sinister v e n g e a n c e.

[Mayiamaru]

Rioku stretched and shrugged lightly. "If you can't go into the store normally, than we will have to meet with Mayia. Skye left money, yes?" Rioku asked, looking up at Eleven. He wasn't sure if Eleven was a wanted criminal or not, but if she was known as one person, she was wanted. He could put that much together.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven swallowed down hard, but the gulping sound she made was rather quiet. "I suppose we will have to meet up with her sooner or later," she said, quite relieved that Rioku hadn't pushed at her with any questions why she couldn't be seen around the shop. "And I do recall that Skye did leave some money..." Eleven added, pointing back at the table with her spatula.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

Rioku nodded. "Be sure to hold onto that. I obviously can't." He said with his minor sense of humor. "I'll make sure you both meet today. Tomorrow morning at the latest." Rioku said, thinking about how he should make the arrangements. Mayia was basically homeless now... After she left the cabin to gain a little independence, tracking her down wasn't very hard. She was always in the park. And if she wasn't, she was in the alleys, feeding strays with what she had.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven let out a soft chuckle, the left corner of her lip pulling back into a half smile. She turned back to making the meals, carefully toasting the bread and frying the eggs; by now she had made nearly thirty sandwiches. "Hm... I might be able to see her today..." Eleven mumbled, a quizzical look spreading across her face as she thought. "I still have this ruby to deliver... Maybe I could meet up with her after I drop it off..." she said, glancing back at Rioku as she spoke.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

"I could drop it off. I'll just record your message to your client and have your money here in no time." Rioku offered. Another difference between Skye and Rioku was that Rioku didn' mind playing a criminal role. Skye was just always around, so he had to avoid it. "If they don't pay me, I can always steal their wallets." He said, lifting and droppng his shoulder blade to shrug nonchalantly.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven turned her head around, raising an eyebrow at Rioku questioningly. She placed a hand on her hip, a sly grin written across her tan face. After hearing that Rioku was willing to steal her client's wallet, Eleven burst out into loud fits of laughter. Her eyelids closed tightly and her cheeks became tinted with a pink hue, her laughter continuing on.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

Riok blinked as Eleven laughed and lowered his head in irritation for not being taken seriously. "Just because I don't ave thumbs does't mean I can't bejust as devious a you, Cyborg." Rioku said, raising his head and giving himself an air of sophistication an seriousness.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven noticed Rioku's reaction to her laughter, and bit into her lower lip to silence herself. She let out a sigh and then crouched down in front of Rioku, smiling at the wolf. "I'm sorry," Eleven said, her apology completely honest. "I am just not used to talking animals... Nor animals as devious as you." she said softly, hoping to make amends with Rioku. Eleven stood back up and turned back to the stove; she had already cooked al of the required sandwiches, but now she was making an extra one for Rioku.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

"You've never listened to any other animals, have you? Rioku asked rhetorically, narrowing his eyes slyly and brushing his tail against the floor. Suddenly, he felt a twinge of pain shoot through the back of his neck, causing him to jolt to his feet and turn, growling. He stopped immediately the second that he notice that the twinge was Skye, and Skye was in jail. He could just go and help him. It would put Skye into even more trouble...

It was meal time at the Association Prison. Skye was silent in the corner, but someone seemed to think that it would be fun to try something on him. They jabbed their fist into the back of Skye's neck, but Skye didn't fight back. He just wiped up what was spilled and looked back at the man who attacked him. That was all it took to make him back down. The painful, lifeless quality of Skye's eyes usually made most people back down. If it didn't, a small display of power always did the trick. The problem was that if Skye were to use any power here, it would surely put him in a worse situation.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

Eleven shook her head slowly in response to Rioku's question, smiling softly at the wolf as she looked down at it out of the corner of her eye. But, her smile vanished from her face as soon as she saw Rioku leap up, her eyes going wide when she heard the growl. Eleven stumbled back, her arms shifting into machine guns for a brief moment, but she forced them to return to their normal form. She swallowed down hard, but cautiously approached Rioku. Eleven reluctantly held out a hand to Rioku, gently stroking the wolf's back. "Shh... Shh, shh..." she whispered in a soothing tone, attempting to calm Rioku.