Jikan continued to swim as she listened to Alisa's response. "My my....that is an interesting sound right there. Flatter? No no. Just speaking facts. How my truthful words are taken is up to the receiver", she kicked her feet, legs softly pushing her forward as she stuck her arms out like a knife. Cutting into the water like butter as her skin glided against the cool water surface."But how tempting? Hmmm...I suppose enough for me to not care if your lover agrees or not if, I tease. Although, when I think about it I rather not be a homewrecker". It was interesting for Jikan to get like this a little. The stotic woman found her at ease most of the time and not put in a situation where she wanted to expression emotions, and even when she did, not in a strong manner. Thankfully this was certainty not strong and still calm. But still. Getting like this seeing Alisa, the guild master of Blue Pegasus that she was still weary of. It was....a bit pitiful and scary.

Calm in her words and demeanor was what Jikan was trying to do. The flirtatious tones from the black haired mage getting responses, hints even a little. But still tamed. It was funny, only one person gave Jikan such trouble keeping her cool. Illumin forbid her already nervous nerves if she ever decided to tease Jikan. But right now, conversation was to be had, and Jikan posed her own words back that seemed to get a response from Alisa. "Oh is that really? Noted. You're relationship with your wife is very different than the norm".

With Alisa's wink towards Mia. Jikan responds to her exceed friend, "my my Mia. I'm sorry, but you looked to cute and relaxed I just could not bring myself to bother your peacefulness".

"......Jikan....", the exceed started with a few grumbling sounds. "Sure. Fine....but you owe me fish...". And with that Jikan and Mia continued to follow behind Alisa. Mia's paws occasionally reaching out again and again to try to grab a nearby fix. Unfortunately the exceed failed each time, a cat whine coming out with each failed attempt. ""I'm trrrrryyyyiiiiinnnng".

Jikan swam, giving a soft smirk to Mia before she realized Alisa's gaze. "Is that so?", asked Jikan in a soft inquisitive voice yet again. "It would not be the first time there was something for me to learn and explore more about in this world". A long with these words, the group arrived to their destination. Wet feet touched down, feeling the sticky mold-able sand slip through her toes and paint the bottom of her feet. A small water wave crashed at Jikan's back, wetting her body once again as well as dusting off the small clinging amount of sand that was forming to the back of her legs and her curvaceous plump bottom. Water dripped like rain drops as Jikan's long legs stepped outward onto the dry surface. Painting the ground in a watercolor like splash as if it was a canvas with every soft sway of her body. She sighed, bringing her thumbs to her shoulders as she slide them up and back. Adjusting her bosom with a bit of soft movement. After finishing this, she placed a hand on her right hip, eyes turning to the side as she watched her friend Mia come out of the water and fluff her fur in an attempt to get dry. "What to see? Well. I suppose the scene before my eyes. I wonder what it is like inside".

Jikan was a calm demeanor type, but o did she feel a little but smug at causing Alisa to roll her eyes. The widening smile not losing notice as well. It was something, that could even cause a smirk to form on her lips. Almost. This same cool persona remained present within her as Jikan saw Alisa's brow furrow ever so slightly in a sultry half hearted stare. If she was trying to gaze a guiver into Jikan's body or apprehension, she was gonna be in for a hard time. But by all means, she could try with her sweet honeyed voice ringing out in the underground coven.

"Ohhhh I have no idea what you mean. I am just a pleasant person when I have nothing annoying me. When nothing negative is present, neutral can seem very sweet". Jikan spoke with an at ease voice. Confident yet relaxed as she just did what she wished. The sly look and continued smile gorgeous indeed, but a look still all the same even if it was on a  dangerously pretty face.

Mia waddled and walked along, choosing the moment now to add to the conversation yet again while being lead. "Jikan doesn't like messy stuff. She would most likely choose fighting two people then getting in between two people yelling about something". Jikan walked as well, her eyes shifting to Mia."Much too much of a headache. Although, given your statements Alisa, that would be less possible. You do not care about my mixed reputation. And I would hope your wife is a calm type of person. I do not enjoy in causing unneeded harm".

If Alisa would believe this or anything Jikan had said to her during the time they had met so far on Luluhawa Island would have to been seen and answered at a later time. Either way, a mask was up and worn as always. Just as such Jikan expected that Alisa was wearing one. Perhaps not deliberately, but still all the same. The true details and deepest of a person was only revealed to ones close. And only through the fire and iron of hard times and decisions. How Jikan or Alisa acted around most people, their guild, to people they were close to. Was all an unknown fact. There was nothing to compare their interaction to, nothing to measure against. Normally Jikan liked this, having the space to create and do what she wished. To examine and read people. Figure them out. Perhaps it was due to how withdrawn she often let herself be, never empty, but not as expressive or filled with emotion as others...'normal' people.

"I suppose that makes sense. You share things you enjoy with people you like spending time with. Same as anything else", Jikan said matter of factually once again. "How it is within the areas of your bond with her is up to you two. And. Well, logic and rationality after all but, that is obvious". Jikan thought for a second. And gave Alisa an answer. "I thought you had a lesbian marriage". Jikan said with a deadpan face. With that comment Mia blinked several times.

"....I will have to try again when we leave", Mia said with a pout. Her arms crossed as she gave Jikan a soft staaaaare. Judging her friends lack of action in jumping at the once a year opportunity!! ...."You're so adorable when you pout like that". Mia flailed her arms at this statement, arms moving so fast it looked like she had multiple. "Don't try to talk your way out of me being upset about missing fiiiiish". It was very soft and light, short. But Jikan had let out a giggle at this.

The soft banter between the two friends stopped though at the flick of Alisa's finger.  Walking lightly with a soft sway, the two followed behind. Walking behind Alisa as she turned and eyes on the swaying roundness, for a short moment. The wet yet firm ground making way for the dry shifting sand. Oh, Mia hoped this would be fine. Her fur was still wet an getting sand in it would just be the worse! Even if it was just her paws. Jikan on the other hand was find, wet and dripping dry, she did not mind getting sand on her feet again. If it happened it happened, and the warm was pleasant. "Oh really? That sounds exciting yet terrible at the same time".

"How big is it how big is it??", Mia asked gazing out, wondering about the number of miles this forest expanded.

The two continued to move. Jikan take a wide casual time with her steps. Her long legs and hips swaying as she moved with a comfort. Mia hopped hopped hopped though. Following after Alisa's leisure steps trying to catch up to Alisa and Jikan who were moving faster than her.

It was all beautiful, the sounds, the temperature, the leaves and greenery. Balance. Oh, Jikan may have to consider this as another vacation quiet spot. Jikan continued to walk forward as Alisa took in a deep breath, her hand rested on her right hip as she looked around and then up. A sigh coming for her a swell, short but deep. It was a only a weak one, but her bosom moved and flexed. Droplets of water dropping onto the floor to nurture the grass. Her creamy skin shinning in a soft glow. The woodland air felt nice...familiar. Jikan had no idea why, but it felt like it was a part of her. A missing part. She lifted her left hand, brushing her hair behind her ear to show her human ears. Body rising and falling as she took her normal breaths murmuring nature of continued life. Sun light faded as she turned, stepping sideways to look back at Alisa and Mia with pleased eyes. "Ah, such a soothing atmosphere".

This time it was Jikan's turn to quip back in a soft kittensh dally tone. "Oh? Is that a threat, promise, or a simple fact, Alisa?", her voice ringing back to the doubtful tone. A slow emphasis on her name as Jikan spoke it. Jikan continued to move as she spoke, watching causal as Alisa chuckled and smiled at Mia's words. Jikan was finding this all to be quite a little bit of a pleasant day so far, the interaction a bit amusing and calm. Just the way she liked it and wanted it to be while she was having a vacation break on Luluawa Island. "Oh that depends. Messy can be fun or enjoyable, maybe just what someone needs or deserves. People who one can want to be involved with can be in all shapes and forms~. As well as not", Jikan said in a factual calm manner as if she was just offering information, eyes scanning over Alisa as she spoke about the type of people to and not get involved with.

Mia on the other hand had something else to say about that. "Messy is messy. And I find that messy does not like me nor do I like it. Cleaning my head from chaos, worrying about meanie heads and watching them, then the fish! My fish is always in danger", she said with a pout.

"Good to hear. I would hate to ruin Mia's fish date. Glad to know I wont deal with her coming at me with a blade...but, what if she felt like being mischievous and used her magic instead? Oh, would that be messy or fun I wonder", Jikan spoke in a smooth honey laced wonderment. Alisa's words were just that, words. They held information within them, but still, there was only a surface level that could be drawn from them. Acts, however, would let the red headed mage know how a situation would be. To see if Alisa was being honest ir, if she would be correct about her wife.

She would just have to meet Sofia herself eventually.

There was only so much one could say and vouch after all. How one person acted, thought, felt. These were only pieces that were a part of a puzzle. The picture; an image of a person. Openness, as genuine as it came off, always held that layer that there was a deeper aspect to it. Such as a riddle whom answer lead into another riddle. Deliberate or not, there was a needed caution. A care, steady and gentle due to the situation before her. A human life. And her life. Either way, things that had value were at play. Things that could be predictable as much as they could be unpredictable. Add in the amount of magical power Alisa held within her and battle experience and well....it was something that excited Jikan as well was something she easily could not play around with.  Seeking out, exploring, secrets and other sides was something that was a privileged, one that right now Jikan was able to entertain. "Indeed. Not one is the same, although, people are people so there are common grounds still. Fear, respect. Pride. Goals etc etc", she said waving a hand causally, stopping herself from begining a list.

Alisa's openness was out for the world to see. A hard thing to foolishly mistake with anyone with enough exposure and common sense. Normally...Jikan was not the one to have common sense, but on this occasions, she was able to catch the jest from the flirtatious woman. Than again, it was likely obvious from the whole, married to Sofia thing. Jikan didn't like to assume basic things about people, but that was pretty much flashing above her head. In the end though it made no difference to Jikan. She was here on a vacation, and so. She was going to play around, joke, and hopefully find someone around Luluawaa Island that could point to a willing fighter or a place to possibly watch a good fight. Or at least some sort of exciting event. Alisa had pointed out one spot already, but there had to be more that this unknown island had to offer. Why else would the Guild Master and practical Ace of Blue Pegasus be so infatuated with the location?

Jikan continued this aim as she listen to Alisa let out yet another one of her sing song elegant chuckles. Hiding her hand over her mouth tucking away that smile. At this point, it was a trademark habit in Jikan's mind of observation. "Oh I don't know. A little of this, a little of that. Maybe the sea was just speaking to me", Jikan responded with her voice, echoing out a slight amused sarcasm of her own in return.

"...how about a little bit of FISH. Fish in that water, those two giant tasty fish beast. I swear....someone is out to tease me on this island....", Mia said in a light hearted sigh in response to Jikan's and Alisa's encouragement. Taking the situation and their words with some merit. She pressed onward, the soft sand eventually turning into a small soft green forest carpet. Low in number but strong in atmosphere, the vast space they were in.

Jikan watched in wonder as Mia continued to move forward, her ears flickered at catching Alisa's words. "I always wanted to see a mountain up close. Where the slope begins and the massive height above my head".

"That may be possible then Mia. Sounds like this place is all connected and big. So we could explore and see where things take us. Even if we get lost, we could find our way back. I wonder if it is like a circle though. If so, I would imagine it would not take long for us to be found".

"Oh? Giving it all you multi-tasker? I like facts and promises, but I am not sure about threats. Never heard one so pleasant and none scary before~", she replied with an instinctive nod of her head. Light hearted and teasing. Alisa was becoming more and more of an entertaining person to speak to in Jikan's boredom. "It does sound a little greedy though. Do you really think it can be all and you can handle that?". Jikan asked while sticking out her index on her right hand, hovering it out waving it side to side before placing it to the right side of her lower lip. "No not at all, the right person can do a wonder". Indeed there was a good messy and not so good messy, But to Jikan there was a third; a bad messy. This seductress before here was somewhere on the line of good messy or not so good messy. And from her gut feeling, she was a little bit of both. Mia on the other hand....thought Alisa was a whole naughty type of messy.

"Oh? Well I hope she is fast and clever if she decides to be mischievous. I don't plan to let myself to be an easy catch", Jikan said having fun with teasing tone to her voice. Catching the teasing wink from Alisa as Jikan stretched her back out, letting a soft pop to come as her body arched. All in the goal to help her body dry against the sun of course.

This was an interesting situation. It had been a long time Jikan found, some release from the stress and dealings of life besides combat. It was a same though, with the beauty of Alisa and how she heard this Sofia looked, she hoped that she would indeed get of easy. Funny how she did not even think she was going to get into situation, when she did find herself...tempted to cut loose in another way. It was most certainty in different situations and scenes. A light mage, and one as powerful as Alisa, was not one she would expect, regardless if she was simply ravishing.

Jikan head her eyes on one specific person. But, as what she knew that person had no feelings for her. If anything if she was lucky, she saw Jikan as an acquaintance. But either way, nothing was started, nothing was stated. A person needed a few bites every once awhile. This felt like a major bite though~. ...even if this situation was a bit unknown. Light mages had not been a group she found very trusting relaxing environment for her over the last few years.

"Why yes, nature is all around us after all. Sees all and learns all. It is present before us, during our time, and long after. Especially the sea, vast and deep. Unknown to all knowledge and touch at its deepest levels", Jikan said keeping Alisa's gaze. A small corner of her lips lifting in satisfaction as caused the continued coos and focus of the Blue Pegasus gaze. Her blue green eyes giving off a smug content glow, that was playing on the side of respect and poke with on the edge of the unknown. "And fiiiish", Jikan said shifting her eyes loving to Mia.

"....the deepest parts must have the biggest and most fish...".

"Yes they do, yes they do Mia", Jikan said while reaching out one of her hands to gently rub and scratch her friend's head. The exceed happily tilted her head to accept the touch, purring softly at the affection.

"Ah, I suppose a little. I have never been on a mountain before. I have heard that some can be even difficult for a mage or adventurer to climb. It is somewhat of an equalizer. Regular people, warriors, mages; knowledge, experience, skill, and luck are needed to be successful. It is one of many things that I think can be common amongst everyone's strength". Jikan said keeping her other hand on her curvaceous hip.

"And I just wanna come for the ride. ....as long as it isn't super code. My coat can only do so much", Mia said while she continued to purr happily.

"Perhaps", Jikan aid softly in response to Alisa's potential offer. She followed along with Mia, keeping her eyes on Alisa. In more than one way. "That is okay, I'm never afriad of a good earned sweat...or a work out".

".....I don't like that those".

"If you get tired I'll just put you on my shoulder sweetie".

"Why of course. When there is something you want you have to go towards it. When it comes to a person, that means even more effort and attention. How else are you suppose to grasp and hold em?~", Jikan said with a soft content nod as if she was stating so ancient deep knowledge. Not. It was common sense after all. Then there was a soft click of Jikan's tonge. "Noted", Jikan said in a soft smug voice hearing Alisa's comment about being curious and finding out herself. At this point she did not know how she was going to respond to Alisa's words at the end of this trip.

This time Jikan did not shy away though. Keeping her strong confident contact with Alisa's eyes as the black haired beauty closed her arms around her self. A casual tease or a comfort who knows. At this point with Alisa's figure, she doubted ever gesture could be a regular one. She wondered how many of her natural motions came off as something from the eyes of the people around her. This narrowing of the eyes thing was beginning to be a tic in Jikan's mind though. A hungry one. That curl of her lips into that sly smile only added to this growing belief. "Ohhhh is that so? Hmmmm....I have the sudden suspension that she would not be the only one that would appreciate that", she said once again tapping one of her fingers against her skin. But this time it was against her bottom lip, the cool water that somehow was still on her finger moistened and shined the smirked lips in the sunlight.

Jikan truly couldn't relax though. As charming and a fun of a game this one. Among other things. Her lifestyle and experience with people who claimed to be on the side of the light were, mostly, stirring in their creative mood. Then again, that was exactly what Alisa was doing to Jikan a bit in this situation; it was a nice bit of a different type of stirring though.

Affiliation indeed didn't matter for the most part, it only gave someone a guess of the person. But, just like anyone else that had judged her. The affiliation was a base that did put an image in mine that everyone moved from. What was more important though, something that Jikan thought Alisa would agree with her on, was how a person moved and their character. More often than not, Jikan found that character being more connecting with the dark mages when it came to Jikan's personality. There were light mages, neutral, or indepdent mages as well. But for the most part, things were messy and not worth it. But perhaps a bite of, and fight with this guild master would be worth it if it came with these conversations that they had today? It was not like Jikan had a quarrel with Alisa because she was a light mage. Jikan had issue with people and to some situations in her life, groups. Like Paradise Dawn and the underground fighting ring leaders that sent people to 'talk' to Jikan after her time in Baska.


"Oh yes it does. I am sure it has many things to show you. Like those deep sea monsters we dealt with. Orrrr, how wet it can get you", Jikan said with a hop as stepped onto a small boulder well...more large rock. She reached her left hand back, letting it come and free the twists of her hair. Mia scruttled forward, climbing on top of the rock to get an even biiigger look of what was before her.

"Yes yes, I know it is something hard to believe, but yes, I have never been on a mountain. ...And to be fair I don't only use earth magic", Jikan said in a somewhat confession like voice. Trying to wiggle herself out of this and make it sounds less....well. Weird or odd. Letting the quizzical brow and eyes fall onto her with no resistance. "Well, I suppose that's another thing to explore her then. I wouldn't mind a guide".

"Me too!", Mia added to the response to the offer. This excitement was halted though at Alisa's mention of the mountain's environment. An active volcano. "I i i i it's not a snowy mountain?", Mia said a little disappointed.

"If we get a few strong ice mages, maybe we can make it a snowy mountain temporarily", Jikan said in a tease to Mia. Adding an extra layer of thought that would hopfully relax the worrisome exceed.

"o-okay...", Mia said fidgeting with her cat paws rather cutely before moving closer to Jikan. Soon they reached the destination with Alisa's aid. And in truth....Jikan was going to need help to get here by herself. She was much too distracted. "Well that must be hard. Not everyone can keep up with a goddess or super man. Well....if not trained that is".

Jikan than smiled, extending her hand out as she sun shine down with its loving warmth. Eyes shining with a brightness that burned like a growing fire. The dirt and gravel coating her feet and feeling soft. Cool. And yet humid and warm. It was like she could feel it from down here. The increasing size of the rocks was sure that they were at the volcano. Jikan flexed her hand causing a small spark of joyful flame that was snuffed out as soon as it came. "ah...that felt good. It's very hot here. I wonder if the top is like a sauna. Ready to lead this adventure Ms. Alisa?", Jikan said calmly and a bit light hearted.

Jikan picked Mia up, allowing the exceed to be on the top of her head from now on.