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[center][img] http://i.imgur.com/HtvPRRx.png[/img][/center][color=DarkOrchid]“You’re the worst Kanbaru .-.”[/color] was Noire’s reaction to being so roughly yanked off her fun prey. Practically dragged downstairs to join the others, the feline Serei rubbed her head, flattening her ears and staring at the used plush whale hanging in Kanbaru’s hands. [color=DarkOrchid]“You never let me have any fun. You just whack me with whale dolls like some kind of animal abuser >.>”[/color] Before Cait could really provide for the situation, Noire was already huffing and returning back to her Serei card in a flash of light. It was amble luck too when Cait had other business to attend to.

[color=7bcdc8]“Psssh, you’re no pure-hearted maiden!”[/color] the bartender said to Clair almost incredulously. The cat looked about ready to keel over and laugh her tail off at the sheer assertion. Eventually, she steadied herself from her tasks, still snickering at the prospect. [color=7bcdc8]“Yeah, sure Foxy, I’ll make you a treat. You deserve one after giving me a good laugh on the house, hahah!”[/color] Her back to Clair, she swiftly prepared an almost glamourous-looking strawberry sundae before sliding it down the thief’s way on the bar. All of this was watched by Katie from afar until she was acknowledged.

[color=indianred]“I dunno, you’d probably cramp my style,”[/color] Katie called down to Clair from her perch up above. [color=indianred]“It’d be weird of me traveling with a bunch of weird looking people like you all. Especially that one.”[/color] She pointed a thumb towards Kanbaru; at this point, her new appearance was the elephant in the room. All the same, Katie nodded to Rose’s agreement. [color=indianred]“I’m not saying that’s gonna happen; really, you should ask your other shop keep about details. But something tells me the next keep will have more variety. Just saying.”[/color] Thus, it seemed, the decision was made of where to go next.

Perhaps that was why the winds of change rippled in the tavern with the coming of a newcomer. Everyone felt it, for it was impossible to ignore the sensation of something new and fresh in their midst. Katie flicked her gaze over, mirroring Cait’s as the newcomer revealed themselves…rather, himself. [color=7bcdc8]“New customer! Now this is getting interesting~”[/color] Cait announced. Her words held a double meaning known only to herself as she caught eye of Akiko too. Something indeed seemed different about her, and not just the new wound on her shoulder. 

[color=7bcdc8]“Fun~”[/color] Cait mused to herself, glancing carefully at the cards in Thomas’ keep, before clapping her hands. There was no need to explain anything more to the boy, not when the lovely ladies around him did her job for her. No, now it was time to begin the next Floor. She pointed over to the door that led to all, the entrance and the exit to the tavern and the only real pathway in this hub of a place. From there, as soon as the group walked through the door, they would enter the [url=https://i.imgur.com/NdGpafc.png]desolate hallways[/url] where Caprice’s group once walked.

Darkness waited for them in the crimson lit world as red seeped through the windows, bathing them in an almost bloody coloration. With it came the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbb5erObC3k&ab_channel=segafan13]melody of music[/url] in the air.
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