[center][h1][color=limegreen]Caderyn[/color][/h1][/center]
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[i][color=limegreen]Oh great, if he goes in the water he'll be useless,[/color][/i] Cade thought to himself with a sigh, leaning against the bar now and propping his head up with one arm. He glanced back towards Serena after she offered a drink to the two, which Will declined leaving it free for the taking. [color=limegreen]"Don't mind if I do."[/color] He didn't even know what kind of drink it was, but free is free. While he never responded to her last remarks about Arc, he certainly didn't ignore them. He just knew better than to explain himself, as she clearly was fooled by the act and there was no reason to ruin that for her. Yet. As Cade took his first sip his other comrade returned in seemingly as good a mood as when she left.

They began talking about devising a plan. [color=limegreen]"Bessie is just an animal,"[/color] Cade began, taking a pause to sip on his drink once more. It was actually pretty good. [color=limegreen]"It's only gonna be motivated to leave by one of the three [i]F's[/i]. Food, fear, or... you get the idea."[/color] He wasn't sure how well these people would take to cursing just yet so he stopped himself. No need to make them dislike him more than they surely will already. [color=limegreen]"If food was gonna make her leave she would've by now, same thing if there was a mate for her somewhere in the ocean. So she isn't gonna leave unless we scare her away and I highly doubt she'll book it and run when Ria waves her arms at her and makes loud noises..."

"No matter how you cut it, we're gonna have to inflict enough pain on her to make her realize that if she stays here she will die. That'll get her to leave."[/color] He took another pause to enjoy his drink further, making sure to gauge how Will and Ria reacted to this information. [color=limegreen]"Since Ria's gonna be in her element in the water, she needs to get Bessie's attention and draw her closer to the surface of the water so that Will can assist if need be. If a few of those Dragon Slayer arts aren't enough to convince her to leave then between Will bashing her and me shooting her too I'm sure we could turn her into a fillet so she'll [i]have[/i] to leave."[/color] Now he gave a look back to Serena, to gauge her reactions as well. After all she was the one who seemed the most invested in Bessie being unharmed. After reading her expression he looked back to Will and Ria. [color=limegreen]"I can step outside the front door and hit Bessie from here, so I won't need to get out on the water. That means the only one in any real danger might be Will if she were to try and attack him, meaning Ria will need to keep her attention for us if she can't hurt Bessie enough on her own and just let Will and I do the damage."[/color]

Cade now looked down at his drink. It was already nearly empty. [i][color=limegreen]That's weird, I thought I only took a few sips. Am I becoming an alcoholic too?[/color][/i] he wondered briefly as he gently shook the glass. This pause also served as a good opportunity for the team to process his plan. Or perhaps come to terms with the truth and give up on the pacifist idea. [color=limegreen]"And don't worry, we won't kill her. No animal will sit there and try to die. Most predators will flee upon taking a single injury, because for them that means it could be death and they aren't going to take risks like us humans might. Its just on the off-chance that a hard punch from Ria doesn't do the trick that we should respond in an [i]appropriate[/i] display of force to make her leave [i]quickly[/i] so we can get on with our day and get some food to eat."[/color] With his idea neatly wrapped up he then took one final swig of his drink, making sure to set it gently on the counter within Serena's reach so she could easily take the glass for cleaning. Cade had a feeling that these two weren't going to like how he put it, but he knew it was the best way. [color=limegreen]"Sound good, yeah?"[/color]