<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Albion<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City Streets<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Nerissa, Leasick, Lily, Toshiro, Mallory<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Somehow, the proposition is sounding much less attractive...<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Sharp style<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Of course Leasick would be in of the first to pull a proverbial 'point and laugh' at him, even though he tried to make it sound well-meaning. Well, this was their way of shooting the shit and bringing some color to an otherwise dull setup... "Yeah, bravery, let's go with that. It makes it sound better than it really is..." the white-haired male frowned. Why didn't he check to make sure no one else was around before opening his mouth? He couldn't wait to get high and hopefully forget about whatever atrocities were going to occur during this mission.<br/><br/>Albion could only stare flatly at Lily, as if to convey a 'Don't you dare run wild with the imagination', but it was clearly too late. She was obviously delighted at poking fun at the man, whose eyes narrowed. "... Don't push your luck, Lil, I'm still going full casual for that particular event." He huffed. No point in dressing snappy when he knew his date for the evening wouldn't. She could maybe surprise him, but he doubted that for some reason.<br/><br/>The 'damsel in distress' comment, however  nearly made him choke with laughter. "Right, yes, damsel in distress... You almost said it convincingly enough that I could almost believe it." His tone was try now, even as Lily hung off his neck like a panda from a shoot of bamboo. Finally, it seemed about time for everyone else to arrive, with Mallory and Kevin being last... But bringing along familiar cargo.<br/><br/>Mallory seemed to want to introduce Kyless to everyone else, to which Albion sighed and raised his hand. "Not the first time I've seen her... But this<em>is</em>the first time I've seen her out and about and with one less bullet wound." Albion sighed, before he looked to Kyless. After looking at her for a moment, he grunted in dismissal and looked to Mallory. "So now we're letting dangerous prisoners walk about in broad daylight? That's... Nice. About what I'd expect from the SOPHE higher-ups." The annoyance in his voice was barely veiled. Last time he had to get lucky hitting her when he meant to hit something else, and now they were just letting her wander freely?<br/><br/><em>'As secretive as ever, the organization is. Pretty sure if it weren't for some of these people, I'd have done something more unsightly in trying to dig up dirt on the organization. Or maybe I'm just expecting the worst of them.'</em><br/><br/>Nerissa was trying to be friendly, but Albion was quick to raise his hand, waving off the offer. "Ah, no, she can stay here with the rest of them. I'm afraid I might shoot her on general principal, and<em>unfortunately</em>I don't have any of the good Doctor's tranqs on me right now." the white-haired male quipped, but he didn't sound disheartened to lack in the equipment. He had no idea of the strides the Calder demoness had taken in earning the right to go out; To him, she was still as troubling as the day the agents dragged her back...<br/><br/><em>'Maybe I should give her the benefit of the doubt. At least she's not as bad as the War Demons... Just not much better.'</em><br/><br/>In a refreshing change of pace, however, the good Doctor himself was now on-scene, giving his own idea of greetings to him and Lily. "Ah, no need to kid around, Doc. We know a lot of those ladies don't mind sharing. But it's good to see you in good spirits. We need to find the time to hang out around the Black District again, being cooped up at SOPHE can't be good for either of us." He laughed lightly, though the comment about being taken by Lily might have been a bit premature. "Hey, don't go tying the knot on us just like that! You know I'm still not in the market for a relationship." He left out the word 'again', as it was just a small part of his life from before SOPHE. To this day, no one would know, and any who asked out of curiosity, he would only laugh and wash the secret just a little bit further down in his consciousness with drink, until even he wouldn't be able to remember.<br/><br/>Maybe then he'd finally move on.<br/><br/>Prying himself from Lily's arms, he moved to step away from the others. "I really am not looking forward to this..." He drawled quietly, shoving one hand in his bag to fetch a snack to munch on while he wandered the sidewalk looking for a location that would offer... Waxing services. He wouldn't need it too much, but the fact he needed it<em>at all</em>was lamentable.