summer ☼ distraction (open)

[sheena fujibayashi]

Summer was not Sheena's favorite time of the year. She enjoyed it far more than winter and maybe occasionally more than autumn, but with warmer weather usually brought one thing in particular with it; thunderstorms. She'd heard before they were more frequent in summer because the warmer air mixed with the cold air... or something. She should have paid more attention to whoever had been patient enough to try and explain how storms operated to her. It was always a good idea to learn how nature worked. Spotting signs of upcoming bad weather would certainly be a handy skill for traveling. Unfortunately, Sheena's mind had locked up at the idea of dealing with the crash thunder and and flashes of lightning, and had tuned out most of what the person had said in the process of trying to push away resurfacing memories.

However, for the moment the Summoner was in luck, as all the clouds in the sky looked nothing like the rumbling rainclouds of which she feared. Sadly, they did nothing to help keep her cool though. Sighing, the young woman wiped the sweat off her brow with the back of her hand while fanning the side of her face with the other. Her escort job to Tellis had gone smoothly and with little problem, thus leaving her with a good amount of time on her hands. Figuring she might as well enjoy her time here before heading back to the Guild, Sheena decided to visit the near by cast fields to relax a bit. That is if she could find a place to cool down around here. Sheena gave her robe at the nape of her neck a few fitful tugs, trying in vain to create a small refreshing breeze to cool herself with.

“I don't know how those cow's do it,” She grumbled while running a hand through her bangs. Said animals were munching contentedly away at the grass within their pasture, calves resting in the shade that their mother's larger bodies created. A small bundle of colorful fur at the young woman's side shifted slightly to peer at the cow's, yawning as it did so. Sheena couldn't help but give a wry smirk at this. “Or you for that matter.”

“You're just focusing on the heat too much,” The small creature explained with an upturn of it's nose. Sheena gave another sigh and leaned back onto the fence pole she was resting against. Grumbling under her breath, the Summoner tugged off her gloves and the sleeves on top of them and rested the now limp pieces of cloth haphazardly in her lap. She didn't bother to roll up the short sleeves of her jumpsuit, as moving the skintight material would do nothing to help her. Instead, she started to fan herself again and shifted into a more comfortable position.

“How can I not focus on this heat? It's impossible! And you're the one with fur for crying out loud,” She all but whined, sending her smaller companion a halfhearted glare. The small Summon Spirit didn't respond, instead simply curling back up and continued napping. For once, she almost did hope it would start to rain, though the small clenching in her stomach knew if that happened, a thunderstorm would be likely to follow... Shaking her head, Sheena closed her eyes and tried to relax herself. So she needed to stop focusing the heat and start thinking about something else, right? Just so long as it didn't have anything to do with thunderstorms. Emptying her mind, Sheena let her breathing soften as her hands came to rest limply on her legs. If she hadn't started fidgeting, she could have appeared to have fallen asleep. This idea of not focusing on the heat was proving to be harder then she figured it would be though, and within minutes the Summoner had opened her eyes and gave a loud aggravated groan.

She couldn't do this. It seemed utterly impossible to not focus on the summer heat. Sheena probably should have just finally called it quits and started on her way back to Sylvia but she didn't feel motivated enough to even stand up, let alone start on the tedious journey back to the city.

What she needed was a distraction.

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word count:: 711
tags:: open
music:: none
OOC:: First RP post, woo! I hope this wasn't too weird of a starting post. xD

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"No it's fine, sir, don't worry about it." "We have everything under control, nothing is going to happen to you." "Please rest sir, it's not like we're going to get attacked in the middle of the ocean." "HAh! Monsters out here? Not a chance sir, we'll have you safely at the Sylvia in no time."

[/b] "It's gonna be fine, sir"[/b] "FINE MY ASS!" A rather large scream is heard as wood creaks under the pressure of a foot before plopping onto the ground. Standing there with the faint realization that he may have destroyed personal property causes the bluenette to straighten his clothing and continue his trek as if nothing had happened, but something did happen.

No, not the fence that he kicked, but rather what happened before that. It had been a simple little task that he planned on carrying out on his own. Go to Nyor to check to see if his source about the missing children are there. Of course nothing came out of it, he shouldn't have been surprised since it was an anonymous tip. Nevertheless he was inclined to check it out anyway, it was only now that he regretted it.

Half soaked, since he had dried off after an hour of walking, tired, cranky, having to deal with couple of monsters on his boat ride, and he's is pissed beyond comparison. He surely is a site to see. Long blue hair hanging down to his waist with a few hairs sticking out of places. White long shirt and pants, since he had abandoned his armor long ago for his life, and a very big frown on his face. There is a little bit of dirt here and there and I think there happens to be a stick in his hair, but he can't exactly see it.

Stomping along the grassy plains he was happy to know that he at least landed on the same continent as Sylvia. This is going to be a story to tell ...no, he could NOT tell this story to anyone. Not only is it humiliating to him, but it might be a rude awakening to some people that the waters aren't safe anymore. Well to Yuan they were never safe to begin with

During his stomping trek he happens to pass a certain woman and her summon friend with little regards to them. Actually he doesn't really notice them since he's practically fuming at how 'under control' the sailors had the trip. Yuan WARNED them that there might be a chance that there would be monsters in the ocean that would attack them, but NO, they didn't want to listen. Just cause he's a bit on the feminine side, appearance wise, and he may not have the most deep and commanding voice in the world. That doesn't mean you can shrug off YUAN FREAKIN' KA-FAI'S WARNINGS! Cause seriously dude, he's the Fo Shiz. He knows what he's talking about.

Taking a few more steps, JUST HIS BAD LUCK, he happens to get one of his foot stuck in a hole. A POT HOLE! Seriously!? If he didn't have enough things to worry about, he has to worry about pot holes out here in the country! "FUCK!" Yuan yells out at the sky, along a few more choice of words but due to not wanting to flood this post with cuss words the author has decided that mentioning them is enough. Grumbling to get his foot unstuck, he plops onto his butt and starts pulling only to realize that he can't due to his hysterical nature at the moment. SOMEBODY HELP HIM!
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tags SHEENA~ My Voluptuous Banshee
words 594 LAME
comments V: HEY THERE SYMPHONIA FRIEND~

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[Michael Derksen]

"Danm it all.." Michael muttered to himself as he arived on the beach it was hot as hell today he swore it felt like Effret's hellfire. Today was just not his day a few things had gone wrong today sighing Michael just shook his head as he desided now would be a good time as well as any to get his knolage of the Summon spirts up sighing he took out the book of the summon spirts he had with him and opened it and began reading while walking forward after all he need to learn all he could for the Hunters for when they needed him.

Pulling out the Summon spirt of water's ring he sighed this was a best chance to to try and summon one of them after all, chuckleing to himself he hoped he didnt mess this up sighing he placed his hand out reading off the book as a green summon circle appeared underneeth him as he began to chant the one for the summon spirt Undine hopefully this worked sighing to himself things where going to be good this time last time he didnt go so well but none the less this time he would get it right.

"Madien of the Mist Summon Spirt of Water Undine please heed my call My name is Michael!" He called a few mins passed befroe he got splashed on by water he sighed as he looked over his book wondering what the hell he did wrong sighing to himself he wondered what the hell he was doing wrong he had the ring the chant what the hell was he doing wrong man this had been weird from day one sighing he just shook his head as he contiuted down the road of the beach man today had been tireing.

"Hmmm i wonder what i am doing wrong" Michael pondered as he looked over the book trying to figure it out upon hearing a "FUCK!" Noise he looked around and blinked and saw a Roayl man who had just yelled that and sighed as he went back to looking over his book as he fliped though the pages trying to see why he kept fucking up the summoning it was really starting to bug him. Sighing to himself Michael didnt see where he was going before he bumped into someone as he fell back and dusted himself off puting the book away.

"So sorry didnt see where i was going there" He said with a smile as he waited for her to respond he had never seen her around this Area before wonder why meh none the less he just shruged it off. as He waited for her to reply to his Apology as on the inside he chuckled but outside he just crossed his arms and waited for the person to reply sighing to himself he felt bad about bumping into someone as he sighed before waiting for the person to reply after all he didnt have anything else to do.

OOC:Sorry its late i just didnt wanna get in trouble yesterday D:
words:501
Tags:Sheena and Yuan.

[sheena fujibayashi]

At first the young woman didn't give much thought to the small tremor that came from the fence post at her back. The fence's around here were old and worn from the many harsh seasons they had endured. Not to mention in some areas they were angled in a odd way thanks to where a cow might have rested a bit too heavily against it. That said, the Summoner had simply figured this was one of those happenings – until her companion stirred from his sleep. Corrine's head lifted a few seconds after the subtle shake at her back, ears perked and body tensing.

Frowning lightly, the female shifted slightly to follow the small Summon Spirit's line of sight, eyebrow's knitting when the sound of heavy footsteps reached her ears. She hadn't expected anyone else to have been out today. Terris might have been regarded as a nice relaxing location, but Sheena had figured there wouldn't have been anyone else out willing (or foolish enough) to take a chance to enjoy the warmer weather today. She gave the obviously displeased man a strange look, not entirely sure if she felt more embarrassed for having been caught in a slight state of undress or simply from the gentleman's almost childishly grumpy appearance. Sheena offered him an awkward inclination of her head in acknowledgment, though he seemed so enraptured in his fuming he hardly appeared to notice them. Or at all really. Not that she minded – Sheena didn't want any of that anger potentially directed at her.

Corrine kept his eyes trained onto the blue-haired man as he stretched his front legs out as if to readying to jump up at any moment. Sheena gave the Summon Spirit a soft nudge with her hand, trying to placate him as the man walked past. Well, that had been peculiar. At least he was gone now- … Or maybe she had thought too soon. Not even a few minutes after the man had gone by a sudden vulgar exclamation rang up from down the road, followed by a string of equally foul words spat out in frustration. Startled, Sheena automatically scrambled to her feet, reacting more out of instinct than anxiety.

“What in the-” She started, the rest of her words failing to form when she spotted the source of the sudden commotion. What the... Was he... stuck or something? Struggling to find a way to make sense of this turn of events, she shot her companion a mixed expression before hopping over the fence, hastily pulling her gloves back on as she did so. Sheena only came to abrupt halt when her body collided with something – or, more specifically - someone else. Giving a soft gasp of surprise, she stumbled backwards a few steps to regain her footing. The Summoner looked up to get a better view of who she'd bumped into, giving a hasty shake of her head and hands as she did so.

“Oh, no! Please don't be – I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. I'm sorry about that.” Giving the other man an sheepish bow in apology, she extended her arm towards the fence to where her furry companion awaited. Corrine scrambled up her arm to rest at her shoulder and sent the second person a cautious glare from his new perch. He hardly felt comfortable with one new person, and now there were two? He was certainly going to be on guard now. Sheena gave the gentleman a nod while mumbling another apology before setting off to help the blue-haired man, who was now sitting on the ground not too far ahead. Jogging up to where he was apparently stuck, she paused awkwardly behind him, giving a small cough to alert him to her presence.

“Er, do you need any help?” She offered lamely, trying and failing to give a smile, which came out to form something of a grimace. She held out her hand as a means to try and help him back up. Though it hadn't quite occurred to her what little good that might do... Astute as always, she was.

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word count:: 684
tags:: goodlord i snorted out my tea thanks to that FUUUUUUUUU Yuan, Michael
music:: none
OOC:: SUP SYMPHONIA BRO~ :B And no worries – I'd rather wait around a bit then get you into trouble! D:

[Michael Derksen]

Michael sighed and nodded but got up and dusted himself off and sighed man today had turned into a long day to say the least sighing to himself as he looked at the women who helped him up he smiled and nodded in a way for thanking her for the help of geting up though he could of goten up on his own. chuckling to himself he just smiled Michael normaly was an all around freindly guy and today was no exception to say the least. Sighing to himself he just chuckled with a smile as he spoke to the women.

"Heh sorry about that Names Michael" He said as he took out his book before turning to the page he was looking over and opened it so she could see maybe this women could help him out on figureing this out cause it really made no sense. He had the ring he had the Chant right so why was he not being able to Summon Undine this was starting to give him a headache to say the least sighing he just shook his head to himself as he began to speak to her hey it was best to ask before he hurt his head.

"Hey can you help me with something ive been trying to figure out what the heck i have been doing wrong for about a day now..See I have the ring and chant required to Summon the Summon Spirt of Water Undine yet for some reason i have not be able to Any Ideas?" Michael asked with a smile as he waited for the women to reply he wanted to figure this out soon as he had to help the Hunters Somehow. He couldnt just sit back and let the others do the work while he figured this out wouldnt be fair.

"Im sorry for asking its just been buging the crap out of me for sometime" Michael explained with a sigh as he waited before looking over at the person who pretty much yelled Fuck at the top of his lungs and blinked shaking his head that person kinda freaked him out sighing he just shook his head before turning back to the women as he waited to see if she knew what the problem was with the Summoning if he could figure it out it would be alot of load of his shoulder sighing with a smile he waited.

Things had goten ok today but there had been some ups and downs though out today with him geting splashed on by water by the failed atempt at Summoning Undine. Mind you he really didnt need a bath so all that really did was anoy him and got him wet. Chuckleing on the inside he wondered what other twists and turns this day would bring sighing he simply shook his head to himself as he looked back at the book and back at the women as he waited for her to reply hopefully she knew or was a Summoner as well this would make today a whole lot easier.

OOC:awww thanks Zeta -hugles- and Danm it yomi while i had a pepsi in hand huh! XD
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Tags:Sheena/Yuan

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	After a few attempts at getting his foot unstuck, it wasn't long before he realized that he needed to calm down and assess the situation at hand. He's extremely tired, hungry, pissed off, has his foot stuck in a pot hole, completely lost, and there is some mana disturbance in the area. Well not much disturbance, but he could tell that something was going on, and from what it felt like it failed miserably. Closing his eyes and taking a BIG BREATH IN he exhales it and does it again for a few seconds before he knows that his temper has shrunk considerably. So now he was alerted to the noise behind, which sounded like two people were talking. From their conversation they were obviously apologizing to each other for bumping into each other. While they talked briefly, Yuan was hoping that neither of them come over here. He may need the help, but his pride would definitely take a stab. How humiliating! He makes it a habit to never show his anger problems in public or curse as much as he did. How horrible! As far as they needed to know, he is NOT THE ROYAL ADVISER. Horrible, horrible. What could make this day even worse is if it starts to rain, but that wouldn't happen. It's sunny outside, so he didn't have to worry about that. Sitting there with an expression of "I want to be somewhere else but here" on his face, his body tenses as he hears footsteps approaching towards him. Is it the male or the female? His question is soon answered by the uncertain question from a female sounding voice and not long afterwards he finds a hand held out towards him. Take it or not? Well it would be rather foolish to be helped, in his opinion, but he is kind of stuck. So without a word he grabs the woman's hand as he gets up and uses Sheena as an anchor as he pulls his foot out. A good old "PLOP" sound happening when he gets his leg free. Letting go of her hand and brushing off dirt from his shoe, he looks towards Sheena and gives a sheepish smile. "This is rather embarrassing, but thank you very much." Yuan says with a rub of the back of his head. His eyes doing a once over her to check for any weapons on her person and size her up as a threat or not. His eyes though soon land on the fur ball on Sheena's shoulder which perks Yuan's interest slightly as he gives Corrine a small smile. It was rather cute how the kitsune was on the edge probably because of him. Returning his gaze back to Sheena he does his best to give a friendly air about him. You can't be hostile and hope to have a request done. "I hate to be a bother, but could you perhaps point me in the direction of Sylvia." Yuan asks with a small laugh. "For you see...I'm terribly lost." And without any sort of sense of direction in any fiber in my being, is what he could have added but decided that it would be best to leave that part out. No need to humiliate himself any more. It's a wonder he got this far without leaving the Cast Fields into some unknown area.
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[sheena fujibayashi]

With a firm tug she helped Yuan up and out of his rather problematic position, giving a genuine smile of relief when he was able to free his stuck appendage from the pothole. Well, at least he didn't appear to be upset any more. Or he was simply very good at hiding it. Inwardly Sheena crossed her fingers for the former and gave a small nod of her head as she nervously dusted her hands off on her legs.

“You're welcome - it was my pleasure,” She could actually sort of sympathize with the blue-haired man, having often found herself falling down holes in the most peculiar of places. For a person that was trained to always be on the look out for traps and be quick on her feet, Sheena seemed to simply attract bad luck coming in the form of an all too conveniently placed trap door or hole. But those were (painful) memories to linger on for another time. Right now the other gentleman had come up to join them and Sheena turned her head in surprise as he introduced himself. Realizing it was customary to offer her name in return, she inclined her head to him as a smaller, less formal bow before uttering a sheepish, “Ah, Sheena Fujibayashi. Nice to meet you.”

It felt unusual to introduce herself to complete strangers, despite the fact she'd already been sent on so many escort missions. Usually the people she was given the task to guard didn't ask for her name or offer their own, instead simply just calling her 'ma'am' or 'lady'. Some had called her some more crude names as well, but Sheena had made sure to end those jobs quickly as possible - less she actually succumb to the urge of striking her charge. So to be on such sudden friendly terms with these people was certainly a bit new to her. Not to mention after being so caught of guard... Ack, she felt so awkward. The shifting weight from one of Corrine's paws brought Sheena out of her jumbled thoughts. The multiple tailed fox was caught between eying the two people in front of the Summoner, ears occasionally twitching as the bell around his neck rang softly with every movement. Despite Yuan's smile his cautious gaze didn't falter but the Summon Spirit eventually let his attention drift to Michael.

Sheena's expression froze as Michael asked if she had any ideas as to why his previous attempts at summoning Undine had failed. He must have summarized from Corrine that she was a Summoner as well, or so she figured. Though the idea of actually trying to call upon a Summon Spirit... Swallowing, Sheena bit the inside of her lip in what she hoped appeared like concentration, trying to keep calm as a light prickling sensation crept up her arms and legs. She waved a hand as if to dispel his worries, pulling a tight smile as she gave another shake of her head.

“No, it's fine. Have you... tried to make a pact with Undine? She probably won't lend her your power if you haven't tried made a pact with her yet. They don't lend their power to everyone who tries to Summon them.” Sheena supplied, trying to recall the tomes her laboratory friends had offered her some time ago and the teachings she'd been able to study as a child. She had never tried to actively seek any of the Summon Spirits since the incident fourteen years ago, and save for Corrine Sheena had yet to come across any other ones along her way. She was actually rather grateful for this, but it seemed like she couldn't hide from the fact they still existed forever. On the bright side, at least he wasn't asking her about Volt. Running a nervous hand through her bangs, she gave Michael an apologetic smile. She was truly sorry for not being of much use to him, as she too had struggled to make sense of how to control a Summon Spirit's power.

“It's alright. I'm sorry I can't offer much more than that.” Her hand briefly lingered at her shoulder, fingers gently stroking the top of Corrine's head in a nervous habit to comfort herself. Corrine paused in his dual one-sided staring match with Michael and Yuan to incline his head to the Summoner, cheek lightly brushing her own as Sheena turned to look back at Yuan. Calmer, the Summoner raised her eyebrows at the man's request, nodding in the direction Yuan had been heading in before he'd gotten stuck by a rogue pothole.

“If you keep heading down this road it should eventually lead you to Tellis, and a little beyond there is the Subway. From there it should be able give you a quick trip to Sylvia...” Sheena briefly trailed off as her mouth formed a frown, gaze momentarily going distant at the idea of directing someone not accustomed to dealing the notoriously shifty characters lurking around the Subway, “... though it's not the most pleasant of places. People there aren't exactly the most trustworthy folks around.” Rolling one of her shoulders, the Summoner pondered for a few moments, tossing a newly formed idea back and forth in her head. Inhaling slowly, she folded her arms and shifted to look back to Yuan.

“I'm supposed to be heading back to Sylvia myself. If you're willing to walk I could take you there, if you'd like.” While she didn't always enjoy company on her journeys, Sheena wasn't about to go drop this guy off at the nearest town and leave him there in the hopes he'd find his way back to Sylvia on his own. Plus it might be nice for once. The company certainly had gotten her mind off this insufferable heat anyway. The tickling sensation of Corrine's fur against her neck made Sheena peer down at him in curiosity, blinking in surprise when she realized who he was looking at. Attention snapping to Michael, Sheena lifted her hand at him as if to offer an extended invisible invitation. Tilting her head, Sheena offered, “If you're heading that way you're welcome to come along as well.” The more the merrier was what they said, right? She wasn't sure if that was true, but the saying seemed appropriate in this situation.

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word count:: 1052
tags:: Yuan n' Michael
music:: Voyage – Chrono Cross
OOC:: Graaah this took too long to type up. Sorry about that guys!

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I wonder if I can dissect it. Yuan's green eyes continue to linger on the furry form on Sheena's shoulder with a glint of danger in them. His natural curiosity towards unknown things made him wonder how this interesting creature came to be. It took all his inner will to not out right ask what Corrine is, how he came to be, and all sorts of questions that would make any person feel uncomfortable under Yuan's interrogation. Well to him it isn't, but other people have repeatedly told him that he needs to learn to keep himself under control when he gets that way. You could say it's his own Ruin Mode, but more sadistic and dangerous then Rain's. So if Sheena happened to catch that Corrine was starting to feel uncomfortable around Yuan, he'd only see a pleasant look on the man's face making no indication that he was thinking of several ways to dissect the fox. Hearing Sheena's reply to how she was glad to help Yuan, he gives her a simple smile at her help. Though a bit hurt in the pride for needing help, not because she's a girl, but he was glad he didn't have to spend the hot summer roasting on the ground. The roasting idea coming from the fact that he did in fact find a few burnt birds that may have become that way due to monsters or perhaps the sun's harmful rays. So that's why he decided that flying around wouldn't be the greatest of ideas. He never liked fire period, mostly because he burns more than he tans. Not good for his complexion at all. Oh no no. Then here comes the fail mana guy. Yeah the guy he found out that made the failish attempt of gathering some mana and getting it exploded on him. Well that's what it felt like to him, but once the guy started talking about how Undine doesn't recognize him it took all of Yuan's will power to not face palm right there. Yuan would think that since the guy is a summoner he would understand that if you wish to ask for the powers of a Summon Spirit you have to make a pact with them. Otherwise they blow you up. As he had seen a certain someone try to summon Volt. Not exactly the most pleasent experience, and well if he knew this shouldn't this man? Well Sheena sure does. Also he was kind of being ignored by Michael. Not that it really matters since he doesn't have any reason to converse with the man. It's not like Yuan is the shortest one of the group and he's just easily ignored. I mean it's not like his blue hair doesn't stand out among the plains of green grass. I mean, it's not like he just yelled FUCK in midst of silence. It's toootally cool. Not really. So Yuan put it up to himself to ignore Michael as much as he could. Cause like it's not like Yuan cares. Cause he doesn't. Then of course, wonderful Sheena is so kind enough to give him directions. Directions to the directionally challenged Yuan. Surprisingly he never had problems stalking

[/i] following people and tracking them down if need be. It's just that, he can't really understand that concept of "take this road, then down this one, and take a right, then go this way and you should be fine." 'Cause that's the kind of directions he usually gets. Now if it consisted of longitude and latitude, degrees, clockwise or counter-clockwise, and stuff like that. Maybe, just MAYBE he wouldn't get lost a lot. So when she told him how he would be able to get there, he gave her the blankest stare that he could muster. An expression that said "Are you fucking kidding me? You expect me to NOT GET LOST THAT WAY?"

So when Sheena eventually decided that she could help him find the way and tag along, Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't say anything concerning the matter, but anyone could tell that he was relieved by that decision. Recalling that everyone had introduced each other. The nice lady, Sheena Fujibayashi, and the horrible man, Michael NO LAST NAME. So of course when he didn't give his last name, Yuan felt the need to keep an eye out for that man. Facing the two he gives a small bow and gives an apologetic smile. "Forgive me for my rudeness. My name is Yuan Ka-Fai." Now bring on the jokes about my name. It's not like it sounds like cafe, or anything related to a coffee drink.

"And if you wouldn't mind accompanying me, that would be most appreciated." Yes, REALLY APPRECIATED. Though he was never one to ask for company or really cared for that, this is one of those instances where he preferred something like that. Hopefully with the Michael man, he can keep Sheena entertained and give the woman less chances to ask questions about Yuan. The less interest that was directed at Yuan the better. He didn't need to expose himself as the Royal Adviser of the Royal Family, not with the chances that they could be Hunters. Not that the organization is trouble for him, he just doesn't know about them. Though he's dying to ask about the Hunters and if they know anything about them, he would have to remain silent to not let them suspect why he would be so intrigued.

Walking a few steps towards the direction that Sheena pointed that was Sylvia, Yuan stops to turn around and look at them. "Then shall we depart?" Yuan asks like the gentleman that he is. Giving a hand motion for Sheena to take the lead, cause she's the one with the directions and knows where the hell she's going.
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[Michael Derksen]

Michael smiled and bowed in a thank you like Fashion as he looked at the other man and blinked wasnt he part of the Roayl Part of town the kings Adviser? what was he doing out here talking about Strange he shruged it off as he knew it was not his place to Ask why someone like him was here crap this was just a bad day in all for him with trying to summon and everything it was kinda ridicoulous after all sighing he just shook his head and was about to nodd and say why he needed to go with them unfronatly.

Screams from pepole around the beach where heard causing Michael to blink as he turned he saw a three headed monstor type thing as he sighed well this was just perfect. First having trouble to Summon than bumping into a women and now this Fan freakin tastic his dad had just been a wild pain in the ass today that was for sure no matter how much he tried he could not avoid a bad day. it was just something that happened well wasnt that just fan tastic but whatever nothing he really could do about it.

"Shit..." Michael Muttered to himself as he got ready he hoped Undine would listen this time if not they where in for a world of trouble to say the least. this beast looked like it ment bisnuess after all. sighing he wondered how the hell it even go this far into the city some Hunters should of been at the entrances gaurding and if anything this beast should of been slayed their. sigh this just sucked Michael was not looking for a Monstor fight today but looks like he got one just freakin great. Sighing he placed the Aqumerian ring on his finger and got ready to try the chant again.

[sheena fujibayashi]

The Summon Spirit only returned Yuan's eerie smile with an even darker glare, tails stiffening as he shifted uncomfortably under the scrutiny. There was something off about this guy... Though what exactly the fox like creature couldn't say. Sensing her partner's unease, the Summoner turned her head to give Corrine a confused look, gaze shifting to Yuan as she followed his line of vision. Blinking when she realized who exactly she was looking at, Sheena gave the man an awkward attempt of a smile, inwardly relaxing when she realized Corrine was reacting out of habit. Lightly shrugging the shoulder said Summon Spirit was perched on, Sheena murmured a few words of encouragement to try and soothe him. She was rewarded with an unconvinced frown from the multicolored creature, but he was apparently taking her hushed comment into consideration as the small fox was now shifting to rest further against her shoulder.

Satisfied with this result, Sheena turned back to Yuan when he spoke again. “Not at all. I'm glad to be of help,” She replied easily while giving another bow with his introduction. 'It'll be safer this way,' she reminded herself. With all the monsters sightings in Opharis as of late, Sheena honestly hadn't been all that keen on the idea of returning to Sylvia on her own. While either of her current counterparts might not know their way back to the capital - or even fight for all she knew – it was always better to move in a group. She turned to Michael, still awaiting his response to her invitation, but he looked to be focused on something else. Maybe he was still considering? Sheena supposed she couldn't blame him. A sudden offer to travel somewhere with people he didn't even know? Yeah, suspicions were sure to be raised there. 'Safety in numbers,' her subconscious reiterated. Exhaling quietly through her nose, Sheena try and instill some more patience within herself. It looked like she'd just had to wait a bit longer then.

Yuan apparently had even less patience than her, as not soon after the man spoke again and gave a gesture for her to lead the way. Eyebrows raising in subtle surprise, Sheena gave a nod and muttered a quick, “Yes, of course.” Moving forward, she cast one last questioning glance over her shoulder towards Michael before turning to face the road ahead. Well, if he got here on his own surely he could make it back the same way? It didn't help Sheena's conscious any but she wasn't going to wait all day for an answer. Besides, it was still seriously hot out here. She was already starting to take the heat into account again when a scream cut through the calm atmosphere.

With a sharp inhale the Summoner spun around to try and locate the source of the frightened cry. Oh for the love of-! Talk about jinxing yourself. Apparently just thinking about a monster would make one appear! Corrine leapt from Sheena's shoulder to take a defensive position by her heels, fur raising as he gave a snarl in the monster's direction. Letting out shaky breath, Sheena steeled herself to face the three-headed beast, only for a sudden cold realization to come crashing down in the pit of her stomach. Michael had been asking for summoning pointers, hadn't he? And now he was pulling out a ring... Biting her lip, Sheena shook her head, temporarily banishing all thoughts of summoning from her head as she turned to look at Yuan.

“Go up ahead and get yourself to safety!” She called over the rising cries of alarm. Sheena wasn't sure if her newly introduced companion could fight, but even on the possibility that he could she couldn't think of how he'd be able to in his current condition. Yuan didn't really look like any type of magic user, nor did he seem to have any weapons on him. 'Or that's what he wants you to think,' she reminded herself, lips pursing at the thought. She'd been taught how to conceal smaller weapons on her body for emergency situations, so the same could be possible for others. She didn't have any small weapons on her purchase that Yuan could possibly use if he didn't though.

With a snap of her hands Sheena quickly produced twin white cards between her fingers, elaborate black lettering scrawled onto each of their sides. She could do this. So long as she wasn't actually summoning anything she'd be fine, and with Corrine at her side... Shifting her weight to the front of her feet, Sheena prepared herself to burst forward. Of course. If Corrine was here then she'd be fine. If Michael was summoning then he was going to need time. That was however considering he could successfully summon Undine. Clenching her teeth, Sheena sent her furry friend a small nod. She'd have to act as a distraction then. Oh great.

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word count:: 822
tags:: Yuan n' Michael
music:: O... Saya – Slumdog Millionaire
OOC:: I'm going on the assumption Sheena can still fight with her cards, but if that's not possible until I actually buy them from the Weapon's Shop please correct me Tears!

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	Yuan is a bit of an impatient man, but usually he does his best to take things slowly. Although at this time his patience ran out a long time ago when his ship sank. So it was no wonder that he wanted to start heading out towards Sylvia at a quick pace. Despite how he looked rather frayed and petty compared to the other two. He was more than ready for a long trip with no stops, but it would seem that Sheena was going to wait for Michael's response. Which is fine by Yuan, despite his worry mind that the city has fallen to ruins from his absence. Honestly, he was sure the maids and butlers were panicking at the fact that Yuan didn't return at the date that he said he would be back. He had planned ahead with telling everyone what they should do during his absence, but he honestly didn't see himself getting delayed and worried on how the household servants were doing. Not to mention that the King may be infuriated by his unexpected absence. Thinking of the royal family he was worried of Ezekiel. That boy worried a lot with the storms that have been plaguing the area. Ezekiel worrying made Yuan worry. Thinking of the storms, he starts to worry about how they would deal with the idea of the harvests getting spoiled by it. The rains could flood all the crops and leave the country starving. Not only Opharis but all the other countries that relied on Opharis' exports of fresh crops to their own country. It's practically a domino effect that may lead to other problems besides the ones already made by the Hunters and Rebirth. Having turned away from the two in thought of what he would have to do when he returns he hardly noticed the sudden impending doom that would prove to make Yuan get a huge headache from. Turning back around with his hands crossed with a thoughtful look on his face, his gaze raises from the ground up to the monsters that just magically appeared out of no where. Damn, he had never noticed them. He was in far too much thought to have sensed them and he really did kick himself mentally for that. Yuan watched as Michael got out the ring and seemed to be attempting the summing act once again. Then Sheena got into a defensive stance with Corrine at her feet. The woman seemed to have some strange slips for weapons, but Yuan knew better than to judge things by their looks. After all, he himself is deceiving. Despite his lack of stature compared to those two and how feminine he is compared to Michael, Yuan can prove to be quite the fighter. As a former Half-Elf and currently an Angel, he'd like to say that his magic is quite superior to these two. He has a lot of experience, but most of all because of it may seem like he doesn't have any weapon on him but he does in fact. So he was a bit shocked when Sheena shouted for him to go up ahead and get to safety. Besides the fact that knowing his luck he'd get lost trying to do that, but does he really look like someone that can't fight? Does he really look that petty? At any rate, Yuan didn't take any of Sheena's head and rather just stood at the side at a relatively safe distance. He didn't think he would need to get into this fight. These two seem more than capable enough to handle themselves. If not he could always jump in if need be, but he's "not capapable". Which thinking about it slightly irked him. So he decided that he might as well as support Sheena from the back with his spells when she needs them. Opening the palm of his right hand to his left side a light green energy starts to form as a sword seems to materialize. Quickly he grabs the sword as it condenses and brandishes it at his side. The sword poised at a ready position for battle. BET YOU GUYZ DIDN'T THINK HE COULD DO THAT, HUH?
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