<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br/><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>  Downtown Shopping District &gt; Parts Unknown<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Maybe it was Kyless wonderment and amazement at simple things, or maybe it was because she seemed so interested in him? Or maybe, he was just falling for her because not only was she beautiful, but she was a breath of fresh air compared to what he normally dealt with. He wasn't an expert at breaking down feelings or relationships, but he already knew he liked her. <br/><br/>How much, he wasn't sure, but he definitely did like the blue skinned demon and if he could, he wanted to spend more time with her. How was it that Mallory seemed to look at her job of watching over her like a job and not a fun experience, he'd never know. But then again, things were probably different between her and the illusory trickster demon?<br/><br/> For example, even if he got caught in one of her illusions, with his own powers he could fight back, or simply leave. And this wasn't a job, but an experience for him. Maybe he could talk to her later...after asking her why she bailed on them, while thanking her for bailing on them at the same time. What he was sure of, was that if he spent more time with Kyless, he'd have to teach her how to talk. She'd spent all that time in her cell, and no one thought it was a good idea to teach her vernacular and phrases that people used as common place. <br/><br/>He could tell from how she copied him and said "pretty cool" in the form of a question, that she wasn't even sure what it meant. Well, if he could teach people how to fight, he could teach her words. Maybe it would even be fun? Then she told him she thought he was pretty. Not just once, but twice, and then she called him <em>very</em> pretty. And while Ryusei was usually in control of his emotions, she would clearly be able to see the surprised look on his face and the red blush filtering through his cheeks. <br/><br/>"And you're <em>beautiful</em>," he responded before he realized he'd even spoke. She took his outstretched hand, and a jolt passed between them. Despite him being decently handsome, he'd never really had much luck with girls. Partly from training being his life, and partly because once his hybrid physiology became known, it tended to be an off switch for most. Her appraisal of his powers were vague, yet accurate. Even his father said he'd never seen anything like it, and that one he fully grew into them, he'd be a terror to behold. "Something like that. Even my dad doesn't know what all I'm capable of. He just said the "wells run deep" with my powers."<br/><br/> Maybe because they were his own, or like his dad said, he hadn't unlocked his true potential yet, but he wasn't seeing whatever it was that Kyless saw. Maybe she'd explain it to him later? She seemed to test the portal, or maybe the bracelet on her wrist? Either way, she played around, pushing her hand through and getting excited when she realized it bridged two separate points in space, so she technically was in "more places at once" like she said. <br/><br/>Holding her other hand, she told him to follow, and he did, although the funny thing was he was the only one who knew where they were going. She would arrive on the other side first, with him following shortly after and the inky portal diminishing quickly into nothing after he was through. What was ahead of them and now behind, was a beautiful beach (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*) with sand as black as night, and a lush jungle beginning just off to the side. <br/><br/>"This is one of the places I come to think. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else here, so I like to think of it as my own. And now you're the only person I've ever brought here," he said with a small smile, and her delicate hand still clasped with his. "This is about as <em>outside</em> as you can get. So I hope you like it." It was a small gift, but she'd been in a cell for who knew how long, and with the bracelet she really couldn't hurt anybody. Was it so wrong to just let her have a taste of life for a while? <br/></span><br/>