Circus (Open Riley)

Riley stretched absently as she slipped out of her office, holding her jacket in her hands, she began to slip into it, though it was rather warm, she left the heavy coat open in the front to keep herself from overheating. Her green eyes dancing absently as she yawned a bit, apparently bored, at the very least. Though she would not have believed it months ago, she actually preferred to be out and about doing missions. It was much more entertaining and more fitting her skill set than simple, boring paperwork. Thankfully, Durriken had been relieving some of that burden, and she was all too thankful for him for doing that.

Speaking of her Co-guild master, she easily spotted him sitting at one of the tables, with said paperwork. As she was about to make her way over, she noticed a courier approach, handing him off a letter before disappearing once more. Riley observed him for a few long moments, noting how happy he looked as he read the letter. It made her feel a little more upbeat as well, as she was one that often felt what those around her felt, shared in their happiness, their sadness, anything that she could, really.

"Oh, what do we have here? Some fan mail, perhaps?" She asked as she made her way over to him, standing before him as she did not like eavesdropping or reading over people's shoulders, and though she was smiling she was not entirely joking. She wouldn't be surprised if people suddenly took interest in him, being in a position of power did tend to draw attention, after all, be it wanted or unwanted.

The guild master watched him idly, observing his expression and occasionally glancing at the paperwork as she waited for a response from him.

"Oh, your mother?" Riley asked, seeming a little more intrigued. the teen cracked a smile after a moment, "I'd consider that something like fan mail," she laughed, lightly pushing her hands into the pockets of her jacket, where they pushed the contents of her pockets aside to rest.

"Ah, have you told her that you're now Co-guild master of Griffin Wing?" She asked, thinking that it was likely something that most people would be proud of. Once more, she perked up as she was told that the circus was in town, her green eyes a little wide, almost in a childish manner. "I've never been to a circus before..." She mumbled. Having grown up in a guild whose single purpose was to train effective assassin's, she didn't exactly get time to play or to experience many of the different things that other people had gotten to.

"Eh? Of course I trust you, that's why I promoted you," she pointed out, tilting her head a little at Durriken, clearly finding it a little odd for him to say such a thing. Once more, she brought her hands out of her pockets, clapping them together once and just sort of eagerly rubbing her palms together, "alrighty, let's go see this... 'Big Top' you spoke of... I assume that's a tent...? A big tent. I hear circuses operate out of tents, but I don't really know... I've never even seen one from afar, but it sounds pretty exciting... She rambled, clearly very excited all of a sudden.

"Honestly, the only things I really know for certain about the circus, are the things that you have told me...

Riley seemed pleased when he affirmed that they would have to go visit the circus, which was quite obviously what she had been hoping for. As he made the point to tell her that this trust was somewhat different from trusting him with the guild, she was initially curious about it, but it faded in all of the wondering about what a circus would be like. She quietly followed him as he led her outside, practically bounding eagerly behind him.

When he made a motion like he wished to carry her on her back, she smiled a bit, amused that he seemed to want to give her a piggy back ride. She neglected to mention to him that she could easily get to the roof on her own, because hey, this would be a lot more fun. The dark haired girl climbed into place, seeming to be enjoying things far too much as he crouched down and then leaped upwards, landing on the roof in two leaps.

Back on her own feet, she easily wandered along the roof, raising herself on the tips of her toes here and there in order to get a better look at the large tent, though it was already quite visible due to it's large size and the fact that the colors made it stand out against the outskirts of the city.

"Ah, it looks so big even from here," she murmured, more so to herself than to Durriken as she continued to lightly step along the roof. While she was not watching her footing, she was quite obviously perfectly balanced, not alarmed nor put off by the height. "Live in cart, hm?" She soon asked, finding it rather hard to imagine. Her parents had been assassin's of the highest caliber, so in spite of everything, they had lived a rather lavish lifestyle, particularly when away from the guild.

For a few long moments, she silently admired the tent, before abruptly turning towards Durri, a brow arched slightly, "so when can we go?"

"Freak show?" She echoed, wondering what sort of things one would encounter at such a place. When she was younger, she had once been told that she belonged in a freak show, due to the fact that she was such a pathetic excuse for an assassin, and because she would smile, even when she had no reason to, but these unpleasant thoughts slipped easily from her preoccupied mind.

"Ah!" She suddenly exclaimed, apparently only then realizing that Durriken's mother would be at the circus (in all of the excitement, it was easy to over look, really). He had also revealed that they could head over whenever they were ready, and she was all to pleased with the thought that she might get a peek of it sooner than anyone else did.

Riley could not help but chuckle as he made a remark about his mother. She had often heard him speak of the woman, and was rather interested to meet her, obviously she was a pretty interesting person, or at least she sounded like she was.

"I honestly could have gotten up on my own, but I thought a piggy back ride would be more fun~" She chimed, and leaped off of the roof without a second thought. However, she did not fall to the earth as quickly as a normal person would, rather it seemed like she lessened the effect of gravity on her body, landing as gently as a fallen feather upon the ground below.

Once on the ground, she wasted no time at all. Both Riley and Durriken headed off towards the large tent that had been set up at the edge of town. There were already a few curious onlookers lurking about, watching from a distance as things were set up and readied for what was to come. Some children ran about, excited, but it was hard to tell whether they were more excited than Riley, whom moved with a skip in her step.

When they had reached their destination, she stopped bouncing around long enough to look to Durrkien, clearly waiting for direction - though her attention was unfocused, drifting around as random things caught her attention.

Riley raked her fingers through her hair, trying to tone down her excitement a little to act her age, or at least act closer to her own age, not like an excited child. She meandered after Durriken as he led her around the perimeter, eventually bringing them to the front gate, where they were stopped.

The disappoint was clear on her face, when she truly believed that she would not get to have a peek inside before anyone else was allowed in, but she also felt terribly restless, because this would also mean that she would have to wait, perhaps multiple hours to be allowed in. The man guarding the gate soon confirmed this, after Durriken had tried to lie his way into the circus.

The two exchanged words, and she was a little startled when Durriken suddenly yelled out to someone. Her bright green eyes danced wildly, as she stared onwards, watching as a large man emerged, apparently having recognized Durri. She perked up once more as the gates opened before them, treading lightly along with her co-guild master as they slipped inside of the gates.

"Ahh, I filled with so much energy and excitement that it's kind of scary.." She mumbled to herself, once more stuffing her hands into her pockets, as she was idly moving them about to try to find a 'natural' position for them, which seemed truly impossible at the moment.

"... Cotton candy? I've always wanted cotton candy." she said, her eyes practically sparkling as she day dreamed about it, "I've heard people talk about how fluffy and soft it was... And I do have something of a sweet tooth," she said, giving a bit of a chuckle, knowing full well that she was being childish, but also not being able to resist letting loose for a change.

They came along a petting zoo, and she slowed to view the animal, making soft 'aw' sounds whenever she spotted something that made her heart melt a little bit.

They kept moving, her eyes dancing about still, taking in as much as she could possibly take in. There were a lot of people running about, and they were certainly busy working to get things set up. She could only imagine how tiring it must have been to constantly be doing such hard labor. She probably could have wandered around all day, but she soon began to pick up words here and there. Fragments of what people were either whispering amongst themselves or apparently calling out to Durriken.

She could not help but blush deeply at their words, a hand raising to rub bashfully at the side of her neck, her feet robotically moving to follow and keep up with Durriken.

This sort of reminds me of the guild... The atmosphere... The playful poking and taunting... She mused, to distract herself from her own embarrassment as they continued to make their way through the circus, they're certainly very spirited," she softly commented, most likely to break the awkward silence that their words had caused her to fall into.

Riley chuckled a little at Durri, clearly in a good mood as they continued to make their way through the circus, which was still busy, but was apparently nearing completion. When he suddenly looked to her, telling her to hide her belongingd, with the implication that someone might try and rob her, she smirked a bit, partially in amusement, but also in recollection of her past. She could not recall if she had told him before, but she felt the need to make a remark about it as she slipped her rings off of her fingers, sliding them into an inside pocket of her jacket.

"I used to be a pickpocket myself," she lightly pointed out, her voice quiet and clearly just for him to hear, "wasn't that good at it, though," she chuckled a little to herself, trailing along with him as he guided her to a booth with balloons and darts. She had no idea what was going on as she received the darts, having never seen such games before, she did not know the objective until it was pointed out to her - which seemed easy enough, in her mind. She actually believed she had a bit of an advantage, due to her training as an assassin. Since she was old enough to stand and grip things, she had been taught how to throw knives - in a skillfull, useful manner of course. Riley found herself falling into old habits as she seperated one dart from the other's, feeling it's weight out for a moment, her fingers and eyes upon it as she tossed it a little in her hand.

As Durriken 'helped' her, she arched a brow slightly, not as his gesture, but his words. For a moment, her eyes flickered to the tip, and she smirked a bit, noting that it was indeed dull. Generally, should would not use her magic to give her an edge over something so trivial, but it seemed only fair, since the game was not made fairly.

She took aim, the tip of the dart glowing very, very faintly with energy. With a single toss, it impaled a balloon and stuck to the board behind it, making a loud popping sound and sending balloon particles flying. "Ah, it seems I got one~" She chimed, bringing a second between her fingers and with a flick of her wrist giving it a toss, destroying a second balloon, "oh my..." She murmured, taking the final dart into her hand, she held it a moment, feeling a bit tense - feeling the pressure not that she had a single dart left.

However, she did not let it eat at her for long, as she charge the final dart as she had done the first two, destroying the third balloon as easily as she had the first two.

"Oh, will you look at that... It seems I hit three balloons," she stated, smiling a little as she allowed her hands to fall to her sides, "not bad for my first time, hm?"