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[img]http://i.imgur.com/HtvPRRx.png[/img][/center]A sharp whistled was heard beside Apia, a cold weight plopping itself right beside her. If Mastephos cared for personal space she didn’t show it, saddling up close to the bee girl. [color=powderblue]“That’s some fancy sword she’s got there,”[/color] the wolf commented, snickering knowingly from the Nephy card Kanbaru summoned. [color=powderblue]“I should know when I have the real thing~”[/color] Before she could elaborate, before Apia could even question her, the arena suddenly dissipated like unraveled threads around them.

[color=powderblue]“Aww what? Lame,”[/color] the unhinged wolf said, the seats beneath reverting away. She easily found her footing but caught Apia in her arms in case the bee girl fumbled from the change of reality. If she was an astute guest with even Kanbaru’s grace, she supposed she could let the bee girl free without much mauling. She looked around for the source of their interruption, only to find Yui was gone. Perhaps she was yoinked out the Casino by the higher powers that guided her. Perhaps.

[color=powderblue]“Killjoy,”[/color] Mastephos growled, their environment changing back into the casual atmosphere of Harley’s Casino, Kanbaru standing not too far away. [color=powderblue]“Hey did that weakling run off after your big speech? If so, she wasn’t worth the time of admission. Should have killed her when I had the chance,”[/color] the wolf lightly seethed, motioning Apia to return to Kanbaru’s side.

Further away was Katie’s group and Riku still proudly displayed front and center. [color=indianred]"You’re not one to talk you know, ‘Abyssal Angel’,”[/color] Katie told Erika with a surprising amount of lightness to her tone. She could have been a lot harsher, she realized. Something else caught her attention, a change in the air that led her vision towards a secluded corner of the Casino. Something was happening that she needed to see through. [color=indianred]“We need to go,”[/color] she suddenly told her cousin.

She grasped whatever money the blonde had, plaque and all, and thrust it at Thomas. [color=indianred]“Buy her back before anyone else does. You have one job, don’t mess it up,”[/color] she told the boy firmly. Then she grasped Erika by her wrist and slowly but firmly led her away from the crowd, away from the Casino. [color=indianred]“There’s something I need to do. I can’t do it by myself,”[/color] she told her cousin quietly.
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