(GS3) Home Field: Espoir Mansion

[Crystalia]

After everyone had gathered, they immediatly launched into serious talk. Something about clans being missing, and a person using Kagero. She sighed inwardly, but resigned herself to trying to remember what happened. Memories of these clans had obviously been replaced, as well as memories of another clan.

These thoughts stopped when she looked at Hana. She saw her sigh, and look down. She moved her chair closer to Hana, and held her hand. She almost glared at Neo for bringing up the topic, but knew it was hardly his fault. At least he realised that he'd destroyed the mood though, and backed off, vanishing into the spare room.

'Well then, let's not get caught up on this right? Ighanna, how have you been? Haven't seen you for a few days?'

[Azuki Frappé]

"I'm fine, my schedule has been very tight lately so I didn't really get the opportunity to cardfight. Last one I has was with Jellal when I met him a little while before the Victoria's Secret Shop opening so that was kinda during work" Ighanna replied as she sighs a little to sound tired. With Queen Elizabeth's task and her personal career interfering each other she hasn't been able to get much sleep. After staring at Miyuki's face a little, her puzzled look probably suggests that she knows nothing about the lost clans.

"Also Satoshi, thanks for last dinner, the food was extremely delicious, I ate a bit too much haha. I hope I'll have the privilege of tasting your wonderful gourmet selection again next time!" thanked Ighanna as she recalls about last dinner and the elegant full course of meal.

[Hope]

Neo seems to have left the room. He seems to have understood that he came far too sudden and far too serious for the occasion. Tomorrow, Hana returns back to having to look at the situations on Cray. Hopefully she would be able to get answers by then. She kept a mental note of all the things that she had to ask as well as persons of interest. First on the list would be Neo who she must apologize too, but at the same time, she hoped that he would take time to relax as well, it's unhealthy to always be so stressed out.

It seems that Mi-hime ha changed the subject, and the mood grew lighter. All of the sudden, Mi-hime had gotten more close to her and held her hand. Hana blushed a little and made sure to not move her hads at all.

Then there was Iguana-chan and Queen Elizabeth again... probably not that Queen Elizabeth...

"Where has Jellal been anyways and how's he doing?" Hana asked.

[NeoBuster]

Neo closed the spare room door as quietly as he could trying not to make a sound. He prepared his bed and layed down with too much on his mind.

"I miss you guys so much" Neo said refering to his parents.

Neo planned to apologize to Hana for what he just did, coming off as serious about the missing clans. Intil then Neo just decided to try to clam down, relax and go to sleep while everyone else talking in the living room.

[Beryl]

Satoshi stared off into space in a daze. The moment the name "Royal Paladin" was mentioned in conjuction with the questions about Kagero and Narukami, Seph realized it was time to spill the beans, and while the group discussed the serious affairs briefly, the spirit explained everything to his champion. It would probably be a mistake to, but in the end...what was there to hide from someone who needed to play a role in saving Cray?

The clans being sealed...His memories being altered...Everything made sense, even if it didn't. It meant that someone out there was manipulating Earth on top of Cray. It meant that there were still a lot of questions and not enough answers. So many things going on at once...

Satoshi was happy Seph had finally said something, but all the same...he felt his headaches from earlier resurface. As a result, after nodding in acknowledgement to Ighanna's praising of his meal, there was only one thing he could do.

He chugged the bottle of wine, holding it by the part still contained in the chiller.

Ighanna +2 AP
Seph +15 AP

[Azuki Frappé]

"Well I met Jellal at the shopping districts but I'm not sure what he's up to nowadays, though I'm so embarrassed I called him Jello all this time, Hana your nicknames are misleading ~_~" says Ighanna trying to lighten up the mood.

"Well since Neo's gone into his room and its getting pretty late, I'll take my leave then, say thanks to Mr. Espoir for me too. The tea and snacks were delicious" Ighanna yelled as she stood up from the chair and walked towards the front door. The butler then bowed elegantly and her chauffeur was already waiting at the front steps surprisingly. The butler must have called him beforehand, good service.

[NeoBuster]

It was morning, and another long night had come and gone. Neo woke up and went to wash up, put on a change of clothes and started to head out the mansion while everyone else is sleeping. Neo however had left behind a note for everyone in the mansion.

"Dear Everyone,

I would like to thank you all again for letting me stay over again last night. I also would like to apologize for last night. I just threw questions at all of your faces about the missing clans. I didnt take into account that you all could be affected by this. For that I am sorry. If you guys want to cardfight or even talk or ask me something, just hunt me down. Im not that hard to track. Thanks again. Neo" The letter said

With that Neo headed out

"Now then, where should I go today?" Neo said to himself

[Cherry]

Ugh, dammit... Yugure groaned, awakening in her room in the upcoming evening. The queen meant to speak with Satoshi, but wound up falling asleep in her chair at dinner. Forcing herself to sit up while gently facepalming over her stupidity... she took awhile to finally get out of bed. Today was the day to start getting real answers, including answers about that girl who had Shadow Paladin. Though, the woman subsequently rolled out of bed by accident, hitting the ground with a loud thud. "God..." she moaned in pain and annoyance.

While crawling over to the closet to get ready, Yukino sent Hana, Satoshi, and Haruka a text:

"Where are you right now?"

[Jello]

"I'm in the woods. was clearing mind."

Haruka hits send, sitting from a tree stump back in the forest.

The mosquitoes are vicious today.

[Beryl]

Satoshi mumbled, feeling his phone vibrate. He was back in the guest room, a new chilled bottle of wine sitting on the table with a note in front of it reading:

Don't go overboard this time.

He sent Yukino a text before rolling over once again:

I'm in the guest room. Passed out last night from wine and good feelings.

[Hope]

Hana had just won Mi-hime a teddy bear and was jumping around when she got the text.

"Oh I'm with Mi-Hime at the Amusement Park today."

[Cherry]

"I'm coming to the Amusement Park. Haruka and Satoshi, you guys go there too. Hana, we need to talk about PSY."

After forwarding that message to everyone, the queen slowly prepared herself. Upon exiting her room to shower, a servant forced a stick of french toast in her mouth. Her forgetful majesty wasn't skipping out of another meal by "accident" today again, A bit annoyed with how they began smothering her, Yugure still managed to not yell at anybody. Quickly swiping the Gold Paladin deck off of a table, she snuck out before anyone else jumped on her about maintaining her health.

[Beryl]

Receiving her text, Satoshi grumbled again as he pulled out his phone, only to jump straight up when he read the text. Throwing on some freshly laundered clothes that had apparently been left out for him and freshening up a bit in the nearby bathroom, he dashed off, shouting out to the night:

"MISS YUKI! WAIT FOR ME!"

[Jello]

The Espoir Household is suddenly colder. The atmosphere was sullen, and wails filled the sound waves. Haruka knelt in front of Yukino, cradling her sister Hana.

He gave it his all to make it better. He tried everything he could think of.

Jokes. Which all sucked.

Stories. None of them were interesting.

Compliments. He felt as though all of them would be denied and were sort of uncalled for to begin with.

He was unable to bear the burden of Yukino and Hana like this. Haruka's fire was being dampened and all he could do was try and try again. But the mood wouldn't budge. Something had broken in the Espoir sisters, it seemed.

[Cherry]

Ezel and Garmore felt as powerless as their queen. Garmore felt even worse, failing to protect important people in his previous clan. Of course, as a knight, he had to save everyone he could. And he did, saving innocent bystanders along with other, lower ranked warriors among the Sanctuary. Yet... The same question played in the wolf-armored man's mind: "What if I saved them instead?" The belief that he could've possibly brought about a greater solution to the War of Liberation by still having their original commanders...

He needed some time alone to collect himself.

The lion understood his feelings - the queen's feelings. Yet, he also understood more than anyone at the moment the will of those locked away. While despair of the past choked knights and humans, hope for the future remained in his heart. A kind of warm flare that he wished he could impart unto the Espoirs.

Ezel +10 Affinity

Back at the mansion, Yukino stayed in the same place. Holding a sobbing Hana while staying quiet...