A blonde woman in a long apron stepped out and waved. She then pulled off the apron, revealing that she was nude beneath."Elephant ears. Hot grease an... naked skin don't go well together. Looks like we're neighbors."Vanille chuckled, both at the woman's words and the absurdity of chatting while stark naked. "Looks like it." Karen." Vanille." What a beautiful name. First time?" Does it show?" A little. I actually got used to it before the first day was over a couple of years ago. The compliments. It just seemed in the usual passing sort of manner, so I just said "Hey" in response. But, before I could even another two steps she said, "Come here" in a rather abrupt, almost serious tone."What...", I half-asked a little annoyed. "I'm going something to eat.", I said. But, I walked around to the front of the couch from the far side and stood there. She was just staring at me oddly, and again I said, "What!?", rather annoyed at this point, as I was hungry and she's just sitting... staring.. He already knew Lim’s story, knew more that she was telling Treck, so he stopped listening. Finally, in a crack at the base of a cliff, he found the weed. The stem was dark purple and the leaves a bloody red. It looked exactly as it did in the alchemical tome he had in the Cave. His hand slid into his coat, and came out with a short silver knife, which he used to slice the stem in a single motion. He put the knife away, and pulled out a silk cloth, which he used to wrap the weed before starting. From what he had read, these men were the gladiatorial superstars of this era and he could see that the spectators were besotted with them.After the fourth fight ended, it was finally Bruiser’s turn to enter the ring. Calvin now had his notepad at the ready to record what whatever he was about to see.While the fighters were being introduced, Bruiser’s manager approached Calvin and handed over a spare key card to Bruiser’s suite, and also confirmed their dinner arrangement.When the fight got.