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A mark of irritation crossed Luka's face. Kid? This guy thought he was a kid? He was seventeen. SEVENTEEN! This guy didn't look any older than he did even if he were huge. "Dude, I'm seventeen." He'd let that sink in for a minute before continuing. "Plasma are a strange bunch, y'know? I'm here to see if I can figure out what they're up to. I just don't trust them, y'know? What's a guy like you doing here, it doesn't seem like your sort of party either?"

Inside Luka was still angry about being called a kid. He most certainly did not look like he was twelve. And this guy was almost certainly not older than thirty. He was big, but there was a certain youthfulness about his face and manner that just marked him out as being about Luka's age.

Then he started thinking about the 'hallucinations'. Luka had thought his was just a hallucination because nobody else had experienced it. This guy, who still hadn't introduced himself which was very rude in Luka's mind, had clearly had something wrong with his arm. That bit couldn't have been a hallucination unless there was some hallucinogenic gas like, what was it called.... Dream Mist, being pumped into the room without anyone noticing. But why would Plasma go to the effort of making people at a banquet hallucinate? It didn't do anything. Maybe it was to make them more perceptible to the speech? But that's not how hallucinations worked. They couldn't be hallucinations, so, what were they?

"My bad Ki- Luka" He quickly corrected himself.

at that moment he realized he hadn't gave his own name, politeness wasn't his best skill. "by the way, My name's Hiba." Did he have to Give his last name too? Luka hadn't, so he wouldn't.

"Nah, this isnt what i could call a party" He said with a tipsy chuckle. "But... ive taken a personal interest in them, don't like what i hear about em' " His mind flashed an image of Mikey out on the Pier.

"So, Wanna have a seat, Luka" He made sure to put extra emphasis on his name. the boy would motion to a un-occupied table. He wanted to pick at Luka's Brain, learn what he knew. to him it seemed that he knew a bit more than he was letting on. Same way Takamaru did, The kid refused to tell him the details, instead just gave him a rough over look at what transpired in both the dream yard and in pinwheel forest.

Luka was obviously irritated by the emphasis put on his name, but Hiba forgot about little things like that rather quickly. on to more important matter's.

"So.." he grabbed a glass of water from one of the passing waiters. "What do you know about Plasma? Obviously more then the people i was just with." There it was, a reason why he turned down two woman for Luka. The muscled youth downed the Glass of water in one gulp, sitting the empty glass down with a thunk.

And hey, it was Luka who first started talking to him. Hiba was only interested in the info Luka might have. His Gut feeling said that he did. boxer's ALWAYS follow there Gut's.

Of course, an HQ is the best place to find out information about a group. Also, Hiba didn't have the luxury of having face to face experiences with Plasma, All he had was what Mikey had told him as well as being witness to the after battle Pinwheel forest. Hardly enough to give him a solid grasp of this Plasma Group.

But what Luka had said about them being 'extreme' seemed to fit perfectly with what he already knew. "No, I guess you wouldn't" he said, raising an Eyebrow, why was Luka whispering?

Not like He had anything to hide, right? Unless he knew more then he was letting on. Hiba on the other had could care less who heard him. "Anyway's, you said you didn't Trust em', why?" he said, not lowering his Voice a Notch.

Of course, why should he be afraid of Plasma. Fear wasn't something that Hiba knew much of. It was as if he dared a Plasma Agent to approach him.

"Ah, Im with you there." He Began with a nod, referring to Luka's comparison of Liberation Vs equality.

"As For me..." he nonchalantly waved his hand back and forth, "Just Curious." He let that hang in the air for a moment. "Heard a thing here and there, seen the remnants of the Dream yard on my way to Nacrene. Then you got Pinwheel forest" at the mention of Pinwheel forest hed let out a low whistle.

"Man, what ever kind of fight took place there must have been Pretty harsh." Hiba refrained from the use of the word 'Battle', since battle's where what two trainers did for Fun and the spirit of competition. The forest, that wasn't anything short of a massacre.

"And as it Turns out by Buddy Takamaru took place in the Fight in pinwheel forest, but i cant get him to tell much of the details." Hiba Finished, Now rocking back on the two Hind Legs of his Chair.

((Out? Out of what? confused ))

"Takamaru?" Luka thought for a bit longer. That was the small silver haired kid with the rollerblades wasn't it? But, Luka couldn't really remember properly. "The name sounds familiar, but, I don't know whether I know him or not. Sorry, can't help you on that front."

((Dude, just call me Richy. biggrin That is my name after all. XD))

((Oh no..... Poor Trop. I wonder what's up. I hope she's ok.))