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How long did it take to find one person in a guild hall? Akemi had been waiting around for a hilariously long amount of time the past couple of days, taking a seat by the front door as she would wait anxiously for hours for Zen to show up, only to leave disappointed. Now she hadn't actually brought much money with her, her ride here having burnt most of it up. So by the end of the 2nd day, things were looking a little troublesome. Luckily she had been approached by a kind older girl (Ria was her name?) and after a brief chat, she soon found herself talking with the guild master Torys about the prospect of joining the guild.

This was why she now found herself sitting at one of the tables, softly nibbling away at a loaf with small, anxious bites. Three days. She had been here for three days, and while she had caught glimpses of Zen, some group of people always seem to get between them and then he would vanish! She had no idea where he was going off to, or maybe she was just seeing things. Was he even here? She could barely hold a conversation up with some of the guild members, so asking around had been a real issue. Her communication skills were barely what you would expect from a 10-year-old, let alone a 16-year-old. The most fruitful talk she had had was with another older girl, who had even brought a meal for Akemi and let her stay with her for the night. Her advice was to take a mission and make a name for herself at the guild, then finding her 'brother' would become far easier. How so, the younger girl had asked to which the older redhead had simply responded that if he heard she was there, then he would surely come looking for her himself? The girl had become enamored with what she thought to be a genius idea.

So after a good night's rest, she had turned up today, stomach-churning from the anxious anticipation she felt running through her. Though the delicate-looking girl didn't look unsettled, far from it with the almost robotic, blank facial expression she wore. She had already read over the job board, though a problem had quickly arisen. Besides the sheer amount of activity surrounding the board, which threatened to overwhelm the poor girl, even she worked out that most of these missions would require teaming up with other mages. But who did she even know here? She hadn't found Zen yet, so obviously he was out of the question.

Looking up from her half-eaten loaf, she glanced around at the nearby occupants of the guildhall. Lots of large groups between her and the bar blocked her view from that side of the guildhall, so the first person she settled her unnaturally cold gaze on was Ria, sitting alone at a table, seemingly lost in her own thoughts. Akemi's mind flashed back to the previous day, her chat with the older girl still fresh on her mind. While the talk didn't really get anywhere due to Akemi's sheer social incompetence, they were at least remotely acquainted...so it was the best Akemi had at this point. She also seemed nice enough to at least point her in the direction of potential teammates, as she had offered to point out some members of the guild during the chat.

A brief nod as if to convince herself of her decision, the girl slowly stood up with the chunk of carbohydrates wedged in her mouth, her soft and pale hands pushing away from the table before she began to weave her way towards Ria. A few people were between the girl and her designation, so by the time she had gotten over there Leon had already joined her and was midway through his explanation of the situation. Though to be honest, most of what was being talked about went in one ear and out the other. She had no idea what they were talking about and didn't seem to process any of it, bar the fact that should luck have it they needed some help for a quest, and so she stood a little away from the table, nibbling once more on her now nearly finished bread. Politely waiting for the duo to finish talking, she polished off her bread and softly began licking away at her fingers. It wouldn't do to talk to people with a mouthful of food right? She was raised with better manners than that.

[color=DDDCE1]"ummm...Excuse me..."[/color] Without a moment's hesitation, the girl slid onto a chair by the table and looked towards the two wizards with an air of expectation about her and a respectful, quiet tone about her voice. While the younger girl wasn't entirely sure what their quest involved, those details didn't matter much to her compared to the thought of being able to be of help to someone in general, she was aware they were looking for help from what she had caught of their conversation. Though she paid Ria more attention, somewhat awkwardly acknowledging Leon but was unsure how to talk to the older boy. Should she introduce herself first? Or was the right thing to wait to be asked?

Wait a minute...this man was also in the paper. What was his name again? She hadn't learned any of their names before coming, which in hindsight was probably the least of her worries when it came to her rather rash and rushed plan to see Zen.
[color=DDDCE1]"I believe I can help...if you wanted?"[/color]