The Return

“Tsk,” Battousai would be peeved, while moving swiftly, at the carefree nature of Jyn that allowed an unknown group arrives in such close proximity to the mansion. Assuming the worst, Battousai make his way out while Jyn complains in the background, ‘I had to shit! You can’t just stop in the middle of that! And that transformation was awkward, I hadn’t wiped yet. On top of that, if they were enemies, they would have snuck up instead of riding to our front door.’ Battousai would pay little to no mind to Jyn, but would observe with interest that the enemy had come directly into this mansion specifically through the front gates and had approached the front. He wondered if they were perhaps some type of group from an allied clan having come to speak diplomacy of some sort. As luck would have it, Dravec, Eri and Yuki would be away from the mansion, but since it still was a place of value, Battousai did not wish to see it forfeit to settlers.

Coming from the woods where Jyn had taken time to squat, Battousai would teleport through the element of light in order to appear in front of the group. He would be standing with his arms folded and looking out at them with his mask and horns on with a normal attire of loose fitting cargo pants while being topless with no shirt; both his blades would be at his sides . He would be standing to the west of the area between the fountain and the front door to the mansion. Speaking out to the group, he would inform, “this location is already settled, what business do you have here?” Due to Eri’s current appearance, it would make sense that he wouldn’t readily recognize her.

EXP: 328 / 328

Battousai is cautious of their movements, but from their demeanor he is able to understand that they know of his counterpart and were non aggressive. He would watch Eri’s approach trying to decipher, if he knew who she was at first. It would not have crossed his mind that the young lady would have changed in appearance and hue since the last time he saw her. When the scarf is pulled down to show her face, he still wouldn’t recognize her, but he would recognize the fact that there was no need to battle here and that he probably wasn’t the best to speak with her. After being addressed, Battousai lowers his gaze to the ground and his body takes on a bright light as he bulks up from his slender to his normal form. Still probably short by their standards, he would pick up a few inches in this form in height and girth. As his body settles in its new form and the light around him dims, his right hand reaches up and pulls the mask from his face and removes the horns from his head placing the leather and cloth garments in the right and left cargo pocket while greeting, “not yet, but if you ladies are here, I might be able to settle for this.” It takes him a while to catch the context clue, but then again, everyone he spoke to knew he was on a quest, thus the reason he was a traveler. It was the fact that there were several ‘strong’ women around who spoke of him in a certain manner that he began to understand that he was surrounded by Al’Bhedians. Taking a leap off of an assumption, he would counter, “is this a new look for you?”

EXP: 311 / 639

The smug grin remains on Jyn’s face as he tilts his head and comments, “new hair style… okay.” Aside from being naturally happy, he was pretty happy to see that she had come this way, regardless to whether she had come back to him or the mansion that they conquered together. So what would be appropriate? She didn’t seem like the type to enjoy a welcoming hug after not having seen one another; there was still that stand offish aura that seemed to be a hindering space between them. To him, it seemed like they were close without being intimate, which was kind of perplexing in this thoughts. After greeting the alpha female, the movement of below her draws his focus as his attention is gathered by the young girl who sticks out her tongue at him. This cases him to carry a surprised look for a moment before it fades away and he chuckles a bit while shaking his head and murmuring “more competition…” Looking back up, he would notice the odd behavior of the males. Returning his gaze to Eri, he would comment, “well, we still have plenty of room. I’ve cleaned up a bit, but with more hands, it will sure be helpful. Yuki and Dravec are away right now both with different things, but they’ll probably be back… probably…” Motioning to the house, he would conclude, “well, I guess welcome back, Eri.” Rubbing the back of his neck he would state, “no real reason to stand outside I guess. If they want, they can load stuff into the house through the big ass hole in the kitchen…”

EXP: 299 / 938

Jyn’s gaze follows the young ladies as they make their way with their perspective men to begin unloading things. It was a bit strange to watch something like that, but it did kind of confirm Eri’s words about her tribe to allow Jyn to know that such a place did exist on this earth. He couldn’t really make out the ranking system, but he knew that they seemed to listen to Eri pretty well, so she must be the leader of this group. Jyn think that it would be just his luck to meet the alpha female of the group rather than any of the lower ladies on the totem pole; still, they all didn’t seem to be that bad in terms of look and body composition. Jyn’s gaze shifts back to Eri, still trying to get used to her new look, not really sure if he preferred it, though she was still pretty even like this. With her words, he nods in a ‘sure’ type manner seeing as she had something to speak about, or at least they had to catch up. It wasn’t until she spoke that he looks a little surprised and self conscious about his smell. With a nervous chuckle he explains, “well… training and all… alright, yeah, gotcha.” With that, he would allow her to go her thing with her people before he would simply stand there and watch them for a moment. “Well…” he murmurs to himself, “I can’t simply stand around stinky…” Turning around, he begins to walk to the side of the house where the storm gutters were. Since he saw the mansion already had a method for collecting water when it rained, he simply put a big ass barrel and cut the storm drain for it to feed in. This setup was found all around the mansion at most of its storm gutter outlets and would serve as the quickest source of water, preventing a walk to the nearest water hole or well. While walking there, he wonders if he should hunt first and bring back a boar or something for the incoming travelers.

EXP: 372 / 1310