Acension Revival

[Razuel]

Raz kept peering around Gaia's head to look at the cat, that is until he got hungry again and looked down at the bag with the jerky in it, and as he thought Gaia to be distracted, he tried to be stealthy and fall into the bag, to which he made a movement to, starting to fall off Gaia towards the bag.

[Cifero Windtail]

Gaia input her pin and skipped asking for a receipt. When she noticed the messy eating style Raz had chosen to adopt she got a slight bit annoyed. "Hey! If you're going to be impatient, at least eat the jerky properly." She made sure to keep the other bags well away from Raz's reach. After putting her card back into her purse, she noticed the grey cat. "Sorry about the mess... poor thing has been starved."


Nothing came to Al's mind. Or more, nothing he wanted Clare knowing. "You may continue."


((But before you do Cif, we should probably talk about that))

The cat clasped the paw in a firm but gentle way, shaking it softly. "Windtail," she replied, grinning widely. "Er... Sybil Windtail." The cat's cheeks shaded slightly as she rubbed the back of her head with her other hand. "It was nice to meet you too... Oh!" The cat reached over and gently kept Raz from falling off. "...Quite the rascal, isn't he?"


Clare looked around once more, then took a step closer to Al. "We did not start out as... lovers, per se," she began, keeping her voice low. "It was back in our college days. I was taking a degree in art, while he was taking two different degrees, one of which was medicine. Anyway, there wasn't much room at the college that year, so we ended up as flatmates, much to each other's surprise." She flashed Al a rather sheepish smile. "Back then, I was kind of a goth, so... I didn't make any attempts to get to know people. It sure was surprising to find out that my flatmate was male, though..." She shook her head. "Sorry, I got a bit off topic there."

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Al stopped, but not because he suspected someone was following them, or because he thought there might be danger in the immediate area. The wolf turn his head with raised eyebrows, "You were a goth?" He didn't mind Clare rambling on, but didn't think to make note of that.


Gaia frowned a little bit and sighed. "It can't be helped. He hasn't eaten in a few days. I'm kind of just waiting for us to leave the store at least so I can feed him properly. Thanks for catching him." Gaia moved an arm to nudge him back onto her shoulders.

[Razuel]

Raz eeped as he was stopped and he tried to wiggle out of Sybil's grasp, to try and get down to the bag of food, ignoring Gaia's nudge because he was still hungry and was adamant to get that food.

[Cifero Windtail]

Al stopped, but not because he suspected someone was following them, or because he thought there might be danger in the immediate danger. The wolf turn his head with raised eyebrows, "You were a goth?" He didn't mind Clare rambling on, but didn't think to make note of that.


Gaia frowned a little bit and sighed. "It can't be helped. He hasn't eaten in a few days. I'm kind of just waiting for us to leave the store at least so I can feed him properly. Thanks for catching him." Gaia moved an arm to nudge him back onto her shoulders.

Sybil nodded, putting her hands behind her head. "Anytime," she purred, her grin remaining on her face. "So, uh... Did you need any help carrying anything? I've already got my stuff squared away." The cat held up a bag of what appeared to be mostly ramen and other sorts of junk stuff. She also continued to keep an arm on Raz.


Clare snickered and grinned at Al, her eyes twinkling mischeviously. "Hard to believe, isn't it?" she said. "But it's true. I wasn't as into it as most, but it offered a way to express my feelings without having to get too close to anyone." She stuck her tongue out. "I was younger and into art. We get weird like that." The wolf shrugged. "I did have a couple friends back then, though, and... Well, one of them talked me into getting several piercings."

[Razuel]

Raz seized his struggling after a while and looked at Sybil with a face that showed a clear message of 'Why?', so he just stayed there dangling against Gaia's body.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Al nodded and continued walking. "Well, you've certainly had more 'normal' college life than I have. Anyway, what does that have to do with how you and Alka met?" He wasn't really all that interested, but thought this would be a good opportunity to better understand his ally.


Gaia used a paw to pick Raz up from underneath him and held him firmly. "No. I understand you're hungry, but you'll be eating soon. Oh, and umm-" the fox looked at Sybil once more, "I've only got a few bags of jerkey for him."

[Cifero Windtail]

Al nodded and continued walking. "Well, you've certainly had more 'normal' college life than I have. Anyway, what does that have to do with how you and Alka met?" He wasn't really all that interested, but thought this would be a good opportunity to better understand his ally.


Gaia used a paw to pick Raz up from underneath him and held him firmly. "No. I understand you're hungry, but you'll be eating soon. Oh, and umm-" the fox looked at Sybil once more, "I've only got a few bags of jerkey for him."

Sybil nodded gently, letting the arm holding Raz drop back to her side. "Alright," she said, rubbing the back of her head. "Well, um... I could walk you to your car?"




Clare flushed slightly. "Well, to tell you the truth, it was because of the piercings that we met," she said, rubbing behind one of her soft brown ears.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Gaia was never one to not notice when someone was into her. Even just a little. "Interested in me, girly?" The fox shot a wink and sly grin at Sybil, thinking she new what the car opposite her was playing at.


Al thought for a second. "Next you're going to tell me either he gave you or removed one of your piercings."

[Cifero Windtail]

Sybil colored slightly, then looked at Gaia sheepishly, rubbing her head. ".... M.... Maybe," she replied, glancing to the side. "I'm certainly not the first, though, am I?"




Clare grinned at Al, amused by his prediction. "I was his first successful operation," she stated, chuckling softly. "I was kind of a klutz back then, and on the same day we met, I tripped over a rug and fell flat on my stomach." She winced at the memory. "I would've been fine, normally, but I had recently gotten my belly button pierced and the contact pushed it deeper into me." The wolf paused and looked down at her exposed abdomen. "I didn't realize I'd been hurt until later, and when I went to see him, instead of bringing me to the hospital, he chose to use his skills to do the job himself..."

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Gaia chuckled. "No where near. I didn't drive, I walked, but since I think you're kinda cute, you can walk with me back to my hotel. Might even invite you in, if you play your cards right." The fox winked again, walking outside of the shop.


Al made a fairly impressed look. "You said he was studying medicine at the time? As in, hadn't yet gotten a degree?"

[Cifero Windtail]

Gaia chuckled. "No where near. I didn't drive, I walked, but since I think you're kinda cute, you can walk with me back to my hotel. Might even invite you in, if you play your cards right." The fox winked again, walking outside of the shop.


Al made a fairly impressed look. "You said he was studying medicine at the time? As in, hadn't yet gotten a degree?"

Sybil flushed and smiled, then followed Gaia out of the store,  being careful to maintain a respectable distance.


Clare nodded slowly. "He was close enough to one that he could do it, though," she said. "I was awake through the whole thing, and it hurt like heck. He let me hold his tail for the painful bits... and it was actually a rather simple procedure. He just cut until he could reach it and then yanked it out." The wolf gritted her teeth. "Still, if it wasn't for him, who knows what might've happened... at least he was neat with it and gave me stitches after." Clare softly poked just above her navel. "I've still got the scars, though they've faded over the years... Not just there, either. If you look close enough, you could see where all my piercings were."

[Farewell]

"It's still being worked on, be aware it's not going to be a stealthy one." He sighed. "Also I just wanted to meet you for myself. I heard a lot of good things about you, plus it took me by surprise to have a complete stranger forgive and help Devin out."

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Gaia smiled, deciding to close the distance between the two herself. Now that they were out of the shop, Gaia put Raz down on the floor and pulled out some jerkey from one of the bags, holding it close to his maw. "Now that we're outside, I'll feed you. Eat up buddy."

Al cocked an eyebrow. "I doubt much would've happened to you. Unless the piercing penetrated some of your organs, just going into hospital would've merited a similar treatment. Though, the might've given you anaesthetic. Can't imagine having his tail yanked and gripped was too pleasent though."

[Cifero Windtail]

Sybil watched Gaia feed Raz.




Zanthe nodded slowly, shrugging. "I'm not entirely heartless," she replied. "I could tell he was a good person, even if he was trying to kill me... Not stealthy, hmm?" The catfox stroked her chin. "... Do you mean to make an example of him?"




Clare shrugged. "I tried to be careful, but then again, it wasn't pleasant having a piercing forcibly yanked out of my belly button," she said. "Still, he fixed me up pretty cleanly, so not much to say about that except that I never got it pierced again." She chuckled. "Anyway, after that we became pretty close friends for the rest of the time we were in college. After that, though, we... we kinda went our separate ways for a while. I actually ended up in Hell for a period of time, while he became rather successful in the medical field."