[x] Looks like Altria's "responsible adult" is here. Say your goodbyes.
Although you are tempted to inquire about Altria's dinner plans, in the end, you decide that you've had enough of Ambrose for one day week month year lifetime right now. You thank the young swordswoman for the time she was willing to spend with you this afternoon, wish her a pleasant, demon-free evening, and extend your hope to see her again tomorrow. Altria replies much in kind, and extends similar pleasantries to Briar, Cordelia, and Lu-sensei. Then she's off, striding along with the regal self-assuredness you're coming to associate with her character; after clicking shut his antique timepiece and tucking it away, Ambrose gives a very formal-looking Western-style bow to your little group - the effect of which is surprisingly not shot to hell and gone by his wardrobe selection - follows it with a smirk that is much more like his usual manner and gets Briar growling, and then allows himelf to be swept along in his charge's wake.
"So what now?" you ask, turning to your companions. "Are we going to hang around for some of the prelims, or duck out and go back to the hotel, or what?"
"That's up to you two," Lu-sensei replies. "I'm not scheduled to fight in the preliminaries until tomorrow, so there's no reason to stick around on my part."
"Honestly, I'd rather call it a day," Cordelia sighs. "I really want to take a long, hot bath - though only after you've at least had a shower, mister," she adds, giving you a meaningful look.
"I don't smell that bad, do I?"
"I wouldn't be this close to you if you did, Alex," Briar assures you from her spot on your shoulder. "Basic hygiene is a standard part of the old healing package, and frankly, Cordy, I'm a little hurt that you don't trust me to know what I'm doing."
"It's the principle of the thing," the brunette protests. "Besides, we've both been walking around in these pajamas for about three hours longer than we absolutely had to."
"You do have a point, there," the fairy admits.
"Of course I do."
What do you do?
[ ] Head for the Adult Division Prelims. By dint of training and experience, they should be the best fighters at the tournament. There's no telling what you could learn from watching them.
[ ] Head back to the hotel.
- [ ] Skip ahead to dinner.
- [ ] Skip ahead to tomorrow.
- [ ] Skip ahead to the end of the tournament.
[ ] Do something else. (Write-in.)
OOC: On the "Give Briar A Hug" agenda, Alex currently isn't capable of casting Fairy, but I figure he could use a 3rd-level variant of reduce person to shrink himself to about 1/8th his current height, or ~7 inches. That's still over three times Briar's height, so it'd be a lot like an adult hugging a small child, but it's still a hug, right?