Condensation

Chorale looked at the commotion, it was Aerith. She knew Concerto's plan now, and it was a better plan than he thought. She looked back at the shadows where Concerto lurked, trying to bluff it out. "This soldier? This is your leverage against me?" She chuckled slightly nervously. "Yes," said Concerto, his voice a purr. "This is the leverage. Bond with the leopard or I'll kill him." Chorale glanced at Aerith, torn. "So what? I barely met him a couple days ago!"

I don't want a Steel Inquisi-Aviar, I want an Aviar. Preferably black and rare.

It felt like it had been hours, but in all likelihoods it had only been a few minutes. Chorale looked up as the Amal from before entered the room, the cobra leading the way. They unlocked her chains and she brought her hands together, rubbing her wrists. As they led her out of the room, Chorale looked to either side and bolted in the direction of the stairway. Before she could take three steps, a rhino Amal stepped in front of her, increasing in size until he blocked the entire hallway. She slammed into him, the cobra Amal grabbing her by the arms and pulling her back. As she turned around, Chorale saw that the rest of the Amal had grouped on the other side of the hallway, weapons raised in fighting stances. The cobra shoved Chorale's arms behind her back and led her past the rhino, who had become smaller. The rest of the Amal surrounded Chorale. They went into the street and entered a large building that must have been the town hall before the settlement was abandoned. She was shoved into a dark room where she saw an oddly patterned leopard chained by one leg to the floor, its amber eyes glinting maliciously. She set her jaw and spoke, assuming Concerto would be there. "You do realize that the Amal transformation has to be willing." Concerto, who was hidden in the shadows, replied. "Yes, I'm aware. It will be, don't worry." "How is that going to work? I would rather die than become one of your Amal cronies." Concerto skulked out of the shadows, smiling. "If you could wait just a moment, you'd see." @Channelknight Fadran

Noche stepped back farther. "Second of the Night."

Frustration! You're on! Yay!

Me: But if we ever met in person, it would become a problem.

Yay for us!

Me: Acknowledging statement, but also acknowledging that I don't pronounce most of them correctly.

Exactly! You like Studio C? I love Studio C!

Did you know that people with red hair have no soul? Definitely true.

That's cool!

Nope, not ninja'd. Fine! TPBM lost the game.

Oh, that makes sense.

Awesome, can't wait!

Exactly! I think that their viewership will drop by at least 20% if they do that. You know, based on the ages of viewers.

True. It's a good book, you should read it. TPBM is going to yawn.

@The One Ring

Me: blushing again, then tilting head in confusion over second statement.