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[Matthias]

IM STILL NOT USED TO HIM YET HAHA SAVE ME
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Taking a break from his duties as Steward was a very, very rare thing for Matthias to decide to do. Unlike other, more gentle rulers, he had little interest in keeping up a front of kindness and generosity - people didn't expect that from him, and should he start, it'd likely raise more questions than answers. However, even a hardass like him could get a little tired of endless paperwork and orders, and so on this day, Matthias found himself venturing from the royal castle, instead walking the streets of Ylisstol with little direction or thought in mind, except perhaps to kill some time.

The Knights of Cydonia (and Cassius) were out of his hair for a time, and Matthias was glad for that. Two annoyances with one stone, and really... mostly, it was just one less thing to keep track of, among all of the reports of bandits and all of the new recruits rolling in. At least he delegated quite a bit of his workload to Valerie and Liam, (trapping the poor troubadour underneath the weight of so much paperwork) allowing himself to even think about taking days off like this. In any other case, he was too diligent (and dedicated) to pry himself from such things to indulge in pleasure.

You know, maybe that was why his wife divorced him.

With a low, morbid chuckle, he set upon looking at the stalls full of fruit, not calling any more attention to himself than absolutely necessary. He'd enjoy his time out, for now. When he got back, he'd have to see about organizing his armies and sowing more dissent and chaos - not enough for others to question his rule, but enough to make the nobles finally want to stop squabbling amongst themselves.

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[Azrael]

blah blah blah. wanna join me, come and play. But I might claw you in your face. wings and tails will do the trick, what do we need is? a little bit of panic!

Bored bored boooored~! The girl just let out a snort, and shook her head, before shifting her hips. Yeah, she was /beyond bored/ you see. So bored, that she had decided that for the day, she flew from Feroxi to somewhere in Ylisse. Sure it was hard to not be seen, like you wouldn't believe.. but she dropped into a lake and swam out. Because Shark Dragon yannow? Too bad, she wanted to visited Valm but even with her fantastic Shark Dragon thing, it wouldn't let her. Like there was an invisible wall and probably that other stupid dragon's fault. So she was /confined/ to the entirety of... whatever this land was called. And it was getting boring. She'd go burn a village in Feroxi tomorrow, it's been a week. East Ferox for specifics.

Right but right now she was hungry, and the girl had some money, flipping the coins in the air with a hum, side stepping and slipping in the crowd. How the heck she managed that, and still be skipping and humming as if she was the only girl there was a mystery. Call it a Manakete mystery won't cha? The girl was swaying as she moved, making sure to land in a relatively empty spot, next to a good ole chap near the fruits. Oooh look at that banana.... the one in the stand you dolt! She let out a soft wanting whistle, and then without any sort of hesitation, just slung her arm over the shoulder of some cowled guy.

''Hey, hey, what do you recommend?'' she asked, uncaring if he was a local or not. Nope, he would serve her need to break the Frost-Damn boredom she was going through, at least for a tiny little bit. Maybe more if she was really amused or something like that.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[Matthias]

basgjasdsflsf UGH im sorry this post is so shitty i lost it so many times wtf

Matthias had allowed himself to relax, hardly paying the rabble milling about the marketplace. That had been his mistake, really. He had been idly considering if he was hungry enough to actually get food when a particularly bold member of the rabble strolled right up and threw her arm around his shoulders, asking him what he recommended. ...What? She fucking touched him. Why was she doing that? Furthermore... Matthias turned his head slowly, looking at her through slightly narrowed eyes. ...Blue hair? Red eyes? ...Pointed ears? Was she some sort of manakete? Ugh. That might explain why she seemed out of touch with what humans considered polite personal space. Manaketes were generally out of touch with what was considered 'acceptable human behavior'. What was she talking about, the fruit? First of all, did Matthias look like a fucking recommendation dispenser to her? Second of all, the level of familiarity she took with some random guy on the street, whether she knew his identity or not, was rather appalling.

"I recommend," He said, pointedly, assertively - "That you stop touching me." Matthias really wasn't okay with her arm being there. He reached back and plucked her arm off of him, stepping away from the manakete (?) while retaining as little contact as possible, frowning. Typical hardass behavior, really, but he truly wasn't interested in some random woman draping herself all over him. "Furthermore... I have hardly decided myself. I am not your source of food advice," he continued, if just to make that clear - he even sniffed, as if he were offended by the notion. Then, he looked back to the woman.

"Just who are you?" And why do you think it's okay to shove yourself into people's space bubbles? Matthias squinted at her, and thought about how much it'd be better if he could just foist her off on Liam, or perhaps Valerie for the day - the great thing about having people working for him, was that he could have an "excuse" to be lazy and not deal with problem people - and this woman looked to be a problem person if anyone ever was one.

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[Azrael]

blah blah blah. wanna join me, come and play. But I might claw you in your face. wings and tails will do the trick, what do we need is? a little bit of panic!

Matthias

Ah there it was. A shiver of revulsion, people hated to be touched out of the blue like that. But Az loved doing it, because she oh so loved unsettling people, as she gave a closed lipped smile. No need to alert the entire town to her weird mouth just yet. When he spoke to her, the girl giggled even as he plucked her arm off, that smile trying so hard to split into a grin. Aw how cute, he was trying to be all distant and hardass, and the chaotic girl wondered how long he'd keep that face if she bit a chunk out of his shoulder. Most people tended to freak out or go into shock right about then. Something about shark teeth and blood kind of set them off.

''Aw you haven't? Sucks man. I hate it when you're hungry and you can't decide.'' she said with a quirky flip of her braid, feeling her body sway here and there, a melody still in her head. And then she just smiled at him again, still hiding her lovely fangs, as she winked. ''I am who I am silly. Who else would I be?'' she said, deliberately confusing and avoidant of his question. ''Also, before you ask anyone who they are, ain't it polite to introduce yourself first?'' she added, picking up one of the only lessons she had remembered. After all, human manners were so boring most of the time, as most people seemed to disregard those these days.

Well at least, when concerned with a shark dragon burning down their homes, so she could understand that they couldn't be polite for it.The girl just slowly twisted the braid she was holding, knowing that her entire set up was pretty darn short. Well whatever, she'd live with it, as red-pink eyes just stared at the male. Unnervingly, the girl didn't blink much either, so the stare was long and just focused on him and every little movement he'd make. Hunting a prey perhaps, and she realized that he probably wasn't an idiot and understood what race she was. Or at least suspected it at the very least. But the girl wouldn't confirm or deny it just yet, although it'd be so easy to.

All she'd have to do is grin widely at him.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[Matthias]

So, definitely a troublemaker. Matthias eyed the woman suspiciously as she swayed to and fro, chatting about this or that to do with food, and then giving him an impressively frustrating nonanswer to his question. A name was what he desired, not a ridiculous word-tango, and Matthias simply frowned.

Then the woman continued, going on about politeness, and it was all the man could do to keep from rolling his eyes. Really? She was concerned about being polite? When she just walked up and draped herself all over him like a blanket? Infringing upon a stranger's personal space was considered fairly rude on the planet that Matthias was from. "I don't see the need." He said. Hopefully that would sum up the issue of any obligation to be polite to this woman and his unwillingness to give his name to some stranger all in one go.

Actually, Matthias could have given his name.

He just didn't want to be the one to listen to her asinine suggestions.

"You seem new to Ylisstol," Matthias finally said. He had no idea if he was right or not, but she was at least new to the concept of personal space. And she didn't instantly recognize him, either. "Just what," His words were flat, disinterested. "nefarious things are you planning on doing?" It was something of a joke, or at least, as close to a joke as Matthias was going to get at this point.

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[Azrael]

blah blah blah. wanna join me, come and play. But I might claw you in your face. wings and tails will do the trick, what do we need is? a little bit of panic!

Matthias

What if she bit off his face? Now that would be amusing to see the panic! ''Well, I don't see the need to give you my name either.'' she responded without missing a beat, giving him another smile. She just wanted to flash her teeth, but knew that generally got her in trouble. Her attention was in the fruits, her eyes looking around as the male seemed to be pretty, well not stuck up but a butt about things. Not that she minded, it made things more fun. She still couldn't pick what she would like to eat though, and that, that was actually frustrating. Still debating, the girl was tapping her foot, as she tilted her head at the male, as he seemed to question her.

''You sure I'm the one up to no good? You're not much better, milord.'' she responded. Of course, she put unnecessary stress on milord. Well it wasn't that hard to tell, considering how often the girl not only ran around as a dragon and burnt down villages, but how many lovely nobles tried to stop her. They all had this air... or smell really. The dragon girl still couldn't pick a fruit, as she threw her hands up in frustration at the matter. ''Anyways, I'm not new to Ylissetol. I'm just... burning time.'' she said, pausing a moment before her pun. Man, this guy really didn't take a hint did he? Azrael just smiled to herself mentally however, because she loved being deliberately confusing.

That's when she flicked the two coins in the air and caught them again, bringing attention to the fact those were coins he was probably familiar with. Currency from his own country to be exact. The girl was still debating on a fruit, maybe an apple? Sure, if she took an apple and took a bite out of it whilst eating, it'd make her look even more of an asshole. But she didn't want to buy just an apple... maybe a banana for a lot of lewdness? The girl just made a pout and pointed at the fruit. ''Which one is best man. I just get decide! I'd want an apple or a banana, or even a melon, but I don't know! It's so difficult.'' she said, half-whining at him.

She was hungry darn it, let her get food before she played more with this interesting guy she found randomly.

(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE

[Matthias]

At this point, Matthias could simply accept that this woman was going to be difficult around every turn. More like, he would have to, because he didn't cooperate from the start, and that just seemed to encourage her to not cooperate as well. Maybe he should do something about that - but in the meantime, he simply shrugged in response to her. Just what did this stranger know? He was wandering about Ylisstol. How was that up to 'no good', unless she counted momentary laziness as 'no good'? She was in the same exact state, so that couldn't be the case. Unless she was just being ridiculous, which seemed to be an option.

At least the coin flip trick was sort of impressive, but Manaketes belonged in the circus anyway. Could he really be impressed when they knew a few tricks?  "If I find you a fruit," he said, raising an eyebrow at her. "Will you consider burning your time elsewhere?"

Actually, Matthias might have a suggestion when it came down to that, but that was something they could tackle in a bit. "If it's time wasting you're after, I know I have plenty of things you can do - aside from irritating me. Of course, first..." He raised a finger, as if he was about to scold the blue-haired woman, and then pointed it towards the far end of the fruit stalls. "Get a peach." Best option, it'd shut her whining face up. Secondary best option, she'd choke on the massive seed inside.

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