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So at least Eddie knew something, even if it was more about London than the Isle. Still it was something and nobody else had much to offer information wise. Komboa kept his mouth shut, listening to Eddie talk.

When the boy offered to come with him, Komboa smiled a bit - the first bit of a smile since they had left Auradon. Eddie was a good guy. Someone that would hopefully be able to take over the group if something happened to Komboa. He would try to avoid that, obviously, but if they ran into trouble he knew he would have to sacrifice himself. Isn't that what leaders did?

He then jumped slightly when he felt Maggie elbow him, but he relaxed when he realized it was just her. He gave another slight smile, this one directed at Maggie rather than Eddie. At least there seemed to be good people on this trip. He didn't really know Billy or Maggie or Eddie, but from what he had seen so far, Billy could handle being a leader. Maggie and Eddie seemed nice, though Komboa did want to get to know them both a bit more so he had a different way of describing them than just nice.

He pressed his hands against his cheeks and rested his elbows on the table in front of them, his focus now on Billy as she assigned the groups. Alicio and Akram? Komboa nodded. He could handle them too. Eddie, Alicio, and Akram. From what he knew about the boys, none of them really had a record of being someone difficult or aggressive. "I'm good with those groups," he said, clearing his throat and looking over at Maggie and then Eddie and then back to Billy. "When do we head out with our groups?"

And more importantly, would they have time to strategize before heading out? There was less strategy in house hunting, he supposed, but he still didn't want to lead Eddie, Alicio, and Akram all willy nilly on the Isle with no preparation. They at least needed a meeting point in case anyone got separated or they ran into some unwelcoming villains

That was another thing. "Billy, I think it would be a good idea to come up with some emergency plans before anyone gets too comfortable here. We don't know what we're up against, so we should have escape routes from wherever we live. There should be a meetup place. Somewhere the Isle kids wouldn't expect. I don't know. Just... stuff to be prepared with."  

Tait cheerfully rummaged through the pocket they believed they placed the little gadget... Wrong one, it turned out, seeing as they had to switch to the other side in order to find it. They pulled it out, proud and cheerful to show Fern their new little... friend? Could they call it a friend? Was it a pet? Tait had heard vague tellings of people able to come out of technology and games... perhaps the little creature was like them? Though, they were unaware if they came to the Isle stuck in the device and were unable to get out due to an association of magic and technology... Was there an association there? Tait was unsure.

Which wasn't yet the point either! The goal here was to show their friend their other newfound friend. "Rivulet seemed to like the little thing, but he kept covering the entire thing. I can't imagine the little guy must have enjoyed being covered by a large paw after all," Tait explained pulling it out and cupping it in their hands to show off the being.

He petted the device realizing that they didn't know the creature's name. It didn't seem like it could tell them as of yet, but Tait also hadn't had it in their possession very long. They'd attempt to give it a temporary name, however it didn't feel right if it wasn't the proper name they wanted to be addressed as. They'd save that discussion with the creature later, however unfortunate they couldn't introduce them properly to Fern.

Still, they cupped it in their palms and placed the creature back in the pocket they found it in, less likely to forget this time. Tait went on the wonder on what Fern said... Friendship bracelets? For whom would friendship bracelets need to be made? Did Ernie find a new group of friends that needed them? Was there someone they missed that didn't get them...

Oh. Obviously! Tait was a little slow about these matters. They nodded along to Fern with a grin on their face as they realized what Fern was talking about, "Ah! That sounds like fun. I mean, I don't know how you're going to get the bracelets on the beluga whales but... it's nice to be friends with them! Right?"

Of which... did beluga whales even visit the Isle?

Cy is want doing much. He was never doing much that was important. As always, he was just being a dumb little boy. Today, it was being out where nobody could see him and practicing his fighting against a tree. "HAHA!" he shouted as he aimed a punch at the tree branch. His hand was bleeding a bit from the rough tree bark, but he wasn't actually injured.

That was good, but not surprising. Cy liked to think he was practically indestructible. Sure, he got hurt sometimes, but whenever he did get hurt, it was something serious. He never got little baby injuries that didn't bother him. He was as indestructible as a malnourished villain kid could be.

He had just been heading back into town, when he heard a familiar voice calling his name. He was partially hidden in the shadows still, but he stepped out more into the light when he saw her. "Hey, Aria," he said. The young goddess was one of his best friends, and he certainly appreciated that. She was cool, and people didn't want to mess with her.

"So what's up? Lookin' for a little fun? I'm proud to say I'm the, ah, most fun dude on the Isle," he said. He smirked and nudged her with his elbow, digging his hands into his pockets.  

Eddie relaxed when he heard Maggie say Raf's name. His best friend was not a fighter, quite the opposite, really, but Raf could handle himself in a pinch. Plus, getting hit with a large guitar and a heavy swing hurt. He had been hit enough to know first hand the kind of pain it brought. 

At Billy's words, he sunk further into his chair. She was smart and secure, that's why she was the leader. It helped that her mom was Queen, but it was in no way the only reason she was in her role. It helped that their little council was well flushed out with diverse people. Everyone in the room had a very different personality and experiences. Actually, he was the only one not related to royalty in the room. If he hadn't been raised on Auradon, it would be weird. Half the time, everyone he was around was related to royalty. 

He frowned at Billy's words, wanting her to take someone else. "Are you sure? Maggie, can you spare anyone to help with Billy? Just to even out the teams a little?" He looked to the Irish girl, his frown setting in further. He didn't like Billy going off with only two others, but Komboa and himself only had two others as well. Maggie had a big task, though. Eddie just didn't like the idea of two adults against three kids, especially with it involving Scar. Although, honestly, he didn't see how Scar had really any power in this place. 

When Komboa spoke up, Eddie made sure to listen thoroughly. It was a good idea, but even after his little adventure though the area, he wasn't sure where a good meet up place would be. This Isle was small, and it was likely that these kids who grew up here knew every nook and cranny of the place.  

"She's going to notice," Catlee firmly stated. She had absolute faith that Collie would notice that, bets aside. And it was much easier to state her belief when she wasn't alone in it... though it was unfortunate this had to be bet on in the first place. She hoped that Collie really would notice the knife and that Cheri would be able to have more faith in their older sister.

Still, the other things being betted were nice little icings on the cake. Even in the case that the side with the majority won and would need to split the single thing betted on the other side... Well, it was two bottles so?? Things would probably be fineeeeeee. The true prize was winning. She supposed. It seemed like a silly way to think to Catlee all in all. Betting was weird.

She nodded on the extra addition and clarification. "Right, yes. Only Collie counts in this case... we just need to keep an eye out and make sure none of the others specifically tell her about the knife... as that shouldn't count either... right?" It seemed like cheating in that case since anyone that was told there was a thing would then notice the thing...

"Also is there a time duration on this? Like how long does she have to see there is a knife? Is it just the first time she walks through the door?" It should probably be that case unless they wanted to account for any current emotional distress. Who knew what was going on in the meeting she was having- something awful could happen and then she could walk through the doors and not notice anything because she's focused on fixing a situation like a normal person would! Catlee was probably overthinking the matter.

This is why Billy was glad they were having the meeting. It was important and covered topics that needed to be covered and discussed before they could go any further. In response to Komboa's question, Billy felt the answer well suited and obvious. "We'll head out once we have a plan figured out." Leaving anytime before that was asking for more trouble than it was worth. Figuring out group parties, the goals that occur in each section, and finding anything else that was important to their survival was priority.

In which case, Komboa brought up a great point. The agreement of that point from Maggie helped solidate that. And while it was something that could be tackled once they had their living quarters situated out, this was also a good situation to search out the place without being too suspicious over it. Exploring the city after first landing made sense and scouting empty, unused buildings was validated. The idea there was who should be looking for it. While Komboa's group was looking specifically for empty buildings, Maggie's would be focused on exploring the Isle and thus had more of a free range option to explore.

Billy had an idea though. "Maggie, while your group is out and about, be aware of any place well suited for meeting up or an escape. I want Komboa to prioritize living quarters first, but that shouldn't subtract from being aware of other options. Once he's found a place, I would prefer if the two of you joined groups again and could discretely discuss any option available. If returning to the living quarters for proper discretion is needed, halt on further exploring and go there to discuss. Have at least two transfers outside of the building so my group will be able to find them, and once we're as a group again, we can discuss the options more freely." After all, finding an escape from any present danger could only be done if everyone was aware of the place of escape.

She hoped there would be agreement or perhaps better solutions to the idea in general. After all, this was a meeting where the best possible plan should be established, and if that meant combining ideas or ditching them for better cases, Billy was fine with that.

Still the next idea appearing, a suggestion from Eddie, had her more unnerved. Wherein balanced group would... aesthetically make more sense, she had concerns that Maggie might need more people when it came to exploring. However, Billy could understand the need of more people for visiting Scar. A larger group showed that there was more people involved and put in mind that they shouldn't be attacked else someone would notice.

However, Billy didn't want to risk more lives than necessary when it came to it. The fact she was bringing along Kassi and Ruffi as a start was nerve wracking in the case they were attacked. Genuinely, the only person Billy would even consider getting injured in some way was her herself- she wasn't willing to risk any other lives. Hell knows that the only people affected would probably be her siblings. Half-siblings.

Out of the people Maggie offered, however, Raf was a reasonable option.

When compared to Ruffi and Kassi at any rate. While Billy had nothing against them, which was to say she wasn't close enough to either to make any true judgements on character, they fell on a side of... small. Unintimidating. Not very frightening.

Ruffi, for example, was a fairy. A fairy that, based on size alone, could be assumed to be a fairy. He was small, had an innocent, child-like face, and from what BIlly had seen... couldn't hold a straight face for a minute. This wasn't against him as a person, but he, off the bat, didn't strike anyone as frightening. After all, Billy was around half a foot taller than the kid. That wasn't a show of confidence right off the bat when she could see over his head.

Meanwhile, Kassi wasn't much better. Albeit, she was taller than Ruffi (yet... another concerning thing to add to the list.), but it she was still short. She had a different set of problematic features when it came to being a fearsome force. That being, her lack of focus. Now, it wasn't intimidating, but it wasn't bad either. It made not be a focused look that could be helpful, but at least it was... neutral, for lack of better terms.

Now Raf was different. He was the only person taller than her, standing at 6'0. He was the only one with height on his side to make an intimidating presence. His attitude was less preferable at any rate. However, given Billy was planning on doing most of the talking, it shouldn't be an issue in the first place. Much to say....

It would be smart to bring him along. While Billy liked to think of herself as intimidating on her own, she wasn't certain everyone might look at it like that. Overall, finally she nodded, "That might be the right idea. It doesn't hurt to have some extra backup I suppose."

Should they really be doing this?

Not the splitting into groups and planning out what they're going to do on the Isle. No, that was smart. He meant going to the Isle in the first place. Yes, if they could help the Isle kids, it would be worth it. But they were a group of kids that didn't have any power. Sure, some were related to royalty. Billy and Alicio were the children of the king of Auradon. Maggie was the princess of Scotland. Even he was the prince of the Tree of Life, ready to take over the moment he had the chance. But did they have the power to help the kids that needed it?

And he wanted to learn to be a leader. That was pretty much the reason he had originally applied to come to the Isle. He needed to grow up if he was going to follow in his parents footsteps. He wanted to. Kagi and Kandoro could do the whole leader thing, so Komboa knew he could too. He just needed... to figure out how to actually be decent at stuff.

Still, he wondered if this was the right choice. Would they be able to help anyone? And what if there was trouble? The groups were so small. Billy was facing a most likely angry lion with just a couple kids behind her. Kassi and Ruffi weren't exactly scary either. Then him and Maggie had small groups as well, and they would be wandering the Isle. Who knew who they'd run into? Their ship was noticeable, and he had no doubt it would attract the attention of the locals. These kids probably knew how to fight. Komboa knew how to fight - both as a lion and a human. Maggie looked like she could handle a battle, but what about billy and Eddie? He didn't know enough about the group to know who could handle it and who couldn't.

He froze slightly, pulling himself out of his worried thoughts when he heard Maggie say his name. Did he want to do that? Do what? He had missed most of the conversation as he reviewed his doubts about their job on the Isle and the possibility of completing it. He stayed quiet, trying to appear as if he was considering Maggie's question rather than trying to figure out what she had said.

Lucky for him, Billy was speaking again and he turned his attention towards their leader. The escape plan. They liked his idea! He contained his excitement and just nodded simply. That would fall under Maggie's control and he was to focus on finding them a place to live. He could handle that. He relaxed more when Bill talked about Maggie and Komboa joining groups once he had secured a place to live for them.

That was a good idea. He was extremely relieved to have Eddie in his group, but having Maggie there would relax him even more. Hopefully he could step back just slightly and watch how she lead. Imitation was a good way to learn something, right? And if Maggie could confidently lead a group of kids around, then that was someone good enough to imitate. It was that whole confidence thing that he needed to work on.

"So should we head out then?" he asked, looking between Maggie and Billy. He didn't want to rush anything or leave before every possible scenario was taken care of, but just sitting here with the other leaders of the group seemed to make him more nervous about when they step off the ship for the first time. 

Cy spent a lot of time in the shadows. He was a dork, but that didn't mean he didn't like to appear as if he was tough. When people questioned his toughness, it usually ended in a fight. Cy was very good at picking fights with people that he had no business fighting. Sometimes he ended up victorious, and sometimes he ended up sulking for a few days because he had gotten his butt kicked by someone that he thought he should have been able to beat.

Aria was one of his friends, however. One of the few people rhat he didn't even try to act tough with anymore. Pip was another person. Homie too. He had no business trying to be tough around any of those girls because they knew him and they knew he needed to stop. "Probably not forever," he teased, nudging her. He knew she was exaggerating. "If it was forever, I'm pretty sure you'd be older than me by now."

As for the question about where he had been, Cy shrugged. "Nothing exciting. Just kinda... looking around," he said. He'd explored pretty much every inch of the Isle by this point, but that didn't mean that he didn't like to explore still. "Mostly just been bored though. What do you wanna do? I need some excitement right now."  

What did Komboa know about his group? Not much, to be honest. Eddie seemed like a pretty nice guy. He obviously had to have some kind of skills and decency to him if he was grouped in with the transfer leaders. Secretaries were important. Komboa wasn't quite sure what they did and he was... kinda afraid to ask at this point, but Eddie was very good at that job.

Well, he assumed Eddie was good at it. He hadn't caused any deaths so he had that going for him.

Alicio he knew even less about. He knew he was the son of Beast and Belle, but he wasn't going to be the next king. He had a twin. Aidan? Evan? No, Adrian. That was it.

Akram was a decent dude at least. A fellow Boy Scout friend, and someone that Komboa knew could handle stuff. He was interested in medicine, and that was probably a good person to have a long when exploring a prison island.

He had Akram and Eddie by his side, so he should be good. Hopefully Alicio wouldn't be difficult to handle.

Komboa watched Maggie go before standing up and looking over at Billy before turning to Eddie. "Ready to go? I'll go grab Alicio and Akram," he said. He almost asked if that was okay, but then remembered that he was supposed to be the leader, so he gave Eddie a nod and figured the other boy would finish up any business with Billy if he had some before meeting the rest of the group.

"Alicio? Akram? We've got a job to do!" he called out through the ship, hoping his desired transfers would hear.