A Chance Encounter(Open)

After selling off all the loot he'd obtained from the dungeon, Yakuroro had opted to stop traveling by flying carpet. The Jade Mountains were a beautiful place to travel by foot, but the reason behind this change in mode of transportation was more practical in nature. From here on, Yakuroro would be heading deeper into the Zou empire's territory where a duo flying by magic carpet would stick out as potential threats. Here in the mountains the would be able to easily out run and hide from any outposts or patrols that spotted them. But past the mountains that task would only become more and more difficult as reports of intruding enemies spread throughout Zou's efficient information network.

Being on foot negated the risk of these problems and would allow Yakuroro and his traveling companion to be a bit less conspicuous. Of course, this was assuming a Finalis and an Imuchakk traveling together wasn't too suspicious on its own. As Yakuroro pondered this issue he eventually came to a solution! Or at least the general idea of what he'd need to do. It would be impossible not to stand out, so Yaku and his party needed a cover that would allow them to stand out in a more natural manner. Ideas on how to go about this had been tossed around Yaku's mind over the past three days spent selling off the gold from the dungeon across several smaller villages hidden in the mountains.

Today he was walking on a dirt path that zig zagged through a heavily forested valley. Yaku's flying carpet was neatly tied around his waist in place of an obi to keep his blue robes closed and his appearance somewhat more decent. Much of his chest was still exposed including the Seabeast tattoo's on either breast. The weather was pleasant today and there weren't many travelers on the road. It was rather peaceful, or at least it would be so long as Vasilias didn't open his yapper. But Yakuroro knew that it was inevitable so he set out two hours earlier than they'd agreed upon the previous evening. This would ensure the Imuchakk had at least SOME time to enjoy the peace of nature without interruption. However with his slow pace and Vasilias' determination to watch Yaku, the blue mage was sure it was only a matter of time before the Finalis caught up...

The Jade Mountains; they were as beautiful as always with the sun shinning down on them like they were a gift from the Heavens. Dynatos had been spending a lot of time up here lately for no particular reason. Well I guess the reason was cause it was more peaceful here than in Zou itself. At present he had nothing to do, but relax and enjoy nature. There weren't really any jobs available to him and Amira was taking forever to catch up. Dynatos knew this would happen when left to her own devices, but a little worry lingered in the back of his mind as he thought of his sisters well being. The massive fanalis man was sitting on a boulder with one leg hanging off while the other was propped up. He let on of his arms hang off of the propped leg and cuffed his hands together. Megalos, his giant sword, lay next to him. Dynatos had the perfect vantage point of the vast area before him as he extended his vision off of the mountain and across the region.

You know, in the Imuchakk's defense, he did actually sell off the goods that he had found in the dungeon. Having taken a couple of things himself, he had gotten enough money to buy a new pair of clothes. 

Whilst it was surprising for him to be content with his lot in the world right now, you'd be amazed at the improvement in someone's mood that can come with a new pair of clothes. They allowed him to fit in more than the armor that he had been wearing when he escaped from the dungeon. 

By escape from the dungeon, he meant "kidnapped by a giant piece of furniture that can traverse the air as if propelled by psychic energies". So, yes, claiming that he escaped it not only made it easier to say, but also meant that he still had more of his dignity preserved. 

The clothes that he bought not only looked damned good, but they helped him blend in more. Rather than wearing something that obviously belonged to the Fanalis corps of Reim, he wore a black long-shirt, unbuttoned at the front and revealing his well-toned chest. 

This style of clothing wasn't really something that he usually went in for, but it was at least comfortable. Plus, it was surprisingly hot here. The weather was rarely cold in Reim, but this place was almost as bad as Heliohept. Probably because it was humid as well as hot. 

Though, to be fair, the blending in part was kind of ruined by the fact that his new travelling partner was an eight foot tall pseudo-giant that was wearing a carpet. Yeah, you read that right. He's wearing a carpet. 

"Ya know Yaku," he said, interrupting the man's precious silence ",the way we currently are... well, we're kind of asking for someone to come bother us. We're hardly being inconspicuous.


Not that I'm exactly scared of people, but you're an Imuchakk mage and I'm a Fanalis, and we are standing in the middle of one of the most racist countries in the world. This country is rife with human traffickers, shouldn't you at least try to avoid detection?


I mean, I'm not asking much but... do you have to wear the carpet?"

Honestly, her brother was cruel, leaving her behind instead of sticking with her. Such a cruel person that man was, though she do not really think that of her brother. It was merely a flitting thought, one that did not linger for she knew that though her brother was a lot of things, he was far from cruel. In all honesty, it was her fault that she had been left behind. Getting distracted by something so simple that she had lost her brother and thus forced to make the trek up the Jade Mountain alone, or until she caught up with Dynatos. She prayed that she did not run into any trouble during her journey, though she could handle herself.

She sighed deeply as she continued to walk, ignoring the beauty that surrounded her for she had seen it many times before. It was not like it was her first time within the region, no, for her brother had taken the liberty of bringing her here before. Though she must admit she was younger, and had been fascinated by the scenery, but that had been a while. Now, stopping to smell the roses and admire nature was not something she enjoyed doing. Especially when sitting or standing around for prolong periods made her fidgety. But that was beside the point. No, she should be focused on catching up to her companion, though it should not be a difficult task to accomplish. With that thought inserted into her head, Amira smiled, picking up her pace.

Yakuroro took in a deep breath of the fresh mountain air and then let out a contented sigh as he looked upwards to the sky. This state of content would be short lived as his keeper arrived and began chatting away about the nature of their situation. Vasilias even went so far as to judge Yaku's fashion sense! What nerve. But at least he'd finally caught up to Yakuroro. Not in terms of his location on the road, but rather in terms of considering a disguise of some sort. The Imuchakk turned to face Alekzander and raised a brow at his choice of clothing, "You judge me for wearing the carpet when you wear cloths like that? Ha!" Apparently the Imuchakk's taste in wardrobe was a bit eccentric. "and what do you mean "racist"? I've been to Zou on two prior occasions and suffered no such persecution." This was the truth, Yakuroro had never seen any racism from the Zouen people.

"Have YOU ever been to Zou? Or are you just going off rumors you heard back in Reim?" Yakuroro didn't reveal that he was already planning on a way to fix their problem of sticking out like a sore thumb. Instead he would just pretend like it wasn't an issue at all whilst waving his hand in a gesture as if he were capable of swatting the problem away like a fly. "We'll be fiiiiiiiine. I've been here before and know how to handle these people." As Yakuroro spoke his words of assurance he continued walking down the path which now arched upwards as a hill. After reaching the hill's peak, Yakuroro would be able to see the rock Dynatos was resting on.

"Watch, these people are men and women just like all the other races and countries." Yaku would whisper back to Vasilias before jogging over to the view gazing Finalis. Once he got closer, he slowed down to a walk until he was standing next to the rock just in the peripheral vision of the Finalis. "Nice scenery isn't it?" Perhaps it wasn't smart to just approach a random stranger, but Yakuroro did so without a hint of fear thanks to his previous experiences in Zou. So long as you weren't dealing with corrupt officials from the empire, being polite was all it took to be treated equally....right?

Dynatos began to tap his free hanging foot against the rock he had been perched on. Amira sure was taking her sweet time getting here. That is one reason he had gotten so used to this area and loved it so, because this was a rendezvous spot for himself and Amira meaning he came here many a time awaiting the arrival of his fashionably later sister. He sighed deeply and took a deep breath taking in the Mountain air. The taste of it was crisp almost like cold water that you'd have after a long journey.

Something off to the side of Dynatos caught his vision although barely in it. The strange object was then followed by a question. Dynatos slowly looked to his side then slightly down. It was a giant man with blue hair and a extreme fashion sense. Dynatos was not surprised at all. He knew that this man had to be from the Imuchakk Tribe. Dynatos had met many of the Imuchakk during his time wandering with Amira. They were a kind, gracious, and boisterous people. Dynatos simply nodded to the giant of a man agreeing to the words he spoke.

"Everyone should see things like this. It just calms the mind and heart..."

The words he spoke were low and calm.

"You do realize that what I'm wearing is at least basically normal, whereas you. are. wearing. a. CARPET!" Every word that he said in the sentence just yelled the punctuation that it involved. How could he laugh about what clothes he was wearing when Yaku himself was wearing household furniture! 

It was so hypocritical that he actually felt his eye-twitching at the mere concept. However, as he asked about why he said that this place was racist, his voice seemed to go slightly cold to the touch, no longer keeping the same warmth that he had had since he joined the man's company. 

"Yaku... I was a slave for seven whole years. Once I got out, I researched places I wanted to avoid to make sure that I never got forced into bondage again. Zou was the second highest on the list for amounts of human trafficked every year. As far as I'm concerned, that makes them racist." 

Then, as if an after-thought, he added "Oh, and number one was Heliohept, just in case you decided it'd be fun to make our little trek happen in the desert next."

The journey continued on for a few minutes, whereupon he noticed that the person Yaku had chosen to prove that this place wasn't racist... was a Fanalis. 

"Yaku... I know about snow blindness, but I didn't know it was a permanent thing with you Imuchakk. This guy," he said, gesturing to Dynatos as if he couldn't even hear what he was saying 

", is a Fanalis, just like me. You can tell from the body shape, the face, the skin-tone, and especially the hair. We're the ones who are the victims of the racism. It's like claiming the Imuchakk aren't violent and then pointing to an arctic hare to prove that they aren't. We're really not the same." 

Then, forcing a pleasant smile onto his face, albeit one that seemed somehow inherently mischievous, he tried to charm the man that he was looking up at 


"Sorry about my friend, he's not exactly all there in the head. I mean, you can tell that since HE IS WEARING A CARPET!" as he said the final sentence, he turned around and shot him a look that seemed to ask how he had survived this long without being declared medically insane.

Her feet hurt. That was the conclusion Amira arrived at as she came closer and closer to the rendezvous point. It was necessary to come up with one, especially since this was not the first time the two siblings had been separated. She could remember many times where she had wondered off and lost her brother. And instead of panicking like any other young child would had, she had made her way to the rendezvous point that had been agreed upon. Or determined by her brother, however you wish to see it, though she liked to think she had a choice on where they would meet.

She closed her eyes, letting out a sigh as she slumped her shoulders. Why the Jade Mountain of all places? Why couldn't Dynatos had picked a spot in Zou? Those were questions that went through the mind of Amira Fanalis, questions that already had answered though those answered were assumption. Either way, she would have to talk to her brother about a meeting place, closer to Zou. Her eyes were reopened and immediately spotted several figures off to the distance. She could only assume one of them was her brother, but the other two were a mystery. The pace was picked up once again and soon enough she arrived at the rendezvous, mere feet from the three.

Amira glanced at the two figures, one more than the other for his height surprised her, before locking her eyes on Dynatos. "You should really stop leaving your sister behind. And are these two friends of yours?" she spoke, crossing her arms as she quickly glanced at the two men. A frown began to settle onto her face, as she waited.

News of Alekzander's past as a slave was unfortunate, but at least that explained why he bore such distrust for this country. While Yakuroro hadn't faced any racism, he would have to have been blind to not notice the large slave population. Granted, the "slaves" in Zou probably had the best living conditions out of most of the world; somehow Yakuroro still didn't blame Vasillias for having hard feelings about the matter. Being a well-treated slave didn't make one any less of a slave after all. Perhaps this wasn't the best time to mention that Yakuroro had been wanting to visit Heliohapt for quite some time now and was planning on doing so once his business in Zou concluded. Assuming the information he gathered while here wasn't drastic enough to change his plans...

Yakuroro ignored the efforts Vasilias made to point out how ridiculous the Imuchakk's costume was and smiled a big grin after hearing the new stranger's reply. It was the kind of response you got from someone with a heart like still waters. It was a simple honesty Yakuroro found admirable even if there was no reason for Dynatos to lie. "Forgive the help, he doesn't have many manners and doesn't seem to know how to be quiet. Hohohoho~" The Imuchakk chuckled heartily as he looked out over the valley view. Dynatos had chosen a great spot to rest!

The blue haired magician was going to speak again, but a newcomer arrived. Another Finalis, female this time, approached and began speaking to the other stranger. It seemed they were siblings, and the latter was asking if Yaku and Alek were her brothers friends. Yakuroro would nudge Alekzander before whispering, "You're concerned about slavers right? Maybe we should try to get these two to follow us. They'll be safer in a group rather than alone, right?" Hopefully Yaku's companion would agree and help him begin convincing the Finalis siblings to join them. In truth, Yakuroro did not think the two needed their protection to be safe from slavers. But he would need more people in the group if his ideas for how to stick out less obviously were to come to fruition.

Dynatos's expression was still one of serenity. He looked between the Imuchakk man and the Fanalis who had approached him with a almost wicked smile. The two seemed to be rather close friends considering how they talked to eat other. Dynatos cracked a slight smile at what both of them said. Before he could get out a word about anything he had heard up until now Amira burst onto the scene. She looked rather pouty as she looked at Dynatos and the two gentleman standing between them.

"No one left you behind. You wandered off like you always do..." Dynatos looked at Amira with a dull look. He loved his sister, but she always did this. Wandered off then blame him. "Anyway these two are travelers just like us. One is a Imuchakk. He is part of a Tribe of giants who rival us in strength. You saw some of his kind in your younger days. The other man is a Fanalis just like you and I." His tone of voice was dull, yet sarcastic. He smirked at Amira before looking back at the two men. "I'm Dynatos and that feisty one over there is Amira my younger sister. "

His teeth gritted together as the asshole called him his help. He would have punched the fucker around his smug face, if it wasn't for the fact that he was two entire feet taller than him and thus was actually impossible to reach. Instead, his hand slammed out, aiming to punch his humongous companion in the crotch.
 
" 'Help', my ass. I'm not your servant, Yaku, I'm your escort. Call me 'the help' again and you're not getting to keep those balls of yours." 

The tone that he spoke in had, like his comment about slavery earlier, lost the usual color of his usually pleasant personality and instead seemed to be one of pure and utter fury. Given the pattern of these little outbursts, it was clear that he was not someone who enjoyed jokes around the concept of slavery. 

It wasn't exactly hard to see why. He had been forced to do horrible, scarring things when he was a slave, and this guy thought it was funny to laugh about it? Over-privileged jackass, how would he like it if he started joking about people dying from frostbite? Some people just didn't know how to be appropriate. 

However, the anger in his tone seemed to evaporate almost instantly when he noticed the new girl on the scene. It wouldn't be hard to call her beautiful, and best of all, she was a fellow Fanalis. 

Something that's important to point out at this point; Fanalis were very rare as a race, almost as rare as Imuchakk tribesmen. Thus, when a woman appeared from the tribe, it was like finding a needle in the haystack. 

Sara was an old friend of his, they'd grown up together since he was 12, so it would have been weird for him to make a move on that girl. Plus, she was an arrogant bitch. This girl, Amira, was hopefully nothing like her. Yet, his mouth seemed to run faster than his brain. 

"Amira? More like Amore~" The line was probably one that she had heard plenty of times, but it would be strange coming from someone who had just met them nonetheless. Turning back to his companion, he gave him a wicked smile and whispered back. 

"Well, I'm certainly not averse to having a bit more companionship, especially when its a beautiful lady and her adorable brother. But, to be fair, that's not exactly helping the problem. Three Fanalis and a pseudo-giant, its safer but its also doubling the prize for anyone who could take us. You think it's safe?"

"Whoa there tiger. You gotta talk to Dynatos before you get all... uh... whatever you want to call that," Amira said. She crossed her arms as she eyed the Fanalis, though her eyes did not stay there for long. No, for as she finished directing her comment towards the Fanalis, her attention turned back to her brother. She tapped her finger upon her bent elbow, tilting her head slightly to the left. She wanted to see how he would react to the words spoken by the other male Fanalis, for he was rather protective. She expected that nature to show, especially since a stranger had clearly shown his interest in his little sister.

Though there was always a chance that her brother would react later rather than now. Either way, Amira was not going to complain, unless her brother was the one getting his behind handed to him.

With Yakuroro's position standing next to the rock overlooking the valley, Alekzander was hardly in a position to target the Imuchakk's genitals unless he wanted to try and gain footing on the declining slope in front of Yakuroro. The blow would more likely land somewhere on Yakuroro's bottom or hips as a result. Regardless, Yakuroro played along and clasped both his balls defensively while crying out, "Not my unicorn eggs!" Humorous acts aside, the outburst was unreasonable in the Imuchakk's eyes. If Vasilias couldn't handle playing along with a facade on the fly and just took everything seriously then Yakuroro's ways would inevitably set Alekzander's triggers off. The to blue magician, the hot head's past as a slave was no excuse for being unnecessarily violent.

As Yaku "recovered" from his family jewel related plight, he would bow his head in greeting to the female that arrived. Yakuroro would have gone on to better introduce himself, but the brash Vasilias was quick to engage her first. The Imuchakk's blue eyes watched as the Reim loyal soldier tried to hit on the young woman only to be swiftly rejected. It seemed like her brother was itching to step in and interject and Yakuroro so no reason to stop them. If Alekzander had started a fight, that was his own problem to deal with. For now, the magician would remain fairly neutral and just watch, a smile on his face trying to hold back laughter at the comedic scene which was beginning to unfurl.

Dynatos shot a look to the young Fanalis man as he began to blatantly hit on her. Amira soon shot him down, but Dynatos had already heard enough. He was protective over his sister because his dear parents told him to watch over her and seeing as they might not be alive he treated this like it was a dying wish. Dynatos without a word walked passed the blue haired giant and the young Fanalis. He placed his hand on top of his sisters head. "Sorry Amira. I shouldn't have left you alone." He smiled at his younger sister before turning back to look at the two men. "So are you guys gonna introduce yourselfs or continue to be rude to us." Dynatos didn't mean any harm by his words that's why he said it with a genuine smile and a kind tone in his voice. Dynatos could tell he was older than the other fanalis, but he couldn't tell if he was older than the Imuchakk so he would talk to him as if a fellow man.

The look that the guy shot him was one that he simply grinned at, giving him a playful little wink that twinkled with a mischievous, impish playfulness. He was not the type of person to get mad at simply being glared at. After all, if he was, he wouldn't have served as an active member of the military. 

However, as Yaku talked about his "Unicorn eggs", Alek just raised an eyebrow at him nonplussed. "What... the... Unicorn eggs? Really?" He asked, clearly a little surprised. Still, he quickly shook himself free of the mental slump, before adding with a bit of a bite. "Its things like this that reminds me that I'm not travelling with you because I want to." 

It was true, if Alek hadn't had to stop this guy from joining another nation state he would have much rather just gone off and joined up with his division. He hoped the Corps would be doing alright without him - Sure, he was only a Captain among their ranks but that was still something important, right? 

For all they knew, he was currently Missing in Action. The next chance he had, he was going to need to send a raven to Sara to let them know what was going on.

However, the momentary argument seemed to stop as the boy asked him their names. "Well, I guess it's only fair since you already let us know who you are. I'm Alek, and this is my 'friend' Yakuroro. Please don't be disturbed by his blossoming insanity, I think he just hit his head one too many times when he rolled over in his sleep."

She was silent for a second, her eyes locked on the Imuchakk whom had so gracefully something about his Unicorn eggs. But her silence had not lasted long for as the action registered in her mind, she clamped a hand over her mouth, muffling the sound that came from it though it was easy to discern that she was laughing. Never in her life had she heard the term Unicorn eggs, and she believed if it had been said in a bland way she would not be laughing. But the way the Imuchakk had said it, along with the action that went with it had made the situation quite amusing.

And though she would had wish to continue to laugh, even rolling on the ground whilst clutching her stomach, Amira regained her composure though a smile remained on her face. She glanced at the Imuchakk, bowing her head after he had before turning her gaze back to Dynatos, who had begun to move towards her. She watched as he casually walked pass the two men, stopping in front of her before placing his hand upon her head. He than apologized for leaving her behind, before directing his attention back to the two lovely men. Than of course the most important question was asked, their names. She thought there would had been reluctance, but the newly dubbed Alek gave up their names without any trouble.

"It's nice to meet you two," Amira spoke, "where are you folk heading, if you do not mind me asking."

Yakuroro rose a brow at "Vasilias" as he introduced himself as "Alek" accidentally giving his real name. The Imuchakk had thought Alekzander was still hiding something and even with this new name revealed, the magician still found the Finalis wanting in the trust department. Honestly speaking, there was no way to KNOW that "Alek" was his true name, but considering how casual the situation was and the fact that he'd used Yaku's real name, it probably wasn't just a cover. It was more likely that the red head allowed himself to become complacent due to the presence of a beautiful girl and more of his own race. With no real way to confirm his suspicions without making a scene, Yakuroro pretended he didn't notice and instead made a retort to Alek's comment about his sanity. "I admit that I'm not "normal" by his standards, but do try to make your own opinions regarding my mental status." The response was carefully directed to the other two finalis and devoid of direct insults to Vasilias so as to not give him another excuse to get physical. But from behind Alekzander, Yakuroro would make a series of hand gestures whilst the finalis wasn't looking to mockingly suggest that HE was the crazy one.

Yaku kept his antics brief both so he wouldn't be caught and so he could give a serious reply to Amira's question, "Oh you know, neither here nor there, but at the same time everywhere." The Imuchakk grinned as he almost sung his cryptic reply. He would wait a second for confusion to fall over the siblings faces before letting his grin rest into a normal smile as he went on to give a REAL answer, "But for now we are heading into Zou. I have business there and Vasilias here had business with me so he is following me. After Zou I'm not sure where I'll be going though...where are you two going?"

The raised eyebrow was met with a smile. Well, his name was Alekzander Vasilias, it wasn't exactly like he was lying either way.

When she asked about exactly where they were heading, he tried not to shoot Yaku a look. He didn't know where they were heading after this either. They were heading to get to the boy's master [or mistress, depending on how you wanted to give the honorative] 

Still, when he mentioned that he had business with him, he nodded. "Yeah, I have business with this guy. Dynatos.... do you mind if I just call you Dyn to make it simpler?" he said, before deciding that he didn't care about the boy's opinion of his new nickname. 

"Anyway, point being, we're not old friends. We met each other... what, two days ago? As far as I'm concerned, I'm just the guy making sure that this guy doesn't go insane.... well, even more insane than normal. 

You know how it is with people who travel alone too long. Their head starts filling up with all sorts of nonsense." Giving a quick, subtle, elbow in his companion's ribs, he attempted to "coerce" him into agreeing with him.

Amira looked between Yakuroro and Alek, eyebrows raising as she briefly questioned the words they spoke. The two looked like friends, and kinda acted like friends, but going by the words of Alek, they were merely acquainted with one another. But whatever relationship the two men shared was of no concern to her. She listened as Alek had added further details about his relations with Yakuroro, thus solidifying that the two were merely traveling companions. She had no clue why he would add the last two sentences but she would not say anything about it. No, for the words spoken by her brother had taken her attention from the conversation being held.

"If you don't know where we are going, why did I walk up this mountain?" Amira said, folding her arms across her chest, a frown settling on her face. It was rare that her brother had nothing planned from them to do. She saw him as the man with a plan for any and every situation, not something a lot of Fanalis can boast about. But she did consider the fact that her brother did not wish to disclose that information to the two men. Dynatos grew silent, and thus her attention went from him back to Yakuroro, not even waiting for a response to her question.

"Do you two mind taking a walk with us?" she asked, tilting her head slightly to the left as she continued, "I cannot stand still for long period of time. And I do believe that there's plenty for us to talk about.". Her fingers drummed on her forearm as she awaited a reply.

Yakuroro frowned as Alek preformed his elbow nudge as the attempted endearment just came off as another violation of the Imuchakk's personal space. After wincing at the force of a finalis elbow blow, Yakuroro turned his attention towards the siblings they had met. It seemed like they were wayward travelers with no real destination or place to go. Yaku saw a bit of himself in them as he was in the same boat just three years ago. The first day he left his tribe and set out to see the world was still burned into the back of Yakuroro's mind as a reminder of his own humble beginnings. It took him a long time before he found any sort of purpose in his travels, albeit the simplicity of the goal he eventually arrived at was a bit vague, but helping people in need was now the focus of Yaku's adventure. There was no telling what path might await the two and they would need to make that decision on their own.

The Blue Magician wanted the two finalis to join him and Alek for several reasons, but before he could suggest it, Amira beat him to it. Granted she simply asked if they would walk together, for now that would be a start. "I don't mind if we keep each other company. I'm sure you're both much more fun than Vasillias here. I don't get his style of humor..." With that, the Imuchakk began walking once more expecting the others to follow. The destination was Lady Shousui's, albeit everyone would end up making their own detours along the way.


((We've met and agreed to be together long enough that doing that A rank together is justified. You guys can keep the thread going without me if you want, but if not post your exit post and we'll bring this to a close. I'll get the A rank mission posted in another day or so. I've got a training to complete first))

So, this was going to be it from now? Well, he was getting to hang around with a cute girl and her... 'cute' brother, although he could just tell that there was going to be some sort of clash between the two of them in the near future, it was absolutely unavoidable given their personalities, or at least that was what it felt like. 

Still, it appeared that he was going to be ringed by annoying people; As if this new kid wasn't enough, yaku was getting back to his usual difficult self. If he didn't have to keep on civil terms with him to continue to protect "the power" (god knows what the actual power was, though), he'd have left him by now. 

There was a part of Alek that wanted nothing more than to shoot a dark look at Yaku for his words, but instead he feigned a warm smile, as if he was absolutely fine to be talked about in this way. Give an idiot what they want and they'll just keep milking you. 

"Well, maybe it's a cultural difference. I don't get why you insist on wearing household furniture, but to each their own." Sure, the dig was getting a little old by now by the amount that he had pointed it out, but there was little else that he could say about the man. 

Amira glanced between Alex and Yakuroro, wondering if she had succeeded on getting them to agree to the walk. She was worried that they would say no, though she would understand, they had just meant each other. But once Yakuroro replied with an answer that could easily be taken as a yes, and Alek agreed to tag along, she found that her worries were nothing. She smiled in triumph, quite happy with herself since Yakuroro and Alek had agreed to the walk. And she was even happier that she had been the one to ask, not her brother. Thus once Dynatos made his comment, she began to follow Yakuroro, sticking behind her brother.

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