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[h3][color=black]Location:[/color] [color=FF1493]Magnolia[/color][/h3][/center]
[right]Interactions: Trinity [@CitrusArms], Jarvis [@MarshiestMallow][/right]

Neil clasped his friend on the shoulder as he saddled up to the bar beside the younger mage. It wasn't even to make his presence known to his friend. He was fairly certain Markovis knew who was near him without actually turning to address the person. Or, maybe more to the point, that Markovis didn't care who was next to him. The fact that there was a physical contact that Markovis didn't shrug away from meant the guy knew it was Neil. 

It was a moment of silence between when Neil joined Markovis and when he finally spoke. "[color=ff1493]Crowded now, huh? Lot more excitement than the last time I was here.[/color]"

Markovis didn't even look over at his friend. Instead, he just took another sip of his drink. "[color=black]It certainly is louder than the last few days, but the crowd is staying away so I don't care.[/color]" Truth be told, the band playing actually made it easier to drown out the noisy reunions happening near the door. He wouldn't have let himself get caught up in all that even if he'd arrived with Neil and Trinity, but arriving alone made it easier to just head straight to his usual spot. If it got bothersome enough, he supposed the job board was right there - plenty of jobs that he could pick from. 

The alchemist laughed, and the grin remaining in its wake. "[color=ff1493]Of course, silly me.[/color]" He glanced around Markovis to look at Trinity when she joined them. "[color=ff1493]Done playing with the furball?[/color]" He paused for a moment when Jarvis had asked the question His smile faded, and he stood up a bit straighter. "[color=ff1493]Yeah, are you okay?[/color]"

That question caught Markovis's attention. He stopped mid-motion of bringing his glass to his lips, and put it down on the counter instead. His dark gaze landed on Trinity beside him. "[color=black]What happened?[/color]"

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[color=peachpuff][h3]Location: Phoenix Wing Guildhall [/h3][/color][/center]
[right][color=peachpuff]Interactions: Ariel [@twave], Nolan & Dalton [@hatakekuro], & Jarvis [@MarshiestMallow][/color][/right]

Nyssa listened to the explanation of Ariel, then Nolan. [i]Okay, not life-mates. But mates of some sort.[/i] Not that she wasn't still confused by their relationship status given the mixed information, but it was fine. There was time to get clarifications and actually understand things. This Nolan answered her question, though it brought up some more questions. Like what a husband was, and what an s-class was and - 

The rest became irrelevant when a talking cat interjected and volunteered to take her over to this Jarvis person. Her eyes widen as her attention fell on the Exceed. She opened her mouth to start asking more questions as she walked away with Dalton, but the questions caught up in her throat. A look of a dawning realization overtook her curiosity. "[color=peachpuff]Oh! Wait![/color]" 

The kitsune skipped back over to Ariel. "[color=peachpuff]I forgot. I am still holding this and you had it before we met,[/color]" she said as she handed the older mage back her lacrima box. "[color=peachpuff]And I had said I would repay you for the food, and in getting me here. I would rather not forget about it, and if I do not do it now, I surely will. So rather than repay the - um - money! you traded for the food, I figure repaying you magic expended to get from - Oak Town you said? - to the food house and then here would be better.[/color]"

Before she could get a response, Nyssa closed her eyes. Her tails fanned out as she lifted up on her tiptoes. Her fingers wiggled as she swept her hands toward her abdomen, and a glow started in the tips of her tails and moved to take over more of her. She swirled around, the glow seeping into her skin and moving to pool in her fingers and on her lips. Lacing her fingers with Ariel's, the kitsune leaned up and nipped Ariel's ear. The glow transferred from the girl to the rainbow mage. 

Nyssa lowered to flat feet and stepped back. "[color=peachpuff]Energy transference is not necessarily the same from one of us to another, but hopefully that was enough to recoup you for the magic expended getting from Oak Town to here.[/color]" She grinned and bounced a little as she waved. 

A quick twirl around, and she skipped back off to rejoin Dalton. "[color=peachpuff]Can I ask you some questions? Because you are an - um, I believe Ariel said Exceed? Because she had a form that had ears and a tail like you - well not exactly like you because she only had one tail and it was not on fire, and wings. You do have wings, too, yes? They just happen to be hidden right now, correct? Do all Exccceed have two tails or is it just you? Do Exceed tend to have fire on their tails? Why are your tails on fire? Is it dangerous for you if that fire goes out?[/color]" Her attention fixed on Dalton, almost as if - and because it was true that - she had completely forgotten about what she'd just done.