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Sitting alone at a long bar, Miya spun her glass of liquor slowly, watching the amber sparkle with vague interest. She had nowhere to be, despite her restless movements and sighs of impatience. She’d arrived in the city of wind over a week ago and found her stay to be quite pleasant. She’d spent her days talking to friendly townsfolk and her nights in the local pub sampling strong liquor and erasing her unrelenting thoughts.
Downing the remaining golden liquid, Miya scooted away from the bar and took out her stuffed pouch of gil and an assortment of small gems. Digging out a few pieces of gil, Miya tossed it onto the bar and ordered another tall glass. The beauty of the stuff she ordered was that it was strong and cheap. She had long ago learned how to hold her liquor. She used to not touch the stuff, but all things change with time.

Shuffling her pouch back into her small bag, she rearranged her thick and well used whip to rest more comfortably against her hip. She didn’t have to worry about anyone stealing her valuables with her weapon at her side. It was a lot like she was, older, experienced, smooth, with a sharp bite.

A cold shiver ran down her back when a group of people entered the building. This was promptly ignored. She knew that feeling, though it had been a long time since the last time it had happened to her. Glancing over her shoulder she watched the group silently.

((Yup, and now we have an Ice Bearer. All we need is Water and Earth, and we're golden. Also, there is someone who may be posting a Water profile, but I'm still waiting on that. Once all Crystal positions are filled, the only other characters that will be allowed are secondaries that are played by other Crystal Bearers. If they are important enough to need a profile, like Alane, then just send them to me. I'll put them in the Other Characters Section.))

Not one, two, but three Crystal Bearers in one go. Frankly, this was a little too coincidental. Rigo was feeling a slight pull now, but it could be due to Harrier. Gio was clearly excited and had blatantly blurted out to the whole world that he and the Angeal were both Crystal holders. Wonderful, but Rigo still couldn't bring himself to yell at Gio. Gio appeared to have reverted back into his shell to some extent...right when Rigo thought there was some progress after the strange entity possessed Gio's body. On top of that, Rigo was concerned with the changes to Gio's body. That wound was not simply a mere flesh wound, and it had somehow healed too well. It seemed they were all introducing each other. Jolyre had not yet done so, but the others had. "Rodrigo Dragoni." If they were in the company of other Crystal holders, it would be beneficial to give true names. Rigo felt no need to describe himself or Gio as Alane and Harrier had.

The pull feeling is unnaturally getting stronger... The Nero Angeal looked at Suri stoically. The cyborg's silence was suspicious. Little did Rigo know that another Crystal Bearer was also in the area watching them. "This does not seem to be coincidental," Rigo simply commented as he glanced at Jolyre, expecting her to at least introduce herself.

Miya sat with her back to the odd group of people who had settled into a long, and important, discussion. Closing her eyes, she pressed the glass of liquid to her temple. She had so many conflicting emotions inside her that her head was beginning to throb. They so quickly admit to being crystal bearers… They were either foolish or very confident.

“Rodrigo Dragoni.”

The glass she had been holding slipped from her fingers and shattered when it hit the floor. For several long moments, Miya didn’t move. Suddenly her mind started back up again and she swiftly slipped from the stool and gathered up several of the large chunks of glass and offered them to the barkeep long with another gil to pay for the lost glass. She was suddenly very disappointed that she didn’t have a strong drink to swallow and numb her mind…

Brushing her long strands of blonde hair aside, she tried to casually look at the group over her shoulder. Two Angeals, one Nero, a couple humans, and a cyborg from the look of it… The Nero Angeal had introduced himself.

Dragoni…

Feeling a mixture or excitement, sadness, and even a smidge of anger, Miya turned back to the bar. This was very interesting indeed. Deciding to wait and see what else she could overhear, she decided to stay put. They would not leave her sight however. She had too much to lose…again.

((Hmm Im kinda just going to jump somewhere near you guys.))

Enter- Alane and Harrier

“Rodrigo, Jolyre, a pleasure to meet you,” Alane said, this time quieter after noticing that they had attracted some attention in the facility. She was still slightly miffed at the two crystal bearers who had appeared. A crash resounded, making everyone turn to look at the source. Harrier took a quick look to make sure a fight hadn't broken out, before turning back to cleaning up the medicine supplies. Alane took a look from the corner of her eye at the blonde woman who was paying for the broken glass. She must have accidentally dropped it. Taking a look at her, Alane saw that she was defiantly human and most certainly wasn't from Cicel, or Tylem for that matter. She was interested in her apparel and kept an glance on her. Knowing that it was going to be a while until the storm settled she took a stool next to Suri, so far the most familiar of the newcomers; Harrier behind her picking up the last of the things.

“Y'sure you don't need anything, kid?” He asked, the items neatly tucked away under his arms and ready to be stored. If he remembered correctly the boy had an injury, but he was acting better. Only just now did he again look sickly. With a frown, realizing that the boy really was in pain, he shoved the things down onto the table and grasped Gio's shoulder, “Kid, are you okay?”

From his peripheral vision Harrier saw the door open and then quickly slam shut after having deposited the person inside. He quickly deemed the person nonthreatening as the stranger walked by the table and to the bar area, and turned his focus back onto the slightly gasping boy. They were still in his care, at least until the storm let, and he'd be damned if something happened while they were right under his nose.

Exit- Alane and Harrier

((Ah, oops. Had to change my post because Draconia posted. sweatdrop ))

Lady Jolyre Aegis. Where were his manners? He hadn't even greeted Alane properly either? Formality and etiquette had practically been drilled into Rigo's head during his upbringing. "A pleasure as--"His thoughts were jarred by the smash and clatter of a glass shattering against the floor. Like the others, he looked in Miya's direction. Like many of the others, he found it odd that a woman from Zarrenki was there. She definitely was older than he and Gio. She appeared to be in her middle ages in human years. A warrior of some type. Why was she in Tylem?

When Gio clutched at his heart, Rigo rushed to supported his brother. "Gio." However, he did happen to notice someone enter who seemed particularly out of place more so than anyone in the room. The person was covered head to toe and dressed out of place for Tylem.

Harrier beat him to Gio, and Gio declared that he was fine. Rigo suppressed a frown. He didn't think that was the case. What a fool. He had forgotten to introduce Gio too, but he had felt that Gio himself would have rathered that, and now Gio sounded like he was belittling himself.

"Gio. That doesn't matter." He looked at Gio, the look in his eyes saying something along the lines of Are you sure you're ok? You can tell me, Gio.

By far, Harrier and Alane were the more talkative. Rigo noted that Suri was being a little too quiet, but Rigo didn't know much about Suri's personality to begin with, so he wasn't sure. It was a hunch.