[Rebel_the_Proud]

It wasn't often Masurao would been seen in his human form, but today he sported differently. He was out on a stroll, interested in what was going on around him. He hadn't been off the ranch in a while and it felt good for him to go different places. The young man enjoyed the air around him, the outside essence. It just made him feel good to be outside. Normally, Masurao would spend beautiful days such as today with his friend Cavallion, Chisoku. But something had interested him to come out this way. Down the busy street, Masurao walked taking in the sights and the sounds. Then, he heard a voice rising over the crowd... something about a contest. With intrigued interest, the young man approached listening to the rules of the game. Hearing of the prizes, Masurao grew increasingly interested, and waited his turn to say his interest. He took a careful look at the prizes, indeed eying all of them, but one stuck out to the brute. After a moment of thought, and when he had his chance, Masurao politely spoke to put his name in the bin.

"I'd like number 27.

His eyes glanced to a beautiful Teal and Red Lucain, smiling lightly. She would be a prize to take home for sure. At the ranch, she would find a wonderful place to live, and she would enjoy the company of others that Chishio offered. He however, did see other pets that may be intriguing, such as the Void Akail, the Orange Khimera and the Battalion.

[jobiehanna]

A young woman can be seen pushing her way through the crowd, a small confetti kuhna trailing behind her. She is walking at a rather fast past, hair flying about her face as it is tossed in the breeze. Her orange eyes flashing between the different stalls. She is lookig for the contest stall she had heard rumor about. It sounded like a give-away of sorts, and she always had room for another creature. Even if she wasn't the richest rancher around. "Can we go yet?" the kuhna whines from behind the female. "Not yet, Reyya," the woman says. "We haven't even told them our raffle number yet." The kunha rolls her eyes and sighs. The woman was most interested in the orange khimera at the moment. It was her favorite color, if no one could notice. She always wore the color. The woman finally reaches the counter. "Um, hello. My name is Jo, and I'm here to enter this raffle contest thing," she says. "I'm interested in the orange khimera. And I'd like number 7, if it's still available." She smiles and writes this down on a slip of paper. "Oh, and thank you. Just send me a message if I happen to win anything," she adds before disappearing into the crowd with the miserable looking kuhna behind her.

[Indigo]

Cael'riza wound through the busy streets, ears twitching nervously. She was hopelessly lost and knew it beyond a shadow of doubt, mainly because hopelessly lost was her normal state of being, but also because she recognized nothing around her. She'd found directions, of course, but knowing her, she'd probably dropped them outside her apartment for her neighbors to find and wonder about.

Ah, all hope was not lost! She finally spotted the stand she'd been searching for and hurried toward it with relief, although her ears still wouldn't stay still. She raced up to the stand, saying as she did so, "I hope I'm not too late to enter! That would be terrible!" Now where had she put that scrap of paper...she rummaged in her bag for a while, then came up with a sheet of yellow lined notepaper with a few words scrawled in the middle. Riza handed it over nervously. "I hope it's all right."

Anyone managing to read her green ink on the yellow paper would have read: Entering with #28 for Orange Khimera and/or Gray and Yellow Lucain, although just about anything works, really.

[Nyxia]

Human Form~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Human Form

Through the crowds that seemed to have thronged the street came two figures, in the dusk hours, both seeming oddly vigor and energetic considering the hour. A tall man with vivid Sapphire eyes, being dragged along by a dark haired teenage girl. His annoyance and boredom evident on his pale face, with almost an underline hint of agony. While his female "companion" rushed, a glowing child like smile wide across her face. They had so far successfully plowed down several pedestrians, and one street vendor with no sign of even slowing down. "Stop this Runa! Your making a scene!" The man hissed in a dark voice, obviously displeased with the pace of their "stroll".

The girl slowed and looked carefully over her shoulder at him, a vacant look on her face for only a few seconds before she broke into a bright smile. "But, Tat, L said you'd come with me! You promised last night before bed you would..."Knowing he wouldn't go against L's word, she tugged at the sleeve of his red silk shirt, "It's not that much further, I swear." She whined to him, before her eyes drifted around the street. Honestly it was the first time she'd wandered out here at dusk, normally when she was here the street was lifeless in the dead of night. So many shops were still open, when one caught her blood eyes, a table, and something red behind it. "Ooo...pretty." She mumbled, her original task completely forgotten.

Tatsuya's eyes immediately followed her's with a terrified and almost pained look, much to his surprise though the stand didn't seem that bad. In fact it seemed inviting, including the woman. Without much thought, Tatsuya shrugged his shoulders back to ease the tension in them from being dragged so far by one arm and made his way towards the table behind the bouncing teen. As Runa spoke to the woman, he listened in from a few feet back, nodding his head every so often. Though his attention was limited, as he was far more curious to what was there, a sort of plan came to mind for him as Runa picked up the clipboard. "Runa, my dear, why don't you find out a little more about this all before WE pick out something to take back." His voice was smooth and friendly, the edge of annoyance now gone.

Runa couldn't have been happier, Tat wanted to do something with her, other than order her around. Her excitement almost bubbled over as she listened to the woman speak, this wouldn't even cost her a single keystone; meaning that after they found something fun she could still go get her toy. For that moment her day couldn't have been better, until Tat used the "WE" card, meaning he was going to pick what he wanted, what a bummer. The dark haired girl sighed then grumbled at his back about not fair but took the instructions anyway. Her smile seemed to have never faded as she bounded back over to the woman and began chatting with her about people's dreams, and the pets involved in their giveaway.

Once he was sure the two women were embroiled in conversation, Tatsuya slipped carefully around to the pets. His eyes swept over the different creatures, taking in what they looked like, summing them up for what they may be useful for around the manor. Before too long had passed his eyes fell onto the Teal and Red female lucain, to which Tatsuya couldn't help but lick his lips; such a pretty thing she was, like a sweet rose bathed in the light of the moon. When her eyes came up to meet his, his lips pulled back into an almost feral smile, canines bared and slightly elongated, his vampire charm quickly covering that slip to any prying eyes. After one more scan of the creatures, the dark young man slipped back out and to the teen's side. "Runa, I think we should stop bothering the poor lady now, seeing as how we must also be on our way." He soothed, looking back to the woman with a handsome smile. "We'd like to enter the number 18, for the Teal and Red female lucain." As he spoke, Tatsuya couldn't help his canines elongating and sliding passed his lips allowing the faintest glimpse of them. His thoughts had been drawn back to the Teal and Red female and how lovely she looked, a fitting bride indeed she would be.

[zapdragon555]

Zap walked leisurely down the sidewalk, taking care not to trip over the clumps of grass growing up through the cracks. She was followed by a sleek black Lucain, who was quite happy to have the warm sun beating down on her fur. "See, Yumiko? I knew you'd like taking a walk with me," Zap said, scratching Yumiko behind her ear.

"Yes, it is quite nice," Yumiko responded calmly, flicking her tails in the air. The two continued walking, when suddenly the Lucain stopped. "Zap, please look at this."

"Hmm?" Zap said, pivoting around to see. In front of her stood a small tent, and in front of it, a young woman. "It looks to be some sort of giveaway," Zap murmured. "Let's go check it out!" The girl ran forward, quickly followed by Yumiko. The Lucain flinched when a growl escaped the tent. "Hello there," Zap said politely, waving. "I noticed you're giving away a few pets. Is there some way I could sign up?" Yumiko tugged at Zap's sleeve. Zap looked down and mouthed, 'what is it?'

"You're supposed to write down a number and what pets you'd like," Yumiko muttered. She had heard the whole thing as they were walking. Her canine ears had caught every word the woman had said.

"Ah, I see!" Zap laughed, taking a piece of paper. "Yumiko, why don't you check out the pets?" Yumiko glanced at the tent, which was quite dark inside.

"V-very well," she said, dipping her head. The black Lucain padded slowly into the tent, and was immediately greeted with the sounds of multiple pets talking wildly. She flattened her ears against the noise as she observed each one carefully: its actions, personality, gender, looks, etc. After she had finally looked at each one, and even chattered with a teal and cream Lucain and a brightly-colored Gallizar a bit, she slipped out and nudged Zap's hand. Quickly she relayed all she had seen, and that she had talked with a particularly nice teal and cream Lucain and Gallizar. Zap smiled and began to write down her decision on the paper.

When she finished writing she handed the slip of paper to the woman. "I'll be entering with #19, for the Teal and Cream Lucain and the Custom Gallizar," she said, grinning hugely. "Thank you very much, ma'am."

[Azura Rayume]

Gambling was their thing. The pair looked straight off the movie reel of something set it the 20's, all fedoras and feather boas. Their lives were something of a story from that era, though a bit more updated and a bit less illegal.

You see, the lady owned a hand-me-down bar in the middle of Nabias, though most didn't even know it was there to begin with. Just a little something from her father. Who had gotten it from his father. And one more generation before. You see, Archibald Wienrich- that would be her great-grandfather- had run this little operation in the early days of prohibition, serving illegal alcohol to anyone willing to pay for it. After the law repealing that which had made the speakeasy so profitable was overturned, he opened the doors of the bar to everyone who could find it. Now it wasn't illegal for right businessmen to fall out of their seats intoxicated beyond understanding.

And so the establishment had been passed to her through the hands of her ancestors with no one able to let go of the style that came with it. Cynthia Wienrich had grown up on the old mafia stories her grandfather told from when he was a kid, and now almost lived that life herself. Of course, she wasn't alone in her little adventures.

"Donivan, darling," she chimed lightly, shrugging the feathered scarf she wore into a more comfortable position on her shoulders. "Look here. Do you think we could find a way to use any of the lovelies here back at work?" Her subtle way of saying she had her eye on something already.

Donivan glanced over first the competition, if only out of habit, then to the prizes. "Yeah, I bet we could," he said, turning to watch the growing crowd again. Maybe it was his background, but large gatherings of people made him a bit nervous. "Why don't you pick a couple out, and we'll see if we can win 'em?"

"Alright, but you're picking the number for the drawing."

"Me? Why me?"

"Because, my criminal darling, that's what you're good at." With a smirk at him, she turned her attention back to the pets in the pen. "Oh, that Orange Khimera is simply lovely. And that Teal and Red Girl's colors are absolutely to die for. Donny, let's try for them, dear."

Donivan had stalked over to the registration, mumbling something about being a "reformed criminal" under his breath. He scribbled down both his name and Cynthia's with the number 30 beside them. It seemed like a nice round number, even if it was the last one on the list. He liked it.

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[Pyris]

Shinnado Kitray and Annodulous Wyrm were a rather interesting pair.  Not so much because of their appearance, no, because a Candy Corn Kitrell and a Blood Skywyrm weren't exactly a rare sight, but because it was a Candy Corn Kitrell carrying a Blood Skywyrm.  
The Skywyrm looked a bit disgruntled, mumbling something to himself before berating the other creature. "Shinnado, calm down.  We have plenty of time to search for candy.  Eggs are the big thing to look for right now, you know."  It looked as though he'd been trying to persuade her for some time, and it wasn't about to work.  It was about that time, that Shinnado's constantly altering attention was directed to a rather, bored looking individual.  It was right about then that the girl began to speak, and Annodulous' face fell at hearing her words. "Shinnado..."he warns, but his energy is wasted.

"Look! KS!  It looks like candy!  I want it, I want it!" Shinnado had already got herself into a frenzy, wings flapping rapidly as she examined the stones closely.  Curse those little round stones!  Before Annodulous could utter another peep, Shinnado was at the stand, right up in the girl's face.  "Oh!  Nineteen's already gone!  Drat!  How about #20?  I want the Yellow and Grey Lucain! No!  KS! ... Oh dear..." It seemed Shinnado was torn.

[Shadow]

Hm, this was an interesting setup, and needless to say, it had caught Dawn's eye. She was on her own today, wandering around, instead of doing errands for Shadow. It was fun to be all by herself, without anything to do for her trainer!

She looked around the tent, wagging her tails eagerly. Shadow was sure to be pleased by this~! She hadn't been sent to the marketplace for any reason in particular, and it would be great if she could return home with a surprise. Surprises like these were just so wonderful.

How did it work, though? It seemed that you had to pick a number and what you wanted, and you would be entered into a raffle for a prize. She politely adressed the girl who seemed to be in charge of this arrangement-- "Hi, are you running this awesomeness? Can I please enter with number 29? I really want to get Candy Apple Kuhna, or maybe some KS..." She trailed off, like an indecisive child in a candy shop.

[amapup]

A Tainted Nemuwit floated down the market street, an unhappy frown on his face. He couldn't find someone to talk to here that wasn't selling something or another. He didn't like not talking. It was boring.

As he passed the stand, his head turned sharply at the girl's voice. "Hi there to you too!" he said in a blur, zomming up to the lady. "Of course I'll join a contest! Their's always a chance of winning something good, and you never have to pay unless the people running it are evil." DP gave a short maniacal laugh in his high pitched voice, fixing a stern gaze on the lady at the same time as if to warn that she'd better not be "evil". His words not pausing for a second, he put his paws on the counter and examined the pictures of the prizes. "Giving out rare pets, I see? Oh wow, what are those creatures?" Here he was looking at the Lucains. "I've never seen one of those before! What are they called, Lucains? Look pretty tough and strong, yes indeed! Some mighty canines those are! Yes, I think I'll enter for one of those Lucains or some KS! And by that I mean keystones of course." While he said these words, his gaze flickered across the shop. It may not have appeared so from his talking, but the zombie was completely on alert. "Oh, a number? Well there's a lot of good numbers about. #1's usually considered the best, you know. Some people say it's the worst, but seeing that there's the apocalypse going on, the worst is probably best for me!" Another short laugh. "Yes, yes, I'll go with that. Thanks for letting me enter! It very fun entering contests, don't you think?..." DP carried on, hopping up on a clear space on the counter. The Lucain lady was lucky if she could catch any of his rapid fire speech. She'd better keep him engaged, though, or else she ran the risk of being killed and/or turned into a zombie.

(Note: Lucain would not become a zombie.)

[Draco]

An extremely tall scordrak walked up to the tent. The red curtains were flapping, yet there were no winds. How was this?Well, just as he had sent Cynder out to go for the KS, the master had sent him out to enter this free-pet contest. He had acquired a telepathic link with the master, so that now he could see through Xefer's eyes. They swept quickly over the pets. It may have just been an illusion, but his gaze seemed to linger somewhat upon the first one. He made his way up, already knowing which ticket to get. Looking around at the others in the room, he didn't much fancy his chances. Or, the master's chances. When thei minds were linked, it was hard to figure out who you were at any given time. He walked up to the young lady and, being unable to speak, just sent his statement through telepathy; "Ticket eleven, if you please."

[Slynne]

"Ooooo.. Whats that down there?" I thought. What was all that commotion about. There were pets here and there. Just everywhere. "I wonder whats going on.." I say softly to myself. "I'mma fly down to the ground to see what was going on." I say to myself once more. "Hey ! Anyone know what this is all about?!" I yell out. I decide to walk around. I finally find a sign, that says Contest. "Ooo , A contest!" I scream out very loudly. "I'll participate!!!" I yell , excitedly. "I'll take number 23!!" I shout over the crowd. " I would love the KS, Candy Corn Kitrell or Candy Apple Kuhna most likely!!" I scream over the crowd, smiling.

[CrazyKate101]

Oh, how wonderful this place! Jago hadn't been in such a busy place in long, long time. The sights of everyone selling some fine fine wares were most definitely the bes- no, no the screaming out and hubbub of people selling were by far the greate- no. The smells. It seemed every other stand had food of some sort. Cakes, roast chicken... skunk? Wait, that was definitely perfume of sort. Oh and what was that? OH could it be?! Yes, yes it most definitely was. Hot dogs. Like a waterfall drool poured out of his mouth at an alarming rate. He hadn't had one of those delicacies in far too long. With a rush Jago came running to the stand with those magnificent meats of meat. "I'll take two please!" I was suppose to use this money to buy blankets for the lil 'uns, but we have enough blankets... it won't make a difference. Hot dogs are a once in a lifetime opportunity, you see. The man behind the counter with black, greasy hair handed him his beloveds and without a second thought he shoved both of them into his mouth. Now what to do? Jago thought as he layed eyes on the odd little stand next door.

"What do we have here?" Jago asked, no doubt spraying the vendor with bits of hot dogs. Never very good with manners he was. The Yonyuu listened intently as the lady behind the stall explained everything to him. What an odd girl. It doesn't cost money... so I mine as well sign up. Besides I could even get win keystones and buy those blankets for Kate. She would never know. Or I could bring home that beautiful Gallizar and she'd be so joyful, she'd believe me when I said I bought it for her. Very proud of his plan, the Yonyuu smoothly said, "Ticket number six please, ma'am. And sorry about the hot dogs. Your pets are beautiful, you know. Especially that Gallizar." He flashed a sheepish smile at her. I think I made a good impression... he thought before continuing his stroll through the market place.

[Rose]

A girl named Rose, and her Preluhna, Ace (Picture of her is in my siggie) were hoping to get number 4, and saw it was open, so they took it, then walked over to where a group of people were waiting.  " I heard there were actual Lucains!--Rose, do you think we'll win?" Ace asked.
   She was too preoccupied with her own thoughts to reply right away. She was hoping to get a Bright Lucain or the Red and Teal Lucain. "Hmmm? Oh, yeah, I think the chances are pretty good. But if we don't get the ones we want, no big deal." Rose was so excited, she could hardly stand still. The wait was going to be excruciating. Ace sat down, curled up, ready for however long the wait would be. Rose found a bench nearby and sat.

  Now for the wait.

[UnderlingX]

The message dangled from Feli's mouth as he padded slowly up the street, the sky was dark and no moon was visible. With deft movements he crept from house to house wearliy keeping his glowing eyes sweeping from side to side. His owner has been very specific. "Find Millie and give her the note. Beware, the competition is extremely hostile." Feli thought his owner was being dumb, he had taken the long root around because he wanted to see the bright lights of the town fair and listen to the bubbling chatter that permiated the air. He felt a thrill at disobeying his instructions. Who did his owner think he was anyway, giving him 'orders' he sniffed. However he had in the end decided to complete his task. No point in upsetting where the food came from. He chuckled evily as he remembered the strips of roasting fish he had snatched on his way past the fair.

Finally he reached to door of the trading house. A sign marked closed hung on the woodend door. Ignoring this Feli padded around to the back. And hopped into the open window and looked around. Millie stood with her back to him perparing some mystical concoction for one of her own pets. Feli dropped the note on the floor in plain sight. Hopped onto the window sill and hacked a hairball to get Millies attention. As she swung around, startled, his eyes blazed red and he disappeared into the night. Millie picked up the note. "Number 12: for the strange beast of empty blackness tinged with purple. It's silver
ankailet gleaming in an unearthly light . Thank you. From UnderlingX" She gazed out of the empty window. The night black and empty. Feli had headed back to his pen leaving a small scruffy hairball on the window sill...the cheeky fellow.

[why]

The candy rexxel's hips sashayed to and fro as she weaved through the crowd in her human form. She was used to finding her way through mobs and it wasn't that big of a deal for her. She just wanted to know what's up, she heard something about free pets.
She pushed the velvet curtains out of her path and stood momentarily surprised by the sound of growling, hissing, barking, claws scratching cages. Her eyes flashed by the cages, quick and fleeting like sparrows, giving each pet a certain amount of attention. But that teal and red lucian, goodness, that was one helluva gal.
"Well hello there, darlin', I might just have to try my luck for you, huh?" she murmured bending down hands on her knees to get a better look at her. Yes, and why not enter this contest? It was free, after all.
Approaching the desk with a cotton-candy sweet smile she said, "I'll take number two, hun. Thanks,"