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Crocus was usually a beautiful city, although now it was in ruins,  and as much as as Selenia wanted to help out in rebuilding, she could always do that once her task was complete. For now, however, the key awaited her, and she was too excited to think about anything else. Walking up to a city map which had thankfully survived the destruction, she found her current location and the location of the Magic Shop; she could always summon Pyxis, of course, but she'd decided to let her little friend rest after having asked the Celestial Spirit to help her search for a lost necklace a few days ago, which had taken hours and hours, eventually showing up in the guild hall; the reason it had taken so long was because another guild member had been wearing it, and they'd been, ironically, chasing her all across town. So like it or not, she'd find her way there. She just hoped that the rubble wouldn't get in her way.

I entered the city with the guitar on my back very unsure of where I was going but after the war the city was in ruins beyond something I used to recognize. I remember destroying hundreds, if not thousands of homes and ruined peoples lives. I strolled in to find a map of the town and a cute young girl by the map, however i was truly more interested in the map itself but i needed to interact with humans or else the plan would never go over very well. I slowly approached the board in the attempt to NOT startle the girl.

Hello Miss...is there something i can assist you with? You appear to be lost i spoke as my mind studied the map as my eyes quickly turned into little cog wheels processing the map and adding it to my permanent memory

"Hmm?" Selenia mutters, lost in thought of what she was going to do when she finally got to summon her new Celestial Spirit. "Oh um, I was just trying to find the way to the Magic Shop. I'm from here, so I really shouldn't be lost, but I'm afraid that with all this rubble everywhere it's not very easy to get anywhere."

Smiling, Selenia wondered why he was talking to her, but he seemed friendly enough. "By the way, I'm Selenia, from Sabertooth. It's nice to meet you," she added.

Taking one last look at the map, she tried to decide on the best way to the Magic Shop.

"Do you think if I go this way," she asked, pointing along a path and moving her finger on the map so that it ended up at the Magic Shop, "that it'll be the fastest?"

My eyes turned to little cog wheels as i processed her name and her face and imputed it into my database. I also took note of her guild and kept that as a side note.

Many people refer to me a Ryujin, but my friends call me Ryu...so whichever you prefer is fine with me. Im a traveling musician and i have been here MANY times before. I introduced myself after she did so. She then asked if that way would be fastest.

If i may Selenia... i started as i walked up to the map on the board and calculated everything in my head like a huge number game. If you take this route, which you might need some directions for, which i would gladly accompany you for, it would actually save you around 5 minutes and 43.2 seconds and a little more than 3000 steps. i blurted out as if it was nothing.

"Oh, really?" Selenia asked Ryu, taken aback by all the information he was spouting out. Even though it seemed a little complex, she saw he was right that the way he'd chosen was shorter, and it was obvious his memory and calculating skills were beyond hers. Being a Sabertooth guild member, she knew the town pretty well, but it was one of Fiore's largest, and now that everything looked like this, it was hard to get around honestly.

"Alright, lead the way please," Selenia said.

Al looked at the angelic woman fly away as he tilted his head to the side in shock for a second before  putting his hands in his jacket; "I remember you..." He looked at the small girl a bit closer before lifting her onto his shoulder; "We need to get out of the open." He spoke as he began to make a move towards the Sabertooth guild and away from the thick crowds.

He needed to get out of the way a bit and if she was who he thought she was then she certainly didn't need to be stood out in the crowd. Although he was the master of Fairy Tail he didn't need to hide his appearance so much due to the sudden departure of the former master. This girl however, if she was the Master of Saber then she could be in danger. "Look, don't start squirming or anything okay? I'm not a bad guy and I'm not going to hurt you, but you don't need to be out in the open you clutz!" He grumbled at her.

It had been a strange feeling being the master of such a prestigious guild but at the same time everything had changed. The guild itself had taken very heavy loses in the war and as such had made working and preparing for any attacks somewhat difficult as of late. He had traveled to Crocus in the hope of forming an alliance of sorts with the Sabertooth guild in order to protect each other should any more trouble arise.

I looked to Selenia and cracked a smile. She seemed to not mind me even though i was almost a complete stranger to her.

Im surprised you would trust someone like me...someone who shows up out of the blue, tells you a better way to get to somewhere and then wants them to walk with you...you might as well ask a thug how to get to his house and then get beat up by his thugs in an alley way i said to her trying to make the connection work. However, i am NOT a thug, nor am i anyone to worry about...i have been trained to just roll with the punches.

I looked around for a second gathering my barrings then spoke once more.

Well enough of my incoherent blabbermouthing and lets get on with the journey, shall we? i said heading off in the direction North by Northwest towards the magic shop.

Of all things Mizuko had been expecting, she hadn't been expected to simply be picked up, like a potato sack, and thrown over the guy's shoulder. "Oi!" she yelped, her cape sliding to the side and then falling over her head. "You don't just pick people up like that! Put me down! What do you mean 'get out of the open'!?" She didn't use her magic just yet, simply beating on his back with her fists and kicking her feet, wanting to be put down. "Put me down!" she squealed again. "I'm wearing a skirt!!" As he spoke again, she slowly paused, dropping her arms limply and lifting her feet up, attempting to hold her skirt down with her heels.

"I'm not a clutz," she shot back, pushing her cape so it fell to the side, rather than covering her entire head. Placing her hands on his back, she lifted up a bit, looking back at him with a frown. "And I can go outside if I want. Hiding will do nothing but make things not get done." She knew it probably wasn't a good idea going around in the open, being a guild master. The non-magical folk of Fiore were starting to blame the entire war on mages in general, and were taking it out on them. All the same, though, she had a guild to care for, a city to help rebuild, and dozens of other things to do. Hiding in her home or in the Guild Hall wouldn't help at all.

"Well, I could see that your route was faster, and anyways, don't make the mistake of thinking I'm helpless. I'm a Sabertooth mage after all, and I can defend myself you know. And since I know where I'm heading, I'm just letting you lead the way; I could get there fine by myself, but it would be rude to turn down an offer of help, don't you think? You don't seem too suspicious, although your calculations were too fast for me, so I guess you're probably not everything you seem to be. If you're so concerned about my safety, however, why don't you start off by telling me where you come from, Ryu, and what you're doing here?" Selenia asks calmly, walking alongside as they head towards the Magic Shop. She wasn't trying to be rude, but she had been underestimated too many times to take it silently anymore; even if she was a Celestial Spirit mage, she could take care of herself. She wasn't afraid, but if Ryu did try anything, she wasn't going down without a fight, and she wouldn't be able to avoid that even if she had rejected his offer.

She began to question me, which was fine, im glad someone was actually interested in having an actual conversation with me in stead of just cursing their heads off telling me id rue the day i crossed their paths, blech.

Do you remember the Old Magictech Lab that was destroyed before the war? if not its okay, but im from around that area, but Magnolia is the city where i spent most of my time so i guess i can call that home. I spoke trying not to reveal any more about my nonhuman ways as possible As for what im doing here, I was actually visiting all of the cities from my very first Earthland tour, seeing as everything was basically destroyed, i wanted t bring music to the people and lift their spirits into wanting to completely rebuild the town

This was most curious see her react as she did because it seemed like she still did not trust me, but that makes much sense to me, because even i know im not telling full truths, none of them are lies, but they arents 100% truths, not that she could tell since i have been programmed to avoid emotion most of the time.

I do not wish to impose rudeness in my asking, but i wish to know what is so special about this magic shop? is it an item, or the people? That is, if you see me fit to grant this information to i said stuffing my hands in my pockets as i jumped down off of a piece of rubble and tried not to hit the head of my guitar case off of the ground. The guitar case was magnetically attached to my back but it would still hurt the case itself.

After finishing up with the Magic Shop, Selenia headed back into town where most of the rebuilding was being focused.

"Here we are; it looks like today that mostly this street, which is home to food stalls and restaurants, is being rebuilt; it's important to have them, otherwise people can't get food as easily. Still, the streets need to be fixed in order to actually have food arrive, but that's a whole other dilemma. What do you say to beginning to help here?" Selenia asks.

Looking around, she could see a few other mages from Sabertooth helping out, as well as a multitude of normal townspeople. However, Selenia wasn't going to be as useless as she had been last time; she had a plan now, and she wasn't going to let Ryu do all the work either. She just had to make sure he was okay with it.

Turning to him, she smiled and asked, "Would it be okay if I had Gemini copy you? I promise I won't pry in your memories, I just want to be able to help, and your magic is probably the best way to do that. This way, things will move a whole lot faster and much more smoothly, and you won't have to spend all your magic power if we work together."