Kioko fidgeted nervously when the new girl suddenly hugged Spider and lifted him off his feet.  She didn't seem to notice him gasping for breath as she tightened her grip, and Kioko wondered if she should stop the enthusiastic girl before she ended up accidentally squishing him in her happiness.  Nothing ruined a family reunion like accidentally breaking someones' ribs, after all.

Spider was finally released as his sister looked him over, then gave him one last hug before noticing Kioko standing beside them.  The white haired girl stared for a moment at Yamas' upturned palms, before remembering to speak.

"Umm, It's fine, you didn't interrupt us," she managed, still mentally off-balance from the odd sight of someone picking up Spider and hugging him like a puppy.  "I'm Kioko Fuurin," she introduced herself to the stranger.  "And, well, Spider and I only met yesterday, but yes, I suppose you could call us friends." 

((Aww Kioko. xD <3))

With another slight yawn, Julian made his way back to the food van, being sure to try and dislodge as much water from himself before walking in. He made his way quickly to the other side, pas.sing Spider, Kioko, Kanec and the new arrival by the name of Yama. The selection on offer had changed, thanks to the onset of early afternoon, and the Sword Master helped himself to a sandwich; Watching the others in the van with interest, leaning gently against one of the walls.

He smiled slightly at Kioko's introduction. "Seeing as we are running through the introductions... My name is Julian Elois." He said with a slight inclination of the head, Raphael smiling at the newer members with a joy only he could find in such talks.

~~~

Having not been paying much attention to anything, Maya didn't seem to notice the transition from field to van, and once she had been sat, folded her legs under her and crossed her arms gingerly. Her eyes were still downcast, unseeing, a veil of gold hiding most of her face.

She flinched visibly at the Co-Master's question. "No," She replied almost automatically, her voice barely audible and somewhat lifeless. She hadn't actually realised that that was the first time she had spoken to him directly since yesterday, not that she was in a state to notice.

((Aw. Poor Maya. *hugs* Joo know, I saw people with 'butterfly wings' at the Circus, but none were as awesome as Maya. ;D))

Kanec nodded to Raphael, and padded out silently, not seen in the commotion. As he left the food van, he noticed Nylat walking back to her van, and figured she'd know where Mayanna was. It would save him alot of trouble. As he padded up, he got the familiar and usual growl.
"Hey, Nylat, do you know where--"
"In Dravius's van. Now, would you kindly leave me alone?"
The tiger, a bit shocked, nodded, and turned around, trotting back to the food van.

Nylat, who had followed a great deal of the way, pelt in her jaws, made little notice as Dravius took Maya to his van. She bristled a bit, but no more. It was just too tiring for this. As she made her way slowly to her van, making no move to hurry out of the rain, she flicked her ears back and forth, trying to catch tidbits of any conversations going on. But everyone was inside somewhere, and she couldn't do so. As Kanec padded up, she gorlwed. She wasn't in the mood for his pride. As soon as he started asking his question, she knew it was about Maya. Maya was the only one that would really need finding. everyone else was either in the food van, or in their own vans. So the hybrid gave a sharp reply, muffled by the pelt. As the shifter left, Nylat finally got to her van, and leapt in for a second, setting the pelt down to dry, before jumping out, shaking her pelt, and leaping onto the hood of the van, and from there, to the roof of the van. She laid down as she had been that morning, watching for the one she wanted to pas.s.

Andrew could almost feel his strength washing away from him in with the rain, but he still didn't want to move. He sat there for a while longer, allowing time to p*censored* until he could go and grab a piece of bread or something from the food van and not have to deal with being around so many people at once.

After a few moments of procrastinating and telling himself that he wasn't really hungry he pushed himself up and from a firm grip on the van for some extra balance. It took a few seconds before his head stopped spinning from him getting up too quickly, but once he was sure he could move somewhat normally he let go of the van.He walked slowly, never one to really rush anything unless he was fighting, then you could barely keep up with him.  

He made it back to the food van and went inside, ignoring the people there and keeping his eyes trained on the floor as he made his way through. Once he reached it he simply grabbed a couple of pancakes, not really liking them but there were good sources of carbohydrates and sugars that would give him strength. He found a nice, quiet corner and ate the pancakes, having nothing with them. 

He kept his eyes on the floor, bot wanting to catch someone's eyes and have them come and bother him while he was feeling the way he was feeling. If they did, he would most likely not have the energy to argue and have to be decent for once. That made him sick. 

Andrew finished his pancakes slowly, he didn't like to eat. He would only get sick later and the meal would be gone, that always happened whether he wanted it to or not. he had grown up that was and that was the reason he was so extremely skinny with feminine features. He feelt eyes on him but he still didn't raise his own gaze, not in the mood.

Once he finished he did, however, grab a bottle of water and take it back to the corner. He could drink as much as he wanted, it filled him up and he didn't get sick later. he always drank a lot more than he ate. he finished the water quickly.

He sighed, getting irritated about being stared at and looked up. Meeting Whatever her name was from earlier. His gaze was blank and cold, a whole different story from her glare. He didn't understand why she had picked him to bother, even when she had found her supposed brother, Spider.

He cocked his head to the side, his hair stuck to his face and revealed his deep green eyes. His slits narrowed, "Yes?" He asked once again. "Is there something you want?" He asked quietly, but his voice carried across the distance of the van interior.

 "Woah, woah!" Dravius said, as Maya struggled to leave, falling backwards after putting weight on her injured arm. "Be careful, May." He left the drumset and walked slowly over, gently ulling her arms away from her torso, inspecting the cuts and rubbing slave and antiseptic on them. Calmly inserting the anestetic near her wrist, Dravius waited a few minutes for it to take effect, then moved her wrist back into place, producing the terrible sound of bone on bone.

Once Dravius was satisfied with the position of the wrist, he bound it to two pieces of metal with white cloth, smiling slightly as he said, "At least it was a clean break. Although it should take a few months, it'll be good as new." Fixing the cuts, small and large, he leaned back against the drum set, tapping the top snare contemplativeley.

"Maya, will you at least talk to me?" Dravius sighed, putting down the drumsticj and rolling it back and forth over a cymbal. "I'm sorry, but it was the truth. I'm surprised it's escaped your notice, but I'm gay." Dropping that little bomb, Dravius went and sat behind the drumset, playing with the pedal on the ba.ss drum.

"Sorry." Dravius said simply, tracing his long fingers along the edge of the bras.s cymbals.

((YAY!!  Happiness!  We certainly need some for poor Maya right now.))

"Ah, thank you, Yama," Kioko said to her.  "Your name is very... unique, too."  She noticed Spider shrugging at her from where he had backed away from his sister.  He was wide eyed and looked shocked about the whole situation.  That seemed odd to her.  Weren't people usually happy to meet relatives?  She waited until Yama began to introduce herself to Julian, then scooted over to Spider.  "Are you okay, Spider?" she asked in a low voice so that only the two of them would hear.  "You don't look very happy about this."

Her attention snapped to the dark haired man who had stepped into the food van while Yama had been speaking.  He had finished his pancakes and was drinking from a water bottle when he suddenly stopped and cocked his head to the side.  He looked at Yama and spoke in a quiet voice that caught the attention of the whole van, and caused Kioko to tense in apprehension.  The man was only asking a question, but the way he looked at Spiders' sister seemed to be filled with irritation.  

((Aww. I know right?... My characters are usually very happy. 8D Usually~))

Raphael had watched Spider and Yama'a reunion with a silent smile, his eyes moving to watch as Andrew entered the van, a somewhat questioning ex
pression on his face. He didn't, afterall, know why Andrew was here, simply that he'd most likely stumbled upon them... With a mental shrug, his attention fell back onto Yama.

"Pleasure, Yama," He said warmly, standing up and stretching. "And that's what you want, fine by me," He added, dropping his hands into his pant pockets. The weather outside was beginning to pas.s, the rain becoming a steady drizzle and the clouds merging into a somewhat lighter shade of gray. He glanced once at the weather beyond the van door, then turned his eyes to Andrew again when the male spoke. Raphael had seen, without even needing to look, the tension that resided between Yama and Andrew, so he kept his attention on the two of them, his eyes unreadable.

Julian, who, like Raphael, had been watching the others in the van, dipping his head slightly at Yama's response; Before turning to look at Andrew. Eh... Was this guy delibrately trying to cause trouble?... Like the Circus hadn't had enough to deal with already. His eyes narrowed, his posture that of someone ready to intervene. Eh...

Before Julian had much time to do anything however, Raphael's voice was heard. "Now, now. Don't be so anti-social," The Ring Master had an innocently sweet smile on his face, but his voice and eyes had betrayed his true intentions, there was an obvious warning there. He was unwilling to stand for anymore confrontation today.

~~~

Remaining completely still and silent, Maya's only unconcsious move was to wince when Dravius applied the anestesia, completely refusing to so much as aknowledge his existance. She didn't do it out of anger, she wasn't angry at him, it was more for her own comfort. If she so much as glanced in his direction, she was likely to do something stupid.

She almost wished she'd returned to being engulfed by that solid detachment. Anything was better than this unbearable situation. She remained where she was, trying without avail to ignore what was going on around her, letting a small sigh escape her lips when Dravius started speaking; Clearly signalling he'd finished with her wrist. What she hadn't expected, was his straightforward declaration, though there were no outward signs of having heard him.

Well... That was the end of it... Reasons didn't matter, all the Co-Master had done, was place an irriversible barrier. It wasn't simply a roadblock, more a crater... Unpas.sable, in any way. Maya quite literally bit her toungue to prevent any reaction, holding down every single emotion that had crashed in on her at this point. It took a few minutes, but once she was certain she could handle it, she stood, lifting her face so that she looked Dravius in the eye.

Her ex
pression was completely unreadable, her eyes however, portrayed every single emotion she'd so openly revealed in the past day; An anguish so obvious, coupled with a dead-end hopelessness and regret, the complete despair of having to give up. When she spoke, however, her voice deceptively calm, too calm for someone who was suffering so much.

"What does any of it matter?..." She murmered, her voice soft. "It doesn't matter, and stop apologising... If sorry was enough, there'd be no need for the police on this god forsaken planet." She glanced down, her hair again obscuring her face. "If you ever find a way of discarding unwanted feelings, let me know," She added, no change in her voice. Like she could help this?... She had no control over the way she felt... What in hell was she supposed to do?...

She only glanced up once, her ex
pression taking on the suffering of her eyes, before she turned and strode towards the door, walking into the weather and closing it with a snap behind her; Gently hitting her head against the wood. He would never love her, that was all there was to it... And yet, she had no choice, she was still going to love him... There was no changing that fact. Biting her lip far harder than was necas.sary, she pushed herself away from the door, her face hidden entirely by a wave of gold. Why had everything turned out so difficult?... Why did she have to love him?...

With a stifled sob, she walked off towards her van, pulling out a large cloak and throwing it over herself before walking back into the rain, clambering onto Nylats van roof in order to sit by the hybrid. Silence permeated the air for afew moments, before Maya spoke, her eyes to the sky.

"Nylat," She asked, her voice unbearably distraught, and barely audible. "... How can you stop loving someone?" She looked at the hybrid, the rain running freely from her golden hair and over her anguished face, dampening the splint that resided on her arm. It was impossible to tell whether she was crying.

((*Cough* long post~ >3))

((:P I knew it. And Maya better be happy again soon. Or Nylat's gonna end up sad.))

Nylat was drumming her unsheathed claws on the roof of the van, much like a human would drum their fingers, when Maya joined her. The steady tap tap tap didn't stop, nor waver, as she glanced up at her friend. When she sat down Nylat flicked her tail over to her, watching her with careful eyes. However, she didn't push. She knew that what Maya wanted to say would come with time, if she wanted to speak at all. Nylat sheathed her claws and brought her paws closer, laying her head on them. When Maya spoke, she flicked an ear up to better hear. The hybrid sighed, glancing at her.
"I myself am not too sure. Being who I am, I've never been in love. Nor have I even bothered. And I'm sorry to break it to you, but as far as I know...you can't. Its just not in human nature. I mean, I'm not a genius at this sort of stuff, so it could be possible."
Figuring she wasn't helping the situation, Nylat decided to reword her thoughts.
"All you can do is just keep being yourself. Love itself has its own mind. One you can't change. If nothing else, you two can keep being friends."

((Of course, Nylat's not helping with cheering her up. XD))

((Pff. Nylat's actually being sensible now. XD))

(( I think Andrew might enjoy annoying Yama when he gets better X3 ))

Suddenly everyone was looking at him, he wasn't exactly sure why. He had addressed the new girl, he recapped his bottle quietly. The only noise heard in the van at that moment was the cap being screwed in and little pops from the empty water bottle. He glanced at everyone that was looking back at him, a question in his eyes.

When Raphael spoke to him he had this sudden image of jumping up and down and pointing at the new girl screaming, "She started it!! She's looking at me mean! Make her stop looking at me mean!!" But he blinked and shook himself mentally, looking down at the bottle in his hands. "I simply asked a question..." He as.sured the people around him. He said it slomwl, his voice quiet as usual but a little higher at the end, adding an innocent tone to the statement. Did he scare them? What is wrong with this crowd?

"Speaking of questions... What is your name if I may ask?" He looked back up at the new girl, so far her name was 'sister of spider' to him. Surely she didn't want to be called that? If he knew her name, he might be able to learn a little about her. Maybe why she had decided to bug him above all of the rest of the people in this Circus.

((You two, stop hitting poor Dravvy with things! -Pats- It's not his fault. I'll be biking, although I don't have time to make my brain be smart for this situation, I'll post on the private. Toodles!))