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𝑵𝒂𝒐𝒎𝒊 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒐
𝒜𝓈: 𝒩𝒶𝑜
Scene: If Something Tastes Funny, Try It Again
Time: May 6th, 2022 || Pre-Arc 3

I am here: Central District Club
With: Tak and Dante

"When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely"



Naomi managed to catch, barely, the way Dante tensed as she wrapped her arm in his. She didn’t catch the caught breath, hiding the pain he was in, as loud as it was in the club. But it was hard to hide how tense your muscles got when you were in pain. Belatedly, Naomi realized that she had hurt him. For a second, her brain was reeling–how? And then she remembered: bruises. Bruises were an injury people got, especially if they were in car accidents. She started to bring her hand to her forehead, but the high-pitched “Kya~” caught her off guard. She snorted, looking at Dante’s silly damsel in distress pose. ”Sorry, sir,” she said in an affected deep voice, adjusting her arm so she was hopefully digging into his skin less. She didn’t want to lose him in the crowd–that was the initial reason she grabbed his arm to begin with.

As they passed the bouncer, Naomi glanced at Dante’s face, just for a second. Boy, if looks could kill. He was giving the bouncer one of the most intense glares Naomi had ever seen–it quite surprised her, honestly. Aww, Dante cared that the bouncer was treating her more like a piece of meat than a person? Tak wouldn’t have given a shit. Honestly, he might have even joined the bouncer in staring. Naomi certainly hadn’t helped the behavior by purposefully drawing attention to them.

They made it outside. The outside air did feel much better than the inside. Honestly, if she wasn’t eagerly looking for the New Miracle inside, she might have asked Dante if he’d rather go for a drive. They could put the top down on the Supra, and coast off into the night. She even had a handy excuse for leaving Tak behind–the car was only a two-seater. This wasn’t FB’s Day Off. She drove way too crazy for anyone to try and sit behind the seats and stay in the car. The image of Tak going flying as Naomi took a turn too fast did make her giggle a little, her hand going to her mouth to suppress some of the sound.

Naomi mentioned her car, bringing Dante back out of his little reverie. But Dante didn’t seem that interested in the car. She deflated, just a little, before steeling herself. He hadn’t seen the car yet. Even those who weren’t interested in cars loved her car.

They made it to the supra, Naomi displaying her proudly. She beamed like a pleased cat as Dante’s jaw dropped. ”Oh shit, indeed,” she agreed, glad that once again, the Supra awed and amazed. It was definitely the prettiest car nearby–the trash other people called their vehicles only helped to make her baby shine even prettier. She beamed as Dante complimented the car, taking every compliment as a compliment to her person as well. She had chosen the car after all, and the color. And all the after-market additions. It was her most precious belonging.

She laughed at the comment about this being the kind of car Jason Benson would drive. ”He would drive it once a month in his little race-car jammies, just to make himself look so much cooler than all the other little peons he works with,” she joked. Men like that tended to have a garage full of cars they never drove–which was such a waste in Naomi’s eyes. She bought this car to drive it and show it off, not to have it sit in some garage somewhere, crying from being underused.

She watched with pride as he ran his hand along the car, awe-struck. He made an approving noise, saying that he couldn’t afford the car even if he sold his right lung. ”I work a lot,” she said, staring into the distance. When she wasn’t sleeping or partying, she was working. Serpent work, modeling, any small jobs she could get her hands on–her lifestyle required a lot of money. At the very least, she could sometimes get drugs for “free.” Unfortunately, a car payment didn’t work the same way.

She popped open the trunk, pulling out the clothes and hiding the drugs. Dante made only one comment about it–that she must have really liked to party. She gave him a wry smile. It was the truth, after all. She didn’t feel the need to deny it–partying was her life. Maybe one day she’d get bored of the scene, leave that life behind. But right now, she wasn’t even sure what she’d do with her time outside of partying. It was such a central part of her interests. She shook the thought away, instead focusing on Dante’s face as she presented his options.

A silly little smile crossed his face as he saw the bodysuit. Naomi’s face matched his expression, but she tried her best to hide her excitement. She hadn’t expected him to show even an iota of interest in the revealing clothing. He was, after all, currently dressed in a form-concealing hoodie. And if she had somehow managed to get Tak out here, she knew he would roast her “brother.” She would probably do her best to hide it from him, even.

She beamed at Dante as he said, heart full of sincerity, that he thought he’d get along with her brother. He didn’t know that her brother really was just her but packaged in a different form. She hummed to herself, pleased that he thought he’d get along with her. “I can tell him about you, so you guys can arrange to hangout sometime!” she smiled, pulling out the clothes. She was having a full-on happy serotonin boost–he liked her car, he liked her clothes, he thought he’d get along well with her–well, her male form. But that didn’t matter. She could act a little more like Noam, maybe? She’d think about it–Nao wasn’t as crazy as Noam was. She was a little afraid that if she got too into it, she might just turn into him. That would be embarrassing. She’d never be able to see Tak or Dante again. Maybe it would be better to just act like herself.

She “joked” about helping him take his clothes off, giving him a cheeky little wink. Dante puffed up like he was going to laugh, but something stopped him short. Awww, boo. She had a feeling his off-guard laugh would be really cute. Luckily, he still had a smile on his face. Her comment hadn’t chased him away, or made him uncomfortable. That was good.

She gave him a cheeky smile, her eyes glittering as he retold the situation, making her sound as though she was taking advantage of him. ”Sounds about right. I am a daring girl,” she joked back. She didn’t think he was serious–they had come outside to get him a change of clothes, after all. She nodded as he said that he could do it himself, though. She wasn’t going to press it. She didn’t want to scare him away by pressing his boundaries.

Without any hesitation, he began pulling off his hoodie, groaning in pain as he did so. ”Oh my gosh! she said, her hand reaching forward to help him–but halted. He wanted to do it himself. She knew first-hand how stubborn men could be, as she was one sometimes. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t nag him, now. ”This is why I offered to help,” she said, a sad tinge to her voice.

But the nagging didn’t last very long. No, she was immediately distracted by what had been hiding underneath that hoodie. Washboard abs, just a hint peeking through his deep v-neck shirt. A smattering of tattoos up and down his arms, cobwebs and wolves and stripes of a tiger–much like Naomi’s own little snake. She was a little jealous–she would love to be able to have tattoos. But the fuzzy little snake on her ankle had been an experiment, one to see if the ink would transfer over to all her forms. Sadly, it did. She couldn’t exactly be a super-secret spy if she had the same tattoo over all her forms. And even if she was okay with it, the fate of the little snake told her exactly what would happen to her tattoos–all the stretching and shrinking had warped it, so it was barely even recognizable as a snake. Well, one might argue that it hadn’t looked much like a snake to begin with, more like a squiggly line. That’s what happened when you got a tattoo at a party and your tattoo artist was drunk.

Interlacing the tattoos and muscles was something much darker–bruises, and bandages, and long healed scars. The bandages snaked around his body, trying to hide the worst of the injuries. ”That must have really hurt,” she said softly, eyeing the slightly blood-tinged bandages. ”If you want, I can try and redo some of them, since they’re a little sloppy,” she offered, hiding her hands behind her back. She wanted to run her fingers along the injuries, examine them. In high school, she had often patched up her friends after fights. But she barely knew Dante, and didn't know yet what the limits of his boundaries were. And someone brushing their fingers over your injuries–well, even she knew that was a little weird.

He looked at her, telling her that he had been in a lot of car crashes lately, a clumsy driver. She smiled at him, not believing him for a minute. She had seen similar scars on other serpents–she knew full well that those injuries, whiting out his tattoos, were not from a car crash. Nobody crashed a car that much and lived. But he hadn’t pressed her about the drugs, so she wasn’t going to press him about the scars. But she was going to make a snarky comment about it, like he had. ”Your insurance premiums must be through the roof," she joked. ”Maybe even worse than mine.” A premium car required premium insurance, after all. She was too attached to her baby to have no protection on it at all.

She smiled, a big toothy grin, and laughed as he told her that was a world record for someone getting him to take his clothes off at a party. ”I’m very good at convincing people,” she joked back. She wasn’t entirely sure if that was the fastest she had convinced someone to undress. Some people took no prompting or needling at all, already ready to disrobe. ”But this is the fastest I’ve decided I wanted to undress someone,” she said after, with a laugh. Usually she eyed people for a long time before she approached them. And the ones that approached her–well, she liked to dance the dance.

Dante grabbed the dress shirt and the bodysuit, bringing them up to his cute little face while he pondered over them. His next words caught Naomi by surprise, and she stood blinking at him for a moment. Pairing them…together? Well, they would look cute. And she’d get the skimpy clothes in addition to the blue to match his golden eyes. She put her hand on her chin, looking at both clothes against his body, her face fully serious as she pondered. ”I think the double sleeves might be a little hot. But if you were wearing a hoodie before, it wouldn’t be nearly as bad. If you kept the blue shirt open over the black one, I think it could work out,” she said, her voice losing any of the playful tone it had earlier. Fashion was serious time. Everyone deserved to look good and have a fun time.


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((Outfit: Red Dress with red high heels))
((Die in the Disco))


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CAMILA GASPARI
SCENE:
Backroom Dealings
TIME:
Post-Arc 3, June 21st 2022
LOCATION:
West District, Sarizara Restaurant
PARTICIPANTS:
Camila, Ryutaro, Samira, Jack, Elias, Alice, Welsha, Dagger, Passeri
Backroom Dealings
More people continued to arrive, faces with varying degrees of familiarity, however, none of them close enough to be considered part of the woman's network, perhaps this could be a good opportunity to get a little bit closer with either Yumin or Park, not out of friendship, of course, but because being on such powerful people's good side was also preferable, as long as she didn't need to swallow her pride for it. Her finger's circular motion stopped, Alice's words cutting through the relatively silent room like a razor-sharp knife. Camila turned to look at the young girl dead in the eyes, for a brief moment, her confident smile was gone, instead leaving only complete neutral focus. Then, she cackled, bursting into a dry laughter, extremely amused by the ominous words. "Hah....My my, little kitten showing her claws now, huh?" She placed her elbows on the table, her chin resting above her hands, which lied hanging overlapped. "Well how cute, to be honest I couldn't care less about that flimsy little oath of yours, but keep up that attitude and I might be interested in doing business with you in the future" The spoiled brat had finally grown a semblance of a backbone after being served a deal of tragedy, Camila almost had no reason to dislike her anymore...Almost.

Camila's throat felt dry, having forgotten to properly hydrate herself prior to arriving to the meeting. Thankfully, the entry was here, a piping hot miso soup, a staple of the Queen's homeland, ready to quench her throat. She brought it up to her lips, gently slurping on the savory broth. However her enjoyment of the dish was interrupted by the voracious sounds of someone lacking any kind of manners, that mercenary that Markus reeled in months ago. Camila's eyelid twitched as she looked at the woman turning into the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. What's her fucking problem? She thought, baffled by her poor manners in front of the Queen.

"S-Soup is delightful as expected, Boss" She faked a smile, trying to ignore the nearby cavewoman's antics.

Leaning slightly towards Welsha, Camila spoke to her in a low voice so only she could hear "Remember, it's bad manners to use a spoon with this, just drink from the bowl" She wasn't sure if Welsha was used to the food etiquette of that country, but it was better to be safe than sorry, she WAS the person Camila brought along, after all, and whatever mistakes the girl made, they were essentially also Camila's. "And please don't imitate...her" Said as she eyed Dagger once more.


 
PEYTON XIONG
SCENE:
This is an Investigation
LOCATION:
Sang-Cheol's Car, North District
TIME:
Post-Arc 3 || One Month Later
PARTICIPANTS:
Peyton, Sang-Cheol

THIS IS AN INVESTIGATION
"Hell? But I can't go to Hell! The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and I have nothing but bad ones!" Peyton joked. He was rather disappointed that Matchsticks was trying to hold himself together. He wanted Matchsticks to unleash himself. Hurl all the insults! Peyton knew that he could take it.

But in the middle of his disappointment, Sang-Cheol slammed on the brakes. Peyton wasn't wearing his seatbelt, and he slammed into the back of the passenger seat with a pained squeak. He pulled himself out from the foot of the seat, but not fast enough, as he was thrown against the back seats again with a pained groan as Matchsticks began to accelerate after the offending driver.

"What's going on?" Peyton asked after managing to get back up. He had heard the zoom of the offending car but hadn't figured out why Matchsticks accelerated. Then when he realized from Matchstick's words that they were going to chase after the driver, Peyton whistled in approval, "Hell yeah! Get them!"

"I'll blow off his tires!" Peyton said. He readied his rifle and attempted to roll down the window, but was disappointed when it didn't. Peyton waited a few seconds, then tried again, wondering if a different outcome would follow. It didn't. The child locks were working as intended. This left Peyton with only one course of action.

Peyton leaped into the center console, squirming in the passenger seat beside the Matchsticks. After repositioning himself comfortably, Peyton gave Matchsticks a sheepish grin, knowing he was definitely not invited to the passenger seat. But now he could properly roll down the window.

"Yeehaw!" Peyton shouted as he leaned out the window and fired a single shot at the car that had sped past them. Even without considering that Peyton's gun was made to gun down HPs, it was a terrible idea. Typically, bursting the tire would make the car spin out of control. But instead, Peyton's anti-HP shot made the offending car flip over and turn into a giant metal fireball, rolling out of control toward their car. And unfortunately for Sang-Cheol, the recoil of the rifle also threatened to make even their car spin out of control. Upon seeing his handiwork, Peyton's eyes widened and he began to shout, "S-SUNBAE! WATCH OUT! THE CAR!"


@Misuteeku
 
SEBASTIAN SE
SCENE:
St. Steinburg's Maiden Voyage
LOCATION:
Port, North District
TIME:
July 1st, 2022 | Post Arc 3
PARTICIPANTS:
Elias, Zach, Taka, Yushui, Kairong, Hiachi, Tak, Sebastian
ST. STEINBURG'S MAIDEN VOYAGE
Sebastian's greeting was ignored, instead, rather bizarrely, the monster greeted him by sniffing him and running her hand down him, her fingers long as twigs. The sentient mushroom could tell that the monster was doing it out of curiosity. In his own fit of curiosity, Sebastian peered up and squinted through the dark. Why was she bothering to smell and feel him up? Did her eyes not work? Well, with that thick mane of hair covering her face, Sebastian wasn't going to be surprised if that was the case.

When the monster decided to move past Sebastian, Sebastian stood contently in the circle of blood that Taka had drawn. Using the light of his own glowing hair as illumination, Sebastian took out a tiny pocket mirror and used it to touch up his lipstick and makeup, which were a bit messed up from the monster's meddling.

"Yup, this is a boat. A ten day cruise to be exact," Sebastian said as he pursed his lips to make sure his lipstick was evenly coated. He nearly dropped his makeup supplies in surprise when the monster charged at him, and he braced to leap out of the way. Thankfully, Sebastian didn't need to. The monster diverted her path on her own to rampage through the cargo.

Sebastian had to admit that the monster was impressively terrifying. The near jumpscare had caused Sebastian's heart to pound like a jackhammer, and he had to calm down with a few settling breaths.

In the distance, the sound of a radio and people talking were faintly audible. Sebastian and the Takaonna weren't going to be spotted yet, but that was if the monster didn't make more of a racket.

A cucumber rolled across the floor from one of the broken cargo, its packaging smeared with the blood and entrails that the Takaonna had left in her trail. Sebastian leaned down to grab it, wiping the blood off using the clean parts of one of the dead worker's clothes. He took it out of the plastic wrapping and took a hearty bite out of it. His eyes wandered to what the monster was doing, wondering what her motivations were.

"You don't seem too happy about the boat," Sebastian noted, "Did you come on here accidentally?"

If she had gotten on the boat by accident, that would explain the monster's agitation. Sebastian would also be more than a bit miffed if he was unintentionally kidnapped-- enough to make a few heads roll, just as the monster had done. He leaned forward on one of the cargo containers with a smirk on his face, his voice calm in comparison to the agitated Takaonna's, "We'll be back home in due time, don't worry. Til then, can I invite you to explore the ship together? There's plenty to do. It might help you forget about the situation and even let the time pass faster."

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Lily Lavinia
SCENE:
A Recycled Dream
LOCATION:
North District, A certain filthy apartment
TIME:
Post-Arc 3
PARTICIPANTS:
Lily, Sabrina
A Recycled Dream
The biting coldness numbed her dull senses, blinding all wants and needs but the very one that had driven Litly from her filthy nest thirty minutes before. And yet there was a difference from all the careless walks in her life up until that point, without it she would have long abandoned her search for the place. A driving force really is something else. A lukewarm engine barely kept alive in her core exhumed mist from her uncovered face. It preserved but a faint tint to her flesh, naked under the one layer she had not bothered to change out in haste. The rain beat on her mercilessly, but could not extinguish that force in her. What purpose was driving her so, she herself knew not. She had no idea what she would do upon finding that singer. To confirm for herself that reality is in fact unlike what a tiny screen could tell? To sneer at the once famous singer turned immoral thug in this gutter of society? Probably not. All the less likely that it was for her heart’s comfort. She cared not for that. She thrived on the unending subtle pains that kept her nerves awake. No. What she sought was perhaps a closure to the wild emotions right now disrupting the steady downward spiral she called life.

When at long last she found it, it was but a tiny pub. Still, a faint melody, badly filtered through the wall and battered by the relentless rain, called out to her from within.

It did not require a lot of courage to push the door open, though it was a strange experience. Such places of revelry were not for her. Her idea of relaxation was the opposite of a crowd. The anxiety and alien feelings bothered her, like that of a homeless man pushing the door to an expensive restaurant, not to order but to beg. An unwelcome outsider, an invasive offender of all that is proper and expected of the average patron.

The pub’s neon sign flashed a last mocking jeer at her before she set foot inside.

The Sanctuary.

How ironic. To her, it was anything but.

She eased the door open and slid through the crack just wide enough to admit her slight body within. In the span of her first breath inside, Lily sidestepped from the door frame and pressed her back against the wall, feeling the reassuring solid surface. Her furtive eyes threw wildly about, scanning in an attempt to take in all at once the nature of the place. Only then that she breathed out.

The place seemed a normal pub, though she did not know what else she had expected. Maybe a wilder atmosphere, where hostile looks would be the only greetings given her. And to be sure, her suspicious behaviors had attracted quite a few of that kind of attention from the less savory thugs within. But by the time some few patrons noticed her, she had already withdrawn into her shell of gloominess, perfectly immune to even the most intimidating threats they might display. That way, she approached the bar and ordered the first thing she saw on the menu. She wasn’t going to drink it anyway.

Not that anyone paid her much attention. The night’s focal point was the music, and Lily was but the dimmest peripheral star there. On the stage, a single light shone at its center, and it alone. All else gradually faded to darkness from that heart of attention. There, a strong voice lifted a warm melody into the air, filtering them through the smoky air, floating over the clinking of glasses, the muttering chatters, the faint even rain without.

And yet not a sound could penetrate Lily’s perfect defense. She only stared, for her ears were dumb. She could not understand what was so great about all this. All these people among the lowest scums of society gathering here drinking in the sounds of just another scum much like them. All the stupid quietude. All the annoying beating to the music. It was like some kind of religion in here. An incomprehensible cult. It frustrated her, it got under her skin. And yet. And yet. She actually didn’t care about all that at all. Because more than just her perfect gloomy shell, it was something else that had distracted her from the invisible drug enchanting the patrons. It was a vision. A vision exactly as she had seen in her tiny phone. But larger and vivid, right before her eyes. The same singer, the same air of importance, the same love she now received.

And there rose in her the same uneasiness, the shitty mood that had compelled her to go all this way through the rain, away from her uncomfortable nest. For what? Just to be annoyed all the more by all the unfairness in the world?

She drew a deep breath, then downed the liquid that had been placed before her since who knows when. She coughed and wheezed. A fit to empty her lungs of water followed. By the time it ended, so many eyes were piercing at her.

“What?” she hissed, “is a woman not allowed to almost die in peace here? What’s your problem? Go back to your drinking and your lousy music!”

She coughed again, this time louder, somewhat deliberated, perfectly obnoxious. She hadn’t a drop of alcohol in her system, not after the coughing fit at any rate. But by the Lord, she felt like drunk.

“You.” She got loud, ensuring the singer heard her, and the music drowned out her not. “Stingray, is it? You used to be a big deal or something, I heard. Why grace this shithole now, huh? How embarrassing. I mean you should feel ashamed, having all the money and the fame and whatnot and still crawl into this place for some chump change. That’s so wicked funny!” Then she laughed. She didn’t even find anything she said funny. She just felt like laughing. And did.



 
Elias Yumin
SCENE:
Backroom Dealings
TIME:
Post-Arc 3, June 21st 2022
LOCATION:
West District, Sarizara Restaurant
PARTICIPANTS:
Camila, Ryutaro, Samira, Jack, Elias,
Alice, Welsha, Dagger, Passeri
Backroom Dealings

“Now, now, slurping is quite common in Sankanese culture, I believe. It means she appreciates the food.”

Though, it largely depended on the function and formal events often preferred quieter eating, even if hot soups and noodles tasted better otherwise. Elias wasn’t certain whether the Queen’s gathering counted as formal or not. Gangster formal? The King not being present when the Queen kicked off the gathering said a lot, even if Weiss was aware of the event and simply “too busy” to attend. Ryutaro’s phrasing as well - “complaints and objections regarding Markus’s leadership.”

Elias held back a smirk. Really. Who in their right mind would be the first to follow up on a comment like that? The King might not listen to your complaints, but I will? The real estate mongol even admitted to twisting words slightly when relaying the details of the meeting to the King, which made Elias wonder how much of what was being said would actually go to the Cold King’s ear, if at all.

Either way, the Queen was asserting that they had full control of the meeting details and where it went.

Glancing at Markus’s newly chosen Jack and the mercenary that generally stuck to his side (for her own purposes no doubt), Elias wondered if that was really true. He shrugged. Ignoring the Miso for now, Yumin Entertainment’s heir started with the plum Sake, which he poured for himself.

Yes, he was aware that polite etiquette in Sankai was to not pour one’s own drink at parties.

He was also aware that a majority of gangsters present, save for the Queen, weren’t Sankanese and probably didn’t practice such customs. Elias himself had origins in Seol, where the Yumin family migrated from before settling in Amestrian shores. Not that small details like one’s ethnic origins mattered all that much to Elias when interacting with potential clients/business associates. Bamboo chopsticks? Metal chopsticks? He learned and adapted to whatever culture he needed to be in at the time to get deals closed- gang culture included.

Granted, he wasn’t sure if he’d call the current gang meeting a “business” meeting either.

Ryutaro seemed to want an open and honest conversation, which would be better suited in a relaxed setting.

Elias lifted the small porcelain cup in one hand. “ ‘Complaints’ is such an ugly way to phrase it. We’ve all come here with ideas and opinions in hopes of helping to improve Mr. Weiss’s reign, and collectively the Albino Tiger gang as a whole, do we not?”

He brought the small cup to his lips and downed the sake in one shot before setting it to the side and continuing amiably. “I suppose I’ll start.” Since no one else seemed to want to. “You may know me as Elijah Anamnesis, a two-and-a-half-year Rookie in our beloved Kitty club. As a rookie who is learning the ropes– and still half a year away from obtaining veteran status–I can’t say I know very much about the deeper intricacies of the Albino Tiger gang, which has dominated the West District and maintained its turf throughout the ages despite various obstacles and gang conflicts. I can only give you what I see as a rookie, from the perspective of a rookie…and what I see is great disparity in wealth between its members that serves to splinter the gang and alienate its members . The newer members, especially, are suffering from the crippling membership fees that they must pay in order to remain a part of the gang - fees that keep them trapped in debt the longer they pile. Not many are as fortunate as I and are born to wealth…”

Wealth was used to make more wealth. The rich getting richer was a common trope for those who knew how to do business and possessed the capital to do so. Elias, for his part, simply set up little investments here and there which he used to generate money to pay off his rising membership fees. A separate one from his regular Yumin accounts, of course. The fees themselves seemed to vary between individual members, and were fairly high in Elias’s case since Weiss obviously knew his paycheck, but truly, he enjoyed the challenge presented, and locating new avenues of wealth was what he already did for Yumin Entertainment anyway. Feeding another beast was no trouble at all.

“Nor be noticed and taught by a Veteran,” Elias glanced at Welsha briefly before his eyes returned to the rest at the table. “In fact, many that choose to join gangs don’t quite have the educational background to succeed in business and have no idea how to make money,” other than getting themselves in violent, suicidal situations. Maybe steal lunch money from the kid next door. “so, regardless of how loyal, strong, or hardworking they might be, they ultimately end up floundering, mired in debt with no hope of reaping rewards or advancing further in the gang. Such people won’t remain loyal for very long; They don’t have an incentive to and their dissatisfaction understandable. Can a gang that calls itself the richest gang in Amestria truly do so when more than half of its members are in debt?”

He considered citing August’s departure from the gang as an example of rookies leaving, but decided against it. That’d open a whole different can of worms.

Elias poured himself more sake and took a sip, to moisten his throat, before continuing. “I won’t claim to know more than the Kings and Queens that built the gang to what it is today, nor deny the efforts of those that have managed to earn their Stripes,” A respectful nod towards Camila before he redirected his eye towards the Queen of the Albino Tiger gang. “But, from a business standpoint, what I see is a faulty structure that fails to support its newer members. Or rather,” Elias mused thoughtfully. “A structure that supports one set of people over another.”

Those who were good with money over those that had talents elsewhere.

“This is no fault of the King’s alone,” If Elias remembered correctly (which he always did), Weiss didn’t even change all that much from when he took the reins of leadership from the previous King. Kept everything that worked the way it is, from the “Golden Tea Goose” to every other line of illegal business that brought the Tigers wealth. “But something I feel he must rectify in order to improve his reign. A merit-based system, one that nurtures the accumulation of wealth, isn’t necessarily a bad one, but the rookies need more tools to succeed if they are to prosper and carry on the future of the Albino TIger gang. Therefore, I propose an improved mentorship system wherein the Veterans, or those with more financial acumen, play a greater role in assisting rookies.” Elias finished since he wasn’t the sort to bring problems to table without providing solutions . Business meetings were like that. Business meeting also required him to provide data to back those claims…but Elias couldn’t be bothered unless anyone asked for it.

Truthfully, he didn’t care one way or another whether gang leadership took his advice or not. It be nice if they did. It wasn’t a deal breaker if they didn't. Elias had simply come to observe the dynamics of the Albino Tiger gang, be in the loop with any changes, and record any notable discussions in his collection of memories. He didn’t have anything against Weiss. He didn’t have anything against Hashimoto. He was content to remain neutral and was curious what Alice had to say - how she intended to say it.

Expecting a ‘gang’ to suddenly become ‘good’ overnight was probably impossible.

Finished with his part in the whole play, Elias downed another shot of plum sake while he waited for others to add their input. Or exchange pleasantries all night. Whichever they preferred.



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Keith Sullivan
CS Link
SCENE:
Meet and Grit
LOCATION:
The Third Eye, Central District
TIME:
Morning, July 8th, 2022
PARTICIPANTS:
Peyton, Keith
Meet and Grit
Keith could feel the fingers from his free hand digging into his palm, nearly tearing through the faux-leather material of his gloves. Peyton, the boy who had approached him in the guise of a friendly fellow enjoyer of good mystery drama, had revealed his true identity as one of the parasites of the city, the scourge of the land, the necrosis that needed to be surgically removed from this land, and Keith was more than willing to act as the surgeon. "I'll let the worms eat away at my rotten flesh before I make friends with one of your kind" His voice, now low and gruff, only helped pointing out the contrast between now and the bashful boy he seemed to be merely seconds ago.

Much to Keith's dismay, however, the filthy serpent didn't appear to be all that threatened, or even bothered by the dragon's intimidating demeanor, if not even enjoying it. Keith felt utterly revolted as Peyton got closer, their foreheads clashing with a dry thud. He felt the primal urge of slamming his small frame on the concrete, repeatedly and mercilessly until skin bled and bones broke. His hand trembled, acute, ferrous protrusions begged to erupt from the flesh of his fingertips, sharp claws craving to inflict pain upon his grasped prey.

However, the serpent spoke once more, and despite of how horrid the sound of his voice now felt, his words brought up a frustratingly sound rationale. Keith turned his head, gazing upon the people behind them in line. Even with as little as he had done by now, it caught the attention of those in his proximity, varying degrees of worry plastered across their faces, a couple even started whispering to each other. The dragon's cheeks turned the faintest hint of rose, embarassed by the fact that he was distracting the people around him with his vengeful antics, but even more than that, it was the realization of the potential threat his current action might present. Given that only this had already raised worry, it was not hard to imagine that breaking into an outright fight was going to force the entire event to get cancelled. No, it wasn't just going to be that, it was also very likely that Keith himself might get blacklisted from both the library AND any future events from Miss Mallick, the one public figure he admired the most. He closed his eyes as he frowned, gritting his teeth as his holding arm shook with doubt.

Despite his vehement feelings towards the boy in front of him, Keith had just previously made up his mind about not letting anything get in the way of his meeting with his favorite author, hence, begrudgingly, his hand let go of Peyton, a forward movement of his arm very slightly pushing him away. Gritting his teeth, the rookie looked away from the disgusting gangster. "Whatever, just leave me alone" He shifted his gaze forward, trying to act as nonchalant about the altercation as he could.

Just this once, he would let on of them go, putting aside his twisted sense of justice (which heavily intertwined with contemptuous revenge) in order to fullfil a more mundane desire.


JUST. THIS. ONCE.





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Passeri Park
SCENE:
Backroom Dealings
TIME:
Post-Arc 3, Timeskip 1 | July 21st 2022
LOCATION:
West District, Sarizara Restaurant
PARTICIPANTS:
Ryu, Samira, Jack, Passeri, Camila, Elias, Welsha, Dagger, Alice
Backroom Dealings
This much was typical of a gathering of the Albino Tigers. While their namesake may have been black and white, the stripes that each member of the gang donned accounted for all of the colors of the rainbow. It was only natural that some of them were going to clash. On another night, she might've given Elise a look, but tonight that sort of off-kilter awkwardness was something that she could use.

"Here, here~" Passeri raised her cup as Elias concluded, and took a neat sip. "I couldn't have said it better myself, Eli! Speaking from experience, while I may have made it out of that mud pit myself, it wasn't by merit alone. If I'd have pushed my chances much more than I had, then I might just be enjoying a... Less ideal life at the moment, let's say." She knew that well, now. Her brush with Lisette last year had shown her just how different things could have been. The only difference between her and her former bandmate was one hit single.

"That said, I'm not sure about the idea of mentorship as an institution. Don't get me wrong, I do agree that our more tenured members should do more to contribute to the growth of the gang, but, well, don't you think that's a bit too hopeful?" The words tasted sour in her mouth. She wished that things would be as simple as Elias suggested, but if there was anything that she could count on her fellow Tigers to do, it was to not play fair. "I'm sure such a system would see some success, but let's not forget the kind of person that seeks out the Tigers, shall we? The gang isn't a monolith, after all. Who do you think it is that's milking the Rookies for all that they're worth, if not our Veterans? As far as most of them are concerned, I'm afraid it'd just be another system to exploit."

For every relationship like the one that Camila held with her network of goons, there would be dozens more like the one that Alicia had endured. If they'd been less lucky, she could even name a few other Tigers that could've met the same fate.

"But, as it happens, I've been following a similar track! You see, I don't think that the Tigers are lacking in opportunities. If you bark up any of our fat cats, there's no end to the list of things that they need done. The problem, to my eyes, is finding them. I mean, we're in the twenty-first century, aren't we? And we're still relying on connections? Are we an organization, or a Facebook group with a subscription fee? It's a joke."

She took another sip from her soup, allowing the warm broth to soothe her nerves.

"If we want to improve the situation for our Rookies, then we need to provide them fertile soil within which to bloom. I was lucky enough to till my own fields, but not everybody is so fortunate. So, rather than a system of direct mentorship, I'd like to install one with a layer of separation, so to speak. Instead of just pawning them off to any old swollen leech, we install a middleman." A precaution to keep any bloodsuckers from latching on.

"There's already a market for job brokerage in our ranks, as Miss Gaspari here demonstrates, but it's much more than one person can fill. We need to go a step beyond that. Why should our Rookies have to sit around hoping that some benevolent Veteran notices them, or that they win some fateful gamble and are paired with a trustworthy one? If we-" She nodded towards Ryutaro and Samira, to make it very clear who we included. "-start to interject here, then that will be one of the many steps that we need to take towards this an organization, and not just a blood bank for those of us with enough cash in our pockets to bind up more and more people in our web."

She took a final mouthful of her soup, and bit down on the pair of tofu cubes. Soaked deeply within the soup, a gush of salty-sweet juice spilled from the cubes. It tasted just like how she remembered from her other nights at this restaurant, and she had to admit...

...She still didn't get it.

 
RYUTARO HASHIMOTO
CS Link
SCENE:
Backroom Dealings
LOCATION:
West District, Sarizara Restaurant
PARTICIPANTS:
Ryutaro, Samira, Jack, Passeri, Camila, Elias, Welsha, Dagger, Alice
Backroom Dealings

Ryutaro listened intently as his head tilted slightly, the words of both Elias and Passeri reaching his ear as he drank them in deeply. The main issue currently raised was how the Albino Tigers itself was organized, or rather maintained through its current systems. The dark depths of debt and extortion were, indeed, powerful tools. But the system itself, maintained by Markus for his own benefit, was bereft of any true dedication. "I, frankly, agree. Our current methods are... antiquated if I must say so myself." Ryu spoke up. "Extortion and debt are good to keep people in line. But make for poor followers. Should they find an out, they would not hesitate to stab us in the back to claim their freedom. What good is an institution if you can't trust the loyalty of its cogs?" the Queen then mused, finishing his cup of sake afterwards.

"It is like Dandolio Aventi once said: if one holds their state on those whose loyalties are bought or coerced, he will neither stand firm nor safe. Though I agree with Miss Park on her own reservations on mentorship, given the general makeup of our pool of veterans. There are other ways to rectify this foundational issue. For example, we don't need to draw on street rabble who turn to violence first without thinking. The finance world has enough criminals in it that we can draw upon, for both their outwards expertise, business prowess and their understanding of hierarchy." He then turned his gaze sideways towards Passeri, the faintest hint of a smile curling at the edge of his lips: "With the right leadership, I do believe it is possible to change the makeup of this ladder, as to make things more equitable."

His eyes returned to the table at large: "The choice is simple, in my eyes. Either we adapt, or we continue to languish behind or rivals. Divided without a common vision, and instead torn apart by individual ambitions and faults. Whether Markus decides to see this or not is entirely up to him, but I for one will not see ourselves destroyed by the Serpents, Dragons... or the Phoenixes."

The last name came out with a certain venom that hung in the air long after it had been uttered. "And that is why I no longer work in the shadows, as I once did for the decades prior. We stand on a precipice, and so we must choose a path forward for all our sakes."


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CHARLIE HUGHES
CS Link
SCENE:
To Live in the Shadows
TIME:
Afternoon, Pre-Arc 1, June 11th 2020
LOCATION:
Nameless Warehouse, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Charlie, Helva
To Live in the Shadows
Charlie continued to smile as he carefully listened to the girl's questions, the boy's hands rested right above his knees, his thumbs twiddling with nervousness and excitement alike. He nodded as the interviewer finished speaking. "I was born here, in New Oasis, but I didn't grow up in South District, my family is from West, but I cut ties with them years ago as soon as I finished highschool, as for my potential..." He stood up, reaching across the desk for a lone stapler lying around. He held it on his palm, with seemingly nothing really happening to it. Then, he gently dropped it on the girl's hands, she would've noticed that the stapler was now drastically heavier, easily over twice its original weight. "I call it Hypercharge, I can make objects heavier and harder for a while, cardboad becomes as hard as wood, wood becomes as hard as steel, and steel becomes harder than anything." He took a step back, extending his arms to the sides. "The charge also affects me, making me heavier and tougher, but also far stronger" He turned his attention to the nearby window, walking towards it and taking a peek through the blinders. "Hmm, I guess a picture is worth a thousand words? Excuse me" He raised the blinders, and then moved the window out of the way, awkwardly climbing outside. Skipping through the outside of the warehouse, his eyes locked on a nearby, large metal container, a smile forming on his face as he knew it could work.

He gave the container a few light knocks, his knuckles clanging against the firm painted metal. He nodded once he concluded that the container was most likely empty by the sounds of it. He walked up to one of the ends, stretching his arms forward, his interlocked fingers forcing his knuckles to crack. Charlie looked to his side for a brief moment to make sure that the girl was expectating his every move. He knelt down, fingers gripping tightly under the edge of the container. The loud creaking of heavy duty metal sheets bending slightly screeched throughout the outside of the warehouse, as the container raised higher and higher at an angle. Once had made enough space, Charlie snuck in deeper under the container, moving his hands towards the middle of the object. With a final push, he lifted the entire container, very little visible strain on him, at some point even letting go of his left hand, holding all of the weight under his right. A feat that not even a regular, peak-physique HP would be able to achieve without some sort of boost.

"See?!" He said in a high voice, letting out a big dumb smile as his free hand waved at the girl. After a few seconds, he slowly made sure to gently put the container down, knowing that a single harsh move could damage the thing, and he was NOT in a position to pay for damages due to some reckless display of might.

Happy with his demonstration, he approached the window once again, rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, right! You asked about fighting, right? well, I'm not exactly an expert or anything, but I've been in a few fights before, so I'm not really helpless" While not necessarily a lie, one could claim that his last words were somewhat embelished, as said 'few fights' were, in fact, just three times, one of them being the incident from last night.




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Kisara & Keith
Collab Post
SCENE:
Shifting Around The Side View Mirror Is Good Until You See Your Own Reflection
LOCATION:
East District
PARTICIPANTS:
Takakazu, Kisara, Keith
Shifting Around The Side View Mirror Is Good Until You See Your Own Reflection

The sound of battle could be heard from within a nearby alleyway. With a battlecry, Keith lunged towards the girl in front of him, his arm stretching out unnaturally as if it was made of a rubbery material. The arm, now coated in a large array of short, metallic blades, propelled itself towards her.

The horned girl ducked and weaved to one side, narrowly avoiding the blow. Her eyes probably once held fire and joy in the thrill of combat, but now they were dull, and almost seemed irritated at this confrontation. She drove her fist upwards as Keith drew close, aiming for his chin.

Lacking the foresight to expect her evasive maneuver, Keith overshot his attack, closing the gap between them. He nearly had any time to react to her attack, just barely able to avoid her uppercut, the hard, plate-like scales of her fist grazing his cheek, that alone causing a superficial scratch on his delicate facial skin. He jumped back, extending his flexible arm towards a firescape above, pulling himself up several feet. Hanging far away from the reach of her punches, he threw his other arm, aiming to slash her with his blades once again.

The blades found purchase, but only just. Blood coated the blades as they sliced through the woman’s side - she had been a second too slow to fully duck out of the way, and she just barely stumbled away from being eviscerated. She let out a hiss of pain, but it did little to deter her. She had been through worse, and this was nothing. She took hold of Keith’s outstretched arm with her armored hands. As if in response, the lines that adorned her armored carapace began to glow, and with a sudden burst of strength, she pulled the man down

Keith wasn’t able to prepare properly against the pulling force, yanking his fingers out of his hold on the firescape bars. He was propelled forward against his will, slamming his back against the alley’s opposite wall, a cloud of dust and brick debris rising on impact. The dragon groaned in pain, gasping for air afterwards as his lungs emptied. With his arm still grappled by the serpent, he opted to rush in, balling his free hand into a fist and delivering a straight haymaker at her face. “DO ME A FAVOR AND DIE!”

The fist connected with flesh, and the Serpent stumbled, and blood spurt out from between her lips. The rush of wind sent out from the impact swept the dust and litter around them scattering away, and when the whispers of the wind died, there was only silence. Then, she spoke for the first time in the encounter. "My turn," the serpent replied coldly, and turned to face Keith directly, pushing back against his fist. The emerald green clasped within the black sea flashed, glaring straight at him. She released her grip on his arm, and slammed her shoulder into him. Her left arm reared back, a violet, dangerous light gathering upon it. "Fly away, dragon." She flung her hand forwards, sending a ball of energy straight at Keith.

No chance, her counterattack was too quick and too close to properly evade. Instead, the dragon raised his now free arm on instinct, attempting to block the blast. The burst of energy connected directly, the lacking surface area of his arm doing little to mitigate it. He could feel the pull of gravity lose its grasp on him, his feet taking off the alley's damp floor. The rookie turned into a human projectile, involuntarily propelled backwards several meters through the air, and out of the alley itself. While airborne, Keith made an effort to regain control, but the disorientation was simply too strong. At last, he landed on his back, bone and flesh impacting against metal and hard plastic, a painful collision for sure, but nothing too severe.

He stood up once more, the anger and determination in his eyes still as vibrant as before. He was caught off-guard, that was all. A filthy, parasitic serpent would never kill him, he refused. Staring at the now-distant horned girl, he bore his claws once again, furling them menacingly.

The metaphorical bell rang, announcing the start of Round Two, and NOTHING was going to stop it.




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Hiyma
SCENE:
To live in the shadows
LOCATION:
Warehouse, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Helva, Hiyma, Charlie Roda the Red Roda the Red
To live in the shadows

Hiyma continued to type more information down into her computer, being born in New Oasis meant he knew about the city well enough though when he mentioned he was from the West District it caused Hiyma to raise an eyebrow. Being born in the West meant he was in Tiger territory for a good portion of his life, though she also took note of the fact that he most likely left upon graduating high school, to get away from his family no doubt. That was definitely something she needed to ask about later, but as of right now she simply continued to type in more info, noting down the fact he at least had a High School education, though she did wonder about college. Though Hiyma was a bit surprised when the boy stood up from his seat, Hiymas eyes redirected from her computer screen to him, as he now had her full attention, she knew full well that he was more than likely going to go the demonstration route rather than the explanation, she had been through this many times before. Though she didn't expect that he would take the initiative to demonstrate it without her beckoning too. As Charlie grabbed her stapler, she eyed him curiously until he dropped it onto her hand, by reflexes she went twisted her hand to catch it, noting down how it was heavier than it was usually. It seemed a bit similar to Lyrics ability, though it wasn't until he explained his ability did she full grasp his potential, it had more to do with strengthening objects and himself, rather than controlling it's weight. An amused smirk appeared on her face as she set the stapler down, and she began to type once again, that was until he opted to give an even greater demonstration. Climbing out the window Hiyma quickly stopped typing a bit shocked by his decision to take the window route to exit the room, "H-Hey!" but he was already out by the time she could get up from her seat. She quickly went towards the window spotting the boy who opted to demonstrate his potential by lifting an entire metal container, and even managing to keep it lifted up with one hand. She was a bit awestruck as she noted that he would defiantly be on par with a strength-based HP, and not only that with how small and cute he looked, he would be deceptively strong, making it so that people would underestimate his strength until he started showing off or it was too late.

When he returned back to the window she looked at him a bit shocked by the display, though she snapped out of her initial shock when he began to list his fighting experience. Her expression returned back to a neutral one as he spoke, a few to her meant two through five, so it wasn't that much experience but he would at least know how to throw a punch but he was more than likely not really refined with it, especially with an ability like that where he could just rely on brute strength and tanking hits. Though she could be wrong, she would defiantly have to report that to Helva when he goes to the second part of the trial. Hiyma stared at the boy for a moment before saying "Well you sure are taking more initiative than expected, didn't even have to ask for a demonstration." the little display in Hiymas eyes all but confirmed that he was pretty much the impulsive type, though it wasn't exactly a bad thing since he would more than likely be able to adapt. "Now get back inside." she had practically muttered as she left the window to go back to her desk, typing in even more information about him personality-wise and potential-wise. Then going on to add "Alright, my deceptively strong blue boy, you got any other special skills that I can take note of? Interests, Hobbies? did you go to college or are you in college? If so what course? oh yeah, also got a number for contact?"
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CHARLIE HUGHES
SCENE:
[Clipped Wings Cannot Rebirth]
TIME:
Nighttime, Post Arc 3, June 20th 2020
LOCATION:
South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Charlie, Helva, Pei, Red, Corvo, Eleanor
Clipped Wings Cannot Rebirth
"I see, it's great to see you then" He gave her a sincere smile. Among the uncertainty that the ominous message gave him, as well as the macabre sensation that merely stepping into the underground cemetery brought up, seeing a familiar face that he treasured helped tremendously to keep his heart at ease, he also admitedly had somewhat of a bias, particularly having a soft spot for Hiyma, who even happened to be the first Shadow Friend he met back in his trial.

Little by little, other figures showed up, first was another familiar face, that of Corvo, Charlie greeted her with a warm smile and a playful wave. As unnerving as the woman could be at times, Charlie still liked her, still somehow believing her to be one of the better phoenixes. Then, there was a new face, a woman of imposing height (something that, admitedly, Charlie wasn't phased by in the slightest, with amazonian women being a notoriously common sight among the birds). He wondered for a moment if she was the person behind this, but given her dismissive and distant demeanor, she might well be just another Phoenix who got the message, as by now it was clear that the boy was not the only one to receive it.

Then there was another one, a girl who attracted the attention of the already present members with her corteous greeting. Charlie was about to reply to her, assuming her to arrive for the same reason as the others. But then, his eyes grew wide in shock, flabberghasted by her bloody appareance, crimson stains dying her skin and apparel both. Ignoring whatever the other might have replied with at the moment, Charlie rushed towards the girl, gently placing his hands on her hood-clad shoulders. "Are you okay?! So much blood...we need to take you to HQ if you're injured!" He leaned his head to her sides, scanning for any possible injuries.

However, his search had to be ended abruptly, the scenery taking on a drastic shift as the dim lighting of the Roost died down for but a moment, before returning with a darker shade. The rookie's body tensed up as the sound of scratching from below amplified by the second. For a moment he had forgotten just how suspicious this whole ordeal truly was. Nobody knew if the messenger was in fact trying to set them up for a trap, and whatever was approaching could be just that. He took on a combative stance, prepared to face the possible threat. What followed was something seemingly harmless, almost to a disappointing, if not outright dissonant degree, the boy wondered if he should actually help out the little creature.

But that wasn't necessary, as shortly after, a final new face arrived to the party, and this time, it was another familiar one. "Pei!" Said Charlie, surprised to see the chaotic man here, it wasn't like they were close friends or anything like that, but the Rookie knew the man well enough, both personally and when it came to his wild reputation. "Were you messaged to-HEY WHAT'S THA-" His question ignored, a blazing spear properly itself towards the small robots, the rookie bringing his arms up to his face to protect his eyes from the courtain of dust and debris incoming. He expected many things to happen at the Roost, but a rage-fueled rocket blowing up was unsurprisingly not among them. Charlie attempted to demand an explanation from the man, but the latter had the higher initiative, going off on an explanation of his own right away.

Charlie went serious for a moment, feeling a pit in his stomach as Pei mentioned the many disappeared Phoenixes in the several few weeks. "Yeah, I've heard about them, I've been trying to look for them but no sight of any so far" He felt bad for them, having a hard time believing those Phoenixes would've defected, most birds were loyal to a degree higher than any other gang, people attempting to leave was extraordinarily rare, whether it was due to respect or fear of the repercussions, it mattered little. Charlie wanted to ask things, but Hiyma spoke first, asking some perfectly valid questions about Pei's claims, even tho the claim of an impostor did make sense, at least at a first glance.

He turned once again to the bloodied girl, once again worried about the possibility of her being injured. He reached for his pocket, pulling out a handkerchief. "Please use this if you're bleeding, we can go get you patched up soon" His moved his hand forward, offering the piece of cloth to the woman.


 
ERIC EVENSEN
SCENE:
Ours and Ours Alone
LOCATION:
The Vanishing Lot, West District
TIME:
Post Arc 3 || June 20th, 2022
PARTICIPANTS:
Passeri, Eric, Sebastian, Hiachi, Takakazu, Dante, Kisara
Ours and Ours Alone
Eric knew that Sebastian could do a good job at convincing the man spearheading the operation, the prosecutor was a worthy rival to the detective in the ways of wordsmithing. As Rugal yielded with evident reluctance, a faint roguish smile appeared on Eric's face "We won't get in your way, sir"

He walked forward alongside Sebastian, as he turned around, he was assaulted with a sugary treat, reacting with a nonchalant bite at the stick, the flavor was certainly nice, not his favorite, but nice still. He listened to the man's questioning as he continued to drag the pocky further inside with his lips, like a woodchipper eating away at a two-by-four. "Hmm? Ish it weally thaf weihd?" He chomped on the last bit, hastily chewing and swallowing before continuing to speak. "The case seemed intriguing, and I didn't have much to do, getting away from the paperwork is a neat bonus as well" He knelt down, giving a glance down at the soil that ought to be below the building, nothing about it seemed out of the ordinary at a simple glance.

"Well, I also happen to be friends with someone at Our Dream, thought it wouldn't harm to help them out"
He stood up, patting away at his lightly-soiled knee, then turned back to the Chief officer once again, pulling out his trusty notepad from the other inner flap of his suit. "So, is there anything we should know so far?"

"Hard to tell, as you can see, damn thing banished from thin air, like if a goddammit giant pulled it out like a ripe fruit" He admitted, swallowing his pride to cooperate with the duo. "But we believe that it must still BE there, in a way, every now and then you can...See stuff, like reflections of windows and whatnot, some scary HP mumbo jumbo for sure, I'll tell you that much"

The detective noted down the information, making sure to write MUMBO JUMBO in a larger size, and circling around it a few times.

"No traces of the perpetrator at all, I'm assuming?"

"None at all as far as we've seen, feel free to check for yourself, but no funny business, okay?"

"I've no plans of making anyone's job any harder"


Not entirely confident on the detective's words, Rugal went back to his business. Eric turned to Sebastian once more, giving him a lazy shrug "Well, it's a start I suppose".

Scanning the surroundings to see where he could start looking, Eric noticed a familiar figure. "Oh, speak of the devil" Sliding his notepad back into his suit, Eric strutted towards his friend, placing his index and middle finger next to his forehead. "Yo', lemme lie for a second and say 'what a surprise to see you here'" He extended his arm, signaling towards his current partner "My friend and colleague, Sebastian Se, he selflessly offered to help us out, almost made me shed a tear"

 
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Gideon Gray
SCENE:
Loose Exhibition
LOCATION:
Premier Motors, South District
TIME:
April 1st, 2022 | Post Arc 2
PARTICIPANTS:
Gideon, Zulin
Loose Exhibition
Gideon shuddered at Zulin's suggestive description of what Helva was up to. She really scared Gideon. Just how did someone manage to kill people so ruthlessly and bloodily? Did the thought that she was butchering people and soaking in their entrails not disturb her in the slightest? It would've then been incredibly ironic if Gideon held romantic feelings for Helva.

"Damn, what an absolute travesty. What could I do?" Gideon grinned sarcastically as he shook his head in dismay, "Friendzoned it seems. That's okay, I'm used to it."

Getting friendzoned really was okay. Gideon liked both men and women like he liked his tea-- he was a coffee person. He didn't have any desire for a romantic partner. A good friend in life was good enough. It was nice though that Helva hopefully didn't think of Gideon badly.

"A paintball store..." Gideon drummed his fingers on the dashboard as he thought. There was a mall that he knew had a store that sold both paintball guns and airsoft guns. There was no knowing whether they specifically sold paintballs in the colors that Zulin specified... but it would be worth a shot. "Yeah, I think I can get us to one."

Rather abruptly, Gideon took an illegal u-turn, the sudden centrifugal force throwing the car's two passengers to the right. Gideon muttered an apology as he got his bearings and continued driving like nothing was wrong. Mentally, he cursed himself out. What was he thinking, breaking traffic laws when he was in a stolen car? What if the cops saw, and pulled him over? Then he would be busted.

"It seems a bit weird that Helva doesn't even inform her own Shadows about things," Gideon mused. But considering Zulin's reputation, maybe that made sense, "Is it because of how much you like chaos? Cause that would be a shame."

After all, Gideon was grateful for the experiences that Zulin put him through. Suddenly, Gideon asked, "Speaking of chaos, what are the paintballs for anyway? Going to make a Christmas miracle in March?"


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Keith Sullivan
CS Link
SCENE:
Spotting the Wingless
LOCATION:
East District
TIME:
Nighttime,Post-Arc 3
PARTICIPANTS:
Jozeph, Celeste, Nona-Me, Keith
Spotting the Wingless
Keith was more than ready to continue on his assault, every fiber in his body screaming to lunge forward. His role within the gang was both a blessing and a curse, the latter being more prevalent on this very moment, as he knew that he technically wasn't allowed to strike again unless the Serpents showed resistance to their command. Instead, he focused on glaring daggers at each one of them. One of them partitularly caught his eye, a boy with blonde hair, probably of a similar age to himself, but it wasn't his appareance what made him stand out, it was his actions.

Keith felt a knot in his throat, feeling utterly repulsed by the serpent's display of empathy and care. It was a sick joke, some sort of humor in bad taste, to see a serpent pretend to be able of showing care for any individuals other than their own person. To the rookie dragon's experience, all that serpents knew when it came to interacting with others, was to cause some degree of physical or mental damage. It angered him, seeing a serpent pretending to be a civilized human being made his blood boil. He heard No Name's voice, her words giving him even more confidence, with their strength together, the serpents didn't stand even the smallest chance.

To hell with orders and protocol, he was not going to wait any longer.

He thrust his arm forward, his sharp fingers grabbing a hold of the other male serpent's shirt collar. He was the furthest from the general serpent group, and noticeably more distracted than the others, making him into easy prey to his attack. He yanked the man, pulling him closer to close the large gap between them. Once he got close enough, he landed a clean haymaker on the man's jaw, pushing him back as he spat blood.

"You guys had your chance, beg all you want, you're not getting out of here alive"

His eyes showed nothing but pure vitriol as he waited for the man to strike back.

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SAMIRA CALRISSIAN
SCENE:
Trouble in Transit
LOCATION:
West District
PARTICIPANTS:
Eustass & Samira
TROUBLE IN TRANSIT
For a brief moment, the wine goddess lost her cool and confident expression. She blinked at Eustass, completely dumbfounded at his reaction. He refused to let go of his crowbar and yet he was acting like a rabid animal trying to escape the clutches of animal rescue. Samira considered releasing her grasp on the weapon, knowing fully well that the effort he was putting in would send him tumbling backwards. However, she didn’t want to give him the opportunity to run, and for whatever reason, the crowbar seemed somewhat important for him to leave behind.

With her heightened senses, her attention turned away from the feral cat to the entrance of the alley way.

"What's going on over there?"

"Should we call the police?"

"That woman looks familiar…"


The whispers of pedestrians were loud and clear to Samira, and she turned back to look at Eustass. Without context, this whole situation looked bad. Really bad; especially for a business tycoon. Her eyes squinted slightly, glaring at the younger Tiger. He reminded her of her younger brother, Silas — always painting her to be the bad guy to get his way. She needed to de-escalate this situation before people start to actually get involved. Clothes and food didn't win him over though, and neither did the mention of Mugen.

Samira raised her eyebrow as she noticed the foaming of his mouth, an unruly sight. There were only so many ways to deal with children. She let out a sigh and squatted down to his level, before delivering an audible slap against his face with her free hand.

"If you want to act like a child, then you'll be treated like one. Otherwise, be silent." Her previous expression of confidence was replaced with annoyance. Letting the moment sink in for a second, she slowly stood back up to her full height, her fingers tightening around the crowbar. "Get up," she ordered.



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ERIC EVENSEN
SCENE:
Ice Breakers
LOCATION:
New Oasis Police Department Floor 2 Break Room, Central District
TIME:
Post Arc 3 || June 25th, 2022
PARTICIPANTS:
Sebastian, Chikage, Kyoden, Jean, Tatsuo, Yelena, Inigo, Eric
ICE BREAKERS
The detective took a seat into the nearby couch, letting himself sink into the soft cushioning. He brought a slice of pizza into his mouth, biting on it without much care for waiting for the others to arrive, pizza was serious business, and he wasn't about to let it get cold because of the tardies. "A little shame goes a long way into building character, can't wait to see someone turning red like a tomato"

In all honesty, Eric had little idea of what this meeting was about beyond its more basic purpose, but in the end it didn't matter much, he was just here to have some food and relax, as there was something oddly relaxing about being in his workplace but having no work obligation, he could even have a nap if he wanted! Well, that would imply that he didn't take naps on the regular anyways...

Eric's attention got pulled away from the slices of food as two figures entered the room. "Oh, evening, boss" He said, giving Chikage a light nod, satisfied knowing that his superior had no way of scolding him this time around. The other person, however, was someone Eric didn't quite recall seeing before, the two men were both tall and handsome, sporting similar hairstyles...Could he be the boss's tragic long-lost brother? The detective felt so moved by the realization, it seemed like he could burst into tears at any moment.

But...Nah, life is often less dramatic than that, with Chikage taking the initiative of presenting the man to the group. A Sable Serpent infiltrate, huh? Well that was interesting, Eric was well aware that a handful of their active officers were spread among the ranks of the gangs in order to work from behind the scenes or obtain information. But still, it was rare to see one showing up alive after several years, either this man was very lucky, or he was one tough son of a gun.

"Welcome back, buddy, dinner's ready, go ahead and eat, I made it with a lot of love" Said the detective as he waved hi to Kyoden, half-eaten pizza slice still in hand

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CHARLIE HUGHES
CS Link
SCENE:
To Live in the Shadows
TIME:
Afternoon, Pre-Arc 1, June 11th 2020
LOCATION:
Nameless Warehouse, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Charlie, Helva
To Live in the Shadows
"Aye, right away, ma'am!" Charlie saluted in response to the girl's command, quickly making his way back through the window and then to the chair. He was glad to have made that choice, as it certainly seemed to make an impression on his interviewer, most likely for better than for worse.

Once back on his seat, he returned to his more docile demeanor, eagerly tapping on his pressed-together knees as he listened to the girl asking further questions. "Well, I've had several jobs for the last few years so I've picked up on a few things, I'm pretty good at cleaning and tending to people, I'm also a good conversationalist and know how to keep people's attention, I'm also pretty good at math. As for hobbies, I don't have a lot of them but I do enjoy watching movies a lot, and I've been playing the violin for over thirteen years, and I'd like to think I'm pretty good at it!"

Her following question felt like a knife through Charlie's chest, it was the one question that no matter how many times he was asked, it was painful to respond. "N-No...I don't go to University at the moment...I would like to pursue a Major in Finances when I can, but right now it doesn't seem very viable" Of course it wasn't viable, boy barely scraped by month by month, his savings growing thinner with each passing season, how on earth would he be able to afford collegue in such a dead-end situation? Mentally, he sighed, knowing just how hopeless the question was every single time.

He then proceeded to tell her his phone number, fortunately by now he actually remembered it completely and didn't need to take out his ugly and battered phone to check. "So..." He let out, unsure of how to word the uncertainty in his mind. "Is Revenant okay? She left very quickly last night, so I wasn't sure if she got hurt at any moment" His hand instinctively reached for his side, where his more egregious wounds from last night lied, reminding him of just how authentic of a danger he was in back then. A danger that, realistically, would happen again if he were to continue this path he had settled on.


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Zulin
LOCATION:
Premier Motors, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Zulin, Gideon
Loose Exhibition

Zulin chuckled when Gideon expressed sarcastic disappointment at being friend-zoned, then again, Helva was more focused on work than pursuing any legitimate romantic interest. If there was one thing Zulin did know, it was that she was a careerist first and foremost and that she mostly loved Lyric. Though she never actually told him all that, Zulin was perceptive enough to figure that to be the case.

When Gideon said that he could get them to a paintball store, Zulin smirked already knowing exactly what they were going to do with it. Though they weren't gonna reveal their little plan just yet, they wanted to have fun after all and cause a bit of chaos in the process. "Perfect!" He knew how paintballs guns worked and also knew that if they went to a legit paintball store they would also more than likely be able to refuel the air canister for it, and adjust it's power to something pretty high.

Zulin smiled deviously at the prospect of getting their own little paintball gun, though that smile disappeared and turned into one of contemplation when he mentioned how she wasn't informing even him. A frown formed on his face as he then let out a sigh, though Zulin nevertheless opted to give a response since they actually did genuinely like Gideon. "She trusted me with just about everything the first two years I was with her, then she got herself a new Shadow Friend and things went a bit downhill from there." While Zulin may of never met the other Shadow Friends yet, he has heard of them from different people and even Helva herself on the occasions. While his first two years with Helva were practically the golden years between him and her, that soon broke off when she got herself another Shadow Friend. He didn't know if it was cause Helva was wisening up to him or if it was the cause of the New Shadow friend, but the event defiantly left a sour taste in his mouth.

Though at Gideons next question Zulins smile returned saying "I suppose you could say, it will be something like that." refusing to elaborate more considering he wanted it to be a sorta surprise.

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Hiyma
CS Link
SCENE:
To live in the shadows
LOCATION:
Warehouse, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Helva, Hiyma, Charlie Roda the Red Roda the Red
To live in the shadows

Hiyma typed the information down, but wasn't all that impressed by what he was saying, being through several different jobs made her question if he would be willing to stay down in one place for long. Though to be fair, being a Pheonix was more so a full-on Career than a regular old part-time job, so she could afford to give him a little slack with that one, though she would still take note of it. The other skills he listed might be useful for moral support, maybe, the only thing that made her perk up when he said that he was skilled in math, raising an eyebrow in response. Though she resumed typing things down when he went on to list his hobbies, being proficient in violin honestly could be useful in some cases. Though overall it was pretty lackluster for the type of skills that would be most useful to Revernant, though when he listed his ambitions to get a degree in Finances Hiymas attention quickly reverted back to him. "Hold on a Financial Major? What got you interested in that? Why isn't it viable for you?" even if he really didn't have a Financial Major she was surprised that she would get someone that had an interest in that type of Major.

Though when Charlie asked about Revernant Hiyma relaxed waving him off as she went back to typing more information down, "Revernant is fine, she is a busy woman, she had dealt with way bigger threats when she was playing as an International Mercenary, those three little thugs at that restaurant weren't anything significant or new to her." Hiyma didn't look up from her computer as she said that. She probably shouldn't have revealed that she was an international mercenary at one point of time, but it really wasn't that vital of intel since anyone smart enough or who asked the right people could probably figure that one out pretty easily.

Tapping her fingers on her desk, Hiyma looked at Charlie before asking "Are you in any financial trouble? Any sorta debt?" She had begun to watch Charlie closely in order to gauge his reaction. While she did doubt he was a Tiger, she needed to know for sure if he had any associations with them, so she began to follow up her question by asking "Tell me what you know about each of the primary gangs in the city, that includes the Pheonixs, though you don't have to include the information I already told you, cause that is pretty obvious."

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Inigo Han
SCENE:
Not Thinking Twice
LOCATION:
Nighttime, Streets of Central District
PARTICIPANTS:
Camilla, Inigo
Not Thinking Twice

This was good. Great, even. Inigo's day had been fairly uneventful, just paperwork on paperwork, one page after the other, and an argument between another sergeant and a fresh-out-of-academy cadet that he had to settle. What he had been looking forwards to, though, was the sale at the end of the day at the nearby grocer's. He wouldn't say he had to fight his way through the crowd, but it did get a little too pushy towards the end of his trip there. Tomorrow was an off day, and he had all the time to try out some of the recipes that he had found. Normally, he wasn’t too big on cooking his own food, but lately, the recent viral spread of colleagues and other friends showing off their creations on social media had taken him too. Maybe he wouldn’t post anything on social media, but he did think that he could enjoy something that he made himself.

Voices.

Ever since he had signed on to this life of fighting crime, small noises and movement had always dragged his attention away from the road ahead of him. Some would classify it as needless paranoia, but in a place like New Oasis, to ignore the slightest of things was to tread the thin line between life and death, especially for an unarmed, off duty cop like him. No one could ever predict the viper’s bite or the scorpion’s sting.

There, in the dim alleyway, figures crowded around a smaller one. It looked like trouble.

Without hesitation, he pivoted on his heels and strode into the alleyway. Just because he was off-duty, it didn’t mean that he could let this violation of peace go unanswered. By the time his colleagues arrived, it would have already been too late, and God only knew how long the phone call would take, especially with the night shift.

"Y'know, in Seol, the thugs at least picked on people their own size." He set his groceries to one side and cracked his knuckles. "I had to beat an old lady with a stick to get these, and I really need to get home so I can enjoy a nice meal, so I'll make it simple for you." He took a step forward, rolling up his sleeves, which had, just a second ago, been masking the well-toned muscles on his arms. In the dim light, he wasn't sure who it was in the criminal's claws, but he was fairly certain it was a woman. Another reason to break all of their bones. "Let the lady go, or die."

The veneer of a calm and reasonable man burned away. The day had been uneventful, after all, and while he appreciated it, Inigo was the kind of person that found his fire in strife and violence. No sane officer remained in New Oasis for any good reason, after all, and for him, whether he knew it or not, it was the thrill of crushing criminals underneath his heel that kept him here. Half of him, the half that just wanted to go home and have a nice rest before tomorrow, wanted them to just leave. The other half wanted them to do what they always did- make the wrong choice.




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CHARLIE HUGHES
CS Link
SCENE:
To Live in the Shadows
TIME:
Afternoon, Pre-Arc 1, June 11th 2020
LOCATION:
Nameless Warehouse, South District
PARTICIPANTS:
Charlie, Helva
To Live in the Shadows
The boy let out a sigh of relief as he was informed of his potential sponsor's well-being, by the sound of what the short girl was saying, it seemed like she was a seasoned veteran of some sorts, would make sense if her trials were really infamously difficult. The mention of her being a 'International Mercenary' puzzled him, though, Charlie wasn't quite sure what the term really meant, did it mean that she did mercenary work overseas? Or that maybe she was known around the world, kind of like an international sensation? Was she a celebrity in the world of gangsters?!

Well, such questions would have to wait for later, as more pressing matters approached the interview. With a single hand scratching the back of his head, Charlie laughed awkwardly. "Yeah, before leaving for South, I originally aimed to become an accountant, but it didn't take off, and yeah, I'm not doing very well financially so I can't really afford college at the moment" It was quite bitter having to admit that, it was always a jab straight to one's pride to let it be known, especially for a boy who had grown up in West, where a person's true worth was closely tied to the one that starts with 'net'. But alas. it was necessary to be open and honest to the girl.

When the girl asked for his knowledge on the gangs, a newfound sensation of confidence came over him, he would've smirked if he hadn't been doing his best to keep a mild disposition. He had spent the last two hours last night in bed browsing information about the Phoenixes on his phone, and his life experience on the West let him know just enough to respond about the tigers without an issue. "Well, I know that the Phoenixes have a very strong code of loyalty and family, they constantly look out for each other, and I know that before the hurricane earlier this year, they were the dominating gang, even taking control of Central District, their specialty lies in hired bodies, which is a thing I think I could do well, I can see myself working as a bodyguard" Yeah, he probably lacked in the intimdation factor for that line of work, but he could make it up by building a reputation over time, no one said this would be easy, after all! "Albino Tigers, well I know them alright, I think my mother might have crossed paths with them in the past with her company, and if you live there it's inescapable, they are a business and their influence is in every corner of the district. As for the other two gangs, I don't know too much to be honest, but I think I've heard of Serpents dealing with drug trade often, and the Dragons are known for their level of control" That was about it he could recall about the gangs, probably not a stellar amount of knowledge, but he was confident in thinking it must've been above the average New Oasis citizen's.


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Welsha Reaper
SCENE:
Backroom Dealings
LOCATION:
West District, Sarizara Restaurant
PARTICIPANTS:
Camila Roda the Red Roda the Red , Ryutaro joshuadim joshuadim , Samira , Jack Beann Beann , Elias QuirkyAngel QuirkyAngel , Alice AriAriAbabwa AriAriAbabwa , Dagger simj26 simj26 , Passeri The One Eyed Bandit The One Eyed Bandit
Backroom Dealings

As more in more people entered Welsha only made brief sidelong glances as each one came in committing each of their faces to memory as most of them came in alone and one of them came in a pair more than likely an engaged couple. Though Welsha more so focused on the people that were in front of them most of all, that being Alice and Camilia, while Welsha had never personally gotten to know Alice all that much, she did know that she was pretty friendly and naive. Though with how she acted now, she could definitely notice that she has changed. The fact only caused Welsha eyes to lower a bit as she smiled making it seem a bit more devious than usual as she figured that this new side of Alice would probably be someone she could work with in the future. Though just as quickly as her devious little smile came it disappeared, as Camilia made her own remarks announcing her interest in perhaps doing business with them in the future. A bit surprising but Welsha figured it would be a nifty prospect nevertheless, but Welsha still needed to learn more about Alice before she would consider working with her, which is something she could hopefully rectify today or at a later date.

After receiving their bowl Camila, seemed pretty annoyed by the white-haired woman and her lack of manners as she would say, and had beckoned Welsha to not to imitate them. Welsha nodded her head in confirmation "Oh yeah, right." and drank from the bowl as Camilia asked, not slurping but gulping down a modest portion of it at a time, and soon opted to agree with Camilia in the taste of the food "Oh yes, the food is very good indeed.". Though as things progressed and ideas were handed out, the Queen soon shifted focus back onto them, and Welsha took a mental note of everything the Queen said.

If there was one thing Welsha knew was that while he made a few valid points, though she knew that change could be met with pushback or discontent, especially if the Veterans don't like it. Welsha didn't know what the overall gameplan for the Queen was, but she figured that he defiantly had intentions of changing the Tigers Culture. While Elias idea seemed neat it had gotten shut down by the Park woman and the Queen, and she still didn't fully understand why the Queen would decide to host this little dinner gathering to change the foundations of the Tigers now, a system that existed and worked for quite a while now. Was it something to do with the recent attack the Pheonixs made? that would certainly explain why he seemed so annoyed with saying their name. Still, though she doubted the Phoenix attack was the sole event that made them decide a change was needed. Still though she didn't think it was in her best interest to voice her opinion as of now, and she wasn't really fond of some of the ideas being thrown out, since she figured that it might hinder her goals in some way. So instead she kept silent and watched how the proceedings went, she figured that the best course of action as of now was to stick with Camilia and agree with whatever they said.
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CAMILA GASPARI
CS Link
SCENE:
Not Thinking Twice
TIME:
Post-Arc 3, July 6 2022
LOCATION:
Nighttime, Streets of Central District
PARTICIPANTS:
Camila, Inigo
Not Thinking Twice
The majority of Camila's body ached, still struggling from the brutal impact against the cold and hard alley floor, her (already middling to begin with) strength was sapped away, unable to even force herself out of the boot putting pressure on her head. She grit her teeth, glaring at the now dangerously close sharp blade next to herself. "Get that shit away from me you bitch!" She lashed out, overplaying her rage in order to conceal her fear. The woman on top grinned sadistically, taking joy on her victim's struggling. "Heh, I'd watch my tongue if I was you, now beg for me a little and we'll let you walk away...After you've emptied your pockets, that is" The blade's top now gently poked against the tiger's tender cheek.

However, Camila had no intention on playing along with the petty threats and demands from this pair of useless slackers. To think from a regular citizen's point of view, the three of them at the alley were equals. What a sick joke. She wasn't like them, she wasn't some good-for-nothing robber. She was a visionary, a smart worker, a business woman, a true entrepeneur through and through, they may both be criminals, but worlds apart at the same time. So no way in hell she would ever allow lowly scum like them have it their way.

From laying still on the floor, the sharp, venomous tip of the girl's tail rose, slithering its way upwards. Then, it striked, launching itself towards the seemingly unsuspecting criminal. Victory could not be claimed, unfortunately, as the silver arrow was stopped midway by the suddent grip of the man. He had kept a close eye on Camila's movements, and eventually saw the attack coming, just ahead enough to stop it through brute force. Whe knife-wielding woman got startled by the nearly-succesful attack, a scornful look on her face as she gazed at Camila, with a grunt, she pulled her leg back, kicking the tiger on the face. "SO FIRST MY BUDDY AND NOW ME, HUH? WE'LL SEE HOW COCKY YOU ARE AFTER LOSING A FEW FINGERS"

Camila cried of pain as she rolled away a few times, her cheek pulsing in pain as it progressively grew redder and redder by the second, she tried to lift herself a bit, placing her knees on the floor. This was bad, real fucking bad.

Then, a voice, a soothing and relax tone behind words that demanded for the criminals to stop their antics.
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The knife girl turned around, looking at the man with an extremely irritated look on her face. "Was that a fucking threat just now" The man walked up to the woman's side, spitting on the side. "Seems like we're having a 2-for-1 deal today". The woman smiled. Twirling her weapon between her fingers for a second, before tightly gripping it once again. Then, in unison, the two criminals lunged towards the man.

Camila, meanwhile, could only observed, shocked by the idea of someone just casually coming to her aid, and trying to muster the strength to get up and escape as soon as possible.


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