and see what's around. And maybe start a bit smaller than an airship. Carts and horses maybe?"[/color]

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[sub]Can you tell me who you are? Can you tell me where I am?[/sub]
[sub]I've forgotten how to see; I've forgotten if I can[/sub]
[sub]If I opened up my eyes there'd be no more going back[/sub]
[sub]'Cause I'd throw it all away, and it all would fade to black[/sub]
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Kitten just looked at everyone as they started talking, trying to get a feel for their personality and intentions. She could tell a lot of them were new and naive and she didn't really expect much from them. She didn't hate that, but at the same time she felt like they were going to do stupid things that she'll have to get involved in. Again. Though hearing that Kitten was a "Serei" bothered her a bit. She could tell that she's not in her original world, so there's a good chance this is just a dream version of herself. But was she real? Was she just some figment of imagination? That sort of existential thinking wasn't something Kitten liked to think about so she ignored it. Smitten Kitten was Smitten Kitten. She was real enough.

Kitten turn her attention back to Akiko, who apparently summoned her. She was very hesitant to call Akiko her "master", or anything that would give Akiko any real authority over her, so she'll just call her by name. [color=brown]"Akiko, right? Right."[/color] Kitten didn't shake Akiko's hand but she did look into her eyes, giving the bard a small glimpse into Kitten's Memories. 

[i]There Akiko would see Kitten alone in a dead end alleyway, facing off a mysterious woman on a motorbike. The biker ran right towards Kitten but suddenly she vanished, followed by a loud crash, explosions, and Kitten mounting the biker with a claw to her throat. [color=orange]"Don't worry, I will kill you. But first I have some questions, and I know you have answers."[/color][/i]

[color=brown]"No offense, but I'd rather that we not get too personal. If what astroturf said is true we're only spirits anyways. Ghosts of our real selves. I doubt that it'll be very meaningful to get close to us or try and change who we are or what we can do."[/color] Kitten tried to use some of her stronger abilities but nothing happened, causing her to sigh a little and sit down on a table. [color=brown]"And while I hate to say it I'm not nearly as strong as I should be right now. Most of my stronger abilities have been locked away and unless you happen to have like, two million EXP crystals for me, I can't get any stronger than I am right now."[/color] And just as Kitten was starting to feel somewhat comfortable enough to at least sit and talk to everyone here, some huggy floozy grabbed Kitten from behind. [color=brown]"Oi! Unhand me you cow!"[/color]

Kitten had a bit of a hard time at first since she was caught off guard and her arms were stuck to her side, but once the lady went to grab the other girl Kitten was able to slip an arm out and press it against the loud lady's face. [color=brown]"I don't even know you lady, hands off!"[/color] Eventually she would let Kitten go, and instinctively she went over to Akiko. Kitten didn't mean to, it's just out of everyone here she was the only one Kitten could "trust", and that's only because she had her card. Hiding behind the bard Kitten glared at Rose. [color=brown]"Touch me again and I'll cut you!"[/color]