Iron Station Savage Masks IC IV

[Kvard51]

Splash Art Cont:

"We're really big on 'on the job training' at West Side." Raphael deadpans at Terrence asking about training sessions.

"Baptism of fire, survival of the fittest, all that fun stuff." The vampire continues. His tone is flippant and cheerful, but has a single cord of bitterness running through it.

...

He perks up a bit more at Terrence's assessment and revelation of Sophia and Drake's interaction. The vampire glares daggers at the corner in suspicion before sighing and saying "Not this again..."

Raphael's humor returns with Terrence's next comment. "Aw, so you're saying there's no chance of getting you to restock us on elbow grease and headlight fluid?"

He gives an exaggerated sigh and slumps in his seat.

End of the Line

"Normally there'd be group training sessions scheduled throughout the week but the past few week or so's been anything but normal. Just hasn't been time for it with all the chaos in the streets." Louis rubs the back of his neck with a free hand as he mentally reviews the teams availability. "I'll try scheduling something for tomorrow after class lets out. That sound good to you?"

I wish I was joking

"Would've been funny at first." Louis huffs in amusement. "Not so much the seventh time around..." He mutters, barely audible. His trademark grin absent for only a few seconds before returning as quickly as it had vanished.

Breakfast Club

"Didn't know those two were regulars." Louis comments. "They're both members of a different club but we've been working on a collaborative project together with them for the past week or so." He informs the barista beside him.

"Any idea what that's about?" Louis asks the table as he eyes the booth. "Picking a fight your first day in Iron Station ain't exactly a good look for someone fresh of the bus. So if there's a reason for it we should probably know sooner than later."

"You don't think..." Louis starts to shake his head and stops. "Do you?" He asks Raphael.

"I don't know the whole story. I couldn't really hear what they were saying, but it was intense." Terrence shakes his head and smiles ruefully. "It looked like Sophie was tearing Drake a new one. And I know she has the hots for Yuki." He looks at Louis and Raphael, "And I don't think she caught the very clear signs Drake was giving off that Yuki was his girlfriend." A grimace crosses his face as he remembers, "Anyway, it looked ugly from where I was."