City: Challiswor

[ATTN: Xerxes]

The small girl enters the restaurant, looks around, and takes a seat. She's quick, agile, and knows just where she wants to go. She doesn't take her time getting to a place that she probably seats herself a lot. Sure enough, Katherine smiles and greets her with a familiar and more casual greeting, asking her if she'd like her usual. The girl confirms that this is indeed so before pulling out a book from a small bag that had hung from around her shoulder and beginning to read.

She's approximately four feet tall, this girl, with yellow-streaked, short hair and a stocky build. She's quite darkly skinned for a Caucasian and her eyes are a brilliant blue as they concentrate and focus on the page before her. She scans the page as Kathrine works away across the room and a man soon arrives thereafter, grinning from ear to ear as he sits across from her.

The girl doesn't lift her gaze from the page, but scowls for a brief second before returning to her neutral, nonchalant expression. It is quite clear that she knows who her guest is without even looking as the man chuckles and she ignores him as he pokes at the back of the book's spine.

"Go away, Ben." The girl says shortly. "I don't have time for a scoundrel like you today. I intend to enjoy my meal."

"C'mon, Petals." He says with a sly wink that she doesn't look at. "Aren't you gonna be my little flower? I just wanna have some fun."

"You heard me. Beat it." The lovely 'Petals' says. She turns the page.

[ATTN: Xerxes]

'Petals' replies almost immediately without hesitation--or without even looking up from her book. "Yeah. I want him gone. He's already annoying me."

Ben scoffs. "C'mon, peach. I thought we were besties? This isn't how ya treat yer friends. Why don't we--"

"I said to shut your trap." 'Peach' snaps at him, slamming her book on the table. She looks up at Xerxes. "Please make him leave, or I'll be forced to do it myself."

"She's just being unreasonable." Ben replies hastily, "I have as much right to be in here as she does. Maybe she should leave for being so rude."

[ATTN: Xerxes]

Petals looks somewhat....annoyed. "Move tables? Seriously? I sat here first. If anyone needs to be moved, it's this lout. He keeps stalking me every time I come in here and I do not have to tolerate this shit."

The man shakes his head, looking somewhat somber. "C'mon, Petals! Listen, I just think we should talk this out, huh? We have a lot in common--"

"Shut. Your. Trap." She states bluntly, narrowing her eyes. "I'm reading."

[ATTN: Xerxes]

Ben grumbles, standing up and flipping her off before passing her table to move to another. His back is to them both as 'Petals' sighs with relief, but he pauses his walk and then stops abruptly before turning back around with squinted eyes.

"Do I know you?" Ben asks, looking at Xerxes. "Have we met? I mean, you could just have one of those faces, but I don't guess it could hurt to ask."

(Open)

**Covina Enters City:Challisor from L'avaielle Empire**

After riding a few hours she entered the city just as it hit lunch time. Perfect she was starving. As she drove into the city she felt at home. It was busy and her motorbike meant she could get around easily without standing out.

Parking her bike up in an secure parking area she stepped out onto the street her bag on her back her pen and pad in one hand her bottle of water in the other as she looked around where to eat Where to eat. Turning around she continued to walk bumping into someone. "Sorry." she said distracted.

[ATTN: Covina]

As the lady bumps into her, she smiles wide red lips and poofy, brown curly hair that did not look like it was controlled at all. The wild look didn't seem to suit her, either, as the rest of her attire was very orderly and well colored.

"No problem, ma'am." She says brightly. "Just passing out flyers, I should really get out of the way of this area. Please. Take one."

She hands the flyer over to Covina before calling out to another man that was about to walk by without paying her flyer stand any notice. She rushes away from her to near him and pass him a flyer as well, speaking briefly to him with a bright tone as Covina looks down to view the paper for herself:

[ATTN:  Xerxes]

"Nah, man."  'Petals' says with a smirk.  "I'm a regular here--it's nice that someone can get rid of assholes like that so peacefully.   I really appreciate it."

She sets down the book and shakes his hand with a polite smile, all of her previous stand-offish attitude now gone completely.  "I'm Chyna.  Nice to meet ya."



[ATTN:  Covina]

The lady smiles widely, pleased that Covina would ask.  She signals over to someone else that had apparently been handing out more flyers in the distance.  He steps closer and she nods her head to him in greeting.  

"This lady--I'm sorry, what is your name?--would like more information about our work.  I'm going to have a chat with her and will return shortly, okay?"

The man nods his head in understanding, quick to grab more flyers in his arm and hand before making his way back to where he was previously.   The lady walks away from the stand, gesturing for Covina to follow as she makes her way to a small table with chairs at the outside of a smaller store that sold tea.

"Pleasure to meet you!"  She says cheerily, "I'm Elexa.  You must be new to Challiswor, so I welcome you to our lovely city.  We have quite a few Force Users here, and I could tell you a lot about their statistics, but I would love to begin with us.

We are representatives of the Puritan Church.  We are all about cleansing Aria and making it whole and pure for all to unite and become a better place.  More importantly, we work to stop events such as...Force User sports games and illegal Ether transport and drug use.

For example, we have an event coming up that we are currently picketing against, due to its danger to the public as a whole.  This event is a yearly one that moves from country to country--it is near Challiswor this year.  This event is called the Forcer Games and it is very dangerous.  Even spectators are in danger of being exposed to dangerous Force Abilities and the Puritan Temple does not believe that such dangers should exist for the mere entertainment pleasures of the bored.

After all, do we not value human life?  I sure think that we do!!  And simple games should not be risking the lives of thousands of people, regardless if they are foolishly willing to take that risk by paying to watch."

[ATTN:  Xerxes]

Chyna smiles, clearly surprised to learn that Jacques owns the place.  "I like it here because the service is good.  The lady up there does her job and does it good.  Plus it's simple, humble.  I hate those overly-fancy places, especially when they are overpriced and serve you nasty food."

She leans back in her chair, setting the book down and relaxing.  "What's it like to own this place, anyway?"



[ATTN:  Covina]

The lovely lady continues, answering questions patiently.  "But of course, there are many Force Users that disapprove of our message.  However, there are also many that support us and understand the change that they need to undergo in order to preserve Aria itself.  

Of course, they can't arrest us--we do have freedom of speech, after all.  Unless we directly cause disturbance of the peace or break a law, no one's going to arrest us--and I can assure you, Ms. Covina, we don't break laws.

The Forcer Games are where two teams or two people are placed into a trap room and must compete against each other to complete the different rules and challenges, depending on the specific game.  Most are quite deadly, but it mostly is there to stoke the egos and passions of Forcers and those that support them blindly.

Are you aware of all the gambling and illegal side bets made there?  These games not only promote a risk factor to those that participate and spectate, it also promotes illegal activities and trades under the guise of a public sporting event--many of us agree on this stance, both Puritans and those of other religions and faiths.  We rarely have an issue here with our point of view, and on the occasions that we do, we simply have a civil debate and close things at a disagreement peacefully.

Even our picketing is peaceful.  We simply state our opinions, act with our rights and freedom of opinion and speech, and hope to open the eyes of those that simply see the fun and playful side of the Forcer Games without realizing the internal risk and corruption that it places on our society."

[ATTN: Xerxes]

With this last question, Chyna's eyes light up as a big grin finds its way up on her face. "Hell yeah!! I can't wait for the damn Forcer Games to get here, already! They'll be opening up ticket booths and registration for that today. I'm definitely gonna be there."

She leans forward over the table in a bit of excitement. "I wonder if 'Ether Elos' will be here, this year. Some suspect he's retired after last year's championship, but I'm not too sure, myself. He doesn't seem like the kind of person to just lay down and rest his victory out, if ya know what I mean."