<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br/><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Sword and Shield class<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>sporting a black eye<br/><hr/>"Nice to make your acquaintance, Ve," Darien said, even adding a little bow for flourish. He was not unsympathetic to her plight. he remembered his first weeks here and how tough they were and how he nearly left a hundred times except in his case, there had been no place he could go if he did. He couldn't really sugarcoat things for her, it wasn't going to get easier, she'd just get tougher though from what he could see she had a good start on that already. "I remember what a culture shock it was coming here. I was living on the streets then in a juvie home when the satyrs found me and I was still tempted to hightail it out of here the first week and go back to living in a dumpster if I had to. It's tough, I won't lie, but the bottom line is, it's your best chance at survival. Our kind are fair game out there and this is only place that's going to teach you what you need to know to hold your own."<br/><br/>He dabbed at the blood on her chin with his sleeve then gestured for her to walk with him. He could tell from the way she was breathing a trip to the infirmary was in order so he headed that way. "Believe it or not, those jerks that just tried to kick the shit out of you would fight to the death at your side to defend you if the enemy were at our gate. Friends will come in time but you're among family now, even those of us who are unclaimed."<br/><br/>He slung an arm around her shoulders companionably. "That isn't to say being here can't be a pain in the ass and yeah, you should probably learn your way around a sword but there's time for that."<br/>