Trading Off: Blades and Ice

Dakota was sitting at the bar, for once being quiet, though only because of the cup of ice she was currently consuming. She believed it had been her third or fourth one in the last thirty minutes, and she was still quite hot, evident by her lack of a jacket, which had been tossed onto the seat next to her. Only a black tube top and a pair of blue jean shorts covered the young woman, her thick red hair pulled into a ponytail, the signature black bow holding it in place. She had thought about taking a job, though, without her teammates in sight, she knew it would be horribly boring, and most likely not worth the pay that was given. Plus, any jobs that were worth it was not what she was looking for at all. Dakota wanted to sharpen her swordsmanship skills, especially because of the gift she had received from Silver; two identical Flame Demon Swords. Dakota had great control over her magical abilities no doubt, but somehow she couldn't help but get overzealous every time she activated them, resulting in quite a few burned clothing articles and nearby by shrubs and grass. Fortunately, she was smart enough to train away from valuable items and in old clothes, so no true harm had come except for the blows to her ego. The option to train with the guild's resident Requip and S-Class Mage was there, however, Dakota didn't really want to train with Nova. She didn't dislike the redhead. On the contrary, she admired the older woman immensely for her masterful techniques and control of her strength. She just found it irking that the woman, while small, was still taller than her. It didn't bother her with anyone else either, just Nova. It was most likely because she was also a redhead, and Dakota felt threatened by the "better and taller version" of herself, which in and of itself was ridiculous considering they were very unlike each other aside from their mischievous personalities though even those were different types. Dakota downed the rest of her cup of ice, peeved that her own jealousy was inexplicable and that it prevented her from becoming a better mage. No matter though, there were plenty of swords users in Koma Inu. She'd just need to find the right one.