Wanderlust was nothing new to the Impaler Prince, for when duty or honor did not dictate otherwise, he would often spend his time in bouts of exploration, going where his heart lead him. In this city, where neither Duty nor Honor were all that much of a concern considering the curious circumstances, he was free to wander to where he wished, crossing paths with the most curious of subjects as he did .Where ever he went, there was something new to behold, and such good tidings made his heart soar.
Today, he would come across a mansion, one of great size and design left to the wayside by some sort of misfortune. Where once was likely a proud owner, now seemed to be little to nothing at all, their former home now abandoned to fall into decay. Or perhaps the resident within simply didn’t care much for the upkeep of their abode. Either way, Vlad felt it would be better in his hands...
Outside it’s gates, he would observe the luxurious living space quietly, eyes darting from window to window as he tried to locate anyone who may have resided within. He returned here, day after day, until finally he would enter, almost sure that whatever lurked within was quite intent on not being seen. Stepping across the lawn, he entered through the door, the entry left unlocked and not impeding his progress.
Hive City Enyclopedia - The people your mom warns you about..
“Good day, folks. We’re back with a new edition of the Hive City Encyclopedia. Today, we’re gonna be discussin’ some bad choices fer an ... interest. Y’know, the summer is among us and yer gonna be seein’ some nice lookin’ folk showin’ some skin. Plenty of good lookin’, handsome guys and plenty o’ smokin’ ladies out there. Problem is ... There’s somethin’ about them that doesn’t make things as fun as it should be. SO! We’re here ta educate ya ta keep from havin’ the same issues we’ve had with relationships kinda... explodin’.
Today’s episode is brought to you by...”
“Let’s see here. First it looks like we got Alex Mercer... Once was a normal fella, but he fell on some virus thing, died, and now ... From here, it looks like a very, very bad japanese hentai flick. Are those... tentacles? Er-... Well, he’s cold and rather psychotic. Don’t know if that’s the virus or just Mercer. His goals are ta create his own race o’ folk through viruses and all of that. ... Maaaan, if the Red Light District gets a hold o’ this plotline...”
“Aiyaya ~ Now here we have the white princess, Zero. Those red eyes shows the red devil within. Vicious, violent, and as bitter as an old brit, she ain’t gonna be the cuddlin’ type. Not only that, but she has a taste fer some nasty food. Yer not gonna get an average dinner with her, either. Now that I think about it, it’s better t’ call her the red princess. Yer more likely ta see her coated in blood than anythin’ else.”
“Oh my. Next it seems like we got Yasuo. A lone wanderer that has no issue in hittin’ the bottles in the slightest. Now, he ain’t a violent drunk or somethin’ like that. Hell of a tease and will have his fun for a laugh or three. He’s also loner. Betrayal and all of that kinda messed up his life. Now he’s off lookin’ fer revenge. Revenge ain’t fun at all... Kinda blows, really. Oh well, there are rumors that a mage is gonna steal his heart, anyways. Good luck t’ him.”
“...... Akemi Homura ... Hm. Well, this ain’t fun. This girl’s pretty much a lot older than she looks which isn’t hard to do with how often she resets time. She’s developed a hell of an obsession with a particular girlie, and that obsession is a lot stronger than anythin’ I’ve ever seen. Hell, it topples Aizen’s power as far as I’m concerned. Sure, she’s cute and use ta be an adorable lil’ girlie. Now, she’s a tough lil’ cookie that-- ... Well, if Madoka and Homura were exact opposites and Madoka is considered as an angel or god ... Good luck gettin’ t’ her ~... Though, ya may go t’ jail if ya try.”
“When ya travel a tunnel and see the light at the end of it.. and that light is sparkling... Just turn around. It ain’t worth it. Edward Cullen is a Disco ball--I mean Vampire. Sorry ~ Sure, he’s good lookin’. He has that deep brooding personalities that gets all the teenagers in a mess. Still, ya still gotta go through his hungry family. Then there are werewolves that can’t keep shirts on. Then there’s that Bella chick, too. No wonder why disco is dead.”
“Hm... Looks like there’s one more. Let’s see. Aaah. Our last one is a very poisonous tool. Someone that’ll smile while tearin’ yer heart from yer chest. A no heart, no soul monster that tends ta bring more harm than good no matter where he goes. A very terrible man to be around and to be acquainted with. ... Sounds like a nasty guy. I wonder...”
「✍」—» Curiosity is a powerful thing... especially when in the hands of a Bookman. Anything that peaks one’s interest is sure to ensnare one of the Bookman clan, and Lavi was no exception. So seeing a flower growing out of a woman’s eye was definitely something that made him do a double-take, head snapping back to catch a second glimpse of the aforementioned woman as she passed him on the sidewalk. His one visible eye widened slightly, and a slight turn of his heel brought the exorcist around to face the subject of Lavi’s curiosity.
The one benefit, the real benefit, that the Hive brought the former ruler of the Land of the Seas was the array of clothes she could buy. And she did buy them. There was barely a time when she didn’t have an array of bags hanging off her arms.
It was during one of these shopping trips that her eyes caught something - well, technically someone but this was Five’s eyes. It stood out, but it never ever changed; beautiful yet boring, oh how she wished to be the one to shake things up.
“Do my eyes deceive me? Or do I see my dearest sister here again? And you haven’t changed at all either! Oh, what a terrible waste, you know if you just experimented with something more then men I think you’d look even lovelier than ever. You see, that’s what I do at least...”
A cheerful hum came out of the wyvern rider as she kept stroking her little wyvern upon her shoulder. Indeed it was a shame of what happened to dear Minerva, and she was quite concerned, but for the time being she would keep her dear friend close and try her best to keep her calm. Due in time she was certain things would reveal itself slowly in how to change Minerva back to normal. Still...it was a shame.
❝ Poor Minerva, I’m sure you’ll get back to your normal size soon, ❞ she spoke to it with a small smile as she continued to stroke her small head. Maybe there was someone in this city that knew of a way to restore things back to normal? Not just her wyvern, but perhaps abilities and well, a better weapon of course. She gave a weary smile to her wooden battle axe she had received after being placed into the city. It was like being forced to become a new soldier in training all over again, how memorable.
It might give her more lessons upon some things she was sure, but she would really enjoy having dear Minerva back to her original size more than anything. She was certain perhaps someone had some clue, be it a little idea or not. Any information right now for her would be useful, for those willing to give it out, it was another story.
❝ Hmm...let’s see now, ❞ eyes would scan the area before her looking for someone who wasn’t too busy looking. Even then she would be probably interrupting someone no matter what, she would have to apologize for that wouldn’t she? It wouldn’t be good if she forgot her manners when asking a question. ❝ Ah -- Perhaps that person will know, ❞ she said as her attention drifted to a lovely young lady with white attire and hair. My how pretty she looked.
Cherche then was quick to start walking up to her, smile on her face, she lifted up a hand in a form of greeting. ❝ Ah -- Hello there Miss! My apologies for interrupting you all of a sudden but, ❞ Minerva then would wrap itself around the wyvern rider’s neck, and she would slightly tilt her head into the warmth of the small creature. ❝ Do you know of any possible way of making creatures back to their normal sizes? Perhaps making things back to where they were before coming here anyway? ❞
