Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-13427943-20150722165754/@comment-26130256-20151222084303

Ducking behind a shelf, Azulius finally had the time to catch his breath. He had successfully dodged the remnants of Big Mikey's crew, each of which had found a time to show the heister a shiv they had prepared for just such an occasion. Perhaps hiding in the library would be enough to throw off the thugs, but those felt like long odds. He had just grabbed a thick book on law (a surprisingly common read among the residents of Beacon) and was walking around the corner when he ran into someone he had almost forgotten about:  The rabbit Faunus from the other day. Both of them jumped and landed in a fighting stance, with Azzie planning on using the book as a bludgeon.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, confused.

"Brushing up on my jurisprudence," he replied coolly. "Also, hiding from some folks who I think want to kill me.  I'm banking on the idea that they may be allergic to books."

"Oh, yeah, I heard the rumors." Her ears drooped as she whispered. "Is it really true?  That your grandmother--"

"--is a Faunus?  Yeah, she is.  Or was, not sure about verb tense here.  And my grandparents were still married thirty years and change before she was killed."

"That's impressive," the Faunus responded, her ears perking up. "Before I forget, I still have the half of that chocolate bar I owe you, so we're even, and I can start saving up for another massage." She handed him the candy, then turned tail (no pun intended) to leave.

"Hold up," Azulius called, his curiosity refusing to die. "We've talked so much, and I don't even know your name."

"I'm Calico.  Try to live long enough to use it a few times." Just ten seconds after she left the library, Mikey's goons entered, all clearly trying to keep their shivs concealed. The magician, ducked back behind another shelf, racking his brain for a way to get out with all of his blood still inside him.