Nylat had been just about to answer Raphael's question of the new members when the two topics themselves walked up. She laid her ears back and growled at Zyano, but not uite with the heart she'd put into it yesterday. If they were gonna stay, she'd have to at least tolerate them. When Raphael glanced over at her, after meeting Zyano, she gave him a small growl, as well. Huffing, she watched the exchange, then yawned as the trio left. With a flick of her ear, she leapt from the van, landing lightly on the ground. Her tail had dried by now, and her ear was still spotted from the paint, as well. She stretched, her side not quite as bad as earlier. She glanced over at Kioko, grinning. "Well, snowflake, I'm going to go wash myself out now. I'll probably be drying off at our van later if you need me." And with that, she trotted through the camp, her tail swishing back and forth.

It was not long before she was leaping back up on her van, thoroughly soaked. She had managed to find a creek to wash in (since she preferred more natural baths) and had not bothered to shake. So as soon as she flopped down on the van, water started running off of her and down the sides of the van. The top of the van--being painted the same blakc as the backdrop of the sides--was incredibly warm, and before long, the chill of the water no longer affected her, though she was still sopping wet. In te warm sunlight, wit a warm place to lay down, she was soon walking the thin line between sleep and awareness.

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Kanec tilted his wings slightly as she shifted, nodding. "Ah, I see. Are you going to try again? I believe I may have a pair of scissors in my van, if it is needed. And two shifters are bound to somehow cut one magician's hair, no?" He folded his wings closer, letting himself drop a bit before flaring them, and gliding gently back up. "Actually, I see no reason why we would not be able to. One to restrain, one to do the cutting. I wouldn't mind either, personally."

Dravius had been dozing peacefully for a few minutes, then sat up with a start and rolled off of his bed, flailing his arms briefly to gain balance and cross the newly renovated van. He was muttering to himself, something about the place being too new. It really was. It looked as if no one had ever lived there, and it made the tall male a bit uncomfortable. He paused near the door and blinked once at the two Kiokos, one eye wide. "I'm never eating that much candy again..." He murmered, then shut the door to his van. It was silent inside, followed by a rather large crash, then a slam, then a muffled string of frantic talking verging on the edge of shouting. The words were indistinguishable, but Dravius had to be talking rather loudly for anything to penetrate the metal-and-wood walls. The sound settled for a few seconds, then picked up again with more shouting and an intense scratching noise coming from the wall facing everyone else. There was no more shouting, but the scratching moved from wall to wall and back again.

The scratching eventually stopped and Dravius clambered out of his van through to sunroof, hair sticking up in a lot of directions and covered in many splotches of ink. Entire sections of his hair were matted gold and silver, and sticking straight up. He muttered a few words to himself then slipped off of the roof on the opposite side of his van, closing the skylight behind him. Anyone who tried the door would find it locked tight, the key for iy contained on the keyring on one of the Co-Master's pockets, and a spare with Raphael. Dravius wandered towards the food van, still looking slightly spaced out and very disheveled. He made a meandering path into the van, eventually scooping up a huge plate of nothing but toast and jam, sitting cross-legged on the floor near the corner and eating it slowly, staring at the wood in front of him. Obviously, a few odd looks were earned but honestly this wasn't out of the ordinary for the Circus.

Dravius had been licking the jam off of his toast, then looked up with a surprised look on his face. "Oh, nothing. I'm just going mad." He snorted and bit off another bit of jam-coated bread, adding, "There are two Kiokos....just chillin' out there." The tall male flicked a hand towards the door and looked extrodinarily concerned. "They're out by Raphael's van. It's creepy. Wait, tell me if you see it too. Come on." Dravius stuffed nearly the entire remainder of the slice of toast into his mouth and got to his feet, blinking at the dark man. "I should go check if she's real or if Raph's just messing with me..." He muttered, slipping out the rather heavy door and taking a moment to orient himself.

Heading towards Raphael's van at a trot, the tall male turned back and trotted lightly backwards, blinking at Julian and saying, "Are you coming?" Turning back around, he nearly ran into the side of Raphael's van, backtracking for a few seconds before getting his balance again, and blinking once. "These things just sneak up on you." He poked the metal exterior of the van with a finger and traced around, staring hard at the two Kiokos. He then stepped forewards and picked up the disguised Erik by her upper arms, squinting hard with his one good eye, although his bad one didn't narrow quite as far. "You're creepy, almost identical little girls." He murmered, setting the shifter down, still with narrow eyes. He then walked over to Raphael and pointed to the two girls, sighing through his nose and asking slowly, "You see this too, yes?" He flicked the direction of his point between the two young girls. "Why is that one wearing clothes like....five sizes too big?"

Nylat had been near-asleep when she heard Maya joining her on the roof. She flicked an ear to acknowledge her, and squirmed a little when she was poked in the side. It was a little-known fact that the fierce-looking hybrid was extremely ticklish. The older members knew--or, at least the assumed they did--but few aside from them. When Maya started speaking, she listened intently, but when she inquired about her side, she opened one eye to look at her, then shrugged. "It doesn't hurt as much anymore. It's just like any other day at this point--it only hurts if I overwork myself. As for helping, it was the least I could do." She flicked her tail, turning her head so she could get a better look at her friend. "And you, miss, seems to have been avoiding me. We haven't had a good long talk in a while." She grinned mischeviously. "And I am still not completely caught up on the deal between you and Dravius, as obvious as it is. I'd like to hear it from you."

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Kanec took to swaying back and forth, tilting his wings t keep himself on course as he did. "Hm. Well, since cutting Selvai's hair is out of the question, and I have yet to eat this morning, would you like to go do so? I mean, I can wait if you don't, I just won't be abe to stay airborne for too much longer without food." He flipped over on his back and imitated fainting in midair, rather dramatically, falling a few feet before pulling imself back out of his dive. Beating his wings, he flexed his talons,contemplating whether he wanted to hunt or be lazy today.

((I am dying right now. I'll post later. Got to get ready for practice.))

Dravius crossed his arms at the identical Kioko's story, now looking ma.ssively unamused at the young girl...man....thing. "Y'know, there are not a lot of people that I don't like within the first forty-eight hours of meeting them, but you're one. I hate you a little bit, Ricky." Dravius said, almost musingly, resolving there and then to always call the irritating specimen that. He looked over at Raphael as he walked away, rolling his eyes at his friend, then staring back at the two young women, one looking decidedly more panicked than the other. As Erik left, he focused on the almost bewildered looking Kioko, stepping forewards and looking her up and down with a critical eye. He then sat on the ground and rubbed his eyes with the tips of his fingers, sighing heavily.

"Uhhh don't feel good," Dravius moaned, leaning his head on his hand and looking up at the white-haired girl. "Think I'm getting ill again. You'd think that it would affect me less, hummm?" He yawned and got to his knees, his hands spread out on the ground next to his feet, which were tucked under him. Heran his hands through his dark hair, coughing slightly, then got to his feet and stretched his arms over his head. "How's your arm, huh?" He tilted his head and gently touched Kioko's shoulder, eyebrows furrowing a bit. "I feel bad for not asking you about it earlier. Will you be alright?" He looked geniunely concerned, sticking his hands in his pockets and blinking quickly once or twice. "I could give you something if it hurts..." He trailed off and looked a bit thoughtful, sifting through his pockets, gla.ss vials clinking as he went through them, focused completely on them. He was humming a slightly jerky tune, which sounded a bit creepy as a result of Dravius' inability to carry a tune.

Dravius suddenly looked up and offered Kioko a frosted gla.ss bottle, filled with some brilliantly blue concoction. "Although, It might make you a bit drowsy." He turned his head away from the young woman to cough heavily, a rather ugly sound. "Ricky's a bit creepy, don't you think? Not someone I'd like to be left alone with." He shivered once and rubbed his eye again, which was bothering him a bit. His vision was going all fuzzy again.

The shifter frowned at Raphael as he spoke up.  "I was just joking, Mister Circus Master.  Simply having a bit of fun with Dravvy here.  And yes, I'm finished."  He shifted back, stepping away from Kioko.  He turned his attention back to Dravius with a pout.  "That's a bit harsh," Erik responded as the co master declared his hatred of him.  "I mean, we should get to know each other a bit better before you start throwing around such hurtful words.  I'm sure we could be good friends if you simply gave me a chance.  But, it will have to wait till later.  Raffy is showing us around, you know," the shifter said, winking at Dravius as he followed Raphael out of the van.

Kioko finally exhaled as Erik put some distance between them and shifted back into his real form.  When he left with Raphael and Zyano, she shook her head at Dravius' question, unconciously rubbing the injured limb.  "It's nothing you need to feel bad about," she reassured him, smiling slightly at the co master.  "It only left a few bruises, and to be honest I've had worse injuries than that before."  At his offer to give her something for the pain, she shrugged, waving a hand in dismissal when he offered the blue vial.  "Thank you, but it's not so bad.  Just a little sore.  I doubt I'll need anything for it."  She furrowed her brow in concern when she heard the co master's cough, ignoring his question about Erik.  "That cough sounds kinda... Bad, Dravius," Kioko commented.  "If you really are getting sick again, you should rest.  Or take some medicine."

((Ny will post when Ny gets a chance. Volleyball practice followed by a bad storm gave her no chance yesterday.))