Up and going.

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Isolde blinked against the morning sun and then glared up at the sky. Her mood wasn't the best at the moment and she really, really wanted to do nothing more then just...

"What do you want?" she asked coldly, looking down at one of the cats that twined itself between her legs. More then anything, she'd just like to get rid of all these infuriating cats!

They were all over the place but...she had to deal with them because of Jaden. She groaned inwardly, wondering what potential students would think of this.

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"He's just being friendly," Jaden commented warmly as he appeared through the door. "I think he likes you, Icy -- you should take it as a compliment." Chuckling, the Clear stretched his arms over his head, then leaned back and slouched against the wall.

"So what's the news on enrollment? Any new students yet?"

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She grimaced at him and then picked up a couple pieces of parchment and looked it over. "A couple prospectives. Just a couple of people from the area who are interested. Wont be able to do anything for a couple weeks however, as it seems both families have gone to Talen'sul."

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"That's okay," he answered with a lazy smile. "There's no rush, really. I'd be fine if it was just us for a while." Stepping away from the wall, he bent to scoop up one of his cats, then offered the ball of grey and brown fluff to Isolde. "After all, Sabie's just getting to know you."

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Isolde just glared at the cat and then at him. "Look, we don't have the time for this. We're not even fully set up yet."

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"No need to stress about it, Icy" Jaden answered, with his dreamy, sleepy voice. "I'm sure everything will be just fine by the time the students arrive." Stepping closer, he reached out to deposit the cat on Isolde's shoulder. "Sabie and I have complete faith in you."

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If it was possible, and in her opinion it was more then possible, for her face to grow more angered it would have been a thunderhead.

Cooly she plucked the cat from her shoulder and deposited it on the floor. "Come on, Jaden. We have work to do."

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The Clear chuckled affably and gave a lazy shrug. "Well, if you insist."

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She rolled her eyes and shoved a small stack of papers at him. "Each of those is an order form that needs to be filled. So," she gave a smile that never reached her eyes, "We're going to the market."

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It took a few minutes for Jaden to get his things together -- not that he had much preparation to do before going to market, but just because of the lethargic pace at which he operated. He considered bringing one of his cats along, but decided to leave them here rather than incur more of Isolde's wrath.

As the alchemists finally entered the marketplace, Jaden stepped up behind Isolde and placed his arms around her shoulders. "Say, is there something I could get you?" he murmured in her ear. "Just as . . . a friendly gift."

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She sighed and gave him a dead-pan look. "This is silly," she said shortly, lifted a hand to indicate to money pouch she was holding. "And, I don't want a 'friendly' gift."

She huffed and pushed her way out of his arms. "Come on, lets go to one of the stores." As she turned to leave, though, a faint redness tinged her cheeks.