Post by Admin on Aug 14, 2015 10:07:51 GMT
Yels/Comi/Awa/Jack/Oz
<Yelsah> Sienna Had woken up outside of a building. She was disoriented and whatever had happened to her was fuzzy. All she remembered was women, blood and a really dirty toilet. But none of that made any sense to her. The flamingo walked beside her seeming agitated himself as they strolled down to a fountain square. She plopped down onto the edge of the fountain and dipped her hands in the water. The bird walked into the water for a drink, and a rather noisy bath as he was splashing water all about.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She was dressed head to toe every bit a princess today, going undercover as, well, herself: the baroness. One of their own had been slaughtered on duty while she was partying in the queens garden with the rest of the political rabble the other night. The only clue lead them to believe it was the assassins guild and there was little else to go on. That meant digging was in order. And Cait was on the prowl for a good place to bury her shovel.
<Awa303> Epikuro: she had gone back home and finally taken care of getting rid of that muzzy brown dye and put her pants and normal clothes back on again. That was for sure how she felt more confortable. She felt bad for what happened before regarding Sienna, but she was sure the girl would be alright... it was way better than being killed for knowing too much... But her stomach interrupted her daydreaming to complain how empty it was, so Epi picked her wallet and got out to buy some food.
<Yelsah> Sienna Stood up and moved back as the bird was splashing more water then she was comfortable with. "Ah Mingo... really." She grumbled, holding her head. Her head was killing her, and her whole day was fuzzy. What had happened exactly. Either way she was slightly hungry, but was afraid eating something with her headache would make her ill, so she held off on it. The flamingo stepped out of the fountain and preened a few feathers. He had to keep his appearance up, speaking pf which... e glanced up at his nest which was looking quite haggard and started to push her in the direction of the fountain, expecting her to bathe as well. "What are you doing, you silly bird?" She asked tiredly, not bothering to resist since she was too heavy to be moved that way.
<Comical1> Caitliln: was just about to greet Sienna at the fountain by the gate before the girl started into the fountain at her birds behest. Cait had once dunked her head in that fountain to relieve a migrane, but getting ones clothes wet, Really now? She walked to the rim of the fountain and called to Sienna "You could bathe at my place if you are in need of someplace more private."
<Awa303> Epikuro: she was walking towards an old man with a machine selling popcorn on the street when spotted some familiar faces no much ahead, by the fountain. Sienna... it was just think about her and she would appear, it seemed. And the girl who kissed Free was there too! Epi waved to them "Hi there! How have you been?~ =3" and snickered at the memory of the Ball.
<JackTheXIV> Lex He raised his head, trying to spot someone who had called. After seeing him/her he realised that they weren't calling to him. He went back to reading his book.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at Cait with a dazed look as she struggled to remember her. Cat? Yeah that was it. "Uh, hello Cat." She remarked as she stopped her forward progress. The woman was dressed up quite nicely she noticed. The thought of a bath was quite inviting, and better then the fountain. "Hey Mingo, cut it out eh?" she complained with a sigh. She spotted Epi heading over and was struck with a really odd sensation but couldn't place it. Another person off to her left drew her attention for a moment. She wasn't sure if that was a familiar face or not.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Oh right, names... well that was relatively close she figured "Close love, I'm Caitlin, the baroness of Cockfoster, but Cat from the queens garden party where we were briefly introduced is fine too," She smiled and offered her hand as though this were a one of her fathers interns at their townhouse discussing the ledgers. She heard a voice shouting, looked over and noticed a man reading a book, figured it musnt have been him and refocused on Epikuro making her way over. She waved nodded with a smile, then returned her eyes to Sienna while awaiting the third party's arrival. The more people she talked to-err gossiped with- the better for her research.
<Awa303> Epikuro: also noticed Lex while walking towards the two girls. Who was him? She didn't knew, and at the moment didn't care much either. "Popcorn?" She offered, showing the popcorn paper bag to them.
<JackTheXIV> lex Taking another sip of his coffee, he examined a small portrait on his paper, His book had many pictures as a way of, Unstressing the eyes from squinting to read the small letters and Characters. He sat on a chair outside of a small shop, He'd known the owner for a while, he was a Recruit from the Merchants guild, Lex liked the way he roasted his coffee.
<Yelsah> Sienna Wasn't sure what to do with Cait's hand and shied away from it like she usually did when people did that kind of thing. "Er Cait... right." Most of what the woman said escaped her as she was still fixated on a chance to take areal bath, something she hadn't done in quite some time. Her stomach turned when the scent of popcorn invaded her nose. and she turned from it, her head reeling. "I'll pass." She muttered quickly. She cast another quick glance at the man with the book. For whatever reason she was on edge and couldn't seem to shake as she continued looking about every time someone walked by or moved.
<Comical1> Caitlin: let her hand linger for a moment in the empty air before getting the impression Sienna was going to be just as evasive as she had been at the party when Sarah had tried to introduce everyone to each other. The flamingo, it seemed, was her only confidant. Epikuro, whom she had met on rare occassion but never actually held a conversation with seemed like the more approachable of the two, and so Cait turn toward her and beamed a happy smile. "Thank you for the offer," she accepted a small handful of popcorn before continuing, "I never had the chance to compliment you on your dancing. You seemed quite skilled when I saw you at the party with Sarah."
<Awa303> Epikuro: She laughed. "Thanks... Caitlin, right? I saw you dancing with Free too, so I say the same. You two put quite on a show there. =3" And she totally wasn't saying that just because of the kiss scene, no no no no~ 9,9
<JackTheXIV> Lex The smell of The shopkeeps oven fresh muffins filled the air, He put down his book and went inside.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at the two as they spoke. She stared at Epi for a moment, something about him was bothering her. "H-hey... Epi." She siad breaking into the conversation. "Do... you have a sister?" She asked looking puzzled. hat didn't seem right but her head was really fuzzy. One fo those women, the hair color was wrong, but something about the facial structure looked spot on. But then again, her brain was currently fried. For all she knew she'd dreamed all that madness, whatever it had been. The scent of muffins hung in the air which made her hungry and sick simultaneously. The flamingo however loved the smell and nudged the dark-skinned woman in the direction of the shop. "Ehh, Mingo, I don't have that kind of money." She protested.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Looked out the corner of her eye at Sienna and pretended not to overhear her quiet remark to the bird. She considered her... too shy for her personal style, but her boss had fancied the girl at the garden party so there had to be more to her than she let on. Speculation would do her no good however, so instead she decided to tip the odds. "Sienna, care to make a deal with me? I find your bird quiet... adorable," which was a lie but she continued none-the-less, "and he seems to fancy a muffin if I gather the meaning of that nudge and head bob he keeps doing... so would you be willing to purchase him a muffin- on me- while I speak with Epi for a moment? In return for this favor..." she dug a few coins from her drawstring purse and handed them over, "I'll have you over for dinner and you can take that bath I promised earlier... my father has an exquisite brass tub at his townhouse. You absolutely must see it."
<Awa303> Epikuro: "Huh? No, I'm a singleton. " She replied to Sienna without needing to think much.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Lex sat inside the Cafe, he spoke loudly and laughed with the Shopkeeper.
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed as the flamingo continued his insistent head butting into her back, which was quite stiff. She grumbled at the bird who only offered her a mischievous and adorable look when she glared at him. Cait spoke up again and she cast a lazy stare in her direction which brightened considerably at her offer. “R-really?” She asked looking shocked and moved. She stared down at the coins looking pleased and gave Cait a bright smile and nodded. “Sure, of course.” She chirped happily. The flamingo fluttered his wings in anticipation as they both moved into the shop and up to the counter when she ordered a muffin. The Flamingo waited and watched the Lex curiously but otherwise made no moves to do anything about him.
<Comical1> Caitlin: After Sienna accepted her offer, she turned to Epi again, still smiling. She spoke again, animating with her hands to give off an overly excited vibe as she brought up the topic of the hour. "So epi have you heard the rumors? Course its almost never really true what they say," she gossiped, hoping Epi could offer more information into the tale than she herself was actually providing. "But, I heard that while we were at the Queens party, a pirate was slane in the docks! can you imagine?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: What. No, she really hadn't heard of it. "A pirate? What's that for, the result of a brawl or the likes? I thought all guild members were in the Ball, pirates included. =/" And that was the most sincere truth, no irony. Even MER was there from her guild, that should count as something.
<JackTheXIV> Lex He awaited the Baker's return as he went to the back to fetch some stock, he glanced at the lass beside him, She seemed to look away immediately as their eyes met. no problem he returned to his table outside, walking through the doorway sitting down and looking to his book.
<Yelsah> Sienna Paid for her muffin and sat down at a table where she set the treat down and the Flamingo nibbled at the snack happily. The woman seemed fine just watching her feathered companion and looked about the room as she eyed Lex again, he looked kinda familiar... but she couldn't place where she'd seen him.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Sighed inwardly. This didn't look promising. "Not everyone was off duty from the way I heard it," she pressed again, "supposedly he was standing watch at the pier when someone murdered him on duty, in cold blood," she acted like she found this to be class A gossip, but inside her stomach churned. She had known that pirate... he had swabbed the decks of the same ship she currently belonged to.
<Awa303> Epikuro: "That... is gross. Why are you telling me this?" She frowned. A random pirate was murdered? She didn't want to know, she knew it wasn't her anyway. If she had seen the corpse, maybe she could sort of the ones in her guild who used that certain way to kill, but if it was one of her conrades the pirate would be on a bounty list wich meant it was a job; and if it wasn't one from the assassin guild, then it was a random murderer that they would catch and kill soon or later.
<JackTheXIV> Strange soldiers He walked down the street towards The bakery, He had another soldier beside him following him closely, They wore Heavy grey trenchcoats and White masks with a Respirator tube hanging into a pouch on their chests The difference between them was that one had a tophat with a chinstrap that went under the mask, and the other a Black helmet with a small Triangle emblem on the Visor. Their rifles were slung over their shoulders, They walked towards the Bakery/cafe. Lex Lex raised his eyes and saw the Approaching soldier his muscles tightened....
<Yelsah> Sienna Was content to watch the bird pick at the baked treat but when he stopped and looked up she followed his gaze to the window where some rather scary looking individual were coming towards. Her breath caught in her throat as she watched them walk forward. That didn't look good. She cast a glance over to Lex who looked uneasy as well. Should she stay or should she go? Mingo watched them for a moment before returning to his treat which he shoved closer to the woman, trying to share. But she wasn't interested in it. She was more concerned with whether or not they should be running for their lives.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Realized suddenly that she might be a little too desensitized for polite conversation with how much time she spends submersed in pirate activity. She gave a nonchallant shrug as if to say it wasn't that interesting anyway, and changed the topic. "Nevermind all that rubbish anyway, tis bad to bode on long or else one might catch nightmares... Oh look, tall, dark and mysterious at ten o'clock" she said, indicating the arrival of armored men.
<Awa303> Epikuro: as Caitling brushed the topic pff, another thought downed on Epi. A darker thought. Sarah was a pirate. What if anything happened to her friend? Sure, Sarah had been with her until the morning that followed the Ball, but she had not seen the nlçonde since then. And there seemed to be people after her, by the way that feline anderwhelsen thief had acted when invaded the shop during her visit. She grew pale thinking of that. "Hey... Cait... Sarah, she's alright, isn't she? ÇAÇ"
<JackTheXIV> Strange Soldiers The man reached the front of the shop and stared directly at Lex. His companion close behind. he motioned his arm, His companion pulled a chair and he sat down across from Lex, He again motioned his hand and the Soldier disappeared into the shop, "You know why I am here don't you?"
Lex He shook his head at the question... Something seemed off about this soldier, He wasn't like any other Ministry agent he had met before. He was trying to Create conversation... This was either Really good or REALLY bad!
<Yelsah> Sienna Slid down into her seat when some of the men came inside. This was no good, why did things like this always happen to her? She slid down further and had to hold a hand out to stop the flamingo from attacking the soldiers. "What are you doing?!" She hissed quietly to the bird. "You'll get yourself killed just stay put." Mingo looked displeased but stayed where he was since his nest seemed to insist on it. That didn't stop him from fixing the men with a dead panned stare.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Sarah?" she seemed puzzled a moment, then shook her head. "As far as I know she's fine, but the last I saw her was dancing with you... I promised we'd talk about the ... um... well the me-kissing-Frees thing later, but haven't had the chance yet".
<Awa303> Epikuro: "drat... What if something happened, she's so delicate... ÇAÇ" Yes, she finds Sarah delicate, don't ask how/why.
<JackTheXIV> Soldier He walked into the Cafe, He held his fingers out signalling for three Coffees, He stood at the counter watching the Baker pour coffees, He turned his head and spotted the Flamingo who seemed to be glaring at him... He slowly turned back to the coffees, Trying not to upset the other patron...
Tophat Soldier "No?" He chuckled from behind his mask, He took off one of his gloves and unslung his rifle lying it up against the table. "Well, i must say it was a hell of a time finding you, You had no Idea how much documents i have read, How many civilians I have interviewed, just to get an idea you were hiding here, In Lodan, on the Other Side of the world..."
Lex he didn't say anything, he kept his hand on his book, and stared straight into the goggles of the Agent. .... When all of the Sudden, the regular soldier appeared with a Tray of coffee... "What?! What the hell is this? poisoned?!" Lex was confused...
<Yelsah> Sienna Sunk down lower into her seat so all that could be seen was the top of her head, her fear-filled eyes darting from one to the other. She wanted to run but, her head still hurt, too much movement would make her dizzy. And she didn't want to fall while trying to escape. Mingo continued his stalwart stare down of the whole lot of them. His nest was his. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: just... blinked. "Sarah? the same Sarah I'm talking about?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: "She's blonde (but dyed her hair during the Ball), has brown eyes, white skin, loves dolls and sweet stuff. She's the one who introduced Leah to you and Free at the Ball! ÇAÇ"
<JackTheXIV> Tophat soldier "Poison?! HAHA, I Don't want to POISON you, What good would you be to me dead?" He laughed "I spent so long to get here and Find You! I went through officer after Officer Agent through Agent, I've burned so many files, to be sitting here and drink this coffee with you"
Lex "You wont trick me into.. Wait... What?" The Soldier beside him unhooked his mask, as did the Top hat soldier. this was against Ministry protocol... Lex was more confused then ever...
<Yelsah> Sienna Finally decided that staying was still to alarming. She slid out of the seat and proceeded to crawl across the floor. The Flaming walked beside her casually finding the maneuver odd and clacked his beak in amusement but was also keeping watch... just in case.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Snapped her fingers "Thats the one!" she chirped. They did mean the same Sarah, but they definitely were seeing two different sides of the same girl. Movement out the corner of her eyes had her curiousity piqued and she nudged Epik when she spotted Sienna crawling out of the coffeeshop... litterally. "would'ya look at that," she clucked.
<Awa303> Epikuro: she looked where Cait was point at to see... what in hell was she seeing? "Sienna, that crazy girl... what is she doing? Ô__Õ"
<JackTheXIV> Agent Grim, Lex, Agent Sharp The top hat Soldier took off his mask and Hat to reveal a Dark haired young man with a red tattoo on his neck, "Besides if You're dead How're you gonna Buy me Drinks tonight?" Lex Jumped from the table and Leaped onto the Soldier, Grasping him in a warm friendly Embrace, "Grim?!" Lex peeled himself off his friend "I thought you were dead!" Grim simply smiled "I sure would have been, If it wasn't for Sharp over here" He motioned his hand to Agent Sharp who seemed to have not been paying attention, but instead was watching a patron and a Flamingo Crawl away from the Cafe, "You've got some Weird Locals, lex..." Lex sat down, and stared blankly and happily, Grim Smiled and laughed, "You should have seen the Look on your face! HAH! We got these Uniforms off the Caravan You blew up when You left..." They seemed to be talking about events Prior to Lex's arrival in Lodan
<Comical1> Caitlin: Heaved a heavy sigh and resisted the urge to shake her head. She touched Epi's arm and whispered "If you see Sarah before I do, let her know I was looking for her too? I'm going to take Sienna home." Then she turned to Sienna and smiled. "Ready to go? My father is usually very prompt with dinner. You will have time to bathe before hand if we leave now?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: "Got it."
<JackTheXIV> Ministry Agents and Lex They Conversed... "...So Like I said before, You don't have anything to worry bout, I've pretty Much buried Your case, Files have gone "MISSING" Officers have been unfortunately Relieved of Duty, You are.. Literally, The last of the ministry's Problems!" Lex laid back in his chair. "What's the Catch?!" Grim smiled and laughed "Catch? hah" his voice was patronizing "was there supposed to be a catch?" he loooked to sharp who didn't seem to be paying attention, But instead was looking to the Girl by the Fountain.. the one with a Flamingo.. "Oh, wait lex..." GRim Smiled widely "I can add a catch!" You've got to do one little thing for me...
Sharp He stepped away from the table, waving his hand gesturing to sontinue without him, He walked towards the girl by the fountain
<Yelsah> Sienna Nodded her head and stood up, happy again at the mention of a bath but... someone was coming towards them. She stepped over unabashedly hiding behind Cait. The Flamingo moved in front of both the women holding a wing out as if to say 'I got this'.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Hardly aware of the pink bird in front of her boot, she crossed her arms and narrowed her gaze at the man approaching. He looked like trouble. Usually trouble excited her, but she had things to do, information to garner, and this wasn't the time to play cat and mouse with a mysterious stranger... no matter how tempting.
<JackTheXIV> Agent Sharp He raised his hand as a gesture of kindness "Excuse me, Miss, I didn't mean to startle you or Your..." The flamingo glared at him almost peering into the depths of his soul "friend... I was simply Surprising one of my old friends, My name is James, But you can call me James.. It's Short for James" He smiled and outstretched a Handshake...
<Yelsah> Sienna Said nothing and peered at him with wide eyes over Cait's shoulder. So... he wasn't a killer or something similar. That made her feel slightly better but not enough to come from behind her current shield. Mingo continued to eye him and clacked his beak in annoyance. He turned his head to the right so his one blue eye gazed at him in warning. One wrong move... and he'd peck his lights out. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Charmed," she responded, resisting her usual urge to take the proffered hand. "You're not from around here I gather." it wasn't really a question. "I'd love to chat, truly, but my friend and I have dinner plans...." she almost felt bad about missing the opportunity to explore the new arrival, and it showed for a split second, in her expression.
<JackTheXIV> James Sharp "Oh but of course, Sorry to intrude, I'll just be on my own way then" He gave a polite nod to the Flamingo and turned to leave.
<Yelsah> Sienna Felt bad since they seemed to want to talk and tugged on a random piece of Cait's outfit gently. "Y-you can stay and talk." She said insistingly with a small smile. "I don't mind." Mingo nodded back at James proudly. He had much better manners then that purple-haired guy. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: glanced back at Sienna, calculating in her head... what was the best course of action? Take Sienna home, let the girl bathe and eat, then inquire information from her about assassin activity, or, make a new acquaintance with James Sharp? She bit her lip... "James, um please, wait.." she called, while pulling open her purse again and making a small note for Sienna. "You're welcome to stay and talk too love, but if you would like to freshen up sooner than later, here is the address. Just give the doorman my name and he will see you in." she passed the note to the girl and smiled to the man, offering her hand as she had not before, "forgive my rudeness..."
<JackTheXIV> James He turned "Oh, I just wanted to apologize, See these aren't uhm... They're Fake Uniforms... We uh... Wanted to surprise our friend over there.." He pointed at Lex who seemed to have a shocked face as he spoke to the other heavily armored person. "You see, We're actually here to visit him, and we thought it would be Funny to surprise him dressed up like the Sky Tyrants
<Yelsah> Sienna Recognized the adress, at least the street name. She wasn't setting foot in that area alone. Name or not she'd be run out. She smiled shyly at the man feeling silly for thinking they'd been looking to kill someone. She blushed slightly out of embarressment and moved back over closer to the fountain, the pink bird followed her and decided to take yet another bath, since it was there. Waste not want not.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Perhaps this would prove to be worth its while, she thought at the metion of Sky Tyrant impersonators. She was- after all- a 'sky tyrant' by trade or profession if one knew the truth about her pirate affiliation. She smiled her most lady-like smile "Sky Tyrants, my word!" she exclaimed. "Do you often surprise your friends like this? wherever did you get the idea... and wardrobe?" she added as an after thought, taking the opportunity to look him over head to foot. Nothing like a pirate, she noted.
<JackTheXIV> james "Well you see my friend over there.. he..." He laughed loudly "He spent a night in a Ministry jailhouse for breaking curfew, And... Hah" His laughs were very forced, But He was convincing himself with how he was telling this story. "So we asked an Agent if we could make a mock...." it suddenly occured to him that this was in fact an entirely different city... "You know who the ministry are right?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Listened to them speaking for a moment a little confused. She really had no idea what they were talking about so she stayed silent continuing her quiet observation as she was more used to. Mingo was spending his time preening his feathers to perfection. He clacked his beak in dissaproval at the woman's hair and started picking at it, like a fussing mother hen. "Hey , Mingo, stop that." She whined but made no moves to cease the action. The bird always got his way in the end.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She wasn't exactly convinced. She was a woman of the Ton after all, she had learned to lie and laugh and smile politely in the face of others while hating them with a passion by the very best of the upper crust of society. She knew that he was covering something up.... and that something could be related to her investigation. She played dumb to keep him talking, "No, is that some kind of charity?"
<JackTheXIV> James His face went a little somber "Really? Are they not Infamous this far out?" James straightened up a bit and brought his finger to his chin... "hmm how do i explain the Tyrants of the Sky..." He stood befuddled "Okay do You know anything of engine cit-"
Agent Grim "Hey Sharp, Come over here!" Grim shouted from the Coffee shop...
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced up at he word engine only to be upset when he was cut off. How unfair. Mingo continued fussing with her hair and was wondering if he should bother with the rest or just knock her into the fountain.
<Comical1> Caitlin: almost growled at the interruption but smiled instead. "My name's Caitlin, the lady of Cockfoster. Feel free to call on me anytime," she offered before he had the chance to dash away.
<JackTheXIV> James He smirked and opened his mouth but was again interrupted by a shout from his partner... He waved and made his way up the hill to the cafe.
<Yelsah> Sienna Relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief when the man left. She just couldn't help it sometimes and slumped forward feeling ashamed. Why couldn't she be braver? Little kids had more courage then she did.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Well that was a bust," she chuckled to herself as she turned to face Sienna and her.. Pet. "Now where were we? Ah, yes, dinner plans. Are you ready?" she asked the girl.
<Yelsah> Sienna Popped up to her feet and saluted before realizing she'd done that and slowly let her hand slide back to her side. "Er uh, yes please." She said smiling excitedly. Beside her the Flamingo was practically glowing he was so clean. He looked quite proud and a little narcissistic at the moment.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Wondeful!" she cheered, all smiles agian, but this time genuine, "Follow me, it will be so nice having a friend over for dinner this evening."
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<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Sat down in the Middle of the Market area, Drinking a Coffee and writing in his book, his fingers shook as he finished each sentence, It seemed as though the assassins were enemies of the City. He took a deep breath and took another drink of his Coffee.
<Yelsah> Sienna Had left the chocolate shop with a few treats and a heavy heart. She really didn't want to return the bird but she really had no choice. She wasn't ready to just yet and slumped nto a seat only to realize afterwards that someone else was seated at the same place. She froze for a moment recognizing the person as the guy with those 'friends' from before. She didn't really know him, except that she found him frightening.
<Comical1> Caitlin: had agreed to rondevous with Sienna after their brief interlude this morning at the fountain. She had investigating left to do, so she had promised the girl to remeet near the coffeeshop on market street again prior to dinner, and swore the girl could bathe at the townhouse after the meal.
<fireoz> Faye: *sneakily leans over Lex's shoulder to try and peer into his notebook and see what he's writing*
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen(Faye>Luck=7, Sneaky sneaky!) Lex wrote down a series of numbers and names, none seemed to be co-related his handwriting was a mess as well, He raised his eyes to see the Younger lady from before, she seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact, He focused his attention back to his book unaware of Faye's presence.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen(Faye>Luck=7, Sneaky sneaky!) Lex wrote down a series of numbers and names, none seemed to be co-related his handwriting was a mess as well, He raised his eyes to see the Younger lady from before, she seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact, He focused his attention back to his book unaware of Faye's presence.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Arrived to the Coffee shop and took a seat. More precisely, she throw herself over the chair, exahusted and hardly breathing. Her clothes were dirty and had some cuts on her arms. When one of the waitress asked her if she was alright, she shoked surprised and shouted, gaining some weird gazes around. She didn't mind, and ordered a cup of coffee. God she HATED coffee, but would be the only thing that would keep her awake in that moment.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at Faye as she peeked over the man's shoulder. Ah... the other scary individual. She had to keep these people grouped properly lest she end up tackled or scared again. She glanced over and seen Cait coming towards them and waved, smiling as she got up to greet her, the small bag of chocolates clutched tightly in her other hand. She stopped mid wave when she seen Sarah and headed in her direction. She'd never properly apologized.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Smiled as she approached Sienna, Noticing that the hooded man from earlier this morning was seated beside her caught chucked and said "Still making friends I see," pointing between Sienna and her bench-partner. Once she stood in front of the pair (nodding to Faye in greeting) she addressed the man, "Pardon, but are your... funny friends still around? James Sharp, I believe was one of their names?"
<fireoz> Faye: She blinked at Caitlin, returned a smile and a small wave, then looked back down at Lex (whom she still only knew as Letter) as her mane of hair escaped her shoulder and dropped over his. "Whoops... My position has been compromised." she giggled.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen dropped his pencil, He Slid the book into his coatsleeve so fast it was unseen. He turned around and saw the military officer, "Good Lord! You scared the Bejeezes outta me!" He turned and looked to the girl who had mentioned James Sharp's name, "Who are you talking about?" His face looked confused "I think you have me confused with someone else, He turned back to Faye "AND YOU... Don't scare me like that!" He wiped the seriousness of his face and Held his arms wide open for a Hug...
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Heard all the voices around, so familiar some of them, but she wasn't on the condition to talk to them right then. When the coffee arrived, she gave a sip grudgingly, her hand trembled and spilled a part of the liquid over the table.. "...The heck!"
<Yelsah> Sienna Shook her head no at Cait's claim. She smiled softly at the small group before standing up and moving over to Sarah who looked adn sounded like she was in a bad mood. She didn't really know what to say so instead she set the small bag of chocolates in front of her and stepped back looking apologetic. That wouldn't make up for what she'd said but it was a start.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Blinked.... well that was... Odd. "Yes, I must be mistaken, sorry for the confusion mate, I must be on my way. Faye, lovely to see you again," She waved and followed Sienna over to Sarah's table. She was seriously relieved to see Sarah was fit and well, though somewhat concerned that she wasn't as well as Cait had hoped.
<fireoz> Faye: She blinked at the outstretched arms. No one ever really made this motion to her except for the grandmother that had taken her in all these years, and she had passed away a long time ago. Faye had nearly forgotten what the action meant, but when she remembered, a great big smile formed on her features. It was the first time since then that anyone had invited her to a hug. She put her hands behind her back, however, though the sincere expression of joy remained. "Sorry... I'd love to, but I'm still on duty. It wouldn't be proper. What were you writing about?"
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "Ah," he lowered his arms, and Pulled them behind his back "I was just writing up my lesson for tomorrow, See i teach at the Elementary in the residential district" He turned to see if the others had all left them. "And yourself? how goes the hunt for them... Assassins?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah The coffee... That fraking cup of coffee. She couldn't finish it even if her life depend of if. The cup returned to its place on the table, half empty (not because she had drank a lot of it). Closed her eyes, was falling asleep and a strange sound woke her up. "GAH!" Shouted, and her first reaction was throwing the causing of the sound away with a slap. Blinked twice, and turned to see that Sienna was there, looking all apologetical. She should have put that bag on the table. Sighed and looked inside of the bag, finding a good variety of delicious chocolates. "I... um... is this for me...?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Wondered if she should've left her alone, but the woman looked shocked at the sound since she appeared to swat at it. But she seemed to come to her senses and looked inside and back to her. She nodded when questioned and smiled. "It is."
<Comical1> Caitlin: Cait's footsteps faultered and she came to a dead hault for a second before recovering and continuing (slower this time) to walk toward Sarah's table. Behind her back, she'd overheard the hooded man use the word Assassins. Faye, it would appear, was doing some kind of investigation herself. That could be a lead, and she just found herself a potential window to the mystery of the pirate murder. She kept her back turned, but her ears open.
<fireoz> Faye: "Um..." she said, lifting her hair back over one shoulder, "I think this is the moment I say... 'That's classified information!'" She chuckled again, holding a half-closed hand to her mouth. "I've always wanted a chance to say that... But really," she continued, turning vaguely serious, "I don't think I'm allowed to say."
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "Indeed, I do say though, assassin's aren't to be trusted" He smiled And raised an eyebrow in a certain manor "But neither are pirates i suppose, Both are just so Vulgar!" he let out a Chuckle "But i have no interest in these Guild-ish affairs, Please, sit have a drink with me, I could use some Company" he sat down and pulled a seat out, but quickly re opened his mouth "sorry, are you still on duty?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Smiled forcefully, taking a chocolate out of the bag and putting it on her mouth. "...Dellicuous" said with the mouth full. "I thought you wont be around me thanks not my bad luck ""
<Yelsah> Sienna Looked ashamed but managed a small smile. "I um.... I'm sorry." She said softly not sure what else to say or do at this point.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Shoot, she thought, realizing she'd garner no further information through eaves dropping. She'd have to track one of or both of them on the go for more information. She sighed, agitated... She was a pillager, not a spy! But the idea of hitting gold on this whole affair was a mouthwatering idea. As soon as she had a moment alone with Sarah (provided the girl was fit for duty) she would share the idea with her, and maybe they could split up and tag team the hooded man and Faye. Not -hurt them - persay, but follow them for more information, and corner if necessary.
<fireoz> Faye: "Mm... Yes, I'm not off until later in the evening... But I can stay here for a little bit longer, as long as I look like I'm working." She made a small mischievous expression that quickly dropped and became her serious face again. For added effect, she took a small notebook of her own out of her pocket and flipped open to a blank page, looking ready to write down whatever Lex said to her.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "So have a seat , Let's do a Mock interview, Or what's the Military word for it? Interrogation?" He smiled as he leaned back in his chair, "Well, My name is lex, I'm 23, I live in the Nobles district, I teach White Magic to the Children in Residential district..." He started trailing off on a huge spew about himself...
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Raiced her hand to Sienna, making her a gesture to stop. "It's all fine now." Laughed bitterly "You were right about the bad luck" Her hand was still trembling. Maybe eating chocolates at her state wasn't wxactly a good idea. "What 'bout you, my dear Cat? I hadn't know about you for days..."
<Yelsah> Sienna Really didn't think it was fine but she wasn't very good at this kind of thing. She was better at selling, and fixing and on occasion, fighting when the need arose. But this, she was so lost. She stayed silent for a moment before turning to Cait. "What you .. were going to do for me. Take her." She said gesturing to the distressed woman. "She... needs it more."
<Comical1> Caitlin: "No it's alright Sienna, there is no reason why you can't BOTH be my guests when the occassion presents itself," she turned to Sarah, "Been...working," she said meaningfully in response to her question, 100% of her attention now on her best friend. "I spoke with Edel yesterday, we both were really worried we hadn't seen you in a while," Cait told her. "What has happened, and where have you been?"
<fireoz> Faye: "Ah..." Nodding, she took a seat across the table from him, and wrote down these facts he presented to her with a slight smile which she couldn't help but make. If anything, she was at least doing SOME sort of legitimate work.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Lex had been talking about himself non stop for the past few moments he had told about his upbringing with his father and his long travels through the country side, but also, Some Strange stories that don't seem to be legitimate, He simply laughed, one could tell he was just telling wild stories... "So there I was, Just me and this Hug GIANT polar bear, So what do i do?" He grinned "Nothing I just stand there and let the Dire polar bear approach me, But as he comes closer I Pull the Spear out of the Ground and Tossed it as Hard as I could Right into his EYE!" He leaned back in his chair with a huge Grin on his face "And THAT's How I dehtroned the White tyrant!"
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Lex had been talking about himself non stop for the past few moments he had told about his upbringing with his father and his long travels through the country side, but also, Some Strange stories that don't seem to be legitimate, He simply laughed, one could tell he was just telling wild stories... "So there I was, Just me and this Hug GIANT polar bear, So what do i do?" He grinned "Nothing I just stand there and let the Dire polar bear approach me, But as he comes closer I Pull the Spear out of the Ground and Tossed it as Hard as I could Right into his EYE!" He leaned back in his chair with a huge Grin on his face "And THAT's How I dehtroned the White tyrant!"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Blinked twice and turned to look at Sienna, a curious gaze on her eyes. Chuckled, but didn't say a word. "...Edel... was he worried for me?" Something like a blush glimpsed on her face and looked aside. "...Stuff" was her response "Nothing you need to worry about..."
<Yelsah> Sienna Hadn't expected that but didn't verbally turn down or accept the offer. Surely whatever they needed to talk about couldn't be said in front of her. "Ah, but, Mingo.... I need to go get him." She said looking for an excuse to get out of her former plans. She's dearly miss the bath but that was fine for the moment.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Watched as Sienna left in a rush, and in the process of looking at her exit, she skimmed the pair she intended to track to see that they were still there. They were. Perfect. she jumped into the seat across from Sarah and leaned forward. "I'd love to hear about that stuff, and later I'll drag it out of you, that's what best friends are for" she smiled, fleetingly, then got right down to business. "One of ours was killed the night of the party," she whispered- leaning close to Sarah's face and completely overlooking the Edel question. "If you don't already know, the clues are pointing us toward the assassins guild, it was an act of war. Now; I think I might have a lead sitting at that table behind me, but I can't follow them both. Care to hop on board with this little scout and collect a new patch for your sleeve?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Had woken up outside of a building. She was disoriented and whatever had happened to her was fuzzy. All she remembered was women, blood and a really dirty toilet. But none of that made any sense to her. The flamingo walked beside her seeming agitated himself as they strolled down to a fountain square. She plopped down onto the edge of the fountain and dipped her hands in the water. The bird walked into the water for a drink, and a rather noisy bath as he was splashing water all about.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She was dressed head to toe every bit a princess today, going undercover as, well, herself: the baroness. One of their own had been slaughtered on duty while she was partying in the queens garden with the rest of the political rabble the other night. The only clue lead them to believe it was the assassins guild and there was little else to go on. That meant digging was in order. And Cait was on the prowl for a good place to bury her shovel.
<Awa303> Epikuro: she had gone back home and finally taken care of getting rid of that muzzy brown dye and put her pants and normal clothes back on again. That was for sure how she felt more confortable. She felt bad for what happened before regarding Sienna, but she was sure the girl would be alright... it was way better than being killed for knowing too much... But her stomach interrupted her daydreaming to complain how empty it was, so Epi picked her wallet and got out to buy some food.
<Yelsah> Sienna Stood up and moved back as the bird was splashing more water then she was comfortable with. "Ah Mingo... really." She grumbled, holding her head. Her head was killing her, and her whole day was fuzzy. What had happened exactly. Either way she was slightly hungry, but was afraid eating something with her headache would make her ill, so she held off on it. The flamingo stepped out of the fountain and preened a few feathers. He had to keep his appearance up, speaking pf which... e glanced up at his nest which was looking quite haggard and started to push her in the direction of the fountain, expecting her to bathe as well. "What are you doing, you silly bird?" She asked tiredly, not bothering to resist since she was too heavy to be moved that way.
<Comical1> Caitliln: was just about to greet Sienna at the fountain by the gate before the girl started into the fountain at her birds behest. Cait had once dunked her head in that fountain to relieve a migrane, but getting ones clothes wet, Really now? She walked to the rim of the fountain and called to Sienna "You could bathe at my place if you are in need of someplace more private."
<Awa303> Epikuro: she was walking towards an old man with a machine selling popcorn on the street when spotted some familiar faces no much ahead, by the fountain. Sienna... it was just think about her and she would appear, it seemed. And the girl who kissed Free was there too! Epi waved to them "Hi there! How have you been?~ =3" and snickered at the memory of the Ball.
<JackTheXIV> Lex He raised his head, trying to spot someone who had called. After seeing him/her he realised that they weren't calling to him. He went back to reading his book.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at Cait with a dazed look as she struggled to remember her. Cat? Yeah that was it. "Uh, hello Cat." She remarked as she stopped her forward progress. The woman was dressed up quite nicely she noticed. The thought of a bath was quite inviting, and better then the fountain. "Hey Mingo, cut it out eh?" she complained with a sigh. She spotted Epi heading over and was struck with a really odd sensation but couldn't place it. Another person off to her left drew her attention for a moment. She wasn't sure if that was a familiar face or not.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Oh right, names... well that was relatively close she figured "Close love, I'm Caitlin, the baroness of Cockfoster, but Cat from the queens garden party where we were briefly introduced is fine too," She smiled and offered her hand as though this were a one of her fathers interns at their townhouse discussing the ledgers. She heard a voice shouting, looked over and noticed a man reading a book, figured it musnt have been him and refocused on Epikuro making her way over. She waved nodded with a smile, then returned her eyes to Sienna while awaiting the third party's arrival. The more people she talked to-err gossiped with- the better for her research.
<Awa303> Epikuro: also noticed Lex while walking towards the two girls. Who was him? She didn't knew, and at the moment didn't care much either. "Popcorn?" She offered, showing the popcorn paper bag to them.
<JackTheXIV> lex Taking another sip of his coffee, he examined a small portrait on his paper, His book had many pictures as a way of, Unstressing the eyes from squinting to read the small letters and Characters. He sat on a chair outside of a small shop, He'd known the owner for a while, he was a Recruit from the Merchants guild, Lex liked the way he roasted his coffee.
<Yelsah> Sienna Wasn't sure what to do with Cait's hand and shied away from it like she usually did when people did that kind of thing. "Er Cait... right." Most of what the woman said escaped her as she was still fixated on a chance to take areal bath, something she hadn't done in quite some time. Her stomach turned when the scent of popcorn invaded her nose. and she turned from it, her head reeling. "I'll pass." She muttered quickly. She cast another quick glance at the man with the book. For whatever reason she was on edge and couldn't seem to shake as she continued looking about every time someone walked by or moved.
<Comical1> Caitlin: let her hand linger for a moment in the empty air before getting the impression Sienna was going to be just as evasive as she had been at the party when Sarah had tried to introduce everyone to each other. The flamingo, it seemed, was her only confidant. Epikuro, whom she had met on rare occassion but never actually held a conversation with seemed like the more approachable of the two, and so Cait turn toward her and beamed a happy smile. "Thank you for the offer," she accepted a small handful of popcorn before continuing, "I never had the chance to compliment you on your dancing. You seemed quite skilled when I saw you at the party with Sarah."
<Awa303> Epikuro: She laughed. "Thanks... Caitlin, right? I saw you dancing with Free too, so I say the same. You two put quite on a show there. =3" And she totally wasn't saying that just because of the kiss scene, no no no no~ 9,9
<JackTheXIV> Lex The smell of The shopkeeps oven fresh muffins filled the air, He put down his book and went inside.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at the two as they spoke. She stared at Epi for a moment, something about him was bothering her. "H-hey... Epi." She siad breaking into the conversation. "Do... you have a sister?" She asked looking puzzled. hat didn't seem right but her head was really fuzzy. One fo those women, the hair color was wrong, but something about the facial structure looked spot on. But then again, her brain was currently fried. For all she knew she'd dreamed all that madness, whatever it had been. The scent of muffins hung in the air which made her hungry and sick simultaneously. The flamingo however loved the smell and nudged the dark-skinned woman in the direction of the shop. "Ehh, Mingo, I don't have that kind of money." She protested.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Looked out the corner of her eye at Sienna and pretended not to overhear her quiet remark to the bird. She considered her... too shy for her personal style, but her boss had fancied the girl at the garden party so there had to be more to her than she let on. Speculation would do her no good however, so instead she decided to tip the odds. "Sienna, care to make a deal with me? I find your bird quiet... adorable," which was a lie but she continued none-the-less, "and he seems to fancy a muffin if I gather the meaning of that nudge and head bob he keeps doing... so would you be willing to purchase him a muffin- on me- while I speak with Epi for a moment? In return for this favor..." she dug a few coins from her drawstring purse and handed them over, "I'll have you over for dinner and you can take that bath I promised earlier... my father has an exquisite brass tub at his townhouse. You absolutely must see it."
<Awa303> Epikuro: "Huh? No, I'm a singleton. " She replied to Sienna without needing to think much.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Lex sat inside the Cafe, he spoke loudly and laughed with the Shopkeeper.
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed as the flamingo continued his insistent head butting into her back, which was quite stiff. She grumbled at the bird who only offered her a mischievous and adorable look when she glared at him. Cait spoke up again and she cast a lazy stare in her direction which brightened considerably at her offer. “R-really?” She asked looking shocked and moved. She stared down at the coins looking pleased and gave Cait a bright smile and nodded. “Sure, of course.” She chirped happily. The flamingo fluttered his wings in anticipation as they both moved into the shop and up to the counter when she ordered a muffin. The Flamingo waited and watched the Lex curiously but otherwise made no moves to do anything about him.
<Comical1> Caitlin: After Sienna accepted her offer, she turned to Epi again, still smiling. She spoke again, animating with her hands to give off an overly excited vibe as she brought up the topic of the hour. "So epi have you heard the rumors? Course its almost never really true what they say," she gossiped, hoping Epi could offer more information into the tale than she herself was actually providing. "But, I heard that while we were at the Queens party, a pirate was slane in the docks! can you imagine?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: What. No, she really hadn't heard of it. "A pirate? What's that for, the result of a brawl or the likes? I thought all guild members were in the Ball, pirates included. =/" And that was the most sincere truth, no irony. Even MER was there from her guild, that should count as something.
<JackTheXIV> Lex He awaited the Baker's return as he went to the back to fetch some stock, he glanced at the lass beside him, She seemed to look away immediately as their eyes met. no problem he returned to his table outside, walking through the doorway sitting down and looking to his book.
<Yelsah> Sienna Paid for her muffin and sat down at a table where she set the treat down and the Flamingo nibbled at the snack happily. The woman seemed fine just watching her feathered companion and looked about the room as she eyed Lex again, he looked kinda familiar... but she couldn't place where she'd seen him.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Sighed inwardly. This didn't look promising. "Not everyone was off duty from the way I heard it," she pressed again, "supposedly he was standing watch at the pier when someone murdered him on duty, in cold blood," she acted like she found this to be class A gossip, but inside her stomach churned. She had known that pirate... he had swabbed the decks of the same ship she currently belonged to.
<Awa303> Epikuro: "That... is gross. Why are you telling me this?" She frowned. A random pirate was murdered? She didn't want to know, she knew it wasn't her anyway. If she had seen the corpse, maybe she could sort of the ones in her guild who used that certain way to kill, but if it was one of her conrades the pirate would be on a bounty list wich meant it was a job; and if it wasn't one from the assassin guild, then it was a random murderer that they would catch and kill soon or later.
<JackTheXIV> Strange soldiers He walked down the street towards The bakery, He had another soldier beside him following him closely, They wore Heavy grey trenchcoats and White masks with a Respirator tube hanging into a pouch on their chests The difference between them was that one had a tophat with a chinstrap that went under the mask, and the other a Black helmet with a small Triangle emblem on the Visor. Their rifles were slung over their shoulders, They walked towards the Bakery/cafe. Lex Lex raised his eyes and saw the Approaching soldier his muscles tightened....
<Yelsah> Sienna Was content to watch the bird pick at the baked treat but when he stopped and looked up she followed his gaze to the window where some rather scary looking individual were coming towards. Her breath caught in her throat as she watched them walk forward. That didn't look good. She cast a glance over to Lex who looked uneasy as well. Should she stay or should she go? Mingo watched them for a moment before returning to his treat which he shoved closer to the woman, trying to share. But she wasn't interested in it. She was more concerned with whether or not they should be running for their lives.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Realized suddenly that she might be a little too desensitized for polite conversation with how much time she spends submersed in pirate activity. She gave a nonchallant shrug as if to say it wasn't that interesting anyway, and changed the topic. "Nevermind all that rubbish anyway, tis bad to bode on long or else one might catch nightmares... Oh look, tall, dark and mysterious at ten o'clock" she said, indicating the arrival of armored men.
<Awa303> Epikuro: as Caitling brushed the topic pff, another thought downed on Epi. A darker thought. Sarah was a pirate. What if anything happened to her friend? Sure, Sarah had been with her until the morning that followed the Ball, but she had not seen the nlçonde since then. And there seemed to be people after her, by the way that feline anderwhelsen thief had acted when invaded the shop during her visit. She grew pale thinking of that. "Hey... Cait... Sarah, she's alright, isn't she? ÇAÇ"
<JackTheXIV> Strange Soldiers The man reached the front of the shop and stared directly at Lex. His companion close behind. he motioned his arm, His companion pulled a chair and he sat down across from Lex, He again motioned his hand and the Soldier disappeared into the shop, "You know why I am here don't you?"
Lex He shook his head at the question... Something seemed off about this soldier, He wasn't like any other Ministry agent he had met before. He was trying to Create conversation... This was either Really good or REALLY bad!
<Yelsah> Sienna Slid down into her seat when some of the men came inside. This was no good, why did things like this always happen to her? She slid down further and had to hold a hand out to stop the flamingo from attacking the soldiers. "What are you doing?!" She hissed quietly to the bird. "You'll get yourself killed just stay put." Mingo looked displeased but stayed where he was since his nest seemed to insist on it. That didn't stop him from fixing the men with a dead panned stare.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Sarah?" she seemed puzzled a moment, then shook her head. "As far as I know she's fine, but the last I saw her was dancing with you... I promised we'd talk about the ... um... well the me-kissing-Frees thing later, but haven't had the chance yet".
<Awa303> Epikuro: "drat... What if something happened, she's so delicate... ÇAÇ" Yes, she finds Sarah delicate, don't ask how/why.
<JackTheXIV> Soldier He walked into the Cafe, He held his fingers out signalling for three Coffees, He stood at the counter watching the Baker pour coffees, He turned his head and spotted the Flamingo who seemed to be glaring at him... He slowly turned back to the coffees, Trying not to upset the other patron...
Tophat Soldier "No?" He chuckled from behind his mask, He took off one of his gloves and unslung his rifle lying it up against the table. "Well, i must say it was a hell of a time finding you, You had no Idea how much documents i have read, How many civilians I have interviewed, just to get an idea you were hiding here, In Lodan, on the Other Side of the world..."
Lex he didn't say anything, he kept his hand on his book, and stared straight into the goggles of the Agent. .... When all of the Sudden, the regular soldier appeared with a Tray of coffee... "What?! What the hell is this? poisoned?!" Lex was confused...
<Yelsah> Sienna Sunk down lower into her seat so all that could be seen was the top of her head, her fear-filled eyes darting from one to the other. She wanted to run but, her head still hurt, too much movement would make her dizzy. And she didn't want to fall while trying to escape. Mingo continued his stalwart stare down of the whole lot of them. His nest was his. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: just... blinked. "Sarah? the same Sarah I'm talking about?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: "She's blonde (but dyed her hair during the Ball), has brown eyes, white skin, loves dolls and sweet stuff. She's the one who introduced Leah to you and Free at the Ball! ÇAÇ"
<JackTheXIV> Tophat soldier "Poison?! HAHA, I Don't want to POISON you, What good would you be to me dead?" He laughed "I spent so long to get here and Find You! I went through officer after Officer Agent through Agent, I've burned so many files, to be sitting here and drink this coffee with you"
Lex "You wont trick me into.. Wait... What?" The Soldier beside him unhooked his mask, as did the Top hat soldier. this was against Ministry protocol... Lex was more confused then ever...
<Yelsah> Sienna Finally decided that staying was still to alarming. She slid out of the seat and proceeded to crawl across the floor. The Flaming walked beside her casually finding the maneuver odd and clacked his beak in amusement but was also keeping watch... just in case.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Snapped her fingers "Thats the one!" she chirped. They did mean the same Sarah, but they definitely were seeing two different sides of the same girl. Movement out the corner of her eyes had her curiousity piqued and she nudged Epik when she spotted Sienna crawling out of the coffeeshop... litterally. "would'ya look at that," she clucked.
<Awa303> Epikuro: she looked where Cait was point at to see... what in hell was she seeing? "Sienna, that crazy girl... what is she doing? Ô__Õ"
<JackTheXIV> Agent Grim, Lex, Agent Sharp The top hat Soldier took off his mask and Hat to reveal a Dark haired young man with a red tattoo on his neck, "Besides if You're dead How're you gonna Buy me Drinks tonight?" Lex Jumped from the table and Leaped onto the Soldier, Grasping him in a warm friendly Embrace, "Grim?!" Lex peeled himself off his friend "I thought you were dead!" Grim simply smiled "I sure would have been, If it wasn't for Sharp over here" He motioned his hand to Agent Sharp who seemed to have not been paying attention, but instead was watching a patron and a Flamingo Crawl away from the Cafe, "You've got some Weird Locals, lex..." Lex sat down, and stared blankly and happily, Grim Smiled and laughed, "You should have seen the Look on your face! HAH! We got these Uniforms off the Caravan You blew up when You left..." They seemed to be talking about events Prior to Lex's arrival in Lodan
<Comical1> Caitlin: Heaved a heavy sigh and resisted the urge to shake her head. She touched Epi's arm and whispered "If you see Sarah before I do, let her know I was looking for her too? I'm going to take Sienna home." Then she turned to Sienna and smiled. "Ready to go? My father is usually very prompt with dinner. You will have time to bathe before hand if we leave now?"
<Awa303> Epikuro: "Got it."
<JackTheXIV> Ministry Agents and Lex They Conversed... "...So Like I said before, You don't have anything to worry bout, I've pretty Much buried Your case, Files have gone "MISSING" Officers have been unfortunately Relieved of Duty, You are.. Literally, The last of the ministry's Problems!" Lex laid back in his chair. "What's the Catch?!" Grim smiled and laughed "Catch? hah" his voice was patronizing "was there supposed to be a catch?" he loooked to sharp who didn't seem to be paying attention, But instead was looking to the Girl by the Fountain.. the one with a Flamingo.. "Oh, wait lex..." GRim Smiled widely "I can add a catch!" You've got to do one little thing for me...
Sharp He stepped away from the table, waving his hand gesturing to sontinue without him, He walked towards the girl by the fountain
<Yelsah> Sienna Nodded her head and stood up, happy again at the mention of a bath but... someone was coming towards them. She stepped over unabashedly hiding behind Cait. The Flamingo moved in front of both the women holding a wing out as if to say 'I got this'.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Hardly aware of the pink bird in front of her boot, she crossed her arms and narrowed her gaze at the man approaching. He looked like trouble. Usually trouble excited her, but she had things to do, information to garner, and this wasn't the time to play cat and mouse with a mysterious stranger... no matter how tempting.
<JackTheXIV> Agent Sharp He raised his hand as a gesture of kindness "Excuse me, Miss, I didn't mean to startle you or Your..." The flamingo glared at him almost peering into the depths of his soul "friend... I was simply Surprising one of my old friends, My name is James, But you can call me James.. It's Short for James" He smiled and outstretched a Handshake...
<Yelsah> Sienna Said nothing and peered at him with wide eyes over Cait's shoulder. So... he wasn't a killer or something similar. That made her feel slightly better but not enough to come from behind her current shield. Mingo continued to eye him and clacked his beak in annoyance. He turned his head to the right so his one blue eye gazed at him in warning. One wrong move... and he'd peck his lights out. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Charmed," she responded, resisting her usual urge to take the proffered hand. "You're not from around here I gather." it wasn't really a question. "I'd love to chat, truly, but my friend and I have dinner plans...." she almost felt bad about missing the opportunity to explore the new arrival, and it showed for a split second, in her expression.
<JackTheXIV> James Sharp "Oh but of course, Sorry to intrude, I'll just be on my own way then" He gave a polite nod to the Flamingo and turned to leave.
<Yelsah> Sienna Felt bad since they seemed to want to talk and tugged on a random piece of Cait's outfit gently. "Y-you can stay and talk." She said insistingly with a small smile. "I don't mind." Mingo nodded back at James proudly. He had much better manners then that purple-haired guy. >_>
<Comical1> Caitlin: glanced back at Sienna, calculating in her head... what was the best course of action? Take Sienna home, let the girl bathe and eat, then inquire information from her about assassin activity, or, make a new acquaintance with James Sharp? She bit her lip... "James, um please, wait.." she called, while pulling open her purse again and making a small note for Sienna. "You're welcome to stay and talk too love, but if you would like to freshen up sooner than later, here is the address. Just give the doorman my name and he will see you in." she passed the note to the girl and smiled to the man, offering her hand as she had not before, "forgive my rudeness..."
<JackTheXIV> James He turned "Oh, I just wanted to apologize, See these aren't uhm... They're Fake Uniforms... We uh... Wanted to surprise our friend over there.." He pointed at Lex who seemed to have a shocked face as he spoke to the other heavily armored person. "You see, We're actually here to visit him, and we thought it would be Funny to surprise him dressed up like the Sky Tyrants
<Yelsah> Sienna Recognized the adress, at least the street name. She wasn't setting foot in that area alone. Name or not she'd be run out. She smiled shyly at the man feeling silly for thinking they'd been looking to kill someone. She blushed slightly out of embarressment and moved back over closer to the fountain, the pink bird followed her and decided to take yet another bath, since it was there. Waste not want not.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Perhaps this would prove to be worth its while, she thought at the metion of Sky Tyrant impersonators. She was- after all- a 'sky tyrant' by trade or profession if one knew the truth about her pirate affiliation. She smiled her most lady-like smile "Sky Tyrants, my word!" she exclaimed. "Do you often surprise your friends like this? wherever did you get the idea... and wardrobe?" she added as an after thought, taking the opportunity to look him over head to foot. Nothing like a pirate, she noted.
<JackTheXIV> james "Well you see my friend over there.. he..." He laughed loudly "He spent a night in a Ministry jailhouse for breaking curfew, And... Hah" His laughs were very forced, But He was convincing himself with how he was telling this story. "So we asked an Agent if we could make a mock...." it suddenly occured to him that this was in fact an entirely different city... "You know who the ministry are right?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Listened to them speaking for a moment a little confused. She really had no idea what they were talking about so she stayed silent continuing her quiet observation as she was more used to. Mingo was spending his time preening his feathers to perfection. He clacked his beak in dissaproval at the woman's hair and started picking at it, like a fussing mother hen. "Hey , Mingo, stop that." She whined but made no moves to cease the action. The bird always got his way in the end.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She wasn't exactly convinced. She was a woman of the Ton after all, she had learned to lie and laugh and smile politely in the face of others while hating them with a passion by the very best of the upper crust of society. She knew that he was covering something up.... and that something could be related to her investigation. She played dumb to keep him talking, "No, is that some kind of charity?"
<JackTheXIV> James His face went a little somber "Really? Are they not Infamous this far out?" James straightened up a bit and brought his finger to his chin... "hmm how do i explain the Tyrants of the Sky..." He stood befuddled "Okay do You know anything of engine cit-"
Agent Grim "Hey Sharp, Come over here!" Grim shouted from the Coffee shop...
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced up at he word engine only to be upset when he was cut off. How unfair. Mingo continued fussing with her hair and was wondering if he should bother with the rest or just knock her into the fountain.
<Comical1> Caitlin: almost growled at the interruption but smiled instead. "My name's Caitlin, the lady of Cockfoster. Feel free to call on me anytime," she offered before he had the chance to dash away.
<JackTheXIV> James He smirked and opened his mouth but was again interrupted by a shout from his partner... He waved and made his way up the hill to the cafe.
<Yelsah> Sienna Relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief when the man left. She just couldn't help it sometimes and slumped forward feeling ashamed. Why couldn't she be braver? Little kids had more courage then she did.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Well that was a bust," she chuckled to herself as she turned to face Sienna and her.. Pet. "Now where were we? Ah, yes, dinner plans. Are you ready?" she asked the girl.
<Yelsah> Sienna Popped up to her feet and saluted before realizing she'd done that and slowly let her hand slide back to her side. "Er uh, yes please." She said smiling excitedly. Beside her the Flamingo was practically glowing he was so clean. He looked quite proud and a little narcissistic at the moment.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Wondeful!" she cheered, all smiles agian, but this time genuine, "Follow me, it will be so nice having a friend over for dinner this evening."
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<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Sat down in the Middle of the Market area, Drinking a Coffee and writing in his book, his fingers shook as he finished each sentence, It seemed as though the assassins were enemies of the City. He took a deep breath and took another drink of his Coffee.
<Yelsah> Sienna Had left the chocolate shop with a few treats and a heavy heart. She really didn't want to return the bird but she really had no choice. She wasn't ready to just yet and slumped nto a seat only to realize afterwards that someone else was seated at the same place. She froze for a moment recognizing the person as the guy with those 'friends' from before. She didn't really know him, except that she found him frightening.
<Comical1> Caitlin: had agreed to rondevous with Sienna after their brief interlude this morning at the fountain. She had investigating left to do, so she had promised the girl to remeet near the coffeeshop on market street again prior to dinner, and swore the girl could bathe at the townhouse after the meal.
<fireoz> Faye: *sneakily leans over Lex's shoulder to try and peer into his notebook and see what he's writing*
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen(Faye>Luck=7, Sneaky sneaky!) Lex wrote down a series of numbers and names, none seemed to be co-related his handwriting was a mess as well, He raised his eyes to see the Younger lady from before, she seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact, He focused his attention back to his book unaware of Faye's presence.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen(Faye>Luck=7, Sneaky sneaky!) Lex wrote down a series of numbers and names, none seemed to be co-related his handwriting was a mess as well, He raised his eyes to see the Younger lady from before, she seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact, He focused his attention back to his book unaware of Faye's presence.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Arrived to the Coffee shop and took a seat. More precisely, she throw herself over the chair, exahusted and hardly breathing. Her clothes were dirty and had some cuts on her arms. When one of the waitress asked her if she was alright, she shoked surprised and shouted, gaining some weird gazes around. She didn't mind, and ordered a cup of coffee. God she HATED coffee, but would be the only thing that would keep her awake in that moment.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at Faye as she peeked over the man's shoulder. Ah... the other scary individual. She had to keep these people grouped properly lest she end up tackled or scared again. She glanced over and seen Cait coming towards them and waved, smiling as she got up to greet her, the small bag of chocolates clutched tightly in her other hand. She stopped mid wave when she seen Sarah and headed in her direction. She'd never properly apologized.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Smiled as she approached Sienna, Noticing that the hooded man from earlier this morning was seated beside her caught chucked and said "Still making friends I see," pointing between Sienna and her bench-partner. Once she stood in front of the pair (nodding to Faye in greeting) she addressed the man, "Pardon, but are your... funny friends still around? James Sharp, I believe was one of their names?"
<fireoz> Faye: She blinked at Caitlin, returned a smile and a small wave, then looked back down at Lex (whom she still only knew as Letter) as her mane of hair escaped her shoulder and dropped over his. "Whoops... My position has been compromised." she giggled.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen dropped his pencil, He Slid the book into his coatsleeve so fast it was unseen. He turned around and saw the military officer, "Good Lord! You scared the Bejeezes outta me!" He turned and looked to the girl who had mentioned James Sharp's name, "Who are you talking about?" His face looked confused "I think you have me confused with someone else, He turned back to Faye "AND YOU... Don't scare me like that!" He wiped the seriousness of his face and Held his arms wide open for a Hug...
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Heard all the voices around, so familiar some of them, but she wasn't on the condition to talk to them right then. When the coffee arrived, she gave a sip grudgingly, her hand trembled and spilled a part of the liquid over the table.. "...The heck!"
<Yelsah> Sienna Shook her head no at Cait's claim. She smiled softly at the small group before standing up and moving over to Sarah who looked adn sounded like she was in a bad mood. She didn't really know what to say so instead she set the small bag of chocolates in front of her and stepped back looking apologetic. That wouldn't make up for what she'd said but it was a start.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Blinked.... well that was... Odd. "Yes, I must be mistaken, sorry for the confusion mate, I must be on my way. Faye, lovely to see you again," She waved and followed Sienna over to Sarah's table. She was seriously relieved to see Sarah was fit and well, though somewhat concerned that she wasn't as well as Cait had hoped.
<fireoz> Faye: She blinked at the outstretched arms. No one ever really made this motion to her except for the grandmother that had taken her in all these years, and she had passed away a long time ago. Faye had nearly forgotten what the action meant, but when she remembered, a great big smile formed on her features. It was the first time since then that anyone had invited her to a hug. She put her hands behind her back, however, though the sincere expression of joy remained. "Sorry... I'd love to, but I'm still on duty. It wouldn't be proper. What were you writing about?"
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "Ah," he lowered his arms, and Pulled them behind his back "I was just writing up my lesson for tomorrow, See i teach at the Elementary in the residential district" He turned to see if the others had all left them. "And yourself? how goes the hunt for them... Assassins?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah The coffee... That fraking cup of coffee. She couldn't finish it even if her life depend of if. The cup returned to its place on the table, half empty (not because she had drank a lot of it). Closed her eyes, was falling asleep and a strange sound woke her up. "GAH!" Shouted, and her first reaction was throwing the causing of the sound away with a slap. Blinked twice, and turned to see that Sienna was there, looking all apologetical. She should have put that bag on the table. Sighed and looked inside of the bag, finding a good variety of delicious chocolates. "I... um... is this for me...?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Wondered if she should've left her alone, but the woman looked shocked at the sound since she appeared to swat at it. But she seemed to come to her senses and looked inside and back to her. She nodded when questioned and smiled. "It is."
<Comical1> Caitlin: Cait's footsteps faultered and she came to a dead hault for a second before recovering and continuing (slower this time) to walk toward Sarah's table. Behind her back, she'd overheard the hooded man use the word Assassins. Faye, it would appear, was doing some kind of investigation herself. That could be a lead, and she just found herself a potential window to the mystery of the pirate murder. She kept her back turned, but her ears open.
<fireoz> Faye: "Um..." she said, lifting her hair back over one shoulder, "I think this is the moment I say... 'That's classified information!'" She chuckled again, holding a half-closed hand to her mouth. "I've always wanted a chance to say that... But really," she continued, turning vaguely serious, "I don't think I'm allowed to say."
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "Indeed, I do say though, assassin's aren't to be trusted" He smiled And raised an eyebrow in a certain manor "But neither are pirates i suppose, Both are just so Vulgar!" he let out a Chuckle "But i have no interest in these Guild-ish affairs, Please, sit have a drink with me, I could use some Company" he sat down and pulled a seat out, but quickly re opened his mouth "sorry, are you still on duty?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Smiled forcefully, taking a chocolate out of the bag and putting it on her mouth. "...Dellicuous" said with the mouth full. "I thought you wont be around me thanks not my bad luck ""
<Yelsah> Sienna Looked ashamed but managed a small smile. "I um.... I'm sorry." She said softly not sure what else to say or do at this point.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Shoot, she thought, realizing she'd garner no further information through eaves dropping. She'd have to track one of or both of them on the go for more information. She sighed, agitated... She was a pillager, not a spy! But the idea of hitting gold on this whole affair was a mouthwatering idea. As soon as she had a moment alone with Sarah (provided the girl was fit for duty) she would share the idea with her, and maybe they could split up and tag team the hooded man and Faye. Not -hurt them - persay, but follow them for more information, and corner if necessary.
<fireoz> Faye: "Mm... Yes, I'm not off until later in the evening... But I can stay here for a little bit longer, as long as I look like I'm working." She made a small mischievous expression that quickly dropped and became her serious face again. For added effect, she took a small notebook of her own out of her pocket and flipped open to a blank page, looking ready to write down whatever Lex said to her.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen "So have a seat , Let's do a Mock interview, Or what's the Military word for it? Interrogation?" He smiled as he leaned back in his chair, "Well, My name is lex, I'm 23, I live in the Nobles district, I teach White Magic to the Children in Residential district..." He started trailing off on a huge spew about himself...
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Raiced her hand to Sienna, making her a gesture to stop. "It's all fine now." Laughed bitterly "You were right about the bad luck" Her hand was still trembling. Maybe eating chocolates at her state wasn't wxactly a good idea. "What 'bout you, my dear Cat? I hadn't know about you for days..."
<Yelsah> Sienna Really didn't think it was fine but she wasn't very good at this kind of thing. She was better at selling, and fixing and on occasion, fighting when the need arose. But this, she was so lost. She stayed silent for a moment before turning to Cait. "What you .. were going to do for me. Take her." She said gesturing to the distressed woman. "She... needs it more."
<Comical1> Caitlin: "No it's alright Sienna, there is no reason why you can't BOTH be my guests when the occassion presents itself," she turned to Sarah, "Been...working," she said meaningfully in response to her question, 100% of her attention now on her best friend. "I spoke with Edel yesterday, we both were really worried we hadn't seen you in a while," Cait told her. "What has happened, and where have you been?"
<fireoz> Faye: "Ah..." Nodding, she took a seat across the table from him, and wrote down these facts he presented to her with a slight smile which she couldn't help but make. If anything, she was at least doing SOME sort of legitimate work.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Lex had been talking about himself non stop for the past few moments he had told about his upbringing with his father and his long travels through the country side, but also, Some Strange stories that don't seem to be legitimate, He simply laughed, one could tell he was just telling wild stories... "So there I was, Just me and this Hug GIANT polar bear, So what do i do?" He grinned "Nothing I just stand there and let the Dire polar bear approach me, But as he comes closer I Pull the Spear out of the Ground and Tossed it as Hard as I could Right into his EYE!" He leaned back in his chair with a huge Grin on his face "And THAT's How I dehtroned the White tyrant!"
<JackTheXIV> Lex Cohen Lex had been talking about himself non stop for the past few moments he had told about his upbringing with his father and his long travels through the country side, but also, Some Strange stories that don't seem to be legitimate, He simply laughed, one could tell he was just telling wild stories... "So there I was, Just me and this Hug GIANT polar bear, So what do i do?" He grinned "Nothing I just stand there and let the Dire polar bear approach me, But as he comes closer I Pull the Spear out of the Ground and Tossed it as Hard as I could Right into his EYE!" He leaned back in his chair with a huge Grin on his face "And THAT's How I dehtroned the White tyrant!"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah Blinked twice and turned to look at Sienna, a curious gaze on her eyes. Chuckled, but didn't say a word. "...Edel... was he worried for me?" Something like a blush glimpsed on her face and looked aside. "...Stuff" was her response "Nothing you need to worry about..."
<Yelsah> Sienna Hadn't expected that but didn't verbally turn down or accept the offer. Surely whatever they needed to talk about couldn't be said in front of her. "Ah, but, Mingo.... I need to go get him." She said looking for an excuse to get out of her former plans. She's dearly miss the bath but that was fine for the moment.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Watched as Sienna left in a rush, and in the process of looking at her exit, she skimmed the pair she intended to track to see that they were still there. They were. Perfect. she jumped into the seat across from Sarah and leaned forward. "I'd love to hear about that stuff, and later I'll drag it out of you, that's what best friends are for" she smiled, fleetingly, then got right down to business. "One of ours was killed the night of the party," she whispered- leaning close to Sarah's face and completely overlooking the Edel question. "If you don't already know, the clues are pointing us toward the assassins guild, it was an act of war. Now; I think I might have a lead sitting at that table behind me, but I can't follow them both. Care to hop on board with this little scout and collect a new patch for your sleeve?"