Zodiac Allegiance (IC)

Zephyr Yuri, Nazilevskii & Sophia Rohr
Zodiac Agents

When the ox zodiac opened his mouth accepting Zephyr's thank you, he only got a silent glare in response. After all, he hadn't even spoken to the man, and he certainly wasn't saying thank you to him. That honor was reserved solely for Mai after all, not for someone that was silent throughout the entire meeting. Rather than say anything about this, Zephyr's cold eyes just stayed on the ox, as his lips remained pressed together, his mask outlining the straight face he was giving. Now, If Zephyr was actually listening to Isaac or not was completely up for debate. For other than his eyes being locked onto Isaac, he didn't seem to give the other any kind of reaction in the least. His dull eyes merely watched the man's lips move, but showed no sign of him ever intending to respond or actually retaining any words that left the ox's lips.

It wasn't until Jake spoke did Zephyr's eyes shift away from the ox. There was a small tilt to his head as he listened to Jakes comments, something of which had a more light hearted tone, rather than some more derogatory or annoying tone. It would be a lie to say that the response he got was exactly what he expected, honestly it was far different...and.... Well he could even say teh response was slightly amusing, at least to him. None the less he made sure not to show any sense of joy or mirth on his features, rather his indifferent eyes moved to Mai. Who at the time had just given him a simple you're welcome, which was more than enough as a response, at least to him. Remaining soundless, his eyes drifted after the two Zodaic's that were leaving, before his gaze shifted over to those that remained. Without so much as another word, he turned on his heels and was about to make his way through the ship, just to get a look around.

Just as he took a step to leave, his attention was snapped back the remainder of the group as Saria started to snap at the two other Zodiacs. "...………………..Zeppy………..?" He recited under his breath in a tad bit of confusion. Yes yes, he was just called princess, and Zep and several other rather unflattering things, but out of all the names he had been called, he had to admit Zeppy was the most......interesting? Odd? Head tilting? Names he had ever heard someone call him, at least to his memory. While he was curious as to why she called him something like Zeppy, that wasn't the only thing he took from the conversation, or rather a seemingly on way shout fest. "...…….Welcome..." He replied simply when she thanked him, his eyes now following her before landing once more on the snake and the ox. When their responses to Saria's shouts left them as well as just their general reaction to what was going on around them, Zephyr's squinted at them for a small moment. "...….."

Without another word to the two he moved away from them and re entered the meeting room where a few people still seemed to remain. This of course, didn't concern Zephyr in the least, his eyes didn't so much as glance around the room, rather they had now focused on Sophia as he made his way over to her at a casual stroll.

"Ah there you are, please tell me you didn't cause an-.... Is there something the matter?" Sophia asked softly, keeping her voice down as she could see some concern in Zephyrs dulled eyes. To anyone else, he looked just as normal as when he first entered the meeting room to start all of this, but not to Sophia, who almost instantly saw something was up.

When he got to her he leaned down just a bit so his covered lips were at her ear, and with that he started to whisper something.

Sophia listened and blinked in confusion at what he was saying. "Zephyr you have to tell me you are joking..." Sophia whispered as she turned her gaze to meet Zephyr's. "We cant just rely on you-... You aren't changing your mind on this huh?"

Rather than say anything Zephyr just shook his head.

Sophia rubbed her temples a bit as she softly groaned. "Okay okay, I'll talk with clan leaders about this. Though, I think the possibility of this happening was known. Earlier, after we landed I saw a few more helicopter approach but I didn't see who was in it."

"......Cause you were rushing to make an announcement...…..which you messed up..."

"SHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh Dont have to bring that bit up okay??"


Zephyr merely shrugged at this as he looked down at her. "...…..If you want....I could talk to the clan lea-"

"Pffffffffffff Hahahahahahah!" With that Sophia almost instantly burst into laughter as she reached up and gripped Zephyr's shoulder as a way to hold her up. "Y-You? Hahahaha! O-Oh gods, Zephyr, please. Haha, I'm t-trying to act professional here, dont s-s-star-start cracking jokes! Hahaha"

Zephyr's eyes remained on Sophia, his cold gaze having not moved away for a moment as the younger woman burst into mirthful fits of laughter. As she kept laughing, no annoyance was seen on his features, why if anything....it seemed his gaze, softened? Meh probably just the light. After a few moments, Sophia was able to calm herself from her laughing fit, though a few giggles left her. "O-Oh gods, I needed that~ Haha, anyway~" she brought her hand up to her lips and coughed into it before standing at attention as if she never burst into a fit of laughter. "Once everything is on route I'll inform the clan leaders of the situation. You go ahead and look around, maybe, just maybe talk to the other Zodiacs. But I swear, if I hear you are starting fights, I will lock you in your room."

"...…….Dont...."

"Then behave."

"If you lock me...away...….. I'll never be seen again.... You'll lose the keys...and wont let anyone get a new set for you... Bet you would...let me starve..."

At this a dusty blush went on Sophia's cheeks. "Dont make me lock you up now!"

The outline of a smirk formed on Zephyr's masks before he gave a small nod. Only to turn around and silently make his way out of the meeting room leaving her to finish up here whenever she could.
@No one in particular, just those in the meeting room really (if any are still there)
 
Ash Sanders
The Tiger

Ash had one destination in mind, and that's the location Jake had mentioned earlier, a spot where he could get some alcohol and just hang out with the dog zodiac till all this shit was over and done with. Now as one could imagine, finding said place shouldn't be too hard, really, Jake had told him lounge and stern of the ship. Two different things to help Ash pin point where exactly he should be going. Not to mention its not like this ship was massive, so how hard could finding this area be??

"Where the fuck is it?" Apparently, its a lot harder than one may think. For right now, he now stood in front of a door which lead onto the deck....of the front of the ship... In Ash's defense, during the meeting he had completely forgotten some rather, useful information per say. First, he forgot that the meeting point was at the stern....and he forgot he was suppose to go to the lounge. It had slipped from his mind due to the fact he was focused on the meeting, and his ever so precious ice cream. All he remembered was he was suppose to go some place, some where to get some god damn booze. Alas, the place didn't appear in front of him after taking a bunch of random turns, despite what he thought would happen if he just wandered about! Shocker!

"Whoever made this ship was or is a fucking sadist." He spat under his breath as he turned away from the door and walked through the halls. A sigh of frustration left him as he turned to a different hall way, one of which lead back to the meeting room (unbeknownst to him). A small scowl was starting to form on his face as he slowly but surely got more and more frustrated with the ever so complex design of the ship (damn shame he didn't just look at the walls, not like there are signs or anything). Eventually he came to a stop when he found himself in the center of a small intersection of some hall ways. "...…..Are you....fucking kidding me??" He growled, his fist balling up inside his patched up hoodie jacket. "Who the ever living fuck thought this shit was a good idea??? Why are there so many god damn turns like what the fucking shit!?" Honestly, by this point he was only a few yards away from the meeting room, all he had to do was look to his left and then poof, he was back where he started. Of course, he couldn't do that, no no, instead his gaze went to the right as he tried to figure out if he should go there. "I swear to Christ, if I dont find that shitty room he's talking about in the next minute, I'm just kicking all the doors down till I do."

Alas, due to his continuous cursing and hatred toward the innocent ship. He failed to hear the sound of high heels clattering against the ground coming right for him. It wasn't until he heard the squeal of a girl behind him, did he snap out of his thoughts. Flinching at the yell he immediately tensed up and brought his hands out of his pocket as if he had to fight. However, that was the case, rather no sooner did the girl scream, did he hear a thud right behind him, and felt rather chilly on his legs. Silence left him as his eyes moved to his...bare legs. As his pants were now on the ground and his tight fitting flower pattern, and patchy boxers were out there for the world to see. Immediately he shot a glare of pure death at the culprit, as he gritted his teeth, his fist getting tighter. He was already pissed about not being able to find the booze, but now he had to deal with this? "Is this some kind of fun prank to you?" He growled his anger easily dancing off his words as his glare seemed to get all the more intense. He didn't care that he may have been scaring her, all he knew was that he had to deal with this crap that he didn't want to deal with. Honestly, he was about ready to grab the girl (before even bothering to pull up his pants), but before he did this rash action, he was able to put the breaks on as he listened to the terrified girl stutter out something that resembled a sentence.

His body remained tense, but none the less he let her words reach him, but his gaze that seemed to have the ability to burn holes into walls didn't soften in the least. At least...it didn't until she made eye contact with him and cowered away even more. "...……… Ice cream? You stripped me just to ask for some fucking ice cream????" He asked a mixture of anger and genuine confusion in his words. "What the ever living fuck? Why in the hell would you do that??? Seri-" He was about to start shouting, something that often lead him to get physical, but stopped when he saw that the girl was already scared. Still keeping up his glare he stuffed one hand into his pocket and closed his eye for a moment as he took a deep breath before slowly exhaling. "Dont start a fight, dont kick some girls ass, dont start a fight, be good, dont start a fight, she did apologize." After whispering this under his breath, followed by another deep intake of air before he slowly exhaled. He opened his opal eye and looked down at her.

"Get your ass up, last thing I need is someone thinking I'm the one trying to jump you or some shit." He grumbled as he bent down before putting his pants back on correctly, but they still hanged rather loosely from his hips, this being due to the fact A. They were a tad too big for him and B. He didn't have a belt. "I dont know what you were taught bunny (he had absolutely no clue what her name was), but stripping people isn't how you get them to answer questions unless its behind closed doors. Even then, I'm not interested....at least get me dinner or something first, Christ, I swear if I'm the one that's called a pervert because of this...."

He stopped speaking as his attention was brought to two new zodiac's that had entered the scene. Jake, who invited him to go get that drink, and Saria. While Jake either didn't see what happened to chose to ignore it, that wasn't the case for Saria who teased about the situation. Something of which caused him to roll his eye before he shifted his gaze at her. "Stow it. I'm not into that weird public stuff on the first meeting." After grumbling this annoyance out, his eye darted over to Jake who he couldn't help but glare at as he felt a sense of anger return to him.

"Well ya I would love to, hell I left earlier to try and go to that place you mentioned, but your stupid ass ship is a fucking maze. I dont know who you had make this but he is shit, and should be fucking fired." While he was grumbling his annoyance to the other, he none the less still followed Jake. As he walked a few steps behind the man (his posture being quite different from Jake as he was slouched over some, with his hands once more returning to his hoodie pockets), he glanced over his shoulder at the girl Ying. "Next time bunny, if you want some fucking ice cream just ask. There are other ways to get people to stop walking than to snatch their clothing for fuck sake. Another note, green tea ice cream is mine, dont fucking touch it or we will have some serious problems. I'm pretty sure there is other kind of ice cream in the kitchen wherever the hell that is. Careful though, this boat is stupid as hell, its designed to make you get lost before letting you go to your destination."
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Weisheng stepped off the helicopter with a bright beaming smile on his face. He had a good time these last few days partying and bar hopping in Shang Hai, so much so that he even got his pilot to go to a party with him on the night that he arrived to pick Weisheng up. Maybe it was his strong body but he didn’t feel tired at all nor hungover but he did feel hungry. He brushed the lint off his grey tang suit and made sure his hair was in order. Stretching a bit before moving, he spun around before leaving, “Hey man, if you want to party again, just send me a text or something,k?” Then he was off, looking for the dining hall, showing security his ID as he asked them for the right direction at one point on security guard stopping him. “But I’m sure I already let the pig representative in already, they wouldn’t send two.”The security guard looked at Weisheng with a puzzling and pleading face, hoping that Weisheng wasn't going to make his life harder.

“Nope they wouldn’t so what you saw must’ve been a figment of your imagination!” All the while Weisheng was doing mystic hands before he somehow got on the other side of the guard.


“But I’m-”​


“Nope.” He said waving behind him as he merrily made his way over to where the directions to the dining hall said.​


“My nose says there is good food here so there must be good food there.” Weisheng found the dining hall pretty easily, followed by a racket of noise and yelling that he didn’t particularly care for, but he did hear the word green tea ice cream. Not nearly his favorite thing, but that was a pleasant surprise. Looking at all the food it was as if Weisheng was in wonderland. “All the choices! Amazing! Well like the one tv host says, life is short, so let's start with dessert first.”Weisheng looked for the fridge where the ice cream was, it didn’t take him long to find it either. Grabbing a bowl and a spoon, he piled some in his bowl and started wandering around the dining room to look at each and every dish, all of which he planned on trying and then a thought crossed his mind. “Where’s Tángdì Munchie? I’m sure he has to be here somewhere? Ahh, I’ll tell him afterwards.”


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Alex Williams
The Sheep

When Alex entered the kitchen his eyes scanned, only to find it was rather empty as of the moment. Most of the staff that would averagely be cooking were on break, leaving the room practically deserted. Stoves were off, pots and pans were cleaned, and no one was in sight. Which was a shame, as Alex did want to ask them about those sweets he had gotten earlier. Ah well, that could be done at any time honestly, there was no rush to figure out the secrets behind those beautiful tasty treats. While he stood in his spot, he glanced around the room once again, only confirming he was in fact along. Which meant this was the best time for him to have a moment to steady himself and his thoughts. Taking in a deep breath and slowly exhaling, he attempted to forget his pathetic reaction when Mai had shouted earlier. Luckily for him, it seemed no one noticed how he had cowered away into his chair, or if anyone did notice they chose not to bring it up. What ever the reason, he was glad he didn't end up causing a scene.

"A full week...that's not including how long it will take me to get home." He whispered softly before grabbing the edge of his scarf and bringing it to his lips. Burying a part of his face in the soft material he kept his breathing steady as he let his mind wander to more concerning thoughts. 'When was the last time, I've been away from Carter for even this long? It was hard enough for him to let me go this long, he's going to be stressed out if I'm gone even longer.... I hope he's alright, I left him enough money to get food from some restaurants or to get more groceries. Maybe I should send him some more just incase? Maybe he might accept it as an apology for being gone so long, even though i promised I wouldn't be gone for more than three days... I'm sure, he'll understand.' While his mind was set on his fiancé being reasonable about all of this...his body knew that this wouldn't be the case. His grip had tightened on the scarf, his knuckles turning a tad white, his body quivering ever so lightly as he knew he had to inform the other as soon as possible. The longer he waited the worse Carter's reaction would be. 'He'll understand, I have to do this. He knows I dont want to leave him alone like this, I know he needs me... I just...cant turn my back on this..'

Taking a shaky breath, he was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard someone burst through the door. He couldn't help but let out a small yelp of surprise before he glanced over his shoulder, where he saw Enu, who was running straight for him. Taking a step back he braced himself for the other to crash into him, but luckily just before the other could crash into him, Enu moved to the side and dodged just in time. Which was all well and good, till the other tripped, and then proceeded to attempt to catch himself by grabbing onto Alex's clothing. To bad for Alex, Enu had grabbed onto the end of his scarf as he fell, which not only brought Alex down with him, but also choked the poor sheep due to how he wore the scarf around his neck (rather than slip off him, it instead tightened, causing Alex to gag a bit).

"Ah!" Was all that could escape Alex's lips before he crashed hard onto the ground, landing roughly on his side. Instantly he reached up and yanked his scarf, making it so it was no longer harshly constricting his neck, which allowed him to breathe. Letting out a small cough as he groaned out a bit he listened to Enu's words as he slowly got up from his side and onto his knees. For a split second a confused look was plastered onto Alex, but that changed in a blink when his eyes fell onto his scarf. Seeing the state of the poor cloth made him wince, as the tear on this valuable scarf wasn't something he could simply ignore. "Oh no..." He whispered softly as snatching the scarf, he scrambled to his feet.

Wasting no time he attempted to wrap the scarf around his neck once more, as he had to make sure the bruising was covered. He did a good job, but still, the tearing was an issue. He was able to cover a majority of his neck, alas a small portion was exposed, showing some rather old bruising, but it was behind Alex, making it not the easiest thing to see. "No thank you, I'll just fix this, I'm sorry I should have moved, I-" He had to stop himself before he went onto an apology spree. Truth be told, he felt very uncomfortable right now, as the last time he had any part of his neck exposed for others to see was like...…………...years ago. Every time he went outside, each time he talked to people in public, or had a stream, he wore a scarf, particularly this scarf (or a turtle neck, but that was rare). Letting anyone see his bare neck, as small as the exposed flesh may be, was anything but a relaxing thought.

"I-I need to go fix this. Excuse me." Giving the other a nervous, sheepish smile, he swiftly turned on his heels and made a beeline to the door. His hands remaining fastened to his scarf as he now tried to retreat from the area so he could get it fixed and once more feel safe as well as secure.
@Iceydaze @Wyborn (He probably heard the yelp from the kitchen, as well as the fact Alex has to leave through the dining room before he can head to his room)
 
Mari Igarashi



The flight to the ship was a slow one. Mari was on the verge of dying from boredom. At first she passed the time by playing a game on her cellphone but even after going through all of her games, she just couldn't take it anymore and put her phone away. Not one to check the time, the hours began to feel like days. All she wanted was to go see Issac and perhaps make some friends along the way. She felt she was ready for a change of pace.

"Are we there yet?" she asked the pilot for the umpteenth time. After he had allowed her step into the helicopter, he hadn't spoken a word, every previous question ranging from "Where are we going?" to "What's your foot size?" left unanswered and at the mercy of her imagination. She was just about to ask if he was single when she caught sight of a ship. As they got closer, Mari took note of the familiar sight of Issac's plane. "Ah! That's our place. Thanks for the riiiide!" Without waiting for the helicopter to land, much less a word of complaint from the pilot who reached out to stop her, Mari hopped out on her own, Parasol in one hand and a brown bag in the other. It was only when she was far enough away from the helicopter that she adjusted her weight to be as light as a feather, allowing herself to be blown haphazardly around by the wind, trying to get a feel of the direction.

Once she was certain of the direction the current was leading her in and that she didn't just make the biggest mistake of her life, she opened her parasol and tilted it to change her course from the open sea to the ship itself. Mari totally fit the image of a certain magical nanny with sass for days. Her accuracy was a little off, however. Instead of gracefully gliding onto the landing pad like she had originally planned, a sudden gust of wind blew her past it. Before she could be blown off the ship, she readjusted her weight in a panic, making herself so heavy, her parasol bent backwards and she crashed through the deck of the ship, falling into one of the random rooms below with enough force to rock the ship so lightly, it would be a surprise if anyone could actually tell whether it originated from the waves or whether they just got bombarded. Either way, everyone on board was just lucky that she readjusted her weight back to normal before she could fall through all the way and sink the ship in the process.

"Oops.. A minor miscalculation. Sorry about that. Put it on Issac's tab." Speaking to no one in particular, or perhaps the ship itself, Mari casually tossed aside her now broken parasol. She only took a moment to dust her trench coat off before heading out to find who ever was in charge, roaming the halls as if she didn't just tear a hole through their hull. Only when she was far away enough from the crime scene did she bother calling out for people. "Olly Olly Oxen Free~" Getting no immediate response, she begins to wonder where everyone was, not for a moment thinking that the ruckus she made when she landed may have attracted their attention away from the halls she was currently roaming.


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Percival had mixed feelings about this. He wanted to stay home and continue his fabulous life but he was also curious about what was to come. He also wondered what the ever so lovely Nina would think of his presences. It would probably not be good and she would comment on how ungraceful everything was. It didn't matter though because he was coming to stay and that was that. As his helicopter landed he made his way to the door. "Yoohoo!" he said to the pilot blowing him a kiss. The pilot seems to blush quickly looking away. "Thanks for the ride cutie maybe next time we can ride something else. This seems to make the pilot start coughing madly. It seemed as though he almost choked on his tongue. Laughing to himself, he made his way to the entrance where the guard stopped him. "Hello! My name is Percival and I am here to take the place of Nina the snake charmer" he said with a wink. "Here's my pass," he said showing him his tag which showed a picture of his face and his name. "Hm, I don't know what is going on but you're allowed in," the guard said stepping aside. "Thank you big pops," he said walking inside waving goodbye. He looked around wondering where he was supposed to go. The clan told him that he would be meeting with some of the agents who would explain the situation. He just needed to find them, as he passed a room he heard a large crash. Peeping through a cracked door he witnessed the interaction between the Sheep and the Cat. He watched the Sheep seem very distraught and hurriedly cover his neck. There seem to be something on his neck. It kind of seemed like... Percival shook his head. Whatever it was he wasn't going to get into it.

He didn't know these people, unlike Nina, Percival wasn't allowed to go to the meetings six years ago because they believed only one zodiac would be suited enough for that. So in truth, he did not know any of these people, it made him a bit nervous but also refreshed. He wondered if he could maybe bring out the Princess Jellyfish out of him. Maybe he could be more relaxed around them. He was about to turn a corner when he heard loud cursing come from it. He peeked his head seeing a firey tiger complain about the ship. Not only that but another person shows up accidentally pulling the pants down of the tiger. Percival wanted to burst out laughing but covers his mouth, this was a strange scene and a part of him wanted to crash it but more of them showed up. It was a shame, he decided to sink away trying to find the agents once again. He made it out to the deck where he was surprised by the half-naked woman staring out into the sea. "Nice, this is my kind of boat," he said with a slight laugh going over to the woman. "Excuse me? Yoohoo? Are you planning to jump into the water? I suggest putting on a bathing suit because those tights are just too good on you sweetheart. You do not want to ruin them" he said going over to her smiling.
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He wasn't sure what was going on. But by the sound of Alex's voice and his defensive body language, Eun-Jae could tell something was wrong. "Are you ok-" Right before Alex got up, the cat rep noticed a hint of color on the male's pale skin between the torn bits of fabric. If it wasn't for Alex's flustered movements in his eagerness to cover it up, he probably would have never noticed. 'Did I do that?' The guilt settled into the pit of his stomach and froze him long enough for Alex to rush out of the kitchen in a hurry.

"W-wait!" Eun-Jae helplessly called out to him, wanting to fix his mistake. Rushing to his feet, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his ankle and had to stop for a moment to assess how badly it was sprained. Luckily it was light and would most likely get better after some rest. After readjusting his manner of walking, he quickly limped out of the kitchen and began to chase Alex but found himself coming to a stop in the dining room when he realized how stupid an idea it was. He already nearly knocked him over before and now he tore his clothing and left his idol bruised. If he followed the sheep rep now, what else would his stupid hands do? His brows furrowed in contemplation as he tried to process it all, not at all noticing the extra presence in the room.

Taking note of a fridge, he pulled out a container of ice cream and took a seat. After taking off both of his shoes, he then propped up his sore ankle up on another chair and placed the container of ice cream against it. Balancing the ice cream on his ankle, the cat rep leaned back in the chair and sighed comfortably. The cool sensation of the ice cream brought his ankle much needed pain relief. His heart, however, was still very much unsettled. "Aish, what do I do now?"


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Tani/Rat Jake/Dog

"Hello!" Tani says while standing between the the two white haired agents as if she had appeared out of nowhere. "Code name C..Cerberus, secretary and tactician to the deputy director of Wardogs security firm reporting for duty" Tani says saluting the Zephyr and Sophia "My name is Tani Uciano and i am representing the the Rat clan this year....oh... i dont think im supposed to say the seconde part" Tani says nervously as she quickly remembers why they were given code names in the first place. "......just forget the seconde part" Tani says scratching her cheek.
"Well anyway, i just wanted to apologize for the way Jake was acting, since he isn't going to" She says with an apologetic tone "....bye" Tani says before walking towards the exit.
@SolemnOath
"Jake" Tani says when she see's Jake and Ash walking down the hallway with Saria following . " Hey! Jake!" Tani says catching up to the three.

Jake turns his head to look back at Ash
"Keep walking towards the Sten.... the back of the ship, walk, strait, back , ship.....you" He says pointing in the direction they were walking "ill catch up" He says walking back only to stop when he notcies Saria but chooses ignore her as he walks back towards Tani.
"Are you mad?" Tani says curiously when she noticed Jake didnt seem like he was in a good mood. "Look, i know your always saying that im not ready, but they need our help, all of our help" Tani says expecting to get scolded about choosing to go. "And you did not have to be mean to them, they were only doing...."
"There job?, is that what you were going to say?" Jake says cutting Tani off
"What is there job? Find the the Artifacts?, tell me, how many artifacts have been returned so far? Hm?"

Tani's eyes widens before she puts her head down not knowing the answer.
"...where is Mai?" Tani says remembering that the two left the room together.
"how about you go and make sure dinner preperations are ready" Jake says evading the question and turning around only to get stopped from Tani pulling on his suit."what the hell are yo..?"
"You... showed her" Tani says noticeing Jakes shirt was still untucked as if she couldn't believe it. Jake pulls his suit away only to get slapped in the face from Tani. "Do you have any idea how she must feel? Huh? How could you..." Tani snaps before slapping him in the face again.
"You better go apologize right now!" She yells.

"And tell her what?" Jake says moving his head back to dodge another slap from Tani. "Tell her the truth!" Tani says doing her best to punch him in his chest. Jake stands there and allows Tani to punch him until she tired her self out.
"I...im going to tell her the truth" Tani says trying to catch her breath before storming back towards the meeting room. Jake shakes his head before heading towards the ships stern(link here >>>>>>) lounge (no you passed it<<<<<<<<. When Jake arrives he walks to the side where a large metal Crate was hidden under a tarp. He pulls the tarp before pushing the lid off revealing a large variety of Alcoholic beverages. He pulls out two beers and a bottle of rum before looking back at Ash and Saria "help yourselves" Jake says before walking over to a chair and taking a seat before taking a deep breath.

@Kazuaki Yoshioka @SolemnOath @thirdwheel
 
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((Heads up... I'm literally responding to over a whole page of posts so this is going to be a fair bit retrospective for sake of having covered everything that happened... ie. I'm doing my best to cover all of Hayate's thoughts and reactions since he asked his questions, so I apologise if it's a bit long-winded and inconsequential for the most part.))

Hayate was admittedly not incredibly impressed with the way some of the zodiacs were acting. The way he understood it, each member was allowed an opportunity to make enquiries that legitimately concerned them regarding the missing artefact and the agents would answer accordingly... so when some members from amongst their lively little group thought to throw in their two cents on more tangential matters, the representative of the Rooster clan couldn't help but be at least a little peeved. Mai's small outburst especially concerned him; independent of whatever drama was taking place between herself and the Dog zodiac, Hayate didn't quite appreciate being called out in such an audacious (and somewhat childish) manner before all the other members. He didn't say anything in retort, having simply studied the girl as she released her pent-up frustration, but in calling him selfish for desiring not to take part in an expedition his clan had very limited involvement in (but for which her clan was one of the primary parties responsible), the Rooster might have easily pointed out that the apportion of blame was much askew and that he may in fact be entitled to minding his own business (that of which he had plenty, and would rather not remain ignorant of).

Luckily (and to the definite favour of the fragile unity of the Zodiacs), Sophia had intervened before the argument could have escalated, succinct yet thorough in addressing each and every question directed her way. Although Hayate had some lingering qualms with the male agent, admittedly he felt mild respect for the white-haired woman, who handled the situation in a calm and patient manner no matter the obvious and underlying tension. The answers she gave were not baseless either; talking sense was undoubtedly the best means by which to appeal to Hayate, and so he listened intently as she covered each issue, one after the other.

And it helped, as slowly but surely a fair few of Hayate's initial doubts had started to dissipate as the situation began to appear more reasonable to him. Starting with the fact that Zephyr had actually produced an ID to prove his allegiances. A bit strange, that he was allowed to cover up his face entirely for purposes of photo identification as well... but aside from that, the card looked authentic and it was a fair gesture in winning their trust. And there was of course the option of taking further measures to confirm the identities of either agent, as Zephyr himself postulated.

When Sophia had finally come around to addressing his questions and concerns, the Rooster Zodiac was again silent for the most part, but his interest was visibly roused as his two-toned gaze settled on the woman. She made sense in her reasoning... the communication between clans (and seemingly, between the clans and their shared agency) was already at a deplorable low. If there were any veritable reason for having been nominated a representative, it was to ensure intra-clan information was collected and relayed to the rest of his clan… such was the true purpose of being sent to each Zodiac meeting, after all. A mission, while a much more hands-on and grittier sort, was not too different. It made sense to Hayate now that he would be required to supervise and report on this too.

Although he had not brought it up, that Sophia had also addressed the practical use of their, and namely his, powers. After all, what 'help' would he be if there was little he could directly assist in, or if he only proved more of a burden in the end? Admittedly, if Hayate had been less swayed by his responsibility of relaying all information to his clan, he might have argued along this line of thought. But Sophia seemed quite intent that his powers would be quite useful for the purposes of communication and intel-gathering, and it would be a lie to say Hayate did not already employ his power in his working life as it was- he understood the benefits perfectly and he could not deny her that.

The real kicker however might have been the fact that involvement of the Rooster clan on a whole could not be withdrawn. If he would only be substituted for another, Hayate knew now he had no option but to persist with this. For the sake of his family's pride, efficiency and his clan's reputation on a whole, there was no room for such trivialities.

"Well then," the Rooster representative sighed, running a hand through his dark hair before lowering it his lap. Hayate merely studied the table for a moment, needing to consider how his absence would affect his father's business. Given few alternative means by which to address this matter, he knew whatever costs arose as a result of this situation would need to be paid for regardless... his supervisors, subordinates and clients would have to understand. It seemed several phone calls would need to be made this afternoon...

The sounds of a small verbal fight breaking out and the bustle of people leaving the room attracted Hayate's attention. "So much for keeping civil..." He murmured as he observed the squabble with some quiet distaste, a painful reminder that this trip may not go as smoothly as he'd otherwise desire it to. As Ying Yue politely excused herself however, he nodded to the girl, a faint smile on his lips. Well, not everyone made for insufferable company at the least. He supposed that was something to look forward to... Shaking his head lightly, the man stood up from the table, desiring to also leave the room in search of some quiet and space. But first...

"It is only a week's duration at the most..." For someone with as tight a schedule as Hayate, to say 'only' was mildly painful for him; it was almost a considerate gesture on his part. He looked to Sophia, then went about reinstating his watch as he spoke. "It's clear to me now that my attendance would be in the best interests of both the Rooster clan and the Zodiacs. While I'm not... thrilled to see to a matter for which the Rooster clan isn't responsible, you'll have my support over the course of this mission."

Having confirmed his allegiance, Hayate paused before folding his arms and releasing another jaded sigh, a bit of his seriousness escaping him.

"Yet I haven't packed appropriately for this. I intended to sunbathe when and where I could, but it seems I've underestimated any time spent underneath the Egyptian sun... I'll be near roasted by the end of this..."

Clicking his tongue in dismay, the man picked his empty champagne glass up from the table and glanced back at the female agent a last time.

"In any case, if you'll excuse me..."

Swiftly leaving the room on that note, Hayate started wandering back up the hallways once again and considered finding a quiet place from where he could make an essential few phone-calls, starting with his father. So much for this, as a rather loud bang had sounded out somewhere on the yacht, and the Rooster representative stalled in his stride for a moment before quickly deciding he'd head the opposite way. If the ship were in the state of sinking, he would hope the alarms would sound for that. But if it were a case of another fight taking place on board, Hayate wanted well away from that.

Finding himself a quiet hallway, Hayate produced his phone and had begun to fiddle with it, except not but a few minutes into this did he realise he was not as alone as he initially thought. The brunet glanced upwards to observe some dark-clad girl wandering rather aimlessly around; he watched for a short while before he thought to assist her, slightly amused.

"Are you lost?" He asked, or perhaps better stated. He lifted the hand holding his empty glass to indicate down the hallway, the way he had come. "The meeting rooms are that way. You'll find the banquet hall further that way as well."

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Saria followed to where Jake told her to go. She could see that he was upset and maybe didn't even want her to be there but that didn't matter. She was only there for the booze. He could tell her to leave as long as she got a good buzz going on. Other than that she was staying. "Yo," she said to Ash. "You like flowers? What size do you wear because those were some cute boxers" she said with a smirk. She let out a cackled when Ash responded to her. "Come on grumpy cat, you need to live a little more," she said. "Nothing wrong with getting a little frisky. Right Bunny" she said winking.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the lounge. It was quite amazing and she gladly took the drink from Jake's hand. "Thanks, dog boy," she said. She cracked the beer open taking a large gulp. Once she took that drink she burped patting her stomach. "Now that's what I call refreshing," she said smiling as she plopped down. She took another drink before looking out at the ocean. It looked quite beautiful it was a shame she was probably going to be too wasted to remember it.
 
Mari Igarashi



Wandering about aimlessly had brought Mari no results thus far. Pausing before an innocent wall, she felt it and knocked on it to test whether she could break it down or not. The ox representative was just about to break it down when a pleasantly clear voice caught her attention. "Oh, Yes. Thank you. I should totally get going." Mari responded normally enough, clearly on her best behavior. However, she didn't move. She stood there and stared the Rooster representative down or rather up with a contemplative frown on her face.

The silence lasted a good two minutes before she finally decided to break it out of pure irritation. "Bend down a little. It hurts to look at you." Her eyebrows creased in frustration as she requested while forcefully pulling down on his sleeve, hoping it'd drag him down to eye level. At her height, she had to tilt her head all the way back to get a good look at him. "You're a literal pain in the neck, sheesh." Mari had felt uncomfortable staring at his chest the entire time. Now that he was at eye level, she was much more relaxed. Though she did wish she didn't have to pull people down to her level every time she wanted to have a conversation, there wasn't anything she could do about it. Whoever decided to stunt her growth needed to get fired. "I'm Mari. Also known as the runner up for representing all of the cows which have been abducted from their pastures. I have a tattoo to prove it if you need an ID. Though... you may have a pretty face but it'll still cost ya if you really wanna see. Nice to meetchu. I look forward to working together."

Introduction complete, Mari gave him two gentle pats on his cheek and released him. Casually sniffing at the air, she caught a whiff of a familiar fragrance. Its origins; the champagne glass. "Wow. Consider me impressed. You've got good tastes. Show me around sometime, okay?" With a wink and a two finger salute, she was off to find that meeting room.

It normally wouldn't have taken long. The rooster was accurate if anything. She only had to walk a couple more feet and she arrive at her destination. However, it seemed as if destiny had other plans. Instead of running into the meeting room, she met face to face with a masked stranger. "You look like a final boss. Are you in charge here? Oxen 2.0 reporting in for duty." She greeted the white haired male with the most monotonous voice possible. The mask he wore looked so natural, she was left curious as to whether he actually had a face beneath it. In fact, looking at it gave her an idea. Mari casually pulled out a facemask of her own. "Ninja is totally the new black."


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“Usually you’ll eat the ice cream.” Weisheng commented on the second person to come into the room and ignore his presence.He wasn’t mad, there was no way he could be, he had moved on from the ice cream to a plate filled with an ungodly amounts of meat “Anyways, nice to meet you, I’m the pig representative from the Zhu family, Weisheng and I’m assuming your therapist for the day!” He plopped down his plate on the table and sat and began eating. Weisheng wasn’t a mind reader or anything like that, but when you’re yelling in the next room it doesn’t take superhuman hearing to overhear a few things. Weisheng stared at this new found person with curiosity, all he could think was, which family does this guy come from, and is he apart of farm squad or not? Something he affectionately called those from the pig, ox, and rooster clans, for pretty obvious reasons. “So you having some bad luck with your boyfriend or something and please don’t be that brooding, ‘I’m not what gotham wants I’m want Gotham needs’ type, because honestly that’s cliche and not talking your feelings out just sucks so come on out!”

Weisheng wasn’t one to hold back upon meeting a new person, he presented himself in how he wanted to be viewed on by other people and that could be someone he never met or someone he knew for years and although he didn’t even know the person’s name, he still wanted to help this person out. Though that wasn’t going to stop him from eating anything, he plunged his fork into a nice big sirloin, cutting with a fork and knife of course, his mouth watering with anticipation. Deep down inside, he wanted to just barrell through the food with reckless abandonment, but knowing that the stranger in front of him was going through somethings, he didn’t want it seeming like he didn’t care at all. So he just kept virgiously cutting into the steak and putting each bite size piece into his mouth. I’m going to get another one of these for sure. Compliments to the chef. “I know your probably thinking it over still, but I don’t know if you tasted this steak but it’s amazing, try some, come on!” He said raising his fork with another bite size piece on it. “Ahhhh!” He said in the cute anime way as he tried to feed his now dinner guest a piece.
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Mai had stayed staring at the sea, she felt as though she had some peace. That peace didn't last long as soon as she began to think about what she just did. Jake just completely broke her heart and now she was standing half naked out at the deck where any of the zodiacs or agents could walk by and see. Not only that but she just threw all her cloth into the ocean along with her phone in which her mother had been sending her many messages. This was bad, this was really really bad. Her mother was going to freak on her. Possibly even hunt her down and kill her. "SHIT!" she shouted.

She wondered if it was too late to jump in after it. Surely she could catch it right! RIGHT! She was about to jump in the ocean when another person appeared next to her. Her face went bright red turning her face to him. "What?! No, what are you talking about?" she said. "Jumping in there would be stupid," she said crossing her arms. He seems to be complementing on her a lot which she felt awkward about. "I... I um lost my cloth in the water. A big giant gust of wind came over me and threw them off me. My tights and bra were the only things that survived" she said. She knew she sounded stupid which made her slump her shoulders. "I don't know what came over me. I just got dumped hard. I'm losing it here" she said bursting into tears.
 
Percival smiled at the woman in front of him. She seemed very scattered and quite flustered. He found it adorable, all he wanted to do was scoop her up and take her home. "You should really learn how to lie. I think the more you lie the cuter you look" he said. At the mention of being dumped and her bursting into tear Percival frown. "Now, now, a beautiful woman like yourself needs no tears. Here" he said taking off his sweater he slipped it over her. He looked at her tilting his head, "You know what, if your make up wasn't so ruined and your hair didn't look like it was wiped on someone's ass then this outfit would totally work" he said giggling. "Oh come on, cheer up honey. We all go through tough breakups but that doesn't mean you should allow it to take your whole life" he said. "You know what? How about this. Your typical cheesy, comedy movies start like this. A broken-hearted girl is heartbroken but then meets a handsome or shall I say sexy strange" he said pointing at himself. "Together we come up with a super awesome plan in which you make your ex-boyfriend so jealous that he'll want you back but by then you would already have too much self-respect and maybe even love for your wonderful stranger," he said shaking his shoulders.

He stopped tapping his chin, "No, no, no, this isn't some comical story about love and self-respect. This is a serious business so you better suck it up girl and get your shit together because something bigger is going on and we don't have any time for fricking and fracking. Got it!" he said flicking her forehead. "Now can you show me where to go because honestly, I'm kind of afraid of running into others. I don't want to have to walk around and fix everyone I see because so far the only people I've seen were in trouble" he said smiling sheepishly.
 
Ying Yue Fēng
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As the male quickly responded Ying Yue froze up. She couldn't help it, her eyes widened as she watched him tense up her right hand subconsciously reading for her leg- Where her calligraphy pen would usually be. It wasn't like she intended to impale him but that pen brought the comfort that she could. She held her arms to stop herself from trembling as she opened her mouth to reply, as he began to speak again she bit her lip. Eventually the surprise of the redhead yelling at her wore off and she was reduced to the red tint in her cheeks.

This fellow was a bit on the odd side. Ying Yue wasn't sure if he was scolding her or something of the sort due to the long sentences of what not to do when asking a question. She would have laughed if she hadn't been the one at risk at the moment. She had to tilt her head slightly at the thought of him jumping her. What sort of man jumped a woman with his pants down? It would be idiocy, no she didn't condone jumping anyone of the sort but if his pants were down it'd be harder to run. Also if she was going to buy him dinner the solution would have been to simply order ice cream by her lonesome- Oh. Ying Yue finally realized what he was insinuating. Suddenly she sat up straighter.

Then two other zodiac members it seemed approached. One as the "firecracker" dog representative the other... She wasn't too sure of. She could've sworn the other one was the monkey representative but she couldn't be too sure. One thing she was certain of, it seemed that the other female had wanted a drink and was apparently to join the "firecracker" and the redhead. As she indicated the situation with a suggestive statement the male retorted with an odder comment. The keyword was first meeting at those words she was to get out of there immediately. Once more the redhead spoke, she finally got around to noticing the word "bunny". Strange choice of words, but it seemed from how he cursed like a sailor that it was simply how he spoke. It raised a question, how on earth would he know that she would have eaten his precious ice cream? She wouldn't chance it as much as she was craving that certain type of ice cream.

As he turned to leave, after a long moment of silence and her not being to explain herself- She took a deep breath placing her hand on her heart. He was sort of cool in a way. She tapped on her heart willing it to calm down now that the cause of the incident had left. Was she still scared? Ying Yue could of sworn she calmed down earlier. When they left Ying Yue murmured to no one in particular, "When I get home I think I'll lay down, for maybe forever." Ying Yue a few ideas of what Saria had thought they were doing in which a majority of the options weren't for children. Already worn out and the mission hadn't even begun. She rubbed her face ready to start her migration to maybe the north pole only to then take her leisure on the way back. Calmly she sat on the floor leaning against the wall, taking out a pencil and beginning to draw a cubed tennis ball of some sorts in attempts to calm herself down marking them by rainbow color before starting over once more. She casually made progress ignoring any wandering employees to simply build her tower. She left her bag open for the excuse that the blocks had "come out of her bag".
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Alex William
The Sheep

Alex didn't so much as glance back at Enu as he practically sprinted for his room. While for the most part he would simply speed walk away, the fact of the matter was that he was starting to feel a bit panicked. He wasn't certain, but he knew there was a good chance that Enu saw some of the bruises on his neck. While he truly hoped that he reacted fast enough to block that from the other, he simply wasn't certain. The last thing he wanted was to cause issues for others by bringing his problems into their lives. Their focus right now were the artifacts, not a small and rather simple rough patch he was going through with his lover. Inwardly cursing himself for his mistake, he made sure not to stop for any such reason. Even when the ship rocked rather suddenly and a loud crash were heard, he ignored it.

Once he entered his assigned room, he shut the door, triple checking that the door was locked. After all he didn't want someone to just suddenly barge in (ie he wanted to make sure that if Enu did choose to chase after him, he couldn't catch Alex off guard). Once he felt secure, he pressed his back against the door. A groan left him as he slowly slid down before resting on the ground. "Damn it..." He whispered as he now pulled the scarf off his neck. "I wasn't careful enough..." Holding the torn scarf in one hand, he brought his other hand to lightly rub his purple/green/reddish skin that the scarf had been expertly hiding. "He didn't stop me from leaving, so he probably didn't get a chance to see them...I really hope that's the case, he's a nice person, I dont want to ruin his time here with this stupid stuff. This is my fault, I should have been more careful." Closing his eyes, he rested his head against the door as he let a hand rest on the ground, the other on his lap, his feet stretched out in front of him. "If he had seen it.....that would have been...." Shaking his head he tried to push that scenario out of his mind. If Enu had noticed what was on his neck...that would have been disastrous, for a multitude of reasons, none of which he wanted to think about right now. Instead, he forced his mind to other thoughts.

'I need to give Carter a call, he told me to call him at a certain time. I think I still ha-.....' Slowly opening his eyes, he moved them over to a digital clock that was on his night stand. When he saw the time he couldn't help but flinch a bit, his grip getting tighter on his scarf. 'Oh...oh no....I was suppose to call him a bit under a hour and a half ago....I...I didn't realize the time... Come on me. Why do I keep making him angrier at me? Why do I keep messing up?? Cant I just do something right for once???' Bringing his eye to his lap, he reached into his pocket to grab his phone, but when he did so his fingers wrapped around something else. Pulling it out, his eyes landed on a hard drive, something of which brought him some confusion, that is until realization appeared on his face. "Oh, Jake gave me this. Ah, I forgot to ask what it does or what's it for. He mentioned something about me canceling my provider? Is it something to give me wifi?"

After a bout of silence he shoved off the ground and made his way over to his bed. Sitting on this comfy place, he gently folded the scarf in his hand and placed it on the nightstand, intending to fix it. Though only after he spoke to Carter, after all, the last thing he wants to do is piss his lover off even more. He's already worried him, if he made the man wait longer..... Softly sighing, he reached under his bed and pulled out his laptop before placing it on the bed. Turning this on, he waited for it to boot up before plugging in the hard drive. He figured he should see what this thing did before going out and attempting a lagging, broken phone call.
 
Ash Sanders
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When Jake started to give specific (and honestly the kind of directions Ash needs, cause he needs help), Ash just increased his glare as he got the hint he was being talked down on. "I will slap a bitch." He growled in a rather soft tone his eyes staring at Jake as if he were trying to the pierce the other with mere looks alone. Despite how annoyed he was with how the other gave him directions, Ash choose to follow them none the less. He was pretty damn sure Jake's directions were wrong, cause he knew he already walked in that direction, kindaish, but whatever. Without so much as another word to the rabbit rep, he started to trudge forward, heading to the back of the ship. "I already been this god damn way, for fuck sake, telling me to go straight, piece o-" Before he could finish his grumbling it came to his attention that someone else was with him.

Still moving along, he shifted his eyes from in front of him to next to him where he saw a woman. She had said something to him earlier...probably? Maybe? He wasn't certain at this point. He had been too busy being pissed off at this ship to really let it register. ".....Where you asking about my fucking underwear?" He asked, ever so bluntly, his eyes narrowing as he tried to recall exactly what she said. A few seconds passed before he shrugged only to look ahead of him once more. It took a good amount of brain power for him to recall what Saria had said, if one paid enough attention they could probably see the wheels turning as he was rather determined to figure out what she told him. Soon enough, he remembered bits and pieces, but he wasn't completely certain he was right. Ah well, whatever, if he was wrong she'd correct him and he could start complaining about something that was probably his fault. "They were on sale at the dollar store, didn't give a damn about their pattern. I didn't even notice they had flowers till I looked at them a few moments ago. Wish some of them weren't pink, but whatever, I dont really give a fuck about the pattern as long as its not too retarded or cringy." While his tone was filled with annoyance, it didn't seem to be directed at Saria, honestly, there was a good chance he was still just really ticked off at this ship. "Stupid piece of steel, should have fucking sunk before taking off so I wouldn't have to be on this damn steel box of death."

As he walked on, there had been at least three times he was tempted to turn down a different hallway. However, before doing so he let Jake's words ring through his head. Straight, just straight. He could surely do that, even as he gritted his teeth, for it felt like he wasn't going in the right direction, but Jake said to do this, so he went with it. "I swear to fucking hell he-" Annnnd with that the cruses started up again, though he was kind enough to keep it under his breath.

Just as he was about to turn around to go elsewhere, a door was finally seen, a door which shockingly...lead to the deck. Finally, after going through the door, he made it to the lounge. "Ah....I knew it was here..." He muttered, before moving to the railing and leaning against it. There he waited in silence, his eyes looking out at the horizon as he waited for Jake to arrive. Someone who only arrived a few minutes after he and Saria did. When the beverages were offered up, Ash moved away from the railing and grabbed a bottle of rum before getting a glass so he could pour himself a drink. After all he wasn't a barbarian who would drink it straight from the bottle in public.

Once he got his glass he moved to one of the chairs and plopped down in a haphazard fashion (something of which almost caused him to spill his drink). "This entire thing, is such a fucking pain." He grumbled before sipping his drink. Resting his head back against the chair, he looked up at the sky, his eye gazing up at the clouds with a rather blank expression. "If I wasn't the responsible type, would have ditched this stupid ass job to someone else. Egypt? Out of alllll the places, it just had to be the one with sun, sand, heat, and pure agony. Why cant any of these jobs happen in some luxury hotel or just...fuck, something that isn't straight out of hell??"
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Zephyr Yuri, Nazilevskii
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Not wishing to be locked up in one of the many rooms on this vessel, Zephyr had made a rapid escape from the meeting room, away from Sophia before she could do a thing. Not that she would of course...probably? Either way, he didn't have anything that was urgent to do at this time, so for the moment, he figured he would just roam around the ship. Allowing himself to get lost in his thoughts or just merely just head back to his room to take a nap. For as much fun as it was to watch the Zodiac's be a pain, it also felt exhausting. Didn't help that he knew he had to deal with them for a week, possibly more, that is should things go sideways that is. A thought that made him inwardly groan. Of course he hoped for the best, but he knew for a fact that the universe seemed to hate it when things go according to a plan, for it just loves messing things up all in all.

As he practically glided across the floor (his destination having changed from nothing to his room) he came to a sudden stop when he heard a loud crash, something with enough force to cause the ship rock a good amount. This caused him to tense up, his eyes darting around as he listened. He didn't hear what sounded like any kind of firearms sounding off, so...it shouldn't be an attack from some other ship. If not that, then an air attack or.... His worried thoughts stopped as he listened for a bit more, waiting to hear more of these crashes to confirm his initial suspicion of this being an attack. However...nothing came about. Which meant this was a one time crash, but for what reason??? 'It was enough force to rock the ship, not an attack then....did one of the Zodiac's use their powers? Surely none of them are on that level of stupid that they would damage the vessel they are on...' Closing his eyes he rubbed the bridge of his nose, before taking a sharp turn as he silently made his way over to the area he figured the crash came from.

Just as he was passing by the meeting room door, he came to a halt when a young woman walked around a corner, stopping when she came face to face with him. He stood there in silence as he looked at the woman, his eyes narrowing a bit as he tried to figure out exactly who she was and why she was here. Due to the lack of uniform, it made it obvious she wasn't a staff member... Luckily for him, she gave him a swift introduction, something of which brought him up to speed. '...….Is...she mocking me?' A thought that went by his mind when she pulled up a face mask of her own, though one of which with an...interesting print on it. Zephyr starred at it for a moment, before slowly tilting his head a fraction as he took the face mask into consideration. '...…………….. That's...……………………..actually kind of....................................cute...…...maybe I should get something like that...…...just to fuck with people....namely Sophia....'

After a moment of silence, Zephyr finally gave some kind of reaction as he nodded to her. "....Not...the main one in charge....but one of them.... You are here to...replace Isaac...? ……..Good." He stated simply as he reached into his pocket before pulling out a electronic pad. ".....Did the Zodiacs know...he would cause issues and sent a back up...….? Rather...surprisingly how soon you arrived....didn't even...report to them yet...." Turning on the device in hand he looked at it for a moment before looking at her. "....Either way.....I need to make sure...……..where you the one, that caused...the crash?" As he asked this his eyes fell on some specks of plaster, as well as dust that was in her hair, and bits that were on her shoulder and elsewhere (there wasn't too much due to her dusting herself off, but he noticed enough to make him wonder just how that got there). "...…...Oh...right.... Oxen 2.0.... I need your full, real name......have to make sure you aren't someone that's going to be a hindrance to our group....dont need more of those."
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Eun-Jae Sin



The sudden appearance of this random stranger instantly lifted Eun-Jae's mood and shoved everything that just happened to the back it his head. Though, he was also left feeling a little confused as a result. "What? Oh. I’ll make sure to eat it after my ankle feels a little better. Ah? Pig representative? What happened to B- No!, n-no. We're friends. Well, not really but.. uh?" So much information and so many questions were brought to his attention, Eun-Jae had no idea where to even begin. Just as he was about to try to answer in a more coherent manner, there was a large piece of meat being shoved in his face. It must be said that the cat representative was already pretty full. He had eaten not only all of the meat buns, but also a bunch of sweets. However, at the same time, he didn’t want to turn down this kind albeit weird stranger. Everything in him was telling him to be more cautious but at the same time, the steak look so succulent and mouth watering, how could he resist?

“Ahh~”
Obediently opening his mouth for the serving, Eun-Jae didn’t wait for the Pig representative to shove it in his mouth. Instead, he boldly took the bite on his own and ate it with relish. The taste was addictive and his stress didn’t assist him in the slightest. When he was hungry, anxious, happy, or stressed out; he ate. With so much going on today, There was no way he could have stopped himself from taking another piece. Since he didn’t have a fork, he grabbed a pre-cut piece with his fingers and popped it into his mouth like candy, swallowing it down about as quickly as it went in. “That was good. Thanks, uh, Weisheng? That was your name, right?”

As he spoke, he took the ice cream off of his ankle and set it aside on the table. Getting to his feet, he politely bowed to the pig representative in greeting, his ankle still swollen and in pain. This time, he endured it and returned to acting as usual. “It’s nice to meet you, Weisheng. I’m Eun-Jae, the cat representative. You’re free to call me whatever. I just hope you won’t let anyone know about what happened here.”

On the surface it may have appeared as him trying to protect himself from any malicious rumors but in reality, Jay wanted nothing more than to keep Alex from feeling uncomfortable. The guilt of his unintentional action will continue to eat him up for the days to come and he had no clue as to whether he’d be able to act normally in front of Alex from now on, but if he could at least keep the situation contained to just the three representatives in the area, it would at least help the sheep rep a little bit. “I’d seriously appreciate it. It was an accident. There’s no way we’re dating. He’s way out of my league. If anything we’re coworkers. Speaking of which, I didn’t see you in the meeting room. It’s that way.” Wanting to get away from this stranger so he could go tend to his ankle in the privacy of his own room, Eun-Jae pointed out the meeting room for the newcomer, hoping the agents were still there.



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Mari Igarashi



When Mari heard Zephyr mention Issac, her left brow lifted. She had no idea what he did to get himself booted but she knew her landing skills may become a bit of an issue for her in this particular moment. Not wanting to face getting booted as well, she decided against complaining about their decision to boot the previous ox representative and adopted a well behaved stance instead. “Oh, is that so? How convenient. No one sent me. I just came for some excitement. Now that I’m here, let’s just let bygones be bygones and get along, alrighty?”

She stuck her hand out for a handshake and introduced herself properly. “I'm Mari Igarashi of the Ox clan. I'm not sure if I'd be in the database. My parents kinda decided to relocate and break away from the clan. I hope this poses no problem. If you're worried about skills, I've got them covered.” Pointing in the direction she literally dropped in from, she smirked and boasted. “The proof is that way. I kinda tore through the roof. Put it on Issac's tab. Dude's loaded. A master should take responsibility for his disciple, right?" Mari was shameless and she knew it. Furthermore she was completely comfortable with it. It was better than lying about the incident and bringing more trouble to the clan that had no clue she was even on board.

"If that's all, I'd like some food. Some tall hot guy said I'd find some over here.” Overeager to be excused, she took a peek past Zephyr and sniffed at the air as if her sense of smell could guide her there on its own. The ride here was a long one and she was absolutely famished. “Are we cool? Or do you need ID? I don't have one. Would my tattoo suffice? I drew it myself. You gotta let me stay, bro. Ninjas gotta stick together.” Finishing her little positive excuse full of comradery between masked individuals, she tugged on his sleeve to urge him to join her. "I also saw some other helicopters land before mine. Maybe there will be more people looking for you. If you're with the food, they're sure to find you E-Z-P-Z. C'mon, lets go." Mari briefly wondered what kind of face he would make of he knew that she just wanted to see if he had a face under that mask.


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