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"Works for me." Sierra took another sip of her whiskey. Sometimes she disliked those pesky nanobots that kept her healthy; metabolizing alcohol so quickly meant she had to really work to keep a buzz. "You guys just get here through the Point then? If you like, we can stop by my place to...

Sierra squinted at the woman as she attempted to negotiate. "Let me get this straight. You want me to commit my time to this, and you want to only reimburse my expenditure and meals? My time is worth something, lady. That per diem is a flat rate, because it's what's gonna keep a roof over my...

The tiny woman put her leg up on the seat of her chair and rubbed her chin with the rubbery fingertips of her left hand. She was out of her depth; from sneakthief to private investigator was a little bit of a leap. Better to keep 'em close, Misaki. Never know when an opportunity will present...

It just was not Sierra's day. She was so distracted by Gabby's presence that she did not notice the pair of sisters she'd already written off as they approached. Of course, she didn't notice when the glass she was drinking got refilled either, but she normally didn't. But she was glad, as she...

What is she--oh shit she's coming over! Sierra screamed in her head, even as she greeted the woman with a grin. With no way of knowing of Gabby's internal monologue, Sierra voiced the same cliché. "The more the merrier!" Her words didn't slur, and it might have given away that she wasn't a...

Sierra sipped her drink and watched as the brunette engaged with her own version of the same bartender. "This place never gets old, I'll tell you that," she muttered almost soundlessly. "And neither do the people." Her eyes were drawn to a shape under the model's clothing. She's packing...

Sierra flexed her mechanical arm. The cleaning from earlier was clearly felt; the action was a lot smoother throughout its travel. It felt like there were another couple of grains of stubborn sand in there, but she could live with it for now. "Just the whiskey, thank you. This was not an...

Sierra dodged nimbly to the side as she reached for the doorknob just as it opened and a pair of women stepped through, one after the other, then took a breath and let it out again. "Scared the pants off me," she said, turning back to find Marlene, only to see she wasn't where she'd left her...

"Well, I don't know how much data I'll be able to provide for you, but hopefully it's helpful," Sierra replied with a smirk. Addressing the establishment, she spoke loudly and deliberately, "Can I please have a brown leather duster?" She consulted her notes. "And a hijab?" The items...

Zane felt the change of subject and found it a bit jarring. Sure that it showed on his face, the young man quickly replaced his smile and answered the lady's question. "Well, lightning spirit latched onto my soul while I was a baby. It slowly merged into me as I grew, and so now my soul is...

Misaki watched the gold coin carefully, taking in its details. Aschen (ashen?), phoenixes, ships, perfumed shampoos, pita sandwiches and booze faded away from her mind and were replaced singularly by lustrous gold. She found her hand starting to move toward it before she was able to break her...

"I'm not wearing any makeup," Sierra replied. Of course, that was obvious. Under normal circumstances, the rogue was actually pretty attractive, but right now she was a mess. Even despite her recent whore's bath, there were some vestiges of sweat-caked sand in the creases of her eyes and the...

Sierra worked hard to avoid meeting her new acquaintance's gaze. You make me uncomfortable, Sierra responded in her head. Of course she couldn't say that, though. Social graces aside, such a comment would warrant only further suspicion from the law. Still, she knew she had to respond...

The young elemental nodded lightly as she placed his order, then smiled at the waiter as he walked away. "Thanks for that. Now we only have to wait and see how long they take to deliver." He looked over toward the kitchen for a moment, then decided to change back to conversation. "So...

Her story was brief, and Zane felt he'd stumbled onto a topic that was less than comfortable for Disdain. So he decided not to press it. At least he knew for sure now that she was older than he was. Zane wouldn't be seventeen for another couple of months, and she ran away at seventeen. Of...

"No, normal is certainly not how I'd describe it," the boy said with a hearty laugh, and Disdain's smile fueled his own. "This place is full of surprises. And, even if I knew how to get home, I'm fairly certain that the place is safer without me. I'm not sure what Shiro would do if he...

"Nothing wrong with bacon and eggs," the elemental replied after Disdain told him what she'd order. He followed her to the table and sat down across from her. "Honestly, my day has gotten a tremendous amount better since arriving here. I'm honestly still not sure whether I'm dead or not."...

Was she... blushing? Surely a woman this beautiful was paid compliments regularly, so Zane was confused. And a double-take showed no traces of the rosy pallor, so he again thought he must be imagining things. Still, Zane was enjoying the outing, as comically bizarre as the circumstances were...

Zane had a thought for a moment that this woman seemed almost excited. Then, it was gone, as though it was never there. He must have been mistaken. Still, he was pleased she'd accepted his request. The young man was certainly out of his element here, but he wasn't nearly as uncomfortable...

Zane must have missed the click of Disdain's tongue, but after she spoke he raised an eyebrow. "Mortal" city? Just who--or what--was this woman? He dismissed it, thinking it would be better to do so. "Thanks! I have to admit, I'm famished, and that café is sounding pretty nice." Zane...