Thread: Encounters of the strange and interesting.

Lox was smiling with a devilish glee as the last wooden sword whistled dangerously close and nicked the straw hat that had been covering most of the top portion of his head which was just enough to knock it loose and reveal his face. The man froze as large pert white ears flickered and perked up after being squished down for so long as dark crimson eyes glinted fiendishly before snapping his right fist into the mans sternum and flooring the ninth contestant and leaving him all alone with the champion. The man looked terribly pale as he stepped off of the raised podium and slowly circled around Lox, and with a curl of his tail he removed the delicate instrument away to give the man proper respects and all of his attention. His tail swayed and curled around him as he followed the mans movements and smiled even more as he hopped back as the sword brushed past his arm with surprising speed. The champion wasn't so for nothing it seemed, he almost got him a few more times as he slipped pasted and away before he came dangerously close to the boundary. Lox chose this time to flick his left hand out in what looked like an odd gesture and seemed to only tap the mans right wrist and tried to memorize the look of horror as his hand went flaccid. The sword skittered away, and Lox leaned forward as he twisted his body weight behind his right fist and into his gut. The champion fell limp into him, and Lox turned his limp body around to lay him on the ground as he stood and collected his fallen hat and made for the exit with the hawker looking far more grim and pale than before. With a smile Lox patted the man on the shoulder and murmured softly enough so that those who were silently watching couldn't hear. A fair game would say I take everything, but I doubt you could recover from that kind of loss. Divide the money by half and return the gold I entered into the pot. I'll leave you what's left to try again, but I think I've earned at least that much. The man's eyes widened with disbelief before he himself went to the table and divided the money himself before sweeping Lox's share into a large leather pouch that he handed over without question. Before he turned away he asked where might he find a tavern for the rest of the day and evening, and with an animated display of enthusiasm he pointed out a place right across the open entertainment area called the Forge and Fortress. He told him that Reiner referred him for a room, and with that Lox left with a smile on his face and a flicker of his tail. He had plenty of money to last him past the festival and now the only thing on his mind was finding some food and drink. If he had been given his own space before the little display, now it seemed that there was a good four feet given specifically for him but and a lot more were staring and pointing at him now. The thing that did catch his eye was how more than a few girls were eying him in a... hungry kind of way and he wondered mildly what might the woman of this land feel but then again he wasn't really looking for that sort of company... for now. When he did get into the tavern it was almost as bustling as the street outside but he found a corner of the bar easy enough and talked to the bar keep to get some wine and stew. That with a loaf of fresh baked rye bread had him content enough at the moment, even if things quieted down and a murmur about strange foreign neko's started wafting through the air. His ears flickered and twitched at the easily heard whispers, wondering when exactly someone would realize the things weren't for decoration alone.