trainingwings | Ohai, I heard you needed a sorcery genius!

Oh, so all is forgiven? How kind of you, big sis! I'm sure we'll be the very best of friends now.

[Yup, he's totally playing with her now and he's going to take sadistic glee in making her squirm without overtly doing anything wrong.]

[She is so glaring at you, you obnoxious little brat. Just wait until she finds out where you are!]

No, all is not forgiven! You ruined my reputation before I even GOT HERE! HOW DARE YOU!

All I did was warn everyone about how dangerous you can be. I mean, you did blow an entire kingdom up, you are a bandit killer, and you do have the reputation of being the natural enemy of all who live because of how often you throw around destructive magic.

[It's all part of your charm, Lina. It's why mazoku like you so much.]

None of that was a lie.

I wasn't even here for five minutes! I was still in that stupid dress! How was I causing trouble?!

[She really doesn't like you. Why won't you stand still and let her set you on fire, Phibrizzo? Why?]

You sure caused plenty of it when you set everything on fire like that! I think it was reasonable to warn people about how dangerous you are.

[He smiles cheerfully.]

That was quite the rampage.

You warned them before I set the village on fire. That's mean!

So was blowing up the whole kingdom of Xoana, but that didn't stop you!

[Yup, he's just going to have lots of fun at her expense now.]

[You didn't just go there. You didn't.]

Nobody died!

Did you check every single residence to make sure everyone survived?

[He knows they did, but he's making a point here.]

Dragonslaves aren't meant to be thrown around just because someone makes you angry, you know. At the very least, you made thousands of people homeless and a lot of people probably got hurt, too.

Oh, who cares about Xoana? Martina was probably just going to run it into the ground when her dad died anyway.

[I mean, seriously... Martina as queen? Zangulus as king? Destined to fail.]

Besides, houses can be rebuilt.

But I think this is all pretty rich coming from the guy who tried to end the world.

I'm pretty sure all the citizens of Xoana cared about it being blown up and having to take on the costs of rebuilding it themselves because you had a temper tantrum.

[At least if the world ended, all the souls would have been in the sea of chaos. Goah, Lina. Be more considerate!]

[Your logic is dumb, Phibrizzo.]

Um, I'm sure they'd rather be alive though. Dead is pretty final.

[Hush, his logic is flawless!]

I suppose it depends on how badly injured they were by your Dragonslave, doesn't it? Someone who was really suffering might wish that they were dead. It's not as if you stuck around to use your magic to heal the innocent citizens of Xoana who got caught up in your massively destructive temper tantrum.

Um, I really don't think you have room to talk about temper tantrums, kid.

[Pointing fingers in this situation is just kinda dumb all around, to be honest.]

Ah... You know something about the Great Fire?! So many jumpsuits lost their lives...

Jumpsuits? What's that?

They are a type of clothing! The one I wear most proudly! [He steps back so that the journal can capture him in his full glory, as he goes into a nice guy pose.]

Is it not lovely?!

[She takes a nice, long look at the man in his strange clothes.]

Huh. Well, it's interesting, I guess. And there were a lot that disappeared in the fire?

[Whoops? Are there going to be lots of naked people now? That could be awkward.]

[He quickly becomes more serious.]

That's right! I made a good number of them to deliver to all of my friends and to serve as spares. I stored them in that empty house... but now... n-now there are no survivors!

Uh... I'm sorry?

[That is a really bad apology, Lina. And this is where you would normally try to run out of town with Gourry, Amelia and Zelgadis in tow, but you're by yourself again. It's been a while since that's the case.]

Ehehe, I'm not very good at sewing or anything...

[Awk-ward.]

Ah! Did you mean that... you did have something to do with that fire?!

But... Please do not worry. I can reconstruct them myself.

Uh.... no? I absolutely did not have anything to do with that fire.

[It was one tiny, misplaced fireball. It's totally all Phibrizzo's fault. Duh. Could someone so cute and innocent looking really set the enclosure on fire? I mean, look at that face!]

Well, that's a relief!

I am sorry to assume otherwise! In return... I will make you your own suit!

Uh, I'll pass on that. Thanks though!

[Seriously, she'd rather be dead than caught wearing that outfit.

And, boy, if this guy wasn't as simple as Gourry was.]

Bu~ut, do you know where a girl could get some new clothes? Or treasure?

It's a shame. It is always sure to help one with training!

As for new clothes... there is a clothing store that can be used! And treasure depends on your definition of the word!

[He waves his finger at her]

Oh my, Miss Lina. You know we have rather limited space here, you should probably be more considerate of others.

Oh, Xellos, you're here too?!

[She's not sure why she's surprised. He'd been assigned to watch after Hellmaster Phibrizzo after all.]

It's his fault for dodging!

I am.

[A pause]

It isn't natural for people to take spells head on if they don't have to, generally speaking.

[She'd say it's nice to see a familiar face, but Xellos is a jerk sometimes too.

Buuuuuut, she did get those nifty boosters from him.

She trusts him about as far as she can toss him with just her own body strength.]

It would be helpful if they did though.

[He expects you not to trust him, it makes the game a bit more interesting]

I suppose it would, but following that line of thought to its logical extreme you wouldn't be able to dodge either, in which case I doubt you'd be here today.

[Pretty much one of your strong points really]

[Don't try to play the logic game with her, Xellos. Phibrizzo totally started that fight and he deserved to be on fire. Just a little. Stupid monsters.]

Well, I guess that's true too, but neither would you if Filia had had her way.

[Bring up her was it?]

She was hardly a threat, Miss Lina.

[Of course she's going to bring up Filia if you're going to try and be a jerk to her. Isn't this how the relationship goes?]

It's probably a good thing she's not here then. She'd probably try to fry you again. Or flatten you with that mace.

[At least she isn't here for real. That would be all sorts of awkward]

Undoubtly. She was quick to use the mace.

[Have an amused little smile]

Though I might be more concerned that you have proven your reputation already.

[Only for you, Xellos. Only for you.]

True. She got Gourry a few times with it. And he'd ruined my reputation before I even walked through the village! I think that's reason enough to try and set him on fire.

Greeeeeeeat. Just what we need, another destructive firebender with a twitchy finger.

[The sarcasm is so thick, you could cut it with a knife.]

[She's going to ignore your tone because she does sarcasm so much better, thanks.]

What's a firebender? And I'm telling you, I didn't set anything on fire!

Someone who can bend... manipulate fire? [Isn't it obvious? Geez, new kids. Sokka looks rather put out.]

But I don't know. You seem pretty defensive for not having done anything wrong. That's the sort of thing someone who did set something on fire might say.

[Excuse you, she's never heard of something so dumb in her life.]

I am Lina Inverse, beautiful and talent sorceress! I don't just manipulate fire. I bend time and reality to cast amazing spells of all kinds.

[Mainly the ones that go "BOOM" though.]

Not true! If I'd set half the village on fire, do you really think I'd stick around for people to be mad at me? That's just dumb!

Greeeeeeat. Another magic sparky person around here to make things interesting.

Well, do you really have a choice in the matter? It's not like there's all that much interesting outside of the village. Unless you really wanted to be a hermit and live out in the mountains by yourself.

And what are you? Some smart mouth with a complex because you can't use magic?

[Lina, you really don't need to talk about complexes, babe. Seriously.]

There're mountains here? Is there gold too? And magic relics? Anything interesting?

Why, yes! Yes I am!

[He pauses, realizing what he's suddenly blurted out... but it's too late. At least he was honest. He raises a skeptical eyebrow before finally breathing out.]

Oh... so you're looking for treasure now, hmm? Well, there is a big secret temple out in the middle of the ocean......... but I don't think there's actually anything in it. At least nothing that I found.

[She stares at him for a minute before she bursts out into a fit of giggles.]

Oh...hahaahaha...oh...I didn't think you'd...hahahaha...actually admit it. That's rich!

[Oh, Sokka, what have you done?

But a temple has her interest.]

A secret temple? There could be hidden manuscripts of powerful spells or relics or buried gold. Where is it? Where?

[Laugh it up aaaaaaaall you want. Sokka will just give you the cold stare of indifference. He can take this. He doesn't have to like it, but he can't take it. Especially because, well, suddenly, the shoe is on the other foot.]

Oh you want to know where the temple is, hmmmmm? Well, I just happen to know that... oh wait, this "smart mouth with a complex" doesn't feel like saying. Maybe you should be nicer to people who know things you want to know.

[Besides, he was at least being honest about there being nothing in it that he found, but he's more than content to let her waste her time out there.]

[Her smile doesn't drop, but it does turn a little colder and mean as she leans forward to the journal.]

I could just set you on fire too. That would solve at least one of my problems for now.

Okay, okay, it's out in the middle of the ocean!. Just please stop looking at me that way! It's going to give me nightmares!

Ohai, I heard you needed a sorcery genius!

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