When the man abruptly stopped in front of the alley, it wasn't a cat he'd fine, but, instead, elysia. except, she was definitely dozing off. stretched out in the dying sunlight and as content as ever..of course, only she could fall asleep any and everywhere. roused awake by the noise he made though, she stared up at the man with a sleep-tinted stare, blinking once...then twice. why'd this guy look familiar? ugh...what was she doing before she decided to take a nap? and more importantly...why the hell did she have the taste of milk and-- was that grilled salmon? "wha..." she rubbed at the corner of her mouth, not bothering to fix her less than 'lady-like' appearance of her frazzled hair and less than straight clothing (if one could even count the little clothing she wore as an 'outfit' to begin with).

then, it hit her.

"oi, you - wait," she called out with a loud yawn, using the brick wall as a means to help herself up. slowly but surely, things were coming back to her...starting with him. she glanced down at her hand, squinting at the crude writing on her palm. 'long hair?' check. 'pretty?' sure, yeah, check. 'nice eyes' check. and that guild mark...yea, it definitely had to be him. "you - oi, you're kinda cuter in person. niccee." casual, blunt, but, charming in her own way, her sharper teeth showed themselves off in a wide grin. "you're finding the dumb cat, yea? guess whose your partner. lucky you, i know." that grin only grew as she pointed a finger back towards herself. the royal officials offered her a description of her 'partner' when she took the quest a handful of hours ago and, knowing she'd forget, she wrote down a few...'key words' on her hand. in hindsight, she realized her 'keywords' were pretty...vague, but, eh. they got the job done.

"i took a little cat nap 'cause...damn that spot looked pretty comfortable at that moment....my backs killin' me now though." she grunted slightly, stretching and soon hearing the satisfying crack of various bones. "before i did though, i got some stuff to help us attract the cat. some milk-" she paused in mid-sentence, eyes narrowing before her lips pursed in an 'o'. no wonder she had such weird tastes in her mouth....

rubbing the back of her head with an easy-going, hearty chuckle, she gave a grin,"nevermind, i ate em'." pursing her lips and popping them she soon shrugged. "mmh...maybe i'll get another, better idea if i can nap on it again," she yawned with a playful smirk, even if she was pretty serious. finding cats and stuff like this was...beneath her. it was fun at first, but....yeah, nah. pretty boy could handle it without her.

"just call me elysia. elly, if you're ever feelin' bold." the silvery haired woman waved him off with a flick of her hand. she was never one for that fancy title stuff - likely because manners didn't come naturally to her. she blamed that on her scaled parent though - dragons tended to be rude as all hell. looking over their equipment that - if he was telling the truth - had plenty for her to munch on and keep her energy up...she was impressed. pleased. satisfied. granted, it usually didn't take much for her to get to that state. "niicceee," she casually said with a smile.

keeping her position of leaning over him so she could stare at the map, she nodded. honestly...plans weren't her forte. she wasn't dumb, just...god, they were so taxing. annoying, boring. it was so much easier to just go on ahead and just...do it. but, even she realized that, regardless of how strong she believed herself to be, the desert could, and would, kill any who was foolish enough to traverse it without being prepared. that much, she understood. "sounds like a plan. won't have to worry too much about getting lost either if we take the common route," she offered with a single nod.

leaning back and finally removing her hands from his shoulders, she opted to sit on the table instead, legs kicking about as she thought aloud with a hum. "nah. this weather is perfect for a nap though." she yawned, the immense urge to curl up then and there was overbearing. her habit for taking naps any and everywhere, in the strangest of places at that, was rearing its head again, it seemed. her stare briefly flickered to that rather delicious looking drink he was sipping on and...honestly, had he been someone she knew even the faintest of bit better, she likely would've taken it from him, if just to get a sip herself. thankfully, the blood and iron empress contained herself.

"lets get this over with. the quicker we do, the quicker you can come back and treat me to one of those." with a taunting smirk, she motioned towards his drink.

funnily enough, seeing the other's misery worked as some sort of medicine to the lightning slayer. sure, her stomach churned and she wanted to chuck herself out the window as soon as she managed to open it wide enough...but there was some sweet sort of relief she got from seeing the bratty- er...lovable enlil as he was - on the ground, looking like an utter, moronic fool. her lips curled into another wide, queasy grin - however, before any snide remark could leave her lips, the sound of something approaching made the woman, for once, shut her trap. eyes narrowing and head tilting, the subtle buzzing was definitely there. annoying, but, there.

seemingly following his train of thought, elysia gave a shake of her head. no way. not here? and if it was, why? "it couldn't be-" right then and there, a massive stinger pierce through the metallic ceiling. the few civilians who braved to stay in the same cart as the slayers screamed, whilst elysia merely blinked. "but, why?" she stated with a small scoff. golden gaze sliding back over to her companion, listening as he told her the facts and - lo and behold, some cartoonish looking fool really was outside with more bees, cackling all the while. had she not been one step in her grave due to her motion sickness, she was sure she would've found this hilarious. hell, she might've tried to jump and ride on a bee herself if 'he could it'. but like this?

"really...why?" she groaned slightly, the train rocking as the bee tried to remove its stuck stinger to no avail. the girl gagged, grasping her stomach and groaning. "since all you can do is bark commands while gripping your stomach, i guess i can handle it." teeth bore in her infamous grin, despite the slight drool that oozed from her lips as she was trying not to hurl. standing up straight, and nearly falling over immediately when she did, she let out a breath, trying to ease her nerves as the cart continue to rattle as the massive bee above tried to pull itself out. "if a bee loses its stinger, it dies, right?" that grin only continued to grow.

grasping firm hold of the massive stinger lodged into the ceiling, the woman began to firmly pull on it. after several minutes, disgusting bug-ooze began to drip down her fingers as the sickly crack of the appendage ripping grew louder. a shrill 'scree' and the bang of something atop the cart flailing could be heard until, finally, with a big smile at her new 'treasure', she held a near arm-size stinger in her hand. "still intact too...niiccceee." jokingly, she swayed the dangerously sharp tip towards enlil, even going so far to try and playfully prod him with it a few times.

that dangerous smirk that curled on elysia's lips only grew at the silver-eyed man's statement, her hands flexing, as though imaging she were already slaying some fantastical beast. it wouldn't be the first time she brought a large haul back to the guild hall - and it certainly wouldn't be her last. she did make a mental note to catch the name of ol' 'silver eyes' later, it seemed like he was fun to keep around.

the flash of glowing eyes to the whisk of something fleeing - heightened instincts within the slayer urged her to give chase. their was an immense urge to stretch her muscles, but, it was halted when they abruptly stumbled upon the eerie house. well, to elysia, it wasn't really scary. if it proved to be a threat...eh, buildings were far easier to break than bones most of the time. if anything though, it looked like it'd be a...hellishly fun place to explore! her eyes gleamed with a lust for adventure - something only a mage of cats cradle could possess.

one went in, and she was quick to follow with a wide smirk and beginning to crack her knuckles. "you're brave. i like that in my men."

...unfortunately, she was abruptly stopped by a arm pressing into her well-endowed chest, making her quirk an eyebrow. "wha-?" she scowled slightly, eyes narrowing at the 'red-hairs' explanation - or rather, lack of one. "and you're a buzz kill." despite her irritated tone and slight glower, she, thankfully, didn't try to bulldoze her way through. instead, she let her back hit against the rotting wood with a grunt as she leaned against the outside of the house, eyes closed. it might've seemed like she was pouting or something - in reality, she was just honing in her listening skills to see what she could hear.

golden irises stared down both men, taking in their masks with a quirked brow. honestly - she didn't care much. sure, sure, there was mention of dark guilds at the festival but...unless they were offering a pretty penny for her putting up the effort of bringing one in, she wouldn't mind turning a blind eye. staring at the hand offered to her, she bore her teeth in a wide grin, taking it with a firm grasp - an exceedingly tight one at that - and pulling herself up. "what, got something to say?" combative, yet catty, words escaped her lips and were followed by a taunting wink as she locked eyes with the masked, red-haired individual.

regardless though - if they were here to hunt...well then, tagging along didn't seem bad at all. might've even been a bit fun, even if they both did seem like a bunch of stick in the muds. her hands crossed behind her head as she followed them, walking about behind them both in a rather uncaring fashion. as the path grew darker and darker, the urge to use her own magic to 'brighten' the place up surged...until she realized the risk she held in accidentally electrocuting both of them. 'lame,' the dragon slayer thought with a slight sigh under her breath, but, didn't risk it.

"i'm having trouble picking up on smells - hey, you think they'll let us eat what we get? if there are some powerful beasts in here...heh..." she trailed off with a toothy smirk and a rather victorious look as she quickly derailed her important notation into...that. of course, only she could find something appealing about eating enigmatic creatures that could nearly kill her.