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Azure nodded, putting on her helmet. "I'm sorry. I'll try not to do it again, Cinnamon." She frowned. "Cinnamon?" She asked, as the armor went on with a click. "Cinnibar! Sorry. Can I ask what IDK means?"

edited 23rd Oct '17 8:55:36 PM by TroyandHawk

He chuckled, "Did I actually say that? It's short for I don't know, but usually you don't see it outside of scroll chats. I can't believe I actually said that..."

Azure looked at him. "So, what do you want to do now?" She asked. She wanted to compliment him, but saying 'your mouth tasted good' but that's...that's weird.

"Hmm... we've been out here for a while, I could do with some food. Or we could go try and find James or someone." He shrugged. He wasn't quite sure what to do next either, or what to make of what had happened, but better to suggest something than just punt on the decision.

"Honestly, I'd like to talk to James. He just seems so...pathetic, you know? But He isn't." She waited for him to agree with her, or disagree.

"Yeah, he's a nice guy," Cinnabar nodded, "seemed kinda shy, but ain't everyone at some point? Do you know where he went? I lost track of him after the cooking competition."

She removed her helmet, walking out of the thing and turned a switch on the fair. She stood there, her toes feeling the vibrations, her ears trying to listen for his voice....The food court smelled great and her stomach audibly groled.

Cinnabar tried and failed to stifle a laugh, "sounds like we should do both, then: find James and then head for some food."

Azure smiled when he laughed, "Food is nice. Follow me." She said as she walked out into the fair, listening for the timbre of James' voice.

Fairgrounds, Outside the Cooking Contest.

Quietly glancing over at Jean and the fact their conversation had sort of become little more than him awkwardly trying to make small talk and flusteredly trying to clarify that a certain team-mate of his was something he'd try to humor and put up with her...antics.

Although with the sound of footsteps approaching their direction, he quickly went quiet again.

"Alrightyo." Cinnabar said, finally putting a stop to his laughter and following, "Did you see any interesting places on your way to the cooking contest? I kinda wasn't looking for them earlier."

edited 23rd Oct '17 10:48:12 PM by 4maskwolf

"I want to eat something fake." Azure said firmly, before reaching over to grab Cinnibar's hands before she stopped and removed her hand, gesturing for him to follow her towwards the food.

Fairgrounds

Cerise looked mortified, of course.

"J-Jean!" she said. "Didn't see you there! Here, you can have mine — "

Jean threw Cerise just the most sickly sweet and sinister smile. She ... handled Cerise like an expert?

"Forget it," Jean said. "I'm only playing around. Right?"

Cerise gave back a very forced and un-Cerise-like smile. Jean turned around and set her hand on James's shoulder.

"You're a good guy. You'll figure it out," she said. "Let's me and the rest of your little group hang out sometime, yeah?"

Cinnabar followed along, "Something... fake? That's not a phrase I know." He noticed her aborted attempt to drag him along and smiled, more amused than anything.

"I've eaten far too much food that is healthy-pure, no sugar, no chemical stuff. Give me something artificial, please." She turned to face Cinnibar. "Certainly, there is stuff like that in Vale?"

"Yeah, there's plenty of places like that," he nodded, "for most types of food you could think of, really."

She smiled, turning to face him. "Lead me then," She said, stepping back to allow him to lead her to the food, or James, or whichever.

"Are... we going to get James first? I still don't know where he is."

"Sorry, Should I...Or...Do you...." Azure seemed to cut each thought off the moment it happened. "Up to you?"

Cinnabar massaged his temples with his right hand, internally sighing at Azure's response, things just can't be simple, can they... "Look, you've spent more time with James than I have, shouldn't... gah."

Azure sighed. "Sorry, it's just a bit strange. I'm enjoying my newfound freedom." She turned to look at Cinnibar. "James is strong, but he's pathetic-pitiful. He looks at his strength and finds it to be weakness. It's shameful!"

"Hang on, that's, like... the opposite of what you just said about him, isn't it?"

Azure frowned behind her mask and turned to face Cinnibar. "What do you mean?" She asked, tilting her head-a notably dog like mannerism.

"Didn't... oh whatever," he said, shaking his head, "I'm not sure. Ignore me. Let's go get some food, or whatever, like we were discussing."

Azure nodded, patting him on the back. "Alright, follow me to the food court." She hoped she had enough lien to pay for food. This was her first real time outside of the village.