<b><span style="font-size: 15px">Round Primary</span></b><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Brollem, whose cheeks were pleasantly rosy, cheered loudly with the others dancing with wild abandon as Aisha and Jake joined in. Brollem clapped his large hands together in a fit of laughter as he watched Jake dance with the girl's unruly physique.<br/><br/>Eleyna nabbed a skewer from man behind the grill. She stared at the beautifully browned and black streaked seasoned chicken with a trembling lip while her stomach growled. The yakitori was like a symphony of fragrance and deliciousness - and she a voracious beast come to feast. She opened her watering mouth wide, the delicious skewer drawing nearer and nearer -<br/><br/>"Hello Eleyna!"<br/><br/>Eleyna jumped, startled so suddenly that the skewer of divinity flung from her hangs and she scrambled, the skewer bouncing between her hands. She caught it, and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">Lydia!</span>Eleyna said, shaken still from the near tragic loss.<br/><br/>She chuckled nervously at the prodding. Lydia was positively bubbling over with enthusiasm and Eleyna didn't need to be selling out the poor man she had retrieved the charms for. But, Lydia skipped right past the question, and Eleyna's brow rose at her exuberance, fueled no doubt by the sake casks. She asked about the others, prompting Eleyna to look around for a moment.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">I, uh -</span>She stammered out, blinking and looking around.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Aye, there ye are girl!</span>Brollem shouted, planting a hand firmly on Eleyna's back, launching the skewer of chicken once more into the air, and sending Eleyna once more scrambling to catch it.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Ah, and Lydia too! Better ye end up with her, eh? She's been having a good time already while you've been off doing... well, what is it you were doing, anyway? Haven't seen ye at all since Jake and Lydia set off with Aiko!</span><br/><br/>Eleyna was breathing heavily, holding very tightly to her skewer of food. She smiled briefly at Brollem and opened her mouth to eat the damn thing before it was flung from her hands again by who knew what. But once more she lurched, delectable chicken once more separated from her mouth, as Brollem let out a heavy laugh, and shoved a cup of sake in her hand.<span style="color: red">Come on then, no more silliness, time you had yourself a good time! Look at those two, if you're lookin' for how!</span><br/><br/>Brollem pointed to Jake and Aisha dancing, giving a booming laugh while Eleyna pouted. Several of the men were prowling for a chance to cut in and dance with the bouncing girl - as were a few of the ladies giving Jake an eyeing over. It wasn't often that there were sudden influxes of young, energetic bodies in the village - and age is no deterrent to passions.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Ah, Lydia - I've been meaning to say thank you more bluntly, for looking after Aiko and all. </span>He gave Lydia a pat on the shoulder.<span style="color: red">No easy thing walkin' into those woods. There's somethin' about 'em - somethin' that sort of hangs over you, lingers.</span>He scratched at his beard as he looked at the dark silhouette of the trees beyond the Torii, on the edges of the festival's light.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Ah - its a festival, no point in paying too much mind to it... If there're spirits in them trees, let's show 'em we mean to have a good time!</span>He laughed and raised his cup of sake.<span style="color: red">Come on then, I'll pour you a round. Ah - Eleyna, that's for you too, come on then and get over with us havin' a good time!</span><br/><br/>Eleyna, how had stuffed the entirety of her yakitori skewer into her mouth looked at him and blinked, cheeks stuffed. She gave a stifled grunt and nod, chewing and savoring her over stuffed mouth. He led them over toward the casks of sake, having a seat on a wide log that had been laid out. He gave a cup a pour and offered it to Lydia, then raised a toast to both of them. Eleyna swallowed, and raised her cup smiling, then peering into the liquid for a long moment before taking a drink - as much to help her get down the food as to toast.<br/><br/>She drank, then her eyes went wide and she coughed, wheezing for a moment as she covered her mouth. Brollem laughed heartily, as did a few of the others nearby.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorange">Girl's gone white - haha!</span><br/><br/>And so she had, and it took Eleyna few moments to gather herself and look at the sake more resolutely. She had alcohol before. She suppressed a final cough and took a breath. Brollem gave her a look and nodded.<span style="color: red">Alright, lass, your a trainer now - no more kids stuff for you. No obstacles left to ye!</span><br/><br/>Eleyna shook her head and laughed a little to herself, musing on the situation before lifting the cup and drinking the rest down at once. Those nearby laughed, drinking and returning to their merriment. Eleyna's brow rose as she looked at the empty cup and then over at Brollem. He grinned broadly from beneath his bushy beard.<span style="color: red">Welcome to adulthood, lass.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: red">I've been meaning to ask, you all, as I think of it... what're you planning on doing when you leave here, anyway? </span>He looked from Eleyna to Lydia, brow raised in curiosity.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>