Spider walks in slowly from the direction of the inn, humming under his breath.

Aile carefully floats in from the stairway and yyyyaaaawwwwnnnnnnssss.

Axl is off on the furthest side of the fire to the east, doing... something. Pacing small circles in the dirt seems to be among the things he's doing, as is muttering to himself.

Spider notices Axl and his eyes narrow as he steps forwards. "You."

Aile says 'Mornin', Spider. Who's the kid?'

Spider produces one of his trademark cards. "This is Aile. An old friend. He woke me up, ysee."

Axl blinks and stops, looking over to Spider, offering a scant bit of attention in Aile's direction. He immediately schools himself into a cheery, though somewhat mischevious expression. "Huh. And here I thought all yer friends were girls. Guess you're not obsessed after all! /Woke up...?/

Spider continues to glare at Axl. "...He's Axl. Once a Hunter, but... Something else is in control."

Axl blinks and stops his little pacing session, looking over to Spider and... whoever the guy who was too lazy to get new legs was. He schools his face into confusion. "Wait, what're you talkin' about?"

Spider produces a card. "I'm not Maverick any more, kid. And you're going -down-."

Aile says 'Whoa whoa whoa. How about we not fight in the common room of the inn? I'd like to be able to come back, y'know...'

Axl takes a step back, becoming ever more nervous by the second. "...Hey, uh... we can work this out, can't we?" /That's what I get for trusting an addict, I suppose./

Axl says 'Besides, the other guy's got a point... not the same place, but there -are- people here. We can't hurt them, now can we?'

Spider says '...I can't have him ruining my orginization, Aile!'

Aile says 'Then we can not let him ruin it somewhere else. Whaddaya say we take this outside, hmm?'

Spider says '...Alright. To the canyon. You better follow, kid.'

[[ Guardia - A Narrow Canyon ]]

Aile says 'So... what exactly did the kid do that warrants a thrashing?'

Axl steps out of the town limits, still unarmed... "I still don't know what you're so pissed off about..."

Spider says '...I didn't kill that girl in the inn alone, Aile. He's Maverick. And he's trying to take the Militia down from the inside.'

Aile thinks, 'Hmmmm.'

Axl blinks, then suddenly glares venomously at Spider, tensing quite visibly. "Hey! I'm not a Maverick, and I never will be!"

Spider raises the card again. "Reveal yourself, damnit!"

Aile says 'I think you better do as the man says, boy.'

Axl stays silent for several moments, his glare turning to wounded confusion. "...You've... you've really lost it."

Spider pauses for a long moment. "...I..." /No, there's no way I was just hallucinating that... was I?/

Aile folds his arms. 'What exactly is going on here? Is he a Maverick or not, Spider?'

Spider says '...I... I know I saw him kill Marino, damnit!'

Axl simply stands, shaking his head softly. A tinge of vengeance lingers in his eyes, mottled and overcome by shock. "...I thought... maybe you'd really overcome that. That you turned back to the guy who saved -Zero- for once..."

Axl says 'But hey, I guess we're all wrong sometimes, right?'

Spider says '...It... I... You're the Maverick here, damnit! You pulled me over! -Admit it-!'

Axl takes another step back, trembling almost undetectably under the accusations. "...I was wrong about you." He seems almost on the verge of tears as he continues backing into the Canyon...

Aile blocks your route. 'I think I'd like to know exactly what's going on here before -anybody- goes -anywhere-.'

Spider seems to be on the verge of breakdown too. "...Axl... no... please... I'm alright now... I... I think I was hallucinating... I'm sorry..."

Aile says 'Hallucinating? Spider... that was a pretty heavy accusation to base on a hallucination. I think we all need to sit down and talk about what's going on here, because obviously something's not right.'

Axl shakes his head one more time, defiant glare returning. "It's too late for that." His gaze trails to the ground just before he attempts to run past Aile, keeping his face hidden.

Spider steps forward. "Please, no! Damnit, kid, come back!"

Aile makes a grab for your arm, attempting to keep him in sight.

Axl gets his arm caught, but fiercely tries to get free, head still ducked down almost shamefully. "Let me -go-!"

Aile says 'Not until I get some answers.'

Spider runs close enough to grab Axl's shoulder. "Listen, Axl... Redips isn't in control now. But... for whatever reason... I think he manifested as you... although with white and purple armor."

Axl says nothing to reply or contest that, shaking in his attempts to keep quiet. "...just... let me -go-." He pulls away one last time, freeing himself from both Aile and Spider's grips, trying once again to get back into the Canyon.

Spider sighs, lowering his head. "Damnit..."

Aile releases his grip. 'Whatever, man.'

Axl walks back into the sanctity of town, face still hidden... and for good reason. His previous hurt glare is replaced by open frustration, dying to be released. /This... could prove problematic./

Spider shakes his head. "Was I just hallucinating the problems...? There's no way he's -that- good an actor..."

Aile shrugs. 'Maybe there are more... side effects... that you thought...'

Spider says '...Well, Redips seems to have shut up since you arrived, luckily...'

Aile says 'That's a good sign, at least.'

Spider says '...So, what now? I'd rather not go to Cosmo for a bit.'

Aile says 'No clue, man... this is more or less your show.'

Spider shrugs. "Off to Truce, then." He starts off.