3209/We All Scream For Ice Cream

We All Scream For Ice Cream
Date of Scene:	14 October 2015
Location:	Urbania
Synopsis:	A bunch of Unionites go to an ice cream shop and absolutely nothing horrible happens.
Cast of Characters:	Kotone Yamakawa, 20, 39, 106, 385, 434, Riva Banari, Inga, Ayako Hasekawa, 626, 632, 847, 857

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Riva Banari has posed:
It's a pleasant afternoon out and about in Urbania. The sun is shining, people are going about their daily business, and a large number of Elites are piling into an ice cream parlor to hang out and devour baked goods and frozen confectionaries in equal measure. The parlor is spacious, with tables covered with white and red checkered tablecloths and little stand-up advertisements for the various products of the location (They also serve breakfast!). There are a large variety of ice creams, sorbets, and even gelato available, along with a distinctive chilled marble slab available for mixing any of a variety of toppings into your favored flavor. The smell of fresh-made waffle cones (which chocolate dipping optional) as well as a variety of warm pies fills the air.

Welcome to Happy Valley Ice Cream, enjoy your stay.

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Ice cream social? Yuna's been meaning to chill out (no pun intended) with more of her fellow Elites, particularly Unionites. She's dressed for the cooling weather as she enters the ice cream shoppe (you have to spell it that way when they specialize in ice cream), heads over to the counter ... and comes to a halt, looking over the options. So many choices. Possibly too many ... but, she'll come up with something.

Just give her time.

Meanwhile, she's sparing enough attention to wave and/or verbally greet people coming in behind her, and she'll willingly step aside for others, plagued by less indecision, to place THEIR orders.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako is here! Yes, even before people arrive. Even though she doesn't eat or even taste anything, she certainly likes to watch people eat, along with their reactions! She's by the chilled marble slab, curiously watching what sort of toppings people add to their sweet, cold confections.

    Once in a while, something catches her eye and she takes one of the toppings and just puts it into her mouth and chews. Like now! A cherry is quickly swiped and consumed! In a moment, she spits out the stem and the seed onto her hand-and with her other hand, a reddish-white powder comes from her other hand and is placed on the chilled marble slab. Dried cherry powder!

A-ko Magami (434) has posed:
    Ice cream? Count A-ko in! After all, there's nothing like a little ice cream to (excuse the pun) melt away the stresses of real life!

    She may be wearing her school uniform still, but that's because she just got out of school. Where's C-ko, you ask? She didn't want to come with A-ko since she didn't want any chance of B-ko showing up to ruin everything. So C-ko went off to her home and agreed to meet up with A-ko later, while A-ko herself came to check out what there was to get.

    As she comes in, A-ko looks around at the shop, admiring the atmosphere and looking up at the menu with all the choices on it. She smiles and gives a friendly wave to Yuna before looking closer at the menu, attempting to decide what kind of ice cream she'd like to get.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Only fools say no to ice cream.

    The door bell lets out a merry chime as the young earthbender arrives, heading inside as she pulls down her scarf from her face. This is one of the best ice cream places in Urbania, isn't it? But it's the first time she will actually attend an ice cream party here. But hey, the more the merrier. She does recognize the shape of the girl by the counter though, so she walks over and reaches out to punch her in the arm. "Heya Yuna, you hungry for ice cream as well?" she offers with a smile before she herself tries to find a menu. If there's not one on paper she'll have to ask somebody else to read the menu, but eh, if there's one she can read with her glove, then Jarvis won't have any reason for nagging at her later. It would be a slightly educational ice cream party.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    Yuri Stinson is here. He normally doesn't participate in social gatherings, but his presence was explicitly requested by one of his more devoted Multiversal Followers, so he deemed fit to take a break from planning bloody coups and bleeding all over various pieces of scenery to be here.

    He is still missing his right arm, though he believes that will grow back in the near future. For now, he simply is standing at the counter of an ice cream parlor wearing a tattered cloak that covers most of his body which is stained and blotched with dried blood. He is standing statue still as he stares at the numerous flavors behind the counter, trying to decide which of them best.

    Eventually, he lifts a finger and presses it against the glass, "I will request a serving of your..." He pauses to squint, "Rocky Road. This will suit me, as the road of rebellion is neither smooth nor consistent in nature. This is the most logical choice for me."

    There's another IMMENSELY long pause as he's asked if he wants it in a bowl or a cone. It's that kind of incredibly long pause that makes one feel bad for whatever poor worker is currently handling his order. And makes one dread what will happen when he is asked about toppings.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    HELLO I HEARD THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ICE CREAM.

    There's a slight ripple of panic outside the ice cream shop as an engine roars and a sports car speeds by the place, zipping into and out of traffic. A flash of gaudy pink and spraypaint on the outside. A crunch of metal and glass, and then...

    Miss Jinx of Zaun can be seen sauntering up towards the front door of the place, carrying Pow Pow in her hands and looking awfully agitated. "ALRIGHT, NOBODY MOVE AND GIVE ME ALL THE CHOCOLATE RIPPLE! AHAAHAhaahahhhaaaafuck."

    Oh look that's a bunch of Unionites already here. She screws up her face, and carefully slides Pow Pow to her back, grumbling. Hmmm. Time to rethink this approach.

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     From behind Jinx, someone grumbles. "Excuse me...could you get out of the way? You're blocking people." Konoe peered around the gun toting lady and blinked a few times. "...Also-" She pointed at said weapon curiously. "...What's with the gun? I don't think you need that here."

     Pause.

     A tilt of the head followed, and she looked away in thought. "...Or do you? Hm..."

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Yuna hasn't actually met Ayako in person before (that she can remember, at least), but the water elemental gets a friendly wave from the blonde idol. So does everyone else who comes in - except for Toph, who'd be lucky to notice the movement. "What self-respecting girl would turn down a chance to eat ice cream with friends?" is Yuna's cheery response to the earthbender; she accepts the punch to her arm in good humor (no pun intended), then turns her attention back to the available choices.

Which is when the shoppe gets held up by a trigger-happy Confederate.

"I don't mean to be rude ... Jinx, right?" Yuna says with a slightly tense smile. "But it'd be VERY kind of you to leave some chocolate ripple for the rest of us, just in case anyone decides that's what they want. Besides, eating too much ice cream at one sitting makes your stomach hurt, and I don't think you want to suffer like that."

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Rumor had it that HORRIBLE THINGS happen at ice cream socials. Based on Kyra's experience of one previous ice cream social she attended with Toph without incident, she doesn't believe this to be the case at all. She's not apprehensive about showing up-in fact, she's excited! "Rivaaaa!" Kyra bursts in, still in half of her school uniform (specifically, the plaid skirt part, though with apparent normal clothes for the rest), she immediately cuts the line so she can go hug her kinda-big sister.

    As she breaks away to get in line, she pauses for a moment to stare and then point at Yuri ahead of her. "Wait, you actually came? I'm...wow, I'm overjoyed!" Kyra beams in that clearly-way-too-excited-about-this teenager sort of way.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa had needed to get out, she needed to forget what was going on in her life and she'd totally been aiming to sown on breakfast food and then have icecream because hey it's awesome whe's sitting down in one of the eat with her meal alread and seems to be in a very good mood.

"Hey!"

this might be a moment she can forget the abject horror that's going on in her personal lidfe.

"Riva, Ayako! Yuna"

There's several people she doesn't now A-ko, and Yuri.

"Hey!"

Jinx gets an eyebrow raise for a moment but she turns back to her food just as Kyra arriveds and she in such a good mood she forgets she's got a mouth full of waffle.

"*MUGLE!*"

she pauses stops and looks very embrassed.

"Err Hi Kyra."

Septette Arcubielle (632) has posed:
     The sight of that horribly gaudy vehicle and the brazen would-be robber are enough to give Septette pause, but only for a moment. Some of the people in that building could take on armies by themselves; very few things could pose a credible threat to a group like this, and a blue-haired girl with a gun probably isn't one of them.

     The little robot opens the door only a few moments after Jinx, having discarded her cloak today: she tries to blend in at social events, and with Elites, the best way to do that is to not look normal. She's determined not to start a fight at an ice-cream social, even if there are... dubious persons present. And even if the free publicity for Happy Valley would more than pay for the damages. And even if it'd be fun and cool and-

     Okay, no. This is one skeletal war machine who is going to be perfectly nice and polite and civil, for at least the next few hours. No killing, she promises herself. Not even a little.

     After putting those thoughts out of her head, and giving Yuna and Kyra a nod of recognition, she strolls over to the already-crowded counter and ponders her choices. So many frozen treats! For now, Sept wordlessly places a handful of tungsten shards in an empty toppings container, for the benefit of any other metallivores.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    It's at the end of the huge pause that Yuri eventually looks up and says, "I will take your serving in a bowl." The clerk slowly nods his head as if waiting for some unseen punchline or complication. Before he can ask about toppings, Yuri is spoken to by Kyra.

    "You have requested my presence at this event, and so I have arrived. I am not so far removed from my once-human nature to deny a request from someone who has lended my aid repeatedly in the past." The Supernal Exalt comments to her, managing to force his normally monotone expression into a very slight smile.

    "Sir, what toppings do you want?" The man asks eventually.

    Yuri holds up a finger and then turns back to the man, "Yes. As with all rocky roads, it should be drenched in the lifeblood of chocolate and stained with its thick presence. I would also like its path to be pockmarked and sprinkled with the decomposing corpses of sugar. But I will have NONE of your cream which has been beaten to subjugation."

    The man seems to take a long moment to process that, "Hot chocolate syrup, sprinkles, and no whipped cream?"

    Yuri nods silently. Weirdly, he seems to notice the presence of Jinx, but has yet to react to her in a major fashion yet. He's still judging her violence level and whether it will encompass him personally.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx hops a bit on the balls of her feet, grumbles as people keep filing in around her. No no no this wasn't... not going to be a robbery today. She sucks in a deep breath, tries to calm herself, and...

    Gets into line ugh ugh gross ugh "This is awful lines are for nerds!" Okay maybe that last bit slipped out but she's grumbling and waiting behind Yuri to get through with his rediculous order.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Yuna's comment earns a grin from Toph, who nods her head. "Exactly. Gotta figure out what kind of ice cream I want to--"

    What the crud is going on outside? Toph turns her head slightly, though the moment a certain Miss Trigger Happy speaks up...

    Yuna at least should notice how Toph seems to have developed a particular nasty twitching near her right eye.

    "Just for that I'm going to get chocolate ripple," Toph announces, then turns to the clerk. "Give me a large portion with as much chocolate as you can put into it!" she declares. Because hey, she's in line in front of Jinx.

A-ko Magami (434) has posed:
    Once Jinx arrives, A-ko spins around and glares at her, before she finally chills out, and A-ko rolls her eyes before stepping to the side to let the others go ahead of her as she decides what she wants. "That was a close one," A-ko mutters to herself. "Thankfully, it's nothing compared to what B-ko could've done had she shown up here." She narrows her eyes and looks from side to side before looking at the menu again.

Riva Banari has posed:
The lady behind the ice cream counter smiles to Yuna, Toph, and A-ko as they arrive and gives them a happy wave. "Welcome to Happy Valley Ice Cream Parlor!" She says. "Just let me know when you want something!

Yuri approaches and orders Rocky Road. The woman nods and gets out a big scoop of Rocky Road, then begins waiting for Yuri. She seems pretty patient, at least... Though the arrival of Jinx and the potentially abortive holdup for chocolate ripple causes her to freeze, and then chuckle nervously. Another man in the same uniform begins digging out the chocolate ripple as requested. "How would you like it?" The man asks Jinx.

IN THE MEANTIME...

Riva sliiiiiides into the parlor. "Heyyyyyyy everyone!" She calls, happily. She looks like SHE certainly doesn't have a care in the world. "How's everyone doing? Oh, looks like you all just got here too! I'll wait my turn~" She chuckles, sitting down at one of the tables and primly folding her hands... Even though she's certainly not prim. "Sup, Kotone?" Riva replies to her.

MEANWHILE...

Yuri gets a bowl for his rocky road and soon has it served to him just like he wants it. Even Rebellion gets to be sweet on occasion.

The man who is working on the bin of chocolate ripple makes sure to get some more for Toph. "Chocolate Ripple, coming right up!" He calls. "Bowl or cone? And do you want any toppings?"

Eve (857) has posed:
    Ice cream. Ice cream is good. Almost as good, perhaps, as being invited to meet people over something as pleasant as ice cream. Eve pads in somewhat behind Yuna, standing up as straight as she can to get the perfect view into the counter's display. She then peers up at Yuna, an obvious question there in her eyes.

    This question being interrupted by Jinx. Eve turns to Jinx and scowls, not angrily but simply in annoyance. Since Yuna defused the situation and the gun's been put away, Eve assumes it was some weird joke she doesn't understand. It's THAT which has her scowling, not any actual hostility.

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     "......."

     Konoe's actually not quite sure why she's here. She just saw a bunch of Elites invading this poor shop and had to have a look. ...She didn't really need to be on line. What was money anyway? She stepped off and curiously began to walk about, taking in the sights.

     She'd never been in an ice cream shop before. Her wanderings eventually led her to the other side of the counter, where the employees worked. ...Needless to say, once she was spotted, she was shuffled back out.

     "...." Konoe pouted slightly, but didn't attempt to go back.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Yeah, I had been wondering about that, actually." Kyra says honestly, looking Yuri over, eyeing that missing arm. She doesn't seem too concerned about his obviously lacking limb, having witnessed his healing abilities first hand. He had already declined a round of white magic shortly after his recent battle against Scion so she doesn't bother asking him again. "Part of me thought you would be too busy with your recovery and schematics." she threads her fingers together sheepishly, "But I'm glad you could come for ice cream."

    The moment that Yuri turns back to deal with his order, Kyra lets out a quiet squeal of joy. Should Yuri look back again, he'll see that Kyra's once again assumed a very neutral and casual look on her face.

    When it's finally her turn to order, she slides on up, propping her elbows on the counter. "Mint chocolate chip with the dark chocolate dip with the chocolate waffle cone please." she drawls out the word please as she slides the needed amount of credits across the counter.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "HELLO YES I WANT MORE CHOCOLATE RIPPLE THAN TOPH. With sprinkles and peanuts and those gummy thingies." Jinx glares at Mudbrain, before looking back to the man. "In a big bowl, t-thank you." She also resists the urge to go for any of her other weapons... and instead...

    She hands over money for her ice cream ugh this is painful to do in front of everyone else.
    A glare at the room as if she's daring anyone to comment on this but... but she's just going to take her ice cream and put distance between herself and Toph. And grump. And kick her feet. And be generaly petulant in everyon'es direction.

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Yuna suppresses a sigh of relief, then looks down at Eve, smiling. "Good to see you here! ... Need a boost to see the menu better?"

She also takes a moment to wave to the other arrivals, before attempting to lift Eve if that's what she needs. Hopefully Eve is light enough to lift even when Yuna's NOT transformed ...

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako waves hello cheerfully to everyone as they come in. "Ah. Hello Toph! Ic-" She freezes for a moment as Jinx almost-holds up the ice cream shop's Chocolate Ripple and then relaxes once Jinx just decides to get in line. "Ah. Hello Konoe!" Wait. Do cat youkai eat ice cream? Nevermind, she's here, so odds are yes! Then again, she doesn't eat ice cream and she's here... err... nevermind. "Just get whatever ice cream catches your eyes!"

    She giggles brightly when Kyra comes charging in. "Hi Kyra! Oh. Hello Kotone!" So many people coming on in! As Riva slides into the parlor, Ayako also slides over to her. "Riva! What kind of ice cream do you like?" And then waves hello cheerfully to Eve. "Ah. Hello Eve!" Her amber eyes look back cheerfully to Riva.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Bowl," Toph replies a bit sternly. "And heck, put as much chocolate topping, mini marshmallows and nuts on it as you can without it toppling over." If you're going to eat chocolate, do it right. "And whipped cream too."

    There seems to be so many new people here she hasn't met before. Then again, she's been rather busy with the WMAT and all. Perhaps this will be more fun than she thought it would be. Also, it's some sort of victory getting to witness Jinx follow the law for once!

    Hopefully she will have enough room to taste some of the other ice cream flavours too. Like the gelato. "Haven't met some of you guys..." she says, directed to Eve and Konoe.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "Thank you for the ice cream. I will not pay you for this transaction," Yuri comments, reaching under his cloak. He fishes around in a small pouch and pulls out a rough, un-cut diamond from some Conflict Zone on creation or something. He places the thing, barely larger than a small pebble, down, "You may keep whatever change is remaining."

    He turns back towards Kyra, calmly holding his bowl of ice cream and waiting for her to finish and pay for her own order. He watches her in that flat-faced blankness and standing there, "My schematics can be advanced no further at this point. And I had already taken a diversion to talk to Miss Windstar in recent history. How are you?"

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
"Eheheh ..." Yuna looks sheepish for a moment, then takes a moment before ordering. "Toph, this is Eve, the girl we rescued from that arms dealer back in Sapidor. Even, this is Toph Beifong, an earthbender from yet another world; she's been with the Union for - a few years now, right Toph?"

Then she steps up to the counter. "I'll have some of the triple fudge swirl, in a waffle cone; if you've got strawberry bits handy could you sprinkle some on top ... ?"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Kyra steps aside, leaning against the counter so other people can place their orders. She gives Kotone a cheerful wave. "Hey Kotone! Glad you could make it too!"

    Then, she turns back to Yuri as he explains his sudden dearth of other things to do. She grins, "Me? Doing pretty great. I summoned a Ser-er, hero used in the Grail Wars recently by accident. She's pretty awesome. I've also been helping some friends with some things." She pauses for a moment and decides that this is a very bad place to start talking about Juno, especially with Jinx over there. She'll have to bring that up with Yuri alone later. "Stuff like that."

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     Ayako, the answer is apparently that cat youkai get curious and walk into places they have to business being. "Hm?" Konoe looked over towards the water...person...youkai, thing. Let's call her water youkai. Yes. "Um...hello Ayako-san." She shakes her head. "I don't really..." She trailed off, tone containing a bit of confusion to it. Ice cream. She probably never had it. Didn't seem interested either.

     And then someone else talks in her direction. She looked, catching sight of Toph and observing her for a moment. "......" Silence fell for a moment, and then realized this was the part where she was supposed to introduce herself. "Um...I'm Konoe Kanno. I..." She brought a finger to her cheek, scratching lightly. "...I'm not with any Unions or Confettis...Confederockies? Con...Confederacy. That was it."

     Another pause, and then she bowed lightly. "It's nice to meet you...Toph-san?" That's what she heard others call her.

A-ko Magami (434) has posed:
    After waiting for her turn, A-ko decides to order. "I'll have a chocolate-vanilla twist in a sugar cone with sprinkles please," A-ko says, being as polite as possible. She smiles to Yuna and says, "Triple fudge. Sounds like something C-ko might order if she's having a bad day. They say chocolate really helps with bad days, and sometimes I'm inclined to agree!" She chuckles a little.

Eve (857) has posed:
    Eve turns away, Jinx forgotten for now. Well, as much as Eve forgets anything... which is to say she's got other things now on her mind. She's not sure what to think of the older girl. She ... punched Yuna. But Yuna doesn't seem to mind. A dilemma. Eve peers at Toph curiously then nods, her expression neutral. "Pleased to meet you, Toph." she says.

    After a moment, she glances back towards the ice cream counter. "I'll have some of the triple fudge swirl." she says, echoing Yuna's order. Not just because Yuna made it, but because it sounds pretty delicious. That apparently taken care of, she turns back to peer at those who have greeted her. Ayako receives a polite but not very voluble "Hello." Hey, it's more than Yuna got! Yuna just got a headshake from the nanogirl. But then Yuna probably already was greeted, before they both came here...

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "A Servant. You do not need to fear the term for me. The nature of rebellion recognizes that servitude is not slavery," He comments to her mildly, holding his ice cream and slowly (and awkwardly) taking a spoonful of it to put into his mouth. He takes a very long pause.

    "It sounds as if you had been busy. I expect I will enter another period of low activity in the near future to focus on more worlds which need my attention. It was nice to work with the Union. I rarely get to do so, due to my nature."

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa says "Honest answere doing all right fore the moment, about everything else? I'll tell you later. It is really good to see you and have a chance to catch up with you and so many others."

She doesn't want to put a damper on thing. She's going to finish her main meal before she gets some ice fream she grins over at Ayako as well. She spots Eve and grins at the girl.

"Good to see you getting to enjoy life a bit given everything that happened to you."

She she looks over ot Toph and Konone who get a wave, then she catches herself.

"Hello Toph!"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Oh right, she remembers reading that report earlier. "Yeah, been with the Union for nearly two and a half years now," Toph replies with a nod, taking her bowl of ice cream when it's ready. She offers a wave to Ayako as well, smiling a bit in that direction, though not quite. Kino likewise earns a slightly curious look on her face, and Toph nods slightly. So she's neutral. "Just call me Toph," she corrects the cat yokai. "This is hardly a formal place." So why bother? "Pleased to meet you too, Eve. Heya Kotone." Man, not often she meets girls shorter than herself...

    With that she heads on over to one of the tables near Ayako, and she makes a point to sit with her back towards Jinx. "So what have you people been up to?" she asks before deciding to stuff her mouth with a spoonful of delicious ice cream. Maybe she can learn something about these new people.

Riva Banari has posed:
The ice cream parlor seems to have gone from 'pleasantly quiet' to 'packed' in short order. Such are the vagaries of Elite social habits: They tend to bring all their friends. Or, in MMO terms, they blob.

Nevertheless, Riva seems to be universally pleased to see basically everyone there. Ayako gets a chuckle as the spirit inquires as to Riva's favorite ice cream. "I like basically everything! But today, I'm in a fruit mood. Maybe some strawberry sorbet? Mmmmm, yeah, that'll be the ticket!" She purses her lips and watches Ayako for a moment, a flicker of something crossing her face before she just smiles again, nodding.

Yuri gets his ice cream and pays in a diamond. There is some mild shock for a moment as the diamond is acquired, and there is a yelp of surprise as she nods to Yuri. "Um! Thank you very much sir for your patronage!" She says hurriedly, and then they're off to serving the rest, the woman getting some looks from the others present. Suddenly, there's even more motivation in the general group as they serve ice cream. Jinx and Toph both get heaping bowls of chocolate ripple, complete with the requested toppings. Toph's is taller because of the whipped cream topping, but Jinx's seems a little wider dur to gummis holding things together. It's hard to tell who has more, which probably only fuels their rivalry further, but it looks like they cleaned the outside stock of it out.

Kyra is also served pleasantly and quickly, getting nice big fresh waffle coan with dark chocolate dipped mint chocolate chip.

Yuna is quickly served some triple fudge swirl on a waffle cone, and as requested, its topped with fresh strawberry pieces! Yummy!

A-ko gets a chocolate-vanilla twist as requested, on a plain sugar cone and sprinkles. It practically radiates classic soft-serve, though the ice cream used definately tastes like fresh-made instead of the usual you might get elsewhere.

Eve, too, gets some triple fudge swirl. Should she not desire a cone, she'll get it in a bowl, plain. There's plenty for everyone, it seems!

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako shrugs lightly. "It's okay, Konoe! I don't really eat ice cream either." She giggles brightly. "Or eat."

    She turns over to Toph quickly. "I've been doing a bunch! Watched a world almost end and become reborn! Riva's laundry. Trying to help with the efforts of making a world sustainable! Being a healer and a self-styled maid." Ayako giggles softly and just shakes her head slowly. "And being Riva's roommate in general. You know. The usual."

    And then Ayako slowly turns back towards Riva. Huh? What was that? Did Riva get an idea? Riva's ideas never just 'go away on their own'. Oh well, whatever. "I'll go get one for you then, Riva!" She gets back up and gets in line. She's going to get a strawberryy sorbet for Riva and... a strawberry ice cream in a bowl for herself! Err... but Ayako doesn't eat! One has to wonder what she's going to do with it?

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx spoons at her ice cream... not exactly savoring it as much as she might have now that it not Ill Gotten. A grumbly grumpy noise and the young lady looks over at the others, trying to pick out... well. At least not a terrible face.

    Kyra and Yuri. Classmates. The girl hikes her braids around her waist, /stomps/ past Jinx and plops herself down next to Kyra. "Hiya nerd. Howya been? Thanks for calling the match, by the way. And puttin' me on the streams." She salutes a bit with her spoon, slurps a gummi worm into her mouth, and points at Yuri with her spoon. "Who's your friend?"

Inga has posed:
Inga walks into the ice cream parlor, finally, looking slightly ruffled. "I am no longer lost!" she announces, then sighs, moving inside. That had been an interesting experience she would now like to drown in ice cream.

She's done her best to try to dress for what she assumes will be the style, and thus not in full viking regalia. She is wearing a blue dress with polka dots that was made for her by Tomoe. It's adorable. Naturally, she still has her staff in hand, along with a brown leather pouch attached to the belt at her waist, and an iron hammer pendant around her neck. Inga looks for Riva, and makes a bee line for her.

Get it? BEE line!?

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Yuna pays for both her ice cream cone, *and* Eve's ice cream, before accepting her cone and looking for a good spot to sit. Preferably someplace where Eve can sit next to her ... eh, the tables are close enough together that it shouldn't be a big problem. The idol singer pulls a chair out from a table near (facing) Toph and Ayako. "Eve, want to sit over here?" she invites the younger blonde girl ... then sits next to the seat she pulled out first.

Then she turns some attention to starting in on eating her ice cream, listening to other conversations before she tries to jump into the discussions.

Eve (857) has posed:
    Eve is fine with a bowl. She accepts is with dignity, nodding in grave acknowledgment to the server as she accepts her bounty. She glances around, then decides to move towards the group Yuna indicates. Ayako, Toph and Riva. She knows Ayako, sort of, and Riva's voice is familiar. And Toph... well, she still hasn't figured Toph out, but the slightly older girl doesn't seem unpleasant.

    Eve nods and comes over beside Yuna. She carefully sits down with her bowl, murmuring a quiet "Thank you." to Yuna. Once seated, Eve turns to Riva. "I ... didn't see any hot pie options." she claims cryptically. Well okay then, she'll have to make do with her triple fudge swirl. She sticks a spoon in, tastes... and yeah, the girl's pink eyes go kind of unfocussed and dreamy. Mmmmmm...

A-ko Magami (434) has posed:
    Looking around, A-ko tries to see if there's anyone else she recognizes... but alas, the only person she's really acquainted with is Yuna. She makes sure there is seating for the others before taking a seat near her. She slowly licks her cone, savoring the unique flavor and taste. "I'll definitely have to come back here with C-ko sometime," A-ko comments to nobody in particular, although Yuna and the others nearby should hear it probably. "I'll have to do it on a day off though, since B-ko will be following us here if I make afterschool plans with C-ko." She runs a hand through her hair and sighs.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Oh, no, it's less that and more like...I dunno if you knew the whole Grail War mechanics thing." Kyra admits, though part of it IS she was afraid he might think she was oppressing someone if she called her a 'servant' and didn't know. "It gets kind of technical sometimes." Casually, she reaches over and takes up her waffle cone, nibbling on the hard chocolate shell over her ice cream.

    "Oh! Jinx, this is Yuri Stinson. He's an Exalt and has a giant robot. They're basically the same thing. We've been in a few fights together. Liiike...that one world that was in the middle of Ragnarok. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's where I met him."

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     "Okay, Toph-san." ...Evidently she didn't hear what Toph just said. Or more likely was that she wouldn't do it. The even, if slightly nervous, look on her face suggested that she wasn't teasing either. Hm. Once that was over with, Konoe looked away, sweeping her eyes across the proceedings. "......" Look at all of these people chattering and devouring frozen cream and sugar.

     A small smile came to her face at that thought. Somehow, it amused her. Nonetheless, it was...not her place to speak on it. Nodding to herself, having come to some decision, Konoe turned away and walked over to a nearby chair, having herself a seat. "...." Another look around. Were animals allowed in here? Well, who cares. In the blink of an eye, Konoe vanished, and in her place, a small, brown cat curled up on the chair and closed her eyes.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "I do not, but it is unimportant. You are not a Tyrant, so do not worry, Kyra Hyral," He would pat the top of her head, but he only has the one arm that's holding his ice cream, which he occasionally licks, "That is correct, that is where you met me."

    He looks to Jinx and adds, "I am Yuri Stinson, the Dark Hero that Rebels Against All Tyranny. You may elect to use the shorter name if you wish. I would shake your hand but it is difficult for me." He comments, looking rather unsure of how to greet Jinx.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Is that a heavy sigh that leaves Toph as she hears Konoe persist on formalities? "Toph. Not Toph-san. Not Miss Beifong. And relax, I'm not about to bite your head off." It does sound like Konoe is a bit nervous. Maybe it's because of Jinx.

    "Who's Beeko and Seako?" she asks A-ko next, clearly curious. No, she can't remember speaking with this person either. They do seem talkative, that's for sure.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa is now done her food at this point an she's looking to get some ice cream she wants Maple Walnut which is what she's getting up to get it.

"One waffle cone with maple walunt if you got it."

She'll tyen to see Ing aas the viking itch arrives.

"Hey Inga good to see you it's been a while."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "Oooooooh, fancy." Jinx perks up at 'Against All Tyranny'. "Yeah, the system sucks, I hate it too. Though, maybe that's not quite the same thing."

    She catches Yuri's lack of arm, and salutes instead. "And I'm Jinx. Stands for Jinx! Uh, that's about it, but they call me The Loose Cannon in the League. I'm not really attached to the name though, they're just jealous of my MASSIVE GUNS." She flexes her not so burly arms and giggles a bit. Okay, she's in a better mood now.

    A look over to Kyra. "So, lay it on me, School Gossip Maven. How were my ratings? Did I get a good crowd? You were the one driving the livestream." Those red eyes are gleaming, as she eats more of her ice cream. Very excited.

A-ko Magami (434) has posed:
    "Biko and Shiko," A-ko comments, referring to their formal names. "The names I use are nicknames amongst ourselves... although I really shouldn't say that about B-ko." She licks her cone some more then adds, "I haven't introduced myself, have I?" She looks to Toph, not realizing that the girl can't see A-ko blushing. "I'm A-ko Magami. I'm an Ally of the Union and a student. It's nice to meet you." She smiles.

Inga has posed:
Inga smiles to Kotone, reaching over for an embrace. "It is good to see you as well Kotone. You know you may visit when you wish. I have been busy..I apologize for being absent so frequently," she replies, peering around at everyone with their ice cream. So many choices it seems!

Riva Banari has posed:
Once Inga shows up, Riva stands and gives the witch a hug. "INGA! It's great to see you again! Come on, sit down. What kind of ice cream would you like? I can get it for you if you want! Don't stress!" She seems to be practically fawning over her for some reason. Maybe catching up on things?

It's at this time that Ayako comes back with the strawberry goodness, and Riva laughs. "Thank you, Ayako! I appreciate it!" She takes the sorbet and takes a bite, mmmmmming. "Soooooo good." She says, gesturing with the spoon. "So what's the ice cream for, Ayako?" Riva asks her. Toph gets a wave. "Sup Toph! How's things?" She asks the Bender, and also she nods to Yuna. "Hiiiiii, Yuna!" She waves to her, and chuckles. "I never thought this place would be so popular!"

Eve, however, gets a particular glance as Riva watches her carefully for a moment, as if trying to take in her appearance. "You should ask Inga about pie." She tells Eve. "She makes awesome pies." She laughs, and then holds out a hand. "I'm Riva! Nice to meet you in person, finally!"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "I most definitely am not!" Kyra exclaims, pausing for a moment to consider Red Saber. "...my Servant might be but we had a talk about oppressing people with arrogance." She waves a hand dismissively, "Anyway, Jinx, Yuri's a really cool guy is what I'm getting at."

    "Oh Jinx has massive guns alright." Kyra laughs, "Hashtag-all the guns. Hehehe."

    Her grin widens, "Electric, Jinx. Off the charts. I mean it's one thing to stream an official fight between a student and a teacher but I think we had huge pull from the Murasame Zaibatsu contingent too so not only more of our fellow students but all their thousands of employees. Then we have the loads of people who are into Multiversal stuff. Of the WMAT stuff I've streamed, it's had the highest number of live viewers. Though the one with N'raha holds the most views for the non-live version up on the Light Warriors Mogtube. Also if the Academy's gun club hasn't reached out to you yet, I'm not sure what's holding them up."

Inga has posed:
Suddenly, she's being hugged and fussed over. Inga returns the hug, laughing softly. "Riva, it is so good to see you. You need not fuss so. As for ice cream...chocolate, I think? In one of those cones. Those look delicious," she responds.

Inga then smiles to Ayako, reaching over to hug her as well. "Greetings Ayako! You look well--and and hello Kyra!" she calls.

Something is mentioned about pies and Inga raises a brow, looking toward Eve, then Riva. "Hmm? Who does not know how to make a pie?" she asks, genuinly confused.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    Yuri nods at her slowly, holding his ice cream in one hand, "Jinx. Your anarchaic reputation precedes you," The Exalt watches her evenly, "I say this as neither good, nor bad, but a simple fact. Personally, I agree with some of your actions, and not with others. It is a mixed situation," He tells her factually, nodding in response to her salute.

    "While Kyra Hyral establishes my levels of coolness as 'really', it is in truth a mixed setup. I have my moments of less pleasant attitude which she has yet to experience, which I believe will alter her perspective some day," He muses, looking sidelong at her. he then raises his ice cream up to take a bite, teeth snapping through both ice cream and bowl with a loud crack as he chews and swallows.

    "I see. You were in the WMAT. I used to be their Master of Ceremonies."

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako smiles brightly back at Riva. "You're welcome Riva! Oh, this?" Ayako's amber eyes go down to her strawberry ice cream. "Eh heh heh... you'll see!" And Ayako begins eating the bowled ice cream! Normally, that is. Odd. Didn't she say she doesn't eat?

    Ayako raises her hand quickly in between bites. "I'm Ayako Hasekawa! Also Riva's roommate!" She giggles softly. Whoa, her ice cream is already gone! She might have been eating normally, but she certainly was eating quickly. She sticks her hand into the bowl and absorbs any of the strawberry ice cream that had melted. Err... licking the bowl clean, so to speak?

    And then what Ayako had in mind becomes very obvious! Why? Because a chunk of freeze-dried ice cream drops from her hand and into the bowl. "Ta-dah!" Of course, Ayako giggles brightly after that and moves the bowl towards Riva.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "I've heard your voice before," Toph nods at A-ko, using the back of her hand to wipe some ice cream away from the side of her mouth. "Nice to meet you in person though. Hey Inga!" The witch earns a wave as Toph briefly the hand she's holding her spoon with before she returns to eating her ice cream. "Man, this is yummy..." Perhaps she should bring some of this home to Malibu. And maybe some treats for Buster too.

    "Riva's question earns a shrug. "Same old, really. Just gotta watch the last matches in the WMAT, and then it's back to full days of lesson again..." She lets out a groan. "Jarvis has shorter lessons during the WMAT for me, but still...!" It's not what she wants to focus on now!

Eve (857) has posed:
    Despite Eve's apparent blissed-out ice cream face, she returns to reality - reluctantly - when faced with Riva's greeting. She smiles just a little, though that could be a remnant from ice cream buzz. "Nice to meet you, Riva" she says, accepting the hand and offering a rather firm handshake for such a little girl. "I'll be sure to ask Inga about pie." she agrees. Hot pies. Which apparently make ice cream even better. Oh the thought!

    She turns a curious gaze on Toph. After a moment she ventures a question, though her voice is demure, hesitant. "You... don't like lessons?" she asks the Earthbender in surprise.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx woots at Yuri. "Well, that's pretty cool. I know that whole 'hero' bit means you probably don't like all the killing for robberies and stuff." She's gesticulating with her spoon and getting drips of chololate on the table and herself. "Smash the state, eat the rich, break shit, am I right?"
    More grinning as she shovels a few bites of ice cream in her gob and listens to Kyra's explanations, getting... really more happy at all that. "Hnngggmmmm!" Swallow. "Oh man, that's great to hear! The Insitute doesn't... you know, like to tell me that stuff. Apparently I'm a BAD INFULENCE on the kids or something. Buncha old farts." She makes a face and plucks up a gummi worm, slurping at it.

    "So what's it like bein' a Summoner, Kyra? Or Master or whatever?"

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
"Hi Riva!" Yuna waves to Riva with her free hand. "And I think it's not just the place, but the invitations you sent around - the only thing better than going out for ice cream is going out for ice cream with friends, right?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    The tone in Eve's voice makes Toph turn her head just slightly in the other girl's direction. "I'd rather be fighting or observing the fights in the WMAT instead of being cooped up inside," she states firmly. "Way too dull when I gotta do it every day."

    Also, she can't help but snort at Jinx's comment, muttering for herself.

Inga has posed:
Inga hadn't seen Toph, as she is rather short...and so is Toph. They're doomed. "Ah! Greetings Toph! It am glad to see you well," she calls.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Yuri starts eating the bowl like a goat would eat a tin can. Kyra stares at this, mentally ticking through the possible responses and logic behind this act. Eventually she reconciles that he eats the bowl simply because he /can/, a clear sign that the Exalt can stomach anything. There are no attempts to follow in his footsteps: Kyra removes the paper wrapping from around her waffle cone before eating the rest.

    "Hi Inga! Haven't been able to catch up with you in a while!" Kyra calls from across the room, waving her free hand.

    "Bad influence?" Kyra frowns, "What? Why? Because you're a 'fed? Man any pearl-clutching parents only got themselves to blame." Kyra sniffs disdainfully at the thought, having come from one such parent.

    "Pretty intense, actually. It means random guys with their own hero ghosts could show up any time for the purpose of trying to murder either one of us. I'm...at peace with this, I guess? I don't wanna die and I don't want Saber to be un-made so we're going to fight it as things come up. Plus Saber's pretty hot so that's a bonus too."

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "You may eat people if this is your perogative, yes. I believe in a focused sort of rebellion, meant to topple Tyrants and abusers, however," Yuri says as he takes another bite into his ice cream and bowl, now about halfway through the entire affair. He looks over to Kyra, listening to her carefully, "You are to be engaged in a war? I see."

    He seems to take a long pause before asking, "Would you like me to summon you a Soul Dog to help you in your battle?" He inquires of her curiously, albeit vaguely.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "Well yeah, I rob stuff and shoot people, so heck yeah I'm bad!" Jinx puffs up a bit, and adjusts her belts proudly. "Besides, fuddy duddy old men can't stop the signal. Either way it's gonna get out, you know?" Those red eys glow a bit.

    She points at Yuri though. "I like this rebellion thing you've got bu-hnnn." She screws up her face. "Rebellion. Man I can't say it like you. That's snazzy."

Eve (857) has posed:
    Toph's words resonate with Eve. While the nanogirl likes studying, or at least she likes learning all the things she was denied the right to learn most of her life, she can definitely understand Toph's point as well. Certainly Eve has no reason to argue with the earthbender over it. There's nothing wrong with preferring fights to studying. Even Eve likes to fight, or at least to train and to challenge herself. She HAS to challenge herself, or get others to challenge her. She has no intention of sitting back while others fight.

    "I see." Eve replies neutrally to Toph. "Well then. Perhaps when you're done your lessons, we can train together. Or spar." she offers not quite offhandedly. "But not inside. I wouldn't force anyone to be cooped up." she adds with a certain bite to her tone that makes it seem like this is one of her personal peeves.

Inga has posed:
Inga blinks as she waves to Kyra, then watches her companion eat the bowl the ice cream came in. "Oooh my," she says quietly. "Indeed Kyra, we must catch up! I could use you down at the cottage," she calls back.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Inga earns a nod, though Toph's focus quickly returns to the ice cream. And to Eve as she continues talking.

    The offer to train or spar together earns a brief nod, "It's probably better to fight outside, less mess to clean up," she points out. "Tell you what, I can meet you in the Ring sometime. What kind of fighting style do you have?" It sounds like Eve doesn't like being cooped up either, judging by the tone of her voice. "It's good to try fighting against different fighters so you can grow strong, especially with the multiverse being the way it is." She then pushes her bowl out to the middle of the table. "You guys should taste this, by the way." Because it's still half full of chocolate goodness.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "By summoning a Servant, the mage that does it pretty much is enrolled in the Grail War. I guess if I wanted out I could transfer Saber to another mage that can handle the drain...buuuut..." Kyra crunches down the last of her ice cream cone and grabs a napkin to wipe her chocolate-covered mouth, "I don't want to give up like that. That's just lame. And...well, technically I was already working in the Shivan war on my world but that's another story."

    Kyra tosses the dirtied napkin into a trash can. "What's a Soul Dog, Yuri?"

    Aside to Jinx, Kyra adds, "I know, right? I haven't been able to say it like that either. I've tried."

Riva Banari has posed:
"You got that right, Yuna!" Riva laughs. "Being with friends just makes ice cream even better! Besides, this is the best kind of situation to swap awesome stories and stuff. Anything happening lately, Yuna? What's on your mind?" Riva asks.

Toph gets a nod from Riva. "That's cool. Getting a break from all that schoolwork has to be nice..." She leans in a bit and stage-whispers to Toph, however, "But if you ask me, it was the most fun part. Being an adult isn't all it's cracked up to be."

She leans back and nods, then looks to Eve. "So, I haven't heard to much about you, Eve. What's your story?" she asks. "Maybe I was just not paying attention again. Sorry, I do that sometimes... Actually, tell me in a second. Be right back!"

Riva pops over to the counter and gets Inga some nice chocolate ice cream with a fresh waffle cone. She comes back and hands it over to Inga, sitting back down. "Here you go, Inga! So, tell us all what you're up to! How's it going with Harry, hmmmm~?" She smiles a bit mischeviously. "Come on, tell us all about it!"

Ayako's ice cream conversion suddenly gets Riva's attention as she deposits the result in a bowl. "Whoooooa." She says, as she leans in and tries some of the dried ice cream. "Oh man!" Riva exclaims. "It's like astonaut ice cream! This is /awesome/!"

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "It requires a certain conceptual allignment with the phrase that I have achieved. Do not worry, I lack your ability to emote, so it is an exchange in either direction, I believe," He comments to her, trying to edge some humor into his monotone and detached nature.

    To answer Kyra's question, however, Yuri sets down the bowl and plunges his hand into his own chest, reaching in up to the elbow as a red light surrounds the arm. When it pulls out again, he's dragged what appears to be a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy out of his own chest.

    It dangles as he holds it out to her, "It is from my litany of demons that inhabit my soul. Technically, it is considered a First Circle Demon, albeit with a more aesthetically appealing appearance."

Inga has posed:
Inga takes the ice cream cone gratefully, smiling to Riva. "Thank you very much Riva," Inga says, taking a seat. She leans her staff against the table, but it immediately falls over and clatters to the floor. Inga lets out a small sigh, then nudges it under the table. "I have been settling in to my cottage. Seeing the villagers at Dun Realtai. Cold weather is setting in, so I've been preparing tinctures and salves and any number of things for the usual illnesses that plague people in the cold months. Workiing on some charms to protect the animals, been hearing wolves as of late."

Her smile grows then at mention of Harry. "Very well. We spend time at the cottage and back at the apartment. I realized that at some point, our anniversary passed. Indeed, it has been more than a year now since I came through Agartha. Strange to think, isn't it?" she remarks.

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     Konoe's ears shot open. She could smell....

     SHE COULD SMELL DOG.

     The currently small cat, immediately stood on all fours and hissed in Yuri's general direction.

     Dog sighted! Where are the Wolf Tengu!? She'll blow them all up!

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx snaps her fingers as she pushes the dregs of her ice cream in the bowl. "That's rough man. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't let all this energy out. It's ME. I gotta be awesome! I really couldn't trade that for being able to talk like rollin' doom." The Loose Cannon beams, before she settles down and-

    PUPPY. "PUPPY. THAT'S ADORABLE." She pouts. "Man I take it back, you cna talk awesome /AND/ infinite doggies? RUDE. That's a good deal you got going on!"

Eve (857) has posed:
    Eve's mildly confused, and perhaps slightly panicked, by being asked what her story is. She has a number of talents, but telling her own story isn't one of them. Still, she was asked. "I was ordered to kill Yuna." she states, not happily, looking over at Yuna. "Yuna said I didn't have to. And then the Union took down the criminal who claimed to be my grandfather." she says. It's far from a complete story, but... well, it might do.

    Toph's question is another awkward one, though relatively easy to answer. "I don't have an official style. I use melee weapons." she claims and nods. It's definitely good to fight against different fighters, and it's good to grow strong. And yes, it's good to taste this. Eve reaches out with her spoon, claiming a sample of Toph's ice cream with toppings. Once again her eyes defocus with that delighted expression as she concentrates solely on the sense of taste. Looking slightly silly perhaps, but it's not like she could see her expression right now even with a mirror.

    She doesn't even see Yuri pull a dog out of his chest like a magician. Too bad... that could've been... exciting.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako giggles softly as Riva talks to everyone and zips around. Although she does lean forwards in interest! Riva's questions interest her as well!

    "It's true!" The Water Spirit agrees with what Riva said to Toph. "Being an adult isn't always great. That's one reason why I look kind of young-ish!"

    As for the freeze-dried ice cream, she just smiles cheerfully to Riva. And... she tries to figure out what kind of ice cream Konoe would like. Is there a fish ice cream? Would that even be good? She doesn't even taste, so... she has no idea if it even would be-Uh oh! Dog plus cat! Ayako slowly turns towards Konoe in cat form as she reacts to the Soul Dog that Yuri pulls out of his chest.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "From what I understand-" she says to Jinx re: rebellion, "That conceptual thing is something only Exalts can really pull off. Well, and gods I bet. I haven't met any yet though."

    The question on Soul Dogs is answered with a DEMONSTRATION in which Yuri extracts a dog from himself. Kyra's eyes become huge and she takes the puppy with her now free hands. "This...is a demon?" She squints into the puppy's eyes, hoping for some kind of hint about this.

    Then Konoe hisses at it, which seems to be compelling proof. Or it could just be that Konoe is a cat right now. At least she thinks that's her: "Konoe, is that you?"

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "Yes. It is considered among the lowest caste of demons," He says in a gentle monotone, watching her as she takes it. The puppy, for most outward appearances, has a slightly magical presence about it but seems to appear mostly normal, "You may keep it if you like. Otherwise, I will return it to its life inside Xinsheng. Do not feel bad if you wish to refuse," He adds in a blank tone.

    He looks sideways at Konoe, tilting his head a bit, "It will not attack you." He looks back to Kyra, "And if you nurture it, it should become quite a loyal and powerful ally. It is a great responsibility, however, for you to take on so soon after summoning your own Familiar."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Toph can't help but snort at Riva's comment. "Who says I'm ready to be an adult? I'm still young, but lessons are not as important as my bending," she declares firmly and closes her eyes, shoving another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.

    She halts however when Eve begins explaining stuff though. Wait. Ordered to kill Yuna? Okay, Toph is going to blink at that one. Who would order a kid to kill somebody? The blind girl also narrows her eyes, looking like she's considering something.

    Melee weapons doesn't sound too bothersome, and Toph nods. "Never had a teacher then?" Toph inquires further. Seriously... this is kinda curious. Perhaps she should have read the report a bit closer. But man, there are too many reports at times, and especially around the WMAT.

    "Mind sharing some of your ice cream?" she asks the others around the table, reaching out with her spoon. Come on, she wants to try some different flavours here.

Konoe Kanno (847) has posed:
     "Yes, it's me." A voice echoed out from the cat's form, guarded in tone, however she was physically still hissing. Yuri's assurance that she would not be attacked gets her to calm just a bit. "....." Well, it was a puppy. Maybe- NO DOGS CANNOT BE TRUSTED! DOGS ARE THE ENEMY!

     Probably.

     In an instant, the cat was gone, and in it's place, was Konoe, sitting upon the chair with her hands in her lap. However, a bunch of ofuda were casually floating in the air around her. She didn't say anything or do anything yet, however.

     But still, those seals just floated there. Waiting. Like a promise.

Riva Banari has posed:
"That's cool. Dun Realtai will be a lot better off with you there to help keep everything in line. Saber and Bedivere must appreciate you being there to deal with the things they're not really equipped for." Riva nods... And then chuckles. "Hmm... Been together for a year, huh? This sounds like you guys are getting along great. Do you think he might propose?" She arches an eyebrow at that, smiling with a slightly teasing air. "You both seem to work great together."

"Ordered to? Oh God, were you raised to be an assassin? That's terrible." Riva frowns. "I'm glad some people went in and took care of that problem. Now you're here, though. You can make decisions for yourself now! Though looks like they left out a lot of important things, didn't they. Seriously, no ice cream and pie? Man, makes me want to give them a piece of my mind." She sighs, though, and nods as Eve tries the ice cream. "Looks like you're just going to need remedial training in all the good stuff in life!" She declares.

That's when the hiss notifies Riva of a thing. First: Konoe is here. Riva looks over at the noise and gasps. "Kitty!" She says, suddenly, but then her eyes glance over to what she's hissing at.

"Ohmahgawd. Yuri, when did you get an adorable puppy? Where were you hiding it?" She asks across the parlor, apparently having missed Yuri pulling it from his soul. And what it actually is. Ooops.

Yuri Stinson (106) has posed:
    "I have always been possessant of numerous canines of varying ages and aesthetics," Yuri answers to Riva loudly. Despite the increase in his voice, his monotone remains as clear as a bell and as unexpressive as a stone wall.

    "They are a biproduct of abberant opinions entering my soul during the formation of my Supernal Powerset. I have grown to accept their nature," He notes as he watches her. He sticks the rest of the bowl and ice cream into his mouth, chewing and swallowing it all.

    "I am glad they meet your design approval, however. Many seem fond of them."

Inga has posed:
Inga nods. "Mmm, even if some of what I do Bedivere is not inclined to necessarily approve of," says says with a small laugh.

Inga continues to eat her ice cream, nibbling at the waffle cone. At Riva's next question, she chokes slightly. "Grk--I do not know about that. I believe that frightens him for some reason," she replies, shaking her head. "Not as if anything would change. It matters not to me," she says, shrugging some.

Eve (857) has posed:
    Only a very bad person would order Eve to kill Yuna. No, the girl has no qualms about that description, and apparently Yuna bears no grudge over it either. Not to Eve at least. Her opinion of Rudman can probably be guessed easily enough.

    Eve nods to Riva, her lips twisting in sour distaste. She was, indeed, raised to be an assassin. But it's true, she can make decisions for herself. Yuna taught her that, her first true lesson and probably the most important one of all. Not that Eve minds lessons about ice cream and pie, but ... well, they're not as important as free will. Not quite.

    The little blonde glances over at the disruption nearby, seeing what captures everyone else's attention. Her eyes widen as Konoe transforms. That is ... unexpected! And perhaps it's also a little bit cool. Also, a puppy has appeared. This also gathers a stare, but only a brief one for now. Neither situation seems to be a real problem. Good. Ice cream is too important to be interrupted by unnecessary problems.

    To Toph, Eve shakes her head. "Zephyr Windstar teaches me, and Yunomi has been teaching me the staff." she explains. "But... not a style. Just about fighting, and about practice." she says. She looks wistfully down at her ice cream when Toph mentions sharing, her normal generosity strained just a little... but she pushes the bowl towards Toph. It's only fair, particularly since Toph offered her own for tasting. Enjoy some triple fudge swirl, Toph!

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa is just enjoying herself at this point she looks over to Inga and nods about the cold weather.

"Winter, shoveling, salt, sand and so much slush."

she makes a bit of a face at this point.

"Humm So long as the wolves have normal prey they are not so likely to risk going after a settlment but prevention's a good idea. You know you gave me an idea for something for you with winter comming."

She pauses at the comment about Agartha.

"It's been about a year since I found out Lovecraft might have been right about things on the outside. Funny how that goes. Inga? Any sort of healer whose abilities are not prove to be quakery is a good thing to have around."

She looks to Rve for a moment and smile sa bit as she talks about Yun omi and Zephyr she doesn't know Yunomi by more than reputation but Zephr she knows and it semes she's in good care.

"So thinks are getting better for you Eve?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Unlike the others it doesn't seem like Toph is too concerned with the shapeshifting and dog antics going on, and she reaches out to get a spoonful of the triple fudge swirl. Mmm, not bad! "Ah, Zephyr? She and Yunomi are good people," the earthbender confirms with a nod of approval. "And don't worry, you'll figure out your style sooner or later. Looking forward to sparring soon." Because it's going to be interesting, and Toph can't help but wonder.

Inga has posed:
Inga nods to Kotone. "Heh...indeed," she says, sobering then. Her smiles melts faster than her ice cream. "It has been more than a year and Kingsmouth is still a mess. The people there are still just getting by..." Inga sighs, realizing what she has to do. She'd gotten caught up in her place, caught up in...life.

Inga now licks her ice cream seriously. Yes, that's possible.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "I knew you looked familiar." Kyra offers to Konoe solemly. She doesn't try to do anything further, physically, with either animal-that is until after Yuri explains his Soul Dogs a little more. At that she lifts the dog up to her and gently hugs it to her chest. "Of course it does. It may be a Soul Dog but it is also an adorable puppy." she rubs her cheek against the fur.