Tsubaki then notices Nicole and looks up at her.
"Just something I saw around here earlier."
She then turns her sketchbook towards Nicole, showing a drawing recreation of what looks like a mural from the Echidna Temple, depicting a great, draconic beast of water laying waste to an ancient civilization.
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"Thank you. I saw this on a wall in that big temple in the middle of the jungle, and thought it looked cool, so I drew my own version of it."
One may wonder how Tsubaki even managed to get through Lost World in one piece to even find that mural...
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Nicole!"
He stops for a moment and closes his eyes. The feeling of huge magical power radiates through the area. He then opens his eyes again, looking at Nicole.
"You...I sense magic coming from you. Are you a mage as well?"
He then looks at Tsubaki, still smiling and sincerely impressed.
"Well, it's a very nice rendition of what is surely an already stunning piece."
"Erm...I got really lucky?"
She's hesitant, as if she's hiding something.
"Anyways, my name's Tsubaki Ankou."
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015Tsubaki looks at Varuch.
"Magical ability? I have no idea what you're talking about."
And then back at Nicole.
"Well, since my grandma is Japanese and my mom's half-Japanese, my mom decided to give me a Japanese name."
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"Yeah, I like my name too."
Tsubaki then looks back at Varuch.
"You must be crazy, because I'm not magic. Not magical in the slightest, no sir."
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"I taught myself. Been drawing since I was a little girl."
She turns to Varuch again.
"For the last time, I'm not magic!"
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"Yes. I'm just the highest ranking operating mage. If the Collective sees fit to interfere in something of importance, they would send me. I don't mind, since, well, they pretty much raised me and are trying to make the world better."
He turns back to Tsubaki, completely confused..
"But...my scan! You are magical! I know it! Maybe you just don't know?"
"Thanks for the compliment."
Tsubaki then walks over to Varuch...only to trip on a nearby rock and fall flat on her face.
"Waaa!"
Something falls out of her handbag. It looks like a pink, crystalline heart...
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"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015"I'm fine."
Tsubaki gets up and dusts herself off before she notices the heart fell out, and quickly picks it up and puts it back in her handbag.
Phoenix went to bed, by the way.
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015

"Hmm?"
Nicole's ears perk up, and she turns to look at the man.
"Oh, hey... Don't think I've ever seen you around here before."
She then glances over at Tsubaki.
"What'cha drawing over there?"