Ace Tyrant
Ace cried out as Champ sank his jaws into the fleshy part of Ember's forearm. He instantly leapt forward to attempt to grab the beast by the collar and drag him away but after a split second of leaping his body seemed to freeze up. Who would he even want hurt less? To be honest the blonde man was quite unsure. The woman kneed the creature in the stomach before the pair fell over in a brawl. Ace saw her pull something from her pocket and began to cry out in distress, pleading for her to stop. Of cause at first glance the Neco thought the weapon was a blade of some kind but it was a simple stun gun and was unlikely to have no long term affects on his dear Champ.
He lay on the ground panting and whining heavily, with his body still twitching a little from the shock of the event. Though he was certain he had in fact been defeated. Ace pressed a hand to the animals stomach to check he was okay before getting to his feet to check on Ember. He felt sick seeing crimson drip from her arm like that and it did not take more than a second for him to blame himself. "I...I am so sorry. Ember..I..." He stammered but she began to laugh. It was odd. He was not sure what to make of it and so just stood there looking awfully confused.
"I apologize for that."
"Dammit. I really liked this one, too."
"Its official, I'm a CAT person, now please pull me up before I turn your dog into a pair of boots."
Sure enough he quickly pulled the woman to her feet with one hand on her palm and the other under her arm for extra support. It was odd to have that kind of response from someone, he would not have expected that from anyone, let alone Ember. Ace expected yelling or for his canine to be murdered, but laughter was the answer? "I guess he just wanted to protect me. I have some things for the bite inside...m..my god I am sorry. Come on..."
The group approached the door and Ace unlocked it with a passcode he had installed recently, allowing them in with a welcoming beep.
"You need to do better with your booby traps in these woods, Ace. It's crawling with bandits at the moment."
"You are actually a hundred percent right there. I don't have enough protection here and being honest I am just lucky that I have not had many run ins with the wrong type of people. I should really improve it." The blonde explained somewhat comically, but it was indeed a serious issue. Now Ace put some thought into it, it was actually a wonder he could even sleep at night with how vulnerable he was here.
"Wait! Do you still have my motorshell?!"
As the group stepped through the door way and Owsla made her own entrance, Ace chuckled lightly. It felt nice to have the little things like that back in the present rather than a memory. "I never chucked anything away of yours Owsla. I always hoped you would come back." He explained very honestly. With Owsla here now, it actually felt like his home. No matter how many times he had built or installed something new, his cabin always seemed to empty with out that feral child leaping on him at early hours. "Would you mind making sure Champ lies down somewhere comfortable so he can calm down?" Ace then asked the girl politely with a gleam of desperation in his eyes.
Ace then turned to Jennifer, who he had been trying to ignore the whole time she was there being honest. It broke his heart to so much as look in her direction. She seemed more ghost like than the visions he had been having this time three years ago. His Adams apple bobbed in his throat uncomfortably as he slowly approached her as though too loud of a word or too quick of a step could cause her to fade away into nothing. He hated this. It killed him. "J..Jenn you are safe here. I swear on my life. This place must be somewhat recognizable? You have been here once before. I'll make sure you have something to eat and a place to sleep while you spend some time to rest here." He explained to her in the softest tone he could manage, though his voice still wobbled uncomfortably and it was hard to hide the redness in his eyes from the stress of refusing not to cry.
Ace then turned to the rest of the group with a light smile before speaking. "You can sleep where you like and get food when you need it. Please don't make a mess...Oh and one of the bedrooms is Jennifers alone. No exceptions." He ordered, trying to leave his lost love as much space and comfort as she needed to have.
He then waved to Ember to follow him to the bathroom for a bandage and some healing cream. Ace began raiding small cupboard at the back of the mirror before plucking out the things he needed. "I really sorry..." The blonde stammered again before pausing for a second, wondering whether to just give her the items or have he himself bandage her up.