Dei treated "Siren" to a derisive smirk and matching snort. "Predator or prey, huh? Are those my only options on this world?" she said, meeting the other woman's eyes head on. With the blunt outer curve of her right foot's big, sickle-like claw, she slowly stroked the serpent's tail. It was almost sensual, until a twitch of her toe brought the claw's slashing tip down against the base of Siren's fin ridge. Dei pressed down, gauging the yield on the serpent's flesh and stopping short of piercing it. She kept her eyes locked with Siren's, and her smirk in place as she took another sip of her drink, the heat that it spread through her body adding to the confidence evident on her face.<br/><br/>"Whatever I was before I came here, and you're wrong on all three guesses, by the way, is irrelevant. All you need to know is that today's the first day of the rest of my life. I'm a whole new woman, and I'd like to start by making some whole new friends, not enemies."<br/><br/>She released the pressure on her claw, raising it an inch above the serpent's tail. "So how about it?" she said, raising her drink as well. "Drink a toast to the birthday girl?"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>