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[quote]"Ah, the cookies aren't quite available yet," Sylvia replied to Kira, "Our nectar is too potent to use by itself, and needs to be alchemically counterbalanced with other herbs. That's mostly what the greenhouse will be used for."[/quote]

Upon hearing that statement, Kira's antennae drooped as her short-term plan on finding those sweet cookies deflated and whisked away. [color=a187be]"Damn it...."[/color], she mumbled under her breath as the group entered the kitchen. The flygirl's cooking skills were little to nonexistent, but that didn't mean she couldn't be offer to help....and maybe indulge in a morsel or two in the process. Upon seeing Freyr return and assist with the group, Kira was about to ask him what he had been up to when she flew off when....

[quote]The steady pace was interrupted when a new but familiar figure entered the kitchen. "Hey all! Sorry I arrived pretty late. Had some errands to run and also collected some requests for us." It was the guild's leader Bart. Sniffing the air, Bart liked what he was smelling. "Oooh, what're we having for dinner tonight, my friends?"[/quote]

[color=a187be]"Hey, Brat! What's up!? Remember little ol' me?"[/color], Kira quipped with a cheeky grin. However, she smile soon deflated as well as she witnessed Neil and Bart confront each other, the tension evident and palpable. Upon Neil leaving and Bart smiling like nothing happened, Kira looked towards the guild master with incredulous eyes.

[color=a187be]"Are....are you seriously gonna pretend [b]that[/b] didn't just happen?"[/color]

[quote]"Hey Bart, I know we haven't been here for very long, but are you planning on keeping Neil in the Guild?" Vivian asked, though this question prompted a swift punch from Sylvia. "What I mean is," Vivian said sharply, rubbing her upper arm where she was hit, and shooting Sylvia daggers with her eyes, "He's a part of this Guild, isn't he? Sylvia and I don't always get along, but we make up afterwards. I mean, we have to, we're literally attached at the hip, but you're connected too, through the Guild. I'm not saying you should apologize to him, and maybe the best you can do is agree to disagree, but this awkwardness hurts more than it helps, and if you think no one else feels or sees it, then you've got another thing coming. The longer this festers, the more people will be forced to pick sides, and that leads to a widening of the rift. I know, members of a family are supposed to protect each other, not jeopardize each other, but more importantly, family's forgive. It doesn't have to be tonight, but think about it, okay? I remember the proud look on your face when you invited us the the Guild. But this uncomfortable aura isn't something to be proud of, it doesn't feel like family."[/quote]

[color=a187be]"Amen to that."[/color], the young Beelzebub concurred. [color=a187be]"I've been through a time where two of my siblings went at each other and some of my other family members got caught up in their bickering. Believe me, a divided house is [i]NOT[/i] a fun place to be at, let alone live in. Seriously, I haven't been here for a day and I don't even know what's going on, but I can tell you that what I just saw wasn't, by all accounts, healthy. You need to nip this issue at the bud, Bart. Like Vivian said, it's only gonna get worse and it'll start affecting everyone."[/color]