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Action 1, Teeters

[It seems Teeters has a new regular! Friday Poker Nights managed to capture the eye of one Lt. Kyosuke Nanbu, and unfortunately they've never been the same since. Kyosuke, it would seem, possesses the devil's own luck, and has a killer wit and instict to match. Suffice to say, he's been making a fair bit of money each night, but the likely challengers have become slimmer and slimmer each night. He's on the lookout for new contenders. Care to give it a try?

OOC: I don't particularly mind Kyosuke losing, so feel free to let me know the kind of poker game you're looking for. If you have no major opinion, he does tend to win. A lot.]

Action 2, open training grounds

[While always diligent in training, it seems recently Kyosuke had kicked it up a notch. He's picked a recent spot and has been using live rounds. The steel training dummies, Calderan steel, are showing some major signs of wear and tear. He's definitely done a number on them.]

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[ She walks over, giving his arm a lackluster punch. ]

You know what I mean.

Seriously, though, what's up? You can tell me.

I didn't think you'd want to talk about it.

Oh.

[ So that's what this was about. Of course it was. Excellen frowned a bit. ]

I was surprised you remembered.

It's hard to forget something like that.

You didn't seem to act like you remembered. You didn't recognize me, at least.

To be fair it's been ten years.

Have I really changed that much?

In some ways, yes. In others, no.

I'm a lot stronger than I was back then, you know. A lot more cautious too. Besides, Gigas'll never get their talons in out here, so it's fine. It's boring around here, but it's pretty safe.

Going around Caldera and Refuge is indeed difficult, but there is still much harm they can do.

[ Excellen frowned a bit. ]

But they would be suicidal to split themselves between Caldera, Sanctuary and Union, considering the number of allies Union has. Fighting a war on two fronts is bad enough. Three is a death sentence. You know that.

It's not armies that worry me. Union is unguarded and vulnerable to more underhanded tactics.

That's why they've got us here, right? We know what to look for.

Yeah. We'll have to be vigilant.

But that doesn't mean we have to be so serious all the time, right?

[ She leans into his shoulder, bumping it a bit. Not like she could actually move him or anything. ]

So lighten up a bit, okay?