Should've Asked For Directions

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Clark walked through the university halls. He'd been searching for the boy he needed to become the bodyguard to for hours, but had no luck whatsoever. He looked around. Nobody was in sight. He quickly lit a cigarette and brought it to his lips. He leaned against the wall. He was just about ready to give up on finding this kid, it seemed like he was nowhere to be found, and he couldn't ask anyone where he was because it would blow his cover.

He exhaled the cigarette smoke. At least he felt calm now.

[Sanaki]

(sure I'll jump in)

Sanaki walked slowly in the halls reading over a book in preparation for his next class he had teach the 'meaning' behind magic to a session of healers, he tried to focus on reading and walking till the smell of a cigarette caused him to look up noticing a man leaning on the wall despite his fear he spoke anyway "U-um h-hey uh are you a s-student here? w-wait that doesn't matter....y-you can't smoke indoors, s-some m-magics are very reactive to smoke" he said way to nervously

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Clark looked over at Sanaki, he hadn't even realized he'd pulled a smoke out indoors. He was so used to be in places that allowed smoking that he forgot it wasn't acceptable everywhere. "oops." he said, dropping the smoke and crushing it with the toes of his shoes. "How rude of me. You'll have to forgive me for that."

[Sanaki]

"Um t-that's okay just have t-to be careful" he replied bringing his hands into his pockets "y-you don't look like a s-student a-are you here f-for just one class?" he asked shifting his weight from one leg to the other, "O-oh also I'm S-Sanaki I'm a t-teacher here" he added extending his hand.

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Clark laughed loudly at the mans nervousness. "Oh, come on now! I'm not that scary looking, am I?" he took Sanakis hand, shaking it firmly. "The name's Clark!"

[Sanaki]

"N-no you not s-scary I'm j-just nervous a-around people in g-general" he explained "N-nice to meet you b-but i a-ask again, are y-you here f-for a c-class or not?" his whole arm was being shaken from the man's grip "O-or a-are you looking for s-something?" he added not wanting to appear rude to someone he just met.

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Clark hadn't realized he'd been ignoring Sanakis question, he laughed at his mistake and let go of Sanakis hand. "Ah, my apologies. You'll have to forgive me again. No, I'm not here for classes. Just exploring, I suppose."

[Sanaki]

"It okay i don't m-mind" he said returning his hand back into his pocket but removed it once more to rub the back of his head as he spoke again "As far as i r-recall there is no rule a-about exploring j-just don't be surprise if y-you get some weird l-looks" he chuckled a bit "is there anything i c-can help with?" he asked crossing his arms over his chest.

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"Not really." Clark said, flat out. " Maybe you could show me around?" he suggested. After all, he'd have better luck finding the boy if he looked.

[Sanaki]

Sanaki shrugged at Clark;s suggestion "Sure i guess follow me i suppose" he suddenly lost his nervousness as his mind now focused on something else " There are various floors in the university and each one of them teaches something different for instance this class majors in english and old writings" he gestured to a nearby doorway "and there are a vast number of magic classes i happen to teach healing" he remarked passing another doorway.

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"Where are all the students?" Clark asked. He nearly lit up another cigarette but quickly remembered they were forbidden.

[Sanaki]

"Most of the students are on break, some still remain for classes or simply live here but most like to take this time of year of to travel with friends, explore the world for a bit that sort of thing, so luckily it is not too busy today" he explained still walking past doors that stated what one should expect to find.

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Dammit.. Clark thought to himself. No wonder he couldn't find the damn kid.

"Ah. I see." he responded, pretending he hadn't cared about where they were anyways. He wasn't very good at lieing.

[rheo]

(hmmm... I'll try lol) Rheo had heard that there was a university in Avaleur... And now he had found it. Actually, he had followed in after a kinda rough looking man who looked to be on a mission. When he got inside, he had gotten lost for lack of a better term, running into what few students there were along with a few professors. Each one scolded him, mistaking him for another student that just got lost and wandered around. That's when he almost ran face first into that same man and then what appeared to be a guide for him. "Whoa! I'm sorry guys!" He exclaimed, surprised.

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Due to having been a bodyguard for so long, Clarks first instinct was to protect Sanaki. He had put an arm forward, and blocked what could have been a hit. He smiled weakly. "What where you're going, hm?" he said politely as he could under the circumstances.

[rheo]

"Just wandering around. Why're you protecting him?" Rheo asked quizically. Did he really look that threatening?

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Clark put his hands in his pockets and shrugged his shoulders. "Any closer and you would've bumped the kid. Just an instinct."

[Sanaki]

Sanaki leaned back as Clark's arm moved in front of him and simply watched the conversation between the two, until Clark called him a kid "I'm not a kid what are you talking about?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

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"Heh," Clark chuckled a bit. "My mistake. You could certainly pass for one though. No offense."

[Sanaki]

Sanaki smirked at his comment "none taken" he shrugged before turning to Rheo "well you're going to get a lot of trouble from teachers if you keep wandering around it tends to make them nervous" he said quite coldly