Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20151107020221/@comment-25924729-20160921142836

"Oh sure, go on, keep tearing up my club..." the kid grumbled, picking himself up from the floor with a grunt of pain, dusting off his clothes and walking coolly away from Vert, towards the bar.

As much as he wanted to separate the two, wisdom warned him against the action. That last bout had almost depleted Donnie's aura, leaving him in no condition to fight, if it came down to that. It was probably wise to let the two settle it among themselves. If Vert died, so be it. If he survived, well... they still had that truce. Either way, he had nothing to lose.

"Yeah... best we don't get involved..." he advised to the nearby Bianca and Akiba, while pouring himself a drink and sipping casually, "Can i get you two anything? Some snacks, a beer for the show?"

"Don't strain yourself Asper..." she said, hurrying to her partner. Zhu-li gently pulled one of his arms over herself, and steadied the boy by her side before addressing the old hunter with a scythe in a respectful, but urgent tone.

"Please sir, if you really want to catch Barnes, we can help you. Our friends are already upstairs, probably fighting for their lives. Knowing Barnes, he'll probably call in reinforcements and try to run away... If we wanna catch him, we have to hurry!"

Even as she spoke, her grip on the spear tightened unconsciously. She didn't quite trust the man yet, and frankly, his talk about how the blood was "tempting him" kinda creeped Zhu-li out. Now was just a matter of waiting for his reply.

...Is the enemy of my enemy a friend, or an enemy?...