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~~[Howdy-do, fellow kid.]~~

I've no doubt you are. I heard you performed quite well against my teammate.

Oh! Yes, I guess a lot of people did see that.

[Pyrrha was still rather confused by it. They were going at it, and he just decided to forfeit when the fighting was just getting good.

Was she really so good as to make a fight end that quickly? She'd always thought of herself humbly, but that was new.

...Oh, right. The new student. Pyrrha offers a smile.]

I'm sorry. You're one of the new students at Beacon, right? Are you a part of his team?

[She... returns the smile. After a fashion. It's a little too cold and falls short of her eyes.]

Yes, he's on my team. [Casually marking that all-too-important distinction.] We're just visiting from Haven for the festival.

[Hmm, not noticing anything wrong. Nope.]

That's great. The Vytal festival is very important, all hunters and huntresses should be there.

[...] You arrived a bit early. Last time I heard, the festival isn't prepared yet. Curious about who you'll be fighting at the festival?

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Oh, I know. I've been looking forward to it for a long time.

[And casually shrugging off Pyrrha's concern.]

Even if we are guests, we still have our own studies to keep up with, and changing locations partway through a semester seemed an unnecessary disruption.

As have I. I bet it's going to be very exciting.

That's true. Smart thinking. [Should she apologize again, or was that too much. Constant problems.]

Uh, your teammate is an excellent fighter, by the way.

[She just smiles. Oh, Pyrrha, you can be sure that the festival will be very exciting indeed.

And moving on from why they're here. Because it won't do to have anybody thinking on that too much.]

Not quite on your level though, from what I've heard.

[She smiles back. Yay! Everything is awesome... right?]

Well, he's certainly very skilled. I bet if we fought any longer, he could have found an advantage.

[Pyrrha never was one to boast her own merits.]

It's too bad you had to miss the show! She's really something else.

[ Just gonna... play up the nice guy card, while they're all out in the open. ]

[Yes, of course. This is a friendly chat after all.]

Of course, I wouldn't expect anything different from somebody with a reputation like hers.

Yeah... she sure earned her spot on Pumpkin Pete's, no doubt.

...

Wasn't that cereal really bad for you, though?

So they say. I've never tried it myself.

[Subtle enough burn?]

[ he'd high five her if A: they weren't incognito, and B: Cinder was even remotely the type for high-fiving ]

Oh, well. I guess it's still pretty impressive all the same.

[This is why Mercury is part of the team. His excellent judge of character. That and kicking people to death.

Mostly kicking people to death, but his insight can be useful at times.]

Indeed. It isn't just anyone who can become an icon to unhealthy children everywhere.

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[ Sometimes he likes to offer insight to people as he kicks them to death. It's called multitasking!

He clasps his hands together, raising the pitch of his voice to imitate a little girl. ]

"Thank you, Pyrrha! Now I have the courage to better myself and one day become a huntress-in-training just like you! Ah... if only I hadn't spent my entire childhood poisoning myself on marshmallow flakes."

[Somewhere, at this very time, Pyrrha Nikos has just violently sneezed.

Weird, it's not even close to spring yet.]

Um... You don't sound too fine, actually...

[Thanks, Kaneki. She probably doesn't want you saying that.]

Oh, that's nothing, really.

[It's a lot, actually, but she's not going to say that.]

I've been training a lot. Also, there's the dance to think about, and that can cause a lot of nerves.

[Like it is to her.]

Oh -- a dance?

[Things like dances almost sound alien to him, now. Between working at Anteiku and keeping his attendance up, fun things like that seem to melt away entirely.]

And training, too... I guess I can understand that, then. [Those jitters, however, are completely familiar.] Come to think of it, you look like you do a lot of fighting. [COMPLIMENT??]

Yes. The Beacon academy dance, which comes before the Vytal festival.

[It was all very common for Pyrrha, which would make the inevitable point where it all stopped so much worse.]

Yeah, I am a huntress in training, after all. [Nonchalant shrug of the shoulders, MAYBE A BIT OF FLEXING. Not on purpose, of course.]

My name's Pyrrha. Pyrrha Nikos.

Vytal festival...? [It's said quietly, to hide his minor confusion. Just as he expected; even more terms that he's not familiar with. Even 'Beacon academy' goes over his head. Maybe he's just getting old.]

It sounds like it'll be fun, I'm sure...

[And just. Watching that stretch there. He sneaks a glance down at his own arms, thankfully hidden under his baggy hoodie. He's such a noodle, even now.]

Ah! I'm -- Kaneki Ken. It's nice to meet you, Nikos-san! Er... Pyrrha-san? [Formalities...] This is the first time I've met a huntress... Even one in training. [Tech...nically.]

Yes, it's the most important festival in Vale for hunters in training. [She doesn't notice anything wrong at the moment, or she's simply not pointing his confusion out. She's nice like that.] I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun.

[Don't worry too much about it, Kaneki. Not everyone can be an amazon like Pyrrha.]

You've never seen a hunter before? [She looks confused now.] That's odd. You must be from one of the smaller continents or something.

[Suddenly he feels so clueless.... Here's to hoping that the hunting he's thinking of and what Pyrrha's folks do aren't too similar. These nerves of his don't need any excuse to put him even more on edge than usual.]

Er, maybe... [Should he say he's from the 20th ward? That might be a bit risky with the security issues lately.] They must be common where you're from, but... I'm not familiar with them, so I have to wonder -- what does a hunter do, exactly? If it involves a lot of fighting, then it must be pretty extreme...

Well, yes, it does. As a hunter, it is your duty to defend the people of Vale from the Grimm.

[Con...fusion...]

It's a very important practice. And you... don't know about it?

U-Uh... [Keep it cool, Kaneki, or she'll think you're a total weirdo.] N-no, I don't think so... I prefer it when everything grim stays inside books, instead of anywhere else.

[Ha...ha... yeah, he's got nothing.]

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[Pyrrha wouldn't think of him as a total weirdo. And she was understanding enough to realize that this was probably a conversational route she shouldn't go down any further.]

Alright. [She nods, an honest smile on her face.] So, what do you do then?

[Oh. Well. ... That was easy. One tenth of his nerves quelled.]

Eh-- me? [So many questions...] I'm a... waiter...? [It's not actually a lie, but that doesn't make his answer any more certain. It's not like he makes a good cup of coffee anyway.]

Although, I think you'd be better off just calling me a student. Since I haven't been working as one for long, it's not a proper occupation or anything...

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Oh, alright. A student is an occupation of a sort.

[ Just go ahead and pay no mind to him and Cinder being catty up there - he's faking his most genuine smile for you now!

It's... it's something! ]

Your school does seem to have a lot of hustle and bustle going for it.

[Wow, that sure is a smile. Luckily, Pyrrha didn't pay it any mind, and instead seems quite happy to talk to her most recent sparing opponent.]

It does. It's a lot busier than Sanctum ever was.

[Sanctum academy never did have an outrageous food fight. Point for you, Beacon.]

It's fun, though. There's always something happening.

So I've noticed... and now a dance, even! Finally, a chance to show that these legs are good for more than just kicking.

[ ... but they're really way better at kicking, probably ]

Looking forward to it?

[That's pretty likely. A warrior, Pyrrha was, a fighter. A dancer wasn't really one of her talents.]

Oh... oh, yes, of course I am.

[Hahaha, she's not necessarily.]

[ ... Oh? There's the slightest arch of his brow - if there's something weighing on her mind that might be good to know. ]

Let's just pretend that your stellar acting job didn't convince me. What's up?

[You're wrong. Clearly there's nothing troubling her right now.

...Nnnngh.]

Oh, it's nothing. Really. I'm fine.

[She's not, and it's noticeable.]

...You wouldn't want to listen.

[ Oh he would want to listen, if it might mean discovering a weakness to exploit, a crack in her defenses to slip through - just because they weren't in the arena didn't mean he was done with his recon of her. ]

Would I be asking if I didn't care?

[ it's not untrue! It's just that his reason for caring isn't what it seems ]

...I guess not.

[Still, a person like her wasn't going to talk about her relationship issues with just anyone. No, she was going to bottle them up and never speak of them again, yes sir.

....] It's just some stuff having to do with a teammate of mine. It's nothing.

Might just be me, but it doesn't sound like nothing.

[ He manages to feign looking concerned somehow, hands resting loosely on his hips. ]

I mean it can't be good to have unease within the team, you know?

[It might be just you. No, she doesn't say that, but she does consider it.]

...It's just something we have to work out. I'm sure nothing bad will happen.

[Especially if she never talks about it ever. Clearly that's the right thing to do.]

Your mun isn't convinced that you're fine as well...

[That's because you're not, Pyrrha. >>]

No, they aren't.

[Really, you're not.]

I guess they wont let it drop.

Hey Pyrrha! And jerkface mun person, if she says she's fine, she's fine!

...

[To Pyrrha] Right?

Oh, hello Jaune.

[You stupid, wonderful boy.

She shrugs her shoulder.]

Yeah, it's... nothing really serious. I'm fine.

Nuh-nope, no I know somethings bugging you. Is it Cardin? I'll bet this mun person of yours likes him for some reason. It's like there's a jerkfest and this person is duke jerk after Cardins jerk-ery!

So, nope, Not gonna just let that happen! Teammates and all that, right?

[Jaune.... Pyrrha is so happy she knows you.]

Yeah, Jaune, teammates. Thank you.

[She shakes her head.] No, it has nothing to do with Cardin. My mun doesn't like him as much as they could throw him. It's nothing, really. I'm fine.

[No matter how many times she says it, she really doesn't feel that fine.]

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