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[center][h1][u][color=BC3823]Evander[/color] [color=CC5500]Fino[/color] [color=d4af37]Synesti[/color][/u][/h1][/center]

[hr][center][h2]M[color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
Ready. Set. Go.[/color][/h2] (Zeno Mozaru's House)[/center][hr] 

[color=8D918D]Tension set. Teams paired. Gunboat Diplomats are ready to take a “W” with Blazy of Glory. The two teams waited in Mozaru’s home. Each member conversed about plans before the Great Melon Derby officially began. Evander approached a quiet Weggosi woman sitting in a red wing chair; he shoulders spread out, cool as a cucumber. Her eyes played along with the activity in the room before politely being interrupted by Evander’s wave. He leaned in from Moriah’s peripheral vision, [color=d4af37]“hi!”[/color] Moriah casually drifted her eyes to meet Evander; she sighed a little, [color=E6E6FA][I]"wha me?"[/i][/color]

Her eyes told Evander she was indifferent to whatever was about to happen. He continued by introducing himself, [color=d4af37]“My name is Evander,”[/color] following up with a question, [color=d4af37]“are you, Moriah?”[/color] He only guessed because he overheard one of her teammates earlier identifying her in a conversation. 

Moriah felt it best if this were a member of the team they were to work with that it’d be best to get formalities out of the way, [color=E6E6FA]“no, it di oddah gyal inna di chair.”[/color] She looked over at Jocasta. A true lesson for Evander in Moriah’s dry sense of humor, a lesson almost over his head. He followed Moriah’s eyes to Jocasta and then cocked it back to Moriah’s eyes, cracking a smile before returning his joke, [color=d4af37]“funny, and I am the Prince of Revidia.”[/color] Moriah’s eyes widened, then burst into laughter. At least he had successfully broken the ice, but he wasn’t sure how he felt about her response. Could she not believe Evander could be such a person? His family certainly wanted to prove otherwise. 

The two exchanged witty banter back and forth until Evander proposed they tag up before the melon derby officially started, [color=[color=d4af37]“I think we’d make a good team out there, why don’t we tag up, we will be better at defending the melons we find if we stick together.”[/color] Moriah was not opposed. She leaned more toward a calm nature rather than taking the lead if Evander wanted the responsibility, he could have it. 

Moriah nodded,[color=E6E6FA]“sure.”[/color] As the two decided to team up, the sound of the Great Melon Derby rang. All the teams ignited off the line from their homes, except Jocasta, who stayed to defend all the grubby little robbing cats that might stray too far inside Zeno Mozaru’s den. 

[hr][center][h2][color=FFFFFF]M[/color][color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
Missed Opportunity[/color][/h2] (Proving Grounds)[/center][hr] 


Moriah and Evander had checked the Terrace of Grapes when they spotted a beacon in the distance toward The Overlook. Their team decided that when a melon was grabbed, they would beacon it thanks to some of their tethered abilities. It would show everyone that melon was in play. Evander looked to Moriah,[color=d4af37]“First one there?”[/color] Moriah nodded and bolted before Evander recognized she heard him. The two raced toward the Overlook, hoping to take a prized melon from one of the competing teams. When they arrived, they were struck by an illusion of some sort. They could not make heads or tails of who to follow. Instead, they stood there dumbfounded. 

Evander posed his thought out loud to Moirah after feeling disheartened to get to the melon fast enough, [color=d4af37]“Ya know, I think it’d be wiser if we checked out the houses instead of running after melons all day and night.”[/color] Moriah did not care what they did so long as they contributed a little to the team’s effort. Her arms were crossed, and even she felt a little frustrated at missing out on a snatch and grab, but her cool, level-headed personality was not far behind in quenching whatever fire may have started to burn within her. She nodded to Evander, and they both made their way to Zeno Zemana’s house first.

[hr][center][h2][color=FFFFFF]M[/color][color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
Stealthy and Styled[/color][/h2] (Zeno Zemana's House)[/center][hr] 


Moriah and Evander had stalked outside of Zeno Zemana’s house. They noted the garden of vines. Moriah senses they were manipulated by magic, [color=E6E6FA]“wi need fi be careful eff wi guh inna there”[/color] Evander tilted his head at Moriah curiously,[color=d4af37]“well yeah, but what are you saying?”[/color] Moriah pointed at the garden, [color=E6E6FA]“It's dangerous.”[/color] Evander found a stick and tossed it into the garden. The garden as expected began to respond and coil around the stick until determined it was not a threat and released it. The two heard Ayla and Ashon begin arriving and took cover. 

Ayla and Ashon walked right up the door, opening it, and stood at the front entrance. Evander watched as Ayla put the melon down to her side while engaging in an argument. 

[color=d4af37]“Now or never huh?”[/color] Evander said rhetorically to Moriah. Moriah supported, [color=E6E6FA]“Yuh get dis.”[/color] Evander cautiously approached the side of the house. He tipped-toed across the garden with dance-like balance and skill. When one foot pressed down too hard, he shifted his weight to the other. A skillful ballet to see, if anyone did, he was not only moving with grace but silence. All those years of practicing his martial art back home had paid off. Finally, he arrived at the doorway. Peeling his hands inside, he snatched the melon while the whole team was distracted by their bickering. He tried to leave as quietly as he arrived. Once he got far enough away, he bolted, and Moriah followed. 

[hr][center][h2][color=FFFFFF]M[/color][color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
House of Chaos (pt. 1)[/color][/h2] (Zeno Fades-In-Moonlight's House)[/center][hr]


Evander and Moriah had escaped Zeno Zemana’s house with a shiny melon. Moriah realized that the melon was a farce. It was a part of their group’s plan when discovering the supreme. Moriah took the melon from Evander’s hand to give it a good weight, [color=E6E6FA]“Yuh stole di wrong one yuh goof.”[/color] Evander looked puzzled for a moment,[color=d4af37]“Is that?”[/color] Moriah interrupted, [color=E6E6FA]“our fake.”[/color]

If this were their first time meeting, Evander would have broken his etiquette, instead, he remained calm, [color=d4af37]“Don’t interrupt me.”[/color] Moriah slightly surprised at her partner's snappy response kept her cool as she always had, her head tilting to one side, bottom lip bunching, and shrugging one shoulder as if to say, [color=E6E6FA][i]meh ok[/i][/color].

The two slipped into the night to go to Zeno Fades-In-Moonlight’s house. Arriving, the two conducted a little reconnaissance before finding a way inside. Evander sensed small energy radiations from within the house but could not determine what they were. When they turned the corner to the front of the house, a Yasoi boy was at the front door. 

Evander looked back to Moriah as they inched their way back to the side of the house,[color=d4af37]“the front’s probably not the best idea.”[/color] Moriah looked up, [color=E6E6FA]“Wah bout di roof?”[/color] She pointed. Evander nodded,[color=d4af37]“Yeah, the chimney could be our way in.”[/color] Evander and Moriah climbed up to the roof to spot whether or not the chimney would be accessible. Reaching the chimney, Evander poked his head down and could see slight dims of light penetrating the chimney shaft at the floor. 

[color=d4af37]“Okay I will go down to check it out, if I run into any trouble pull me out.”[/color] Evander picked himself up over the wall of the chimney, before he shimmied down, Moriah graced his forearm with hers. There was a moment of connection, Evander looked into Moriah’s eyes, then she broke it by replying, [color=E6E6FA]“Yuh kno mi a guh haffi pull yuh out right?”[/color] Evander snarled under his breath, [color=d4af37]“We will see.”[/color] He proceeded to head down the chimney. 

[hr][center][h2][color=FFFFFF]M[/color][color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
House of Chaos[/color][/h2] (Zeno Fades-In-Moonlight's House)[/center][hr] 

Evander shot down the chimney with his arms crossed. He was lean enough to fit and applied enough of his Force gift to soften his landing. Both feet touched softly at the same time. It was a 10/10 if this were judged to his benefit; no one saw him or heard him. He slipped out of the fireplace tip-toeing across the wall, only a few steps in, and he was noticed. [color=FFFFFF][i]How?[/i][/color] He thought he had been quiet. Evander looked down, noticing black soot following him. He felt like an idiot, [color=FFFFFF][i]duh…what chimney wouldn’t have soot[/i][/color]. A girl now stood with a darting glare at Evander. The darkness of the room slightly obscured her face. The features he noticed were long dark hair, bright eyes reflecting from the light penetrating the windows, fair skin, and a feminine jawline. 

Without thinking, Evander thought to blind her to make a quick escape into one of the rooms. He knew someone else was behind the front door, and if he bought himself some time, maybe that person would become her focus by default of losing Evander in sight. Evander attempted to spark his Arcane gift, but his fingers to draw and channel slipped from the soot. Instead of bright light, it was a dim fizzle with soot particles pushed into the air. The girl threw a bottle at him with what appeared to be her best effort, but the bottle ended up at his foot, crashing on the ground in front of him. Quickly, she transformed the broken glass into a liquid that dissolved into knock-out gas. Evander felt some of the knock-out gases effects, and yet he still had the wits about him to gain space from it before it completely shut him down. Evander winked at her to let her know this wouldn’t be easy for her, and he welcomed the challenge.

He raised and extended his hand to draw on his Magnetic ability. Evander wanted to pull on her belt buckle at the waist to drag her into the gas she had created. He was unsuccessful at his aim and instead caught her bracelet. The girl felt a tug on her wrist and reacted by releasing the bracelet from her hand, stopping any influence Evander was tugging at. The door then opened, and the Yasoi spotted earlier was now on the other side of this girl. Without hesitating, the girl’s instincts kicked in, and she reacted to the new intruder by tossing another knock-out bottle. The Yasoi defended well enough against it, and in return, fire tossed a wire he manipulated magnetically to wrap up the girl partially. Evander saw this as an opportunity to de-escalate the fight because some of him rebelled against this new unfolding of events. He did not like the idea of fighting a girl at an advantage. Two against one is not the chivalrous way. Evander thought if he could tighten the wire, he could de-escalate the fight and put an end to it. He reached out using his magnetic ability to take control of the wire, and as he gained control and tightened, the wire broke. She was free.  

The fight descended into chaos from there. All sorts of people came storming into the home to defend and fight. Evander felt, at this point, the raid was in vain. He needed to get out and out fast. His first attempt was unsuccessful as he slipped on a brick as he tried to escape, then a newcomer Ingrid used her Force to pick him up and slam him as he attempted the second escape. Evander was laid out, slowly losing consciousness. His grit to stay up prevailed, and he was able to get up, back up to the fireplace as everyone began fighting one another and forgetting about him. Evander felt the grip of Moriah, who pulled him up into the fireplace, and the two shimmied out, escaping back to Zeno Mozaru’s house.

[hr][center][h2][color=FFFFFF]M[/color][color=8D918D]elon Derby: 
Aftermath[/color][/h2] (Zeno Mozaru's House)[/center][hr] 

Evander and Moriah were back in the living room of Zeno Mozaru’s home. Evander was slumped in a seat, legs spread, his right arm relaxed, and his face bruised. Moriah made an ice pack bag using her binding and chemical gift. She tossed it to Evander, who had no will to catch it. Hitting his thigh, he grabbed it with his left hand and raised it to his face. 

[color=d4af37]“The nerve of that woman,”[/color] Evander stated with condemnation in his voice. Moriah cocked her head to the side, [color=E6E6FA]“Wah nerve?”[/color] Evander elaborated,[color=d4af37]“I tried getting out of there, clearly no longer acting as a threat compared to the other hundred people flooding the place, and instead of letting me leave and making it easier on their defense, I get tossed by that Eskand bitch.”[/color] Evander lowered his hand, [color=d4af37]“Eskand…what a bunch of savages, I don't know why they are even allowed here, if they can't get their country right...what makes anyone think they'll get games right.”[/color] Moriah broke Evander’s rant with some truth, [color=E6E6FA]“Did wi nuh there tuh steal dem melons?”[/color] His eyes widened, and he slumped a little. She continued, [color=E6E6FA]“It nuh fair tuh tap a thief?”[/color] Her last question dripped with rhetorical sentiments. Evander sighed,[color=d4af37]“I guess it’s fair.”[/color] Moriah smiled, [color=E6E6FA]“Yuh always act yuh age?”[/color] Evander chuckled. Her sarcasm was welcomed. If it were someone else, he’d have challenged them there, but Moriah had more than shown her worth to be an ally on campus…something Evander was beginning to realize he’d need more of. Plus, he knew she was right; he overreacted, which is not good for a noble like himself. Deep inside, there was truth in the words he spoke out loud. There was a disdain for Eskandish blood. 

He raised the ice pack once more, [color=FFFFFF][i]beware low-blood, next time, you will burn…when you least expect it[/i][/color].

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[*] Evander teams up with Moriah from Blaze of Glory.
[*] Evander and Moriah do not get to Ayla and Ashon in time at Proving Grounds.
[*] Evander and Moriah steal from Ayla back at Zeno Zemana's house.
[*] Evander and Moriah raid Zeno Fades-In-Moonlight's house.
[*] Evander breaks in through the chimney and is spotted by Dory.
[*] Dory and Evander fight before Chad enters.
[*] Chad, Dory, and Evander are all in a fight.
[*] More actors begin to enter the house and fight.
[*] Too many actions to write about, Evander decides to leave.
[*] Evander is slammed before he can escape by Ingrid.
[*] Evander is knocked out but regains consciousness and escapes with the help of Moriah.
[*] Evander is licking up his wounds while Moriah checks his attitude.
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