Mei rolled her eyes as he wrinkled his nose, simply stepping forward towards the bar to get herself some tea. She glanced at the various new arrivals in turn, curious vaguely but with her mind still on her shape shifter sister… She should have been here by now… just what was Emi planning this time? Mei had no idea… but she knew already she didn’t like it.

She looked up as she heard Jack's word for her and blushed. Sikura smiled at him and waved a little. Her eyes went to her cider as she took a sip and looked at him. "I thought you didn't want to be friends with me. I didn't like the fact you turned me away without giving me a chance. I won't run from you, Jack. Not anymore." The tenshi said as looked at him and smiled.

((Character with blue eyes))

Elenore laughed, she liked this woman already. "My parent's were both mutants too, so I rather like mine at least. Runes is a nice name, sounds like it's got some good power behind it."

She smiled. "Would it be too forward of me to ask what you are?"

He frowned a bit. "But I didn't tell you 'no'. I was just telling you about the risks involved in wanting to be my friend." He blinked, his ears twitching a bit. He was a little confused as to how she could have possibly taken his words as a refusal of her friendship.

Mei glanced over as she heard the two talk, sighing softly and shaking her head. Neither really seemed to understand the other very well...it was sad honestly. Still there was nothing she could do really…She’d played interference as best she could… the rest was up to them…

Perching on the bar she began to sip her tea, vaguely listening to Runes and Elenore talk. Listening to tohers speak and laugh… it soothed her nervousness a little though still not perfectly enough. She felt a restless stir within her and her skin becoming slightly warmer again… she glanced down a moment and sighed.

She looked at her. Information was perfect, at least she had more than enough common ground with her. "Thank you," she answered for the glory of her name. "Mutant. Feral. Maybe a bit more. Who knows with the way that Omega levels are appearing these days," she shrugged. "And what of you? "

"Mutant, full blooded." She raised her coffee cup and took a sip. "It's always good to talk to a fellow mutant sister...It's even more of a rarity to find a place that tolerates us like this place." She took another sip of her coffee, but the beer Runes had looked pretty good right about now too.

"My mother was a low level telepath and my dad had water manipulation." She loved both her parents and loved to boast about her all mutant heritage.

[edit...dinner time D: sorry! Be back later!]

Runes felt the eyes of some people passing. She listened to the woman speak of her parents and smirked. "Mine were of glorious Brotherhood. Morlocks turned to greater deed." She grinned lightly. To be born of gene nation was a honor beyond all right. She looked around the room and noticed a human woman half listening to them. A light snarl hit her lips as she turned about to her sister in blood.

Angil rubbed her eyes trying to wake. so many voices were out side. so she decided to get up and see what was going on. as she opened the door to her room and noticed two new faces along with the familiar ones from earlier. She walks down and decided to sit at a table by herself to think about things for a bit.

Jack's eyes flickered towards Mei. His cat ears twitching a bit and his nose wrinkled some. "Ne, Imoutosan...you gots any money, I'm hungry again...and I used all the rest of my money to pay for the room." His long black cat tail flicked and twitch slowly behind him. Those eyes were shinning and hopeful as he watched Mei.

Akio sat at a table and noticed that Angil woke up. He walked over to her and sat down at the same table as her, and smiled softly. "Hey there...whats wrong?" he asked her softly sitting in front of her, still holding onto his cloak as always.

Mei caught the sound of the snarl and simply gave an amused smile to her tea though she felt it incite something else to shift and her body again grew a little warmer in a most uncomfortable fashion…fire and ice she mused inwardly…Not saying a word until she heard Jack.

Slowly Mei looked up, raising an eyebrow before nodding lightly. Fishing in her pocket she pulled out enough coins for a meal and handed it to the Nekojin. “Aww and here I thought you wouldn’t take my money.” She teased, in reference to him refusing payment for the necklace yesterday. Biting her blue lips she glanced at the window then, the thought of the necklace of course bringing to mind the one who had commissioned him to steal it…

"Aa. But this is different, you've been adopted as my little sister..so you have to buy me food when I run out of money..see? And I'll do the same for you." He grinned at her, that grin though hidden behind the mask he wore. Then his attention was on the barkeeper who still seemed a bit sleepy. Ordering a bowl of stew with lots of meat. The same thing he had eaten earlier. He seemed to like it.

Angil noticed Akio sat down and sweetly smiled. "I just have such a mix of emotions going trough me right now. Worry, relief, fear...I just dont know what to do know. I now know that my Nii-san is okay, so part of my journey is over..."

“I have? And when did you intend to tell me” She murmured mildly, tilting her head to the side in thought. She watched him a moment, starting to recognize the look his eyes got when he was smiling so despite the mask gathering his expression. Push away yet pull close… this seemed his manner. Shaking her head she looked towards the door, staying perched on the bar in silence. She just hopped being a little sister wouldn’t lead to the punishment it had last time…

At that moment, however, the sister who rained down said punishment entered though at the moment she looked like an exact copy of Mei, dragon tattoo and all…though… something about Emi’s version seemed odd, as if it lacked some luminescence Mei’s had…

Emi looked towards Jack with a wide grin…until she saw Mei sitting next to him. Mei shivered, her tattoo shifting and appearing to open its eye to look at Emi with sheer fury. “Hi there sis… been a while…” Mei greeted mildly as Emi glared, for a moment shocked as Mei was supposed to be on a trip …

"Dont worry....You'll find your brother...I'll help you. On your journey." he said happily. "I know your brother well....I'm sure hes looking for you at this very moment...during the war your all he ever talked about..."

Jack blinked. For a few moments he was uncertain as he looked from Mei to Emi and back again. Then he had stood, coming between Mei and Emi. Those eyes were narrowed and he pointed an accusing finger at Emi while his right hand reached behind him, fingers gently touching the handle of a hidden dagger. "You tricked me!" His tail flailed around angrily behind him and those ears were pressed flat against his skull.

Angil smiled. glad to hear the comforting words. "Theres so much I want to know. About our family, about our race....and about me. Do you have any idea where he was?"

Emi glared at him a moment longer before curling her hands into fists and the air around them grew very cold as she prepared to call on Ice . “I… did no such thing. What did this girl lie to you about? This murderer haunts me wherever I go… You can‘t believe a word she says, shes…shes‘ not even a true woman! She lives half her life as a man!” She hissed, instantly falling into an act she‘d done a million times before. “Mei… what have you done these time!” She shouted.

Mei watched her passively a moment then began to clap, “Very good, you almost have the fire in your eyes just right…” She critiqued her sister’s acting with a chuckle, her own body growing warmer from the dragon’s stir. Despite the snow she seemed to almost be sweating as she suppressed the dragon within. Despite her Blasé outward calm, however, she worried for more then the dragon. Emi had fooled people before…

Akio sat there looking up to the ceiling in thought. "There are so many places he could be..all I saw was a waterfall...not much information." he said sadly closing his eyes and leaning back against the chair. "I'm sorry I really dont know...but I promise I'll help you look for him."

Jack frowned deeply. Those flattened ears twitched slightly when Emi spoke and he shook his head heard. "You lie. I can hear it in your voice. Mei has done nothing wrong..she is no murderer, the scent of blood doesn't follow or haunt her the way it hangs around you." The hand behind his back had closed tightly on that dagger hilt and he kept his eyes on Emi. His stance a defensive one.

"Well, I dont know the land at all. We could always find the largest river and follow that. The waterfall would most likely be near some mountains too....."

Emi smiled cruelly, her eyes going to Mei‘s “Oh.. I‘m not lying…Just ask her yourself.” She hissed, starting to step forward towards her. She was focusing on Mei it seemed but nothing could be further from the truth…She raised her hands, shards of ice spitting out of her palms at Jack and mei both like deadly blades to impale them. Emi then let her form shift, becoming her true form. A twin to mei save the tattoo…and a nasty looking burn on her right cheek, shoulder, and neck…

Mei shivered, flipping out of the way only to let out a whimper of pain…It was not, however from the ice as it didn’t touch her… No.. Her dragon tattoo was lifting off her body and becoming solid from about the shoulders up, taking her skin with it with a sickening tearing sound. A pale blue white fire would burn the edges of her skin so it would not bleed…but that did not stop the pain of it. It would then stop there, turning its head towards Emi as Mei shivered and stood…her own eyes now the same light blue as the dragon .

"Should we ask Rosa if she wants to go with us?" he asked Angil softly since usually the more people who go the better the chances that her brother might spot them talking together.

"Ya I'm sure she would like that as well.."