Lancelot - Volskygge

Lancelot grabbed the Axe belonging to the Draugr leader, sliding it onto his back to add it to his current armament alongside the greatsword before proceeding into the tomb with the others. With how the others had fought, even his own master, he didn't see a reason to be too stressed out now. Everyone in the group could handle themselves, which might make things more fun.

"So, Paarthurnax, what do you know about this place? I feel like I should have asked before entering but well you saw what happened. I'm kind of curious about what kind of tomb requires guards like that? Not to mention a puzzle to open the front door."

Oh, really? I've never heard of you chewy-n people before, and I've from Earth too! Must be one of those other earths or something. Well, hi there! I'm Tira!

Tira's expression then shifted into rage as her eyes narrowed and her smile shifted into a scowl.

So let me take a wild fucking guess at what you bring to the team. You punch and throw people, really hard, and not much else. That about right?

Gloomy was not at all happy at dealing with a big, dumb, loud, and obnoxious brute, it seemed.

Edited by Meanken on Dec 20th 2018 at 12:25:34 PM

Neptuneman - Van Main Room

The girl's name is Tira. She has no idea what a Chojin is, given her bastardization of the word itself. She does know that Chojin are exclusive to Neptuneman's world in a sense. Somehow, Tira switches personalities while talking to Neptuneman. Could this be a Chojin power?

In response to Tira, Neptuneman replies, “It's nice to meet you, Tira! I'm Neptuneman!”

She guesses Neptuneman's abilities correctly, but she left out one thing. His ability to manipulate electromagnetic forces with his Neptune Mask. He smirks at her despite her animosity towards him.

“You're right,” notes Neptuneman. “But I have a trump card up my sleeves. The Neptune Mask! It lets me shoot electricity and control the magnetic forces in the area.”

Neptuneman creates a pure orb of electricity in his right hand to show that he means business.

Tira's angry expression vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.

Oh, wow, really? That sounds like loads of fun! But, what do you mean, it's up your sleeve, Nepman? You don't have any sleeves. Or are your sleeves hidden up your sleeves too?

Neptuneman could not see Gloomy, somewhere deep inside Tira's head, bashing her mental head against a mental wall in vain.

Kawakaze - Off to Get Some Icecream

"It... didn't exactly go to well", Kawakaze replied to the question about how the VR trip worked out with pinned ears, "It just insulted my honor and then booted me back out here...", she continued with a swish of her tail before some one else introduced themselfs back.

Giving a quick glance to assess who Liz was she soon answered her back "I am Kawakaze, I should probably ask for your name in return?"

Before she was able to fully get her answer though Maria accosted them all for the ice-cream that had been mentioned the fox took a couple steps to follow her, before taking a step back to the workshop looking into it.... before finally deciding that it was probably better to follow after them, icecream sounded nice any way.

...

Then the trip was stopped though, a fight in the living room? Might as well listen in to this conversation while waiting for the answers from the others she though.

Tenko Chabashira - Van Workshop

Okay, what Ranma said was worrying. What was her home like, to make her worried about simply eating ice cream? But this only made Tenko's conviction even stronger. She needed to protect the redhead and make sure she was happy, no matter what! And she also swore that if she ever met the one who denied the pigtailed martial artist her basic freedom, then she would give them a piece of her mind that they wouldn't forget anytime soon. She then made her determination to her friend. "Well, don't worry about it. If anybody try to make you do anything you want to or stop you from doing anything you want to, then I'll kick their butt with Neo-Aikido! Now let's get that ice cream!"

She then turned toward the other occupants of the room, including the new arrivals Puru and Kawakame, which she saw earlier but didn't have the chance to talk to. Which was a shame, as the fox-girl and the girl even younger than the japanese teenager. Miss Maria already had the good initiative of inviting them, but insisting on the offer couldn't hurt. "And yeah, don't be shy to come with us, everyone! Talking over sweets is a great bonding and team-building experience." She followed their group's matriarch to the kitchen.

The sounds of the fight startled her seriously. She was about to step in the living room to stop this silliness before Ranma told the Ice Cream group that it was an usual occurrence and that they should just ignore it. The Ultimate Aikido Master followed the advice, but still grumbled a bit. "Even if they want to fight, the least they could do is do it in a place that won't bother everyone else. I mean, we just left a digital simulation." Tenko wasn't sure of the fighter's genders, but she figured they had to be male to be so insensitive.

Deciding that talking to the Point Man was boring after all, Flowey went back into the living room to investigate the loud noises he was hearing. He wasn't dissapointed to see that a brawl had begun.

The fight was between a creepy bug-lizard-man and a barely-dressed winged woman with weird things sticking out of her. Flowey knew neither of them, so he decided to ask his closest "friend" about what was going on. He went up to the green-haired psycho woman's side. "Hey, Tira, what's going on? Who are these bozos and why are they fighting? I'm not complaining, of course, but it would be nice to know the show's contest." The malicious plant watched the brawl intensely even as he talked.

Edited by Alecoene on Dec 22nd 2018 at 12:38:32 PM

Priscilla, Volksygge

Door puzzle? So these video games had puzzles in addition to violence. The more Priscilla tried to learn about this strange thing known as "gaming", the less she understood it. Also Alduin was being... what was that word again? The Chosen Undead enjoyed a variety of plays in which the female protagonist would act as though she was annoyed with the antics of the male protagonist, but secretly longed for his companionship. Whatever that strange literary trope was, Alduin was acting like that.

"What purpose does thine puzzle serve?" Priscilla asked. "I must admit I find it a strange method of safeguarding valuables. Do locks not suffice?"

Ye Olde Lady, Workshop > Kitchen, With Lesbian Ducklings

"Fancy that, Ranma, we're in the same boat." The old crone laughed goodnaturedly as their procession took them to the kitchen. "I am normally far more chained to places myself." She didn't elaborate on the matter much. Kawakaze mentioned that her trip to the virtual world didn't go very well. Poor thing. Tenko, meanwhile, grumbled about the fighters in the main room causing ruckus. Ranma wasn't very worried about them, but Maria felt like adding her own three cents.

"Ah, but that's just the thing. No simulation can fake the rush of blood to your brain as you score a hit." She hummed, wheeling over to the wonderfood machine. "Bones crunch, limbs snap, fists hurt from impact. 'tis a thrill you cannot replicate." Although hunting down that dragon proved a thrilling enough sport for Maria at the time. The old crone picked out what was called a "strawberry popsicle" (mostly for the funny name), examining the acquired product with mild curiosity.

"Either way, it's like Ranma said. They'll get bored of it before long. Now, how do you handle this? I'm not quite as accustomed to the icecream of the future as you lassies."

Puru hadn't expected to be invited along right on the spot. Her cheeks grew a little red as she tried to think of a response. She didn't want to seem too excited about ice cream and look childish in front of the group. There was no way they'd take her seriously if they did. She just shrugged her shoulders, trying to play it off. "Sure, alright." came they young newtype's reply to the old woman.

As they passed by the living room, where the sounds of combat still rang out, one of the older girls commented on it disapprovingly. "I think the two of them are new here. I didn't really recognize them. One was a bug man and the other was an angry woman with blue hair." she clarified for the Ultimate.

They finally made it to the kitchen after following old Maria. Puru took a seat at the table and said "I don't think ice cream changes much in the future...oh! but toppings are very important. Chocolate syrup and sprinkles are almost mandatory."

Jack-O', Volskygge Entrance

Now that outburst was just straight up adorable. Jack-O' smiled the whole time Alduin ranted. She had to admit to herself that she really was just teasing little Aldy, but the intimidating dragon god turned volatile anime girl did successfully endear herself to Jack, cultivating a desire to, in ancient terms from the culture of Jack-O's distant past, 'protect her smile'.

Jack reached back and gently held Aldy's hand, still beaming.

"I feel like an honest to God big sister right now."

She decided to hold back the desire to call her 'Aldy-chan' right now.

As they ventured deeper into the chamber, Jack felt a tap on her shoulder. Looking back, she saw the girl who had jumped the gun regarding the lever earlier, looking guilty for her actions. Tetra apologized rather earnestly, which deserved a reassuring smile back.

"Don't worry too much about it. I get why you did that, you just wanted to test every possibility, people do that when presented with a puzzle. Still, looking before you leap next time would be greatly appreciated."

Her smile grew wider.

"Thanks for being considerate... oh! I don't think I got your name. I'm Jack-O'."

Dizzy, Van Living Room

Cell didn't budge. Rather, he postured as if he was holding a casual conversation, and used that irreverence as a distraction to draw her attention away from the energy blast he had primed on his finger. The beam shot out in a split second, coming in nearly instantly. Dizzy gasped and nearly flinched before Undine embraced her from behind, her arms being encased in ice to create a potent shield against the blast.

Dizzy clicked her tongue as Undine dismissed herself, turning back into a wing. She had assumed from the stance earlier that Cell was a martial artist, a close-range fighter, and had formulated her plans as such. She hadn't expected Cell to stay a considerable length away. It had thrown a wrench into her expectations. However, maintaining this distance wasn't too bad either, as Dizzy felt that she had the most proficiency in long-ranged combat.

"Fine... then I'll maintain my silence."

This next attack was going to be a little more complex. Necro emerged from behind Dizzy, the hooded grim-reaper like figure conjuring flames in his hands. Clasping his palms together, he then spread them apart to release the embers he had stored up, which came at Cell in the shape of about four spinning scythes. Unlike the arrows, these scythes spun around Cell and came at him from the north, south, east and west.

Dizzy had a hard time multitasking when it came to her powers. She had to focus her mind on commanding Necro before she could commit to another action. Thus, she had turned her body such that her left arm would be out of view of Cell. If Cell got close, she could then afford a second to transform it and protect herself.

Edited by LatverianBadger on Dec 22nd 2018 at 10:38:01 PM

Hat Woman- Wolfskull Cave

"Yeah, I'm Okay" She adressed 21. "Just need to readjust my eyes, that's all."

"Generation?" The Female addressed the Wolf, regarding the bit of a jump the wolves made in terms of sapience. "I don't think that's how species progression works... Either way, though, I guess we can talk it out." She watched as the giant wolf pastry disappeared in a matter of seconds. Clearly whatever appetite she had, 21 had droves more.

Van - Workshop

With an angry beep, yet another alternate was ejected from the simulator. Alicia rolled to a stop, groaning, her weapons clattering to the floor beside her as she sat up and put a hand to the side of her head. She wasn't sure what just happened, but it had been... unpleasant to be on the receiving end.

She looked up in time to see a group of people filing out after... Maria? Had she been ejected as well?

"Huh? What's going on? Wait up!" Scooping up and holstering her pistol, Alicia left her rifle in a nearby rack and followed after the others.

Neptuneman - Van Main Room

As it turns out, Tira was literal-minded and thought Neptuneman was talking about his actual sleeves on his outfit. Boy, is Tira quite naive! Silly girl! Chojin can have different outfits if they choose.

Neptuneman simply laughs, “Hehahahahaha!” After a few minutes, Neptuneman continues, “When I say that, I mean I keep this gimmick hidden until I use it to surprise my opponents. Magnet Power is the Earth's power, and I wanna show that I'm pretty skilled enough that I don't need to use it to win.”

Neptuneman notices the talking flower. Just how many Chojin are here, Neptuneman wonders? Everyone in this van is unique in their own way, making them generic in some fashion. Could it be that Neptuneman isn't the only one with electricity manipulation?

“Hey. Friend of hers?”

After asking that question, Neptuneman resumes watching the match. Who knows what kind of over-the-top bullshit he had missed while talking to Tira and the strange talking flower? Have they pulled off a cool grapple yet?

Edited by josh6243 on Dec 22nd 2018 at 8:46:04 AM

Tetra (Volskygge Entrance) - Integrating

When the woman in front of her seemed content to let bygones be bygones, and introduced herself with a smile on her face, Tetra gave her a smile in return, soon speaking up in response.

"Name's Tetra. Nice to meet you, Jack'O. And yeah, guess you got a point. You handled yourself pretty well out there though, and no one got hurt...not accidentally anyway." Tetra corrected herself, thinking of Tiki and her intentionally getting stabbed, which still left her more than a little rattled, even if she knew Tiki was fine.

Fort Hraggstad

"We won't go down without a fight," one of the bears growled at Lady.

"You mean you want us to pay off our debt by allowing us to slay those half-elf abominations?" another of the bears asked Gwen.

"By Talos, I like what this child's saying!" A third chimed in.

"The Forsworn are no friend of the Empire, and they have been causing trouble for our forces in the area," the giant Imperial added, nodding his head. "But what assurances do I have that these criminals won't turn tail and flee at the first moment they can?"

"And how do we know this milk-drinking bastard won't decide he likes us better dead the moment we're out of this room?" one of the bears asked.

Every NPC turned their heads and looked at the Alternates expectantly.

Volskygge "Dungeon"

Alduin sucked in a deep breath when Jack-O' grabbed her hand and practically had to be dragged along. She was virtually weightless thanks to hovering off the ground, so it wasn't a big deal, but still. "D-d-don't think this means I like like you or anything."

"This place is known as Volskygge," Paarthurnax explained to Lancelot. She almost seemed... happy. Like someone actually thinking she could help somehow was making her feel better. "It is an ancient burial site, a tomb older than the current empires of men and mer, from back before the dragon breaks reshaped the face of the world itself. Here lies the Dragon Priest Volsung."

She started walking a little closer to Lancelot.

"In days of old, when dragons ruled the earth, there lived mortal men who worshiped us as gods. These were the Dragon Priests," she continued. "For their service, they were bestowed with powers incomprehensible to mortal minds, and led armies of enthralled cultists against their fellow man. However, as they were still mortal, they could not escape their own demise. Their followers entombed then in these great tombs, both to remember their fallen leaders, and to serve as places where they could worship us dragons."

"It wouldn't be so bad if people remembered they should worship us," Alduin helpfully added from besides Jack-O', finally recovering from her momentary embarrassment.

The doorway led into a spiraling, narrow hallway. This hallway led to a staircase, which had a door, which when opened led them to....

The peak.◊

"You know, we could have just flown up here," Alduin whined when they got there. "Why'd you guys have to try going through the stupid door and getting stuck in that fight?"

Resting on top of the altar in front of the wall, there was a metal mask.◊ Despite the snow all around, the altar was completely free of snow, and the mask was resting there peacefully.

Their quests updated, with the quest marker pointing at the mask.

Acquire Volsung

Wolfskull Cave

"Generations," the wolf 'king' said to Hat Woman. "The first sons of the father were useless. But the eighth one, he had strength. As does every eighth son. As for the other seven, you can see them all around us, lounging uselessly and allowing only their docile, animal instincts to control them. But not we eighths. Every eighth is better than the seven who came before. And every eighth is even more powerful than the eighth who preceded him. When there have been a hundred eighths, then the hundredth eighth is more powerful yet, the first of his generation. I am the first of the last generation, the eleventh. I am their king, ruling them by the command of the mistress herself."

He put a paw over his chest for a moment.

"Very well," he added with a bow to the others, then entered the cave.

After another loading screen◊, the cave rendered. It was definitely a cave. It was dark, barely lit from the fragments of sunlight that managed to enter from the cave's mouth, and growing darker the deeper one went in. Almost immediately, the cave opened up into a gigantic underground cavern, with the tunnel leading to the cave entrance located high at the top. Various wood and rope bridges, ladders, and stairways could be found here, providing many ways for people to climb back up should they find themselves at the bottom. The bottom, in this case, had a dozen wolfmen with pickaxes, merrily swinging away at the rocks while they filled up minecarts with ore.

The crown-wearing wolf, however, walked over a sturdy wooden bridge to a rocky spire jutting out of the center of the cavern. Someone familiar with baking might think that if the cavern were a bundt pan, the central outcropping was like the center of the pan.

There was a woman with a group of undead warriors accompanying her◊ standing here, waiting. Behind her was a large "jar". It was not actually a jar, but considering that it was a large glass cylinder with a wooden 'cork' on top, and an ale-colored liquid inside of it, it wasn't an entirely unjustified description. And there was a dog inside the jar◊, suspended in the liquid inside, frozen in place.

"Mistress, I have brought the outsiders as you have requested," the 'king' werewolf said, prostrating himself in front of the woman, his nose pressing against the ground.

The woman smiled and looked at the alternates. Her grind widened, wickedly so.

"Well now," she said. "It's about time I finally meet my grandchildren."

Fran - Wolfskull Cave

Fran was also there.

Tiki - Volskygge

"As long as you've learned from this, all is well," Tiki said, placing a hand on Tetra's shoulder and smiling. She had her axe strapped to her back, and carried a sword in her hand she had pilfered from one of the many dead draugr. "Still, while a dragon like me is capable of knitting these bones and flesh of mine together quite quickly, it's still rather painful. I would prefer not to have a repeat performance."

She gave Tetra a playful wink.

Tessa - Understone Keep

"So if he's still limited by being in this game..." Tessa said, reflecting on Magilou's words and playing with her ponytail. "Maybe we can get him to bite off a little more than he can chew. There's bound to be a whole lot of ways he can use a command that backfires. Something like summoning a powerful monster he can't control, or setting his weight so high that he can't move his hands anymore, or just accidentally teleporting himself into the sun. Maybe?"

She looked at Santa.

"What do you think?"

Cell, Vs. Dizzy, Van Main Room

A crystal shield? How quaint. "Then I suppose I'll have to beat the respect outta you." He chuckled, keeping close attention to her moves. "Got you to flinch though." It was the small victories that mattered, sometimes. Her other wing had a Grim Reaper hiding inside. How absolutely quaint. Still, there was something to observe in how her body shifted: she kept her left out of possible harm's way.

Dropping on all fours to avoid the incoming scythes, Cell dashed forward as his attack came to fruition: another finger beam fired on the run at her chest, combined with a swipe of his tail - meant to smack clean into her body rather than try for stings - and a kick aimed at the shins, all at the same time. Let it not be said that Cell wasn't limber.

The old crone looked at Puru with mild confusion. Before she could comment any on the addition of toppings - syrup on an ice dessert? Sprinkles? What barbarism was this? - a familiar sergeant joined them in the kitchen. "Ah, looks like you too were ejected by that machine." She greeted Alicia with a nod. "Welcome back, sergeant, we were just discussing the intricacies of ice-cream."

Examining her popsicle with a cautious eye, Maria had to wonder if this little thing was even safe to put sprinkles and/or syrup on. "Hmmh... perhaps I made a wrong query..."

Edited by FergardStratoavis on Dec 23rd 2018 at 9:26:44 PM

Tenko Chabashira - Kitchen

Upon entering the kitchen, Tenko eagerly ordereda simple, but cute-looking parfait◊ from the replicator. She happily nodded in agreement with Puru's statement. "Yep, ice cream with chocolate syrup is the best." But then Maria asked some question which sounded odd to Tenko. Until the japanese teenager remembered that the elder was from another world which may not possess the ice cream she was familliar with. She still couldn't really wrap her head around that whole multiverse thing. But despite that, she still tried to help nice old lady. "Ah, you don't put sprinkles on popsicles. You just lick it until there's nothing left on the bar. It's not even technically ice cream, but it's still good."

Before sitting to the table herself, she turned toward Ranma. Since it was originaly a offer to the redhead, Tenko wanted to be as helpful as possible toward her. "So, what kind of ice cream do you want, Ranma? My treat." She grinned after her little joke toward the end. Tough it was technically only a half-joke since she would have eagerly paid anything for the adorable martial artist.

"What a waste of my time." Velvet was in the middle of saying to her servant next to her as she entered the kitchen. "I can see why the hell this thing is broken if it ejects you not 2 hours after you enter with no warning. I have better ways to waste my time."

She then caught sight of Alicia and Maria and the discussion on ice cream, and wandered over to them.

"You just faced down a dragon, and now you're going to be afraid of as harmless a thing as ice cream?" Velvet shook her head, looking to be mildly amused by the weird juxtaposition. "At least try it before you write it off."

Alicia - Van Kitchen

"... Ice cream?" Alicia mid-way into the kitchen, gaze sweeping across the frozen treats that the others had already ordered. She looked mildly stunned, a nostalgic smile spreading across her face. "This thing makes - never mind, silly question."

By the time Velvet and some of the others appeared in the door, Alicia was already at the replicator, marveling over the vast array of options in the device's menu.

"Chocolate syrup sounds awfully sweet..." Somehow, despite herself, she had been drawn into this debate. "I'm not even sure I know what sprinkles are... Oh, Velvet! You were kicked out as well? I wonder what went wrong..."

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Lucina - Fort haard-to-spell

Gwen's suggestion had crossed Lucina's mind as well - recruiting the bear-men to Merida's cause seemed a promising solution, if not for one small problem...

Lucina leaned in closer to her hooded comrade and lowered her voice. "Gwen, are you sure our... patron will be acceptable in the eyes of this empire's laws?" She glanced up at the guardsman, ears twitching forward in concerned attention.

Edited by LittleMako on Dec 23rd 2018 at 3:44:37 AM

Maria, Kitchen

Velvet showed up as well, looking unusually amused - and misinterpreting the situation at hand. "I'll have you know that there's nothing quite as terrifying as the unknown." Maria laughed, happy that she didn't ultimately unpack the popsicle - this industrial she-devil of modern icecream. "No dragon or Great One instills such fear as the lack of knowledge and understanding."

"But if this isn't icecream to begin with" Tenko was probably in the right - and speaking of the definitely not fancying the fair sex-martial artist, they were in for a doozy, given Velvet's choice of clothing. "then I suppose I can leave it be for the time being." Luckily, the old crone had a moment to previously get acknowledged with the layout of the kitchen, putting the industrial monstrosity in the fridge before returning to the food replicator. "Now, that treat of yours, Tenko, is making me quite nostalgic."

Once Alicia fixed something for herself, Maria picked up something more specific as far as ice desserts went, ending up with a neat little parfait herself.◊ "It's a shame this virtual reality didn't pan out. Granted, if Rook tampered with it, I can see why is that." She hummed as the topic of faulty machinery came up again.

Velvet shook her head again at Maria before stepping away to lean on a nearby wall.

"So, did I miss something while I was in there, or is the van a lot more crowded then it was when I went in there? You realize there's a bug demon and some small girl with 2 weird looking Malikim in the next room who look like they're trying to kill each other, and at least 3 other people watching and calling dibs on the winner?"

Edited by Meanken on Dec 23rd 2018 at 10:45:00 AM

"Oh, that's just a betting pool. People do that all the time back where I come from whenever a random weirdo popped out of the woodworks to try to sneak attack me. Long as they don't hurt anyone that isn't involved in the sparring match, things should be alright." A lot more into her overall element (that being sudden violence with no rhyme or reason), the pigtailed girl benignly explained to Velvet just what to expect when such things happen before turning her attention back to the much more important matter that was ice cream.

Seeing that both the old lady and Tenko had decided to go for a parfait even if it was somewhat simple, Ranma nodded at Puru's suggestions to go for all the work before inputting in her order of choice- coming up with one of those fancy fruit-filled parfaits that hip and trendy regular girls tended to go for from the parlors.◊

Just the sheer joy that sparkled in her eyes could be noticed as she happily grabbed hold of the over the top dessert, setting it on the table for herself with an almost doting affectation before twirling a long stemmed spoon with a small indentation that was made to allow people to enjoy just the right size bite each time.

"I prefer my ice cream to have a bit more balance so I go for the more fruity kind so the acidity makes it not too sweet. Texture is also important as well so adding in a bit of contrasting layers makes it more fun." It was nice talking shop to girls that while still cuckoo wasn't nearly at the general Nerima levels.

"That is... the strangest way of going about at genetics ever. Then again, magic might be a factor..." Knowing full well how she was a horrific hybridization of both science and mysticism, the good android noted with curiosity how different the laws of reality could be even in a simulation as she followed the wolf king deeper into the cave whilst noting the geography.

It was then things took a decidedly stranger turn when they came face to face with some sort of cave royal flanked by spoopy skellingtons and an upside down dog in a liquid filled container, with said high-ranking woman feeling rather vindicated about 'grandchildren' for whatever reason. "Ah, we are a bit new here so would you mind clarifying what it is you mean, Your Excellency?"

Edited by Makaioh on Dec 24th 2018 at 2:00:01 AM

It seemed like the elderly just didn't understand the finer points of sweets. It was Maria's loss. As everyone got their ice cream, they were joined by even more people who had apparenly been kicked out by the simulation. "Its getting kind of scary how unstable that game is. I'm worried about what could happen to the people still inside." she commented. There was no telling when someone could get hit will a less benign bug.

Once she got her turn at the machine, Puru decided to be a little different from the others. While he appreciated the parfaits, the young Newtype decided for something a little more traditional◊. She carried her big bowl of frozen joy to a seat. Spoon in hand, the young girl took her first big bite of ice cream. She couldn't remember the last time she had ice cream. The wave of delicious bliss that washed over Puru caused her to relax back in her seat. For probably the first time since showing up in the van, the young red-head had a smile on her face.

Tenko Chabashira - Kitchen

Tenko also sat at the table with the other, tough most of her attention was not on her frozen delicacy. The look of happiness on Ranma's face would be enough to warm even the coldest heart. Even the way she handled her own parfait looked like the acts of an pigtailed angel. The aikido practitioner stared dreamily at the redhead. She even let out a sigh without even realizing it. She barely noticed Maria and Puru indulging in their own meals and almost-naked woman coming out of the simulator...

Wait, what?

Sure enough, the woman that came out possibly wore the least modest ouftit the young japanese ever saw in her life. While Liz's ouftit was rather skimpy and Angie back home practically wore nothing more than a bikini, they were nothing compared to the raven-haired woman "ouftit". It looked more like the aftermath to an attack by an army of wild cat than anything you'd ever see in a clothing store. The shocking sight was enough to bring Tenko back to reality and staring in embarassment at it. Then she caught herself and did her best to look from the captivating sight (which wasn't that difficult, since it go back to staring at Ranma.) Blushing heavily, she still opted to ask the newcomer about her clothes while not making eye contact. "Eeeh... D-did you rip your clothes somewhere?" Of course she was stuttering, who wouldn't?

Velvet tried and failed to resist the urge to eyeroll at the girl's reaction to her and her outfit as she was questioned about it.

"No, it hasn't been ripped, at least not recently. When you're breaking out of prison, you don't get a lot of options for clothing, and I haven't had a reason to switch the outfit since then."

She crossed her arms, looking irritated now after having to explain herself.