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Nikolai Puchenko

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a character in “On the Wings of Change”, as played by FullArmorNavy

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{"I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails” }
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Nikolai Puchenko

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Cyclops - If you dare

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33

|{Birthday}|
25 October


|{Sexuality}|
heterosexual

|{Species}|
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Gray

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Black, military cut.

|{Tattoos | Scars | Piercings | Markings}|
Missing his left eye and has a tattoo of the USSR Hammer and sickle over his heart.

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Nikolai is built like a stereotypical Russian, very much the bodybuilder.

|{Physical Description}|

As one who has been in the military as long as he has, Nikolai is a one man wrecking ball. Preferring to stay light on his feet, he forgoes any armor and instead goes with a casual approach. He wears a blue button up dress shirt, black pants and nice black practical shoes.
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|{Quirks || Habits || Oddities}|
-Smokes when he talks about the past. (If you can get him to.)
-Every time he feels things are about to go south, he grabs his dog tags that he ALWAYS wears.
-Always needs Vodka after a mission were he had to kill anyone or any thing.
-When he enters a room, expressly for the first time he has to walk to perimeter and study everything he can.
-He always tries to seat/stand with his back to a wall, were he can watch the room and be away from the windows, preferable near an exit.
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|{Weaknesses}|
*Gambling - Except with lives he will almost always be up for a game.
*His Team - Mostly due to his military upbringing but is always worried and protective of his team
*Professional detachment - Has a very hard time making personal connections to anyone or anything.
*Hate - He hates EVERYTHING and EVERYONE, including himself.
*No fear of death - Thou some may see it as a strength, it also mean he is willing to do some unnecessarily dangerous stuff. Combined that with no connection to others and unless you are one of the few he cares about...
*Survives guilt - He regrets letting his team down and being the one to survive

|{Talents || Strengths || Skills}|
*Professional detachment - Has a very hard time making personal connections to anyone or anything. No attachments means no pain of loss.
*Hate - He hates EVERYTHING and EVERYONE, including himself. He can at time use this as fuel to keep fighting.
*His Team - Mostly due to his military upbringing he works well in a team or solo.
*No fear of death - He is willing to take on suicide missions, and is also willing to do what every is needed to get the mission done, ANYTHING.
*Rifleman - He grow up around rifles his whole life, so when he joined the army it only made since to make him a sniper and he proved to be one of the best.
*Military - Born a military brat then joined himself, he can hold his own in almost any situation.
*Russian - Use to the cold, and can hold his vodka (Doesn't drink anything else.). Also use to poor living condition or the high life, has trained, fought and lived among both.

|{Hobbies}|
* Kill Shot - A drinking game he and his old squad played after a mission.
* Morning Read -He reads the morning Russian news along with the local a paper when out of country.
* National anthem - Well getting ready in the morning and before bed he signs (normally quietly to himself) the Russian National Anthem then takes a shot of Vodka as a honor to his fallen.
|{Fears}|
ΓΈJoining or becoming that which he huntsΓΈ
ΓΈFailing his team (again)ΓΈ
ΓΈCrowds - To easy to be a target in a crowd and limited to no escape routes.ΓΈ

|{Regrets}|
Survives guilt - He regrets letting his team down and being the one to survive

|{Secrets}|
✀He got his old squad killed✀
✀In order to save himself and complete the mission he shot his spotter✀

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To sum up Nikolai Puchenko in one word... COLD. He is colder then cold to everyone. Doesn't matter if you are in his chain of command or not. Due to his losses, his professional detachment, and his over hatred of everyone, he comes of as well... cold, a person full of nothing but cold hard hatred. The only time he is know to smile is when he gets a confirmed kill. He gets a big smile when that kill is an other-worlder but that's the closest to happy anyone ever sees him.

But with this cold hard hatred comes confidence and strength. His strength is due to his life of being the lone wolf or the alpha in combat. With no emotional baggage, his decision are not weighed down and gives him a clear image of the situation.



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So begins...

Nikolai Puchenko's Story

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On the day when the two parties met, it was warm. The air sat, too heavy for April, and the cherry blossoms fell everywhere, like beautiful tears. The day seemed normal to most, like any regular day would be. Waking up, going to work, coming home to families and happy homes. But to those who knew what the night would bring, that this night could change the very world, well, those people had a very different kind of day.

A the House of Winds, preparation had begun the night before, just after nightfall and all through the night. But today they had more work to do, more rooms to clean and prepare, and more food to cook. They couldn't tell excitement from apprehension, but both seemed to be a change from the normal atmosphere, with bustling and working all for that night. This certainly was an abnormal day, for those residents of the House usually slept at this time, and as they finished in the early afternoon, that is just what they did, for they would need rest before the visitors arrived, though that sleep was restless for most.

The League of New Hope, too, had been hustling about all day, and they too had gotten less sleep that usual. There had been packing and polishing, informing and uniforming. This group had newly met each other, nearly a month ago, now, but they seemed to all get along for the most part, though each had their own separate views about this task. As the day drew on, each member reflected upon their own pasts and their mutual futures. The nighttime attacks by rogue Other Worlders had been rising, and it would soon be time to take a stand. But first, they would need to meet their comrades in arms.

Night was falling. Ordinary people returned home while extraordinary beings prepared for a change of their fates.

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Nikolai had packed and checked his gear the day before as he always did before a mission. This allowed him to rest that morning in preparation for his new night life. Having scouted the meeting place over the past few weeks, ever since he was told were it was, he made his way quickly and quietly to his snipers perch around noon and setup. His perch was a tree about 350 meters away with a narrow but clear line of sight to the meeting area. He spent the rest of the day in his perch thinking about what lead him to this mission as he watched the area through his scope.

He could remember joining the Spatnaz and meeting his new team. He had been with the arm but this new team, and the Spatnaz blow all that away. He recalled every mission, every kill, the first time he fought an other worlder. They had been tasked to take a group of rogue other worlders near Moscow. After taking out of few real quick and easy the rest made a run for it. They were ordered to follow and find out were they were hidden. This brought them to Volgograd, were they found a large group waiting to attack the city. In such a target rich envierment the team had no problem having fun, till Nikolai shot a guy straight through the heart. He went down but when he rescanned the area there was no body, no sign it had been dragged off and the team wasn't picking anything up. Just then movement, the guy had gotten up and moved to a ledge above the team. Without wasting a second Nikolai switched to his 12.7Γ—108mm rounds and reacquired. This time when he shot the round found its mark, just as he was jumping, right between the eyes. The head exploded, showering the ledge with blood and dropping a headless body in front of the team.

This brought him to the last mission with his team... the reason he is so cold and the reason he hated all other worlders. The mission was to take place in a location even the Spatnaz don't go, an isolated location in Northern Russia. The whole mission felt wrong even before they left, "Under the cover of day." he whispered as he recalled the briefing. It didn't take long for the mission to go wrong, first the transports got bogged down far from the objective, which delayed them and made it so most of the mission was done in the middle of one of the worst blizzards he ever saw. Then there was the town, the mindless patrols, the bodies, the sealed up base, the sole survivor, Tash... His thought interrupted by a fimiler face in his scope giving him the all clear, it was Tash. Nikolai grabbed his gear, climbed down and packed up his ghillie suit before walking over to her. "Prizet tovarishch Tasha. Ready?" He said as he grabbed his dog tags with his free hand. Placing his rifle bag on the ground he salutes her.

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Having been tought by experiance Natasha was always pack, that and she never stayed in one place that long. So when she got word that Nikolai wanted help on a job she jump for it. After all it was time to move again and he was the one who found her and saved her. Not a day goes by were she doesnt think back to that day, the day she almosted killed the guy who would later save her. She wasnt to happy when she heard what the job was but she was also glad to come along just incase things got "fun".

"But really... did he forget were he found me? Did he forget what happend there? Now I have to stay with those things?" she quietly asked herself as the reality of the mission set in. "Does he want me to attack them so he can kill them and clam he did so to protect me...? Well..." She checked her pistols before holtering them. Grabing her two packs she left the abandon apartment she had been staying in and made her way towards the meeting spot. Since she technicly didnt exest she didnt mind being a squater. It was a good day for a walk since she slept the morning away and the heat felt good being so accustomed to the cold weather of the north. Tring not to think about the past to much knowing her mind would go back to her "hometown", to the day she meet and almost kill Nikolai, to the day she watched a Spatnaz squad get torn apart, she tried to foucus on today. "Just get through today. Just get passed the meet and get you can do it." Just the see saw a caw of crow fly over head, "Great not a good sign. Got to hurry before he does anything stupid." She ran the rest of the way to the meeting. When she got close she could tell he wasnt there yet, which probibly meant he was scoping out the place. So she smiled and gave the all clear sign hopping he would see it. Sortly there after Nikolai showwed up, "Prizet tovarishch Tasha. Ready?" She was already tired and wanted today to be over but couldnt let him know, "Privet, i konechno ya pochemu?" At that moment she relized they weren't alone. "ello you two. Hov are you? Ready for this?"

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The German smiled as the three approached one after another, his team filling up and pretty much ready to take on the short hike to the House of Winds. Erik knew that he was probably the only one looking forward to this, though it did not make him feel all that isolated. It was perfectly normal to distrust something you've never had compassion for. He may very well have ended up like most of them if it were not his brother.
He placed a finger to the frame of his glasses, pushing them up as he gave a faint smile. He was proud of this newly found team and their bravery and willingness to at least somewhat push their resentment aside for the sake of the mission. He placed a hand on the middle part of Xander's handle bars, leaning on his arm.
"It seem like we are all here, ja? I think it's no problem if we head up there soon." His eyes trailed up into the darkened sky, tapping his fingers on the bike in thought. He then pushed himself off the bike walking over to the pair of trees with overlapping branches. He rapped a knuckle against the bark.
"It's about a twenty minute walk, mien cohort und some others should be at the front to greet us. There's a hot meal und warm bed waiting for each of us. I expect you all to get some good rest." He was aware that they probably would not be comfortable with sleeping around creatures. He, however, had a longer night waiting for him. He was more determined to meet the new sleeping schedule, and beside he had more work to take care of and handle. It was mostly busy work that he could probably easily push onto someone else, but his men, and women, needed rest and he felt rather restless. Almost excited even.
He motioned for the illustrious League of Hope to follow as he climbed uphill a rather winding path way. Naturally he didn't get lost despite his brother's poor instructions. After fifteen some odd minutes, the tip of a rooftop of a traditional Japanese compound could be spotted between the trees.

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Talia saw Erik approach from afar, she hadn't spoken to him much, she hadn't really spoken to anyone much, it wasn't her thing, but he seemed exceptionally nice. He greeted her in his native German and she could smell the left over cigarette smoke on his breath. It wasn't an unpleasant smell for Tals, her father had smoked sometimes.

"Kon'nichiwa," she replied, smiling up at the man. "Aye, I feel uncomfortable being late, it makes me nervous." She had practiced speaking English for many years and had an accent only on some words.

"Today is a very important day. Let us hope it all goes well, ja?" He said in his gentle voice. Was he excited? She couldn't quite tell. She nodded her head vigorously though.

"I suppose I am nervous, but I'm sure all will go well." She shrugged and rubbed her hands together. "It's been so long though, there are bound to be some differences between us." Just then, the white haired man rode up on his motorcycle and Talia nodded a greeting at him.

"We'll go when everyone's here so no one gets lost," she studied Xander, who seemed rather tense about something. She hoped he was going to be okay, it would be a long mission if he wasn't. When the two others appeared, Talia felt a stirring in her gut. They were all here now, it wouldn't be long until she had to face her fears and regrets. She would push through, she was sure that everything would work out.

"Ello you two. Hov are you? Ready for this?" Natasha said in greeting. Talia nodded at her and Nikolai, who seemed always serious, but Tals trusted him. She turned towards Erik for his instructions, as he was the leader, after all. They were off then, looking forward to warm beds and meals. Talia knew she wouldn't sleep for a while, she would have to get adjusted to the new times she'd be awake for. With a huff she threw her backpack over her shoulders and picked up her other bag. This would be a long walk with so many things to carry.

Surprisingly though, it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be, though she was rather sweaty. The House was in the distance now, she could see it, and she checked behind her to weigh everyone's emotions. Were they as nervous as she was? She supposed they had to be, to some degree. She adjusted her bag in her hand and looked back again, smiling this time.

"Well, it's begun, now, hasn't it?"

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Athena tilted her head to the side, wondering what could have brought this on. Perhaps they could read her more easily than she thought? Or maybe she wasn't as good as putting on airs as she believed? "I'm fine," Athena replied although whether she was trying to convince herself or them was the real question. "What's with you guys?" Athena mumbled and reached for the food, full well knowing it wasn't for her and stealing a bite. "You should be more concerned with yourself Dietrich, isn't it your brother who's leading the group of humans?" Athena wasn't trying to be rude, she just didn't want to draw attention to herself or her past. Very few people knew where Athena really came from and she hoped to keep it that way.

The crunch of underbrush drew her attention to the open doors, the heat hardly bugging Athena as she had dressed appropriately for tonight's weather. "It seems our new housemates are here," she said, rising to greet them. Not that Athena was excited, she wasn't, in fact she was rather dreading the place she had come to think of has her home having to open up to human's. To Athena, humans were nothing more than bugs, buzzing around and attempting to invade everything good that had ever come into her life. She was not about to let them ruin the House of Wind, even if it meant taking on each human herself. The people that resided in this home were precious to her and Athena would hate to see them hurt.

With that in mind she went to the door, spotting the first of the humans emerging from the forest. It was a girl, her short black hair cropped close to her face with eyes that seemed to carry an unspoken burden. For a moment Athena thought she might be wrong, that this girl couldn't possibly be human but behind her more of them followed and she swallowed, fidgeting with the key that was on a chain around her neck. Should she speak? Wait for them to? Athena straightened her back, trying to appear more confident than she felt and went down the steps to greet them. Perhaps Dietrich should have been doing this, after all, he was the leader, but it was too late to turn back now. "Welcome," Athena said as they all came into view. She would wait for the others in the house before saying or doing anything else. She meant well, but Athena could never tell what tricks the humans had up their sleeves.

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Dietrich watched the young girl exit the house, a small sigh leaving his lips. That little girl was braver than he was.
"Nein, Amamiya. Gut mornin'." He nodded towards the very elegant woman, usually quite the crowd pleaser with her gentle visage. Each member here today had a reason to be here. Dietrich of course had no choice, being the head of house. Yoi was there simply because he was one of the few thinking positively about this. Aika, since she doesn't appear to be threatening in the least. Haruka being among the more mature ones would help out Dietrich with her presence. And Athena since he thought it might be a good experience for her.
After a moment, attempting to calm himself down, he stepped outside himself. He walked casually, appearing to be calm despite his racked nerves. His lips subconsciously found their way to his sleeve, nibbling at cloth as he stood behind Athena. Compared to the young woman's brave efforts, he felt like a child in hiding. He was so self absorbed into his worry of losing control, he didn't even realize that the night air had begun to cool.
"Welcome." This one word drew the attention of Dietrich, causing him to look up. A small group of five stood before them. In front was a young woman who hardly looked any older than him. In fact, most of them looking pretty young, except the giant Russian guy. He pulled his sleeve from his mouth as he addressed the group. Seems like he wasn't the only one letting a woman take take the lead. Not that there was anything wrong with that.
"Welcome to the House of Winds. I'm Dietrich Kahn, head of house." He then indicated to the young woman that stood before him. "This is Athena Usagi. We're part of the welcoming crew." He side stepped from behind the young woman, nodding to her as he walked past her towards the group, showing her that she did well. He stopped a few feet from the humans, pleased that he didn't feel any odd urges. He looked to his brother.
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Erik had clasped his hands together, his eyes sparkling in pride. His little brother was putting on such a brave face and didn't reek of decay. He stepped forward as did Dietrich. They formally shook hands before hugging each other with their other arm. Once they pulled away, he cleared his throat, mostly speaking to the girl beside Dietrich and those who'd be following behind.
"Ich bin Erik Kahn." He introduced himself in his usually thick accent. "I am head of the unit League of Hope." He gave a gent;e and caring smile as he looked over all the other worlders. He felt no malice towards them, nor did he care if they hated him. He had to accept each one as they are in order for this to work. No matter what, this absolutely had to work. Erik would place his life on the line for this mission, which is probably why he was allowed to take the lead on it.
Once paired together, the brothers whom seem to look nothing alike have actually quite a few similarities. The kind of clothing they adorned were very similar in style, probably due to the seclude tastes they had growing up. They both had bandages about their necks and, though a bit different in placement and number, they each had pierced ears. Other than that, they looked like polar opposites with Dietrich's short hair and red eyes compared to Erik's long hair and blue eyes. Their hair and eye color was the same at on point however.
Erik gesture towards the four people behind him. "We are the humans who will be accompanying you this day on, ja? Let us all get along." He and Dietrich stood a bit off to the side so the others could greet one another.

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Nikolai Picked up his rifle bag, slinging it over his shoulder and followed behind the group. He marched in step with Tasha who walked just a few steps ahead of him. The whole time he kept up his sunny personality, in other words he maintained his military emotionless thousand yard stare. As they approached the compound he couldn't help but picture how he would and should be entering. He picked out a nice perch were he would be able to cover the infiltration team. Upon entering the compound he picked out a few good perches he would have moved to and just incase the "real" mission ever started. He was under the belief that the only reason the Kremlin would send someone like him on this mission was so they could have an inside man for when they attack. Whether the other worlders attacked first or not, having some one on the inside gathering intel and able to cause damage would be a huge help when assaulting a fortification like this.

Regardless of the real mission or his personal feeling he had a mission to complete and that was what he was going to do, like the good soldier he is. Plus he had to keep Tasha safe, the loss of the others he could deal with but the connection he has with her and the connection to his old squad through her was something he did not want to loss. As a young girl welcomes them, he came to a stop, still behind the others but now stood at parade rest. Without moving his head he eyed everyone who came to greet them and scanned the area. When the thing that called itself Dietrch stepped forward, he tensed up a little, and thought, "Primary target acquired" "We are the humans who will be accompanying you this day on, ja? Let us all get along." Hearing that he couldn't help but think, "Really? Us get along... with those... things? You have got to be high you foolish German man."

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She noted that Nikolai blow off her question but as they started to move off she figured he was just focused on the mission. Tasha pulled a box of smokes from her pocket, pulled one out and put the box away. Not caring how the people around her or the things they were going to bestaying with felt about smoking, took out her lighter and light the cigerate as they neared the compound. "Great here we go." she thought as a young girl welcomed them. "Um... They send a young looking girl to 'disarm' us. To dissuade us from attacking... pathetic." She thought as her eyes shifted to the thing behind her, the thing chewing on its sleeve, was it nerves or holding back an urge? Then it introduced it as "head of house" which of course made her think, "You die first, then her." To make things even better, it stepped forward towards the group. This put her instantly on the defensive. She slowly crossed her arms, carful to put her hands inside her light wind breaker, without drawing attention to that fact and grabbed her canceled pistols. "Go ahead and try something I dare you. You sukin syn." She thought eyeing this "head of house" She didn't like that it moved towards the group or the way it looked at the German. Then the German said, "Let us all get along." Which caught her off guard. What was he thinking couldn't he see the way it was looking at him? Doesn't he know what that... thing is?

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Aika gave a small yet gentle smile to Deitrich as the Leader of the House greeted her in return. On the other hand, Athena emphasized that she was fine and if that was so, she has nothing against nor is she going to revoke it. In response, she gave a small nod implying her understanding. Then, Athena stated that the League of New Hope composed of humans had finally arrived. Hearing that, Aika turned to look at her companions who had been selected to participate in this treaty. She was not opposed as long as no one from her family is harmed. There would be no reactions coming from here. Instead, she will do her best to ensure everyone's safety and health as her way to help.

"I believe it is time, let us welcome them." She softly said as she felt a bit more better. It seemed that the evening winds was bringing a colder drift which was a good thing. Athena went on ahead and soon, Deitrich followed. She followed behind the two with her graceful movements that one would be reminded that of illustrious noble ladies with a tinge of delicacy found in a rhythmic movement of a dance.

Athena was the first one to offer her welcome as her ombre-colored eyes gazed at the humans whom they would be working together for the sake of peace. Her eyes did not hold any kind of resentment or fear. She was calmly looking at them without any hint of strong emotion, just a normal one.

They are a group of 5, just like them. They have 3 males and 2 females. They all seemed young much how they are or some of them appear as. Well, except for the male who presented himself with such thickness that cannot be ignored. It was clear he is of military stock and one very obstinate about it. Her observations was disturbed when Deitrich finally spoke.

She had been told that the leader of the human group was Deitrich's brother. That is a wonderful thing to be reunited with family. She knew the comfort of what that familial bond could bring. She had siblings too, once upon a time. Looking at the two brothers, they were contrasting yet complimentary in many ways. She could only say that they were a pair. The exchange between the two was pleasing and warm. She could not help but express a kind smile at the scene. After that hug, the one known as Erik introduced himself to them and wished that they all get along. She was happy that their leader felt the same way.

"Yes, we also wish for such bonds to exist between us. It is a pleasure to meet you Erik-san. My name is Amamiya Aika." Her voice resonated with such soothing tone, something not forced but normal for her. She gave them a polite bow of the head and then gave them gentle smile. "I am the Healer here at the House of Winds. If there is anything that you require or would like assistance to, please do not hesitate to ask me." This might be seen as a simple courteous greeting, but in Aika's case, this was sincere and without any pretenses. "I will aid you as much as possible." Then, she left it at that for now. She gazed at the others to introduce themselves.

When they were done, she gazed at Deitrich. "Our Leader has prepared for your accommodations and also a meal has been arranged." There was a soft yet proud look flashing across her multi-colored eyes which was probably the main identifier that she is not as human as she appears to be. "Please, do come in and make yourselves at home." After saying that, she stepped aside to allow Deitrich and the human group to enter first.

She truly hopes that everything about this alliance would go well and would open many doors for all of them. This is an opportunity for both of them to understand each other. Something that they lack at the moment.

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Slowly, the other members of the House started to come into meeting. Haru was first. She extended her greeting to Yoi and Dietrich, her odd method of starting conversation seeming normal under the circumstances, and making Yoi a bit jealous of her ability to effortlessly withstand the weather. Athena was next, excited about food and exchanging a bright and happy hello. And, last but not least, Aika wandered in with her water bottle and simplistic charm. They were all ready, ready to wait.

Let's just hope they get here soon. It'd suck if they got lost in the woods, then they'd have to listen to me laugh at them for hours~

Yoi smirked and almost laughed. He sort of felt bad about wanting to laugh at their new human colleagues, but for all he cared they'd laugh with him, or at least think it was somewhat funny. He remembered humans being pretty humorous, and he didn't think that would change anytime soon. He hoped so. Yoi had thought of humor as one of the things he enjoyed most living in the city, it was always interesting even if it didn't make any sense. Most Other Worlders were too caught up in their own lives or problems to care much about being funny or interesting.

"Kita, your sister is in good hands and has good friends. You don't need to worry about them hurting her."

It seemed that Dietrich had started his speech to the group members. Addressing Haru first, then Yoi, and then Athena, so he was apparently going by order of age. It was soon after that Aika decided to wander in and join them, greeting the group in a cheerful but calm manner with Yoi rather liked. Aika offered some of her water to Yoi, who declined as politely as he could. "Thank you Aika, but I should be fine." His voice was calmer than would be expected in such a situation. He didn't want to be overbearing to his friends, nor the new human visitors.

Sure enough, the five humans soon arrived, coming into sight before Yoi could catch their scents. The wind must've been going to opposite direction. Surprisingly enough it was Athena who was the first to acknowledge the newcomers, extending a warm but somewhat strained welcome as they fully came into view. Dietrich said his hello next. Yoi remembered their leader explaining that the leader of the human group was actually his brother, odd as it seemed. Yoi thought it rather interesting.

As the rest of the group members extended their little greetings and welcomes and speeches, Yoi made a small wave and an attempt to smile without being awkward. "Well, since just about everyone else at our House has made your acquaintance, I guess its my turn. I'm Yoruichi Kita. Nice to meet you all, I guess." Yoi hoped he didn't sound uncomfortable. If he did, maybe no one would notice. He didn't exactly want anyone to think he was avoiding them or didn't want to know them, for he truly did, to say the least. All of this was rather exciting, wasn't it?


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"Himura, I know you won't do anything too crazy, just keep in mind that they are not here to be tested on."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it..."

Haru wasn't too thrilled about having to hold back her urges when all these perfect specimens would be just within her grasp for who-knows-how-long. She would be working extra hard to get in some data on behavior and personality traits while they were around. Hopefully they wouldn't mind the staring if she assured them it as for the sake of science. If they did mind, well, she'd just have to do it from a distance then. Haru wasn't the type of person who had a sense of "personal space" and tended to bypass the fact that people migh be uncomfortable with her. Maybe that's why she trusts so easily...

Her thoughts were whipped from herself to the group of bodies climbing up over the hill. Haru leaned against the doorway, completely ignoring Aika's arrival, her eyes glued to the humans. Pure beauty, all of them. Her eyes twinkled with a sense of excitement, and not in the normal sense, for in her mind she was envisioning the results she could get from five completely different body types. The skinny underaverage female, the average male, the muscular female, and the very very muscular male. All of them could provide the very data she wanted oh so badly.

Isn't this exciting Haru? Now you just might be able to get those volunteers you need...

Haru shook the thought from her mind and forced herself to remember what Dietrich had said about the humans not being test subjects. Oh, but if only they were. Dietrich hadn't said she couldn't test on them, he'd simply said that wasn't what they;d come to he House of the Winds for. And she knew that. But her respectful leader had left quite a lot of holes in his words to the woman, and Haru was most certainly going to use every single one of those holes to her advantage if she could. Surely they couldn't evict her from her home if they volunteered for the job, right?

Nonetheless, Haru was determined to befriend these humans to some extent. Friendships and acquaintances make people easier to convince and manipulate into doing something than complete strangers. Haru stepped down the steps onto the grass and took a formal Japanese bow.

"Good evening, and welcome. My name is Dr. Himura and I am here to answer all your science questions, whatever they may be~"

Her voice was rather sinister, to say the least, but she doubted anyone but the other House members would have noticed it. She'd found humans to be quite daft in the past and hadn't really expected them to change much since then. But you never know, perhaps these humans were more intelligent than the ones she'd tested on before, after all, they had been chosen out of many others...



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Talia stood a few steps behind Erik when he moved forward as the Other Worlders introduced themselves. Some of them seemed eager and others more cautious. She observed them all one by one, wondering how they each got to the House. The girl Athena stepped up first eagerly, and then the leader spoke to them. He definitely looked like Erik, so this was why the brother had been so interested in leading this crew to the House.

Behind her she felt tensions rise, and she turned slightly to see Natasha and Nikolai tense, hands reaching for their weapons, but looking confused when Erik spoke. "We are the humans who will be accompanying you this day on, ja? Let us all get along." Talia smiled internally at his warm statement, he certainly wanted them all to become comrades. Perhaps even comrades in arms.

She hoped they would understand that there would hopefully be no means for trouble. The brothers stepped aside now, waiting for the two groups to introduce themselves to each other. A young woman then stepped forward and introduced herself as the healer of the group, Amamiya Aika. At this point, Tals set her bags down quietly, one on top of the other and also stepped forward and to bow politely, as it was custom as Aika had just done.

β€œThank you for welcoming us so graciously. I am Talia Iwamoto, the medic of our group, I hope we may get along, I look forward to getting to know you all.” Her voice was quiet, as it normally was, but it did not waver or relay her nervousness. After rising from her bow she smiled and two others introduced themselves. The first, Yoruichi, was quieter than the second, Dr. Himura. They both seemed to be curious, though Yoruichi seemed less inclined to show his curiosity.

Tals smiled at them and nodded as well then looked expectantly at the three other members of their human party, waiting for them to step forward and introduce themselves, though they seemed more tense than Erik and she. She felt scared, yes, but these Other Worlders seemed like normal people when introducing themselves. It was as if a rush of excitement had stripped her of her initial fear. She just hoped that this rush of outgoingness would last, otherwise it would be a very long night.

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"Tch...."

Xander was not one to introduce himself, At least to "them", but dominance must be proven, After all, They needed something to say after Master, or King, or....

Xander was lost in his own thoughts, This "experience" would prove to either suck, or suck more, So Xander wanted to get the most of it, Even if he had to squeeze it out personally. He is the self-proclaimed "guard" of the human party, Stating that if anything went wrong, he had to spill some blood, Whether it is the out-worlders, or something else entirely. Xander lightly parked his motorcycle, slamming the kickstand and propping the motorcycle.

"We are the humans who will be accompanying you this day on, ja? Let us all get along." Erik announced, much to Xander dismay, Of course, Xander still wanted some kind of agreement of peace, But more on a distant level, Humans of course, Must be at the end of the food chain, or something like that, Xander was happy for the king, because of his reunion with his long-lost white haired brother, But his thoughts were still a bit conflicted, I mean, It's easy to get along with your brother, even if he has..."changed", however it wouldn't be a walk in the park for the rest, even Xander knew that. This change was well-unwanted, and well.....difficult.

The tension decided to come out, as the man of the army himself expressed his thoughts of discomfort, Not the wisest decison, Considering the humans are on their ground, but the only thing Xander had for Nikolai Puchenko was respect, a truly intimating and trustworthy man indeed, Xander himself could tell that in a tight situation, This man has his back, Same goes for his partner in crime. It was all reassuring.

Then there is Talia Iwamoto, Xander sympathized with her because of them both losing someone important to a beast trying to get some kicks, Though it was a relief for Xander that she at least knows where everyone stands, Humans on the top, Unlike someone, Cough Cough, Erik Cough. However, Xander has never seen her in any kind of combat whatsoever, She has to know how to bear arms if she is here, Right? but that aside, Xander's view on Talia was more on a acquaintance level, Not distant, but not necessarily close either, Lukewarm, was the best way to describe it.

Xander also examined the house itself, A japanese style house, More rural then anything, He himself wasn't with he times, But this was a little much. Anything japanese proved little importance in Xander's perspective, The food was good, But that's all he had to say about it.

It's was about time Xander expressed his dominance, Now or never as they say. Xander took a step forward

"Hello Otherworlders, You have the privilege of calling me, Master Xander, King Xander and So forth" His voice was deafening, Like if he wanted to build tensions, Oh wait...

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They were contrite, all meekly following behind the white haired man called Erik, the only act of bravery on the human's side announcing their names. Then another came, he had the sort of boyish swagger about him that reminded Athena of her brother. His face quirked up in a half smirk and he introduced himself as Xander. Another stab, a name so close to her now dead twin. Dead before twenty because humans decided he shouldn't live. Because according to them his life was worth less than nothing. An ant has no quarrel with a boot, was their reasoning, but that didn't mean they could not crush it.

She attempted to stifle her laughter, he was so odd, this human, announcing himself in such a manner and suggesting they refer to him with a title. You must think very highly of yourself if you expect us to call you that, Athena thought, watching the others and wondering what their reaction to this strange human would be. She would not vocalize her thoughts as surely that would lead to trouble they didn't want nor need. The other humans, as far as her observations went, did not seem so bad. Erik, Dietrich's brother presented himself as a tender morsel that was clearly only here for one reason, to attempt to make peace with his brother. The two Russian's Athena could not get a read on as they were stoic, although her keen senses picked up the scent of cigarettes and it took most of her will power not to wrinkle her nose in disgust.

Cigars and nicotine were things that the Banshee did not understand. Death sticks, is what they were and yet humans insisted on consuming them like bees did pollen. Natasha and Nikoli, were they siblings? Athena wondered, but rather than asking she gave a light shake of her head. Her thoughts were everywhere today and although the sun was just setting Athena could tell this was going to be a long night. She was not looking forward to sharing with humans, the species that had torn apart her life and stomped on whatever stable ground remained. She wanted to retreat to her room and fall apart in silence, but stood strong if not in defiance to the species -who ruined her life than to convince herself that she was alright.

Stop feeling so sorry for yourself. There are others who had it worse, Athena reminded herself and turned to go inside as the others did. They were going to eat the meal Dietrich prepared and although the vampire could not consume human food, Athena had no doubts that he would sit at the head of the table as always and converse politely with the humans. After all, Dietrich was once human himself, he could relate to them better than any of the others in the House of Wind.

Then there was Talia. Something about the slight female irked her although Athena couldn't quite put her finger on it. The only one who seemed excited by the opposite species presence was Haru, although no doubt it was nothing more than a morbid fascination at their mortality that piqued Haru's interest. Aika's gentle presence was a pleasant reminder that everything would be alright and Yoi... Well Athena wasn't sure about him, but then again she never was.

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It was mostly peaceful that is what Aika would like to believe. The humans were understandable in their noted and subtle apprehension towards them. This also applies to their group, but it was a good start that everyone was able to politely stand together without fires being switched. She was very thankful for that especially when she doesn't like conflict in any form or from anyone.

They finally entered the manor where they led their human companions to the dining hall where their food had been served. It would be obvious that the Leader of the House of Winds would be sitting at the head. She could smell the wonderful meals prepared by Deitrich. "Please take your seat and enjoy the meal prepared by our leader." Her smile was warm as she waited for the others to take their seat, but she had already made sure that the second seat was for her.

The only thing she didn't expect was the introduction of the human with a rather dark complexion and white hair. "It is nice to meet you." Aika started as she noticed to the side in which Athena's eyes seemed to take humor in what had been said. Well, the human male had quite a grand assessment of himself or he believes that them the otherworlders are smaller compared to him. She does not find fault at that if that is what he rightly believes than it is so.

"If there is anything else, please just ask." Aika smiled at him kindly, but she avoided calling him by name as she was uncertain whether he was simply joking or serious. She could not tell and did not want to offend anyone especially on how he had stated it. His loud, booming voice filled with a confidence like none other. She was rather in awe of it as he is able to exude such thing. It was rather easier for people to be shy and to cower than to be brave and courageous.

"Then..." She looked around for the others and the humans. Aika wasn't taking the duties of their leader by commanding the table for most part. It was just she wanted everyone to be comfortable and to help her fellow otherworlders as much as possible. That was the least she could do for now. "Please eat to your hearts content." She smiled warmly at them, hoping to be courteous and friendly to enhance a better relationship for all of them.

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It didn't take much effort to realize that the male Russian had his eyes one him. He mentally gave a dry laugh at the idea. He'd be perfectly okay with the other killing him, but he may not exactly know the trick. He'd have to remember to tell the humans at some point, though as far as he could tell in that moment, he was going to be fine.
The female Russian's reactions weren't all that different than her buddy, though she was a bit more... Obvious one could say. The look of surprise at Erik's words said it all.
The medic by far looked like one of the calmest and eager of this group, aside from Erik of course. She didn't seem scared, which worried him. When dealing with non humans, it's natural to be a bit frightened. He grew to wonder what her story was if she could remain calmer than her two Russian companions.
Master Xander. King Xander. Oh the balls this guy had. Dietrich couldn't help but give an unconscious smirk at him. He couldn't really take the man serious, finding him amusing in a non mocking way.
Aika taking charge of the situation didn't bother him, in fact he was proud of the girl. She was remaining calm and kind. He was a bit proud of them all, seeing that on their end, things went smoothly. He couldn't help but breath a sigh of relief as he and Erik where the last ones to enter the dining hall. The humans were all very interesting in their own way, if not a bit worrying in some case.
"Sorry if the food sucks." He casually spoke, unbefitting of a leader. He was never one to take charge in social gatherings as he was more of a solitary guy in the end. He took his seat at the end of the table while his brother took to the other side.

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He Erik found himself wondering what each of these creatures of the night were, knowing only what his brother was having been there when it happened.
One of the first to introduce them self on the other worlder's side was a very gentle blonde whom claimed to be a healer of sorts. She was very kind in her reply to his statement and he returned her bow. He wondered if she had a scary side to her.
The next was a young boy whom looked to be Dietrich's deceased age, a quiet and some what awkward boy who threw out a rather nonchalant air about him. He seemed calm and rational, traits that Erik likes in a fighter.
The next person was slightly unsettling. She did not look at the humans as equals, he could tell that much. The mention of science gave him thought as to what she thought of humans, test subjects. He put a hand to his chin, noting that he may want to keep and eye on her.
The last one was a fairly young girl, the first one who introduced herself in fact. He has heard of this one, as Dietrich seems fond of her as he was of their own sister. She was a banshee, a being cursed to see death. He too had a soft spot for the small girl, though was not all that familiar with her.
He followed behind his younger brother at the back of the crowd, taking his seat at the other end of the table.
"Mien Gott, Dietrich." He mused, smiling a bit. "It smells great, don't be so strict on yourself, ja?" He spoke as if he wasn't strict to others himself. He was a fairly relaxed guy but had very strict standards as those who work for him can attest to.

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Haruka swirled at the sight of Talia's smile, already seeing the woman as a perfect candidate for testing. Such beauty, such curves! Perfect complexion, lovely hair, good stature, everything I could ever ask for! Oh, if only she was mine... Haru ignored Dietrich's voice, which was echoing in her head, reminding her: They are not here to be tested on... She honestly hated him right now. How could he deny her the right of learning more about these beautiful human beings? It was cruel, to say the least.

She was more or less concentrated on Talia when the albino guy spoke up, and she barely caught what he said at all. Master Xander? Unlike the others, who were practically ignoring the statement, Haruka laughed, loud and full. Ah, how odd for you to think that any of us would actually refer to you with such a name! Do you really believe yourself to be superior just because you were on this planet first? You've got some nerve, saying something like that. Haruka recovered from her laughing and stood up straight, crossing her arms across her chest and giving 'Master Xander' a glaring smile.

Don't forget who the ones born from darkness are, young man.

With that, she turned and walked into the house, taking her usual seat. At this point, she didn't really care what the humans thought of her, even though she'd originally been worried about their opinion. It didn't matter in the end. If they didn't trust her enough to volunteer for her experiments, there was always bribery, blackmail, and outright threats.

As the others flooded into the room, Haruka kept her smile and started to play with her hair quietly. She figured Dietrich would be giving her a lecture after the others were out of earshot. Not that she minded, what was he gonna do about it, turn back time? The worst he could do was restrict her food supply, and she doubted he had the authority to do something as drastic as that.

Haruka couldn't eat any of the food that had been prepared. Therefore, her seat didn't have any table settings, they weren't needed. She was supposed to eat at specific times on specific dates in a specific place, so most days she didn't even attend the community dinners. Haru found it to be a waste of time and effort, especially since most members of the house didn't really like her all that much. But today was special, and she was determined to make the best of it in spite of her first impression.

Yoi took his seat next to her and she chatted with him quietly, others around the table making their way in and starting to eat. Yoi was one of the few people Haru could stand to be around. Mostly because he was so quiet, partly because he was so understanding as well. He accepted who she was, unlike most of the other creatures in the House of Winds. Aika was also rather kind to her, so she was alright.

Haru didn't like Dietrich, that was evident, and Athena was at a completely neutral place in her set of opinions. As for the humans...well, the only one she didn't like was Xander. He was arrogant and obviously had some sort of God-complex, so unfortunately, he was not a very ideal subject.


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The medic of the other group returned Aika's greeting as formally as she'd received it, introducing herself to be Talia Iwamoto. She seemed about as happy as Erik, and her smile didn't give the feel that it was fake, so Yoi determined her to be an alright person. The two Russians in the background both gave Yoi a sense of discomfort, they were intimidating, even to an Okami like him.

To his surprise, neither of them said anything or gave any emotion towards the subject. They both stayed quiet and kept to themselves. Instead, it was the white-haired male - the one who Yoi had noticed observing the other humans - who addressed himself.

"Hello Otherworlders, You have the privilege of calling me, Master Xander, King Xander and So forth."

Yoi had been looking forward to this day for a long while, and this man, Xander, made him want to go back to his room and never come out again. The ignorance in his voice was enough to make him puke if he actually had any food in his stomach. What the hell is his problem? Yoi made a face of slight disgust and hoped the guy noticed it. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't say anything, but the thoughts raging through his head were not of the nice variety.

He jumped slightly when Himura burst out laughing next to him. He'd never heard her laugh before, it was creepy, and not just because it was new. Yoi continued to watch her captivate the attention of both groups as she blatantly insulted Xander, speaking her mind in a contradicting way that made her seem as if she felt superior to him, which would be the same as he felt towards the entire group.

Soon enough, Himura was finished with her little speech and disappeared inside. Yoi didn't speak and simply followed her. He didn't want to make the situation any worse, he could already feel the mood changing between the two groups. Yoi took his normal seat next to Himura, him being the only person she wasn't outwardly cruel to, and waited for everyone else to come in and sit down. It didn't take long. He wondered if anyone was going to say anything about it, perhaps Xander himself would retort. Yoi didn't really care. The guy was ignorant and wouldn't last long if he didn't change his attitude.

Dinner started. "I won't be eating anything, I'm supposed to have dinner with my family later. I'll stick around though." It was true that he commonly ate with his parents and sister, it but is wasn't complete truth, in reality he was just uncomfortable eating around these humans. Most of them seemed genuinely angry at Yoi's group and he didn't feel as if they would hesitate to poison his food or something like that. He doubted that they would under the circumstances, but his confidence wasn't full.

Yoi sat patiently as the others ate, making small talk with Himura as the night commenced. Neither of the two were eating that night so it was somewhat boring for them, but neither complained, and Yoi simply watched and observed the other people.



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"Xander!" Talia began to reprimand his behavior before the woman who introduced herself as Dr. Himura stepped in. Tals admired her fierce nature at this point, she didn't fell as scared as she though she would after the woman's initial introduction. These beings were all just acting like normal humans. The doctor walked off and Aika called the group over to share a meal around a table.

Talia sat next to Erik, she didn't want to separate humans from non-humans, but she felt as if she knew Erik the most out of anyone here, which was strange because she didn't even know that much about him. The brothers had a polite interaction and Talia watched the two of them, noting their similarities.

"Thank you all for this, it looks wonderful," She smiled around the table. she took a small anount of food on her plate, finding herself not to be too entirely hungry, and sat quietly as the others conversed. she wasn't a normally conversational person, and preffered to listen, which is just what she did.

She supposed that after dinner they may have some sort of meeting, since everyone had to stay up to adjust to the new, night-time schedules. they would of course need to discuss living arrangements and the general ruled of the House, and what everyone would be doing to help out around the place. Talia also figured that someone would have to bring up the recent attacks of Other Worlders on humans. The attacks had been becoming more and more frequent, and Tals remembered her own attack very well, but she couldn't imagine that any of these people would have taken part in any of them. At least she hoped not.

It had been the idea of the League in the beginning to stop these attacks, and the military enlisted the help of those who lived in the House long before they even recruited any of the League itself. What an odd conglomeration of people this would be, they all had such different backgrounds and yet she hoped that they all shared a common goal. She just wanted people to be safe. They would have to do something about the attacks, she wondered what the plan was, either way, she would only fight if she had too, but she would be there to help.

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Character Portrait: Xander Horogium Character Portrait: Talia Iwamoto Character Portrait: Athena Usagi Character Portrait: Yoruichi Kita Character Portrait: Deitrich Kahn Character Portrait: Haruka Himura
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Athena sat beside Aika, unconscious to the divide in humans and other worlder's. The display outside was entertaining, that was for sure. She would not call what Haru did brave, no, Athena saw it as taking an unnecessary risk. The scientist was odd though, that Athena knew for certain. She often heard noises from the room considered Haru's lab and would not want to end up as one of the unlucky souls under Haru's microscope. These poor humans had no idea what they were in for if they agreed to be one of Haru's subjects; not that she thought it likely. Unless Haru had something to offer in return for their blood and particles.

Athena's stomach growled. She had to stand on tip toe in order to reach the platter on the table, a disadvantage of being short, but one she was all too used to. The purple haired girl seated herself once more, nibbling on the food Dietrich had prepared and finding that it was nothing short of delicious, as normal. She had tried cooking once and not only had Athena made a mess of the kitchen, but she had nearly set her home on fire. Her mother had never allowed her to step foot in the kitchen after that, not even to serve food to guests, not that she would let her five year old carry glassware to the table anyways.

Athena listened to those around her speak. Erik had an accent that was much stronger than Dietrich's and he told his brother not to be so hard on himself. She felt a stab of envy and looked down at her plate, taking a breath before putting on the smile that she wore for show. "Everything is delicious Dietrich," Athena had eaten nearly everything on her plate, which was a stark difference from the last few weeks. She was surprised she was hungry, but was glad that she was beginning to feel a bit more normal. Maybe staying in the House of Wind really was helping?

"You're name's Talia right?" Athena turned to look at the black haired female and placed her fork down. "So where do you hail from?" Small talk was not her best subject, but Athena had decided to give it a shot.

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Character Portrait: Xander Horogium Character Portrait: Talia Iwamoto Character Portrait: Athena Usagi Character Portrait: Yoruichi Kita Character Portrait: Deitrich Kahn Character Portrait: Haruka Himura
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Haruka outright told off the white-haired male about his introduction or demand to be called with King or Master. It was inevitable since this alliance had been establish for cooperation and equality. This was not done to show superiority among them. This made her worry as it could cause chaos which was not advisable. "Xander-san, I apologize, but I believe to foster cooperation between us we should align ourselves with friendship." Her gentleness never descended as she then looked at Haruka with kindness and a request. "So, I really do hope we could get along." Then, she looked at Deitrich to serve as her respect to him before looking at Xander. "We do know how to show respect, but the best way to have it is when it is given by positive recognition."

Her voice never held animosity or negativity. She spoke those words with complete politeness and softness. "I hope you could understand why my family found it to be offensive in nature." She ended her statement at that. In her eyes, the people gathered here at the House of Winds are her family, so she addressed them as so. She then looked at Yoruichi kindly. "Oh yes, that is true. In that case, thank you for being here Yoruichi. It is very appreciated." Her words reflected sincerity and gratefulness.

After stating that, she heard Deitrich humbling himself once more, saying his cooking would suck. It was one of their leader's endearing traits in her personal opinion. Notably, his brother, Erik countered it with some words. Their relationship was very nice to witness, the bond of siblings. It made her recall the past, the faces of her parents, her sister, and her brother. How they were twisted in despair and in disbelief of what she had done. Her eyes closed briefly as she then joined the conversation between brothers. "I would agree Deitrich. Your meals are delicious."

She smiled brightly at that and then looked at the food before her. What she said is without fallacy, though, she was uncertain if she could eat something similar to her. It is a fish dish, particularly sole. That is why she decided to eat the salad prepared on the side. She gently chewed and her greens with her inherent elegant manners. It was not far fetched to conclude that she had been raised in a manner similar to that of nobles and such. Either way, she was done with her tasting and then, she smiled warmly at Deitrich. "They are prepared with care as always." She looked at Athena then who commented the same. "Athena and I are in agreement." She noted with gentle joy and was also glad to the point in which Athena had cleaned her plate.

That was a good sign and hopefully, this will continue on as Athena made small talk with one known as Talia. This should be a start of good things and with that she quietly enjoyed her meal as best as she could, letting others take the discussion. She would only be a support if needed.

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Character Portrait: Xander Horogium Character Portrait: Talia Iwamoto Character Portrait: Athena Usagi Character Portrait: Erik Kahn Character Portrait: Natasha O'Malley Character Portrait: Nikolai Puchenko
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It took him a moment be Nikolai followed the group inside and sat down next to Talia. He would normally sit closer to his leader but felt that he was the only on safe due to having his "brother" be the leader of these things. Not trusting the food or drink prepared by one of them, he pulled out one of his homemade granola bar, nutritionally it was a full meal, also filled you up like one, but it lacked greatly in taste. He also pulled out a bottle of Vodka from his pack. Turning to their "host", "Old Russian tradition. Bring new clean glasses for EVERYONE! We all drink to Alliance, da?" He smiled at Tasha who sat between Erik and Xander. He turned to Xander, "King Xander, have drink your highness. Drink up comrades."
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Not wanting to go inside she finally gave in when she noticed everyone else had already gone in. She found a seat between Erik and Xander which made her feel a little better. Here she felt like Xander would watch her six, hopefully not liturgy, and Erik seemed safe and harmless enough. Tasha studied both groups well not paying any attention to the food or drinks. That is until Nikolai opened his big mouth. See the bottle of Vodka and the smile on his face she know right away what he was doing. He brought some of the "For Russians only" strong Vodka. She remembered her first toast with him and a bottle of that stuff, if you aren't used to drinking and you aren't carefully you will kill yourself with this. Surprisingly this relaxed her even more, not knowing who would drink or how these thing will react to it made her more curious then anything. In a happy, upbeat voice, "DA! TO THE ALLIANCE! TO LIFE, ZUM LEBEN, K ZHIZNI!" Well saying this she kept an eye on the one who called its self a Dr. Tasha wondered if it was connected to Pandora or Purgatory. If it was it had to die a slow and painful death regardless of who or what got in her way. This of course brought flashbacks to the hell she was raised in, an isolated Russian military research town and base. She was quick to shake this off to stay focused.

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"I'm only saying, What you are thinking.."

Xander leaned over and whispered this into Talia's ear, Xander was quite aware of Talia's struggles, Why not express abhorrence now? Xander barely listened to the other's introductions, The only name that mattered was his, after all. The only thing that collected his attention was the rather soft-spoken individual, A ghoulish girl, Of course, Xander didn't want to explode, So he stayed quiet. Too tired to make any malicious comments. Or maybe just too hungry.

Xander followed the group like always, Of course, He was a bit worn out from his crash, But food could always do the trick, Xander was not one to just, pig out, But today might be an exception. He heard from Goldilocks, that the Leader himself was a adept chef, But it seems this would be the only thing that Xander was excited for. A simple Tch escaped his lips as he walked inside.

He was seated next to his two favorite people, Or at least at the moment. Nikolai and Natasha, It looked like they seemed to be settling down, But Xander isn't giving up now....He isn't trying to destroy the mission entirely, He just wanted a obvious standing on who is still on top, Humans.

"Xander-san, I apologize, but I believe to foster cooperation between us we should align ourselves with friendship.", Xander didn't particularly dislike polite people, But he didn't like them that much either. "Tch", Still talking about that..? Xander thought, I mean, He could play it off as some kind of joke, But he wasn't cracking one.

Xander seemed to be out of it, He was nightdreaming, Niko said something humorous, but Xander barely listened, He was exhausted, He raised his glass with the rest of the group, But had no intention of keeping an alliance, The relationship can't be "comrades", It had to be, A King and a Servant, And we all know who is fulfilling each role.