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A girl, no longer able to warrant the term 'young' (for many reasons), but not quite in the realm of 'older' (for slightly different reasons) quietly relaxed at a table outside the Mall, slowly sipping her orange soda through a straw. Her black cloak (more of a cape, really; it had no hood) was wrapped around her body, still, although glimpses through it to some interesting clothes could, on occasion, be seen. Perhaps a slight bit odd, but no odder than many of the other people in the area. The girl smiled slightly as she reached up and scratched the head of her friend. To almost anybody else there, it would look like she was touching nothing but air; if they waved their hands through where she touched, they'd feel nothing. Her companion was only sort of there. Despite the fact that the girl was sitting, her companion was lying down, and yet she still had to reach up to pet his head. The simple (and only) reason for this was that the snowy-white wolf was very, very big. The wolf opened a large eye and looked at the small-ish girl. Well, anybody was small in comparison to him. "You seem quite relaxed, Raidou Kuzunoha." the wolf rumbled, his words inaudible to those without spiritual capability. Such was the nature of spirits of his kind. "...Nice day." the girl answered. To those who could see both her and her companion, they might have realized that she wasn't scared in the least of the monster, despite the fact that he significantly outmassed her; his body was larger than that of a full-sized van. Nor was she shy, exactly. She simply didn't have much to say. The girl did smile and lean against the wolf's side a moment later, sighing happily. "Fluffy." The wolf growled slightly. "I am Fenrir, oldest of Loki's children, elder brother of Jormungandr, the World Serpent, and Hel, queen of Niflheim. I bit off the hand of Tyr, broke the mighty shackles they tried to place upon me, and cause even Odin to tremble with fear." he snarled. Raidou pulled back and stared into the eye that was facing her. "Fluffy." The wolf's ears folded back in submission as he hunched down and allowed the girl to relax against his body again. "...I also permit you to call me by that name... it is a compliment about my fur, after all, and who can get upset over such honest praise...?" he muttered as the girl happily moved her fingers through his plush coat. Such was the nature of their relationship. Indeed, though prideful, the wolf had submitted himself to the girl called Raidou. Only a fool would ever think of him as a 'tame' creature, but he was perhaps... obedient... to the wishes of his companion, and had no wish to anger her. How this had come about, however, was not the sort of thing one could tell merely by looking at them. Even more, the wolf appeared to be acting as a protector of sorts, a warning to those in the area who could see him that they should perhaps avoid causing trouble. If those people investigated further, they would learn that the girl was called Raidou Kuzunoha, the 19th to carry the name, a protector of Japan who dealt with supernatural trouble and kept even deities in their places, which would explain the wolf's submission to her. She was a defender, a watcher, a judge... a warning to those who intended ill for the nation, for she was not dangerous because she was Raidou, she was Raidou because she was dangerous, the highest name of the Four Great Summoners of the Kuzunoha. And she very much liked her pet Fluffy.

Faustus Necromonium & Kusuri Keiraku

"So, are we finally there?" Kusuri's voice called out, sharply as She looked at the club. Faust paused a bit, and looked at the meanacing bouncer.
"Umm..I think so.." he called, as he looked the guy over.
"Names?" he called, in a stern voice. Faust quivered a bit, and Kusuri stood up.
"Keiraku Kusuri." Kusuri called, as the bouncer started to look, before stopping, and looking up at the two.
"Not on the list.." he called, in an adamant tone.
"NOT ON THE LIST?!!!" Kusuri called, angrily, before Faust nervously stepped forward.
"I...I'm sorry..." he called. "I...it's just... I was invited...and it said I could bring a guest.."
Honestly, he wanted to ask Yuno, but Kusuri was surprisingly insistent on going with him, and he didn't have the heart to say no.
"Faustus Necromonium?" he spoke, in a tone that was asking the bouncer to check.
As he looked, he nodded.
"You're on the list." he called. "Faustus Necromonium, and Kusuri Keiraku."
He stood aside, and allowed the two to go in.
Faust moved in, alongside her, and they looked as they were lead along.
Kusuri didn't like how pushy they were being, but Faust relented. He was used to being pushed around a lot, so this wasn't too bad to him.

Rednal Ak'Thias

"Well, this is interesting." Rednal said as he looked around the Mall. It had been a little while since the vacation in this general area, and he'd been looking forward to a little trip... and a break from Yuno. Well, no worries there. He stretched as he walked forward, until a momentary flash caught part of his attention and the feeling of being watched caught the rest of it. Camera...? Well, he was quite used to the feeling of somebody paying attention to him, and almost idly, he looked over to a table and found a girl garbed in a large black cape staring at him. Cheerfully, he raised a hand and waved. "I'm on my way to a party right now; you're welcome to come with me if you're interested." he said brightly.




Raidou simply blinked. She'd felt the approach of some degree of power... an interesting concentration in a person, but by no means truly outstanding, not compared to some of what she had experienced. She'd returned Fluffy to his tube anyway, before the person could catch sight of her. Still, an invitation from a person like that... even if he did have those odd tattoos... well, she certainly wasn't going to be in any danger, and it might help out with her job. The girl calmly stood, and a few minutes later the boy had brought them to Club Escapade. The bouncer glanced as Raidou and immediately waved them into the building, earning a curious look from the stranger. Raidou permitted herself a small smile. As a Kuzunoha, and in particular as Raidou, she had a lot of Government connections... hence the fact that she carried both sword (very sharp) and gun (very loaded) with her everywhere, and the police ignored it. She also had more local connections, however, usually related to sending some spirit that was pestering people back to where it had come from. The bouncer was one of the people she had helped... therefore, easy access to the Club. The boy led her upstairs, to a gathering of many people she had never seen before, which suggested they were only visiting the city. The one who had invited her in waved at another boy, this one had shorter hair and seemed to be the general center of attention... and this person seemed stronger than the one that had brought her. A few others, weaker than that man but still quite noticeable and one of which she would swear felt like a spirit instead of a person were also in the area. Interesting indeed; one almost never ran across such a gathering of people. She heard the boy introduce himself as Rednal Ak'Thias a moment later, a last name that was decidedly un-Japanese in pronunciation, followed immediately by the invitation to simply use his first name. He probably didn't want it to be butchered when other people said it, which was more than a little likely. "...Raidou Kuzunoha the XIX." the girl said, loudly enough for the guest of honor, the truly interesting person, to hear. With that, she calmly took a seat, and both she and the one who had brought her to the party picked drinks and started drinking.

Kusuri Keiraku & Faustus Necromonium

The two had been lead to a room, where they had found Souji, along with several others already there.
"He-hello Seta-senpai." Faust started. "Happy birthday..."
Kusuri paused, not knowing it was a birthday, and barely knowing whom the silver haired boy was that Faust was talking to.
"Yeah, happy birthday, Souji-senpai." she called, as she looked around.
As she did, someone approached the two, holding a plate with some drinks on them.
"Thirsty?" the person called. Faust paused, but Kusuri took one of the drinks, and started to down it without awnsering.
Faust jumped a little, and took one for himself.
"S-sorry about that.." he muttered to the person, flushing lightly. Was she...always like this? He started to drink the drink he had taken, finding an odd taste in it. Not outright replulsive, but.....
odd..
Kusuri had noticed something odd about the drink too, but was too thirsty to care. She needed something to drink after the trip over here. She had come here, because for one, the place was well known for being a mall.
And two, to look out for Faust.....Wait, no!!!
She came to see some of the clothes while she was around here!! Yeah, of course....

Kaname Fujiwara

If I offer you my hand,

Kaname looked around with a bored expression, although if one looked closely you could see the mischievous sparkle in her eyes, and began to drag Chidori around the club, pointing out different features of it and whatnot. "So Girly, is this place awesome or what?" Kaname's previously apathetic face was now hosting a bright grin, though her eyes had lost the glint from before. Then, catching sight of Soji, Kaname sprinted over and waved excitedly. "Vice Boss Senpai! Happy birthday, dude!" Her face went from overly excited to almost pouty, as if having the attention drawn from her for even a second upset her. "And this is Chidori....." Then, noticing a man with a platter of drinks give some to fellow guests, Kaname jumped in his direction, almost as if she were going to pounce him and took two; one for her and one for Chidori. She quickly chugged hers down, making a face at the bitter aftertaste and then handed the other to Chidori. "Drink."

Are you sure you just won't break it?

Chidori Yoshino


"Yeah.... It's okay..." Chidori then let out a small yelp for Kaname had begun dragging her around the club at an alarming speed; one which she could not keep up with. Kaname then started to converse with a boy which she did not know, but had assumed him to be 'Soji Seta' when Kaname had wished him a happy birthday. Chidori's attention however was on Faust and Kusuri, them being the only people she really knew at the party. Her head snapped towards Kaname and 'Soji' once she heard her name mentioned. "Hello.. Pleased to meet you, Seta-senpai..." Chidori timidly stared at her feet while saying this, before looking up in a startled manner as Kaname pushed a drink in her face. "O-okay...." She then proceeded to drink the fruit drink, before suddenly feeling nauseous.