Wake up (why can't you?)

[Tayui Aston]

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Watch the skyscrapers as they melt away

      "Hmm," she replied quietly. The fight she reminisced about had been so long ago, so far away, that it was no longer applicable. It left only marks, and taught her little. She had been too young to properly analyze the situation after -- or during -- its occurrence, and thus it served no purpose. She only very minimal fighting skills, those which she had picked up along the way, and those taught to her by Skoll more recently. Certainly, she had her instincts, but she was nothing in comparison to those who were born and bred to fight. In fact, she had fought another before-- Rain Oriel, one who later became one of her closest friends. She couldn't remember if that had ended in victory or defeat, or why they had even been fighting in the first place. But it no longer mattered; that incident was also years past.

      She nodded this time when Haku spoke, committing the name to memory. "Tayui Aston," she replied. Her lips soon curved into a devilish smile. "But Tayui will do." She held back a quiet chuckle, instead letting her smile soften and settle comfortably on her pale features. She tilted her head to the side, asking the silent question: so, what's next?

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