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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...

Zane smirked. "Sure. So, uh... I'm new in town, and I'm not even quite sure how I got here. I'm not in a hurry to go back, either." Flashbacks of battling the ninja Shiro replayed in his head, and Zane shook his head to push them away. Every high-schooler has their own problems, but few can...

Sierra looked up from her notebook as a blonde walked into the bar. She was sharply dressed, perhaps a military or police dress uniform. The girl decided to close and stow her notebook for the time being, at least until she was sure what was going on with this broad. She instantly wished that...

Zane shook his head as he tried to make sense of the awkward encounter. "Well, all right then," the boy mused, more to himself than to anyone, as the bird ran down the hall. "I guess it takes all kinds, hm?" He turned to regard Disdain once more. Better to not mention whatever that mist...

Lance found the spider girl amusing. She seemed to work herself up, realize she was worked up, and then rein herself back in. When last question tumbled out of her mouth, the man laughed and took another sip of his lemonade. "Let's try to answer all of those in turn," he proposed. "I'm not...

Lance, who had just been taking a sip from his second lemonade, started a bit when Mitzi started speaking to him. It seemed the girl was yelling something about his wings, but he felt like he must have missed something before that. She's mocking you, boy! Crush her like the bug she is! Kain...

Zane peaked an eyebrow as he regarded the bird-man on the floor. "Nice to meetcha, Disdain." Normally, he might be remarked on the unusual name, but he was a bit distracted. As the downed man regained his feet, Zane noticed a pink mist surrounding them. It made Zane feel uneasy, so he hardened...