A man in a leather jacket aboard a deep blue motorcycle pulls to a stop and removes his helmet. He stops in the parking lot and begins to take a stroll. He approaches the strange stall with a particularly blank expression, that is... nothing of note. Coffee, hmm? You, barista! You likely pride yourself on your coffee, yes? I'd like to purchase some. House blend. Black. He reaches into his jacket pocket, and begins to search for a bit, clearly hitting things along the way. I don't see any food on your menu, is it safe to assume you've none to serve, or perhaps a secret menu? No matter, here. He holds the money in front of the barista, assuming he'd take it and begin work on his order.

*Nidus, a Warframe with a rear strain of the Infestation/Technocyte virus was taking his pet Helminth Charger out on a walk until seeing the stand and he waves* Hey there. Nice weather we're having. And no Grineer as well so that's a plus.

Ryoma blinks a few times as the man speaks. Half tempted to raise an eyebrow, he opts not to and grabs the money. You could say I pride myself on being the best at what I do. And regrettably, I do not have anything to eat alongside my beverages. It would look bad if I served stale food, so I choose instead not to offer any. He places the money in a container before getting to work. So a black Bike Blend it is! Ryoma simply smiles as he continues to work. His motions are calm and calculated. Within a few minutes, the man had a cup of steaming coffee before him. The aroma was sharp and acidic, but notes of cocoa numbed the harshness of it. Oh, hello! Ryoma bows his head to the newcomer before carefully inspecting him.

This reminds me a lot like Cetus of how this is set up. And wow... Pre-Orokin drinks... seems that rift fissure on Lua had some odd effects. *he browses the menu as his Helminth Charger pet looks at Makoto though it is 3 ft tall while it sat*

(A 7'3 snake centipede hybrid slithers to the café, and sighs) Ah...lassssst time I 'member coming here..ryo and I where fighting a orochi...good timessss..

The man takes the blend, and relocates himself to an adjacent bench. He takes several blends, and his demeanor quite clearly softens. You are quite clearly worthy of that pride. As for the eating situation, might I recommend coffee cake? It's a dried cookie, so no need to worry about it going stale. I may even go so far as to say even the lowest quality coffee cake would shine when paired with your blends. Apologies if I seemed a bit... em... rude. You see I'm not accustomed to this place yet. For that matter, do you know where this is? It's quite similar to my old home, Japan, but it's, well to put it bluntly it's wildly different. The young man furrows his brow in thought, clearly he seems conflicted about what he's saying. Perhaps a minor inquiry may yield some information?

(He then slithers closer to the café, and coils around a seat, and looks around) ...ello ello everyone... (He then stares at ryoma) Oi!, ryoma, my man!, last time I saw ya, we where fightin' a giant snake!

"It was quite a lovely day in the park, if I do say so myself," such thoughts went through the mind of the fourteen year-old girl Sayaka Miki as she walked through the park, with most of her work done and school well over, it was a rare day where she had a decent chance to relax. Unfortunately, her calm is interrupted as she overhears Nidus. With a sigh, Sayaka approaches the bike stand, hardly noticing its actual owner to instead sigh and look at Nidus Have you tried maybe speaking English? Or is this some kinda secret code no one's supposed to understand?

You have honey tea that I can have? *he turns to Sayaka as his Helminth barks happily at her as a way of saying hello* Nope... not spewing out any code. Cetus is somewhere in between Russia and Ukraine, and the Orokin is just a empire where I was grafted together from infested parts from their Archamedians or scientists.

*As the sun shines warmly, a dog rolls in the green grass, leaving her light blonde fur stained green* "Woof. Where is hooman?

The man smiles at Rep before turning his attention to Makoto once more. I hate to admit it, but I too am mostly in the dark when it comes to this place. He begins idly tugging at the corners of his apron while he speaks. I do know it is called the Nexus. A world comprised of other worlds, if that makes sense. Each of us was brought here by some means, but why? That seems to be the million dollar question. He shakes his head for a second. No matter. We will find our answers soon enough! Much like how you gave me the answer to my pastry predicament! Coffee cakes, huh? I will be sure to look into those! He looks back over to the pair, or rather, the now trio and addresses them. Starting with Rep. Was that the last we interacted? That snake creature? It certainly was quite the beast. He turns his head towards Sayaka and smiles. You have a point there, miss. I had no clue what he just said. Must be some new age jargon. Lastly, he nods to the man and sets off preparing a simple honey tea. Within a few minutes, he has a cup placed before him.

(He laughs to himself) Hehe..oh ryoma...my man...I missssssed ya mate...anyways, as always, surprise me mate

*he takes a sniff while parts of his body slowly opens up showing strands of grey and pink strands* Thank you very much. *he drops arond 1000 credits (silver-esk cards with a blue boarder surrounding it) which in pre-Orokin time is 20 dollars (talk about inflation) and grabs his drink*

Makoto ponders the words Ryoma said, simple to understand, but difficult to grasp. He took to largely ignoring the oddballs of the congregation, almost knowing it'd save him time and effort. He briefly sends his thoughts toward home, to his sister, to his best friends. They could last without him, but could he last without them? It wasn't worth much more thought, he'd just have to ride it out. He seems to whisper his next thoughts aloud. I can't worry for myself, that'll be a meaningless distraction... He finishes his cup, and disposes of it properly, be it returning it to the barista, or trashing it. He stretches after his long ride about the place, but addresses Ryoma once more. If I find anything more about this place, I'll make it of note to inform you. It should go without saying you'd do the same.

Alright, Sayaka actually has heard of two of the keywords Nidus mentioned there, progress, but since we most certainly don't wanna sit around all day getting expositioned, she takes that as good enough and leans back, both arms behind her head Nice to know it meant somethin' after all. Not that I'm too familiar, but it feels like I'm a little grounded now. Ryoma speaking up alerts Sayaka to the fact that there are in fact others around, she glances over to Makoto, looks like there's something troubling him, but its not really her place to push, so Sayaka instead takes a seat near the stall and looks to Ryoma If it makes ya' feel any better, I'd like to say I'm pretty up to date on stuff, its just... Weird things happen here, probably means a lot where he came from, just not so much to us, ya know?

Ryoma takes the credits from Nidus, money is money after all. He flashes the man a grateful smile before turning his attention back to Makoto. That would be appreciated, mister um... I have yet to get your name. But yes, should I learn anything more I will be certain to tell you! He then shifts again and begins speaking to Sayaka. True. I could have come to that conclusion, but you can never be too sure with today's youth. They have their own subcultures and it is almost intimidating if you try to understand them. And finally he turns back to Rep after he starts preparing a cup of Bike Blend for him. And like the others, it only took a couple minutes. Here you are.

[A bored looking young woman in a dark blue kimono with a red leather jacket over it walks through the park. She'd glance around now and then, clearly searching for something before she simply sighs and hangs her head down, rubbing her forehead and muttering something] "Gah... Where in the hell am I now? Can't seem to get ahold of anybody, can't even figure out how I'm in Tokyo and not home... Oh well, maybe I'll at least find something interesting around here soon." [She looks around once again, this time simply meandering rather than searching for anything she knows. After a moment Shiki would decide to walk over toward Ryoma's coffee stand. She's not much for crowds or people, but she is a fan of coffee, so it's better than just wandering around looking. She'd sit down at the counter and give Ryoma a blank look, not even showing a hint of emotion as she speaks.] "So, you sell coffee then right? Gimme something black, not a fan of sweet stuff. And ya got anything to eat? I'm... New around here, been wandering without much thought so haven't really eaten much of anything." [She'd spare the others a sideways glance for now, a girl with blue hair? Huh, wonder if it's natural. Then there's that guy with the jacket, hey nice taste. And... What even is that other one? She's half tempted to take a look at its lines, but glowing eyes seem like a bad first impression. And wait, is that some kind of snake centipede monster? What the hell, that's weird even to her.] "And uh... Is anyone else seeing that weird snake centipede looking thing? It's kind of freaky, not that I'm unused to freaky, but I would expect more of a reaction. Unless this entire city just considers the strange normal?"

Thanksssss mate, always can count on ya (Wow, for once. Rep is actually being nice for once, anyways, he chugs down the drink) Thanks ma- (He then looks over at the new women) Mate, if ya don't like me, then suck it up

Makoto holds his hand to his chest, almost as if confirming it was he that Ryoma was talking to. He seems to chuckle in some semblance of shame. You'll have to pardon my rudeness. My name is Makoto Fukami, a pleasure to meet you. He offers his hand to Ryoma for a customary shake. And yours?

Sayaka sighs and leans against the stand for a moment, playing with the end of her hair as she glances at Ryoma ya' know, its really not all that bad if you're willing to try it. In fact, if you're interested I'm sure I could try showing you a few things, who knows, you might end up liking it. Sayaka briefly looks over to the newcomer, she hadn't actually paid much attention before, but hearing her mention some sort of monster causes Sayaka's eyes to dart around in search of the culprit. Fortunately it turns out to just be Rep, so Sayaka leans back a little, looking over the kimono-wearing woman, something highly traditional, she briefly wonders how old they are, but decides some questions are best left unasked. Instead, she addresses the newcomer's concern That's just Rep, there've been a few issues with the thing in the past, but for the most part he's harmless so most people just let him be. Though... In fact a lot don't even notice him. I take it you're kinda new around here? Or at least you've never seen.... Him before

(He would then glance over at sayaka) OH C'MON!, ALL IVE DONE WAS KILL INNOCENET PPL, AND MAYBE JUST BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA RANDOM PPL, BUT THAT WAS YEARS AGO!

*as he finished drinking his tea and giving the cup to Ryoma, he also gives him a small (1 feet tall) moving Ayatan scuplture and Sayaka a gilded sword with a durable and razor sharp golden edge* For you I got this from a old Orokin tower. I got the little Ayatan stars to get it working. And for you a Dakra Prime sword.

[New? Putting it lightly, more like woke up here just today...] "New is an understatement honestly, the last thing I know I was at home, and then the next I woke up in freaking Tokyo without a clue what's happening, and that was earlier today." [She'd eye Rep curiously for a moment, before turning back to the blue-haired girl with a shrug. No sense being needlessly rude to someone who's answering her questions after all.] "Name's Shiki Ryougi by the way, and it's good to hear he's harmless... I'm a little curious why you guys just shrug him off though, you Magi or something? Ya don't reek of blood, so not vampires, and I don't see any crosses, so the Church is out..." [Upon hearing the thing speak of killing innocent people, her right-hand dashes down for a knife held under her kimono, she'd point the weapon toward Rep and stand up in a blur, dropping into a fighting stance as she watches the thing.] "I'm sorry, did you just say you killed innocents? I'm not too uptight about violence, but even I draw the line at killing for no reason. If you admit to attacking randomly, how do I know you won't attack me here and now?" [A smirk crosses the woman's face as she looks at what may well be her next victim, it's true that she draws the line at killing for no reason. But she'd be lying if she claimed not to love a good deathmatch.] "Now, if you're planning on doing anything like that how about we get it over with fast? I didn't come looking for a fight exactly, but I'm never one to turn down a chance to employ my blade."

[At first I would keep my distance from the space. If what I had already learned upon studying this world was true then this was a business of sorts. This means it was a place where human beings swapped a currency of sorts for a product of varying purpose. It was strange to me how some of these products seemed to serve no use but perhaps it was a human thing? Regardless seeing others use thing like language here not with the one running the business but with each other intrigued me. It was a much different process than I was used to so I finally thought I would try partaking in this language. I believed perhaps there was more to learn here.] (A young boy with pale skin and white hair would approach the stall as if scanning it for the moment. He seems almost unaware of anyone else's voice almost as if he doesn't understand what they're talking about but he would approach the stall regardless before looking up towards the man running it. There was a strange light emanating from his eyes almost as if it too was watching from within the boy. He would ask a simple question in a dialect that could only be described as sounding alien and foreign.) "What kind of business is this?"

Sigh (He then jumps up, and slithers to shiki, towering over her, with him being 7'3 and all) Mate.....if ya wanna see the rest of ya days in dirt...I'll suggest for ya to fuck off

The man reaches out and shakes Makoto's hand. My name is Ryoma Sakamichi, the Wandering Barista! Pleased to make your acquaintance Makoto. He breaks off the shake and turns to the new newcomer, busy day. Coming right up! Although I regret to inform you that I do not have any food items at the present time. I will be looking into it however. Due to her request for something not sweet, Ryoma chooses Blue Mountain for her instead of the usual Bike Blend. He begins preparing her beverage as he speaks. You think Rep would have learned a lot sooner, what with the never ending beat downs he received. He finishes preparing the girl's coffee and hands it to her in an insulated paper cup. He then shifts his attention back to Sayaka. You make a fair point. It would behoove me to broaden my horizons! Who knows, inspiration for a new blend may strike if I do so! He laughs to himself for a moment before his eyes catch the time on his watch. That time already, huh? I hate to say it, but I just be off. It was nice meeting some new faces! The man quickly folds up the counter space and in moments he's back to having a clunky looking bicycle. He hops onto the seat and flashes everyone a quick grin. Ciao! I shall see you all again!

Makoto's previously softened expression hardens once more. He turns toward the obviously inhuman creature, and the women, with a calm fury in his eyes. If you two are preparing to fight, I suggest you do it in a more appropriate place. This park is intended to provide peace of mind. I'll see to it you don't disturb it. His eyes radiate a calm, yet pure anger. His anger seems genuine. His fist stands clenched at his side.

Sayaka glances down at the sword Nidus is offering her..... She can't very well just drag it around, but it is actually quite pretty, and kinda cool looking, Sayaka shrugs and takes the sword, awkwardly glancing around before sticking it in the ground for now Not sure what I'm supposed to do with a sword.... But thanks I guess. Sayaka looks up, thinking back about how she ended up here, never really noticed it herself, simply went out one day and... Some things happened and now here we are. I think most of us are kinda like that, just... One day we ended up here, not sure why, or how, but... Well.... There's a brief pause as Sayaka looks down between her legs, its been months now, hardly kept track of the time, but still, she's been stuck in the area for quite a while. After a brief pause, Sayaka sighs I guess it is what it is. The girl looks up at Shiki, oh yeah, they had forgotten introductions, hadn't they? Sayaka briefly wonders if she'd introduced herself to the stalltender as well... Just in case, Sayaka makes sure to stand up and announce herself to anyone in the area My name's Sayaka Miki, and I..... Sayaka briefly looks up to notice Ryoma dashing off, wow, unfortunate timing there, oh well, she might have someone to talk to about some of the things she'd been enjoying, so that's pretty nice to hear. Sayaka waves to Ryoma as he goes before looking back to Shiki and noticing the tension between her and Rep, she raises an eyebrow at Rep before asking Far as I know the worst thing you've done was steal some girl's jewel. Which, I mean, that's a real jerk move on your part, but its not anything to fight over. You uh.... Might wanna reconsider your options. Just in case, Sayaka's hand drifts to the silver ring on her left, it would be best not to have to use it, but if it comes to the worst.

It's Tenno tradition to greet some one with that they will love. And since well people like gold. Dakra Prime was worth it. *He sees Rep as his infested dog looks at him with hunger* HC. Easy... he's not your meal.

(He then turns his head a full 360 to sayaka) Trust me...I've done way worse

[The woman shrugs and stows her blade, for now, she's not looking for a fight after all, but hearing about somebody killing innocent people oddly sets her on edge. So instead of focusing on she simply waves to Ryoma and takes her coffee, as she takes a sip of it, she'd note that it's rather good... No, not too sweet at all.] "I'm not going to pick a fight here like you said it isn't the place for it after all. If this guy wants to attack me, I'll defend myself, but I'm not some mindless idiot who just kills wherever or something." [She'd then turn back to, Sayaka? Yeah, huh... Is that ring a weapon of some kind? Jewel magic? She vaguely recalls Toku mentioning something like that at one point. Either way, might as well just keep talking to the kid, better than dealing with that damned snake.] "Sayaka Miki eh? Well I guess it's nice to meet you, I'm not much for dealing with people usually, but I guess I can make an exception since I have no clue about anything or anyone around here. Anyway, what were you saying before... That fun little intermission."

(The boy would simply stand in place for a moment as Ryoma leaves. They wouldn't move from that spot keeping the same expression on their face. It wasn't until Ryoma was out of sight that they registered they had left. The boy would look around for a moment as he tries to figure out what the others were saying. Finally, he begins trying to speak for anyone to maybe hear.) "What is processing? Is there...a conflict of power here?"

Makoto speaks up the two women, significantly calmer now. I... I too would like to learn of this place. A general grasp would be greatly appreciated! Anything that could help me learn how to get home would leave me eternally grateful. I can't offer much in way of compensation, but please! Makoto bows, but it clearly seems forced, as he hesitates to do so.

Sigh.. Look, knife person, if ya gonna insult someone, ya gonna get something right.back.at.ya.

Sayaka grins and scratches the back of her head, while pointy objects aren't exactly a normal gift, well, this one seems to be mostly decorative anyways, she turns to Nidus for the moment That actually sounds like a pretty nice tradition...... I don't think I ever got your name. Sorry to say I don't really have anything in return. Fortunately, Shiki brings Sayaka back to their conversation, it takes a moment, where exactly was she again?.... Oh right, Sayaka grins and heads over to a nearby bench, not to sit, but rather to stand on it My name's Sayaka Miki and I run a delivery service around here, its got my name in it, so you could hardly miss it if you saw. Thought of it a little before Christmas time... Two months ago was it? I dunno. Next Sayaka addresses the.... Oddly pale kid, he kinda looks like he's been living under a rock all his life... Considering some of the people here, he might have. Probably best not to mention it, instead, Sayaka sighs and sits down in the bench, leaning back a little It wasn't anything to worry about, just... A little tension I guess. You get used to it sometimes. Finally, Sayaka looks over to Makoto, that worried boy she noticed earlier. Looking for answers on this place huh? Sayaka looks back up to the sky as she speaks I mean, I have been here a few months, so I guess if you want you can ask away, but I'll admit I don't know much about the place. Never heard of any way out.... Sayaka looks down at the ground for a moment, hopefully it isn't true, after all, Sayaka still has... Friends back home, much more than the stuff here, supposedly some people have made it back before... Sayaka sighs, and remains silent for a moment

Makoto grimaces, the answer he expected, but not the one he wanted. He stares down at his clenched fist, but looks up with an iron resolve. You may not have heard of one, but I swear I will find one! If it doesn't exist? I vow to make one! If I myself cannot make one? Then I will fight to my very end to see it done! With these words, Makoto walks away with a confident gait. Should anyone follow him, they'd see him mounting his motorcycle. He dons his helmet, and rides off into the city, searching for answers.

(He then stares at makoto, on his motorcycle) ...wow, he can't even hide the fact his persona is a motorcycle

It's alright and I am Nidus. The Infestation Warframe. And wow... I am heading to bed. *he gets up and he and his infested pet leaves before he bows to everyone in a deep respect*

[Shiki shoots Rep a dismissive glance, he's clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed if he thinks that he can openly brag about killing innocent people and then claim to be insulted.] "I'm not the one talking about how I killed self-proclaimed innocent people here, forgive me if that thought sets me on the defense, but I'm not here looking to fight." [She then turns toward that strange boy with the light in his eyes... What on earth is his deal? She wants to see his lines, view the death hidden deep below the surface. But for now she'll keep playing at being mostly normal.] "As for a conflict of power, nah not really. Just that our snake-like friend over there said a few things that kinda made me wary. I'm not gonna fight him if he doesn't strike first though, no need for that kinda stuff around here if ya ask me." [She may like killing, but that doesn't mean she's utterly classless, dragging random people into it is bad form, as is fighting in the open, and so many other things... Now, if this were a bounded field meant to keep people away, she'd cut into Rep without a second thought. It's a damned public park though, what kinda idiot would pick a fight here? Either way, she turns to Makoto and shrugs.] "Getting home eh? I'm with you there actually, I may not have many people I care about, but I do have at least a few..." [An errand service huh? Doubtful Shiki would... Wait a moment, she's got no job, crap what's she gonna do without Touko around? And no annoying family to mooch off either, maybe...] "Uh, hey kid you wouldn't happen to be in need of people for this stuff would ya? I'm not sure how much money it takes in, but I am pretty dang fast when I wanna be, and I guess something like that would at least let me learn the layout of this madhouse. Though, I have no idea what the money looks like." [She'd then look a bit crestfallen upon hearing Sayaka's answer to that question... Like Makoto though, there's a sense of determination as she turns her head toward the moon and grips her knife under her jacket.] "As for getting back, like he said I'll find something. I can't exactly up and vanish forever, I... Well, I was away too long once, I'm not about to pull anything like that again."

Well..another day, another enemie.....greeaaaaaaaat. (He sighs as he slithers back to the cafe, time to time, giving shiki a vile glance with his snake like eyes, and replies to shiki by saying): Look mate, I get it, ya the type of person who wants to keep justice...but here...just bout anything is possible, remember that mate... But who knows...ha may just keep on doing what ya doing...and someone other then me, will kill ya, sooo, yeah, but, I may kill ya first

[I had trouble keeping up with their words but there didn't seem to be any conflict here. However, I picked up that they were talking about leaving this place as well. I wasn't sure why they'd want to do something like that but...] (The boy stared blankly at Shiki and Sayaka even briefly looking over to Rep but more with confusion than anything else. Finally, he would speak, his voice full of a strange clarity now.) "Leaving isn't hard but I don't know where you would leave to. I can leave at any time, I just need to ask the Light. They take me where they believe others need to be."

Sayaka looks back up at Shiki for a moment, right now the only other "employee" is a kid she's been taking care of, which of course leaves all the actual delivering to Sayaka, so Sayaka stands up and extends her hand to shake Shiki's Well, I guess I could use a little help after all.... Honestly, this is kinda my first time away from home so.. I'm kinda just doing my best.... She doesn't really say much as Makoto goes, its not like she hasn't been trying, its just... No, they're confident, she can't really afford to start doubting it either, Sayaka shakes her head, then leans back in her bench before she continues If you do find some way outta here, or even something likely, would you mind telling me? I've... Well, I've got quite a few people back home who could use me.... I'd hate to think of what could have happened while I've been gone Sayaka looks back over to the pale boy and raises an eyebrow, she doesn't really know much about this Light thing, probably something from his home, maybe some kinda religion? Regardless, Sayaka shrugs Well obviously I'd want to go home, to Mitakihara City. Er, rather, MY Mitakihara. Can't very well stay here forever can I? Not if I can help it at least

(He then looks over at median, and laughs out loud) PFFFFF-AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAH, OHOHO...OHHHH...ohhhh, oh sweet lord...that's funny...

{Shiki would pause for a moment... Eh, it can't be worse than dealing with Touko right? Well, she says that, but despite her best judgments she's actually pretty fond of her so-called employer. Still, if the kid's got no clue what she's doing Shiki might as well help out, if only because she needs something to do right now. With that, she shakes the girl's hand.] "Alright then, I guess we're working with each other for now... Weird to think of, and on a side note, if you happen to hear of any... Unusual events, I might want to look into them, I guess you could say I enjoy looking for trouble?" [That is an odd way of putting it, more like she just enjoys a good kill but no need to be overly blunt about that. Hell, she hasn't even told anyone the full extent of that, though it wouldn't shock her if someone knows. Either way, she turns to the really pale kid.] "Mifune City, not sure if you'd be able to find my version of it, but that's where I need to go. If it helps any, it'd be in the late 90s right now... Speaking of years, what year is this anyway? Still the same as when I left?"

[I decided to try bringing the light forth directly but I couldn't seem to muster its power. It was as if it simply refused to come forth but it would fill my mind with what it wished for me to say.] (The boy would look blankly back as if trying to bring something forth but in the end, it seemed as though they failed to do anything. They would look a bit troubled by this as if they hadn't expected nothing to happen but they would address the strange creature known as Rep first. "Why are you making strange noises? Are you feeling alright?" (Finally as the troubled look went away the boy would look somewhat put at ease as he began speaking as if reciting lines.) "The light won't emerge. It doesn't bend to the will of physical or conceptual beings unless they do something of equal value in exchange first. The light only wishes to ignite the light in others and nothing more. Sorry, if that may be upsetting in some way."

THIS "LIGHT" THING IS BULLSHIT!

[Shiki shrugs, beings such as that hardly ever do anything for free, if this thing is truly there. Then she's not at all shocked to see it turned down a request for help... But, if it's about equivalent exchange, she might just be able to make this work.] "And what kind of thing would he request for taking me to a specific time and place? If such a thing is even possible of course... I cannot say that I'm entirely sold on this idea, but any lead that might get me back home is better than sitting around waiting."

(Suddenly a vibrant light begins overtaking the boy's eyes. Their expression becomes much more emotionless while also seeming oddly calm and their overall presence would be clear for all to see. It was as if a completely different entity was speaking through the boy now and only treating them as a puppet. The foreign dialect in their voice was gone and they were not speaking in a clear yet emotionless tone.) "Allow me to answer directly since you seem insistent." (The light would stare at Rep though first. It was a brief gaze but the light within the boy's eyes had become nearly blinding to look at.) "Hmmm, perhaps your light wasn't fully unsheathed. No matter, perhaps I will resolve that when I have time to return to my original purpose." (Finally, the light would address Shiki directly.) "The task wouldn't be too hard for me but I require a certain amount of knowledge. I may be all seeing but I am not all-knowing. No, that title belongs to one under my service though. One that I have had trouble locating as of lately. The embodiment of Knowledge is the one you might seek. They would have the answers to how we may return you home as well as...many other forbidden secrets. Of course, I won't lie when I say that if you happened to journey to the realm of truth then you may very well wander there with a broken light for all of eternity. Does this offer I make still sound appealing?"

(he immediately closes his eye's when the light suddenly appears) ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I BELIEVE YA!

Fucidin walks down the side walk as he traces his finger on his weapon sheath, specifically the letters for his family name etched into the sheath, embroidered with gold. As he walks however he steps near a puddle on the road and a car speeds by, splashing water all over him as he takes a second to realize he's gotten wet A-ah?!? Darn... How unlucky! Is there somewhere I can warm up? While Fucidin searches, a black cat laughs at his misfortune before pointing towards the coffee stall, Fuci nodding to the little rascal before moving over, leaving droplets of water wherever he goes Did you really have to laugh Loki? Well whatever! I just need to hold out until my lucky break! Let's see here! Anybody home? Once Fuci reaches the cart he yells out, noticing the other patrons around and getting a little embarrassed Oh! Sorry! I didn't see you there! My bad!

[A broken light forever... He means going beyond insane doesn't he? Part of her wants to bet it all on this, part of her thinks she should go rushing off and trust in her eyes like always... She'd sigh to herself and rub the back of her head, this is gonna be one of hell of a thing to pull even for someone like her isn't it?] "There's a risk of death or worse in many things someone like me does, if I can really find a way to go home... I've got no choice but to risk it, so yeah alright. I'm game for this little trip." [There's a cold tone in her voice, but not entirely without emotion. Rather she sounds focused as if for once this is something she cares about. Sadly, she can't even tell herself it's not, waking up in some new world, and now this? Christ, are things ever gonna calm down for her? She then glances at the odd man and his cat, cute animal, but she could do with less yelling than this. She'd look at the newcomer, once again speaking in that low monotone without a hint of feeling.] "Excuse me, do you mind keeping your voice down? I could hear you shouting, and it's annoying. And oh yeah, Shiki Ryougi's the name. Here's hoping we don't end up having any major issues with each other... Though, I guess I won't complain too much if a fight happens." [She can't help being bored, a good battle is one of the few things that really gets her moving after all, and that idiot Rep wasn't stupid enough to pick a fight with her.]

(The light would almost seem to smile as if pleased with the response.) "That's reassuring to hear. The last few individuals I entrusted a task to had some moral issues. One had too many morals while the other had none. There was some conflict in regards to this and in the end, a compromise had to be made. I'm sure you don't have any moral obligations that would hinder you from completing this task when the time comes. It's much more straightforward for better or worse. However, I must first relocate the Realm of Truth. It has left the light for a period of time and I am unsure why. I do worry about my subordinate, they aren't as mentally well as I would wish them to be. Coping with sentience while also knowing all there is to know of sentience. Well, until then I have much to do, farewell." (The light would begin to dull out before the boy seemed to return to himself. He'd look around for a moment as if to ensure that he was still there.)

(He opens his eye's once more) Oh thank god...that really hurtsssss the eyessss....wonder if anyone got blind cuz of him?....

Fuci scratches the back of his head with a dumb grin as he takes a seat, looking around for a paper towel before using it to try and dey himself off, responding to Shiki as he dries himself off Hehe! Sorry! My bad again! The name's Fucidin Fuun! Pleasure to meet ya! I don't exactly like to fight so it probably shouldn't be an issue! Fucidin then turns and watches as Light escapes and re enters a strange child, definitely out of ordinary. Unfortunately for him he didn't exactly have a clue what was happening, so he stays quiet for now and watches! No point jumping in without a reason!

[Don't like to fight? Shiki tilts her head and looks confused, what on earth... Maybe he just isn't good at it?] "Really? Well, I wasn't a huge fan till recently, but I've always kinda enjoyed training with knives and swords. Still, there's just a rush to it ya know? That feeling of moving so fast... The sound of a blade ripping through things, I can't deny that I kinda love that stuff." [As Shiki speaks, her once flat and cold voice would start to have some life in it, and there's a bit of light shining in the woman's eyes as well by now. Heh, even just thinking about it is enough to make her feel a bit, kinda sad in some ways...]

Fuci notices the difference in tone and meets her gaze, she seems pretty out of it, perhaps she didn't hear him correctly? Not liking combat was pretty normal he thought? Anyhow he loses his cheerful tone and gets serious for a second. Bleh.. That's not me. I don't see what violence can accomplish that diplomacy can't. It just seems pointless. Nobody really wins in a fight. Somebody loses, and they get hurt. That's something you can't take back. With his little blurb done though he looks around and spies Loki messing with the stand, running over and grasping the cat before moving back to his seat with a cat on his lap, petting it slowly as his regular tone shifts back That and I get a nasty headache whenever I fight hehe! I'm not exactly built for it!

[Shiki laughs, geez some people just don't get the way she thinks. Then again, that's fine... Not like being able to stare death in the face and have fun with it is for the better, despite how much she might wish otherwise at times.] "I guess I get that, for me... Eh, just something I like, but whatever floats your boat right? Can't say I get, and you don't get me." [A headache? That's not normal is it... Is he using some kind of ESP? Or maybe poorly done magecraft? She can only think of so many things that would cause that.] "And listen, I guess I shouldn't go around spreading that magic is real, but as far as I know the only things that would cause that is supernatural in origin. If you've got some kinda powers then get them sorted out, I've got a little trick myself, and back when I first got it... Controlling was beyond me, and life was hell because of it, so don't mess around with that."

Fuci watches the laugh with a bit of confusion before shrugging and smiling lightly, quite oblivious to the things happening underneath. Well it's pretty clear we won't agree on fighting but everyone is pretty different. That's what makes us all unique! Fuci then quiets down as he listens to the advice, shaking his head before bringing up a card in his hands, blue in nature but it appears to be split into 3 halves. Showing off 3 different parts of entities in each one before putting it away Magic is real you say? Don't worry! I've got my power on lockdown! It's just been a while since I've used it so intensively so I'm still going through the motions. My power gets weaker with age anyhow! So I've gotta get used to channeling it again! Then again my power seems more unstable compared to others. Anyhow! I'm only wondering what your little trick is!

"You wanna see what I can do... Alright then, it's a bit disturbing for most people, I wonder if you can stare this in the face without flinching?" [Shiki stands up, she'd casually draw a knife out from under her kimono and wander toward a street lamp. At that point, she turns back to Fuun for a moment, as she does so he'd note that her eyes glow with a blue light, bits of purple can be seen on the edges as well. For one reason or another, simply looking into them would make him think of death.] "Gaze into these Mystic Eyes of Death." [Lines appear all around the woman, yet they remain unseen by all save herself. But she's focusing on the street lamp in front of her... Hah, metal, cute. In a sudden blur of motion that a normal human wouldn't be able to follow, the woman's knife cleaves through the entire thing, traced lines lead to Death and there's no defending from that. As she stows her blade once more, the light would clatter down to the ground and a smirk appears on Shiki's face as the glow vanishes. At that point, she walks back toward the boy and looks at him curiously.] "That's what I can do, I bring Death to all who cross my blade. That's all you need to know really. As for those beings of yours... Good luck with that, I don't know a thing about those matters, but I can say this, magic tends to beget more magic, and those with power are seldom offered the chance to not use it. Get better, if only for your own sake."

? Stare without flinching? Fucidin watches as the lady flashes a dagger and tilts his head, however when he stares into the eyes his entire body freezes up, trying to take a breath but nothing seems to move, tensing up and staring with a long stare as even the cat on his lap begins to shiver in the presence of the Death Stare. G-geez... Fuci continues to watch as he's captivated by the blade, unable to look away as the light post falls over, when it crashes into the ground Fuci is jerked back into reality as he jumps in his seat, stubbing his toe on the cart Ouch! How unlucky! Erm! That ability.. It's definitely like nothing I've seen! Your a pretty scary lady! Albeit all my female contact in this world hasn't exactly been friendly. But you are definitely out there! He he! Fuci then checks the time and gets panicked, nudging Loki before running off and yelling back to the lady I've gotta run! But it was nice meeting you! I'll take your advice to heart!