The Regal Rper
Mad Scientist
Nik | Death City | DWMA
There was so much going on, so much to see. The interaction with Nicho was delightful.
However the person that walked into the field, had been captivating. As Nicho had commented about the uniform choice in clothing, Nik had spotted a blue-haired queen in spandex.
There were somethings that required observation, seeing to believe. Nik's eyes could not help but follow as he watched them interact with the eyepatched young man.
Brows went up, elbow went to Nicholai's side in a gentle nudge. "Vse li amerikantsy odevayutsya tak... svobodno?" (Do all Americans dress so...freely?) The hint of a mischievous smile working its way onto his face. Of course in his tone, there was jest. The touchiness that his friend informed him of, was naturally something to keep in mind. Best not caught staring and all or who knows what would happen. However before he could go further with that line he'd just dropped, play into something along the lines of a casual flirtatious bit in how good Nicholai himself was looking, Nik felt something odd as someone else walked on to their grand stage that stopped him cold.
It was the appearance of another soul. One that burned from the warmth in the air he felt as the individual walking into the field, twins at his side, approached the older sibling of the blondes, the one with the eyepatch. Nik could not help but feel the oddness in the feeling this particular soul unleashed into its environment. There was something...off, about this person. Something different. What was it though? Of what he could not tell.
Focusing his senses though, Llew, had given him the answer. Eavesdropping on the conversation without even having to be there to do it.
So the blue one in the tights is Rue? I see....so that guy is Marcus, huh?. He recalled the name clearly. A descendant of the Rungs. The noble Meister who'd had his life taken so quickly in the heat of battle; Luna had updated him at least on what had happened here to some degree. The incident and the ones that had suffered the worst casualties even if all the details were missing. Perhaps that explained the heat towards the young man Grace was currently having an altercation with.
Things only took a turn when another fellow joined in on approaching the white masked meister who seemed slow on the draw here. The face was recognizable, and the name came to mind instantly. "That must be Sozen," Nik said to Nicho. As he turned his attention away from Marcus' group, to focus his senses on their altercation. And what an altercation that was becoming. While Nik stood not far from Nicho, distracted more at what was going on the animosity towards one guy was palpable, literally. Nik could feel the disgust, hate, annoyance, fury, and aggression that emanated from all those involved in approaching John. Like waves on the beach they washed over him with their distant vibes and it was only through practice in maintaining a perfect pokerface that he didn't show his distaste at having to deal with the load everyone was dumping at the exact moment in time.
Had Cain not said something sooner, Nik certainly would have. This was getting to much like back home for him. He had just been about to make a move when Cain stepped forward and intervened, calling individuals out for their actions. As things became steadily more heated- Nik had expected a punch, J's intrusion to the tension however, was what ended up giving him a warning to Stein's action.
Honestly, he hadn't been sure what to expect when he saw that. Stein holding her partner to Cain in a clear threat. It made the surprise on his face fade away into a sigh.
It didn't take a genius to figure out clearly that he was tied to last year's student's trauma. The mask had been a foolish fashion choice. Idiotic entirely. The response most were giving while understandable, really didn't show a good sign to him in their states of mind. How long had Luna said it'd been? Just a few months, three or so? Not long at all. Hardly long enough to grieve and heal or deal with all the emotional baggage. He could understand that considering some of the friends he'd lost back home against the renegade group of monster's they'd had to hunt.
But for both of them to do that? His eyes lidded as he observed the neutrality that wafted off Stein versus the bloodlust from Takeshi. Nik could only shake his head.
Speaking to Nicho, the only thing he said as he watched Cain continue to defend John, was: "Maybe I had my hopes a bit too high in this place." Then he smiled, at least genuinely. "But hey, I'm glad you're here at least." Patting Nicho on the shoulder as he said it.
Thankfully, the Lord supreme rose. And with a command they were all beckoned towards his call.
Well, that was that.
With Lord Death having explained things, and the professors adding into what they were to do with the tension squashed, Nik found no reason to continue wasting time. Patting Nicho on the shoulder gently, he flashed his buddy a silent grin and nod, "I'll see you later" he said in their native tongue. Then moved on to trying to figure out who would be his partner.
"Honestly would have been easier if they just directed us, but I guess that's not how things work here." Either way, it hardly mattered. Searching his memory for the current partners to scratch people out- Nik began going over the Weapons here so far. Rue, was probably out. Disappointing. Who else? Yang was out.
Nik hmmed. Having not actually moved that far away from Nicho and instead was just staring aimlessly in one direction as he went through faces that had blue name tags.
"Guess, I'll have to wing it." Turning to Nicho as he began stretching Nik revved up is wavelength. "Oi, Nicho, wanna race? C'mon, for old times sake. After all what is nothing but competition between good friends, dah? First person to find their partner has to buy dinner for the whole group. We start on 3. 3-- " He was already gone. Like a bullet, grass kicking in the air. Nik bolted straight towards a random Weapon. He weaved passed anyone in his way with skilled clear leaps right over their heads and then did a flip, rolling over with the momentum as he took off again. In the span of just a few seconds. As he moved, his eyes landed on one Weapon he'd seen with the giant named Akron earlier. From what he could hear there was already a conversation going on. Nik, slowed down- a race may have been what he challenged Nicho to but at the very least, he could refrain from being rude while doing it and interrupting conversations. Though he would've liked to flip and land right in front of her, like a surprise appearance from a random NPC, he refrained. Darting around them instead with a wide breadth so it looked like he was going elsewhere. Instead he was just looking for another target. The interest in going after Rue or the redhead with horns, both of whom he recognized generally already having their partners was there.
It was tempting. Luckily, the three seemed to finish their conversation as he tuned back in.
Excellent.
Turning his run around into cartwheels, then backflips, with a twist and leap, Nik flipped right over Lacey, Kimmy, and Lia all in one overdramatic backflip- landed- and without even looking winded or tired, said: "Bonjour," the redhead gave a short bow, the accent vanishing completely when he said it. "Tis mine pleasure to meet all three of you." The Slovakian accent noticeable now, his eyes moving across each one with a friendly, noticeably sharp fanged smile. "If you do not mind, might I request the chance to see if you" his hand out to Kimberly, "might be my Partner?"
Now that he was actually in front of her, it was quite obvious the difference in size. Nik was pretty certain that he was nearly a full foot taller than her- but compared to the actual giants here, it probably didn't matter. Either way his hand waited, his smile patient.
It was a simple request really. If Kimberly took his hand Nik would instantly pour his wavelength into her when she transformed. If she didn't, he'd move on. After all he had sort of just jumped into the end of their conversation and Nik was quite aware of that. But- he'd ran all this way here already. Nicho might already be ahead of him for all he knew.
Good thing he had plenty of cash to splurge. The bright sides of the Ferri's giving him an allowance with his stay here.
Mentions: Ferra and Torr ( Mitchs98 ), Cain ( Phayne ), Elvena ( Kyuubey ), Akron, John ( Knight boi ), Yang & Grace ( _Line 213 ) Flintstone (Katerina)
Interactions: Nicho ( Huntertabbysandshark3 AxElKiNgHeArT13 (Kim) BabyGirlRage (Lia) RageFactorXIII (Lacey)