A young Fanalis in Reim [Open]

Myra was the first to begin disrobing, slipping her arms out of the dress. White bandages covered Myra's bosom and hid some of the scars on her back. There was also a tattoo of a large golden tiger on her back. He recognized the symbol from his homeland, but he hid it behind a mask of sorrow. "Oh my, that is terrible." He really did find it terrible that people were owned, especially in his homeland. Even when calling them indentured servants, the fact that another thought of themselves as worth more than another disgusted him.

He looked to Elaina as he pulled his shirt over his head, "I think she deserves to go first, my lady. I will wait in anticipation."

Ariella smiled and nodded at the comment from Elaina, noting the small scars on Myra's back in the process. It made her angry to see people mistreated in such a way. Fanalis were nearly foreign creatures to her, their lack of magical ability ensuring they would never be allowed into Magnostadt. She eyed the girl curiously but kept her gaze from becoming a stare. When Xenos removed his shirt as well, her jaw almost dropped and she subconsciously checked her chin for drool before snapping her mouth shut and working on the back ties of her shirt. She left the top tied so that she would still have her front covered, but it left her back exposed to the giant woman.

"So, Myra, what is Zou like? I have never been there, but I have heard the culture is unique."

She posed the question curiously to keep herself distracted from Xenos' form and out of legitimate curiosity. While she had never been there, she planned to one day, in her magical studies.

”Excellent!” Elaina clapped her hands together in delight, averting her eyes to the side out of modesty as Myra began to disrobe. She was glad and a bit surprised that the Fanalis girl had taken her up on her offer. She figured that Myra, while polite was a bit wary of her when she first appeared. She couldn’t blame the young woman, after all most people would consider Elaina’s sudden appearance and subsequent offering to massage them a bit strange. As Myra made herself comfortable on the carpet, the large woman looked over her slender back, taking in the ridges formed by bone and muscle with a trained eye. She wasn’t familiar with the golden tiger symbol but found the tattoo to be rather artistic; however she did recognize that there was a crest of ownership stamped along her back. Believing that each should be free to follow their own will as she had, Elaina hides her displeasure at the girl’s fate behind the practiced jovial attitude of a hostess. ”Oh, the night is young, Sir Xenos. I would not like to keep you waiting, but I choose to always perform my craft thoroughly and completely for the client’s satisfaction.” She offers him an apologetic smile, peering at him through her lashes.


”Don’t worry, dear. You are safe in my hands.” After Myra was settled, the famous masseuse began her work, brushing her red hair to the side and running her hands along the young woman’s back while applying pressure to search for knots. Finding one below her left shoulder blade, the large woman began to knead the heels of her hands along the area. To a normal person it had the potential to be quite unpleasant should they not like Elaina’s type of “deep tissue massage”, but it was possible for a Fanalis to withstand it.

On the corner of the opposite street, Garret and Serene were sitting at a circular table. They were on the terrace level of The Huang Place To Be, a restaurant known for its fair prices and good food. An aromatic candle was lit on the table, and the two enjoyed a close meal with one another. Unbeknownst to Garret, there began to be a gathering of folk on top of a roof, on the kitty-corner of where the restaurant stood.

His back to the gathering as he spoke to Serene. The woman was slightly melancholic. Though the mood was certainly a romantic one, there stood a certain level of dead air between the two. It was a one-sided love from the woman to the man, which would be perceivable after a time of watching by those who were familiar with such things. The two were amiable and spoke for a short time before it turned into a companionable silence.

At one point, Garret noticed that Serene's face was focused on him. No... Beyond him. She narrowed her eyes and spoke. "Is that... Xenos?"

Garret paused, surprised and uncertain what she had meant by that. When she stood up, Garret followed suit. He had to see exactly what she had meant. The sight that met his eyes was certainly a strange one; a woman was shedding layers of clothing before laying down upon what seemed to be... A flying carpet. Squinting, he saw what Serene had noticed as well; Azix, just as he had begun taking off his shirt.

Then began a massage session upon the rooftop, which immediately followed with Garret's clothing being tugged on. He looked back to Serene, wondering when she had approached him. "A massage would be really nice." Her voice was somewhat wistful.

Garret looked to her and then back up to the group. It was certainly a strange circumstance that had lead them to meet, but why ignore fate and avoid the meeting? Garret brought out Kuroi Shimo and had cast Controlling the Currents, which created a solid stream of water from the terrace of The Huang Place to Be all the way over to the place the masseuse was practicing her art. "Ready to go, then?" He stood upon the water, which had an inner current that moved upwards, thus preventing him from sinking into the water much more than 5 cm. He held a hand out to Serene, who took it and stood upon the watery road.

As soon as she did so, another current brought them to the other rooftop. As they passed over the water, Garret willed it to return to the air. When they reached the other side of the magical water road, Garret immediately apologized to the group. "Terribly sorry, but we couldn't help but notice the festive mood here. Care if we join?" Once they departed onto the rooftop, Garret had placed Kuroi Shimo away.

Serene looked towards Azix. "I notice you're making good use of the magical carpet..." She shook her head, smiling.


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Azix was happy to let Myra go first, meanwhile he listened to the small talk as he looked back up to the stars above. After a few moments he looked over to see a stream of water stretch to the roof they were on, carrying two familiar faces. The orange magician was surprised to see Garret and even more surprised to see Serene with him. He didn't let it show though, instead he nodded with a smile. "Of course, the more the merrier. Welcome to the Stargazer Club!"

In the back of his mind, Azix toyed with teasing Garret. He thought of revealing some small details of Garret's history to these people he had barely known a day, nothing that would reveal the Kou operation, but certainly enough to ruffle the blue magician's feathers. Giving out his friend's secrets was something Azix would never do, especially since friends were so rare to come across in his experience.

Serene was the only one of the pair to show recognition of Azix, which he was glad for. With so many unknowns on the rooftop, it was better to hide their connections. Azix smiled at her, "Yes, thank you again. Seeing the stars from a vantage point high in the sky is my favorite thing to do now."

On the floor directly underneath the roof, a window opened when Myra slammed her Fanalis fist onto the roof. An angry shout could be heard, "Darn kids! Quit farting around on the roof! People are trying to sleep!"

Ariella listened intently to Myra, a rumble of understanding brewing in her throat.

"Ah, the caste system... I am familiar with it. Sounds like where I am from. But at least they don't deny your worth based purely on if you are able to manipulate magic, I suppose."

She glanced up at the new comers to the roof, noting that the woman seemed to know Xenos. She was sure he had numerous connections around Remano and she wondered at how he knew this person. The other man was obviously a magician and she arched an interested brow at his trick with the water. One of the more creative uses she had seen, though Academy City had quite an interesting magical tool for aquifers that did something similar.

"Yes, you have discovered Remano's newest club, Stargazers of Reim. Please, join us for some laughter and sky watching!"

She turned her head back to the sky until a man shouted from below, making her giggle.

"SORRY SIR!"

Eliana began to hum softly to herself, content to practice her art and listen to the chatter of those around her. The woman was somewhat startled when she popped one of Myra’s joints and the young woman smashed her fist with the raw strength of a Fanalis into the roof. Recovering quickly, Elaina began to massage the area much lighter with a pleased smile on her face. ”I forgot to mention…it may ache a bit, but the results will be worth it.” She set back to work, taking greater care around the new-found sensitive area of Myra’s back.

”Oh?” She doesn’t pause in her ministrations when Garret and Serene appear, but rather lifts her head and fixes them both with a curious gaze. ”Is she a friend of yours, Sir Xenos?”