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[celestial_wizard]

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[ After the chaos of the past few days, with the fight a few days ago, Lucy'd been staying close to the guild until the worst of her coughing had gone away. Stupid smoke inhalation. Of course while she was staying at the guild, she was getting most of her writing done. She'd set her goal for the end of the month to finish her revisions. Also, she was in the company of a little boy as she made her way around town in Fayren and Genessia. Feel free to encounter her in the city or back at the guild later in the afternoon. ]

[ OOC Feel free to have anyone run into Lucy at the guild or in town ]

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[ And later after acquiring a few.. things from certain places, she returned to the guild with intent of evil -- or mischief at least. Also if Natsu wasn't with Justyne right now, then he might be working on the house still and could use a break. So she called for him. ]

Natsu, are you here?

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[explodewiththerage]

[He was actually working on the house as she might have expected. However the sound of Lucy calling his name reached him regardless. He put down the hammer and spat out the three nails he had in his teeth and walked over to the Guild House.]

I'm here. What's up Lucy?

[celestial_wizard]

[ Lucy's smile widened when she saw him approaching, nodding a little to herself. Good good. ]

Well, we thought you could use a break. You've been working on the house most of the day, right? [ She patted Nev on the head, setting setting her bag down. ]

[explodewiththerage]

[Natsu chuckled a little when he saw Nev getting patted like that. Why did this scene before him make him wear that big dumb smile anyway? He didn't know but he did know it was more than justified.]

That so? Well I guess I was putting in a bit of overtime.

[But at the very least he was almost done with the ground floor. Something which would likely get some attention since the base of the house was definitely wider than his home back in Earthland.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ And that big dumb smile always made her smile more to see it. She could stare at it all day. In fact she had to catch herself from just -watching- him to glance down at the little boy at her side. She flashed him a confident smile, and then turned back to Natsu. ]

Exactly! All the more reason for us to come and distract you from putting on so many extra hours.

[ She may be up to something, Maybe. She always did look a little too innocent when she was up to no good. ]

You know what they say, 'All work and no play..' right?

[explodewiththerage]

[SHe was definitely up to something. She might have thought she was pulling the wool over his eyes but he knew her habits and body language far too well to fall for that kind of deceit. But just knowing she was up to something didn't really tell him what that something was.]

Alright alright you win. So what's in those bags anyway?

[Totally not trying to take a whiff without her noticing.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ She intended to keep him guessing as long as she could! Missing that attempt to get a whiff of the bag's contents. He will be picking up the scent of plastic as well as the scent of musty paper, like a dusty old book. ]

Nothing too special. I just bought some books, and things for Nev - I thought he deserved a treat. Justyne and Regina are out? What about the others?

[ She paused, shifting to slide her arm around his waist. Aaaall part of the plan. Yeah, no other reason there. Sure. Just gotta keep the dragon distracted, fufufu. ]

Nev, why don't you go in the kitchen and grab us some drinks?

[ They can all have a nice sit down like a fami-- er.. okay that was...a random thought. ]

[explodewiththerage]

[Well she's off to a smashing start. His attention is completely on her and after sniffing otu the books he decided to overlook the bags.]

I think they're all out doing their thing. I didn't see them since ya know working on the house.

[He isn't worried though. They're all capable of handling themselves and the people of Fayren already know Regina and her charges are under Fairy Tail's protection.]

[koishi_komeiji]

Lucy wasn't back in the guild for a full five minutes before she noticed something tugging on the back of her shirt. A little intruder, in fact. Strange... Normally people notice things like that right away.

"Hey miss!"

Or voices shouting at them from very nearby.

"Miss! Hey! I remember you! Hello! Hey! Can you see me? Heeeyyyy!"

It was that little youkai that helped her rescue people from the burning building. The glassy white third eye that had been wide open and bleeding previously was now closed, hovering peacefully in front of her chest.

"Miiiiiiiisssss!"

She didn't seem to be going away any time soon.

[celestial_wizard]

Voices? Lucy startled slightly at the feel of a hand tugging on her blouse, and then the voices that shouted. "Eh? What th.." She glanced over her shoulder, blinking in recognition and surprise.

"Oh! You're.. that girl from the other day!" She was actually pretty relieved that she was all right. "What are you doing here..?"

[koishi_komeiji]

"I found you!" She seemed elated for some reason. "I found you and I followed you. But you couldn't see me for a long time. So I kept following and you still couldn't see me. But then I got hungry and I got a snack and came back and then followed some more and now you can see me!"

She did seem to have some crumbs on her shirt. Possibly from some crackers or cookies. "I'm here because I saw you. And you're my friend! And I saw you!" She grabbed her hand, squeezing it. "Hello! I'm Koishi Komeiji. I'm a satori youkai from the great underground."

[celestial_wizard]

Oh my god the girl was adorable. (WHY DOES SHE HAVE TENTACLES moving on) Lucy couldn't help but giggle at that response. "A-ah, I see..! It's nice to meet you Koishi --" Pause. Hand. Well okay, she's just a very very cheery type of person...demon.

"Satori.. youkai? That's... that some kind of demon... right?" Except she's much sweeter and cuter than the demon jerks back home. "I'm glad you weren't hurt too badly the other day."

[koishi_komeiji]

"Noooo!" She laughed, hopping up and down a few times. "I'm not a devil or a demon. I'm a satori youkai. Demons are something completely different." She tipped her hat up and let Lucy's hand go, her outline wavering a little bit. "Don't worry though. I can't read minds anymore. My head broke a long time ago so now sometimes people can't see me. Children are good at seeing me though, so I get to play a lot with them."

She reached down into her pocket and pulled out a little bag, taking a piece of candy wrapped in was paper out of it. It was the last one. She held it out to Lucy. "Here! This is for you. It's Sis's homemade taffy and its really good. I want you to have it for helping me so much. My head hurt with all the panic and screaming and I couldn't think. Thank you!"

[celestial_wizard]

Pretty cheerful and upbeat for someone who's head 'broke'. She frowned a little, "O-oh.. I see., Sorry - but that's good! Where I'm from, Demons... well, the ones we've encountered, they're not exactly... friendly." They were completely unlike the girl here. "What do you mean when you say that your head... broke?"

Oh wait. "I mean... sorry if that is a sensitive topic, but..." She's caught off guard by the offering of candy, hesitating a second before she accepted the treat. "Are you sure?" It was the last one after all. But she smiled at the words of thanks. "You don't have to thank me for that - I couldn't stand by and do nothing, and the rest of my guild was already handling the largest area to contain the fire." Though she kind of wished she'd called Natsu over - that fire would have been a cinch with him there. Still, she knew he had been needed more with Gray and the others.

"Is your sister here too?"

[psychic_supremecy]

[Among the people in the markets, one will be sticking out quite a bit. Mewtwo could be seen attempting to barter with one of the vendors with a particularly wide variety of berries from which to select... and getting nowhere. Wanna help a guy out, Lucy?]

[celestial_wizard]

[ NOpe, you're on your own! ... okay no, really. Lucy couldn't help but glance over towards the marketstall curiously at the sound of bartering. Neveren's hand firmly in her own, she made her way through the throng to see what was going on. ]

Having some trouble?

[psychic_supremecy]

[Hearing Lucy approach instantly made Mewtwo regret his decision to be more visible among the area he was supposed to be guarding. He put the box of berries that had been floating slightly down and turned away from the vendor, rolling his eyes as he did.]

No. I'm not. However, the trade of goods and services here seems to be a lost cause.

[Translation: He has no money with which to buy food.]

[celestial_wizard]

Oh? Why is that?

[ She turned to the vendor curiously, and got her answer. ]

Ah - it's only a lost cause because you have no money. What did you do with what was given to you when you arrived? You used it up already? [ Tsk. ]

In any case you'd have better luck getting things from the market if you have money for it.

[psychic_supremecy]

I threw it away. I'm a Pokemon. I have no use for such concepts in my world. The berries I subsist on are left primarily for Pokemon such as myself to take as needed.

[celestial_wizard]

Then what makes you think you can get berries from a market without having any money to pay for it?

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[luckymonster]

[Azula grabbed some food supplies from the shoppe and was prepared to bring it home. After all, Fayren had a decent price when it came to food. Plus, she finished scouting the southern part of the satellite city.

On her way back, she saw this girl coughing. And it really looked like she was ill. Of course, she wouldn't know the feeling because she was immune to the smoke from flames since she was a child. So she wasn't aware that this was caused by the event over a week ago. She stopped a few metres from her and just looked at her with a plain face.]

Are you okay?

You're not dying, are you?

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[celestial_wizard]

[ Lucy coughed slightly, shaking her head at Azula with a sheepish smile. ]

I'm fine, I'm fine - I've just had a bit of a cough for a while. It's actually a lot better than it was a few days ago. I was helping out with evacuating a building, and I ended up breathing in a little too much smoke, that's all.

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[luckymonster]

[That reaction. It was similar to how Ty Lee would act with Azula. If Mai complained a lot, Ty Lee didn't complain at all - or rarely did. When Azula asked if Ty Lee was fine, she'll quickly shrug it off and just smile and always say she's fine after explaining what happened.

Before she could think too much on it, Azula simply shook her thoughts away and just nodded at the girl before her.]

So that means you have weak lungs.

[She said whilst motioning for the girl to follow her. She didn't need to waste time just standing there and talking. So she started walking.]

Has someone checked on that?

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[celestial_wizard]

[ Weak lungs? She didn't know about that, as much smoke as had been in the house. Still, she wasn't going to fuss about something that was over and done with for that. Not sure why, she fell in step beside the other girl, nodding at the question. ]

Yes - one of my friends was able to check on me when I came back from the fire. I'm already healing, but it'll be another day before I can stop coughing, apparently. I got off luckier than others were, back then.

[ Some people didn't get out at all. ]

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[luckymonster]

[Azula meant well of course. She simply lacked the kindness and tact of a lady. Specially when she was raised to be ruthless and powerful leader.]

What happened to the city was truly horrifying. Even now, rescue efforts are still ensuing.

We're both lucky we're still alive.

[Azula kept walking and took some time to glance back at the other girl with her golden eyes. For a moment, lost in thought before she spoke once more.]

You can do some breathing exercises to help hasten the retrieval of the full function of your lungs.

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[celestial_wizard]

[ She was familiar with people like that - it was part of why she didn't take any kind of offense to that observation. Frowning slightly, she nodded. ]

We are .. with firey rocks and things hammering down from the skies the way they were, and buildings collapsing - the number of casualties could have been a -lot- higher. Everyone managed to save a lot of people, but.. there were still others who weren't so lucky.

[ Still, she shouldn't dwell on the people they couldn't get to. Distracted from that thought, she glanced at Azula, curious. ]

Breathing exercises?