Charles Patricius

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko was having a bit of a playful conversation about the nature of calling something its lesser version. "That is an interesting perspective. Though if you came first, smaller versions of you would only add to your legend," she offered her own perspective in a manner similar to what one would consider juniors. Moreover, one could consider them the mold used to create the others, which was clearly something that happened. Whatever the case, the other young man jumped back at her words. Perhaps people in this world needed a more direct approach... she'd keep that in mind for later. Strangely enough, Kazuhiko seemed to think she was being rude, she peaked at his picture with mild excitement while responding. "Iia, I wasn't being rude," she said plainly. In truth, the lad needed to know to back away. Her mother had told her firmness with lesser beings was important. "Wrong it is a picture of you, thus more important to me, than his closeness to me," Sakura said with strange firmness while returning her eyes to Kazuhiko. "Though if all he was doing was being friendly, perhaps I need to observe more of this world. For you, I will try and be more considerate," she said in an almost absent way. In truth, it seemed that Kazuhiko hadn't noticed how very close that lad was, nor what he was doing. She'd not brought attention to it because it seemed to her that bringing attention to such things was distinctly rude in the way humans presented themselves. Perhaps there were nuances she was missing? She'd give it some more consideration while reading cards. All the while a conversation saying exactly the opposite of the good intentioned Kazuhiko, but that was fine. Sakura confirmed her card count and the cards she wanted and sat the deck in front of Kazuhiko. "I think I did it," she offered the lad after constructing her deck.

At the convenience shop, Hiroshi had a self-talking tirade to go though. Most of it was directed at the things said by Rita, just the same she found herself under his scrutiny and a bit evasive about such a direct amount of attention. Not to the same extent as one who hid in plain sight, but just a bit uncomfortable. His words seemed to imply an almost scientific observation of the highest order and he was using that to speak of her looks, character and even her potentials compared to others. It was stunning, a bit invasive and... flattering really. By the time Hiroshi finished speaking her eyes were swirling what was she supposed to say to all that? Well there was one thing a human could always do, "You... are one of those library hermits that talks to yourself a lot, aren't you?" she said a full blush on her face as she clapped her hands over her cheeks to rest her own brain. "It's kind of nice to know, you think that... I do love my husband though and odd though it might be in the modern setting I am fully invested in building my life with him. It's why I'm here, working so we can both take some time together. I'd say I am fairly normal, a bit older than most in the dating pool by societal standards. Like if I wasn't married already, I'd probably not be able to achieve it. But that isn't a worry of mine and now with you to help out in the store everything will be fine. I feel like I even got a bit of a confidence boost!" she explained. "Ah, yeah... but that isn't really true, you are a knockout without question. Most people can't tell how old people are... and you seem like the fun type. No need to worry about Hi-aniki either... He's definitely one of those recently back in society types and says a lot of stuff like that. Wear the smile those compliments give and know he'll definitely help~" said Kaguya with a huge grin. Rita was set at ease by the girl, still this man was very good at observations so she assumed it was part of why he would be so great for this store.

[Bloodedge]

A conversation about the order of creatures and what names they were given, neared its end with a minor outburst from Sakura to Junpei. Kazuhiko chided as any socially conscious individual would under the circumstance. Sakura, however, claimed she wasn't being rude at all. Seeing a picture of him specifically was an apparent matter of importance. That could have been flattering... and perhaps it would have been, if it wasn't so strange a thing to hear. "Riiight... yeah, it still shouldn't be that big a deal. I mean, I am sitting right here. That picture is from a year ago. It's not even a good picture," he said, glancing at the image with minor disappointment toward its quality... or lack thereof. Whatever the case, Sakura claimed she'd be more considerate. That was about all he could hope for while she inhabited this world, lest her strangeness as a goddess cause too many issues in public. More importantly, her deck was complete! Kazuhiko gave up caring about any and everything else as he slid the deck closer to himself for inspection. He scanned it one card after another, wearing an expression of utmost satisfaction. "Wow, this looks pretty consistent! You might encounter a couple of issues when playing against other decks, but that's just a matter of learning the types of playstyles you'll encounter when playing," he explained. Midway through his observation, one of the boys from Junpei's table approached Kazuhiko. He placed a hand on the brown-haired lad's shoulder. "Ohayou! Kato Haruki! Wanna play?" he asked. "I've been having a hard time finding a good game." Kazuhiko seemed taken aback for a moment, but this was normal behavior in card shops. "Uh... yeah, sure? Saku, are you gonna─" Whatever Kazu had to say, Haruki had an automatic counter. "Ah! You're the new player, right? That table over there is very friendly to beginners if you want to get some good practice games in!"

Another person was taken aback ─ that person being Rita. Hiroshi's commentary was mostly what it had always been, but it was never suitable for human consumption anyway. Rita at least took his complimentary statements as intended, though she did believe he was some sort of... library hermit, as she put it. She wasn't entirely wrong. Well... Hiroshi did take exception to being associated with libraries, but he knew the learning methods of elves and Munetsuchi could not be observed here. Kaguya confirmed his strange ways before Hiroshi added anything of his own. "What she said ─ all of it. Whatever the case, I can begin my duties immediately. There are things I am unfamiliar with, but... I have ways of finding any answers I need beyond the job's duties."

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko thought her reaction outlandish but she didn't see it as such. She agreed to refrain from extreme reactions but wouldn't be letting go of the idea of seeing him at a different point in his life. It was quite important but maybe he wouldn't understand why, "But I didn't know you then. I only know the most recent form of you... so it's different seeing what you were like before... It adds to the greater picture that is Kazuhiko," she explained of herself without much thought. Such a thing was how she considered most things. Little pieces of the lad being added together to get to an entirely new person. What kinds of thing made him into the person he was... perhaps that picture was simple or low quality but it did give at least a little insight. What gave just as much insight now, however was... how he reacted to her newly constructed deck. "Sou ka, so it's one of those things that will need to evolve with my own understanding and experience," Sakura said aloud. She'd give it consideration to make sure she kept track of situations which needed answers she did not necessarily have. At the same time, one of the other boys came up and introduced himself specifically to Kazuhiko. He seemed to want to play a match with the more experienced player. Sakura would have been content to observe but there was a suggestion that she play with someone else because she was a beginner. Sakura knew that Kazuhiko would want to play so she wouldn't be interrupting his potential fun. "That seems fine. No worries, Kazzun, have fun~" she said to him more than happy to let him enjoy himself. In the meantime time she'd be wandering over to the table that was apparently nice to beginners with her own deck in hand. In the time of separating from Kazuhiko, Sakura seemed to return to a more neutrally apathetic visage, but she was about to use her brain a bit which was always an exercise which was worthwhile.

Moving on from this, it would be Rita's surprise and fluster which would lessen as she had Kaguya explain some things to her. Hiroshi confirmed the idea that Kaguya's explanation was the right one. Of course, she seemed to relax a great deal, making herself laugh just a bit. "Hai hai, I'll keep it in mind. As for what else you need to do. I can walk you through the cash register, end of the night money counts and clean up. Since we are doing the remodel, a sweep would be fine once the store closes. And I have a spreadsheet with the right calculations up that I made for the original owner for money counts. The credit cards will run themselves at the store close so don't worry too much about that... unless you want a heavy explanation. Oh and I guess I'll give you one of the keys since you'll be closing up at the end of the night," she gave a little bit of background and wondered if she'd need to give a more detailed explanation. She invited him to the back office with a little wave so that she could show him where to find everything... all the while, Kaguya could only smile. She thought her night, might become itneresting.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko was in for an interesting revelation: a look inside the mind of one Tohsaka Sakura. Her explanation of wanting to see a simple picture was so disturbingly logical, he could say nothing against it. Whether it was exceedingly wholesome or unnecessarily scientific, he couldn't tell... but it didn't really matter which, did it? Either way, their conversation was in its final phase due to an abrupt interruption and challenge from another player. Kazuhiko thought the better of accepting. He did kind of want to experience Sakura's first match for himself, whether as her opponent or as an observer. Ah, but she seemed willing to accept going to a beginner-friendly table for that, so he'd leave her to it. "Right. You too. I'll try to be done in time to see your first match. Let me know how it goes if you crush everybody before I get there," he cheered as the purple-haired lass walked off.

Little did Kazuhiko know, he'd soon be going against the most stall-heavy deck in the game. All the while, Sakura would be moving toward an older tween with curly red hair in crumpled spikes, green eyes and... a constitution that dwarfed that of other humans who knew nothing of Alaya. As it happened, he was just ending a match. "That's a shame. Good match, Suzu-kun~. Let's play again sometime," he said while shaking hands with another lad, who would then be stepping away from the table. He wasn't privy to all the hullabaloo surrounding Sakura, Kazuhiko and those other players. In fact, he'd been too into his recently-ended match to even realize a girl was in the shop. In a matter of moments, that would change.

[Apollymi]

Sakura was a logical individual, almost to a fault. Her normal lack of emotion seemed to be missing in some specific instances and it was apparently jarring to people like Kazuhiko. Still, she didn't know enough about what he was thinking to set him at ease. Instead she found herself simply expressing things without being overly explanatory to help him along when she could. Whatever the case, they'd be breaking for a moment and Sakura was being encouraged to have a good time. Apparently Kazuhiko was interested in watching her match and would be trying to end his own in order to witness it. She found that logic a bit interesting and wondered if he too wanted to see important moments or if it was simply his excitement about the game in general. "Hai hai... we can talk about it, if you want," she added seemingly pleased by the encouragement. She supposed she'd figure it out eventually.

Still, by the time she reached this new table another was leaving. Strangely, her senses registered someone who was a bit more than human by her own understanding of Gaia humans. She didn't find this young man to be hideous by any means, and he'd apparently won his most recent match. She found herself standing to the side of his table watching with apathetic eyes. "Tohsaka Sakura... those boys said you are a good match for a beginner. Would you like to play?" she asked seeming to get the jist of how to start these sorts of things she remembered that she should likely introduce herself as well. She didn't expect to encounter anyone at all and she was keeping in mind her most recent lessons so she supposed she'd try being less 'rude' as Kazuhiko would have put it.

[Bloodedge]

Shortly after another victory among many, the most renowned lad currently within the card shop heard... surprisingly, a feminine voice. It'd been a little while since he saw a woman here in the shop, and longer still since he met one worth anything in terms of their looks. One look at this girl who called herself Sakura, though, and he knew she was incredibly misplaced. This purple-haired girl reeked of sex appeal even beyond that empty expression... or maybe even more because of it. One might talk about curves in all the right places, but very rarely could they speak of said curves being perfect in shape and size, appreciable even beneath the most modest clothing. Very few women known across the world could claim to be such bombshells, and surely none of them would ever be seen at some rundown card shop in Osaka.

"Holy fuck," he muttered without thinking. Would he like to play? Sakura asked, and the answer was undoubtedly yes... but with her, he immediately thought of a different kind of play. "Ah, gomen, gomen! Kakihara Shota," he offered with a handshake. "For you, I'll play whatever you want, whenever. Let's have a good time, Tohcchi~♥ How much of a beginner are you?" Shota asked, gesturing for the girl to sit while straightening his own playmat and sleeved deck ─ the latter of which he'd soon be sliding across the table to Sakura's side. All the while, there was a smile on his face and a glint in his eye as he thoroughly visualized the girl being undressed.

[Apollymi]

Sakura in approaching the man sitting at the now vacated table found herself confronted with a very interesting reaction. First an utterance which seemed to be one of the most logical to be uttered in her presence. Human as he was... holy fuck, was technically speaking an apt understanding of Sakura's existence. 'Sou ka, even when they don't truly understand their first reactions are fairly accurate,' she thought to herself. Soon after though she noted the lad recovering and he seemed to be offering her his hand. She'd seen a few of these interactions and reached out to take his hand and give it a shake. Soon after she'd take the seat in front of him and begin the shuffling of her own deck by separating it into various stacks to get the proper mix going. She'd also observed such an action upon entering the shop.

"Nice to meet you, Kakihara-san..." she gave that last syllable a bit of thought but decided this man was old enough to be given a bit more of a formal interaction. Whatever the case this man was apparently being friendly, as Kazuhiko would have said. And claimed that he would play what she wished, whenever. Something about that statement was laced with desire, but more so than others within this shop, an odd amount of power backed it. At the very least he wouldn't have been completely unworthy of her attention. After finishing the first shuffle of her deck she offered it for cutting and would go about doing the same to his. "I've never played this game before, but I am a fast learner and I think I understand it in general after putting together this deck," she offered her own level of experience taking note of the rather affectionate way he referenced her. She generally liked being treated in such a way, and while it wasn't equivalent to how someone like Kazuhiko or Angelica could expect from calling her something cute... there was at least a little flash of something not apathy in her eyes at the reference. "I'd appreciate any pointers you could give me along the way," she offered logically. She was after all, legitimately interested in the game at hand, and while she acknowledged desires, his weren't nearly as clear as they could be. So, she'd watch in wait for a bit while getting herself properly familiar with the game.

[Bloodedge]

The moment his hand was taken, Shota felt something very strange. Her hand was so incredibly soft, he could hardly avoid rubbing his thumb along it during the shake. Regardless of how very desirous he was becoming, this girl desired a card game from him. He'd happily oblige for all the right and wrong reasons. Decks were exchanged and cut as Shota realized some things were missing on Sakura's end of the table. "No sleeves or mat?" he questioned. Without hesitation, Shota reached down beside his own chair to procure an extra playmat from his backpack. Seeing her deck box, he decided to place a red mat on her side of the table. "Never played, huh? It's not often we get brand-new players to this shop, but that's alright. I'll play with you," he said, winking as the flirty tone passed his lips.

Once decks were cut and mats were in place, Shota gave his deck one additional shuffle before drawing five cards. His eyes were trained on Sakura all the while. She claimed any pointers would be appreciated, and she'd surely get them... but she'd also get a lot more if Shota had his way. "I'm sure you'll do well. Fine girl like you coming to the shop for her first game? It's my job to make sure you have the best experience possible," he said while rolling a single die, which landed on the number four. Once the die landed, he gestured toward Sakura, even leaning forward to make the rest of his point known. "So... I wonder what I can do to make your experience the best one possible~♥"

[Apollymi]

For Sakura conversation seemed to be progressing fairly normally. It would seem this man truly was kind to beginners allowing her the ability to use one of his mats and even matching it to her pre-existing deck box. She seemed interested in this, but also in the almost drawn out contact between their hands during that shake. "Iia, brand new I just built this deck today as well..." she mentioned calmly which was the truth. "Arigatou gouzaimasu," she said acknowledging the kindness that was this playmat for her use. She knew that a goddess's flesh was nigh irresistible to most beings, but she didn't know she still had such an effective pull. Perhaps that would be worth looking into, considering the boy who'd been rubbing his childishly small cock against her shoulder. Impassive eyes looked at this lad as he winked at her, he seemed to be meaning multiple things when he spoke. The amount of desire in his soul said he was making a pass at her, but he as also simply getting ready to play a game. This was a bit of a conundrum wasn't it?

Ah, but that didn't matter. Mats were in place, seats were taken and all would be well. She was eerily aware of the eyes on her but it was far form abnormal to her to be the focus of someone's attention. His words gave her an odd response as she drew her own five cards. Unlike Shota, her eyes were on her cards, studying the ones she currently had and acknowledging a potential order in which to play them. "Sou ka, Kazzun was right. People are quite nice to beginners," she murmured aloud but to no one in particular. "It's best to learn things from the experienced," she added. She picked up the die and rolled it netting a 15. "Does this mean I go first, or that I get to choose. The rule book said either way works..." she said seeming to have the ability to regurgitate the booklet she'd looked through less than an hour prior to this. Still she stared, finally looking up form her hand to see the lad before her and hearing his words. Was he offering or just being nice? It would seem it could be taken as either but she was trying to work on being less awkward. Given this she'd avoid asking directly as apparently that wasn't normal among humans. "For this a few pointers and as fair a game as I can get will make it the best experience. In fact, I'd say be as complex or aggressive as you need to be, I'll learn faster that way..." she expressed of this potential learning environment not knowing that it could be taken quite the strange way.

[Bloodedge]

"Today? That's exciting," Shota commented. It was always a thrill to watch new players develop. In his case, the only thing more thrilling was being approached by an obvious 10/10-rated girl with shared interests. Had he stumbled upon the one to pursue long-term? It was possible, albeit highly unlikely. Shota very much enjoyed being a promiscuous individual, but if he could make this girl his number one option... life would be very different moving forward. "You're not from around here, are you? You look like... a Kyoto or Ishikawa girl," he observed.

Sakura rolled the die, having it land on a higher number. She spoke of people being nice to beginners, which was relatively accurate in all honesty. He didn't know who this Kazzun person was, nor did he care. "Most players are. There are some just looking for an easy win. Not all of us have the confidence in our ability to win without a handicap," Shota stated. Sakura won the dice roll, so hers was the right to decide the first turn. She brought this into question, fairly enough, as the rulebook barely mentioned how casual games were approached in full. "In an official match overseen by a judge, the challenger takes first turn. In tournament brackets, the lower seed goes first. In casual play, whichever player wins the dice roll usually gets to pick." With that explanation given, Shota awaited the purple-haired girl's decision. In the meantime, she spoke to her own developmental capacity in the most... interesting way. Shota's brow rose, as did his interest in Sakura. "My, my, Tohcchi ─ you like it aggressive, huh? I could take that so many ways~" he flirted openly while shuffling his hand. "No worries. I can handle that, whichever way you meant it~♥"

[Apollymi]

Exciting. This day was called. Kazuhiko obviously thought so too. Perhaps there was something to people who played card games. A sense of adventure which was demonstrated in a very controlled environment. A simple inclination of Sakura's head occurred. She supposed this was exciting. As for where she was from she hadn't thought of needing an answer to that yet. The names of places mentioned were odd to her, but one of them felt interesting to her ears. "Kyoto feels the most like home," she murmured seeming to not be confirming where she was from except to say that she wasn't from here. Munetsuchi likely didn't exist in this world as she understood it. Perhaps she should have gotten a bit more familiar with the geography of this country before moving about with everyone else. "Are you from around here?" she asked as a method of gaining a bit more knowledge about the immediate area.

Even if she couldn't properly place this man's motivations, she did at least get the advice and extra rules out of their conversation. Apparently, she should be on the look out for people who try to get easy wins off newcomers, but she doubted she could easily fall for that sort of thing. "Sou ka, I'll have to keep that in mind," she mentioned knowing now a strange kind of dissonance to look for. Ah, but that wasn't all, the rules about the start of this game were a bit more detailed. According to Kakihara there were several different tiers to the difference between official and unofficial matches. "Sou ka," she said keeping track of the nuances of these rules in her head. Given the choices he gave and the strategy she had built into her deck there was only one real choice. "You can go first," she said willing to see the start of his strategy and see what kind of information she could come up with based on what she saw. But this wouldn't be all... she would be receiving an answer to the question she had in her mind initially. Whether this man was being friendly or actually trying to make a move on her was a thought which was up in the air, but his words in response to her desires for this game made it much more clear. "Sou ka, you took that in that way..." she mentioned. "I suppose that clears that up for me... but I was just talking about the game for now," she said in a manner which likely wouldn't have counted as flirting if it'd come from anyone else, but it wasn't the sort of definitive no, that humans needed to stop flirting.

[Bloodedge]

According to Sakura, Kyoto felt... the most like home. Though that was a strange way to phrase things, Shota believed he understood her. She must have been one of those people who constantly moved from one home to another, but always felt best in a specific location. "Must be a busy life," he commented absently. His own location was brought up, and he nearly scoffed. Him, from Osaka? Absolutely not! "I live here now, but I'm from Saitama. The nightlife here may be nice, but Saitama is still better," he griped.

Enough of that. Shota wasn't here to talk about homes and life changes. No, he was here to play card games and, ideally, get lucky with the bombshell sitting across from him. She gave the privilege of first turn to him, so he slid a hand over the top of his deck. "Going second, you're most likely giving up defensive advantage to take first offense. Draw," he said, casually sharing some knowledge of game strategies in case they were needed. "My Ruler is Vortigern. I'll start by summoning a knight. Under Vortigern's rule, a standard knight becomes a 0/1 with Deathtouch and Haste." With that said, Shota looked across the table, his growing interest showing through every gaze. The way he interpreted her previous statement was addressed. Sakura meant to speak on the game when presenting the original clause, but she specifically claimed... for now. That was perhaps the most important thing he'd heard in a very long time. "For now, huh? That sounds like you might consider something else, Tohcchi. Your turn~"

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Kakihara thought that she had a busy life. This was true and an interesting observation for a human to make by her own approximation. "Busy is fine sometimes..." she commented absently. Of course, when asking where the lad was from, she as given the name of a different place. Beyond that there seemed to be some amount of hostility towards the idea of being from a place like Osaka. Interesting, it was a nice and quiet place from what she observed. It looked way busier than the area surrounding the palace she'd grown up in, but perhaps this man preferred a more active life. She could assume so, given his hobby. "Sou ka, I've never been there..." she said adding it to a list of inquiries among her friends. Perhaps they'd have a reason to make a visit some other time?

Regardless, Sakura was now able to begin to play a game. It would appear that even though he was obviously flirting with her, he was still aiming to help teach her the basics of the game. His first bit of extra commentary gave the idea of giving up defensive advantage for the sake of offense by giving away the first turn. "Hai," she said confirming her understanding or the fact that she'd done it on purpose. He chose the Ruler Vortigern. Interesting, she didn't know that one. Moreover, he summoned a knight with Deathtouch. There was an implication of what that word meant, she seemed to give it some more consideration but at the very least she didn't think it would have a bad interaction with the cards she used. "I might, I don't know yet. Draw..." she said as she picked up another card. Her hand was currently six cards so what would she be doing? Well since it was only the first turn her options were limited but as far as she understood it her hand was reasonable. "Summoning a Mage under Metis's rule. 0/1 with Hexproof," she explained. "Your turn..." and like this their game would begin. But it wasn't simply the game being played by the cards, now that she understood he was propositioning her, she figured it'd be worth while to figure out if he could be used for her observations of humanity.

[Bloodedge]

This Tohsaka girl was only becoming more interesting by the moment. Shota began to wonder how such a fine girl found herself playing alone in a card shop in Osaka, but it could only be considered a stroke of good fortune in his favor. It was about time he had one of those again, rather than going on the proverbial hunt so frequently. If he could secure this one, he'd have the ultimate win under his belt. Sakura had never been to Saitama, according to the girl herself. What an interesting thing to admit in conversation ─ particularly one going in the current direction. "I could take you," Shota commented.

What of this flirty banter, though? Ah, Sakura did not yet know if she'd be making further considerations. Shota heard that sort of thing many times, though not from the mouth of one so naturally apathetic. In his experience, it was all part of the 'hard to get' routine, typically turned into its own type of flirting. "I guess we'll see then. If you don't start considering things yourself, I might have to give you some reason~" he declared as her turn began. Sakura chose to play the Ruler Metis, using her ability to summon a defensive force. Once her turn passed, Shota drew his next card right away. "Strange. I don't know if you've got some strategy going with that or not. If not, that sort of defensive start would be better if you went first," he commented while placing another card. "I'll spend two mana for turn to play the Magecraft: Knights' Armory. My Knight classes all gain +1 offensive power for each one I have. I'll attack your mage and pass turn."

[Apollymi]

The interest that this lad was showing to her was getting clearer by the moment. Though Sakura didn't technically understand the full breadth of this flirtation she was starting to understand how much or how little this man meant his words. Whatever the case, she'd mentioned never being to Saitama and Kakihara offered to take her. How strange. She assumed that sort of offer should only be something done between friends or even more seriously engaged people. Besides that she definitely couldn't agree while having other potential things to do between here and her homeland. "That's odd. I didn't expect you to say something like that... I can't agree without knowing where it is. The group I am here with I need to stay with..." she expressed without much detail the absolute truth of the situation. Though she'd willingly explore her own world without even a second thought, she assumed travel in this world was much more restrictive given the preoccupation with currency and connectedness.

While Kakihara focused on her flirty behavior, Sakura was made curious about his objectives. It was strange to her for one to be so direct while having no idea who someone else was. She'd been led to believe that humans of this world wouldn't respond well to the sorts of interactions she might have been raised to think were normal. "You think it is possible for you to give me a reason?" she asked that question as a pure point of curiosity. This human had to think rather highly of himself and she wanted to know what he thought he could use as leverage to sway her opinion. It might be something she could use for herself in her own life. Since she passed her turn Kakihara seemed to be still full of explanations. He made the claim that her rather defensive play was better suited to go first. At the same time he didn't discredit any potential strategy she may have been working on. Sakura's mage was attacked and thus she lost it. And she watched as he gained an artifact which would boost the attack power of his knights making them more powerful. It was an interesting strategy as far as she could understand it. "Draw." she murmured. She looked at her hand and saw that she had a fairly good idea of where her mind was going. "I use two mana to set this... and I'll end my turn," she offered. She truly was one to observe and absorb. If this man was going to be aggressive, she could play the way wished and test the limits of her second mother's battle strategy.