That Anticipation

[Marika]

Marika the Fairy Tail Wizard on a quest to secure members has been spotted commandeering a ship towards Harujion. It was a profitable port city where ships, goods, money and people are constantly coming and going. As such, the city is always busy, even in the late hours of the night. It's main source of income is trading and fishing, which generates large amounts and money, and furthermore large amounts of crime to match. As such, the people of Harujion are not the most friendly of folk thus why she had to seize their ship. Funny enough these people tried to play superior over Magnolia citizens. The captain has been stashed in the hold with several of his crew, she didn't care about the guy who basically abused his rights as a captain of this ship. Several passengers looked scared of Marika, it puzzled her. Wondering if these people ever saw a mage, perhaps this area didn't have any guilds.

They've finally attempted a landing, Marika left that job to some other sailors who rebelled with her to take that ship. "Don't bump too much! There are children here damn it!" her glare would silence the helmsman. Uhhg, this is taking too long. she thought seeing as they were this close to the docks yet they couldn't land yet. She was getting more impatient, alright time to go. With a huge leap of faith she closed the gap between land and ship, yet falling in the water. Those standing on the shore were laughing and pointing fingers at the wet Marika. She could have mauled them but they weren't worth it, instead calling on the power of light she intensified the heat, not that it wasn't already hot. The few sun beams gathered together to shine on the mage, her clothes were dry in almost a second.

"Much better." she smiled to herself, "Who can tell me about mages?" she pointed at a person laughing before. "No response? How rude." he kept his jaws opened. "Well what about you?" her way was too crude and strange to these people that all of them decided to ignore her. Tsss! spluttering over the pavement. She turned around, the view was of a standard dockyard. Ships of all colors, sizes and objectives, and a sweets stand in the middle of it all. Marika's eyes widened, totally forgetting the ignoration earlier she ran straight towards that stand not caring if she knocks down anyone in the process. The sweets they had were plenty, she saw a lot of flavors Magnolia dOohhh!" the choices.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

There was another in the city that stood out. Perhaps even quite a bit more than Marika herself did. A stranger, dressed in a ball dress from the 15th century, was stepping through the town looking absolutely confused about where she was. The girl had arrived there by following the general tendencies of those that she had seen. Due to the heavy traffic leading in one particular direction, that is exactly the direction that Astra had decided to move in. The boots she wore were high heels, strapped tightly around her legs, and all in all she seemed to be standing out of the crowd incredibly, to the point where she stood out so much that most just assumed she was going to some kind of costume ball...

The girl had been asleep for centuries, trapped in a crystal not too far from Harujion. Having spent what seemed like an eternity locked away, her strenght and senses were failing her. Deterioration of her abilities left her far from her heavenly peak of power. Staggering forwards, there were so many scents in the air that she could not identify. There were so many noises that arose her suspicion, only to seem absolutely natural to everyone around her. It was a curious situation, and she had absolutely no idea of how long she had been under. Quickly however, she realised that the world still had need for her courageous acts. There was a metal creature, howling loudly, as a helpless civillian seemed lured into its foul mouth. Shouting loudly, Astra charged forwards. "Fear not mi'lady! I shall save you from the foul beasts grasp!" From there, she gathered as much magical power as she could, with the intention of summoning Ragnarok and ending the beast with one fell strike!

...Instead, the light that emanated from her hands summoned an angelic shield. It was the lowest tier of summoning that she could have asked for, and it certainly wouldn't help much when on the offensive. Still, undetered, she rammed straight into the beast, leaving a large dent and a surprised woman looking out at her. "The hell are you doing to my car you crazy bitch?!" Was shouted at her, as all attention seemed to quickly land on the strange woman that had just charged a car with a medieval shield. The swearing wasn't exactly something that Astra understood, and she interpreted it as shouting at the beast.
"Mi'lady! Get away from the beast! I shall fend it off valiantly!" Astra attempted, only for the woman to honk the horn to make Astra moved. Startled, she took a step back, only to see the beast and the woman disappear quickly down the road.
"Noo! Mi'lady, I have failed you! On my honor as a Valkyrie, I shall claim your revenge! I swear on my word." Astra called out, sinking to her knees in defeat. Who knew that this new, strange world could be so incredibly dangerous?

[Marika]

Marika has been stuffing her face with at least 5 cheesecakes each with a different flavoring that melted her. The specialities of this city no doubt, the price was even cheaper than what she would expect. Totally being satisfied with this trip so far she left the shop. Her clothes were also dry all the way by now, she wore a green coat and brown thigh high boots, not the latest fashion of Magnolia but very comfortable for traveling. Closeby a tiny little panda wearing strawhat was watching the mage at all times, she has not noticed the being yet since being secretive was one of its specialities. When Marika left the shop she promised to come here everyday at least once to eat while still being in this town, of course the shopkeeper was happy but has heard these lines plenty to think she'd follow those words. Nonetheless Marika meant it, her main sustenance were surprisingly sweets, she rarely ate the normal food people needed to keep them alive.

The shopkeeper was nice enough to explain to her that there was indeed a magic guild called Lion Heart somewhere in Shirotsume Town. Another town she should add to her list of travels, finding mages would be too easy in that area but will they want to join Fairy Tail? The girl was hopeful yet she doubted Lion Heart would let that happen. Well this city was still amazing, first thing she did after landing was eat some delicious cakes, what'll happen next? Loud noises and people running around forming a small crowd, they were talking among each other as if they were having fun. "Hmmm, what have we there? Performers?" she expected some street performers of highest caliber since why would normal performers attract this much attention. The crows suddenly backed down and made way for a speeding car, the woman inside looked pretty pissed. She wondered what might have happened.

Rikesh flew on one of the roofs where he could see everything, his eyes were still on Marika who was charging through the crowd. At the end she would find a strangely dressed girl, she was confused and defeated as if she failed something. Was this the street performer? And why did that lady in the car looked pissed? "Hey, are you alright?" Marika came closer, the crowd was pointing fingers at the medieval girl but then they slowly dissipated. This part of the street was one of the more less crowdy places in this city, there were still occasionally cars running by. Rikesh moved himself closer by flying over to another roof, he was instructed by Marika to remain at home and greet any Fairy Tail member in her stead but he still chose to come.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

Wiping a couple of tears off of her cheeks, Astra stood back up. The shield on her right arm was slowly shimmering away into nothingness. Taking a deep breath, she would need more time to summon forth even a fraction of her original power. There was nothing that she could do, but stand there and witness as the beast carried the woman away. It was heartbreaking that she could do nothing to assist. Why the circumstances had left her, a defender of justice and a protector of the innocent, incapable of protecting a single civillian from a single metallic beast, she wouldn't ever know. Perhaps the divine had forgotten about their faithful servant over the many years. Looking towards, the sky, Astra considered her possibilities. This certainly wouldn't be the end, no! Astra would reclaim everything that had been lost, and return, stronger than ever! Thats when someone addressed her directly. Turning her head to look at the other, Astra immediately pointed at the other. If the girls senses had been at their peak, she would've easily identified that, in her current state, she wouldn't be able to do anything against the other. However, being that she was still extremely worn out, there was nothing of such going on. Instead, the voice in which she spoke was commanding. "Citizen! The way thou adresseth the Valkyrie is disturbing! Where is thy faith, mortal!? It takes more than a beast of metal to compete with one of my stature!.." It seemed that the strangers lack of faith in her strenght was being taken as a symbol of dishonoring. In addition, it seemed that honor was important to this young female.

Regardless, what Astra said must have sounded absolutely riddiculus, to say the least. Yet, looking into the girls eyes, there was nothing about her that would indicate that she was joking. Still, with an outstretched arm, she continued to point at Marika. "If thou wish to besmirch my honor, then I, Astra Gylennörn of the Valkyries, challenge thou to fair combat over my honor! I shall stand your insolence no longer, mortal!" Astra did not, for even a moment, expect a random citizen to accept or even contemplate facing a challenge from a Valkyrie. This was the fastest and safest way for her to reclaim her lost honor. So standing there, she was merely waiting for a reply. A reply, that in her world, couldn't be anything but a decline. Already in her mind, she was considering what she was going to do next. Perhaps there was still a way to track down the metal monstrocity and put things right before it fully digested the innocent civillian.

[Marika]

The teary medieval dressed girl had a mouth of her own, she was speaking kinda funny, almost archaically. It was a custom in Fairy Tail to not judge people by their appearances, although this girl was too much of a weirdo. Clearly Marika had no clue as to what a Valkyria was from that person's opinion, she was right. The mage has never heard of such a term. "Oh? You claim to be a Valkyrie? Would you care to explain that term?" curiosity was always her thing, she didn't like the tone this girl was using. And this beast of metal, what was she referring to, Marika stood there puzzled at what was happening. The other citizens were beginning to return once more upon hearing Astra's words, perhaps they knew something? Marika has never read any old manuscripts, the whole world of myths were shrouded with accounts of Valkyrias and even those weren't all truths. People liked to romanticize what they could to make it more interesting or correspond with their own truths.

If this was an act than Marika was caught flat, a great actor indeed. Marika thought about just playing along, she was warned to not cause trouble by the old Guild Masters which she had tendency to. Astra was not joking, it wasn't an act. What Marika did apparently squandered the girls honor calling for a challenge. Who was she to refuse, if that is what this performer wanted the mage would comply. Many citizens were now chanting "Fight! Fight!" which added to the act, everything was so believable that she would hire all of them to perform for the guild at the next event. Smirking "Alright, I could use a bit of stretching. Bring it on!" there was nothing bad about duking it out after being challenged. "The first strike is yours." she placed her right foot forward and motioned with her right hand at the Valkyrie. "Come! Don't be shy." the day was getting better and better. Cakes, and then a fight.

On the roof Rikesh facepalmed, he was very familiar with the troubles Marika used to cause. The worst were raids on the Vermillion trading safe houses and such. This time there weren't any minions Marika could use, it was just 1 on 1.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

It was obvious that there was a sign of bewildermenet going through the girl at the acceptance of the challenge. Never before had a mortal dared even consider accepting a challenge from the Valkyrie. This world that she had woken up to, was nothing at all like the one that she had left. Still, a mere civillian shouldn't be able to compete with a Valkyrie, even if she was significantly weaker than she was in her prime. Astra cracked her knuckles, then her neck, moving her shoulders about in the dress. Slowly lifting her arm to, instead of pointing at Marika, pointing at the sky. The challenge was issued, and now she needed to show off the full glory of the Valkyrie, provided she could even summon the most basic amount of power. Opening her hand so that the palm of her hand seemed to be reaching for the sunlight, mere moments later the girl underwent a short transformation. The ball dress was exchanged for a set of delicate armor amd a helm. The backside of the helm had several golden feathers, and otherwise looked mostly like an opened visir. The armor itself was bright and shining, fitting snuggly around the girls body. There were several bare areas however, and it seemed the armor wasn't meant to offer ultimate protection, as much as it was just slightly more durable than a dress.

"Mocking me with these silly and childish questions! A Valkyrie is a creation of the divine! We're the harbingers of justice, judging the worthy and unworthy! Thou is fortunate that my strenght has been weakened from this earthly summoning. At least thy defeat won't be as painful!" Charging forwards, Astra stepped in quickly, putting all of her bodyweight behind a single blow, before launching her fist viciously at Marika's face. While the girls movements certainly held many years of experience, and that it was clear she had a refined technique, she was simply so slow and weak. Wheter it was before or after Marika launched her counter attack, it seemed like a quake went through Astra's body, as if something had exploded internally. The armor was shattering in the same manner that it had been summoned, leaving behind only the ball dress. It seemed that even maintaining the most basic Valkyrie magic was more than she could currently accomplish. Like spaghetti, her arms fell to her sides, and she struggled to even remain standing. If Marika had launched a counter-attack, it would hit cleanly, and one could only imagine how roughed up the Valkyrie would look afterwards.

[Deion Ryder]

Tch, Deion thought as he watched the vehicle drive away. He stood within a crowd, many of which were speaking of the strange girl. Hmm, well this is certainly strange. I'm gonna keep an eye on this one, he thought, pulling his purple scarf up over his mouth and weaving his way through the crowd. He could hear the things they were saying, thinking it might be a mage from a dark guild. Well, lets hope you people and your gossip is absolutely wrong, because she seems innocent enough, he thought, getting down on his hands and knees to get out of the crowd. Pushing his way between the legs of the last guy in the crowd, accidentally knocking him over in the process.

Jumping to his feet and brushing himself off, Deion darted closer, kicking the guy he knocked down accidentally. "Sorry.", he didn't look back. He wanted a closer look and he was determined to get one. That was, until he got up closer, and the citizens started chanting about a fight. He gave a sigh. "Well, at least I get to watch it. Should be fun if people are so into it.", he spoke quietly. He didn't chant or want to encourage it, but at the least if it was going to happen he might as well sit back and watch it.

Lets see, I don't think I know either of these two. Could be interesting if they're both strong, but one of them just seems clueless, he thought, feeling as though it was one-sided. Folding his arms up, he leaned against a wall, waiting to see who would talk the first move. He watched the strange girl launch an attack first, only for her armor to vanish and to fall to her knees. Shit. That can't possibly be a good thing, he looked on, concerned as he stood up, pointing a finger between the two. He thought about releasing some magic to break it up, but he lowered his hand back down. It wasn't his place, and he would see the outcome.

[Marika]

Waiting until something happened paid off, the other girl showed a type of magic she has seen once. Some fancy armor replaced her normal cloth, if her memory served right this kind of magic was called Requip. Simple change of one's equipment could be advantageous in some fights. Still the girl was speaking some rude gibberish, like hell Marika would lose to this kind of magic. Seeing as Astra charged her punch with all her might and how slow it was Marika had time to call forth the black god light into her fist. Concentrated black light enveloped her whole left arm which was going to meet Astra's punch, although she held back. Marika decided to not go full power, instead mustered minimal power into the fist. Full power would just annihilate everything in the vicinity forcing Fairy Tail to pay the damage, the guild's finances were probably bad enough already. Halfway through the girl's magic seems to dissipate turning her armor back into the cloth one, not a pleasant surprise.

It was hard enough to pull out her punch, even with this power Astra would get hurt, instead Marika slid forward having the punch go higher into the sky where it would discharge forward. Black light dissolved and Marika relieved it worked turned towards the girl. "Lucky, lucky haha!" lucky indeed, the girl's limbs looked like they were melting away, she was starting to become worried her magic might have been the cause of it all. "Hey, are you good?" Marika looked left and right at the faces of the crowd but they were all just staring blankly "Call a doctor, you!" she pointed at some random guy watching the scene who was Deion. Her voice was commanding, this shall certainly spook a few citizens. Rikesh was watching the scene as well, recording it all for later use, this girl felt somehow strange.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

The girls veins were swollen, and it was clear that she had run completely out of magic. The girl was experiencing a magical atrophy. So many years locked away within the wretched prism, and her body simply wasn't capable of handling her own magic at the present. Or rather, Astra wasn't capable of utilising any magic without experiencing a harsh backlash to her body. As such, Astra's body was quaking and shaking, and her breathing was rather irregular for a few short moments, before she, with a big breath, managed to regain control of the situation. It was painful, and she was feeling incredibly weak overall. When Marika decided to direct the blast away from Astra, she felt even more humilated. The one who had stolen away her honor, was now offering mercy. There was nothing in this world that could be worse than this feeling. "T-the d-disgrace.." Astra stuttered, her voice still trembling from intense pain. Flattening herself out entirely on the ground, she was attempting to relax. "Thou haveth won, mortal. My honor is no more, and my strenght is fading. Claim thy victory, end my life and my disgrace, that I may rest from this wretched torture."

Closing her eyes, it seemed Astra was certain that a defeat here would mean that her life was forfeit. Folding her arms peacefully over her chest, the Valkyrie was a rather strange individual. There was no fear or distress from her. Having fought with everything she had, despite the rather dire circumstances, she only hoped that she would be judged worthy, so that her soul would find respite in the afterlife. Such was her ways. Despite the beautiful moment, and despite the wonderful and glorious end that she had imagined, she soon bent her knees up to her chest, as a deep rumbling was emitted from her stomach.
"Curse thou, vile hunger. Lord knows I would feast if I could, and drink in my own victories, but I would not resort to stealing. What a cruel, cruel fate." Rambling a little further, it seemed that Astra was hungry. One could only wonder exactly who she was, and how she had ended up where she had. One thing was certain though. Astra had put up a better fight against the car, than she had against Marika.

[Deion Ryder]

He blinked. Probably a little surprised about the whole thing entirely. Watching the black light envelop the other mage, he was not so calm. Shit. Shit. Shitty! What the heck, he thought, moving closer. Looking closer at the girl, he could tell something was wrong but he was no medical expert. Swollen veins, her body was shaking. "That can't be good.", muttered under his breath. He couldn't really contact anyone and he knew it. Not without a lacrima to use anyway. He shook his head as the counter-attack was redirected. He breathed a sigh of relief. What luck. It was certainly close. I wonder if anyone here might be a doctor or if anyone has a lacrima we could use, he thought as he folded his arms, with a hand on his chin.

He blinked after hearing what was shouted at him. No, more like a command. He raised his first and yelled back. "Hey you, I'd need a lacrima to make such a call and I don't have one." Deion turned to face the crowd, waving his hands as high as he could to get their attention. "Hey, if any of you have a lacrima for communication could you please use it to contact emergency medical services or a doctor?", he asked, having their attention. Several people made the call, as Deion approached the two mages. Honor? Disgrace? This is certainly not how most people have for speech patterns, he thought as he knelt down. "Hey, maybe you're not from these lands?", he asked, dropping a very blank stare after hearing the noise coming from her stomach. He stood up and dashed off, electricity running off his feet.

Deion dashed into a nearby store. I know what that noise meant and what can remedy that. The only problem, what does someone like that like, he thought to himself as he browsed the produce and other food items in the store. So he just bought stuff most people liked. He got bottled water, a chocolate bar, cheese, a banana, a large bag of mixed nuts, and a bottle orange juice. He dropped the due amount on the counter and bolted back out for the sake of that stranger. I hope they can stomach something I bought, he thought, coming to a stop and sitting down beside them, setting the bag down and folding his legs. He opened the bag up. "Hey, you said you're hungry right? I got some edible things, cheese, some nuts. There's water and juice too if you might be thirsty too.", he said pointing out what was what.

[Marika]

The girl was trembling, her visage looked messy and ghostly. Well she looks like she'll turn into one soon. the crows was now panicked, the act if it was, was indeed a good one, it was certainly fooling Marika. Disgrace? Honor? Mortal? is this girl delusional? there were gods but she definitely didn't look like one, and if she was really one Marika should stay clear of her with god slayer magic. The girl was asking for it though, she wanted Marika to end her, but that would be against her nature. Indeed Marika was a very serious gangster back in Magnolia, the Vermillion clan feared her but this girl was no Herron or his goons. "Tssss! End you? Do you really want that?" she would glare at Astra. Marika heard a rumbling of someones stomach, first she thought it was her but that couldn't be right, right? Just a few moments ago that cake shop was her home, thinking about cakes made her more hungry for them.

Realizing that wasn't her but instead that mysterious girl, she had to really laugh "Hahaa, you just want food. Don't worry you won't be stealing from anyone." Marika laughed as she walked behind the girl and picking her up around the waists. "You'll come with me." the mage would be very forceful, at this state Astra would most likely not succeed at getting away since every time that would happen Marika would just chase her down. To the outside world her act would probably look like a kidnaping scene. Marika totally forgot that guy she asked to call a doctor, he was saying something and darted away and before he could return she was hauling her victim towards the cakes shop. Nothing could be better than cakes when ones hungry, that's how she lived by for all these years. "Oh, you'll want this flavor and this one too." Marika was already choosing the cakes for Astra who she would still keep a hold of.

The crazy mage bought at least 10 cakes, she alone reserved 6 cakes for her, another fight made her hungry. Today this cake shop had a lucky day, and perhaps everyday she was here.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

Attempting to communicate about honor and how the victor only dishonored the loser by allowing them to live, it didn't quite make it into proper and full sentences. Mostly because Marika decided to interrupt their conversation at the knowledge of Astra absolutely starving. Getting grabbed around the waist, the ancient Valkyrie was being treated as if she was a young child. It was absolutely disgraceful, and if it wasn't for a particular feeling spreading through her body, she would've definitely made objections. As it was however, Marika was easily capable of dragging the Valkyrie alongside her, and the resistance was very minor. Astra was practically falling over her own high heels as she was being dragged off by Marika. The whole movement and feeling dizzy wasn't doing much for her, especially with the grab mostly around her waist. The scent of sweets was soon in the air, and while the girl definitely wouldn't have minded having some cake in regular circumstances, her body simply wasn't ready.. The cake was being presented in such a way that it was practically all up in her face. It seemed Marika was extremely energetic about getting her to try out as much cake as possible. The smell was overpowering, and the colors were overpowering, and everything was overpowering. The gesture, however, didn't seem to encourage her to get something to eat. Rather, it seemed that Astra was disgusted. The gesture only caused the weakened girl's chest to heave a couple of times, before she dropped to her knees, emptying everything that was in her stomach. Which, considering the many years in hibernation, wasn't much but an unpleasent and foul smelling yellow goo. Stomach acid. Coughing and gasping, Astra was whimpering at this point. Surrounded by absolutely crazy people. 

When Deion finally caught up with something that resembled real food, Astra didn't care too much about appearances anymore. From her kneeling position, she quickly got up, with a somewhat animalistic look in her eyes, simply snagging the banana and nuts out of his hands. Astra devoured the fruit with a relieved sigh, drinking the entire bottle of water in a few short moments. However, as she wasn't accustomed to bottles, she had bitten a hole in the bottom of the plastic bottle, causing half of the water to be spilled all over herself. Gasping and panting, it seemedd to steadily make her regain the color on her cheeks and the stance of which she was standing. After a few short moments of simply letting the food sink in, Astra then pointed to Deion. "Thy sacrifice to the divine has been grand. I commend thou for thy faith, mortal" Then, slowly, it became completely apparent what she needed next, as her body was simply acting on its own. Nodding a couple of times, before snapping her head back, the girl had only been awake because her body required sustenance. Now that she had gotten something to eat, her body was demanding that it got rest. "...Such strange magic.. I seem... so tired.. These tricks.." One would've thought that centuries in hibernation would've been enough rest. Restarting her body after the hibernation however, required quite a bit more. Tilting to a side, if noone caught her, she'd simply drop to the ground, fast asleep right then and there.

[Deion Ryder]

Deion was thankful he wasn't there when she threw up. "Oh that's... quite a lovely smell I think we need a mop or something.", he said, covering his nose with his scarf. At least she's eating the food and not the sweets. It's better she eats something that will tide her off. Maybe now we can figure out who this girl is, he thought. He glanced to the other mage, looking at the cake she had purchased. "In the span of me going to get something for her to stomach you managed to buy not one but ten cakes. Fantuckingfastic.", he said, smiling under the scarf. "Faith? It was just the right thing to do.", he muttered in response of commending his faith. He looked down at the bottle. "Oi... The lid comes off ya know.", he stated, pulling the scarf up slightly more. It still stinks in here, oh well at least I'm not standing in it, he thought, tapping his foot against the bottle. He turned back to the cake-obsessed girl. "It's a good thing you redirected your attack, I don't think it would've helped if she took the blow at all.", he said, staring at the cakes. I think I'll be traumatized for life at this rate, he mused, smiling about it.

"Hey, cake-girl. This one here didn't seem to know what a vehicle was. But it was damn funny to watch it unfold. The speech is strange too. Oi, what kind of mess is this.", he said to the cake-girl. He caught it from the corner of his eye, the girl falling backwards. Oi, shitty strange girl what now, he thought as his eyes widened up. He turned around and outstretched his leg, trying to catch her falling and lower her gently to the floor without smashing against it. He had little knowledge of whether he'd catch her or not, or even if she'd simply roll off of his boot in another direction. It was just easier than diving onto a floor to break her fall. After all, the sweet smell of cake couldn't block out that smell.

[Marika]

That other kid got back to them pretty fast, carrying what looked like ordinary food, nothing Marika would like to eat. Astra was talking mumbo jumbo again about stuff she wasn't interested in, cakes were now in front of her and that's what mattered. Was it not for the smell she wouldn't have even noticed the girl vomiting, of course the shopkeeper greeted at the sight of that but still went to get a tower to clean it up. Even the sight and the awful smell couldn't discourage her from stuffing her face with that vanila cake, she probably looked strange to others. She was thus very lucky when Astra refused to eat the cakes served, preferring the guys normal food instead. "Oh well, suit yourself. I'll take that off you then." Marika spoke while still chewing and a few droppings flew about. "Cake-girl" that's how that guy was referring to her, how rude she thought nonetheless she let it slide for now, he helped her with bringing food that girl could eat leaving all the delicacies to her. He was talking about that attack of hers, brilliant black light, how was that even light right? Indeed if that punch hit Astra it would have sent her flying with perhaps a bruised fist.

"Hmmm? You talkin to me? She challenged me first." she snapped in his face thinking he'll perhaps back down or get silent. His smile looked stupid as a monkey eating citrus. So he saw it all from the beginning, she didn't even know Astra had anything much to do with that car, actually now that she thought about it the woman riding it was pretty pissed. "So what are you implying? What was she doing with that car?" she tried to at least respond. That weird talking girl mumbled something before about faith, what kind of faith was that, she will have to ask. Turning towards Astra, Marika began by clearing her throat "So you are religious?" she wasn't trying to be subtle, or rather she couldn't, being a gangster made this talk a habit. But it was too late, the girl was falling and the guy was trying to help. before she could even shrug, hopefully she didn't fall straight into the vomit. The poor shopkeeper was cleaning that off but it might happen that Astra could knock him down on the thing. By this time she was finishing the 8th cake, the 9th she would take the plate, look at the cake and then pushed it towards the guy. "Eat, you look hungry." regardless the consequences of that fall she would still push that plate.

[Kitty Kat Astra]

The Valkyrie, rather than being caught by the foot that was intended to catch her, seemed to trip further over it. Smashing down into the clerk, sideways, she was extremely fortunate that the shopkeepers body was keeping Astra out of the vomit. The Shopkeeper could almost be heard silently breaking into pieces as he, carefully, placed the girl on the ground a little away from the puddle of vomit, before he headed out back in an attempt to get himself clean and change his clothes. In the meanwhile, Astra appeared to be completely out cold. The strange girl from a completely different time had spent absolutely every single ounce of energy that she had originally retained through her hibernation. Now the girls body was slowly rebuilding her storage of energy, so one could only assume that she would be recovering well and quickly. The breathing of her was calmly, and she really did appear just like any regular person that had simply had a day that was many times too rough for them to handle. Peaceful, calm, tranquil. If the two others decided to search her or otherwise look through her things, they wouldn't really find anything. Strange magic, strange dress, strange speak, claiming to be a Valkyrie. Could she really be anything else..?